your electric bike is under 750 watts and does not go over 20 MPH then it is a bicycle and not a motor vehicle. Most consumer e-bikes in the ＄1,000 range don’t fit the motorized vehicle description． 31. The writer introduces William Shatner as an example in order to_______________． A．show that he is wild about the future technology B．tell us that he is an agent for the e-bike market
C．tell us that actors care only convenience rather than the price D．show that e-bikes are really becoming popular now
32. According to the text，e-bikes are practical for_______________． A．serious road cyclers C．people commuting to work
B．couples spending a holiday
D．professional mountain bikers
33. Which of the following about e-bikes is true?
A．The cheaper e-bikes are usually made of lighter materials．
B．Most e-bikes in the ＄l，000 range are a bicycle, not a motor vehicle． C．Local motor vehicle law doesn’t have any limit to e-bikes．
D．E-bikes in the ＄l，000 range are too cheap to have better batteries． 34. What is the best title for this passage?
A．E-bike Sales to Shift into Mainstream in 20l3 B．E-bikes，the Future Way of Transportation C．E-bikes Vs Gas Vehicles D．E-bikes，Actors’ First Choice
B
The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade told me how many doctors and dentists struggled financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.”
There is an old saying that goes, “Job means just over broke（破产）.” And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, and most workers live within their means. They work and they pay the bills. Instead, I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?”， almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how
come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on making a better hamburger but know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
35. The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that . A. he is just one of the talented people B. he is ready to help others C. he has a sharp sense of hearing
D. he knows little about car repairing
36. The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by“ ”. A. spend more than they can afford C. live in their own circle
B. do in their own way D. live within what they earn
37. Why do talented people earn so little according to the author? A. They don’t work hard enough.
B. They lack financial intelligence.
D. They have no specialized skills.
C. They don’t make full use of their talents.
38. The main purpose of the author is to tell us .
A. how young people can find a satisfactory job B. what schools should teach students C. why so many talented people are poor D. how McDonald’s makes much money
C
My grandfather had a small farm where he raised beef and some grain for feed. He also worked diligently as a factory laborer. He was a good neighbor and well-respected for honoring his word. When harvest time came, he’d piece together his old corn picker and oil it up for the season. All his life he worked hard, helped others, and you could count on him to keep his promises.
He had promised to harvest corn on a friend’s farm, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn picker coughed and quit. It would be out of commission until a particular part could be ordered, but that would take far too long to help this year. The factory where Grandpa worked began to require overtime. In order to keep his job there he had to leave the farm before dawn and get home until well after sunset.
One autumn night, while harvest time was running out, he and his wife sat at the kitchen table and trying to figure a way out of their dilemma (进退两难的境地).
“There’s nothing you can do,” said my grandma. “You’ll just have to tell him that you can’t help with the corn this year.”
“Well that just doesn’t sit well with me,” said my grandpa. “My friend is depending on me. I can’t exactly let my neighbor’s harvest rot in the field, can I?”
“When do you think you’d have time to do it?” she asked. “With the overtime you’ve been working you’d be up all night.”
“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said, running to the bookshelf. He grabbed the Farmer’s Almanac(历书) and started flipping through the pages. “Aha! There’s still one more full moon in October.” They say it’s called the harvest moon because it gives farmers more light and more time to collect their crops.
And so days later, after a long shift at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field where my grandma met him in the truck with dinner. It was cold but clear, and the moon was brilliant. He worked through the night to keep his word.
I know this story well, so sometimes, when I attempted to cut corners or to put off responsibilities, I think of my grandfather with his scythe (大镰刀) cutting wide arcs of corn in the light of the harvest moon. 39. Which was the main trouble my grandfather had in helping his friend?
A. His wife objected to his helping his friend. B. His corn picker ran out of oil. C. His corn picker broke down. D. The weather was not favorable. 40. Which of the following can NOT be concluded from the passage? A. My grandfather cared about his work in the factory very much.
B. My grandmother supported my grandfather’s decision to harvest the friend’s corn at the full moon night.
C. My grandfather must have stayed up all night to help his friend harvest. D. My grandfather didn’t manage to help his friend in time.
41. What kind of quality in the grandfather had the most influence on the writer? A. A person should be responsible. B. A person should be generous. C. A person should be selfless. D. A person should be diligent. 42. The passage mainly intends to tell us that .
A. helping others is helping ourselves B. we should be generous with our time
C. keep your promise whatever happens D. we should be well-prepared for what hasn’t happened
D
Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime “business hours” are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant. A half century ago in the United States, most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. Today the boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.
The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used to
keep the schools open in all seasons except summer, in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should become more “flexible,” is often debated. How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?
These are not easy questions even to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the “law of time” even when we meet it face to face. We know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours, days and years but unless we meet the truant officer (学监) , we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents’ demand rather than to the law. As adults we are familiar with “extra pay for overtime working,” but less familiar with the fact that what makes up “overtime” is a matter of legal definition. When we turn the clock forward to start daylight-saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves “Here is the law in action?” As we shall see, there is a lot of law that has great influence on how to organize and use time compulsory education law, overtime law, and daylight-saving law as well as law about Sunday closing, holidays, being late to work, time zones, and so on. Once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and rate. 43. By saying “Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be,” the writer means that __________. A. work time is equal to rest time B. many people have a day off on Monday, C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear
44. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people__________. A. fail to make full use of their time B. enjoy working overtime for extra pay C. are unaware of the law of time D. welcome flexible working hours
45. According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_____. A. need to acquire knowledge B. have to obey their parents C. need to find companions D. have to observe the law 46. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Our life is governed by the law of time. B. How to organize time is not worth debating. C. New ways of using time change our society. D. Our time schedule is decided by social customs
E
Why are people interested in eating raw foods or whole foods? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.
Raw and whole foods are usually digested more efficiently than cooked and refined foods. When we cook foods, we destroy the natural enzymes that are part of the food in its raw form. These enzymes were
intended by nature to help us digest the food. When we consume food without these natural enzymes, our bodies either digest the food improperly or allow too many nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream. In both instances, the result is obesity. When too many nutrients are absorbed at once, the body grows fat. Improperly digested food moves slowly through the digestive tract (消化道), where it becomes increasingly acidic. To protect its vital organs from this acidic waste, the body changes the acid into fat and stores it safely away from the organs.
Processed foods contain chemical elements, which might confuse the appetite mechanism that tells us when we’ve had enough to eat; as a result, people often overeat. Processed foods also upset the digestive cycle. The body will either identify these foods as allergens and then store them safely away from the organs as fat, or the remains of undigested food will become acidic and enter the bloodstream as acid waste, which will stick to the blood vessel walls and block the passage of vital oxygen and nutrients heading for the body’s cells. The body’s metabolism (新陈代谢) becomes inactive, and the result is weight gain and obesity. The accumulation of acid in the digestive tract makes digestion increasingly inefficient. When that happens, even healthy foods can become acidic and the food allergies will become more common.
To stop this terrible circle in its tracks, people need to consume food and supplements that will neutralize (中和) the acid already accumulated in body. Eating the right types of raw and whole foods can help. It’s also important to restore your enzyme balance. You need to identify and avoid the foods that cause acid accumulation and consume the foods that increase enzyme production. If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself, you need to take an active approach. 47. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To advocate eating more raw and whole foods.
B. To tell the differences between raw and processed foods. C. To inform people of the harm of processed foods. D. To warn people of the problem of obesity. 48. It can be inferred from Para. 2 that __________. A. it is essential for people to protect their vital organs B. foods with natural enzymes help people keep fit C. we’d better be cautious about raw and whole foods D. giving up cooked and refined foods is a new lifestyle 49. What does “it” refer to in Paragraph 2? A. The body.
B. The acid
C. The acid waste
D. fat
50. What is likely to be talked about following the last paragraph? A. Active approaches to avoid acid.
B. Different causes of acid accumulation.
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