To avoid his shop being stolen again, he thought it over and at last decided to set a security________ in it.

A. system          B. measure         C .account         D. baggage

 The doctors and nurses arrived at the _______ soon after the accident happened, so no people died from it.

A. grave           B. buffet           C. scene           D. passage

請根據以下提示，并結合事例，用英語寫一篇短文。

     There is no such thing as a free lunch. Success doesn’t come to anyone who sits back and does nothing at all. As they say, “As you sow, so shall you reap（收獲）.”

     注意：1. 無須寫標題，不得照抄英語提示；

           2. 除詩歌外，文體不限；

           3 .文中不得透露個人姓名和學校名稱；

           4. 詞數為120左右。

71.     With the 2010 World Cup a distant memory, the country is doing _____________________bid for the 2022 World Cup. (what)

在 2010年世界杯已墜入史冊時，這個國家正盡一切所能去申辦2022世界杯。

72.     _______________ the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, the Great Wall is still perfectly preserved. (date)

追溯到春秋戰(zhàn)國時代，長城至今仍保存完好。

73.     At the airport, we saw Lady Gaga, the world-famous super star, __________________several bodyguards. (alongside)

在機場，我們見到了Lady Gaga這位聞名世界的超級巨星，她旁邊有幾位保鏢。

74.     ­­­­_______________________ sitting in the classroom all day may account for these students’ dropping out. (fed)

厭倦了整日坐在教室里可能是這些學生輟學的原因。                                                  

75.     But for his sudden departure, our plan __________________. (pay)

要不是他的突然離去，我們的計劃就成功了。

76.     Believe it or not, Mr. Smith is said ____________________ the position three times up till now. (apply)

信不信由你，據說迄今為止史密斯先生已經三次申請這個職位了。

77.     The chief engineer including his colleagues ____________________state secrets to America over these years. (betray)

這些年來，這位總工程師與他的同事們一直在向美國泄露國家機密。

78.     I don’t know ________________ that our headmaster was absent from such an important meeting. (why)

我不知道到底為什么我們的校長缺席如此重要的會議。

79. There________________then, they had to build their defense works by hand.(equipment)

   因為當時沒有現代化的設備，所以他們不得不人工建造他們的防御工事。

80．____________________before we leave school and go to university.(month)

   八個月后，我們就離開學校上大學了。

One important variable affecting communication across cultures is destiny (命運) and personal responsibility. This refers to the degree to which we feel ourselves the masters of our lives, contrary to the degree to which we see ourselves as subject to things outside our control. Another way to look at this is to ask how much we see ourselves able to change and act, to choose the course of our lives and relationships. Some have drawn a parallel between the personal responsibility in North American settings and the view itself. The North American view is vast, with large spaces of unpopulated land. The frontier attitude of “King” of the wilderness, and the expansiveness(廣闊) of the land reaching huge distances, may relate to generally high levels of confidence in the ability to shape and choose our destinies.

In this expansive land, many children grow up with a heroic sense of life, where ideas are big, and hope springs forever. When they experience temporary failures, they encouraged to redouble their efforts, to “try, try again.” Action, efficiency , and achievement are valued and expected. Free will is respected in laws and enforced by courts.

Now consider places in the world with much smaller land, whose history reflects wars and tough struggles: Northern Ireland, Mexico, Israel, Palestine. In these places, destiny’s role is more important in human life. In Mexico, there is a history of hard life, fighting over land, and loss of homes. Mexicans are more likely to see struggles as part of their life and unavoidable. Their passive attitude is expressed in their way of responding to failure or accident by saying “no mode” (“no way” or “tough lick”), meaning that the failure was destined.

This variable is important to understanding cultural conflict. If someone believing in free will crosses paths with someone more passive, miscommunication is likely. The first person may expect action and responsibility. Failing to see it, he may conclude that the second is lazy, not cooperative, or dishonest. The second person will expect respect for the natural order of things. Failing to see it, he may conclude that the first is forcible, rude, or big headed in his ideas of what can be accomplished or changed.

67. The author thinks that one’s character is partly determined by __________.

   A. physical senses                                     B. general attitude

   C. financial background                                D. geographic characteristics

68. According to the passage, Mexicans would think that Americans are __________.

   A. impractical               B. dishonest               C. ambitious               D. hesitant

69. The underlined word “subject” in Paragraph l probably means __________.

A. a topic of a discussion

B. a branch of knowledge   

C. a person being experimented on

D. a person under the power of others

70. The author would probably agree that __________.

A. vast land may lead to a more controllable desire

B. heroic sense of life roots deeply in a small country

C. living in limited space contributes to an accepting attitude

D. fighting over land may help people gain high levels of confidence

Cities with high levels of homeownership—in the range of 75%, like Detroit and St. Louis—had on average considerably lower levels of economic activity and much lower wages and incomes. Far too many people in financial problems are trapped in homes they can’t sell, unable to move on to new centers of opportunity.

    The cities and regions with the lowest levels of homeownership—in the range of 55% to 60% like Los Angeles and New York—had healthier economies and higher incomes. They also had higher levels of happiness and well-being.

I was shocked to read these interesting points that Richard Florida made in his recent article. Let me try to understand. The people in Detroit and St. Louis are less happy than the people in New York, and Los Angeles. And, the reason is because of homeownership rates?

First, to compare them to New York City (the economic capital of the world), Los Angeles (the entertainment capital of the world) seems unfair. Most people in almost any other city in the world might be less happy!

Next, let’s try a different way of determining whether renters are happier than homeowners. Why don’t we ask them? Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey 2010 reported:

l     75% of current renters believe owning a home makes more sense.

l     67% plan to buy a home at some point in the future.

When they asked current renters for the major reason to buy a house, these were their answers (they could pick several answers):

l     78% said it was a good place to raise children.

l     75% said because they would feel safe.

l     70% said because you have control of your own space.

If you believe renters are happier, you would also have to believe the majority enjoy living in a less safe environment, which wouldn’t be a good place to raise children and would be a place where they have less control of their space.

63. Which of the following is a fact?

A. People in Los Angeles earn high incomes because of its low homeownership rate.

B. New York’s low homeownership rate increases people’s happiness levels.

C. Detroit’s high level of homeownership causes its economic problems.

D. St. Louis has a higher level of homeownership than Los Angeles.

64. In his article, Richard Florida tried to express that _________.

A. people in Los Angeles are happier than those in St. Louis

B. renting a house is better than owning a house

C. Detroit’s economy is healthier than New York’s economy

D. New York and Los Angeles are happiest cities

65. The writer believes that New York City and Los Angeles _________.

A. pay employees highest wages in America

B. benefit from low levels of homeownership

C. are leading cities across the globe

D. are best American cities to live in

66. From Fannie Mae’s survey report, we can know that _________.

A. paying rent makes more sense

B. most homeowners plan to sell their houses

C. most renters prefer to become homeowners

D. parents need to buy a house for their children

A Child’s History of the World

Our Price: $28.00

Item #: 010821

ISBN: 978-8-8828-7028-7

Grades: 4—Adult

Product Description

V. M. Hillyer, the first headmaster of Calvert School, spent many of his school years studying only American history. Believing that studying world history would broaden children’s horizons and give them a better understanding of the world and history in general, he set out to write an understandable and comprehensive world history children could enjoy. A Child’s History of the World functions to familiarize young children with some historical events and people of significance while reading like a good story. The subjects are covered in chronological order, from the beginning of the world through the end of the Cold War. This gives the child a linear view of world history that allows the details to be filled in later. A Child’s History of the World is a basic reader and is not intended to be used as a supplementary reader.

Customer Reviews

This is a must-have book. It is a complete and engaging curriculum that is easy to use and understand. My girls are so close in age I was able to use it with all three at once and they loved it. And it’s inexpensive! Love the way it is written.

Katrena R. from Shingle Springs, CA

This is a great book. Everyone (elementary/primary aged) should have this book in their homeschooling library. My kids (ages 4-9) have all enjoyed this book. It is engaging and well written for young ones. There is a lot of information packed into this book and it is presented in a way that is not boring for kids. It is kind of like The Story of the World.

Patrice T. from Seattle

59. We can know that A Child’s History of the World ________.

   A. included many original historical pictures

B. included many interesting historical details

C. was introduced to Calvert School by V. M. Hillyer

D. was first used as a history textbook at Calvert School

60. A Child’s History of the World was written ________.

A. in order of space                                                 B. in order of time            

C. in numerical(of numbers) order                                 D. in alphabetical order

61. From A Child’s History of the World, children can know _________.

A. important events in America

B. famous places of historical interest

C. lives of many famous people in the past

D. some stories of ordinary people in the past

62. According to Katrena R, her children _________.

   A. read A Child’s History of the World to each other

   B. learned A Child’s History of the World together

   C. each had a copy of A Child’s History of the World

   D. used A Child’s History of the World to improve their writing

Having a child may improve a woman’s memory, a new study suggests.

In the study, women who were new mothers scored better on tests of visuospatial memory – the ability to understand and remember information about their surroundings—compared with women who didn’t have children.

The findings contradicts the old belief that women develop“baby brain" or a decline in memory and cognitive(認知的) function, after they have kids, said study researcher Melissa Santiago, a doctoral student at Carlos Albizu University in Miami. “You don’t have to feel that because you have kids, your memory isn’t the same," Santiago said.

The study was small, and the findings will have to be tested in larger groups of people, Santiago said.

Previous studies on the topic have had mixed results—some showed motherhood hurts cognition, and others showed the opposite. Studies on rats show those with pups have better memory than those without offspring.

Santiago analyzed information from 35 first-time mothers whose children were ages 10 to 24 months, and 35 women who had never been pregnant. Both groups scored similarly on intelligence tests. The average age of mothers was 29 and the average age of never-pregnant women was 27.

To test visuospatial memory, the women were shown a paper containing six symbols for 10 seconds, and then asked to draw what they remembered. This task was repeated several times. The first time women were shown the paper, both groups remembered about the same amount. But on the second and third pass, mothers performed better than those without children, indicating that the mothers collected more information each time than the other women.

Later, the women were shown a variety of different symbols, and asked to remember which ones were presented on the earlier task. Mothers did not make a mistake in this task—they remembered every symbol correctly—but those without children made one or two errors, Santiago said.

55. How did Santiago lead to the findings?

   A. By observation.                                                 B. By comparison.

   C. By analyzing intelligence tests.                       D. By asking women questions.

56. By saying “The study was small", what did Santiago mean?

   A. The study received little attention.

   B. The study has just started.

   C. The study was carried out among a small group of people.

   D. A small group of researchers were involved in the study.

57. Which of the following was discussed in the text?

   A. Ways to test visuospatial memory.

   B. Why having kids improves memory.

   C. How young mothers are different from never-pregnant women.

   D. The negative effects that worries of women without children have.

58. It can be inferred that Santiago believe the findings of the study_________.

   A. may cause a heated discussion among parents

B. may cause an increase in the birth rate

   C. are tested by previous similar studies

D. are encouraging news for mothers

A meteorite (隕石) flew fast across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured l,200 people.

People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave.

According to Russian space agency Roscosmos, the fireball, travelling at a speed of 30km per second, had burnt very brightly across the horizon, leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200km away. Car alarms went off, thousands of windows shattered and mobile phone networks were disrupted.

“I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it were day,” said Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains. “I felt like I was blinded by headlights.”

The meteorite, which weighed about 20 tons and may have been made of iron, entered Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart 30-50km above ground, according to Russia’s Academy of Sciences.

The energy released when it entered the Earth’s atmosphere was about several thousand tons, the academy said, the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.

No deaths were reported, but the Emergencies Ministry said 20,000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to the region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease the disruption and help the victims.

The Interior Ministry said about l,200 people had been injured, at least 200 of them children, and most from broken pieces of glass.“While events this big are rare, an impact that could cause damage and death could happen every century or so. Unfortunately there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop impacts.”

51. When did the meteorite incident happen?

   A. At midnight.                                                      B. In the early morning.    

C. In the late morning.                                    D. In the evening.

52. According to the text, the meteorite explosion caused _________.

   A. some deaths                                                      B. road accidents

C. communication problems                                   D. building collapse

53. The Russian government’s response to the incident was ________.

A. a little slow but effective                                  B. quick and serious

C. cold and slow                                           D. quick but ineffective

54. It can be inferred that the loss caused by meteorites _________.

A. is nearly unavoidable                                         B. happens every few years

C. can be avoided                                            D. is hard to estimate

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent    31    Ants Tribe about the life

of some young people    32    flock (聚集) to Beijing after   33    university, describes the graduates, like ants, as smart but    34    as individuals, drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book, which is based    35    two years’ interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing,    36    in mid September, about a month before an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates had been    37    by Sept. 1.

For the book’s chief editor, Lian Si, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, that piece of statistic says    38    about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always    39    how many of these employed college graduates are leading a decent life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are    40    known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” on the outskirts of Beijing,    41    large number of college graduates    42   . Most of these graduates work for    43    or medium-sized businesses,    44    less than 2,000 yuan a month. They live together because it’s    45   : the rent in these communities is only around 350 yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing, a small    46    20 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, has around 3,000    47    villagers, but has become a    48    for more than 50,000 migrants, most of them    49    from all over the country. Lian describes the students’    50    as five-or-six-storey buildings with two or three people crammed together in each room of about 10 square meters. Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

31.     A. film                                B. story                       C. book                       D. magazine

32.     A. who                               B. what                       C. which                            D. whose

33.     A. leaving                           B. studying                 C. going                      D. working

34.     A. meaningful                    B. meaningless            C. important               D. tiring

35.     A. up                                  B. on                           C. at                                   D. out

36.     A. camp up                        B. came on                  C. came along                    D. came out

37.     A. fired                              B. interviewed                   C. employed                D. graduated

38.     A. much                             B. little                       C. some                       D. more

39.     A. wondering                     B. researching                    C. studying                 D. telling

40.     A. rarely                             B. well                         C. always                            D. often

41.     A. which                            B. that                        C. why                        D. where

42.     A. work                              B. study                      C. relax                       D. live

43.     A. small                              B. big                          C. famous                    D. unknown

44.     A. earning                          B. thinking                  C. shopping                 D. paying

45.     A. expensive                      B. comfortable                   C. cheap                            D. convenient

46.     A. city                                B. town                       C. community                    D. village

47.     A. original                          B. young                            C. rich                         D. poor

48.     A. school                            B. hotel                       C. home                      D. company

49.     A. benefit                          B. differ                      C. come                      D. suffer

50.     A. lives                               B. dormitories                    C. buildings                 D. restaurants