高考英語備考：ReadingComprehension閱讀理解

高考英語備考：ReadingComprehension閱讀理解

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第一節(jié)

A

ThingstoDoonaSunnyDayinSanFrancisco

SanFranciscodoesn'ttakeitssunnydaysforgranted.Oncethesuncomesoutand

thetemperaturesrise,everyoneracestoseizeaspottotakeinanunbelievablecity

vieworheadstooneoftheirfavoriteattractions.

FindThrillsataThemePark

ExperiencethrillridesandattractionsatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,North

Americasonlythemeparkofwildlife,sealifeandthrillingrides.Itsawonderful

entertainmentexperienceforthewholefamily,withone-of-a-kindadventuresacross

threeworlds.

Cruise（乘船游覽）ontheBay

Sailunderoneofthe"ModernWondersoftheWorld".Watchsealionsandsealsat

play.AndlearnallthesecretsofthefantasticcitybytheBay.Forpeoplewholikethethrill

ofspeedandwindintheirhair,theseasonalRocketBoat（May—October）isthe

optionforyou.

TourAT&TPark

ItshometothefamousbaseballteamSanFranciscoGiantsfromApriltoOctober

everyyear,butyoucantakeatourinsideAT&TParkanytimefora“playerseyeview".

You'llhaveaccesstothebaseballfield,thevisitorsclubhouse,thepressboxandso

on.

RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge

Explorethebeautiful,bike-friendlystreetsandwaterfrontpathsofSanFranciscoall

thewaytotheGoldenGateBridgewithanall-daybikerentalfromBlazingSaddles.Their

easy-ridebikes,combinedwiththeirnew,freemobileappfullofhelpfultipsand

sightseeingsuggestions,maketheself-guidedtourseasyandfunforeveryone.

1.WhatcantouristsdoatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom?

A.Experiencethrillingrides.B.LearnallthesecretsofSanFrancisco.

C.Takeaplayerseyeviewoverapark.D.AdmirethesceneryoftheGoldenGate

Bridge.

2.Whicheventattractstouristslovingspeedandwindmost?

A.FindThrillsataThemepark.B.CruiseontheBay.

C.TourAT&TPark.D.RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge.

3.Whichofthefollowingofferstouristsafreemobileapp?

A.Watchingwildlife.B.Sailingonthebay.

C.Visitingabaseballfield.D.RentingabikefromBlazingSaddles.

B

RobertValliereshikesformiles,oftenthreetimesaweek,climbingthehigh

mountains,justtogetaglimpseofhisbelovedbirds.

Manyyearsago,asayoungengineerinthearmy,Valliereswasstruckinthehead

inataskinGulfWar,whichendedhismilitarycareerandlefthimfightingforhislife.He

was28yearsoldandbattledstress,survivorsguiltandPTSD（創(chuàng)傷后應(yīng)激障礙）.

"Whenyouredisabledandyoureallycantmovetoomuch,you'rewonderingifdeathis

nearby,“hesaid.

Despitehiscondition,Vallieresstillhadtobeafathertohislittleboy—acurious

childwhohelpedjumpstarthisloveforbirds.

Oneday,histhree-year-oldsonnoticedabirdandaskedhisfatherwhatkinditwas.

Vallieresboughtabirdidentificationbookandstartedlearningalongwithhisson.He

boughtsomesmalltelescopesandthetwobeganobservingbirdstogetherneartheir

homeinNewHampshire.

Thencameanotherturningpoint.Vallieressawanadinthenewspaperforabirding

tripinNewHampshiresWhiteMountainsandsignedup.

Nowitshisjoyandrenewedpurposetotrackandsavetheperegrinefalconandthe

baldeagle—twospeciesnearlywipedoutbythechemicalsusedforkillingpests.Itshard

physicalworkforanyone,whichneedspatience,keenobservationskillsandtime.But

Vallieresisanaturalatit,becausehismilitarytrainingmadehimaperfectmatch,

especiallyinreadingmapsandnavigating.

Vallieressaysnotonlydoeshisvolunteeringhelpwithphysicalfitness,butalsohis

mentalstate."Tofindrhythm（韻律）orpurposeinlifebesidesmyself,"saysVallieres,

"Ishouldntgetstuckonmyselfbuthaveawayout."

4.WhatledtoVallieresleavingthearmy?

A.Lifefailure.B.Severeinjury.C.Loveforhisson.D.Loveforbirds.

5.HowdidVallieresstarthisnewrhythminlife?

A.Byclimbingmountainsoften.B.Byobservingbirdstogetherwithhisson.

C.Bystrengtheningthemilitarytraining.D.Bysigningupforprotectingbirds.

6.WhyisVallieressuitableforthevolunteerwork?

A.Forhishabitofreading.B.Forhisexperienceinarmy.

C.Forhisdevotiontocareer.D.Forhistalentindrawingmaps.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AVolunteersStoryofSavingBirdsB.AnInspiringStoryofSelf-motivation

C.ASoldiersStoryofHealingThroughBirdsD.AMovingStoryBetweenaFather

andHisSon

C

Someofthemostfamousscientificdiscoverieshappenedbyaccident.Fromthe

microwaveoventopenicillin,scientiststryingtosolveaproblemhavesometimesfound

unexpectedthings.Thisisexactlyhowwecreatedphosphorenenanoribbons（磷烯區(qū)內(nèi)米

帶）一amaterialmadefromoneoftheuniversesbasicbuildingblocks,whichhasthe

potentialtorevolutionizeawiderangeoftechnologies.

Wedbeentryingtoseparatelayersofphosphoruscrystalsintotwo-dimensional

sheets.Instead,ourtechniquecreatedtinyribbonsonesingleatomthickandonly100

orsoatomsacross,butupto100,000atomslong.Wespentthreeyearsimprovingthe

productionprocess,beforeannouncingourfindings.Thetwo-dimensionalribbonshave

anumberofremarkableproperties（屬性）.Theirunbelievablewidthallowstheir

properties,suchaswhetherandhowtheyconductelectricity,tobecontrollable.They

arealsoveryflexible,whichmeansthattheycanfollowanysurfacethey'reputon

perfectly,andcanevenbetwisted.

Morethan100scientificpaperspredictedthetransformativepotentialofthese

ribbons,shoulditbepossibletocreatethem,acrossarangeoftechnologies—someas

manyasfiveyearsbeforethepublishingofourdiscoveryinNature.Perhapsthemost

importantoftheseisintheareaofbatterytechnology.Thestructureofphosphorene

nanoribbonsmeansthatthechargedions（帶電離子）thatpowerbatteriescouldsoon

moveupto1,000timesfasterthantheycurrentlypossibledo.Thiswouldmeana

significantdecreaseinchargingtime,alongsideanincreaseincapacity（容量）of

approximately50%.Suchperformancegainswouldprovidemassivebooststothe

electriccarandaircraftindustries,andallowustouserenewableenergymorereadily,

evenongrey,calmdays.

8.Whatdoes"we"inthetextreferto?

A.Scientists.B.Inventors.C.Publishers.D.Technicians.

9.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellusaboutphosphorenenanoribbons?

A.Itsshape.B.Itsorigin.C.Itsstructure.D.Itscharacteristic.

10.Whatwouldreducechargingtimeaccordingtothescientificpapers?

A.Thecleanersourceofenergy.B.Thebiggerbatteriesoftinyribbons.

C.Theincreasingcapacityofbatteries.D.Thefastermovingspeedofchargedions.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theamazingdevelopmentofbatterytechnology.

B.Unexpectedinventionsmadeinhumanshistory.

C.Anewmaterialcreatedaccidentallybyscientists.

D.Significantchangesbroughtbywonderfuldiscoveries.

D

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryone

thinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,andhavebettermarriagesandhave

morerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Even

judgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive（主管）circle,beauty

canbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder,

itisharmfultoawoman.

Handsomemaleexecutiveswerethoughtashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;

effortandabilitywerethoughttoaccountfortheirsuccess.

Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractive

ones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.

Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobe

morecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Whyareattractivewomennot

thoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefeminine（有女人味

的）andhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomanina

traditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthe"manly"qualitiesrequired.

Thisistrueeveninpolitics."Whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreat

menandwomendifferently,“saysAnneBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudyon

theeffectsofattractivenessofpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduate

studentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderof

attractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpolitical

offices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.

Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemen,but

thewomenwhohadbeenrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewest

votes.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"liability"inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Trust.B.Difficulty.C.Disadvantage.D.Benefit.

13.Whatbelongto“manlyqualities"mostprobablyaccordingtothetext?

A.Courageandunattractiveness.B.Strengthandattractiveness.

C.Honestandunattractiveness.D.Strengthandcourage.

14.Bowman'sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness__.

A.hasnothingtodowithonesworkB.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomen

C.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.ismoreofadisadvantagetowomen

15.Whatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Towarnwomenpaymoreattentiontoappearance.B.Tostresstheeffectof

appearanceonbothsexes.

C.Togiveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractive.D.Todiscusstheadvantagesof

beingattractive.

第二節(jié)

TipsonLivinginthePresent

We'veallbeenaskedthatquestion"Wheredoyouseeyourselfin5or10years?"16

Whilethinkingaheadisimportant,itoftencausesunnecessarystress.Thus,livingin

themomentistherightchoiceandthetipsbelowwillhelpyou.

?17Ifnot,itwillonlyruinallthegoodthingshappeningnow.Ifyoufocusonthe

futuretoomuch,itmakesthepresentirrelevant.Whatwillbe,willbeandstressing

aboutsomethingisn'tgoingtochangethat.

?Bespontaneous（自發(fā)的）.Savingforahouse,butyourfriendinvitesyouona

last-minutegrouptour?18Groupholidayswithallyourfriendsdon'tcomearoundoften

andasyougetolderandpeoplestarttheirfamilies,theyarelesslikelytohappen.Good

memorieswillalwaysbeprecious.

?Inordertofullyliveinthepresent,surroundyourselfwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeel

good.19So,ifyoufindyourselfdoubtingyourachievementsandfeelinglessthan

someone,takeastepawayfromthemforawhileuntilyounolongerfeelnegatively

aboutthedifferencesinyourlivesandachievements.

?Putyourselffirstandstoptryingtopleaseeveryoneelse.Youareyourownnumber

one,andlookingafteryourselfbeforeanyoneelseisthemostimportant.Worktowards

thegoalsyouwanttoachieve,nottheonesotherswantyoutoachieve.Ifyouwantto

travelalone,that'sok,andifyoudon't,that'soktoo.20

A.Goforit!

B.Followyourheart!

C.Fullyappreciatethemomentsoftoday.

D.Stopworryingaboutwhathasn'thappenedyet.

E.Justmakesureanythingyoudoisdoneforyou!

F.Butactuallymostofusdon'thavetheanswerstothat.

G.Itseasytogetcaughtupinotherslivesandcompareyourachievements.

16.17.18.19.20.

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第一

A

TheislandsofMaltaandGozoarebrilliantforafamilyholiday,packedwithfun

placestovisitwhateveryourchildren'sages.Theislandssmallsizemeanseverywhere

iswithineasyreach.

Sandybeachesandswimmingspots

OneofMalta'sbestbeachesforfamiliesissoft-sanded,shelteredGoldenBay.

Olderchildrencantryactivitiessuchasstand-uppaddleboarding,sailingorwindsurfing,

whilethegentleslopeofthebeachmakesiteasyforyoungerkidstosafelypaddleinthe

sea.

Eatingout

Childrenarewelcomeatmostrestaurants,thoughmoreup-marketplacesoftenonly

acceptolderkids.Thereareoftenkidsmenusthattendtoofferpizza,butyoucan

alwaysaskforahalfportion（份量）ofastarterdish（portionsarehugeinMaltese

restaurants）.Withawiderangeofcuisinesonoffer,childrenareboundtofind

somethingthey'lllike.MaltesefoodisstronglyinfluencedbyItaliancuisine,sothere's

pizzaandpastagalore,andsomekidswilllovethenationaldish-friedrabbit.

Accommodation

TrytoscheduleatleastafewdaysonGozoastherearelotsofself-catering

farmhouseswithpoolstorentanditseveneasiertogetaroundthanMalta.Smaller

hotelsinVallettausuallyonlyacceptolderchildren.

Transportandothertips

TheeasiestwaytogetaroundMaltaandGozoistodrive,butthelocalbusservice

isreliable,easytouse,andfairlyinexpensive.Busesarefrequentbetweenmajor

towns,butonlyroughlyhourlytoandfromsmallerplaces.FerriesrunbetweenMalta

andGozo,andyoucantaketouristboatsovertoComino.

I.WhatcanyoungerkidsdoontheislandsofMaltaandGozo?

A.Trywindsurfing.B.Experiencepaddling.

C.Dosailing.D.Goswimming.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltesefood?

A.IthasmuchtodowithItaliancuisine.B.Pizzaisofferedtoyoungerkids.

C.Friedrabbitisthemostpopularamongvisitors.D.Portionsaresmallforchildren.

3.WhattransportationmaybethebestchoiceforvisitorsinMaltaandGozo?

A.Buses.B.Ferries.

C.Touristboats.D.Motorvehicles.

B

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.

Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagerstherewere

somepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrogslegs.However,theydidnothaveenough

frogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,

andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Anagreement

wasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweeka

truckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeople

wereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn'tlastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoing

sowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,andthereseemedtobe

moreinsectsaround.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn'tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthe

childrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（被

蟲劑）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrogs.Theyhadn'tbeen

useless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.

Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theywere

damagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butinthe

eveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.These

soundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutthevillagersfromParagraph1?

A.Theyworkedveryhardforcenturies.B.Theydreamedofhavingabetterlife.

C.Theywerepoorbutsomewhatcontent.D.Theylivedadifferentlifefromtheir

forefathers.

5.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogsmeantmoney.B.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Frogsdidharmtothem.

6.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?

A.Thefoodstheyatewerebad.B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

7.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthetextsuggest?

A.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.B.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Happinesscomesfrom

peacefullife.

C

A"smartcity"thatfeaturespedestrians,greenspacesandself-drivingvehicleswill

bebuiltinShenzhen.Itwillbeamodelthatcouldbeappliedtootherurbandevelopments

afterthecoronavirus（冠JI犬病毒），theprojectsarchitectsaid.

Theambitiouscity-within-a-city,called"NetCity",willbea2millionsquaremeter

neighborhoodinthesoutheasterncityofShenzhen,consistingofTencentofficesand

residencesforitsemployees,aswellaspublicentertainmentvenuesandparks.

"Withfewerstreetsforcars,greengardenroofsonbuildingsandtheuseofartificial

intelligence（Al）,NetCityisamodelforthefutureofcitybuilding,"saidJonathanWard,

adesignpartneratNBBJ,aUnitedStates-basedarchitecturefirm.

"Thismomentstrengthenstheneedtothinkaboutdesigningspaces,buildings

and...plentifulindoor-outdoorspaceswhicharegoodforoverallhumanhealth,perhaps

evenmoresoduringapandemic（流行?。?，"Wardsaid.

Besides,NBBJconsidersamoreenvironmentally-friendlylifestylewithrooftopsolar

panelsandwell-designedsystemsforcapturingandreusingwastewater.Plannersalso

lookedatprojectsforfuturesealevelrisestoensurethatbuildingsarebetterprotected

againstclimatechange.

"Thecitywillusetechnologiessuchasartificialintelligence,“Wardsaid."Mangroves

andothernature-basedfeatureswillalsobeemployed.Forexample,tohelpmitigate

theimpacts（影響）ofclimatechange.”

SmartcitiesareapartofChinasplantorecovergrowthamongstaglobaleconomic

downturn,authoritiessaid.Morethan500smartcitiesarebeingbuiltacrossChina,

accordingtogovernmentdata,equippedwithsensors,cameras,andotherdevices

thatcancollectdataoneverythingfromtrafficandpollution,topublichealthand

security.

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNetCity?

A.Itwillstartafterthecoronavirus.B.Itisacitymodelinconception.

C.Itisanexampleofcitydevelopment.D.ItliesinnortheasternShenzhen.

9.WhatisthespecialfeatureabouttheNetCityaccordingtoWard?

A.Emptyingplentyofspace.B.Puttingpeopleandenvironmentfirst.

C.Usingnewmaterials.D.Focusingoneconomicdevelopment.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mitigateinParagraph6probablymean?

A.Ease.B.Increase.C.Remove.D.Strengthen.

11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toemphasizethetopicforthetext.B.Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.

C.Tosummarizethetext.D.Togiveanargumenttosupporttheopinion.

D

Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onan

individuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhowe

are.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesand

ittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromour

familyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationand

stress.

Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesas

anexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrants（移民）bringitwherevertheygo,andit

isasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.

Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,

thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditional

dishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhat

theywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlysell

dishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.

Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawider

rangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeepthecultural

significanceofthedishes.

Weshouldembraceourheritage（傳統(tǒng)）throughourculturesfoodbutalsobecome

moreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthat

eachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothose

whoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.

12.WhatrolecanfoodplayincultureaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Itarousesafeelingofhomesickness.B.Itimpliesnationalidentity.

C.Itreflectsacountry'shistory.D.Itshowsfamilyculture.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Thespecifictraditionalfood.B.Thenationalculture.

C.Thetraditionalexpressionoffood.D.Theold-fashionedtaste.

14.Whydosomeimmigrantshavetochangetheoriginaldishesintheirrestaurant?

A.Toattachculturalimportancetothedishes.B.Toannouncetheirnewlifeina

foreignland.

C.Tomakethedishespopularamongcustomers.D.Topresenttheirownfood

cultureinanewway.

15.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardsdifferentfoodcultures?

A.Negative.B.Balanced.C.Conservative.D.Ambiguous.

第二節(jié)

Whileitswonderfultoshareaspecialtripandnewexperiencewithfriendsorfamily,

there'sanattractivecasefortravelalonefromtimetotime.Solotravelcanworkfor

anyone,andherearegoodreasonswhyyoushouldtryit.

Youneedn'tdiscusswithothers.

Itcanbechallengingtotalkoveratripandtimeawayfromworkwithanotherbusy

personinyourlife.16Usually,thesechallengescanbeovercomebysimplyplanningfar

inadvance.However,ifyoucantfindatravelpartneronshortnotice,itmaybethe

perfecttimetopackyourbagsandgoanyway.

You'reyourowngreatcompany.

Ifyourarelyspendsignificanttimealone,youmaybesurprisedathowenjoyableit

canbe.17Dependingonthedestination,asolotripcanbeapowerfulandlife-changing

experience.Imaginesittingonapeacefulbeachatsunsetortakinganinvitingmorning

hikealone.18

Meetnewpeople.

Ifyouareabornopenperson,travelingalonecanbeawonderfulwaytomeetlocals

andmakenewfriends.Often,peoplewhoarealoneappearmoreapproachableto

others.19Youcouldevenjoinagroupoflike-mindedpeopleforyogaonthebeach.The

keyistokeepanopenmindwhilekeepingsafetyinmind,especiallyinaforeignland.

20Forsomereason,serviceathotelsandrestaurantsseemsbetterwhenyou're

travelingalone.Peopletendtoadmirethosewhotravelbythemselves.

A.Enjoygreatservice.

B.Dosomethingyouenjoy.

C.Justaccompanyyourself.

D.Ifthingsdon'tgowell,theentiretripcanbeterrible.

E.Youcouldbechattingwithsomeinterestingfolksatasidewalkcafe.

F.Youcanenjoysuchahikewithoutmakingconversationwithanyone.

G.Anditsevenmoredifficultwhenyoutrytomakeplanswithagroup.

16.17.18.19.20.

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第一下

A

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Youshouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogram,whatyourexpectationsofthe

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?ApplicationDeadlines

Theapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youare

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Havingreceivedyourapplication,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysends

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B

Iwasabitlateforwork,soIwasinahurry.Ontheway,Iwasthinkingaboutmy

workscheduletosortout,myimmediateworktobedone.ButIfeltalittledizzy,soI

thoughtabouthavingsomecoffeeorteainthenearbyrestaurant.WhenIwasmoving

towardstherestaurant,Isensedsomeonewasfollowingme.Iturnedaroundandsawa

boystandingbehindme.

Ireallycouldn'tguesswhetherhewasaskingmoneyorwhat.Anyway,Ithoughtfor

awhile,thengavehimasmallnoteandwalkedaway.Buthewasnotsatisfiedwiththat.

Hestillfollowedme.Iaskedinconfusion,"Whatnow?”Hestarteddoingsomebeautiful

dancesteps.

ThenIenteredtherestaurant.ItwasSaturday,andobviouslytherestaurantwas

almostfull.Thewaiterputthemenuinfrontofme."Teaonly!”Twominuteslater,the

teawasserved.Iwasreallyimpressedwiththeirservingtheteasoquickly.Throughthe

wind