题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
General Airport Tips
Plan to get to the airport at least an hour early or two during holidays and other busy times; this will reduce the stress of the flight. If all goes well, you will have time to relax, shop for last-minute items, or have a meal before the flight.
Flight Delays
Find out why your flight is delayed. Call the free call numbers. Find out if other airlines are experiencing similar delays. If you believe the delay is due to something other than weather or air traffic problems, then mention your suspicion (怀疑) and ask the airline agent（旅行社）to book you on the next available flight, either on the same air-line or a competing one. This is called "Rule 240", and all airlines are required to do it. Use the lingo (行话); ask, "Can you 240 me?" when speaking with an agent. They will know what you mean.
Flight Cancellations (取消)
If your flight is canceled, then make a reservation on the next flight to your destination. Usually, air-line officials will try to book everyone on their next flight out. Often they will put you on a competitorˈs next flight only if you request it. If on-time arrival is important to you, when you check flights through our reservation system you can make your choices based on their on-time arrival records. Be sure to also check the weather conditions, as they often affect flight schedules.
Getting bumped (不能登机)
To avoid getting bumped, you must be at the loading gate at least 10 minutes ahead of scheduled departure(离开) for a U.S. Flight, 20 minutes to /from Bahamas, Canada, and Mexico and 30 to/ from all other international points. You must be at the loading gate, not the airport entrance.
| A. get on the airplane immediately |
| B. reduce the pressure of the flight |
| C. have a good rest in the airplane |
| D. buy what he wants in the airport |
| A. get a ticket for the next flight |
| B. make sure the time for the next plane |
| C. know if other flights are also delayed |
| D. ask about the reason for the plane delay |
| A. show us how to get on a plane |
| B. tell us what to do before and after a flight |
| C. give us advice on dealing with airlines |
| D. put forward suggestions for a flight |
题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
| A. Because they are traditional and safe. |
| B. Because they are convenient and inexpensive. |
| C. Because they are colorful and available. |
| D. Because they are fast and environment friendly. |
| A. to ride it for fun |
| B. to use it for transport |
| C. to experience local skills |
| D. to improve his riding skills |
| A. It was boring. | B. It was difficult. |
| C. It was lively. | D. It was wonderful. |
| A. The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills. |
| B. The author was annoyed by the air while riding. |
| C. The author was praised by the other bikers. |
| D. The author took great pleasure in biking. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
Many critics worry about violence on television, mostly out of fear that it stimulates viewers to violent or aggressive acts. Our research, however, indicates that the consequences of experiencing TV’s symbolic world of violence may be much more far-reaching.
We have found that people who watch a lot of TV see the real world as more dangerous and frightening than those who watch very little. Heavy viewers are less trustful of their fellow citizens, and more fearful of the real world. Since most TV “action-adventure” dramas occur in urban settings, the fear they inspire may contribute to the current flee of the middle class from our cities. The fear may also bring increasing demands for police protection, and election of law-and-order politicians.
While none of us is completely dependent upon television for our view of the world, neither have many of us had the opportunity to observe the reality of police stations, courtrooms, corporate board rooms, or hospital operating rooms. Although critics complain about the fixed characters and plots of TV dramas, many viewers look on them as representative of the real world. Anyone who questions that statement should read the 250,000 letters, most containing requests for medical advice, sent by viewers to “Marcus Welby, M.D.” —a popular TV drama series about a doctor— during the first five years of his practice on TV.
Violence on television leads viewers to regard the real world as more dangerous than it really is, which must also influence the way people behave. When asked, “Can most people be trusted?” the heavy viewers were 35 percent more likely to choose “Can’t be too careful.”
Victims, like criminals, must learn their proper roles, and televised violence may perform the teaching function all too well. Instead of worrying only about whether television violence causes individual displays of aggression in the real world, we should also be concerned about social reality. Passive acceptance of violence in the face of injustice may result from far greater social concern than occasional displays of individual aggression.
We have found that violence on prime-time network TV cultivates（培育）overstated assumptions about the threat of danger in the real world. Fear is a universal emotion, and easy to exploit. The overstated sense of risk and insecurity may lead to increasing demands for protection, and to increasing pressure for the use of force by established authority. Instead of threatening the social order, television may have become our chief instrument of social control.
| A. The great influence of watching violence on TV. |
| B. Violence on television and social disorder. |
| C. Watching televised violence and aggression. |
| D. Danger and risk caused by watching televised violence. |
| A. Because certain TV programmes recommended him to viewers. |
| B. Because viewers believed the doctor did exist in the real life. |
| C. Because he was an experienced doctor and saved many lives. |
| D. Because the TV appealed to people to pay attention to health. |
| A. network TV |
| B. televised violence |
| C. individual display of violence |
| D. social reality |
| A. people tend to be aggressive or violent after watching televised violence. |
| B. the occasional displays of individual aggression may threaten the social order |
| C. people can learn to protect themselves from dangers by watching violence on TV. |
| D. watching TV may cause the misuse of authority and disturb the social order |
题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
The evidence for harmony(和谐) may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels(争吵).
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it had ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one number of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious(反叛的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation(协商) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with me.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. ”
| A. They worry about school.
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| B. They dislike living with their parents.
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| C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles.
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| D. They quarrel a lot with other family members. |
| A. share family responsibility |
| B. cause trouble in their families
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| C. go boating with their family |
| D. make family decisions |
| A. go to clubs more often with their children |
| B. are much stricter with their children
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| C. care less about their children’s life |
| D. give their children more freedom |
| A. may be a false belief |
| B. is common nowadays
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| C. existed only in the 1960s |
| D. resulted from changes in families |
| A. Negotiation in family. |
| B. Education in family.
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| C. Harmony in family. |
| D. Teenage trouble in family. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
People need to seek out new foods because the world has so many mouths to feed. As of 2015， there are more than seven billion people on Earth， according to the United Nations. And by 2100 that number may double. Feeding all of these people means not only improving the way food is grown， but also finding new sources of nutrition.
And that quest is becoming ever more urgent. If nothing changes， within 35 years， the world's appetite will be greater than the amount of food produced. That's according to a report released last year. It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative， a private agriculture group based in Washington， D.C.
Global warming， too， is changing food production. Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce the growth of important crops like wheat， corn and soybeans. Low－ income developing countries will be hit the hardest. When harvests fall， crops become more expensive. And since those foods are also used to feed animals like cows and pigs， meat prices， too， will rise.
All over the world， researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast－changing world. And some surprising ideas have begun to come up. Two years ago， scientists introduced the first burger made from meat grown in a lab. The project cost more than $ 300，000， but it's a start. Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought. Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.
A gloomy(悲观的) forecast for the planet isn't the only reason to study food's for the future. It's a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animals even insects. These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.
| A. The research on food. |
| B. The increase of population. |
| C. The variety of nutrition. |
| D. The change of appetite. |
a. Increase meat prices， b. Raise the temperature.
c. Reduce the growth of crops， d. Lead to the high cost of life.
e. Cause a higher price for crops.
| A. b→a→c→d→e | B. c→a→b→d→e | C. d→e→c→a→b | D. b→c→e→a→d |
| A. New ways of farming. |
| B. Some great researchers. |
| C. Progress in food research. |
| D. Achievements in lab experiments. |
| A. Examples of successful food researchers. |
| B. Different opinions about the future food. |
| C. Methods of dealing with global warming. |
| D. Possibilities of feeding the present population. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：月考试卷 难易度：较难
年份：2016
COLUMBIA, SC — Students at the Columbia Jewish Day School have been pouring through the pages of a new book circulating (传阅) at school. The youngsters are the main characters in the book that shares stories about greeting newcomers, helping others in wheelchairs, reaching out to the lonely and performing various other acts of kindness. And this story’s ending has yet to be penned.
The school has been planning “Columbia’s Book of Kindness” for the past year. The 1,000-page, hardcover book was designed by Columbia Jewish Day School educator Jane Muller. Since last February, students and community (社区) members have been encouraged to write down acts of kindness in the book they have shown to others or have received.
“When you turn the pages, you’ll see some wonderful things going on,” said Muller, who founded the school 21 years ago with her husband Rabbi Meir Muller.
Muller, a poet and book artist, said the book offered her the chance to use her art to bring something meaningful to the community. She said she hopes to help young people in particular understand the importance of making a difference where they are, rather than just looking to other acts of kindness.
Those lessons appeared to be catching on at school in recent days, as a group of students shared some of their stories with each other. Eight-year-old Will Obradovich shared how he had helped his neighbors with their pet, while ten-year-old Samantha Beckmer designed a page showing how she believes a community should care for its people, the animals and the environment. “When we spread the kindness book around, it will encourage more people to be kind,” Samantha said. Ten-year-old Jack Lamey said the stories shared in the book have inspired (激励) him to look for new ways to be kind to others.
“Columbia’s Book of Kindness” will be circulated to various places in the community in the coming months of 2014. At each stop, people will be invited to share their stories about kindness through poetry, drawings and photographs. The goal is to fill the 1,000 pages before the book is officially presented to the city.
“Let your story inspire others,” Jane Muller said. “Let others inspire you. It’s Columbia’s book.”
| A. inspire acts of kindness |
| B. protect the environment |
| C. encourage creative writing |
| D. improve students’ writing skill |
| A. good deeds should be kept secret |
| B. community members should care for the youth |
| C. it is important to do good around us |
| D. community education depends on everybody |
| A. was finished last February |
| B. was written by students |
| C. was thin and expensive |
| D. was popular at school |
| A. Samantha Beckmer. |
| B. Rabbi Meir Muller. |
| C. Will Obradovich. |
| D. Jack Lamey. |
