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TajMahal,Agra,India

Asmanyas28differentvarietiesofpreciousstoneswereusedtodecoratetheoutsideoftheTajMahal.Constructiontookaround20years.Thebuilding,whichwasmadefromwhitemarblefromthequarries（采石场）ofRajasthan,appearspinkinthemorning,whiteinthedayandgoldeninthemoonlight.

AkashiKaikyoBridge,AkashiStrait,Japan

Ittook10yearstoconstructtheAkashiKaikyoBridge.ItconnectsthecityofKobe,onJapan’smainland,withIwayaonAwajiIsland.Beforeitopened,theonlywaytogetbetweenthetwocitieswasbyferry.However,thewaterwaywasatthemercyofseverestormsandwhentwoferriesoverturnedin1955,killing168people,publicangerconvincedthegovernmentoftheneedforabridge.It'

sthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld,withalengthof1,991meters.

PanamaCanal,Panama

Morethan4.5millioncubicyardsofconcretewereusedintheconstructionofthiscanal’slocksanddams.ThePanamaCanalisa47-milelongwaterwaythatconnectstheAtlanticandPacificOceans.TheearthandrubbledugtomakewayforitwasenoughtoburyManhattantoadepthoffourmeters.Aseriesoflocksallowsshipstopassthroughthewater.Eachlockdoorweighs750tonsandeachlockfillswith52milliongallonsofwatertoaccommodatethe15,000shipsthatusethecanaleveryyear.

GrandCanyonSkywalk,Arizona

TheSkywalk’sfoundationisstrongenoughtosupport71millionpounds,Located1,219metersabovetheColoradoRiver,theGrandCanyon'

sSkyWalkconsistsofonemillionpoundsofsteeland83,000poundsofglass.ItwasthecreationofLasVegasbusinessmanDavidJin,whoapproachedtheHualapaiTribewiththeideaofaglasswalkwayovertheGrandCanyonin1996.TheSkywalkwasassembledonsite.

1.TheJapanesegovernmentdecidedtobuildtheAkashiKaikyoBridge___________

Aintheyearof1955Bfollowingpublicopinion

CtoshowitsnationalpowerDtodevelopJapan’seconomy

2.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkisprobablyarealchallengeforthosewho__________

AareairsickBhaterockclimbing

ChaveafearofheightDfeelilltravelinginboat

3.Inwhichsectionofabookcanthetextprobablybeseen?

AScienceBAgricultureCTechnologyDGeography

B

IamanEnglishdictionary.Icanstillrememberthedaymyex-ownerboughtme.Hehadstoodinfrontoftheshelfforaroundhalfanhourbeforefinallypickingme.Originally,hechosemyneighbor.Butbecauseshehadsomeinkonthecover,heputherdownandchosemeinstead.

Imaysoundarrogant（傲慢的）.Butpleaseforgiveme.Iamsoproudofmyvocabulary.With100,000entriesand300,000examples,Ithinknoscholarcanbemoreknowledgeablethanme.MyonlyweaknessisthatIcan’tspeak.Butthatisnotmyfault.Iwasnotdesignedtospeakinthefirstplace.Myex-ownerwassupposedtoreadthephoneticsymbols（音标）clearlyprintedbesideeachword,whichwerealsomysellingpoint.Ishouldhavebeenrespectedbuthaveendeduply

ingnexttoapieceofusedtoiletpaperinsidetherubbishbin.

Itisallbecauseoftheelectronicdictionary.Heisthebadguybecausehetakesadvantageofmyoneweakness.AndIjustdon’tunderstandwhyhecanbesoslim.Healsohasabout100,000entriesbut450,000examples!

ButIknowthiswasnotthereasonwhymyex-ownerwasattracted,forhewasnotaverydiligent（勤奋的）studentandseldomreadtheexampleslisted.Themainreasonwasthatthebadguyhadsomanygamesinhim.Myex-owneralwayspretendedtobeworkinghardwhileactuallyhewasplayinggames.

Myex-ownerputmeonhisbookshelfbecauseofmyawesomeEnglishname“AdvancedEnglishDictionary”.Hewantedpeopletothinkthathewasanadvancedlearner.Iwantedtotellhimthatitwouldbebetterifhehidthecomicbooksstandingnexttome.But,youknow,Ican’tspeak.Istoodthereforyears.Iwassobored.SoItalkedtothecomicbooknexttome.Undernormalcircumstances,Iwouldn’thavetalkedtohimbecauseIwaseducatedandhewasnot.ButwhoelsecouldIchoose?

Hetoldmethatmyex-ownerhadreadhimonceonlyandthenputhimthere.Iwasupsetbecausehehadneverreadmefrompageonetopage1,000.WasInotabetterbookthanthecomicbook?

IwantedtochallengehishonestybutbeforeIdidso,hewasthrownaway.

Igiveup.Mypagesareabsorbingwastewater.Thereisnowaypeoplewillusemeagain.Suddenly,Iwanttotalktothecomicbook.Wouldhetalktomeifwemet?

4.Whydoesthedictionarythinkthattheelectronicdictionaryisthe“badguy”?

A.Itcontainsmorewordsandexamples..C.Ithasasmallersize.

B.ItcanactuallypronouncethewordsD.Ithasmanygames.

5.Thedictionarythinksthatitsex-ownerputitonthebookshelfbecausehe______.

A.thoughtthatitcouldmatchthecomicbooksC.justwantedtoshowoff

B.wantedhisfriendstostudyEnglishD.hadtouseitsometimes

6.Whatwasthedictionary’sattitudetowardthecomicbookstandingnexttoit?

A.Itwantedtomakefriendswithhim.B.Itrespectedhim.

C.Itenviedhim.D.Ithatedhim.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ADictionaryIsReplacedwithanElectronicOne

B.StudentsSeldomUseDictionaries

C.ADicti

onaryandaComicBook

D.

TheExperienceofaDictionary

C

Anewstudyfindsthatourbrainsarewiredtomakemusic-colorconnectionsdependingonhowthemusicmakesusfeel.Mozart’s“FluteConcertoNo.1inGMajor”ismostoftenassociatedwithbrightyellowandorange,whereashis“RequieminDMinor”islinkedtobluishgray,thefindingsrevealed.

USresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,enlistednear

ly100subjectsforastudyonmusicandcolor.With37colors,theUCBerkeleystudyfoundthatpeopletendtopairfaster-pacedmusicinamajorkeywithlighter,morevivid,yellowcolors,whereasslower-pacedmusicinaminorkeyismorelikelytobeteamedupwithdarker,grayer,bluercolors.

“Surprisingly,wecanpredictwith95percentaccuracyhowhappyorsadthecolorspeoplepickwillbebasedonhowhappyorsadthemusicisthattheyarelisteningto,”saidleadauthorandUCBerkeleyvisionscientistStephenPalmer.

Inthreeexperiments,thesubjectslistenedto18classicalmusicpiecesthatvariedinpace（slow,medium,fast）andinmajorVSminorkeys.Inthefirstexperiment,participantswereaskedtopickfiveofthe37colorsthatbestmatchedthemusictowhichtheywerelistening.Separately,theyratedeachpieceofmusiconascaleofhappytosad,strongtoweak,livelytodull,andcalmtoangry.

Next,theresearchteamplanstostudyparticiapantsinTurkeywheretraditionalmusicemploysawiderrangeofscalesthanjustmajorandminor.“WeknowthatinMexicoandtheUStheresponsesareverysimilar,”Palmersaid.“Butwedon’tyetknowaboutChinaorTurkey.”

8.WhatcanweknowaboutMozart’s“FluteConcertoNo.1GMajor”?

A.Itisfastinpace.BItisslowinpace.

C.Itmakesusfeelupset.DItmakesusfeeloptimistic.

9.WhatdidtheUSresearchersfindfromtheresultofthenewstudy?

A.Therearecolorsthatdonotmatchanymusic.

B.Peopletendtoconnecthappycolorstoslow-pacedmusic

C.Thereisaone-to-oneconnectionbetweenmusicandcolor.

D.Peoplenearlydothesameinpickingcolorsfordifferentmusic.

10.Howdidtheresearchersdotheresearch?

A.Bymakingpredictions.B.Byresearchingjournals.

C.Byconductingexperiments.D.Bystudyingfamousmusicians.

11．Accordingtothetext,theresearchmainlydealswith__________

A.howcolorsormusicinfluenceouremotions

B.howemotionsaffectmusic-colorconnections

C.whywehavedifferentfeelingstowardsmusic

D.whywehavedifferentfeelingstowardscolors

D

Witchcraft（巫术）wasnotmadeacapitaloffenceinBritainuntil1563thoughitwasdisapprovedbyPopeInnocentVIIIin1484.From1484untilaround1750,some200,000witches（女巫）wereburntorhangedinWesternEurope.

Mostsupposedwitcheswereusuallyoldwomen,andalwayspoor.Anywhowereunfortunateenoughto

beanoldwomanwithbrokenteeth,sunkencheeksandsocketsandahairylipwereassumedtopossessthe“EvilEye”.Itwasmorethecaseiftheyalsohadacat.Manyunfortunatewomenweretakenawayonthissortofevidenceandhanged.

WitchfeverheldEastAngliafor14terriblemonthsbetween1645—1646.AmancalledMatthewHopkins,anunsuccessfullawyer,contributedalot!

Hebecameknownasthe“WitchfinderGeneral”.Hehad68peopleputtodeathinBurySt.Edmundsalone,and19hangedatChelmsforinasingleday.AfterChelmsfordhesetoffforothercountries.MuchofMatthewHopkinstheoriesoftellingawitchwerebasedonDevil’sMarks.HetookasmallmarktobeaDevil’sMarkandheusedhis“needle”toseeifthesemarkswereinsensitivetopain.His“needle”wasbasicallyatricksotheunfortunatewomenneverfeltanypain.

Therewereothertestsforwitches.MarySuttonofBedfordwasputtotheswimmingtest.Withherthumbstiedtooppositebigtoesshewasthrownintotheriver.Ifshefloatedshewasguilty;

ifshesank,innocent.PoorMaryfloated!

Thoughmanyoftheactsagainstswitchcraftwereputtoanendin1736,witchhuntingstillwenton.In1863,asuspectedmalewitchwasdrownedinapondinHeadingham,Essexand1945thebodyofanelderlyfarmlaborerwasfoundnearthevillageofMeonHillinWarwickshire.Histhroathadbeencutandhisbodywaspinnedtotheearth.Themurderremainsunsolved;

however,themanwassaid,locally,tobeamalewitch.Itseemsthatbeliefinwitchcrafthasnotentirelydiedout.

12.Afemalewitchwasoftenfoundtobe________

A.ayoun