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Passage1、IcomefromsoutheastLondon,onceafull-timethief,specializinginpickingpockets.MysisterandIwereamongthemostsuccessfulpickpocketteamsinLondon.Weworkedinhotelhallsandtheatrepassages,airports,shoppingcentersandrestaurants.Nowwedon’tstealanymore,butpickpocketingisstilleverywhere.SoIfeelitnecessarytohelpyouknowmoreaboutthiscrimeandprotectyourself.

Professionalpickpocketsseenothingbuthandbags,jewelsandmoney.Mypreferredtargetwasthelonefemale,handbagatherrightside,therightsidetobeexact.SoifI’mnexttoherIcanreachitwithmyrighthandacrossmybody.Onlyaboutonewomaninathousandcarriesherbagontheleft,andIusedtostealclearofthem.

Womenwhosebagsarehanginginfrontofthemaretrickyforthepickpocket,asthereisn’tablindside.Ifyouwanttomakeitevenharder,useabagwithhandles.

Formen,onegoodplacetokeepawalletisinthebackpocketoftighttrousers.You’11feelanyattemptstomoveit.Anothergoodplaceisinthebuttoned-upinsidepocketofajacket.There’sjustnowayin.Keepingawalletchainedtoabeltisanevenchoice.

Apickpocketneedstargetswhoarerelaxedandoffguard.Theperfectsettingisaclothingstorewherecustomersarecompletelyabsorbedintheitemstheychoosewhilewanderingaround.Thepresenceofauniformedsecurityguardalsohelpsbecauseafalsesenseofsecuritymakesapickpocket’sjobmuchsimpler.

59.Accordingtothespeaker,sheusedto______.

A）workinhotelsandairports

B）staywithhersister

C）beathiefinLondon

D）beasuccessfulteamleader

60.Thepurposeofthespeakeristoletpeopleknow________.

A）howtoprotecttheirjewelsandmoney

B）howtoavoidbeingstolen

C）howtostopthethiefandcrime

D）howtorecognizethepickpockets

61.Whichofthefollowingindividualsismostlikelytobethetargetofthepickpocket?

A）Awomanalonewithahandbagonherrightside.

B）Amanwhokeepsawalletinhisinsidepocket

C）Awomanalonewithahandbagonherleftside.

D）Amanwhohangshiswalletinfrontofhim.

62.Inthespeaker’sopinion,whichofthefollowingmightbethebestplaceforamantokeephiswallet?

A）inthechainedbag.

B）inthebackpocketoftighttrousers.

C）insidepocketofajacket.

D）inthebagwithhandles.

63.Whatmakesclothingstoreaperfectsettingforpickpocketstofindtargets?

A）Thereareuniformedsecurityguardsaround.

B）Thecostumerstherearewanderingaround.

C）Thecostumerstherearerelaxedandoffguard.

D）Therearelotsofitemsforpeopletochoose.

Passage2、ModerntourisminChinasprangupintheearly1950s.In1954,theChinaInternationalTravelServicewasestablished,with14branchesinGuangzhou,Shanghai,Beijingandothermajorcities.In1964,theStateTourismAdministrationofChinawasformallyestablished.

In1998,thenumberofdomestic（国内的）touristsreached695million,spendingatotalof239.1billionyuan-10percentand74percentincreasesover1995,respectively（分别地）.WiththeimprovementofChinesepeople’slivingstandards,Chinesecitizenshaveanincreasinglystronginterestintravelingabroad.Inrecentyears,ChinesecitizenshavetraveledtoSoutheastAsiaandEurope.

ForeigntravelagenciesarenowopeningofficesinChinatoattractChinesetotravelabroad.Now,Chinaisfastonitswaytobecomingacountrywithdevelopedtourism,andconstantlyimprovingtourismfacilitiesandservices.Itispredictedthat,by2020,Chinawillbetheworld’sNo.1touristattractionandthefourthlargestnationoftourists.

China’stransportationsystem,consistingofrailways,highways,watertransportandcivilaviation,hasdevelopedinarapidway,alongwiththetourismindustry.Chinahassetup1,122domesticandinternationalairroutes,andair-conditionedbusesrunamongallthescenicspotstoprovidecomfortandconveniencefortourists.Athotels,touristsmaybooktrain,bus,shipandairticketstoanyplace.

Chinesebooks,paintings,nativeproducts,raremedicinalherbsandhandicraftsareallpopularwithforeignvisitors.Andhandicraftshopscanbefoundinmostscenicspots.

69.Chinastarteditsmoderntourismin__________.

A）1964

B）1956

C）1995

D）early50s

70.Theincreaseofthemoneydomestictouristsspentin1998over1995is____________.

A）10%

B）74%

C）239.1billion

D）695million

71.Chinesecitizenshaveanincreasinglystronginterestintravelingabroadandhavetraveledto_____________.

A）manyforeigntravelagencies

B）Beijing,GuangzhouandShanghai

C）SoutheastAsiaandEurope

D）allthescenicspotsabroad

72.AccordingtoParagraph3,acountrywithdevelopedtourismmostprobablypossessallthefollowingexcept________.

A）formallyestablishedstateownedtravelagencies.

B）improvedtourismfacilitiesandservices

C）largenumberoftourists

D）alotoftouristattractions

73.Tourists,whotravelwithaviationsysteminChina,canselectalltheconveniencesfrom________.

A）Overathousandairroutes

B）Overathousandrailways

C）Overathousandwatertransports

D）Overathousandhighways

Passage3

Tospeakforsuccessataspeechcontestafterenoughpreparationandpractice,youstillneedconfidenceandfollowthetips（小建议）givenbelow:

First,don’tjust“read”thewholespeech.Youdo,ofcourse,needabackupatyoursideincaseyouforgetwhatyouwanttosay.Or,youcanholdashortoutline,onlyforoccasionalglances.

Duringthespeech,tellyourselfthaterrorsareunavoidablebutthepointistofindsmartwaystomakeyourselfclear.Reduceanxietybypausingandtakingabreath.Ifyoufeelthatyou’vejustsaidsomethingfartooquicklyandthatyouraudiencecouldn’tkeepup,simplysay:

“Letmejustgooverthatlastpointagain”.Ifyousuddenlyrealizethatyou’vesaidsomethingwrong,simplysay:

“Oh,sorry,whatIreallymeantwas...“Or,ifyouwanttoaddakeyfacttoyourargument,youcouldsay:

“Ishouldjustmentiononemorethingbeforemovingon.”There’ssomethingevenworsethatcanhappen:

youcan’tthinkoftherightword.Don’tworry.Behonestaboutit.Insteadofstandingtheresweating,youcouldsay:

“Mymindisblank.Youknow,Ican’tthinkoftherightwordforthis.”Then,suddenly,someoneisremindingyouthattime’salmostup.Nohurry.Takeyourtimeandsumupyourspeechinafewsentences.Finally,don’tforgettothankyouraudienceforlisteningtoyourspeech.

64.Beforemakingaspeech,thespeakershouldnothave__________.

A）anycontest

B）anypreparation

C）anypractice

D）anyconfidence

65.Duringthespeech,thespeakershouldnot_______.

A）holdanoutline

B）readthewholespeech

C）haveacopyofthespeech

D）glancetheoutline

66.Accordingtoauthor’stips,ifthespeakerfelthehadsaidsomethingtooquickly,heshould________.

A）findsmartwaystoexit

B）repeatthepointhehadjustsaid

C）pauseandtakeabreath

D）forgetitandmoveon

67.Ifsomethingworsehappensduringthespeech,thespeakershoulddefinitelyavoid_______.

A）addingakeyfact

B）beinghonest

C）standingtheresweating

D）apologizing

68.Ifthecontesthostisremindingthespeakerthathistimeisrunningout,thelatterhadbetter________.

A）sumuphisspeechinafewsentencesandexpressthankstotheaudience

B）hurryuptostoptalkingimmediately

C）forgetaboutitandcontinuespeaking.

D）reducehisanxietyandcorrectalltheerrorshemadeduringthespeech

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Passage4

Coffeeisoneofthemostpopulardrinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeinecanstimulate（刺激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawake.OnestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantinEastAfricarecordsthiseffectofcaffeine.ThestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoatfarmernamedKaldiabouttheyear850.

Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlytoeattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninaverystrangeway.

Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldihimselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeansthatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,too,feltthesameeffectofthebeans.

Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembacktohishomevillage.Thegreenbeangotthename”Kaffa”andlater”coffee”becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.

Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountainsandneededextraenergy.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.Thentheycouldbeusedatanytime.

54.Whatiscaffeine?

A）Akindofbean.

B）Akindofcoffee.

C）Akindofdrug.

D）Akindofplant.

55.Whatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?

A）Tobecomemoreawake.

B）Tobecomemorehealthy.

C）Tobecomestranger.

D）Tobecomecleverer.

56.Coffeewasfirstfoundbya__________.

A）farmer

B）doctor

C）goat

D）chemist

57.Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?

A）Theybecameawake.

B）Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.

C）Theystartedjumpingupanddown.

D）Theywantedtoeatmore.

58.Whydidthegreenbeangetthename“Kaffa”?

A）Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.

B）BecauseKaldi’sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.

C）BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.

D）Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacesonamed.

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