What’s on
◆Beijing
? Circus coming to town
The Union Royal Circus is holding two shows at the Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium. It will feature five tigers, three lions, two camels, two bears and 14 horses. In 1950, the government of the former Soviet Union established The National Circus, which ranked top in the world.
The Union Royal Circus, which developed from The National Circus, still has the best performers from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
7:30 pm, July 17, 18. Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium, 1 Gongti, Beilu, Chaoyang district. 400-699-2199
? Photos of old palace
The focus of conceptual artist Fu Wenjun’s solo photography show at Today Art Museum is the Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace.
In the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs series, images of the 12 animal heads missing from the burned palace, culled(采集) from the Internet, are set against the stone ruins of Yuanmingyuan.
For the Stories of World Gardens series, the 55-year-old puts together the Internet search results of the Yuanmingyuan ruins against the background of the Shanghai World Expo’s national pavilions of the eight allied forces(八国联军) that invaded Beijing in 1900.
9 am-4pm, until July 20. Today Art Museum, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-9690
◆Shanghai
? Symphony(交响乐) concert
The Shanghai Philharmonic Symphony will give a concert, conducted by Tang Muhai. Featuring pianist Xu Zhouxi and organist Xu Weidong, the concert marks the conclusion of the 2016-17 music season for the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. The program includes Internet Symphony No.1, Eroica by Tan Dun, Piano Concerto No.1 in B Minor by Tchaikovsky, and Symphony No.3 in C Minor and Organ Symphony by Saint-Saens.
7:30 pm, July 18. Shanghai Oriental Art Center, 425 Dingxiang Lu. 021-6854-1234 25. If you are interested in animals, which telephone number will you dial? A. 400-699-2199 C. 021-6854-1234
B. 010-5876-9690 D. 400-5876-1234
26. Which of the events may last longest? A. Circus shows.
B. Symphony concert. D. It doesn’t mention.
C. Photos of old palace.
27. Which of the following statements is true?
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A. The symphony concert will be conducted by several famous musicians. B. The concert will be the first one of the 2016-17 music season. C. The concert will be the last one of the 2016-17 music season. D. The concert will last 5 hours.
C
Your chair is your enemy.
It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting, you are putting yourself at increased chance of heart disease, cancers and an early death. In other words, even if you exercise energetically, sitting for long periods is bad for you.
So what’s wrong with sitting? One is that sitting is one of the most passive things you can do. You burn more energy by chewing gum than you do sitting still in a chair. Compared to sitting, standing in one place is hard work. To stand, you have to tense your leg muscles, and the muscles of your back and shoulders. While standing, you often change from leg to leg. All of this burns energy.
For many people, weight gain is a matter of slow increase. Thus, a little more time on your feet today and tomorrow can easily make the difference between remaining thin and getting fat. So part of the problem with sitting a lot is that you don’t use as much energy as those who spend more time on their feet. This makes it easier to gain weight, and makes you more likely to suffer from the health problems that fatness often brings.
Some people have advanced solutions: replace your sit-down desk with a stand-up desk. Make sure that your television can only operate if you are practicing on an exercise bike. Replace your office chair with a therapy(治疗) ball: this too uses more muscles, and more energy, than a normal chair, because you have to support your back and work to keep balanced. But whatever you choose, know this. It is clear: be careful of your chair. 28. The main purpose of writing this passage is to __________. A. suggest sitting less. B. advise exercising often.
C. avoid gaining weight. D. escape standing more.
29. From this passage, we know that _________.
A. standing burns nearly as much energy as sitting still does. B. taking exercise regularly but sitting more will do good. C. less exercise will reduce the chance of having disease. D. energy-burning activities will help you enjoy good health. 30. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________.
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A. gaining weight. C. sitting too much.
B. burning energy. D. standing more.
31. A therapy ball is mentioned in the last paragraph to _________. A. tell us to walk while working in the office. B. suggest a way to settle the sitting problem. C. support our back and keep us balanced. D. provide a better cure for our backache.
D
Part of the ocean’s power comes from its size. All of the oceans are really big. Scientists estimate that there are about 330 million cubic miles of water in the oceans. There are four main oceans ---- the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Pacific. The largest and deepest is the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the Pacific Ocean is so big that if we could pick up the land on the earth, we could fit it inside this ocean.
The movement of ocean water has a great effect on the earth, and the oceans are always in motion. Do you know that there are rivers of water flowing through the oceans? That’s right---- water flowing through water. These huge rivers of water are called currents. You can’t see currents, but as any sailor knows, you can feel them moving.
Strong rivers of water that move close to the surface of the ocean are called surface currents. The wind and rotation (自转) of the earth create these currents.
When the baby sea turtle makes it to the water, she will probably head for the safety of a large surface current off the coast where she was born. Here the turtle can find a good food supply while avoiding the many enemies near the shore. After floating around in this current for a few years, the turtle will grow big enough to defend herself against most predators. Then she can go back to waters near the coast.
Surface currents are important because they can help warm or cool land. Surface currents that flow from regions near the Equator carry warm water. Those that flow from the polar regions carry cold water.
Another kind of current found far below the surface of the water is called a deep ocean current. These currents form when very cold water meets warm water. The cold water sinks under the warm water, and this movement causes currents.
32. The writer thinks the oceans are powerful because ____________. A. one of them is much bigger than the other three. B. they are large and constantly moving.
C. they have two cold poles and one warm equator. D. they can heat up the earth.
33. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A. Ocean currents are exactly the same as rivers on land. B. The movement of sea water would stop if there were no wind. C.A baby sea turtle cannot survive without the currents off the coast. D. Land owes much of its temperature change to the ocean currents nearby. 34. From the last paragraph we can infer that a deep ocean current ________. A. can flow up and down. C. is the direct result of the wind.
B. has no effect on land temperature. D. comes from the two poles.
35. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage? A. Entertainment.
B. Culture.
C. Education.
D. Science.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants will become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists． 36 .
Too much tourism can be a problem． 37 . This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer．
On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs． 38 . It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports，first-class roads，and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build． 39 .
Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers to handle waste，and water． 40 . If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost．
A. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants． B. All of these support facilities cost money． C. Businesses can also lose money．
D. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy.
E. If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money． F. Other support facilities are necessary for tourism to develop in a healthy way.
G. If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．
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