阅读理解。????The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was...

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回答{TSE}题： From Ponzi to Madoff The year was 1920．The country was the United States of A

merica．The man’s name was Charles Ponzi．Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account．Instead，they should give it to him to save for them．Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank．For example，a savings account might pay you$5 a year for every$1 00 you deposit．Ponzi，however，would pay you $40 a year for every $1 00 you gave him to hold．Many people thought this was a good plan．They began to give their money to Ponzi． How could Ponzi make so much money for people？ This is what he did with the money people gave him：He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money．However，he also kept a lot of the money for himself．Soon he had $250 million．This was a kind of theft，and it was against the law．The people who gave him their money didn’t think anything was wrong．Ponzi paid them every month，just like a bank．Ponzi continued this way of working for two years．Then one day， he didn’t have enough money to pay all the people．They discovered his crime，and he went to prison for froud． Ninety years later，people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Mad off．People said he gave good advice about money．They said when they gave him their money，he paid them a lot more than the bank．Mad off helped hospitals，schools，and individuals earn money．Over a period of 40 years，people gave him$1 70 billion．However，no one investigated what he did with the money．The people who gave Mad off their money also didn’t think anything was wrong because he paid them every month． One day，Mad off didn’t have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay．That’s when people discovered how Madoff worked：He was taking money from some people to pay other people， just the way Charles Ponzi did．However，this time，instead of losing millions of dollars，people lost billions． Madoff was accused of fraud，and United States government officials arrested him．He didn’t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty．In 2009，a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison．Bernard Madoff’s crime was even bigger than Ponzi’s．It was the biggest fraud in history．The lesson of this story is clear：When something seems too good to be true，it probably is ! {TS}For every$100 Ponzi promises to pay people__________．

A. $5 a year

B. $40 a year

C. $20 a year

D. $100 a year

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回答{TSE}题： From Ponzi to Madoff The year was l920．The country was the United States of A

merica．The man’s name was Charles Ponzi．Ponzi toldpeople to stop depositing money in a savings account．Instead，they should give it to him to save for them．Ponzipromised to pay them more than the bank．For example，a savings account might pay you$5 a year for every$100 you deposit．Ponzi，however，would pay you$40 a year for every$100you gave him to hold．Many people thought this was agood plan．They began to give their money to Ponzi． How could Ponzi make so much money for people'？ This is what hedid with the money people gavc him：He used some of that money to payother people who gave him money．However，he also kept a lot of ttle money for himself．Soon he had $250 million．This was a kind oftheft，and it was against the law．The people who gave him their money didn’t think anything was wron9．Ponzi paid thcm every month，just like a bank．Ponzi continued this way of working for two years．Then one day，he didn’t have enough money topay all the people．They discovered his crime，and he went to prison for fraud． Ninety years later，people began to hear about a businessman in NewYork named Bernard Mad off．People said he gave goodadvice about money．They said when they gave him theirmoney，he paid them a lot more than the bank．Madoff helped hospitals，schools，and individuals earn money．Over a period of40 years，people gave him $170 billion．However，no one investigated what he did withthe money．The people who gave Mad off their money alsodidn’t think anything was wrong because he paid them every month． One day，Mad off didn’t have enough money to pay all thepeople he needed to pay．That’s when people discoveredhow Mad off worked：He was taking money from some peopleto pay other people，just the wav Charles Ponzi did．However，this time，insteadof losing millions of dollars，people lost billions． Mad off was accused of fraud，and United States government officialsarrested him．He didn’t have to go on trial because hesaid he was guilty．In 2009，a judgesentenced him to 150 years in prison．Bernard Mad off’s crime was even bigger than Ponzi’s．It was the biggest fraud in history．Thelesson of this story is clear：When something seems toogood to be true，it probably is! {TS}For every$100，Ponzipromised to pay people__________．

A. $5 a year．

B. $20 a year．

C. $40 a year．

D. $100 a year．

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回答{TSE}题： {TS}From this passage，it call be inferred that A. the dancing girls are all

回答{TSE}题：回答{TSE}题： {TS}From this passage，it call be inferre {TS}From this passage，it call be inferred that

A. the dancing girls are all very beautiful．

B. the girls come from all over the world．

C. the two tallest girls ale the outstanding dancers．

D. the girls'performance is very successful．

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回答{TSE}题： {TS}From the beginning of the passage，we learn thatA. Virginius had no fait

回答{TSE}题：回答{TSE}题： {TS}From the beginning of the passage，we {TS}From the beginning of the passage，we learn that

A. Virginius had no faith in Chivalry．

B. Virgim'us Was taught to esteem women．

C. Victoria was bom of an aristocrat family．

D. Victoria’s father was a planter．

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根据短文回答{TSE}题。 What Makes a Soccer Player Great？ Soccer is played by

根据短文回答{TSE}题。

What Makes a Soccer Player Great？

Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great How did these players get that way--was it through training and practice, or are great players "born, not made"？ First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past--players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate (效仿) In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup--three from South America and three from Western Europe There has never been a great national team--or a really great player from North America or from Asia Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pale Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood (聚居区)—a poor, crowded area where a boy's dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman,but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles (甲壳虫乐队), had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years Pale practiced in the street with a "ball" made of rags (破布) And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums (贫民窟) of Belfast All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn't explain why they are great Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pale The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others

{Page}According to the author, which of the following statements is true？

A．Great soccer players are born, not made

B．Truly great players are rare

C．Only six countries have ever had famous soccer stars

D．Soccer is the least popular sport in North America and Asia

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回答{TSE}题： {TS}Which category of writing does the passage belong to？A. Narratio

回答{TSE}题：回答{TSE}题： {TS}Which category of writing does the p

回答{TSE}题： {TS}Which category of writing does the p {TS}Which category of writing does the passage belong to？

A. Narration．

B. Description．

C. Persuasion．

D. Exposition．

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根据上文，回答{TSE}题。A．糊精B．淀粉C．羧甲基淀粉钠D．硬脂酸镁E．微晶纤维素{TSE}（）填充

根据上文，回答{TSE}题。

A．糊精

B．淀粉

C．羧甲基淀粉钠

D．硬脂酸镁

E．微晶纤维素

{TSE}（）填充剂、崩解剂、浆可作粘合剂

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根据短文，回答{TSE}题Thefutureofspaceexplorationdependsonmanythings．Itdependsonhowtechnolog

根据短文，回答{TSE}题 The future of space exploration depends on many things．It depends on how technology evolves how Dolitical forces shape competition and partnerships between nations，and how important the public feels spaceexdloration is．The near future will see the continuation of human space flight in Earth’s orbit and unpiloted space mght within the so1ar systern．Piloted space flight to other planets，or even back to the moon, still seems far away．Any flight to other solarsystems is even more distant'but a huge adVance m space technology could drive space exploration into realms currently explored only by science fiction．The 1968 film 2001：A SpacP Odyssey depicted commercial shuttles flying to and from a giant wheel- shoped space station in orbh around Earth，bases on the moon，and a piloted mission to Jupiter. The real space activities of 2001 will not match this cinematic vision，but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species．Perhaps the most difficult problem space planners face is how to finance a vigorous program of piloted space exploration.in Earth’s orbit and beyond．In l998 no single government or international enterprise had plans to send people back to the moon，much less to Mars．Suchmissions are unlikely to happen until the perceived value exceeds their cosLOne belief shared by a number of space exploration experts is that future lunar and Martian expeditions sheluld be aimed at creating permanent settlements．The residents of such outposts would have to“live off the land”．0btaining such necessities as oxygen and water fromthe harsh environment．On the moon，pioneers could obtain oxygen by heating lunar soil．In l998 the Lunar Prospector discovered evidence ofsignificant deposits of ice，a valuable resource for settlers，mixed with soll at the lunar poles．On Mars，oxygen could be extracteel from the atmosphere and water could come from buried deposits of ice．The future of piloted lunar and planetary exploration remains largely unknown．Most space exploration scientists believe that people will be on the moon and Mars by the middle of the 21st century，but how they get there，and the nature of their visits，is a subject of continuing debate．Clearly，key advances will need to be made in lowering the cost of getting people off Earth，the first step in any human voyage to other worlds．{TS}A flight to other solar systems will be made nlore possible by__________．[A]technological breakthroughs[B] international cooperation[C]market competition[D]public pressure

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回答{TSE}题： Puerto Rican Cuisine（菜肴) Puerto Ric0，a Caribbean（加勒比海区)islandrich in h

回答{TSE}题： Puerto Rican Cuisine(菜肴) Puerto Ric0，a Caribbean(加勒比海区)islandrich in history and remarkable nalural beauty，has a cuisineaIf its own．Immigration(移民)tothe island has helped to shape its cuisine，with peoplefrom all over the world making various contributions to it．However，before the arrival of theseimmigrants，the Taino people lived on the island ofPuerto Ric0．Taino cuisine included such foods asrodents(啮齿动物)，fresh shellfishand fish fried in corn oil． Manv aspects of Taino cuisine continue today in Puerto Ricancooking，but it has been heavily in fluenced bv theSpanish，who invaded Puerto Rico in 1508，and Africans，who were initially brought toPuerto Rico to work as slaves．Taino cooking styles weremixed with ideas brought by the Spanish and Africans to create new dishes．The Spanish extended food choices by bringing cattle，pigs，goats，and sheedto the island．Africans also added to the island’s foodculture by introducing powerful，contrasting tasits indishes．In fact，much of the foodPuerto Rico is now famous for coffee，coconuts，and oranges was actually imported by foreigners to the island． A common assumption many people make about Puerto Rican food isthat it is very spicy(辛辣的)．It’s true that chilipeppers are popular；aij caballero in particular is avery hot chili pepper that Puerto Ricans enjoy．However，milder(微辣的)tastes are popular t00，such as sofrito．As the base of manv PuertoRican dishes，sofrito is a sauce made from choppedonions，green bell peppers，sweetchill peppers，and a handful of other spices．It is fried in oil and then added to other dishes． {TS}Who lived in Puerto Rico first？

A. The Africans．

B. The Spanish．

C. The Americans．

D. The Taino people．

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根据材料回答{TSE}题： A．剧烈运动 B．尿道炎 C．肾病综合征 D．间质性肾炎 E．多发性骨髓瘤 {TS

}肾小球性蛋白尿见于

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