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enents appealing.Whether bookstores are up to the challenge is not clear.The fate of these stores is a cliff-hanger.

57. The first paragraph implies that without effective countermeasures . A.books on physics will die out soon B.traditional bookstores will be short-lived C.no bookstores can survive digitalization D.printed books will outnumber e-books

58. The main idea of the second paragraph is that . A.the layout and atmosphere will be vital for bookstores B.advertising is critical to sales at future bookstores C.future bookstores should provide quick services D.bookstores should provide dringks on each floor

59.All of the following are approaches suggested to boost sales EXCEPT . A.making bookstores recreational B.adopting the membership scheme C.issuing reward cards to customers D.widening the range of services

60. The underlined word “celebrate” as is used in this passage probably means _____________

A.commemorate B. observe C.spend D.embrace 61. The last paragraph of this passage is concerned with __________ A.the easily achievable goal of future bookstores B.current difficulties facing bookstores C.great opportunities for various bookstores D.challenges facing bookstores of the future 62. This passage can be entitled A.E--Publish or Perish B.The Future of the Bookstore C.Lower Value of Physical Books D.Never Too Old to Read

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PASSAGE THREE

Everyone knows about straight--A students . They get high grades , all right , but only by becoming dull and diligent students , their noses always stuck in a book . How , then , do we account for Paul Melendres ? Melendres , now a freshman at the University of New Mexico , was student---body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque . He joined the soccer and basketball teams of this school , exhibited at the science fair , was chosen foe the National Honor Society and he achieved straight A?s in all his classes ..

How do super--achievers like Melendres do it ? Brains are not the only answer .”Top grades do not always go to the brightest students , “declares Herbert Walberg , professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago , who has conducted major studies of e super--achieving students . ?Knowing how to make the most of your innate abilities counts for more . Infinitely more .”

Hard work is not the whole story , either. “It is not how long you sit there with the books open ,” said one of mang many A students we interviewed . “ It is what you do while you aer sitting .” Indeed , some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower--scoring classmates .

The kids at the top of the class get there by masting a few basic techniques that others can readily learn .

Set priorities .Top students brook no intrusions on study time . Once the books are open or the computer is booted up , phone calls go unanswered , TV shows unwatched , snacks ignored . Study is business : business comes before recreation . Study anywhere---or everywhere. A cross---country runner who worked out every day used the time to memorize biology terms . Another student posted a vocabulary list by the medicine cabinet and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth.

Get organized.In high school,McCray ran track,played rugby and was in the band and orchestra.”I was so busy,I couldn?t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper.I kept everything right where I could put my hands on it,”he says.

Among the students we interviewed,study times were strictly a matter of personal

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preference.Some worked late at night when the house was quiet.Others awoke early.Still others studied as soon as they came home from school when the work was fresh in their minds.All agreed,however,on the need for consistency.

63. Which of the following statements might Herbert Walberg agree with?

A.A super-achiever has to devote all his spare time to study B. High IQ alone may not be the guarantee of top grades C.Innate abilities do not make much difference to your grades D.The brighter the students,the greater their chances of success 64. In paragraph Three,the author stresses the importance of . A.discipline B.practice C.carefulness D.efficiency

65. ”Top students brook no intrusions on study time.”(Para.5) means that they ________ . A.consider study nore important than anything else B.never ask any questions while studying C.don?t allow other things to interrupt their study D.don?t want other people to tell them how to study 66. What tips might McCray offer to other students?

A.Study anywhere at any time B.Learn as much as you can C.Put things in their right places D.Join a school organization

67. What can we learn about study times from the last paragraph?

A.Study times can be adjusted every day B.Study times vary from person to person C.There are no best study times for a student. D.Study times are crucial for academic excellence.

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68. What is the topic of the passage?

A.Secrets of top sudents B.Balacing study and play C.Hard work in high schools D.Grades and educations Passage Four

Cleaning clothes usually requires soap and water to remove srains and smells,and a tumble in the dryer or an afternoon on the clothesline to dry.The time and energy needed to turn a heap of dirty laundry into a pile of clean clothes might make people wish for clothes that just clean themselves.

That wish is a step closer to coming true.Recent experiments show that cotton fabric coated with the right mixture of chemicals can dissolve stains and remove odors after only a few hours in the sun.”The technology can be applied to all kinds of fabrics and their related products,”says materials scientist Mingce Long.He helped develop the treated cotton with his colleague Deyong Wu.

The handy fabric gets its self-cleaning abilities from a chemical mixture that coats the cotton threads.The coating includes substances known as photocatalysts,which trigger chemical ractions in light,One of those photocatalysts,called titanium dioxide（二氧化钛），helps sunscreen block the sun.Another,called silver iodide(碘化银)，is used for developing photographs.

Researches have previously shown that titanium dioxide mixtures could remove stains in clothes—but with exposure to ultraviolet ,not visible,light.(The waves of ultraviolet light are more energetic and shorter than those of visible light.)Other studies have demonstrated that silver iodide can speed up chemical reactions in sunlight.

“We knew that self-cleaning cotton fabrics with titanium dioxide coating had already been developed,but they cannot work,or they work weakly,under sunlight,”Long sys.”If we want to use the fabrics in daily life,we must develop cotton that cleans itself undaer daylight.”Long and Wu created with the titanium dioxide mixture.Then they added particles of silver iodide,which boosted the fabric?s

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