| Tonight"s TV Hot List: Sunday January 31, 2010 | Grammy
Awards Beyonce and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all
artists with ten and eight nominations (提名). The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the
Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band. In addition, Bon Jovi,
Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage. But perhaps
the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute (吊唁礼物), which features the 3-D mini-
movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey
Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher. | Maurer
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO (Kathy Bates), appears
out of nowhere and buys out Dunder Mifflin. As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre"s new policies,
Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company. Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get
accepted into a desired local day-care centre. | | Tonight"s TV Hot List: Sunday January 31, 2010 | Surviving Survivor
It"s hard to believe it"s been 10 years since the first season of" Survivor. But tonight ten of the game"s
most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman,
discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it"s
had on their lives. In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham
and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given. | Private Practice
So Maya"s pregnant and wants to have the baby. What to do, now? Dink (Stephen Lunsford), the
boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution: He wants to marry her. You can imagine
how Sam and Naomi will feel about that. And if chat won"t raise the histrionic level enough for you, how
about this: A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved. Their choice. And Brian Benben
is back, so expect more Pete-Violet-Sheldon angst (忧虑). |
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| 阅读理解。 | GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters)-A fish that lives in mangrove swamps (红树沼泽) across the Americas
can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted (适应) to land millions of years
ago, a new study shows.
The Magrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty
nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living
place dries up, they live on the land in logs (圆木), said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered
Lands Program in Florida.
The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group
together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.
"We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out," Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatgemala
by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early
next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast
Asia can stay on land for hours at time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live
out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the
Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada"s University of Guelph.
Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
"These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began
making the transition (过渡) from water onto land," Wright said. | | 1. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ____. | A. likes eating nuts
B. prefers living in dry places
C. is the longest living fish on earth
D. can stay alive for two months out of water | | 2. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ____. | A. likes eating nuts
B. prefers living in dry places
C. is the longest living fish on earth
D. can stay alive for two months out of water | | 3. According to the text, lungfish can ____. | A. breathe through its skin
B. move freely on dry land
C. remain alive out of water
D. be as active on land as in water | | 4. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus? | A. It was made quite by accident
B. It was based on a lab test of sea life
C. It was supported by an American magazine
D. It was helped by Patricia Wright | Bryan、Olga、Scott、Anna、和David正在进行一项“企业家成功秘诀调查”。他们将采访几位企业家，
第1-5题是他们拟定的采访话题。阅读下面刊登在Entrepreneur (《企业家》)杂志上6位企业家的成功感
言（A、B、C、D、E和F），为每位采访者选定最佳采访对象。选项中有一项是多余选项。 | ( )1. Bryan: What comes first, the customer or the profit?
( )2. Olga: How important is an entrepreneur’s ambition to his/her company’s growth?
( )3. Scott: How does an entrepreneur make use of his/her advantages?
( )4. Anna: Why do successful entrepreneurs seem to enjoy their work?
( )5. David: What attitude should an entrepreneur have toward his/her social responsibilities? | A
Sheri Poe
Ryka Inc.
Since I started this company in my kitchen
seven years ago. I always dreamt of what it
would be some day. Focusing on that goal helps
me get through tough times. To get the kind of
success that you want, you need to dream big.
That"s the starting point, Every success story
begins with big dreams. You need to have big
dreams for yourself, like being somebody rich,
famous or fulfilled .You need to have a clear
goal of what you want to achieve.
Also, I think it"s really important that the
people you"re working with are as committed to
the same goal as you are, so you can support
each other and keep each other energetic. | B
Anita Roddick
The Body Shop Inc.
In America, we have a shop in Harlem where
50 percent of the profits go into the community
development, and the other 50 percent go toward
the funding of a similar shop elsewhere in the United
States. The pride that shop brings to the staff and
local people inspired me.
What The Body Shop does successfully is use
our facilities in the street and shopping centers to talk
about real human issues like AIDS. recycling, human
rights, and community service or to encourage people
to speak out against anything they consider to be unjust.
Knowing our products are symbols of social change is
really encouraging.
| C
Ben Cohen
Ben &Jerry’s Homemade Inc.
I"m energized by the people I work with.
I"m very relationship-driven, which a think is
different from most entrepreneurs. I’m inspired
by doing things that are not normal and that most
people think don"t fit into the business world or
don"t make any sense.
In business, you are judged by the company
you keep—from your management team, board
of directors, and strategic partners. Maybe the
lady you met in a trade association meeting can
help you secure funding, or the gentleman at a
conference can provide you with management
advice. | D
Richard Melman
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
A number of years ago, I was interviewed by
someone who was writing a book on enterprises.
He asked me. "What"s the opposite of work?" I
answered. "Lazy" He started laughing and said,
"Believe it or not, a lot of entrepreneurs say the
same thing."
The average person thinks the opposite of work
is play, but to an entrepreneur, work is play. I think
it all adds up to having fun. It’s fun to create; it"s
fun to entertain, and it"s fun to make people happy
with our service. When it stops being fun. I"ll stop
doing it.
| E
Frank Toskan
Make-Up Art Cosmetics(M.A.C)
One of the nicest things anyone ever said
to me was, "I hate makeup, but I love M.A.C."
That"s what moves me on. Even people who
don"t wear makeup can appreciate our company,
what it stands for, its values, and the way we
do business.
We work from an inverted pyramid, where
the customers are always at the top, Our
customers inspire me and keep me going. They
and our staff, not money, make me enthusiastic.
If I had stayed in this business just for the money,
I would have closed down years ago. | F
Kenneth Cole
Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.
You can"t be everything to everybody. Each
of us has our own strengths and weaknesses.
To be effective, you need to identify your strengths
and concentrate on them, you"ll become more
successful if you are able to channel your efforts
to areas that you do best. In business, for example,
if you know you are good at marketing, then give,
I full play. Seek help or assistance in areas that you
may be poor at, such as accounting or bookkeeping.
To turn your weakness into strength, consider taking
hands-on learning or training.
| | 阅读理解。 | BAGHDAD-An Iraqi soldier went on the rampage at a joint security station in northern Iraq on Wednesday,
shooting dead two US soldiers and wounding six, the US military said.
A US soldier looks at destroyed vehicles at a parking lot after a bomb attack in Baghdad November 12,2008.
A parked car bomb killed four people and wounded 14 others, including two policemen, in Sadoun street in
central Baghdad, police said. [Agencies]
The US military said the soldier opened fire on the Americans at the station. one of many in which Iraqi and
US troops operate side by side, in the city of Mosul. "The soldiers were in the courtyard……an Iraqi soldier
entered and shot two soldiers, killing one, mortally wounding another,and then spraying the others," said US
army spokeswoman for northern Iraq Major Peggy Kageleiry.
"He was engaged by counter-fire and killed," she added. A local morgue said it had received the body of the
Iraqi soldier, riddled with bullets.
Two local police sources and an Iraqi army source, all of whom declined to be named because of the
sensitivity of the subject, said a quarrel had broken out between the Iraqi and US soldiers at the joint station.
But Kageleiry denied there was any altercation between the soldiers before the shooting.
"The US soldiers had no conversation with this soldier and there was no interaction of any kind before they
were murdered," she said. | | 1. What does the word "altercation" mean? | A. disagreement
B. conflict
C. quarrel
D. debate | | 2. Why didn"t the local police sources tell their name? | A. Because they were afraid of American soldiers.
B. Because American soldiers quarreled with them.
C. Because the government asked them not to do so.
D. Because they didn"t want to be involved in it. | | 3. What can we infer from the passage? | A. There was only one conflict between the two armies.
B. More people will die.
C. The quarrel caused the shooting.
D. Kageleiry was sure that American soldiers did nothing wrong. | | 阅读理解。 | Latest news: A Chinese military helicopter involved in relief operations (救助工作) crashed in heavy fog
near the town of Yingxiu on Saturday with 14 people on board, according to China"s official news agency,
Xinhua, which provided no details about injury.
Earthquake relief operations in Sichuan Province have been hampered (阻碍) in recent days by intermittent
heavy rains. Roads throughout the affected area have been destroyed by the May 12 earthquake which has
already caused nearly 70,000 people"s death, requiring evacuations by air in some areas and the transportation
of heavy equipment to the disaster zone by large military helicopters.
Using air-dropped equipment, military engineers are working around the clock to drain rivers that have been
dammed by landslides caused by the earthquake. The risk of a bursting barrier dam near the town of
Tangjiashan threateds millions of people who live downstream, and the authorities have been working feverishly
in recent days to evacuate (疏散) hundreds of thousands of residents of the river"s watershed area even as
they try to prevent a flood.
It was not clear from initial reports whether the crashed helicopter was involved in this operation. Xinhua
reported that the aircraft had encountered "strong air currents" prior to the accident. | | 1. Where is this passage most probably taken from? | A. Daily newspaper.
B. Textbook.
C. Advertisement.
D. Monthly magazine. | | 2. Where is this passage most probably taken from? | A. Daily newspaper.
B. Textbook.
C. Advertisement.
D. Monthly magazine. | | 3. What"s the possible reason for the air crash according to China"s official news agency? | A. Air currents and heavy fog.
B. An earthquake and heavy fog.
C. Air currents and heavy rains.
D. Air currents and evacuations. | | 阅读理解诶。 | School tragedy
A man wounded eight school children to death and injured five others while they were waiting at their
school gate in Nanping City, Fujian Province, on the morning of March 23.
Police arrested(put somebody into prison) 43-year-old suspect (嫌犯) Zheng Mingsheng, a former
community doctor in Nanping. Zheng is a native of Nanping and used to work at the Mazhan Community
clinic (诊所), before quitting his job in June 2009.
The local prosecutor (检查官) said on March 24, Zheng, who showed no sign of any mental illness in
conversation, told investigators (people who were looking into the case) that he developed hatred (feeling
of hating somebody or something) toward society after failing to find a job and breaking up with his
girlfriend.
A Spring Festival
Water-Sprinkling Festival, which comes in mid-April, is the new year of the Dai ethnic people (傣族人)
in southwest China"s Yunnan Province. In face of the recent serious drought disaster, there have been calls
for calling off this year"s festival celebrations.
Droughts and floods are not new things. Still, the Water-Sprinkling Festival keeps going on year by year.
Indeed, this is a serious drought, but that is not a reason to call off this year"s celebrations. After all, it is an
important event for Dai people to carry forward their culture.
Of course, the drought will affect the celebrations to some extent. Given the seriousness of the disaster,
this year not so much water is available for sprinkling. So many Dai people suggest only symbolic activities
be held. They also call for donations to be made and prayer ceremonies for rain around the festival. This is
expected to be a special Water-Sprinkling Festival.
Coalmine Disaster
A coalmine operated by Dongxing Coalmining Co. in Xinmi, Henan Province, where an underground fire
killed 25 miners on March 15 became a public concern.
A local work safety regulator said the mine should have been going through technical reforms, but restarted
production without a license.
After the tragedy, the police detained (扣押) an investor and several senior managing persons of the
coalmine. Four officials who are believed to have failed to perform their managing roles effectively, including
a vice mayor of Xinmi, were removed from their posts. | | 1. The suspect created a bloody case mainly because _____. | A. he caused a medical accident during an operation in the clinic and was fired
B. his girlfriend left him and married a teacher in that school
C. he became mentally disturbed after a set of failures in finance
D. he hated the whole society deeply after a series of failure in personal life | | 2. What happened to Dai people this year? _____. | A. Their Water-Sprinkling festival was called off thanks to the drought in Yunnan
B. They had to celebrate their annual Spring Festival simply without enough water
C. People throughout our country only donated to those earthquake-stricken areas in Qinghai
D. Their prayers for rain didn"t come true | | 3. _____ probably led to Dongxing Coalmine disaster according to paragraph 2. | A. the restarting production without necessary technical and safety gurantees (保障)
B. an underground fire
C. the officials" failure to inspect the safety conditions of the coalmine
D. the bad management of Dongxing Coalmining Co. in Xinmi, Henan Province | | 4. Where can the news possibly be taken from? | A. A magazine about natural disasters
B. A newspaper on culture and custom
C. A news review magazine
D. A government report |
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