20．Community Affairs Calendar Today's Events
*Open Plans---Fixing the Great Mistake
6：00p．m．，Center for Architecture，Tafel Hall 536LaGuardia Place，Manhattan
Advocate for livable streets and alternative transportation，Mark Gorton explores the history of transportation in New York City with a focus on how urban planning policies that prioritize （優(yōu)先考慮） the automobile have affected many other aspects of life in the city．
Admission：﹩10
For more information，please call 917-388-9080or visit www．ftgm．eventbrite．com．
*River to River Festival---Extraordinary Moves：STREB Human Fountain
6：00p．m．，200Vesey Street，Manhattan
Inspired by the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas，Human Fountain involves performers leaping from as high as 30feet from a three-story，open honeycomb structure in order to create cascades （小瀑布） of airborne liquid muscle．The outcome is a mixture of slam dancing，amazing human flight，and wild action sport，which captures kids，adults and the general public's hearts，minds and bodies．
FREE
For more information，please call 212-945-0505or visit www．streb．org．
*Scandinavia House---Nordic Summer Jam
6：30p．m．，58Park Avenue，Manhattan
Contemporary singer and songwriter Anders Holst's music shows roots in jazz，soul and European pop music．
Admission：﹩10
For more information，please call 212-847-9740or visit www．scandinaviahouse．org．
*Hot Festival---Tickets to Manhood
7：30p．m．，Dixon Place，161A Chrystie Street，Manhattan
What makes a man today？How do boys grow into men？Through humorous，poignant （令人心酸的） stories a glimpse is offered into the events that turn boys into men．Performed by Douglas Allen，Maximiliano Balduzzi，Spencer Scott Barros，Gerard Joseph and James Scruggs．
Admission：﹩15in advance；﹩18at door．
For more information，please call 212-219-0736or visit www．hot festival．org．

66．If Jesse wants to know more about an activity without admission charge，he canD．
A．visit www．ftgm．eventbrite．com     B．visit www．scandinaviahouse．org
C．call 212-219-0736                   D．call 212-945-0505
67．If a couple with two children wants to enjoy the evening together，they can go toC．
A．Tafel Hall 536LaGuardia Place      B.161A Chrystie Street
C.200Vesey Street                     D.58Park Avenue
68．Who might you meet if you happen to be walking on 58Park Avenue at 6：30p．m．？B
A．Mark Gorton．        B．Anders Holst．
C．Douglas Allen．       D．Gerard Joseph．
69．Two 18-year-olds who have booked in advance to learn the events that turn boys into men should payB．
A．﹩20           B．﹩30            C．﹩33            D．﹩36
70．What can we learn about the four activities？A
A．They will be all held in Manhattan．
B．They will be all held in the open air．
C．They are all for educational purposes．
D．They will all invite one or more famous persons．

分析 本文屬于廣告類閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了三個活動的主要信息，這些活動都是在曼哈頓舉行的，主要介紹了它們的主要內(nèi)容以及門票價格．

解答 66．D  考查細(xì)節(jié)理解．由FREE這一部分的相關(guān)內(nèi)容可知，如果Jesse想免費獲得更多有關(guān)活動的相關(guān)信息，他可以撥打電話 212-945-0505，故選D．
67．C  考查推理判斷．由"River to River Festival---Extraordinary Moves：STREB Human Fountain"這一部分中"The outcome is a mixture of slam dancing，amazing human flight，and wild action sport，which captures kids，adults and the general public's hearts，minds and bodies"可知，成年人和孩子可以參加這個活動，而這個活動的地點在"200 Vesey Street"，故選C．
68．B  考查細(xì)節(jié)理解．由題干中"58 Park Avenue at 6：30 p．m"可知，參加的活動應(yīng)是"*Scandinavia House---Nordic Summer Jam"，由這一部分的相關(guān)內(nèi)容中"Contemporary singer and songwriter Anders Holst's music shows roots in jazz，soul and European pop music"可知，在這里可能會遇到Anders Holst，故選B．
69．B  考查推理判斷．由題干可知，他們參加的活動是"*Hot Festival---Tickets to Manhood"．根據(jù)這一部分相關(guān)內(nèi)容中"Admission：15inadvance；18 at door"可知，如果提前預(yù)定，每人需要15美元，兩人就需要30美元，故選B．
70．A  考查細(xì)節(jié)理解．根據(jù)每個活動的介紹可知，它們都是在曼哈頓進(jìn)行的，故選A．

點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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Try to experiment with the English you know．Apply （應(yīng)用） words and phrases you know to new situations．Native English speakers are likely to correct you if you use the wrong word．They usually don't mind if you use wrong grammar．
Try to respond to what people say to you．You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language．Respond to them in a natural way．
Never translate everything into your own language．It takes you much time and you'll find it difficult to find an English answer right away．You don't know how to do well．The more you want to act well，the more slowly you act．This will make you hesitant．
If you forget a word，do what native English speakers do all the time，and say things that‘fill'the conversation．This is better than remaining completely silent．Try using‘um'，‘er'，if you forget the word．
Don't speak too fast!It's important to use a natural rhythm （節(jié)奏） in speaking English，but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you．
Try to relax when you speak，and you'll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you．Speak English at a normal speed．
Final tips：Try to become less hesitant．Don't be shy to speak-the more you do it，the more confident you'll become．Remember to be polite-use"please"and"thank you"if you ask someone to do something for you．

60．What is the text mainly about？B
A．Good ways of studying English well．
B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker．
C．Things to pay attention to when speaking English．
D．How to correct your mistakes as you speak English．
61．How many tips does the author offer in this text？C
A.9．      B.10．     C.11．     D.12．
62．In this passage，the underlined word"hesitant"in the sixth paragraph means"D"．
A．sure about what to do
B．fast to make a good decision
C．successful in answering questions
D．uncertain about how to express yourself
63．This text is most probably written forA．
A．English beginners   B．native English speakers
C．English teachers    D．language experts．

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10．An experimental treatment that causes AIDS patients to develop a dangerously high fever has shown promise as a way of prolonging and improving the patients'life．Called the Biologic-HT System，the new treatment lets doctors extract the blood of a patient and heat it before circulating it back into the body．The heated blood causes the patient's body temperature to rise above 42 degrees Celsius．In people with AIDS，that increase in temperature kills some heat-sensitive HIV，the virus，most doctors say，causes AIDS．
Heating the blood of AIDS patients has been tried before，say doctors．But during previous attempts，the treatment induced deadly chemical changes in the blood．The Biologic-HT System prevents those changes from happening，allowing the heat to kill viruses with few ill side effects．
The new heat treatment cannot be considered a cure for Aids，says president of the company that makes the system．He says the treatment doesn't kill all traces of the virus．However，it kills enough virus particles to give a patient's immune system a reprieve in its deadly duel with HIV．
Tests of the Biologic-HT treatment began on 36 patients earlier this year．The treatment takes about four hours，and the patient normally feels well enough to leave the hospital or clinic the following morning．
So far，the patients who have had the treatment say they feel better and have developed no new opportunistic infections-disease that strike people with damaged immune systems．The patients also have experienced about a 50 percent increase in the number of T cells in their bodies．T cells are key disease-fighting cells of the immune system and the main target of HIV．
36．This passage is mainly concerned withA．
A．a(chǎn) way for treating AIDS              
B．a(chǎn) heat-sensitive virus
C．the immune system of the human body
D．the function of high temperature
37．The blood of the patientD．
A．is heated with a single injection
B．is heated by being circulated at a higher rate
C．is taken out from the body and then circulated through a heating system．
D．is taken out from the body，heated outside and then put back into the body．
38．The previous attempts to use high temperature for treating AIDS failed because theyA．
A．caused chemical changes     B．could not kill HIV effectively
C．resulted in deaths          D．killed both HIV and healthy cells
39．According to the passage，the new treatment．B
A．can kill all the HIV viruses
B．cannot eliminate the viruses completely
C．can double the number of disease-fighting cells
D．can reconstruct the patient's immune system．
40．The result of the experiment seems to beC．
A．disappointing   B．incomplete   C．successful     D．surprising．

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