文中C部分强调美国人生活得自由独立，既不干涉别人的生活，也不愿意自己的生活受到干涉。每个人有自己的喜好和生活方式，每种选择都应该受到尊重。(Neither of us should try to influence the other or object to the way the other lives. If we are not tolerant of other people, we may damage their dignity.)
54.Working hard is the only thing that brings you success. K 正确答案为：K
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：K
文中几处提到success，但只有K部分提到成功靠的是自己的努力，除此之外，别无他法。(Your success depends on you, not God. \55.Success, which is very important in American life, can only be achieved after hardship and difficulties. G 正确答案为：G
你的答案为： 你没有作答。 本小题得分： 0分 解析：G
本文B部分提到成功是美国生活所推崇的，但本题主句意思来自于G部分，成功通常会有痛苦和牺牲相伴。(Success usually involves pains and sacrifice.)
Section C Reading Comprehension
Directions：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
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The Amazon Rainforest is the world's greatest natural resource—the most powerful and bio-actively diverse natural phenomenon on the planet. Yet still it is being destroyed just like other rainforests around the world. The problem and the solution to rainforest destruction are both economic. Rainforests are being destroyed worldwide for the profits they yield—mostly harvesting unsustainable resources like timber, for cattle and agriculture, and for cropping by rainforest inhabitants. However, if land owners, governments and those living in the rainforest today were given a practical economic reason NOT to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be saved. Thankfully, this practical economic alternative does exist. Many organizations have demonstrated that if the medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and other resources like rubber and chicle (树胶) were harvested sustainably, rainforest land has much more economic value than if timber were harvested or if it were burned down for cattle or farming operations. Sustainable harvesting
of these types of resources provides this value today as well as more long-term income and profits year after year for generations to come.
This is no longer a theory. It is a fact and it is being implemented today. The latest statistics show that rainforest land converted to cattle operations yields the land owner $60 per acre, and if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable (可更新的) and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre. This value provides an income not only today, but year after year—for generations while still protecting the forest. Just as important, to harvest the wealth of sustainable rainforest resources effectively, local people and native tribes are employed. Today, entire communities and native tribes earn 5 to 10 times more money by harvesting medicinal plants, fruits, nuts and oils than they can earn by chopping down the forest for subsistence crops (自给作物)—another reason why so much rainforest land is lost year after year. This much needed income source creates the awareness and economic motive for this population in the rainforest to protect and preserve the forests for long-term profits for themselves and their children and is an important solution in saving the rainforest from destruction.
56.What does the author mean by saying \are both economic\
A) People can profit a lot from what the rainforest yields in economical ways. B) People can profit all the way since they take economy into consideration all along. C) People can profit from the rainforest in an environmental rather than a destructive way.
D) People can profit from the rainforest as long as they stop destroying it.
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第一段中首先提到在此居住的人们为了获得利益而破坏了雨林，随后第一段第五句又提到However, if land owners, governments and those living in the rainforest today were given a practical economic reason NOT to destroy the rainforest, it could and would be saved...（但是，如果给土地所有者、政府和那些住在雨林的人们不破坏雨林但又能获得经济利益的可行的办法，那么雨林就会得救）。由此可以分析出，人们破坏雨林是因为想从中获利， 但人们可以以环保而非破坏的的方式从雨林中获利，所以选C。
57.The key in solving the problem of rainforest destruction is ________.
A) sustainable development B) medicinal development C) practical development D) economic development
正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第一段第八句提到Sustainable harvesting of these types of resources provides this value today as well as more long-term income and profits year after year for generations to come（如今这类资源的可持续获得会提供这种价值，同时会年复一年地为后代提供更多长期的收益和利益）。由此可以推断出，可持续发展才是解决雨林破坏问题的关键，所以选A。 58.According to the passage, how can the land owners earn most?
A) By converting the land to cattle operations. B) By harvesting the renewable resources. C) By harvesting the unsustainable resources. D) By chopping down the forest for subsistence crops.
正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第二段第三句的后半部分中用具体数字说明了土地所有者的收益情况，...if timber is harvested, the land is worth $400 per acre. However, if these renewable and sustainable resources are harvested, the land will yield the land owner $2,400 per acre（如果收获木材，每英亩土地获利400美元。但是，如果收获这些可再生和可持续资源，每英亩土地则会收益2400美元）。由此可以看出，土地所有者使用可再生和可持续资源收益最多，所以选B。
59.Which of the following is said about the suggested solution to rainforest destruction?
A) It is theoretical rather than practical.
B) It will benefit future generations rather than the present one. C) It brings less benefit than leaving the rainforest alone. D) It is important and promising and is being implemented.
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：
文章第二段后半部分提到了土地所有者通过使用可更新和可持续的资源收益更多，随后对这种方法进行了评价，其中提到This much needed income source creates the awareness and economic motive for this population in the rainforest to protect and preserve the forests for long-term profits for themselves and their children and is an important solution in saving the rainforest from destruction（这种急需的收入性资源激发了当地人保护雨林以造福自己和子孙后代的意识和经济动机，同时这也是保护雨林免受破坏的重要解决办法）。由此可以推断出，文中提到的解决雨林破坏的方法已经被应用，而且是重要的、可行的，所以选D。
60.When centering around the severe destruction of the Amazon Rainforest, the author focuses on ________.
A) the description of the poor situation B) the analysis of the economic cause C) the suggestion of the economic solution D) the evaluation of the practical solution
正确答案为 D 你没有作答。
解析：
文章一开始就提到了亚马逊雨林被严重破坏的事实，然后又提到了人们破坏雨林是为了获取利益，随后提到了一种解决雨林破坏问题的实用方法，就是既让人们从中获益又使雨林免于破坏；文章余下的内容均是对这种方法的讨论和对其实践效果的评价，由此可以看出，作者主要关注对这种实用方法的评价，所以选D。
The key to giving compliments (夸奖) is sounding sincere so that the recipient (接受者) of the compliment is truly pleased and appreciative of the compliment. An insincere compliment does not convey the same message.
When complimenting someone, it's important to keep your compliment simple and specific. A compliment that is too over the top sounds forced and does not seem sincere. Instead of talking nonstop about the recipient of the compliment, offer a simple compliment on a specific achievement. The simplicity of the compliment will sound more genuine than if you had gone into great detail in your compliment. Besides, offering a compliment on a specific achievement instead of making a generalization shows that your compliment is sincere because you realize the importance of the achievement. Offering a sincere compliment doesn't have to be difficult, just keep your words simple and focus on the reason why you are giving the compliment.
Sincere compliments are spoken from the heart and are not premeditated. A true compliment is spoken freely and without much thought while rehearsing (排演) and planning a compliment appears obligatory and insincere. While thinking before you speak is generally a good idea, putting too much thought into a compliment can have the effect of not seeming genuine. When offering a compliment, let your emotions speak instead of calculating your words and your compliment will seem sincere.
The most important thing to remember in giving compliments is that a sincere compliment stems from a genuine feeling of admiration, while the art of offering compliments also involves some other skills. Offering a compliment without thoughts of personal gain is a critical one. If you are giving the compliment for your own personal gain, your lack of sincerity will result in the person receiving the compliment not really feeling touched by your words. In addition, offering your compliment in a timely manner and preferably in front of others helps a lot to create the appearance of a sincere compliment. 61.This passage is mainly about ________.
A) the advantages of making sincere compliments B) the difficulties in making sound compliments C) how to give sincere compliments D) how to appreciate sound compliments
正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：