人类环境（people environment)

Some old people____________(愿意住进养老院 ) because they can enjoy better living environment and have professional care and treatment.

A.Environm ent

B. Renderer

C. Video Post

D. Ripple

A.《可持续发展宪章》

B.《可持续旅游发展行动计划》

C.《Environmental Management for Hotels》

D.《关于旅游业社会影响的马尼拉宣言》

A．Man alters his environment while he is adapted.

B．Man is only adapted to the environment but he doesn't alter it.

C．Other living things change their environment while man does not.

D．Other living things is not only adapted to their environment but also alters it.

Don't Retire, Start a Micro Business

Retirem ent today is either something that people welcome, or dread. In the UK, the age to qualify for your pension seems to move further away with successive govenments. And with no legal retirement age in the UK, if you want to and your company agrees, you can keep working for as long as you like. Do you want to continue with your employm ent is the question many are asking. A realistic altemative is to start your own micro business.

As the cost of living continues to rise, many in the over 60 age group in particular are looking for altemative ways to make ends meet. But also, how they can take more control of their lives by creating porfolio careers or, staring micro businesses.

The gig economy continues to expand. This fledgling working environm ent continues to define its rules of engagement, but for many, the gig economy has opened a new way to eam an income on their tems. In a report 'Gig Economy Workers and the Future of Retirement', it is found that sixteen percent of Americans plan to take a gig job in their retirem ent. Similar numbers are likely in the UK For those who have no intention of retiring, it is using their business in a dffeent way: a micro business can ensure you have a comfortable retirem ent. If anyone is thinking of winding down his working lives, or that want to make a change, he is to start a new micro business now. Developing this enterprise over the next few years could lead to a healthy second income that could replace the money you will have available if you do fully retire. This is the approach many over 60s are taking as they often top surveys of new business owners. Indeed, the concept of the 'older entrepreneur' is fast becoming the nom, outstipping the often-quoted Mllennial group, as the most entrepreneurial.

21.In the UK, the age for retirem ent and the pension seems to go by working.（）

A.for as long as you like

B.less than sixty

C.till getting the pension

D.till health problems occur

22.What is thelegal age of retirement in the U.SA. according to the passage？（）

A.60

B.65

C.55

D.None of above

23.According to the passage, the realistic suggestion for retired people is（）

A.to keep working

B.to plan second job after retirem ent

C.to take no plans after retirem ent

D.to start their own micro business

24.How many of Americans plan to take a gig job in their retirem ent？（）

A.16%

B.6%

C.60%

D.1.6%

25.The author's atitude that we could infer from the passage is likely to be（）.

A.persuasive

B.suggestive

C.critical

D.offensive

A.Perhaps people will is able to live on other planets

B.Perhaps people will can live on other planets

C.Perhaps people will be able to live on other planets

5月4日，高三年级一班和二班之间将进行一次有关环保问题的演讲比赛(a speech contest on environment protection)。此前，二班邀请清华大学的Dr．Li作相关内容的报告。假如你是二班的班长，请你草拟一个有关报告会的口头通知。 写作要点：口头通知应包括表2—2中的全部要点，词数100个左右。

A、They are the best companions to the old people who live alone.

B、They may help disabled people.

C、With pets, the home will be full of relaxing atmosphere.

D、Kids may grow as a responsible person with taking care of pets.

There is no doubt that people can live much easier with the help of computers.

A．人们生活的简单是因为有计算机的帮助。

B．毫无疑问，在计算机的帮助下，人们能够生活得更加顺意。

C．毫无疑问，人们生活好了，是计算机的功劳。

D．毫无疑问，计算机在人类的帮助下生活好了。

Hear the Music, Avoid the Mosh Pit

Artists Find Their Audience Online

Musician Suzanne Vega got her start in the New York folk scene, but now the 1980s star has found a following in cyberspace. With the help of some programmers, Vega created a 3D animated image of herself, called an avatar (化身), and she recently performed inside a world accessible only through a web site, where other people represented by avatars attended the concert, streamed live to computers all over the globe.

As Vega strummed (弹奏) her guitar inside a real studio, about 100 lucky fans sat at their computers and guided their avatars into the online scene of an outdoor amphitheater, where Vega's avatar youthful - looking with short hair and bangs—appeared on stage. When the real -world artist played and sang, her online alter ego(另一个我) did the same—though the avatar's lips did not move. Fans heard the concert on their computer speakers and commanded their avatars to smile or move to the music.

Later, Vega answered audience questions, sent as instant messages visible to everyone in attendance.

The Aug. 3 event, organized by a public: radio program, was one of the first attempts by a major artist to interact with fans in a completely computer- fabricated world.

"The response was terrific ! ! I am still hearing from people who were in the ' room,' friends of friends and people all over the world who were 'there,' "Vega said in an e -mail, noting that she took an active role in picking out the maroon blouse, black cardigan and white tennis shoes her avatar wore.

Marketing and record label executives say web sites that put users into video - game - like virtual worlds are a unique way to reach out to audiences, who are increasingly spending their time and money on the computer instead of at concerts and music stores. Although still experimental, such sites offer fans more ways to interact with one another and band members directly.

The 1980s band Duran Duran has reunited and plans to perform. a live concert later this month on Second Life, the world where Vega performed, on its own virtual island. A few months ago, singer and pianist Regina Spektor built four virtual Manhattan lofts where fans could walk around, hang out and listen to streaming music from her new album a month before it was released. Even fans are taking part: A group of friends created avatars of the band U2 and has put on several virtual concerts, using music from the band's real shows and mimicking every detail, down to lead singer Bono's hairstyle, sunglasses and clothing.

Other, lesser - known bands and musicians who typically have used social networking site MySpace. com to build a following are also turning up on Second Life and other virtual worlds, such as There. com, to showcase their music.

"A virtual world brings something to the table that a Web site doesn't it' s building a more immersive experience. .... You kind of lose yourself in it," said Ethan Kaplan, director of technology for Warner Bros. Records, who said he has played around with Second Life for years. "It' s really cool and a lot more fun and creative than just putting a MySpace page up.

Musicians are increasingly using the virtual world to hold live concerts, at specific times and dates, or listening lounges where their music plays when an avatar pays a visit. The virtual world provides a rich and colorful environment similar to computer- animated films like "Toy Story," only a notch less sophisticated.

Users control their avatars by clicking on arrows or moving the mouse, but the movement and appearance seem a bit slow at times. Unlike the real world, though, avatars can fly around or beam (发射) themselves instantly from beach to urban environm

A．Y

B．N

C．NG