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Youcanrenewyourpassportupto9monthsbeforeitcannolongerbelegallyused.Sotakethetimenowandsavethetearslater.
Applyingforapassportforthefirsttime
Oureligibility(资格)checksmeanthatittakesaminimumofoneweektoissue(颁发)apassport.Somakesureyoudon’tleaveittothelastminute,andapplyinplentyoftime.
Helpwithyourapplicationisjustaroundthecorner
SelectedPostOfficebranchesandWorldchoicetravelagentsofferaCheckandSendservicethathelpsyouwithyourapplication.It’sconvenientandyoushouldreceiveyourpassportwithin2weeks.
Ifyouneedtoapplyfororrenewapassport,youcaneither:
PickupaPassportApplicationFormatSelectedPostOfficebranchesandWorldchoicetravelagents.
OrcalltheApplicationFormRequestlineon09014700100orvisitwww.passport.gov.uk
Ifyourneedisurgent,call08705210410foranappointmentatoneofouroffices.Wecan’tguaranteetoseecustomerswithoutanappointment.
From14thJanuaryaguaranteedsameday(passportrenewalsonly)oroneweekservicewillbeavailablefrompassportpubliccounters.
*Callswillbecharged60pperminuteandthecostpercallshouldnotnormallybemorethan90p.
*Callsarechargedatnationalrates.
21.Whenapplyingforapassportforthefirsttime,youneedtoknowthat______.
A.passportscanbelegallyusedforever
B.applicationcheckstakeatleastoneweek
C.passportsareissuedatthelastminute
D.applicationsareselectedbypostofficebranches
22.Accordingtothepassage,youcanmeetyoururgentneedby______.
A.goingtotheofficesdirectly
B.visitingwww.passport.gov.ukforaguarantee
C.makingacallforanappointment
D.gettingintouchwithWorldchoicetravelagents
23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Instructionsonapplyingforpassports.
B.Differentfunctionsofpassports.
C.Advantagesofholdingpassports.
D.Certaintypesofpassports.
B
ASwissairplanepoweredonlybyenergyfromthesunleftfromAbuDhabi(阿布达比酋长国)earlyonMarch9.Itscreatorshopetheplanewillmakethefirstaround-the-worldjourneywithoutanyfuel.Theplaneiscalled
SolarImpulse
2.Ithasoneseatandismadefromcarbonfiber.TheplaneweighsonlyasmuchasacarbutitswingsarewiderthanaBoeing747.Theplane’swingsstretch72metersacross.Thosewingsinclude17,000solarunits,orcells,whichcapturethesun’senergy.Theenergyallowstheplanetoflydayandnight.
TwoSwissscientistsbuilttheplane.BertrandPiccardisalsoanexplorerwhomadethefirstnon-stopflightaroundtheworldinaballoon.AndreBorschbergisanengineerandtrainedfighterpilot.Thescientistssaytheyarenottryingtoaltertheairplaneindustry.Instead,theywanttoshowthatnewenergysourcesandtechnologiescanachievewhatsomesayisimpossible.“Wewanttoshowwecanflydayandnightinanaircraftwithoutadropoffuel.”Mr.Piccardsaid.
Somepartsofthetripwillrequirethepilotstobeinthetinyplaneforfivetosixdaysandnightsinarow.Soitisgoodthatthepilot’sseatisalsoatoilet.
Theplane’sroutebeginsintheUnitedArabEmirates.ThepilotsalsoplanstopsinOman,India,andChina.TheywillcrossthePacificOcean,stopintheUnitedStates,andcontinueoversouthernEuropeorNorthAfrica.TheyplantoarrivebackintheUnitedArabEmiratesinlateJulyorearlyAugust.
InternetviewerscangototheSolarImpulse
website
toseetheplane’slocationandlistentobroadcastsfromthepilots.
24.Whydoestheplanehavewiderwings?
A.Itcanflyfasterandlandsafely.
B.Itcangetthesun’senergyeasily.
C.ItmaylooklikeaBoeing747.
D.Itwillmaketheplaneappearlarger.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alter”inPara2probablymean?
A.Improve.B.Change.C.Rebuild.D.Destroy.
26.Whatdoweknowaboutthetripmadeintheplane?
A.Itwilltakefivetosixdaysandnights.
B.Itisanon-stopflightaroundtheworld.
C.Itdoesn’tincludeNorthAmerica.
D.ItisbroadcastliveontheInternet.
27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.Asolar-poweredplanewilltraveltheglobe.
B.Agoodwaytosaveenergyhasbeenfound.
C.Anewly-builtplaneconsumesnoenergy.
D.Solarenergywaitstobefullyexplored.
C
Palacesareknownfortheirbeautyandsplendor,buttheyofferlittleprotectionagainstattacks.Itiseasytodefendalargebuilding,butusuallythesebuildingsarenotdesignedwiththecomfortofakinginmind.Whenitcomestostructuresthatarebothbeautifulanddefensive,theEuropeancastleisabigsuccess.
CastleswereoriginallybuiltinEnglandbytheNormansin1066.Theybuilttowersandwallstosecurethelandtheyhadtaken.ThesecastlesprovidedtheNormanswithaquietandsafeplace.Theyalsoservedasbasesofoperationforattacks.Inthiswaycastlesservedbothdefensiveandoffensiveroles.Besides,castlesservedasofficesforgovernors.Thosethatweresociallybeneaththegovernorwouldcometoreportaffairsandexpresstheirrespect.Theywouldaddressproblems,handlebusiness,feast,andenjoyfestivitiesincastles.Socastlesservedassocialcentersaswell.
Thefirstcastlesweremadefromearthandwood,andtheywerelikelytosufferfromattacksbyfire.Thenwoodencastlesweregraduallyreplacedbystone,whichgreatlyincreasedthestrengthofthesetowersandwalls.However,attackerscouldthrowflamingobjectsintocastlesthroughthewindowsorburnthewoodendoors.Thisledtomovingthewindowsandentrancesoffofthegroundflooranduptothefirstfloortomakethemmoredifficulttoaccess.
DuringtheMiddleAges,attacksincreasedinregularity,socastledefenseswereupdated.Arrow-slitswereadded.Theyweresmallholesinthecastle,whichalloweddefenderstofirewithoutbeinghurt.Towerswerebuiltfromwhichdefenderscouldprovidefireonbothsides.Thetowerswereconnectedtothecastlebywoodenbridges,sothatifonetowerfell,therestofthecastlewasstilleasytodefend.Alotofringsofcastlewallswereconstructed,sothatevenifattackerswentpastonewall,theywouldbecaughtonakillinggroundbetweeninnerandouterwalls.Alloftheseincreasedthedefenseofcastles.
Theendofcastlescanbeattributedtogunpowder.Duringthe15thcentury,artillery,akindoflargeguns,becamepowerfulenoughtobreakthroughstonewalls.Thisgreatlymadetheroleofcastleslesseffective.Thoughcastlesnolongerservetheiroriginalpurposes,remainingcastlesreceivemillionsofvisitorseachyearwhowishtoexperiencethesituationsofancienttimes.
28.Whatwastheoriginalfunctionofcastlesaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyservedastouristattractions.
B.Theywereimportantsocialcenters.
C.Theymarkedreligiousceremonies.
D.Theywerebuiltforuseinemergencies.
29.Thereasonwhywoodencastleswerereplacedbystonecastleswasthat______.
A.stonecastlescostlessmoney
B.stonecastlesofferedbetterdefense
C.woodencastleswereuncomfortable
D.woodencastlestookalongtimetobuild
30.Whichofthefollowingshowedanimprovementincastledefenses?
A.Castlesweretotallyseparatedbystones.
B.Arrow-slitsweremadeinlargequantities.
C.Ringsofwallswerebuilttodefendthetowers.
D.Windowsandentrancesweremovedtothehigherfloor.
31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.FancyLiving:
LearningaboutCastles
B.Normans:
BringingCastlestoEngland
C.AHistoryofCastles:
TheRiseandFallofCastles
D.DefendingCastles:
TechnologiesUsedtoDefendCastles
D
Ithasbeenaroundforcenturies,butupuntilveryrecently,traditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)wasn’tfullyacceptedabroad.ProofofthiscanbefoundinTheTreatment(《刮痧》),a2001filmthattellsthestoryofaChinesemanintheUSwho’saccusedofabuseafterheusesguasha,aformofTCMtreatment,tocurehisgrandson’sdisease.
Duringthelast10yearsorso,however,TCMhasbeengettingincreasinglypopularallovertheworld.AreportreleasedbytheStateCouncilInformationOfficeonDec.6saysthisstyleofhealthcare,whichincludesdifferentformslikeherbalmedicineandexercise,hasspreadto183countriesandregions.
“Wehavesetup10TCMcentersoutsideChina,andallofthemarepopularamonglocals,”WangGuoqiang,headoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine,saidatanewsconferenceonDec6.“Governmentsof86countriesandregionshavesignedagreementswiththeChinesegovernmentonTCMcorporation.”
OneofthereasonsbehindthegrowingpopularityofTCMistheincreaseofscientificresearchintoit.AndafterTuYouyou,theChinesescientistwhodiscoveredtheanti-malaria(抗疟疾)drugqinghaosu(青蒿素),wontheNobelPrizein2015,TCMbecameevenmorefamousinternationally.
However,alltheseachievementsinTCMdon’tmeanthatit’sproblem-free.Overtheyears,TCMhasfacedchallengesinbeingabletoprovethatithascertaineffects.
SomeresearchershavesuggestedTCMshouldbemoreexactandworktogetherwithWesternmedicine.
“BringingtogetherwithWesternmedicineandTCM,ratherthanbeingincompetition,iswherethepotentialforgreateffectsis,”saidBernhardSchwartlander,theChinarepresentativeoftheWorldHealthOrganization.
32.ThefilmTheTreatmentismention