【正文】 signing and building the Grand America Holiday Window Stroll. The goal with each window stroll is to create playful and uplifting displays (展示 ), according to Hartman. “I really try to do something lighthearted, something whimsical, that is, something everyone can connect with and maybe not see every day in the real world,” Hartman said. She designs all of the window displays by hand, starting with pencil sketches, then illustrating the designs on her puter and sending parts of the drawings to be printed. From there, Hartman works with a team of five people to build the displays, creating, sewing and embellishing (潤色 ) many elements by hand. However, a challenge Hartman has faced over the years as she has designed the displays is making sure all of the measurements are right for elements to fit inside the windows. “When I was in college, I was an art major, and I thought, ?I don?t need math. I will never use it. I?m an artist,? and guess what, it?s the most important thing that I use, ??Hartman said. “If I don?t get that right, then the windows don?t fit, the pieces don?t e together and it just doesn?t work out.” The holiday window stroll gives Hartman a unique opportunity to hear feedback from those who observe her creations, which is something she doesn?t always get to experience with her other artworks. She said it?s fun to hear people?s reactions as they go through the holiday window stroll. “It just makes me happy that I can kind of set the tone for people?s holiday season and just maybe bring a smile to their face,” Hartman said. 24． Which of the following can replace the underlined word “whimsical” in Paragraph 2? A. Serious. B. Exciting. C. Unusual. D. Ordinary. 25． What challenges Hartman most in designing the displays? A. The pattern. B. The fit. C. The colour. D. The teamwork. 26． What does Hartman think about math now? A. She values it very much. B. She still thinks it?s useless. C. It is a piece of cake for her. D. It?s not suitable for her to learn. 27． Why is the holiday window stroll unique for Hartman? A. It just can make her happy. B. She has a chance to create by hand. C. It can help improve her other artworks. D. She can get some remarks from the viewers. C Honesty is the best policy. We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the right way to lead our lives, but is there something in our human nature that makes us immoral? For example, in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box—a box where you pay for something by putting money in it—but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in. This relies on people being honest and not trying to cheat but it does provide a temptation to get away with not paying the full amount． Philip Graves, a psychologist, suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution. He says:“ We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest. It39。 Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are frequently blamed for a number of things, from thumb injuries and headaches to house fires. 36． The theory is that the bees navigation (導(dǎo)航 )systems are damaged by the radiation that is given off by mobile phones. Bees have a builtin system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hive. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. 37． The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more plicated than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated (授粉 )by them. 38． Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, was recently asked how the problem was affecting him. “My business has been ruined by this, ”he explained, “twentynine of my forty hives are now empty.” 39． However. the fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers is real. And we can?t manage without them. Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! 40． If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it immediately—before it?s too late. A. Bees are losing their way. B. Nobody has proved the theory is true. C. More evidence is provided to support the theory. D. It is believed they are dying far from their hives. E. Without bees, the crops can?t continue to grow. F. The situation needs to be evaluated by the world?s best scientists. G. 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