Dear Mr.Watson, CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim(索赔).However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr.Michael Tan, handled this claim. When Mr.Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine.Mr.Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again.He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment.Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy. Consequently, I wrote to Mr.Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman.Mr.Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail.He later reported back to me that Mr.Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear.This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise. When I received Mr.Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained.If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr.Ashe’s charges.Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr.Ashe. I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr.Tan from the beginning.Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue. I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am.I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future. Yours sincerely, Mrs.Richard 1.We can learn from the passage that Mr.Tan works in a/an _______. 　　A..welfare organization 　　B..nursing house 　　C..local affairs office 　　D..insurance company 2.The underlined words “the contractor” in ParA.2 refer to ______. 　　A..Mr.Tan 　　B..Mrs.Richard 　　C..Mr.Ashe 　　D..Mr.Watson 3.The author could not receive full payment because _______. 　　A..her policy doesn’t cover some of the items 　　B..the contractor overcharged her for the work 　　C..Mr.Watson doesn’t take the matter seriously 　　D..she spent too much money fixing her garage 4.The author writes this letter to ______. 　　A..inform the manager of a payment 　　B..complain about a mishandled case 　　C..demand an apology from Mr.Watson 　　D..require the manager to fire Mr.Tan

Newresearchshowsthatthehealthybrainmayholdmemorieswhichwedon’tevenremember.InTheJournalofNeuroscienceexpertsreportthatthebrainmightholdmorememoriesthanpeoplerealizebutthatrestoringthosememoriescanbetricky.MemoryCheckFirstparticipantssawalistof120realwordsmixedwith80nonsensewords.Nexttheysawanotherwordlistandtriedtorememberwhichwordshadbeenonthefirstlist.Meanwhiletheirbrainswerescannedwithfunctionalmagneticresonance核磁共振imaging.Whileparticipantsreviewedthesecondwordlisttheirbrainscansshowedmoreactivityinacertainbrainarea--theposterior后部的mediantemporallobe脑叶--whentheysawwordsthathadbeenonthefirstwordlist.Butparticipantsdidn’talwaysrememberthatthey’dseenthosewordsbeforE.Sometimestheygoofedandsaidtheyhadn’tseenthosewordsbeforE.Inotherwordstheposteriormediantemporallobewasmoresensitivetomemorythanparticipants’consciousnesstheresearchersnotE.AlbumofMemoriesAnotherpartofthemediantemporallobealsoattractedthescientists’attention.Theanterior前面的mediantemporallobeshowedmoreactivitywhenparticipantsthoughttheywereseeinganewwordthestudyshows.Sowhydidparticipantssometimesmessuptheirmemoryrecall?Itmightbethattwopartsoftheirbrain--theposteriorandanteriormediantemporallobes--mightbedueling决斗fortheupperhandindecidingwhatactuallyhappenedinthepastthestudynotes.Inotherwordsmemoriesmighthaveaphotoalbuminthebrainbutsometimesweforgetwhat’sonallofthephotoalbum’spages.47.A.personsometimeshasdifficultyrecallingbecause.A.heisunconsciouswhenhegetshismemoriesB.heforgetswhatisonthepagesofthephotoalbumC.therearetwopartsinhisbrainduelingfortheupperadvantageD.theanteriormediantemporallobeismoreactivethantheposterior48.Accordingtothepassagetheresearchersare.A.studyinghowapersonremembersthingsB.studyingamagazineTheJournalofNeuroscienceC.examiningposteriorandanteriormediantemporallobesD.doingexperimentstofindoutwhatdisturbsaperson’smemory49.Whatdidtheexpertsdiscoverwhentheparticipantssawthewordsonthefirstwordlistappearonthesecondwordlist?A.Theinstrumentworkedfaster.B.Theparticipantsweremoreconscious.C.TheposteriormediantemporallobewasmoreactivE.D.TheanteriormediantemporallobewasmoreactivE.50.Theunderlinedwordgoofedinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.madeamessofB.madeananswerforC.madeoutofD.madethebestof

IFandWHENwerefriends.EveryweektheymetandtheirconversationusuallycentredonallthethingstheyweregoingtoachievE.ThisparticularSaturdaywhentheymetWHENsensedthatIFwasnotinagreatmooD.WHENquestionedIFWhat'swrongwithyou?Youdon'tseemyourusualcheeryselfIFlookedatWHENandrepliedIjustdon'tfeelIammakinganyprogress.LastweekIsawacoursE.IfonlyIhadthetimetotakeit.WHENknewexactlyhowIFfelt.IalsosawacourseandIamgoingtoregisterwhenIgetenoughmoneysaidWHEN.Whataboutthatnewjobyouweregoingtoapplyfor?Youweresoexcitedaboutitlastweek.IFrespondedIfmycomputerhadn'tbrokendownlastweekIwouldhaveapplieD.SoIcouldnottypemyresumE.Don'tworryaboutit.Whenyouarereadyanotherjobwillcomethrough.IhavebeenthinkingaboutlookingforanotherjobtoobutIwillwaitandwhentheweathergetsnicerIwilllookthen.WHENthenwentontotellIFabouthisweekhopingthatitwouldcheerhimupabit.Themanatthenexttablecouldn'thelpoverhearingWHENandIF.ExcusemegentlementhemansaiD.SurprisedIFandWHENbothlookedattheman.ThemancontinuedI'msorrybutIcouldn'thelphearingyourconversation.IthinkIknowhowyoucouldsolveyourproblems.CuriousIFaskedthegentlemanHowdoyouthinkyoucansolveourproblemsThegentlemansmiledandsaidYouonlyneedtolistentoyourselves.Itremindsmeofanoldproverb:‘If_and_When_were_planted_and_Nothing_grew.’ThegentlemanwentonJuststartdoingtakeactionandstoptalkingabout‘ifandwhen’.IFandWHENsuddenlyrealizedthatwhatthegentlemanhadsaidwassotruE.Bothofthemwereguiltyofthinkingandlivingtheirlifefortheifsandwhens.ThegentlemanleftandtheirconversationchangeD.Theymadeuptheirmindsthatwhentheymetforlunchnextweektherewouldbenoifsandwhensandthattheywouldonlytalkaboutwhattheyaccomplished!SoonanotherweekcamE.21.IFwasnotinagoodmoodbecause________.A.hefailedtoarrangetimeforacourseB.hemissedacourseforlackofmoneyC.hewasupsetbythebadweatherD.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisresume22.WhichoftheproverbsgoeswiththesayingunderlinedinParagraph3?A.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.Therearenogainswithoutpains.C.BeliefisthegreatguideofhumanlifE.D.A.badbeginningmakesabadending.23.IFandWHENwereadvisedtosolvetheirproblemsby________.A.settingmoregoalsfortheirfutureB.stopusingifsandwhensinconversationsC.puttingtheirplansintoactionimmediatelyD.changingthetopicsoftheirweeklyconversation24.AfterlisteningtothesuggestionsfromthegentlemanWHENfelt________.A.cheerfulB.regretfulC.disappointedD.upset25.Theparagraphthatfollowsthelastoneprobablytalksabout________.A.thesuccessinIF'sandWHEN'sjobinterviewB.theeffectofthegentleman'sadviceC.theschedulemadebyIFandWHEND.theachievementsofIFandWHEN

AspectsofEnglishLifeDressDresslikeprettymucheverythingelseisnottobetakentooseriously.Itisnotdonetobetoointenselyinterestedinone’sclothes—orratheroneshouldnotbeseentobeoverlyconcernedaboutbeingfashionableorwelldresseD.TheEnglishmakedowiththenextbestthingaffectedindifference—topretendthattheydonotcareverymuchaboutwhattheywearorhowtheywork.TheaffectedindifferenceruleappliesmoststrictlytoEnglishmalesamongwhomanyexpressionofinterestinfashionorappearanceisregardedaseffeminatE.Anditdoesn’tevenhavetobeverballyexpressed—anyslightevidenceofinterestindressoftakingabitofcareoverone’sappearancecancastdoubtonone’smasculinity.ManyEnglishmalesalmostfeelobligedtodressbadlyjusttoprovetheyarenothomosexual.Englishmenareconcernedaboutbeingcorrectlyorappropriatelydressedbutthisisbecausetheydonotwanttostandoutordrawattentiontothemselves.TheyjustwanttofitintoblendtolookprettymuchlikeanyotherunquestionablyheterosexualmalE.TheresultisthattheyalllookverymuchalikE.Whentheyarenotwearingtheworkuniformofsuitandtietheyallwearmoreorlessthesameundistinguishingandundistinguishingdress­downuniformofjeansandT­shirt/sweatshirtorcasualtrousersandshirt/jumper.Youngermalesareinfactsecretlyhighlyconcernedaboutconformingtothecurrentstreet­fashion.Teenagegirlsaretheonlyrealexceptiontotheaffected­indifferenceruletheyareallowedtoexpresstheirkeeninterestinclothesandconcernsabouttheirappearance—atleastamongthemselvesinthecompanyofmalestheytendtoplaydowntheseanxietiesandavoidmentioningthehourstheyspendpouringoverfashionmagazines.Anupper­middleorupperclasswomanwillnotwearWaynettaSlobleggingsandagrubbyveloursweatshirttogoouttolunchatasmartrestaurant—butshewillturnupinsomethingfairlysimpleandunderstatedwithoutlotsofheavy­handedmatchingandeffortfulaccessorizing.AmongadultEnglishfemalestheamountoffleshondisplaycanalsobeaclassindicator.Asaruletheamountofvisiblecleavageisinverselycorrelatedwithpositiononthesocialscale—themorecleavagerevealedbyagarmentthelowerthesocialclassofitsweareradaytimegarmentthatis—partydressesandballgownscanbemorerevealing.Theclassrulesonlegsareratherlessclear­cutastherearetwomorefactorstocomplicatetheissuenamelyfashionandthequalityofthelegsinquestion.Lower­working­classfemalesandnouveaux­richesofworking­classorigintendtowearshortskirtswhentheyareinfashionandoftenwhentheyarenotregardlessofwhethertheyhavegoodenoughlegswhile‘respectable’upper­workinglower­middleandmiddle­middlewomendonotdisplaymuchlegevenwhenbothfashionandleg­qualitywouldallowit.Amongthehighersocialranksthemoreyouthfulandfashionablewomenmaywearshorterhemlinesbutonlyiftheyhaveverygoodlegs.TitleAspectsofEnglishLifeDressMales81.________Dresslikeprettymucheverythingelseisnottobetakentoo76.________.Theymakedowiththenextbestthing.Theydonotcareverymuchaboutwhattheywearorhowtheywork.Teenagegirlsareallowedtoexpresstheirkeeninterestinclothesandconcernsabouttheirappearanceatleastamongthemselves.Butinthecompanyofmalestheytendtoplaydowntheseanxietiesandavoid82.________thehourstheyspendonfashionmagazines.AmongEnglishmalesanyexpressionofinterestinfashionorappearanceis77.________aseffeminatE.Theyalmostfeelobligedtodressbadlytoprovetheirmasculinity.Anupper­middleorupperclasswomanwill83.________insomethingfairlysimpleandunderstatedwithoutlotsofheavy­handedmatchingandeffortfulaccessorizingtogoouttolunchatasmartrestaurant.Theyareconcernedaboutbeingcorrectlyand78.________dressedbutthisisbecausetheydonotwanttobe79.________ordrawattentiontothemselves.80.________youngmalesaresecretlyhighlyconcernedaboutconformingtothecurrentstreet­fashion.TheamountoffleshondisplayofanEnglishfemalecan84.________whichclassshebelongsto.Theclassrulesonlegsareratherlessclear­cutasthereare85.________twofactorstocomplicatetheissuenamelyfashionandthequalityofthelegsinquestion.

Here’sthisweek’slistoffouropenjobsthroughoutthelocalareA.Whetheryou’reunemployedandneedajoboryouarejustsickoftheoneyouhaveRoswellPatchwantstohelp.Weknownewjobscanbehardtocomebythesedayswhichiswhywe’lltrytopostaselectionofjobswe’vefoundintheareaonthesiteeachweek.Happyhunting!Part-timeSpanishInstructor----WorldLanguageInstituteInC.–Roswell.WorldLanguageInstituteInC.inRoswelliscurrentlyhiringapart-timenative-speakingSpanishassistant.A.backgroundinrelevantworkandadrivinglicenseareamustforapplicantswhocandrivea15-passengerbustopickupstudentsfromseveralschoolsfrom2p.m.–6p.m.Monday-Friday.You’llbepaid$400eachweek.MoreinformationaboutthejobisavailableonlinE.ExperiencedServers----Chill’s–AlpharettaChili’sinAlpharettaisseekingexperiencedserverstoaddtoitsteam.Qualificationswillincludebeingcleanandneatandhavinggreatattitudeandcustomerserviceskills.Thepayis$1500permonthtipsnotincludeD.Stopbythestoretofilloutanapplication.MoreinformationaboutthispositionisavailableonlinE.RegisteredNurses----NorthFultonRegionalHospital-RoswellNorthFultonRegionalHospitalislookingforaRN/RegisteredNursetofilla12-hournightshift.ApplicantsmustberegisteredandprevioushospitalexperienceispreferreD.Thepositionpays$2000permonth.MoreinformationaboutthepositionisavailableonlinE.SoftwareEngineer----ControlScan-AlpharettaControlScaninAlpharettaishiringasoftwareengineer.Applicantsshouldhavefiveormoreyearsofrelevantexperienceaswellasadvancedknowledgeofcomputertechnology.PayisrelevanttoexperiencE.MoreinformationaboutthepositioncanbefoundonlinE.39.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.OnawebsitE.C.InamagazinE.D.Inatextbook.40.Whomayfeelthemostinterestedinthecontentofthepassage?A.A.youngmanwhohasjustgraduatedfromacollegE.B.AnexperiencedteacherswhoteachesSpanishinaschool.C.A.personwhohasajobbutisnotsatisfiedwithit.D.Anundergraduatemajoringinengineering.41.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.YoucanonlyapplyforserversofChili’sinAlpharettaonlinE.B.A.registerednurseearnsthemosthandsomesalaryofthejobsmentioneD.C.Theapplicantsneedtobeexperiencedintheirownfields.D.WorldLanguageInstituteislookingforaSpanishlanguageinstructor.42.Whowillmainlyworkatnight?A.JanehiredbyNorthFultonRegionalHospital.B.JohnhiredbyWorldLanguageInstitutE.InC.C.RoberthiredbyControlScan.D.SallyhiredbyChili’s.

YouarethecollectorinthegalleryofyourlifE.Youcollect.Youmightnotmeantobutyoudo.Oneoutofthreepeoplecollectstangible有形的thingssuchascatsphotosandnoisytoys.Theseareamongsome40collectionsthatarebeingshownatTheMuseumOf—thefirstofseveralnewmuseumswhichoverthenexttwoyearswillexhibittheobjectsaccumulated积累byunknowncollectors.Indoingsotheywillpromote推动apopularcultureofmuseumsnotwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent代表.Someofthecollectionsarefairlycommon—recordsmodelhouses.Othersarestrangelybeautiful—branchesthathavefallenfromtreeforexamplE.Buttheyallreveal显露alotofthings:asksomeonewhattheycollectandtheiranswerswilltellyouwhotheyarE.OthersonthewayincludeThemuseumofCollectorsandTheMuseumofME.ThesenewonesitishopedwillbuildonthesuccessofTheMuseumOf.Thethinkersbehindtheprojectwanttoexplorewhypeoplecollectandwhatitmeanstodoso.Theyhopethatvisitorswhomaynothaveconsideredthemselvescollectorswillbegintoseetheytoocollect.Somecollectorssaytheystartedorstoppedmakingcollectionsatimportantpoints:thebeginningorendofadolescence青春期—it’sagrowing-upthing;youstopwhenyougrowupsaysonE.Otherpainfultimesarementionedsuchastheendofarelationship.12.Howwillthenewmuseumspromoteapopularcultureofmuseums?A.Bycollectingmoretangiblethings.B.ByshowingwhatordinarypeoplehavecollecteD.C.Bycorrectingwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.D.Byaccumulating40collectionstwoyearsfromnow.13.Whatcanbelearnedaboutcollectorsfromtheircollections?A.WhotheyarE.B.HowoldtheyarE.C.Wheretheywereborn.D.Whytheymightnotmeantocollect.14.Whichofthefollowingisanaimofthenewmuseums?A.Tohelppeopleselltheircollections.B.Toencouragemorepeopletocollect.C.Tostudytheimportanceofcollecting.D.Tofindoutwhypeoplevisitmuseums.15.Accordingtothelastparagraphpeoplemaystopcollectingwhenthey_______.A.becomeadultsB.feelhappywithlifeC.arereadyforarelationshipD.areintheirchildhood

Doesmoneybuyhappiness?No!Ahbutwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk傻笑假笑andnoD.Thereiswebelievesomeconnectionbetweenfinancialfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegestudents—nearlydoublethe1970proportion—nowconsideritveryimportantoressentialthattheybecomeverywellofffinancially.Moneymatters.Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessitiesincreasingwealthmatterssurprisinglylittlE.TheconnectionbetweenincomeandhappinessissurprisinglyweakobservedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170000peoplE.Oncecomfortablemoremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns报酬递减.Thesecondpieceofpieorthesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes’100wealthiestAmericanssurveyedbyUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDienerhaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:itscompleteabsencecancreatesufferingbuthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.HappinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehavE.Hasourhappinesshoweverfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940swhentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Actuallywearenot.Since1957thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyareveryhappyhasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhilethedivorceratehasdoubledtheteensuicide自杀ratehasincreasednearlythreetimestheviolentcrimeratehasgoneupnearlyfourtimesanddepressionhasmushroomeD.EconomicgrowthhasprovidednoboosttohumanmoralE.Whenitcomestopsychologicalwellbeingitisnottheeconomy.IcallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspirittheAmericanparadox.Morethaneverwehavebighousesandbrokenhomeshighincomesandlowconfidencesecuredrightsandreducedcivility.WearegoodatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalifE.Wecelebrateourprosperity繁荣butlongforapurposE.Wetreasureourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplentywefeelspiritualhunger.29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A.ThemoremoneyweearnthelessreturnswehavE.B.ThemoremoneyweearnthehappierwewouldbE.C.Inthelongrunmoneycannotguaranteehappiness.D.Inthelongrunhappinessgrowswitheconomy.30.Thesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirstbecause_____.A.itisnotsofreshasthefirst$100000B.itisnotsoimportantasthefirst$100000C.profitbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$100000D.happinessbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$10000031.Accordingtothepassagepeopledowellinmakingalivingbutdon’t_____.A.haveanyprimaryaimB.knowhowtospendmoneyC.knowhowtoenjoylifeD.keepintouchwithotherpeople32.Thethingsthathappenedafter1957aregiventoshowthat_____.A.people’sspiritualneedscannotbefulfilledbywealthB.familyproblemsbecomemoreandmoreseriousC.youngpeoplearenothappyabouttheirlifeD.socialcrimeshaveincreasedsignificantly

EveryonewantstoknowthesecretsofalongandhealthylifE.Herearesomediscoveriesfromhealthexperts.Manystudieslookingintothelivesofcentenarians百岁老人lookatwhattheyeat.ManypeoplewholiveintotheirhundredsliveintheMediterranean地中海sotheirdietwhichishighinfruitsvegetablesnutsandhealthyfatslikeoliveoilgetsalotofattention.Thediethasbeenlinkedtoahealthierolderagelowerriskforheartdiseaseandevenprotectionagainstmemoryloss.EducationisrelatedtoalongerlifE.A.2012reportfromtheCDC’sNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsfoundthatpeoplewithabachelor’sdegreeorhigherliveaboutnineyearslongerthanpeoplewhodon’tgraduatehighschool.JamesSmithahealtheconomistattheRANDCorporationisalsoasupporteroftheargumentforstayinginschoolforbetterlifeexpectancy.HisfindingsshoweducationshouldbeanevenbiggerfactorthanraceandincomE.Educatedpeoplearemorelikelytolandbetterjobsplanfortheirfutureandmakehealthierlifestylechoices.Beingahardworkerdoesn’tnecessarilymeanjob-stresswillharmyou.TheLongevityStudyfoundthatplentyofhardworkerslivedlonglives.Skeptics怀疑者maywonderifhardworkersreallyareenjoyinglifE.theauthorswriteWefoundthatproductivehardworkingpeopleeveninoldagearenotstressedormiserablebuttendtobehappierhealthierandmoresociallyconnectedthantheirlessproductivepeers.HavingastrongsocialgroupisassociatedwithalongerlifE.Weoftenturntofriendsandfamilyforsupportandtakingcareofthepeoplethatmattertousmayhelpustakebettercareofourselvessomeevidenceshows.Someresearchevensuggeststhatimmune免疫functionisimprovedwhenwearearoundourfriendsandthattheyhelpwithstressmanagement.Researchshowsthatsittingforlongperiodoftimeputpeopleatriskforshorterlifespansandotherhealthrisks.A.2011studyfoundthateachhourpeoplespentsittingdownandwatchingTVafterage25waslinkedto22minutesfromtheiroveralllifeexpectancy.31.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat_______.A.DietmattersalottoalonglifeB.PeopleattachgreatimportancetoalonglifeC.FruitsandvegetablesbenefithealthD.Lifestylesplayaroleinhealth32.AccordingtoJamesSmithwhichmakesthegreatestdifferencetoalonglife?A.RaceB.EducationC.IncomeD.Diet33.Fromthefourthparagraphweknow_____.A.HardworkerssufferfromgreaterstressB.HardworkersarelikelytoenjoyalongerlifeC.LessproductiveworkerstendtobehappierandhealthierD.Nobodydoubtsthathardworkersreallyareenjoyinglife34.Accordingtothepassageinordertolivealonglifeweshould_________.A.sitstillfrequentlyandhaveagoodrestB.findajobaftermiddleschoolandworkhardC.settledownintheMediterraneanD.besocialandmakemorefriends35.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.dietandhealthB.thevalueofgoodeducationC.somediscoveriesonhealthD.thesecretofahappylife

Opinionisawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftastebeliefandjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn’tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunatelymosttoattachgreatimportancetoit.IhaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyoursandEveryone’sentitledtohisopinionarecommonexpressions.Infactanyonewhowouldchallengeanother’sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant.Isthatlabelaccurate?Isitintoleranttochallengeanother’sopinion?ItdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinminD.ForexampleyoumayaskafriendWhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?AndhemayreplyInmyopinionthey’reugly.Inthiscaseitwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatementbutfoolish.Forit’sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreferenceamatteroftastE.AndastheoldsayinggoesIt’spointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftastE.ButconsiderthisverydifferentuseofthetermanewspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversialcasE.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotshaletheirpersonalpreferencestheirmerelikesanddislikestheystatedtheirconsideredjudgmentpainstakinglyarrivedatafterthoroughinquiryanddeliberation.Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.ItisnotanexpressionoftastE.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.ItisavieworbeliefmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedatwithorwithoutexaminingtheevidencE.Iseveryoneentitledtohisopinion?OfcoursethisisnotonlypermittedbutguaranteeD.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongasindoingsowedonotharmothers.69.Accordingtotheauthorwhoofthefollowingwouldbelabeledasintolerant?A.Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers’opinions.B.Someonewhocan’tputupwithothers’tastes.C.Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.D.SomeonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeoplE.B.70.ThenewFordcarsareusedhereasanexampletoshowthat________.A.itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrandB.oneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers’opinionsC.personaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallengedD.itisunwisetoexpressone’slikesanddislikesinpublicC.71.Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferencebecause________.A.itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourtB.itreflectspubliclikeanddislikesC.itisaresultofalotofcontroversyD.itisbasedoncarefulthoughtD.72.Asindicatedinthepassagebeingfreetoactonone’sopinion________.A.meansthatonecanignoreotherpeople’scriticismB.meansthatonecanimposehispreferencesonothersC.doesn’tmeanthatonehastherighttodothingsatwillD.doesn’tmeanthatonehastherighttochargeotherswithoutevidenceC.

Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintorightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.Andinadditiontothatinordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthingsit’llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.ThisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulovE.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitbeforeyouevenbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibiting展示somegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereathugecost.It’ssometimeeasytothinktheygotluckortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.Whateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayout.Ifyouarenotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon’texpecttoreceiveanyrewarD.Consistenthardworkwon’tassureyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguarantee保证thatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.32.Inparagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto____A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoalC.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife33.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause___A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.ittakeslotsoftimetosucceeD.34.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B.PeoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckandtalentC.PeopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflifE.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.35.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.HavingagoalisfundamentaltosuccessB.BeinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreatC.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticeD.Lucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievementsuccess.

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities---theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyouareawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyouareasleepyoursleepingpositionshowtherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyouareaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyou'reeasilyinfluencedbyfashionandnewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubbornbutyouaren'tveryambitious有雄心的.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup蜷缩youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.Youareeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawellbalancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Youareusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelnervousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.60.Tinahardlytellshersecretstoherfriends.Sheprobablygoestosleep_______.A.curledupB.onhersideC.onherbackD.onherstomach61.Whendoesthesleepingpositionbestshowyoursecretpersonality?A.InthedaytimE.B.Atthebeginningofsleep.C.Atnight.D.Duringthedeepsleep.62.Youmayfindthepassagein_____.A.asciencemagazineB.aguidebookC.asportsnewspaperD.astorybook63.Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A.Sleepingonyoursideisthebestwayofsleeping.B.Changingpositionswillcausesleepingproblems.C.Sleepingpositionsshowpeople’ssecretpersonalities.D.Enoughsleepmakespeoplelookbetterandhealthier.

It’sclearthatwithunprecedented空前的pressureonournaturalresourcesandourclimatetheworldeconomyneedstogreenup.Theshifttoagreeneconomyrepresentsoneofthebiggestbusinessopportunitiesindecades.Alreadythegloballow-carbonmarketisworthmorethan£3trillionandissettoreach£4trillionby2015asmoreeconomiesinvestinlow-carbontechnologies.Andweneedtofocusongreengrowthbecausethepriceofinactionistoohigh.BusinessisconstantlylookingforwaystobecomemoreefficientandthecompetitivegainsforBritishcompanies’efficientuseofresourcessuchaswaterenergyandmaterialsareenormouswithpotentialsavingsofabout£23billionayear.Wedonotunderestimatethechallengesthatwefaceinmovingtoagreeneconomy.Weoftentakeournaturalresourcesforgrantedbutthesearenotinexhaustibleanddemandisincreasing.Thisisaneconomicissueit’sadevelopmentissueanditrequiresglobalaction.NextmonthI’mjoiningleadersinbusinessgovernmentandcivilsocietyfromallovertheworldattheRio+20EarthSummitinBrazil.I’llbecallingforanabsolutecommitmentfrommyinternationalcolleaguestoinclusive广泛的greengrowthasthepathtosharedprosperity.Governmentsneedtocreatetheframeworkfortheprivatesector部门toact.Wewantanagreementtodevelopsustainabledevelopmentgoalsthatmeetthelinkedchallengesoffoodenergyandwatersecurity.Athomewe’reprovidingsupporttocompaniesthatarechangingthewaytheydobusiness.OurGreenEconomyCouncilbringstogethergovernmentbusinessesandthethirdsectortohelpuscreatetherightwaytoenableactionfromeveryone—fromgovernmentbusinessesandconsumers.Weinthegovernmentwanttocreateaneffectivebasisforthegreeneconomywithpoliciesthatarehelpinggrowthandgivingbusinessesthecertaintytoplanandinvest.Astronggreeneconomywillgeneratetheinvestmentandinnovation创新totransformourproductsandservicesandcapturenewmarketsthoughthecaseforgreeninvestmentandgreengrowthiscompelling有吸引力的aswerebuildtheBritisheconomy.Tomymindthereisnootheroption.59.Itistimefortheworldeconomytogreenupdueto_______.A.theappearanceoflow-carbontechnologiesB.thepressureonnaturalresourceandclimateC.theincreasingdemandofworldwidepopulationD.thepresentenvironmentalproblemslikepollution60.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?A.Somebusinesseshaveefficientlysavedalot.B.Inefficientcompanieswillhavetocompetemuch.C.A.greeneconomyisinrealityadevelopmentissuE.D.Therearemanydifficultiesonthewaytoagreeneconomy.61.Todevelopgreeneconomythegovernmentsshould________.A.changethewaycompaniesdobusinessB.makeeffectivepoliciesforthegreeneconomyC.activelyattendRio+20EarthSummittobeheldinBrazilD.encouragebusinessestoinvestmoreonsustainableenergies62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecominggreeneconomy?A.Doubtful.B.Hopeful.C.NegativE.D.WorrieD.

HowimportantisyourmobilephonebetterknowntoAmericansasacellphone?JacksaidIusemyphoneallthetimE.I.’malwaysonmyphonE.AnnsaidIt’simportanttomebecauseit’slikemylifesaver.JennysaidIneedmycellphonE.Icannotlivewithoutit.Sofarnostudieshaveprovenbeyondquestionthattheradiosignalsfromcellphonescausebraincancerorotherhealthproblems.ButanewstudybygovernmentscientistsintheUnitedStateshassomepeoplewonderingwhattothink.Thescientistshavefoundthatholdingacellphonetoyourearformorethanfiftyminutesincreasesbraincellactivity.Eventhescientiststhemselvesarenotsureaboutthemeaningoftheirfindings.DrNoraVolkowledthestudy.SheheadstheNationalInstituteonDrugAbusepartoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth.DrVolkowsayssheisnotconcernedthatfiftyminutesofcellphoneexposure暴露wouldharmanyonE.Butshesaystheresearchdoesshowtheneedtostudywhethertherearelong-lastingeffectsofrepeatedexposureoverseveralyears.Herteamstudiedforty-sevenhealthyvolunteersbetweenJanuaryandDecemberof2009.Thevolunteershadcellphonesplacedagainstbothearswhilethescientistsmadeimagesoftheirbrainactivity.Aspartofthetestonephonewasactivatedforfiftyminutes.Theotherphonewasoff.Afterthatthevolunteersweretestedwithbothphonesturnedoff.DrVolkowsaysthebrainscansshowedincreasedactivityinbraincellsclosesttotheactivatedphonE.Thescansshowedhowthebraincellsusedsugartoproduceenergyanormalactivity.TheactivitywassevenpercenthigherinareasofthebrainclosesttothecellphoneantennA.DrGiuseppeEspositoisanuclearmedicineexpertatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenterinWashington.Hesaysaftermanyyearsofstudiesbetterkindsofresearcharestillneededtosettlequestionsaboutcellphonesafety.Thesestudieswouldtakeyears.32.WhatthethreepeoplesaidinParagraph1showsthat.A.noteveryoneneedstouseacellphoneB.cellphonesarethemostimportantthinginourlifeC.cellphonesplayanimportantroleinourlifeD.cellphoneshavedifferentfunctionsfordifferentpeople33.AccordingtoParagraph2whatisstillunknowntoscientists?A.Whetherradiosignalscausehealthproblemsornot.B.Whetherusingacellphonefortoolongcanleadtobraincancer.C.Whethercellphoneshavemoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.D.Whetherpeopleworryabouttalkingonthecellphonefortoolong.34.Theresultsofthestudytellusthat.A.peopleusecellphonesfortoolongeverydayB.usingcellphoneshasaneffectonbraincellsC.cellphonesthatarepoweredoffcanalsoaffectthebrainD.increasedactivityinbraincellshasmanycauses35.WhichstatementwouldDrGiuseppeEspositoprobablyagreewith?A.CellphonesafetyisnotanimportantissuE.B.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatcellphonesharmpeople’shealth.C.FewstudieshavebeendoneonwhethercellphonesaresafetousE.D.ThereisstillalongwaytogotofindoutwhethercellphonesaresafetousE.

Althoughproblemsareapartofourlivesitcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheotheryou’llhavetostandupandsay–problemIdon’twantyouinmylifE.16Problemswithfriendsparentsgirlfriendshusbandsandchildren–thelistgoeson.Apartfromthesetheinnerconflictswithinourselvesworktoo.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscomeindifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.Talkitreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkisthatourproblemcanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalkingisgoingtohelp.17Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.Writeyourproblems.18Whenyouwritedownyourproblemsyouaresettingfreeallthetensionfromyoursystem.Youcantrythrowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.BydoingthisimagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlifE.Don’tlosefaithandhopE.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlifedon’tlosefaithandhopE.Evenifyouloseallyourmoneyfamilyyoushouldstillhavefaith.19Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.Nomatterwhatproblemyougetinlifethere’reanotheronemillionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.20YourproblemsmightjustseembigandworsebutinrealitytheycanberemoveD.Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblemhoweverbigorsmallalwayshasawayout.A.Butthetruthisthatwhenyoutalkaboutityou’resettingfreethenegativeenergiesthathavebeengatheringwithinyou.B.Whenwehaveaproblemapressingcriticalurgentlife-threateningproblemhowdowetryandsolveit?C.Tellyourself:whentheycandealwiththemwhycan’tI?D.Ofcoursewe’vebeenfightingtroubleseversincewewereborn.E.Wecanoftenovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.F.Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehelpifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.G.WithfaithandhopeyoucanrebuildeverythingthatyoulosE.

Mostofusthinkofbeingboredatworkasanegativeexperiencebutanewstudysuggestsitcanhavepositiveresultsincludinganincreaseincreativitybecauseitgivesustimetodaydream.ThatisthefindingofDr.SandiMannfromtheUniversityofCentralLancashirE.Dr.Mannconductedtwostudies.Inthefirstexperiment40peoplewereaskedtocarryoutaboringtask.Theyweretoldtocopynumbersoutofatelephonedirectoryfor15minutes.Afterthattheywereaskedtocompleteanothertask.A.pairofcupsweregiventoeachofthem.Everyonetriedtocomeupwithdifferentusesofthecupsandwasgivenachancetodisplaytheircreativity.Meanwhileanothergroupof40peoplewerejustaskedtocomeupwithusesforthecupswithoutdoinganyboringtasksbeforE.Itturnedoutthatthe40peoplewhohadfirstcopiedoutthetelephonenumbersweremorecreativethanthecontrolgroup对照组.Toseeifdaydreamingwasafactorinthiseffectasecondboringtaskwasintroducedthatallowedevenmoredaydreamingthantheboringwritingtask.Thissecondstudysaw30peoplecopyingoutthenumbersasbeforebutalsoincludedasecondgroupof30readingratherthanwritingthem.Againtheresearchersfoundthatthepeopleinthecontrolgroupwereleastcreativebutthepeoplewhohadjustreadthenamesweremorecreativethanthosewhohadtowritethemout.Thissuggeststhatmorepassiveboringactivitieslikereadingorperhapsattendingmeetingscanleadtomorecreativity.Comparedwithreadingwritingreducedthescope范围fordaydreaming.Asaresultitreducestheeffectsofboredomoncreativity.Dr.Mannsays:Boredomatworkhasalwaysbeenseenassomethingtobeavoidedbutperhapsweshouldacceptitinordertopromoteourcreativity.WhatwewanttodonextistoseewhatthepracticalimplicationsofthisfindingarE.Dopeoplewhoareboredatworkbecomemorecreativeinotherareasoftheirwork--ordotheygohomeandwritenovels?67.Whoprovedtobethemostcreativeinthetwostudies?A.Thepeoplewhodidthereadingtask.B.Thepeoplewhoinventedusesforcups.C.Thepeoplewhocopiedtelephonenumbers.68.ThestudiesconductedbyDr.Mannindicatethatcreativityresultsfrom_______.A.creativetasksB.controlledactivitiesC.]readingandwritingability69.WhatisDr.Mann’sattitudetowardsboredomatwork?A.PositivE.B.Skeptical.C.SubjectivE.D.Disapproving.70.WhatwillDr.Mannprobablycontinuetoresearchintheirstudy?A.Therealcausesofcreativity.B.Theactualuseofboredom.C.Thepracticalreasonsofboredom.D.Thewritingabilityimprovedbyboredom.

TherearemanythingsthatwewishtoachieveinlifE.Forsomewesetgoalsandobjectivesandforsomewedon’t.Trytorememberthelasttimeyousetagoaltoachieveacertaintask.Wereyouabletocompletethetaskinaneffectivemanner?Thetaskswhicharedonebysettingandmeetingdailygoalswilldefinitelybeusefulandrewardingexperiences.A.step-by-stepapproachtowardsachievingsmallergoalsisthekeytoachievinglargerones.Whenitcomestotheworkplaceeachandeveryemployeeisexpectedtomeetdailyresponsibilitiesandexpectations.Withorganizationsbecomingmoreandmorecompetitivetheimportanceofgoal-settingforemployeesisincreasing.Ithelpstheemployeetoperformbetterandincreaseshisorherefficiencyandtimemanagement.It’salsoimportantforeverystudenttosethighacademicgoalssoastobeabletobuildagoodcareer.Settinggoalsforcompletingthedailyschedulehelpsanemployeetofinishtheassignedtasksandtargetsinatimelymanner.Ifanemployeeisperformingthewayheorsheisexpectedtothenthiswillautomaticallyincreasetheperformanceoutputandproductivityofboththeemployeeandtheorganization.DailystudytargetsarethesamE.Thishelpsyoucompleteyourassignmentswithinthesettimethusputtinglesspressureonyouduringexamsandincreasingyourchancesofperformingwell.Howmanytimesyouhavetobeatworkonaweekendjusttocompleteyourwork?Howmanytimesyouhavehadtostayupallnighttocompleteyourhomeworkorstudyforyourexams?Hadyoufollowedyoursetgoalsandtargetsrightfromthebeginningyouwouldhavespentthetimerelaxingratherthanbeingbusyworkingorstudying!Settingupgoalsandobjectiveshelpsyouorganizeyourtimeandeffortsinanefficientmanner.Inperformingyourworkdiligentlyyouarelikelytokeepasteadypacewhenitcomestofulfillingyoursettargets.BecauseyouarealreadyontracktherewillbenounnecessaryworkloadandtimelimitsoveryourheaD.Thereforeanotherbenefitofeffectivegoal-settingislackofstressandamorecalmandrelaxedminD.Onlyastress-freeandcalmmindcanhouseprogressiveandproductivethoughts.A.calmmindcausespositivitywhichgoesalongwaytowardsincreasingyourabilitytoachievethepersonalgoalsyouhavesetforyourself.Eachandeveryhumanbeingaimstoachievetwothings:tofulfilldesiresandtoenjoylifE.Thisispossibleonlythroughproperdisciplineandtimemanagement.Goal-settingleadstonotonlyprofessionalgrowthbutalsopersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Youareexpectedtoknowthateverystepcountsandthatsettingupgoalsiseasybutfollowingthemonaconsistentbasisisdifficult.Thereforeifyouwanttobesuccessfulandalsoharvestthefruitsofyourhardworkyouneedtosticktoyoursetgoalsandbefocusedtowardsachievingthem.Realizethesignificantrolethatgoal-settingplaysinyourlifemakesurethatyoudoallyoucantoachievewhatyouwant.setyourgoalsworktowardsachievingthemandcelebrateyoursuccess!PassageoutlineSupportingdetailsSignificanceofgoal-settinginachievingsuccess*Infaceofcompetitionemployeeswithgoalscanperformbetteraswellas76______efficiencyandtimemanagement.*Studentswhowanttobuildagoodcareershouldattach77______tosettinghighacademicgoals.Increaseoutputandperformance*Bysettinggoalsanemployeescanincreaseoutputandperformanceinsteadof78_____completinghisorhertasks.*Studentscanhavelesspressureandperformwellwiththeaidofdailystudytargets.Helpintimemanagement*Youcanhaveyourtimeandefforts79____betterifyoufollowyoursetting–goalsfromthebeginning.*You’relikelytohavemoretimefor80_____insteadofoccupyingyourselfinworkingorstudying.Reduce81____levels*Chancesarethatyoucanfulfillyoursettargetssteadily82____tolackofunnecessaryworkloadandtimelimitsoveryourheaD.*Effectivegoal-settingis83____tothedevelopmentofarelaxedmindwhichcanresultinpositivity.Everystepcounts*Youshouldbe84_____thatit’sdifficulttofollowyourgoalsconsistently.*Yourhardworkwill85_____offifyousticktoyoursetgoalsstepbystep.

Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon外科医生andpartofittakenout.Todayhoweverweneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleepandwhenheawakestheoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.Longagooperationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoffandhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalledlaughinggas.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.MostofthemspenttheirtimelaughingbutonemanatapartyHoraceWellsnoticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.WellstooksomeofthegasandhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell'steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggashegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.Wellstriedagainbutthistimehegavetoomuchofthegasandthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.56.Itis______sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears57.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwentonhe____.A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortableC.stillfeltpainD.woulddie58.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas_______.A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddieC.wouldprobablyfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalm

Februaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance浪漫.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDayadaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriest牧师inthethirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperform主持marriageceremonies典礼foryoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorsentencedhimtodeath.Whileinprison监狱itissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.Beforehisdeathhewroteheraletterwhichhesigned签名FromyourValentineanexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.49.WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A.BecausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimE.B.BecausehewantedtocontrolthebirthratE.C.Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeoplE.D.Becausehethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiers.50.Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderC.hestolealotoffoodD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier51.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanowC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChina52.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.Valentine’sDayinChinaB.A.BravePriestC.Valentine’sDayD.A.RomanticMan

LifecomesinapackagE.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrowfailureandsuccesshopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleonourlifE.LovemakesyoufeelwanteD.WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward不归路andalsobecomecruelandferocious.IntheearlystageofourlifeourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcaretheyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwronggoodandbaD.ButwealwaystendtotakethisforgranteD.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort­livedbuthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothers'facegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.NomindishappywithoutpeacE.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedonefailureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchtheskyteachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoneyfameprideandself­respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbest­owingsuccessonusisbybeinghumblemodestcourteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.HopebuildsinpatiencE.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourbecauseaftereverynightthereisaday.NothingremainsthesamE.Wehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterdayforithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknownforitcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.60.Inthepassagetheauthorcompareslifeto________.A.packageB.joyandsorrowC.failureandsuccessD.hopeanddespair61.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A.OpinionsB.PoliticsC.EducationD.Lifestyles62.What'sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A.Ifyouworkhardyou'llhaveabetterlifeinthefuturE.B.Whenchoosingbetweentodayandtomorrowyou'dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.C.Whatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrow.D.EnjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoicE.63.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C.Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D.TogivereaderssomeinformationaboutlifE.

Howtolookgoodinaphoto?Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveanicephototaken?Whetherit'sworkorfunthemostimportantthingislighting.Ifyougetbadlightingyouwilllookbadtoo.Knowwherethelightis.Youdon'twantitbelowyouoraboveyouyouwantittoshinedirectlyatyou.Thekeythingisnoshadow.Ifyouarebeingphotographedoutsidedoitinthemorningorwaittillthe2o'clockshadowhaspassed.Alsodon'tletpicturesinthemagazinesstressyouout—allthepicturesaretakenbygreatphotographers.Andallthefaceshavehadpimples丘疹粉刺takenoutbycomputers.Tipyourheadandlearnwhatanglesworkwithyourface;everyoneisdifferent.Soyouhavetolearnwhatsuitsyou.YoucanpracticeinPhotoBoothforaslongasitisyourturntolearnwhatanglessuityourface.Tipyournecktomakeitlooklongermakeeyecontactwiththecamera.Noonecanlookbadiftheysmile.Forlonglegspointonelegintocenteroftheframeandgetthephotographertoshootlookingupyourbody.Forjustlegshotslieupsidedownandraiselegsintheairforthebestangle.Andyourlegswilllookthinnerandbeinbettershape.Keepshouldersback.Alwayshavemouthslightlyopenenoughtoputapennybetweenyourlipsasthiswillmakeyourlipslookfuller.Loweryoureyesandthenlookupjustasshutter快门isclickedforfulleyes.Deleteanyevidenceofalessthanperfectphotogenicmomenteveryonehasoffdays.1.Ifyouwanttolookgoodinaphotothelightshouldbe______.A.belowyouB.aboveyouC.directlyatyouD.rightbehindyou2.AccordingtothepassageweshouldconsiderallEXCEPT______.A.lightB.shadowC.anglesD.photographers3.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveontakingphotos?A.Raiselegsonthewall.B.Lookdown.C.Keepshouldersback.D.Putapennybetweenlips.

Billy’sfavoritecolorisorangE.Buthecan’tseewhatorangelookslikE.BillyisblinD.Amonthafterhewasbornhismothernoticedthathiseyesweren’tquiteasbigasanormalbaby’s.BillywouldneverbeabletoseE.thedoctortoldhismother.AfterthatBilly’smotherbegantalkingtohimdescribingthingsshesawoutsidethewindow.Shedescribedeverythingtohim.Billydoesnotonlydependonhismother’sdescriptionstolearnabouttheworldaroundhim.Heseeswithhisearsandhishandstoo.Hehasperfecthearing.Whenpeoplemakephonecallshecantellthenumberstheydial拨.BillylovescomputersciencE.HebeganteachinghimselfcomputerprogrammingwhenhewasjustsevenyearsolD.HisdreamschoolwouldbeStanfordUniversity.Hegetstopgradesinhisclassesmakingthatarealpossibility.Youcan’tletexcusesgetinthewayofyourdreamsandifyoudothatyoucan’tmoveforwardandreachyourgoalssaidBilly.25.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A.Billycan’thear.B.Billycan’tseE.A.Billycan’twalk.D.Billycan’ttalk.26.HowdidBilly’smotherhelphim?A.Byteachinghimhowtodraw.B.ByaskingteacherforadvicE.C.Bydescribingeverythingtohim.D.Bysendinghimtohisdreamschool.27.WhendidBillybeginteachinghimselfcomputerprogramming?A.Whenhewas7yearsolD.B.WhenhewasinGrade5.C.Whenhewashighschool.D.Whenhewasatuniversity.

HowtobeagoodlistenerEveryonelovesagoodlistener.Buttherearemorereasonstodeveloptheskilloflisteningthantowinheartsorpopularitycontests.Listeninghealshurtsandbuildsbridges.Itgivesustheabilitytounderstandandempathizetoviewtheworldfromourownpoint.ItcanbringuswisdomoverandabovemereintelligencE.Butmostimportantlyitallowsustogivethepeoplearoundusthegiftstheycrave渴望most—asenseofworth.Asitturnsoutthere’smoretogoodlisteningthanjustkeepingquietandallowingsomeonetospeak.Effectivelisteningisactuallyacombinationoftwokeycommunicationskills:listeningandverifying确认.Evenwhenwe’vemanagedtohearaperson’sentiremessageweofteninterpretitwrong—accordingtoourownunderstandingexperienceorprejudicE.AsaneffectivelisteneryourgoalistohearandabsorbwhatanotherhastosayinexactlythewaytheymeanittobeunderstooD.Onlythencanyourespondproperly.Thisismucheasierreadthandonesohereareafewhelpfultips:1.Givethespeakeryourfullattention.Stoptalkingandremovealldistractions.TurnofftheTVyourphoneorcomputer.WatchyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyoulookatthespeakerorthewayyoustandorsitmakesahugedifferencE.TherightlisteningbodylanguagecommunicatesthatwearelisteningopenlyandattentivelyandputstheotherpersonateasE.2.Bepatient.Noteveryoneisagiftedspeaker.Somepeopletakelongertofindtherightwordtomakeapoint.Othersaretooworriedtogettheirmessageacrossproperly.Ifnecessaryaskthespeakertoexplainfurther.Itwillhelphim/herspeakmoreexactlyanditwillhelpyouhearandunderstandbetter.3.Keepyouremotionsincheck.Ifwhatsomeoneissayingcreatesanemotionalresponseinyoumakeanextraefforttolistencarefully.Whenwe’reangryfrightenedorupsetweoftenmisskeypartsofwhatisbeingsaiD.4.HoldyourfirE.Don’tjumptoconclusionsimmediately.A.goodlistenerdoesn’treactuntilcomprehensioniscompletE.IfyourespondinawaythatmakestheotherpersondefensiveevenifyouwintheargumentyoumaylosesomethingfarmorevaluablE.5.Evenifyouthinkyouunderstandverify.Neverassumeyougotthemessageright.PausethinkaboutwhatwassaidandthenaskIsthiswhatyoumeant?orAmIunderstandingthisright?6.EmpathizeTakeamomenttostandintheotherperson’sshoestolookatthesituationfromhis/herpointofviewespeciallywhenyou’rebeingtoldsomethingpersonalorpainfulorsomethingyoustronglydisagreewith.Themoreshoesyouareabletosuccessfullystandinwithinyourlifetimethelesspuzzledyou’llfindyourlifeandrelationshipstobE.66_____________ofgoodlistening●67__________hurts.●Building68___________.●Allowingusto69___________andempathizeandviewingtheworldinanall-roundway.●BringinguswisdomoverandabovemereintelligencE.●70_________thepeoplearoundusfeelworthy.Componentsofeffectivelistening●Goodlisteningconsistsoftwokeycommunicationskills:71__________andverifying.72__________tobeagoodlistener●Listeningtothespeakeropenlyand73_________.●Tryingtobea_____74______listener.●Avoidingbeingaffectedbyyouremotions.●Waitingbeforeyoutakeactions.●Verifying.●75_____.

Monday:HereIaminthemiddleofnowherE.Thiscampingtripideaisnotgettingofftoaverygoodstart.It’srainingandthetentleaks.ThehikingseemedtotakeforeverandIstillcan’tunderstandhowitcouldallhavebeenuphill!HowdidIeverletmybrothertalkmeintothis?Whenwegethome—ifweevergethome—he’sgoingtohavetodosomethinggreattogetbackonmygoodsidE.Maybeheshouldsponsorashoppingspree狂购atthemall!Tuesday:Thingsarelookingup.Thesuncameouttodaysowewereabletoleavethetentsanddryout.We’recampedattheedgeofasmalllakethatIcouldn’tseebeforebecauseoftherainandfog.Themountainsareallaroundusandtheforestisabsolutelybeautiful.Wespentmostofthedaydraggingouteverythingoutofourbackpacksortentsandputtingitwherethesuncoulddryitout.LaterintheafternoonwetriedtocatchthefishfordinnerbutthefishweresmarterthanwewerE.Atnightwebuiltafireandsangsongshappily.Wednesday:Wehikedtothefarsideofthelakeandclimbedtothetopofasmallpeak.Fromtherewecouldseehowhightheothermountainswereandhowfartheforestspreadaroundus.Onthewayupwepassedthroughasnowfield!Thursday:Icaughtmyfirstfish!WefollowedthestreamthatfedthelakE.AfterabouttwomileswecametoasectionthatCarolsaidlookedfishy.Shehadapackrod竿whichcanbecarriedinabackpack.IaskedtocastitandIcaughtafishonmyfirsttry.CarolcaughtafewmorE.Buttheywerejusttooprettytoeatforlunchsoweputthembackinthestream.Friday:Ican’tbelievewearegoinghomealready.Itwillbenicetogetahotshowersleepinarealbedandeatjunkfoodbutthetriphasbeenwonderful.We’realreadytalkingaboutanothercampingadventurenextyearwherewecanoedownariver.It’shardtobelievebutIthinkthiscitygirlhasalittlecountrybloodinherveins.25.Thewriterwentonthiscampingtripbecause____.A.shewasinfluencedbyherbrotherB.shewantedtogofishingC.sheenjoyedcampingD.shewastiredofstayinghome26.ThewholemorningofTuesdaythewriter_____.A.hikedalongthelakeB.driedoutherbelongingsC.climbedthemountainD.caughtthefishfordinner27.ItcanbeinferredthatCarolhadapackrodwithherbecause______.A.shecouldnotaffordtobuyaregularfishingpoleB.sheneededittogettheirmainsourceoffoodC.shethoughtthewriterofthejournalmightneeditD.sheexpectedtogofishingwhiletheywerehiking28.Itislikelythatthewriterwill_____.A.goonanothercampingtripB.inviteCaroltogofishingtogetherC.makeherbrotherbuyhersomethingD.convinceherbrothertogocamping

Millionsoffamiliesaroundtheworldhavebeengivenahelpinghandoutofpovertybymicro-credits.TheseverysmallloansusuallylessthanUS$200haveenabledtheverypoorestpeopletosetuporexpandbusinessesandbecomeself-sufficient.Themicro-creditmovementstartedwithProfessorMuhammadYunuswhofoundedtheGrameenBankinBangladesh.ProfessorYunuswhowonthe2006NobelPeacePrizeusedhisownmoneytosetupabanktobenefitthepoorestpeopleinBangladesh—familieslivingonlessthanUS$1aday.Therearenowhundredsoforganizationsaroundtheworldfollowinghisblueprinttohelppeopleescapefrompoverty.Sohowdoesthesystemwork?LocalmicrofinanceinstitutionsMFIsmakecontactwithfamiliesandofferloansusuallytowomentoenablethemtostartorexpandabusiness.Theseareverypoorpeoplewhowouldnotnormallybeabletogetcreditbutasnocollateral抵押品isrequiredtheycangetmicro-credits.Theypaybacktheloanonaweeklybasisoversixmonthstoayear.Acrucialaspecttothesuccessofthemicro-creditsystemisthatreceiversgetlocalsupport.TheMFIseducatelocalcommunitiesaboutwaystoimprovetheirlivesandofferpracticalsupportaswellascollectingweeklyloanspayments.Theyencouragepeopletohelpeachothersothatthewholecommunitycanpullitselfoutofpoverty.MFIsmayalsohelpwithliteracyandhealthproblems.Micro-creditsaremainlygiventowomen.Experiencehasshownthatwomenaremoremotivatedtoimprovetheirchildren’slivesandwillspendthemoneytheymakeonbetternutritionandschoolingfortheirchildren.Thismaybethefirstchancethey’vehadtocontributefinanciallytothefamilyandtheirstatusinthehomeandthelocalcommunityisraiseD.Themicro-creditsystemisnotcharity.Thepaymentsarefixed-termloansandinterestischargeD.Thecostsofmakingsuchsmallloanscollectingthemandgivingpersonalsupportarehigh.Thisisreflectedintheinterestrateswhichrangefrom15to35percent.Despitethistherepaymentrateisveryhighbetween95and98percentshowingthatmicro-creditclientsreallyvaluethisopportunitytoleavepovertybehinD.32.Micro-creditsareofferedtothepoorestpeoplearoundtheworldinorderto________.A.makeprofitsoutofthepoorB.supportpoorpeopleoutofpovertyC.establishmoremicro-creditinstitutionsD.promotethedevelopmentofworldeconomy33.Whyarebankloansmainlymadetowomen?A.Becausetheymakemorefinancialcontributiontothefamily.B.Becausetheyholdhigherstatusinthehomeandcommunity.C.Becausetheyaremorereliableandlikelytorepaytheloan.D.Becausetheyaremorelikelytospendtheprofitsontheirchildren.34.Thehighrepaymentrateoftheloansuggeststhat________.A.peopledohopetotakeadvantageoftheloantogetoutofpovertyB.itiseasytomakemoneywiththeaidofmicro-creditsC.micro-creditsareverypopularwithpoorfamiliesD.mostmicro-creditclientskeeptheirpromiseswell35.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfromthe________sectionofamagazinE.A.HealthB.BusinessC.FinanceD.Education

Whydopeopledrinktoomucheattoomuchsmokecigarettesortakedrugs?What’stoblameforallthebadbehavior?Mostpeoplewouldsaythatwhiletheseself-destructive自我毁灭的actscanhavemanyrootcausestheyallhaveoneobviousthingincommontheyareallexamplesoffailuresofself-controllackingthewillpowertoresist抵抗them.Accordingtoarecentstudyhoweverifyoureallythinkaboutitsomethingaboutthatsimpleanswerdoesn’tquitemakesensE.Infactitturnsoutthatsometimesit’shavingwillpowerthatreallygetsyouintotroublE.Thinkbacktothetimeyoutookyourveryfirstsip啜饮ofbeer.Disgustingwasn’tit?WhenmyfathergavememyfirsttasteofbeerasateenagerIwonderedwhyanyonewouldvoluntarilydrinkit.Andsmoking?Nooneenjoystheirfirstcigarette—ittastesawful.Soeventhoughsmokinganddrinkingalcoholorcoffeecanbecometemptation__youneedwillpowertoresisttheynevereverstartoutthatway.Justgettingpastthosefirsthorribleexperiencesactuallyrequiresalotofself-control.Ironically讽刺的是onlythosewhocancontrolthemselveswellratherthangiveintothemcanevercometosomedaydevelopatasteforBudweiserbeerMarlborocigarettesordark-roastedStarbuckscoffeE.WedoitforsocialacceptancE.Weforceourselvestoconsumealcoholcigarettescoffeeandevenillegaldrugsinordertoseemexperiencedgrown-upandcool.Thesebadhabitsaren’tself-controlfailures—farfromit.Theyarevoluntarychoicesandtheyareinfactself-controlsuccesses.Self-controlissimplyatooltobeputtosomeusehelpfulorharmful.Tolivehappyandproductivelivesweneedtodevelopnotonlyourself-controlbutalsothewisdomtomakegooddecisionsaboutwhenandwheretoapplyit.48.Whatdomostpeoplethinkcausesbadbehavior?A.Beingforcedbyothers.B.Nothavingenoughwillpower.C.Enjoyingtheirfirstexperiences.D.Followingtheexamplesoftheirfriends.49.Theauthormentionshisexperienceinthethirdparagraphtoprove____.A.willpowerhelpsdevelopbadhabitssometimesB.drinkingbeerisharmfultothehealthofteenagersC.self-controlshouldbedevelopedwhenoneisyoungD.everyonecanbechallengedbydifferenttemptations50.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorstressesthat____.A.withoutself-controlnoonecansucceedB.badhabitsdon’talwaysleadtobadresultsC.applyingself-controlcorrectlyisimportantD.peoplecandevelopwisdomfrombadbehavior51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyFirstSipofBeerB.DoYouHaveWillPower?C.WillPowerBenefitsUsD.DarkSideofSelf-control

Angerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwefeelthatwehavenotbeengivenafairtreatment.Thepositivesideofthisnegativeemotionisthatithashelpedustoevolveashumansandcopeinabettermannerwithoursurroundings.Howeverittendstobecomeaproblemwhenwefailtocontrolit.Manyatimeithappensthatyourangerhashurtothersorhasspoiledoneofyourrelationshipsforwhichyouregretlater.Ithassomebadeffectsonthehealthtoo.WeshouldcontrolangersothatitdoesnotcauseharmtousortothosearounduswhomwelovE.Oneofthebestwaystocontrolangeristogethelpfromothers.Ifyoufeelthatyouareunabletomanageyourangeritcanmakeyoumoreupset.Sotellsomeonewhoisclosetoyouafriendorafamilymemberaboutyourproblem.Whenyoudiscussamatterwithothersthereisabetterchanceoffindingasolutiontoyourproblem.Besidestherearenobetterstressrelieversthanhumour.Whenyoufeelthatitisbecauseofstressthatyourangerisbecomingunmanageableyoucanusehumour.Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterwayandyouwillfeelbetteraboutthethingsaroundyou.Angertendstomakeushavealotofnegativethoughts.Thereforewehavetochangethenegativethoughtsintopositiveones.ForthisyouhavetofirstrefuseallthenegativethoughtsthatareinyourmindonebyonE.ThiscanbedonewithalotofpracticE.OnceyouaresuccessfulinthatyouhavetomaintainyourfocusonlyonthepositivethingsoflifE.Meditation冥想isanexcellentangermanagementtechniquE.InadditionwhatwedoisdisconnectourselvesfromtheouterworldandfocusallourattentionintotheinnerworlD.Thishelpsusdevelopasenseofcontrollingourthoughtsthattendtocauseanger.DefinitionAngerisanaturalreactionwhichcomesoutwhenwehavebeentreated1.________.2.______sidesHelpusevolveashumans.Helpusdealwithoursurroundings3.________.Negativesides4.________others.Spoilyour5.________.Havesomebadeffectsonyour6.________.HowtomanageyourangerGethelpfromothersDiscussyourproblemswithyourfriendora7.________member.Use8.______Itcanhelpyoulookatdifficultthingsinalighterway.Thinkpositively9.________allthenegativethoughtsandfocusonlyonpositivethings.PracticemeditationHelpus10.________ourthoughtswhichtendtocauseanger.

Whydopeoplefeelsorushed?Partofthisisaperception认知problem.Generallypeopleinrichcountrieshavemorefreetimethantheyusedto.ThisisparticularlytrueinEuropebuteveninAmericafreetimehasbeeninchingup.Women'spaidworkhasrisenalotoverthisperiodbuttheirtimeinunpaidworklikecookingandcleaninghasfallenevenmoresignificantlythanksinparttodishwasherswashingmachinesandmicrowavesandalsotothefactthatmenshiftthemselvesalittlemorearoundthehousethantheyusedto.Theproblemthenislesshowmuchtimepeoplehavethanhowtheyseeit.Eversinceaclockwasfirstusedataworkplacetorecordlaborhoursinthe18thcenturytimehasbeenunderstoodinrelationtomoney.Oncehoursarefinanciallyquantified量化peopleworrymoreaboutwastingbuttendtosaveorusethemmoreprofitably.Wheneconomiesgrowandincomesriseeveryone'stimebecomesmorevaluable.Andthemorevaluablesomethingbecomestherareritseems.Onceseeingtheirtimeintermsofmoneypeopleoftengrowstingywiththeformertomaximizethelatter.Workerswhoarepaidbythehourvolunteerlessoftheirtimeandtendtofeelmoreupsetwhentheyarenotworking.TherelationshipbetweentimemoneyandanxietyissomethingGaryBeckernoticedinAmerica'spost-warboomyears.Ifanythingtimeisusedmorecarefullytodaythanacenturyagohenotedin1965.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplearepaidmoretoworktheytendtoworklongerhoursbecauseworkingbecomesamoreprofitableuseoftime.Sotherisingvalueofworktimeputspressureonalltime.Leisuretimestartstoseemmorestressfulaspeopleareforcedtouseitwiselyornotatall.63.Women'stimeinunpaidworkhasfallenpartlybecause______.A.men'sabilitytosupportafamilyhasbeenimprovedB.men'sinvolvementinhouseworkhasincreasedC.women'sleisuretimewastakenupbyheavyhouseworkD.womenbecomemoreskilledathouseholdequipment64.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat______.A.laborhourswererecordedwithaclockB.peoplehaven'trealizedthevalueoftimeC.moreworkhoursbringinmoremoneyD.Theriseofincomesmakestimelessvaluable65.Theunderlinedphrasegrowstingywithcanprobablybereplacedby______.A.refusestodelayB.intendtokillC.trytoaccumulateD.hesitatetospend66.AccordingtoGaryBeckerwhatcausespeoplefeelanxiousabouttime?A.Thewrongwayoftimebeingspent.B.People'swillingnesstoworkhard.C.Theincreasingvalueofworktime.D.Moreandmoreleisuretime.

Evenifyouarenaturallyshythesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.1.TakepicturesOneofthegreatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventorpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselvesandit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosayIfyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyou.Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.2.EataloneinpublicYoumightfeelself-consciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimportantbenefit:youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealonE.PeoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyouorbeingrudeifyouareinaconversationwithsomeoneelsE.Bringabookornewspapertoreadthiswillmakeyoufeellessself-conscious.Plushavinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaconversationifthey’vereadit.3.JoinaclasssportsteamorclubYogasalsadancingvolleyballToastmastersapublicspeakingclubaclassforworketC.Takeupanewhobbyorcontinueanoldone!Theseareallgreatplacestomeetnewpeopleprimarilybecauseyouwillbeforcedtoseethesamepeopleoverandoveragainintheclass.Youwillautomaticallymakefriendswiththemifyouhaveacommoninterestandareforcedtoseeeachotheragain.Tips:*Inthebeginningneverturndownaninvitationfromsomeoneevenifit’ssomethingyouwouldn’tnormallydo.*EmailyournewfriendswithfunthingstodoinsteadofalwaysaskingwhattheirplansarE.Iftheyhaveabetterplanyoucandropyoursandjointhem.Thiswillhelpestablishyouassomeonewhoiscontributingvalueinsteadofjusttakingitpeoplewantthisinafriend.*Don’tletlittlethingsinlifeupsetyouorbeanegativeperson.Peopledon’twanttobearoundsomeonelikethat!51.________cangiveyouanexcusetostartnewconnections.A.JoininggroupactivitiesB.EatingbyyourselfinpublicC.ReadinginterestingbooksD.Takingpicturesofothers52.Whenhavingmealsyou’dbetter________ifyouwanttomakenewfriends.A.sitonyourowninpublicplacesB.startaconversationwiththosewhohavefriendsasideC.inviteotherstoyourapartmenttoeattogetherD.approachotherstoshowconsciousfriendliness53.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanadvantageofjoiningaclass?A.Ithelpsyoufindoutpeoplewhoshareacommoninterestwithyou.B.Ithelpsyoufindoutyourinterestandtakeupanewhobby.C.Itoffersanopportunitytomeetthesamepeoplerepeatedly.D.Itisagoodwaytomeetnewpeopleandmakefriendsinanewcity.54.Bywritingthetexttheauthorintendstotellus________.A.whyyoushouldchangewhenyoumovetoanewcityB.howyoucanmakenewfriendsinanewcityC.whyyoushouldmakenewfriendsinanewcityD.howyoucankeepintouchwithstrangers55.Whichofthefollowingpiecesofadviceisatipfromthetext?A.Trytobeoutgoingandtalkativeinsteadofbeingshy.B.Neverturndownaninvitationfromyourfriends.C.Offersuggestionsonhowtospendtimetogether.D.Alwaysgiveapositiveresponsetoanyrequest.

Youmaythinkthatanundergroundtownof3500peopleissomethingoutofascience-fictionfilm.YoumaynotbelievethatsuchatownhasshopscarparkshotelsrestaurantscafesandmuchmorE.WellCooberPedyinAustraliaisjustsuchaplacE.MinersandtheirfamilieschoosetolivelikethishopingtogetrichlookingforthepreciousstonesthatAustraliaisfamousfor---opals蛋白石.LivingundergroundistheonlywaytobeawayfromthesandstormsandthehightemperaturesabovegrounD.Deepdowninthetownfarbelowthedesertsurfacethetemperatureisbetween19℃and20℃andlifeiscool.MaryDeaneandherhusbandJimareamongtheluckyones.TheyliveinahomebuiltwithmoneyfromtheopalsJimhasfounD.WheneverpeoplehearweliveundergroundtheyalwaysimagineadustycavesaysMarybuttheyareamazedatmycleankitchenourfurnitureandelectricalappliancesinherE.HowevernoteverythingisperfectinCooberPedy.Maryhasatinygardenthatsheisveryproudofbutthegrassisnotreal.PlantlifeisrarE.WaterisfivetimesmoreexpensiveundergroundthanitisovergrounD.RecyclingisawayoflifesoJimusuallywasheshiscarwithbathwaterandtheyhaveaspecialsystemtoreusethewaterfromthedishwasherandwashingmachinE.EvensomostfamiliesenjoylifeinCooberPedy.Thechildrencanmakeasmuchnoiseastheywantandtherearenocomplaintsfromtheneighborsbecausethethickwallsstopsoundsfromtraveling.AdultsenjoythepeaceandquietawayfromtheworldabovE.21.PeopleinCooberPedyliveunderground______.A.becauseoftheirsecretidentitiesB.becauseitiswarmerundergroundC.sothattheycansavesomemoneyD.duetotheterriblenaturalenvironment.22.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMary’slifeundergroundaccordingtoParagraph3?A.ComfortablE.B.Exciting.C.Healthy.D.Lonely.23.WhichisthebiggestproblempeopleinCooberPedyhavetoface?A.Highlivingexpenses.B.Theawfullydustyenvironment.C.Shortageofwaterandgreenery.D.Theextremelyhightemperatures24.ChildrenenjoythelifeinCooberPedymainlybecausethey_____.A.enjoytravelingaroundwiththeirparentsB.cangetmanyexpensivetoysfromtheirparentsC.enjoythepeaceandquietwhiledoingtheirhomeworkD.canenjoythemselveswithoutdisturbingtheirneighbors

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung­looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleofyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you'renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti­aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulooksameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeyourclothes'colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat！Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It'stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

Ifyougointothewoodswithyourfriendsstaywiththem.Ifyoudon’tyoumaygetlost.Ifyoudogetlostthisiswhatyoushoulddo.SitdownandstaywhereyouarE.Don’ttrytofindyourfriends—letthemfindyou.YoucanhelpthemtofindyoubystayinginoneplacE.Thereisanotherwaytohelpyourfriendsorotherpeoplenearbytofindyou.Givethemasignalbyshoutingorwhistlingthreetimes.Stop.Thenshoutorwhistlethreetimesagain.Anysignalgiventhreetimesisacallforhelp.Youwillbehelpedbyothers.Keepuptheshoutingorwhistlingalwaysthreetimestogether.Whenpeoplehearyoutheywillknowthatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun.Theywillletyouknowtheyhaveheardyoursignal.Theywillgivetwoshoutstwowhistlesortwogunshots.Whenasignalisgiventwiceitisananswertoacallforhelp.Ifyoudon’tthinkthatyouwillgethelpbeforenightcomestrytomakealittlehouseandcoveruptheholeswithbrancheswithlotsofleavesandgrass.Whatshouldyoudoifyougethungryorneedtodrinksomewater?Youshouldhavetoleaveyourlittlebranchhousetolookforabrook.Don’tjustwalkaway.Pickoffsmallbranchesanddropthemasyouwalksothatyoucanfindyourwayback.Themostimportantthingtodowhenyouarelostis—stayinoneplacE.34.Howdoyouletpeoplebelievethatyouarenotjustmakingnoiseforfun?A.Stopnowandthen.B.Goonshoutingorwhistling.C.ShoutoverandoveratthetopofvoicE.D.ShoutorwhistlethreetimesonceawhilE.35.Ifnobodyanswersyouafteryoursignalwhatshouldyoudothen?A.Givetwogunshots.B.Shoutlouder.C.Stopshouting.D.MakeahousE.36.Ifyoufeelthirstywhenyouarelostintheforestwhatshouldyoudo?A.Goandfindabrook.B.Lightafireandmakeyourselfsometea.C.Gotofindabrookandleavemarksbehindyou.D.Findsomethingtoholdthewater.37.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatDoThreeShotsAndTwoShotsMeanInA.ForestB.HowToFindYourFriendsWhenYouAreLostInTheWoodsC.WhatToDoIfYouGetLostInA.ForestD.TheMostImportantThingToDoIsToStayInOnePlace

LifeisgoodforpenguinsinAntarctica南极洲attheendofthemovieHappyFeet.Real-lifepenguinsthoughhavelittletocelebratE.Twelveoftheworld’s19penguinspecies种类faceseriousdangersaccordingtowildlifeexperts.Theyareindangerofdisappearingfromtheearthincludingemperorpenguins.Manyoftheworld’spenguinspeciesareinbigtroublepenguinexpertKasselSiegeltoldWRNews.HerwildlifegroupisaskingtheUSgovernmenttoprotectthe12speciesofpenguinsindanger.SeveralcountriesaremakingeffortstomakesuretherapidlyincreasingtouristsinAntarcticadonotcauseenvironmentalproblems.Overfishingisonereasonfortheproblem.Penguinseatsmallfishandtinyanimalscalledkrill.Fishingboatsarecatchinglotsofkrill.Thatleaveslessfoodforpenguinstoeat.Anotherreasonforthedecline减少inthenumberofpenguinsisglobalwarming.GlobalwarmingistheslowincreaseinaveragetemperaturearoundtheworlD.Itiscausingseaicetomelt.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetorestwhiletheysearchforkrill.Scientistssayglobalwarmingiscausedwhenwedrivecarsoruseelectricity.Thatburnscoaloilandnaturalgas.Theburningofcoaloilandnaturalgasgivesoffgasesthataddtotheoverheatingoftheearth.Wecanandmustreducegasemissions排放tokeeppenguinssafeinthefuturesaysSiegel.1.ThemovieHappyFeetismentionedinParagraph1to.A.showtheauthor’sangerB.celebratethesuccessofthemovieC.encouragepeopletowatchitD.introducethetopicofthepassage2.Whatwouldprobablyhappenifpeoplereducedtheiruseofcoaloilandnaturalgas?A.PenguinswouldhavetomovetootherplacestolivE.B.Penguinswouldbelesslikelytodisappearfromtheearth.C.Therewouldbemorekrillforpenguinstoeat.D.Itwouldsavepeoplealotofmoney.3.Whichofthefollowingarethereasonsforthedeclineinthenumberofpenguins?A.Thedevelopmentoftourismandoverheating.B.Overfishingandattacksfromotheranimals.C.Overfishingandoverheating.D.Thedevelopmentoftourismandattacksfromotheranimals.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Penguinsmainlyliveonsmallfishandtinyanimalswhichliveinwater.B.Penguinsneedtheseaiceasaplacetofeedtheirchildren.C.Nineteenoftheworld’spenguinspeciesfaceseriousdangers.D.TheUSgovernmenthastakenmeasurestoprotectthepenguinsindanger.5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Emperorpenguinsdonothaveenoughfoodtoeat.B.Manypenguinspeciesareindanger.C.HappyFeetisapopularmovieaboutpenguins.D.Scientistsarepayingalotofattentiontoglobalwarming.

Windisthegreatmakerofwaves.Thereareexceptionssuchasthetidal潮汐的wavessometimesproducedbyearthquakesundertheseA.ButthewavesmostofusknowareproducedbywindsblowingovertheseA.Nowbeforeconstructinganimaginarylifehistoryofatypicalwaveweneedtoknowcertainphysicalthingsaboutit.A.wavehasheightfromtroughlowpointtocresthighPoint.Ithaslength--thedistancefromthiscresttothatofthefollowingwavE.Theperiodofthewavemeansthetimeittakesforsucceedingcreststopassafixedpoint.Noneofthesethingsstaysthesame--foralldependuponthewinduponthedepthofthewaterandmanyothermatters.ThewaterthatmakesupawavedoesnotadvancewithitacrosstheseA.Eachdropofwaterturnsaroundinalittlecirclewiththepassingofthewavebutreturnsverynearlytoitsoriginalposition.Anditisfortunatethatthisisso.ForifthehugemassesofwaterthatmakeupawaveactuallymovedacrosstheseasailingwouldbeimpossiblE.Ifwewanttofindthespeedofawavewemayusethefollowingway:Speed=wavelength×frequencyHerewavelengthisthedistancebetweentwohighpointscrestsfrequencymeansthenumberofcyclespersecond56.Whatcauseswaves?A.EarthquakesandnothingelsE.B.OnlywinD.C.Windcausesmostwaves.D.Windcausessomewaves.57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThewaterofawavemovesawayacrosstheseA.B.ThewaterofawaveremainsalmostatthesameplacE.C.ThewaterofawavegoeswiththepassingofthewavE.D.Thelengthofawavemeansthedistancefromthetopofawavetothebottom.58.ThespeedofWave1is100cm/sfrequency10.ThefrequencyofWave2is300whileitsspeedistwicethatofWave1.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Thewavelengthsofthetwoareequal.B.ThewavelengthofWave1is10timeslongerthanthatofWave2.C.ThewavelengthofWave2islongerthanthatofWave1.D.ThewavelengthofWave1islongerthanthatofWave2.

Familiesshouldnotwastetheirmoneyonorganicfoodthegovernmenthaswarned.Theyshouldinsteadspendtheirmoneyonwhatevertheycanaffordevenifitmeanseatingfrozenvegetables.Thegovernmentnowfacescallstoend￡20millionofsubsidiestoorganicfarming.ArecentstudyintheBritishJournalofNutritionfoundorganiccropshaveupto60percentmoreantioxidants抗氧化物thannon-organiccrops.Butcriticsclaimthereisstillnoevidencethatorganicfoodisahealthieroption.Amidgrowingconcernthattoofewpeopleareeatingenoughfruitandvegetablesthegovernmentisatpainstostressthatfamiliesshouldnotwastetheirmoneyonorganicfood.Just30percentofpeoplemeettherecommendationtoeatfiveormoreportionsoffruitandvegetablesaday.Governmentfrontbencher前座议员BaronessJollysaidOrganicproductsprovideausefulextensionofconsumerchoicebutitisworthemphasizingthatnutritionallytheyarenobetterandnoworsethanconventionalproducts.Theonlybenefitoforganicfarmingwasenjoyedbybirdsinsectsmammalsandplants.Itisuptotheconsumerstodecidehowtheyspendtheirmoneyontheirfruitandvegetables.Therearemanyreasonswhyanindividualmightwishtochooseorganicproductsbutnutritionalbenefitshouldnotbeoneofthemsheadded.ChiefExecutiveHelenBrowningsaidWeknowthatpeoplechooseorganicfoodbecausetheybelieveitisbetterforthemalsowellasforwildlifeanimalwelfareandtheenvironmentandthisresearchbacksupwhatpeoplethinkaboutorganicfood.33.Thegovernmentisencouragingpeopleto______________.A.eatmorefruitandvegetablesB.domoreresearchonfoodC.payattentiontotheirhealthD.protecttheenvironment34.AccordingtoBaronessJolly_________________.A.organicproductsarebetterthatcommonfoodB.organicproductscan’tprovidebetternutritionC.peopleshouldbeurgedtobuyorganicproductsD.organicfoodsaregoodforenvironmentprotection35.What’sHelenBrowning’sattitudetoorganicfood?A.Mixed.B.Doubtful.C.Positive.D.Worried.

Gettingsickoverseascanbescary.You’reinanunfamiliarplaceandoftendon’tspeakthelanguagE.AlthougheachtripisdifferentthereareuniversalthingsyoucandotokeepsafE.BeprepareD.Scheduleavisitwithadoctorwhospecializesintravelortheareayou’revisitingatleastfourweeksbeforeyourdeparturesaysWHOpublichealthexpertDr.GillesPoumerol.A.traveldoctorwillbeabletogiveyoutherequiredandrecommendedvaccinations接种疫苗aswellasdiscussanymedicalissuesyoumaycomeacrossabroaD.GetinsurancE.InmanycountrieswhereyouhavelimitedaccesstohealthcaregoodhealthcareisonlyfoundintheprivatesectorandcanbeveryexpensiveDr.Poumerolsays.PlusinanemergencyreturningtotheUnitedStatescancostmorethan$50000.Askyourhealthinsurancecompanywhetheryourpolicyappliesoverseasandwhetheritwillcovertripstoaforeignhospital.Ifnottherearemanycompaniesthatoffershort-termtravelhealthinsuranceforareasonablefeE.A.listcanbefoundontheUSStateDepartment’stravelwebsitE.Packwell.Dr.PoumerolalsosuggestsbringinganotefromyourdoctorinEnglishandthelanguageofthecountryyou’revisiting.Packinganemergencycontactlistisimportant.Contactsshouldincludethelocalembassyrelativeswhoshouldbeinformedifyougetsickandyourhealthinsurancecompany.TakecarE.Youhavetobeinchargeofyourhealth.Ifyou’rebeingtreatedabroadquestionthemedicalstaffabouttheirsterilization杀菌practices;injectionequipmentshouldbeputinboilingwaterforatleast30minutesorusedonlyoncE.Alsobesurethatdoctorsandnursesarewearingglovestopreventfluidtransfer.Limitingyouralcoholintakewillkeepyoufocusedonyoursafety.Ifyourcommonsenseisperfecttherestofyourbodyshouldfollow.40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YoumustreceivesomevaccinationsaftergoingabroaD.B.Alcoholintakewillkeepyoufocusedonyoursafety.C.Youshouldemployatraveldoctorwhotravelswithyou.D.It’saterriblethingtogetsickinastrangecountry.41.AccordingtothepassageyoucanvisittheUSStateDepartment’stravelwebsitetofind____.A.whichcompaniesoffershort-termtravelhealthinsuranceB.howtogetbacktotheUnitedStateswhenyouillC.whetheryourpolicyappliesoverseasornotD.goodhealthcarewhichcovertrips42.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.HealthcareprovidedabroadcanbeunreliablE.B.Youshouldn’teatmuchwhenyoustayabroaD.C.InjectionequipmentshouldbeusedonlyoncE.D.Youhavetotreatyourselfwhenyouareill.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtogetinsuranceabroadB.TipsforkeepingsafeoverseasC.GetreadyforyourtripD.Avoiddangeroustravels

TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork--heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsfromtheWeB.2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.3.AccordingtothetextDollyPartonis.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer4.WhydidtheRichtergotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.

Howcanyouhelpkidscopewithstress?Properrestandgoodnutritioncanimprovecopingskillssocangoodparenting.Maketimeforyourkidseachday.WhethertheyneedtotalkwithyouorjustbeinthesameroomwithyoumakeyourselfavailablE.Evenaskidsgetolderqualitytimeisimportant.It’sreallyhardforsomepeopletocomehomeafteratiringdayofworkgetdownonthefloorandplaywiththeirkidsorjusttalktothemabouttheirday--especiallyifthey’vehadastressfuldaythemselves.Butexpressinginterestinyourkidsshowsthatthey’reimportanttoyou.Helpyourchilddealwithstressbytalkingaboutwhatmaybecausingit.Togetheryoucancomeupwithafewsolutions.Forexampleheshouldcutbackonafter-schoolactivitiesspendingmoretimetalkingwithhisparentsorteachersdevelopinganexerciseplanorkeepingajournal.Youcanalsohelpbypredictingpotentiallystressfulsituationsandpreparingkidsforthem.Forexampleletachildknowaheadoftimebutnottoofaraheadoftimethatadoctor’sappointmentiscomingupandtalkaboutwhatwillhappentherE.Keepinmindthoughthatyoungerkidsprobablywon’tneedtoomuchadvancepreparation.Toomuchinformationcancausemorestress.Rememberthatsomelevelofstressisnormal.Letkidsknowthatit’sOKtofeelangryscaredlonelyoranxiousandthatotherpeoplesharethosefeelingstoo.Whenkidscan’torwon’tdiscusstheseproblemstrytalkingaboutyourownconcerns.Thisshowsthatyou’rewillingtohandletoughtopicsandareavailabletotalkwithwhenthey’reready.Ifachildshowssymptomsthatconcernyouandisunwillingtotalkconsultacounselororothermentalhealthexperts.Mostparentshavetheskillstocopewiththeirchildren’sstress.ThetimetoseekprofessionalattentioniswhenanychangeinbehaviorcontinuestoexistwhenstressiscausingseriousanxietyorwhenthebehavioriscausingsignificantproblemsinfunctioningatschoolorathomE.4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosharetheauthor’sideasonproperparenting.B.Topersuadeparentstospendmoretimewiththeirkids.C.Toadviseparentshowtohelptheirkidsdealwithstress.D.Toseekdifferentwaystohelpsolvekids’problems.5.Whydosomeparentsfeelitdifficulttosparequalitytimefortheirkids?A.Theirkidsaregrowingsofast.B.Theyhavetoomuchhousework.C.Theirkidsarelosinginterestinthem.D.Theyaretiredoutafterwork.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Normalpeoplesharethesamefeelings.B.Itisnormalforkidstohavesomestress.C.Kidsshouldgetridofthenegativefeelings.D.Everybodyfeelsangryscaredlonelyoranxious.

Lifeaffects影响friendships.Aswegrowmarryfightinwarsmoveacrossthecountryorchangejobsoldfriendshipsfallawayandnewonesform.AslongaswelivethethingsarounduschangeandaslongasthingschangefriendshipsareaffecteD.Whenwewerechildrenwehadbestfriends.Nomatterwhathappenedwewerestillfriends.Weliveourliveshoweveranddowhatlifecallsforustodoandaswegetoldermemoriesfade逐渐消失facesblur变得模糊不清andevenfriends'namesfromchildhoodareforgotten.Doyouhaveaquestionaboutfriendship?Doyouwonderwhattodowithafriendwhoisnolongerfriendly?Perhapsyouwillseethatyoucan'tcontrolothers.IfsomeonewantstobeyourfrienditistheirchoicE.Allyoucandoistreatthemwellanddothebestforthemwhenyouarewiththem.ThenyouwishthemwellwhentheyleavE.Youcantalktooldtimersandtheywilltellyouthatlifeisfullofincredible难以置信的joyandincrediblesorrowandthatwhatbothersyoutodaywillonedaybecomeamemoryandthesting痛苦willbegonE.Seniorsmighttellyouthatyouwilllearnmoreasyougetolder.Theywilltellyouthatfriendshipscomeandfriendshipsgo.Sometimeswhentheygoitwillhurtbutyouwillbeokaywithit.It'sthewaylifeworksafterall.21.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma__________AsciencenewspaperB.novelC.healthmagazineD.Psychologybook22.Whatcanwelearnaboutfriendshipaccording?AFriendsinchildhoodaresometimesforgottenbybus.BFriendsarealwaysaroundusandwillnevergoaway.CFriendsinchildhoodaethebestnomatterwhathappens.DFriendshipcannotbeeasilyaffectedbyone’sfamily.23.Whatdoestheunderlineswordsoldtimersmeaninthelastparagraph?ARichpeopleB.OldPeopleC.KindPeopleD.SmartPeople24.Thetextmainlytellsus__________AHowtodealwithunfriendlyPeopleBthatchildhoodfriendshipisvaluableChowtofacethechangeinfriendshipDhowtosharehappinesswithfriends

LikemanymenatsomepointIdreamaboutopeningabar.IplantocallitWorkOut.Itwillcatertomarriedwomeninneedofalittlefun.OnFridaynightstheywillbeabletocomehereandenjoythemselves.SeeIhaveagiftforbusiness.IamasmywifeZsaZsalikestonoteAmanwithamillionideasnoneofthemverygooD.SpeakingofZsaZsasheisfedupwiththisplainlittlelifeI’vemadeforus——toomanykidstoomanychoresmind–numbingdebt.Theotherdayshesaidshethoughtweneededanewfamilycar.SurE.Howaboutan87Lincoln?IsaidandsawmydearZsaZsaageabout20yearsandbecomehermotherrightbeforemyeyes.Yesmoneyisourmadness.LastyearwethoughtwehadfoundalittlecushionwhenIpublishedabookaboutthelifehereinsuburbanAmericA.Itsold12copies——sixofthemtomymother.Fourothercopieswenttovariousauntsanduncleswhousedthemformartinicoasters杯垫thensoldthematyardsales.Thetworemainingcopieswenttoperfectstrangers.IthinkIoweyoudinnerwhoeveryouarE.CallmeOK?We’llarrangesomething.Whenthebookdidn’ttakeoffIwroteaTVshow.ThenIpennedashortnovelbasedontheearlierTVideathatdidn’tsell.CurrentlyIamatworkonasetofencyclopedias百科全书.InamonthIplantosellthemdoor–to–door.SuchisthelifeofawritersendingoffthemostpersonalthoughtspossibletohisharddrivE.Iamawriterbutalsothebreadwinnerinmyfamily.I’matthekeyboardat6almosteverymorninghopingtotapoutoneidea——justone——thatwilltakeusupthehilltothemountaintothetop.26.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorisleadinga/anlifE.A.enjoyableB.wealthyC.hardD.comfortable27.BysayingSurE.Howaboutan87Lincoln?theauthor.A.promisedittohiswifeB.wasshowingofftheirfortuneC.thoughthiswifewouldlikeitD.wasjustjoking28.Whatwastheresultofthebooktheauthormentionedinthe3rdparagraph?A.Itdidn’tsellwellatall.B.Hesolditdoor–to–door.C.Hemadealotofmoneyfromit.D.Itwasreallyacushionforhisfamily.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcushionmean?A.Comfortableseat.B.Financialhelp.C.Unexpectedsuccess.D.Best-sellingbook.30.Fromtheaccountabovewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Hehasarealgiftforbusiness.B.Heisn’tseriousenoughaboutlifE.C.Heisahard–workingwriter.D.HiswifeissatisfiedwiththeirplainlifE.

Whatisfunny?Theshortansweris:Whoknows?Thejokethatcausesaburstoflaughterfromonelistenermightbemetwithapuzzledlookfromanother.Ingeneralyoushouldavoidjokesatanybusinessorsocialgatheringwheretherearemorethantwopeopleinyourconversationalgroup.Ifthereareonlytwopeople—andtheyconsistofyouandyourbestfriend—goaheadandtellit.Admittedlyafewpeoplepossessaperfectsenseoftimingappropriatenessandjokedelivery.Youareprobablynotoneofthem.Youmightbequitefunnyandhavemanygreatjokes.Butthere’saplaceforjokes—overdinnerwithfamilyhikingwithfriendsbutbusinessorsocialaffairswithcolleaguesandacquaintances熟人arenotit.Ittakesawholeotherlevelofjoke-tellingabilitytoputajokeintothemoreformalconversations.Thebestjokescomeintotheconversationsothatbythetimelistenersrealizeajokeisinprogressthepunchlinethatproduceshumourisbeingdelivered—totheirsurpriseanddelight.Jokesdon’ttranslatewellwhenyou’reinagroupwithmixedbackgrounds:thosewhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishthosewhomightnotunderstandaspecialtermoraninexpressionyoungpeoplewhowouldn’tcatchareferencetosomebitofculturefamiliartoolderpeople—andviceversa反之亦然.Whatdoyousayifyourealizeyourjokeupsetsomeone?Apologizeasbrieflyandassincerelyasyoucanandhopethatsomeonechangesthesubject.Trysaying:I’msorry.IshouldhaveknownbetterorI’msorry.Iwasn’tthinking.Whatdoyoudoifpeopledon’tgetyourjokeordon’tappeartofinditasfunnyasyoudo?Firstdonotretellitonlylouderthistimehopingthepointofthejokewillbeseen.Seconddon’ttrytopushpeopletogetit.Peopledonotlikepeoplewhosejokestheydon’tunderstanD.TheyfeelstupidandneedtoblamesomeonE.Ifyouwanttoleavewiththegoodwillofyourlistenerssaysomethingtomakethemfeellessfoolish.Youcouldsay:Idon’tknowwhyItelljokeswhenI’msopooratit.Theworldneedslaughterandgoodhumourisasuccesswhereveritgoessothiscaveat告诫aboutjoke-tellingisnotmeanttodampenhighspiritsortoadvocatedullconversation.Ifyou’reagiftedstory-tellerandyouknowpeopleloveyourjokesgoforit.WeneedyourkinD.Therestofuswillsaveourjokesforfamilyandclosefriends.41.Accordingtothepassageitmightbeappropriateforyoutotellajokeatabusinessorsocialgatheringif______.A.thejokeiswellchosenB.youhavecompleteconfidenceinyourlisteners’senseofhumorC.onlyyouandyourbestfriendareinvolvedintheconversationD.theaudienceconsistsofyourcolleaguesandacquaintances42.Whydosomejokesfailtowork?A.Becausethepunchlineistoolongtocatch.B.Becausethejoke-telleruseswrongwordsandexpressions.C.Becausethejoke-tellerandlistenersdon’tsharethesamebackgroundknowledgE.D.Becausethejokesarenotproperlytranslatedintothelisteners’nativelanguagE.43.Howwillpeoplefeelwhentheyarejokedabout?A.TheywillfeelhappyifthejokeisapleasantonE.B.Theywillbeupsetnomatterwhatkindofjokeitis.C.Theywillenjoythejokewhenrealizingthatpeoplearenotlaughingatthem.D.Theywillpanicbecauseitmakesthemthecenterofattention.44.Whenpeopledonotunderstandajoketheyheartheytendto______.A.believeit’sthejoke-teller’sfaultB.getsomeonetoretellthejokeC.askforexplanationD.saysomethingfoolish45.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sopiniononjoke-telling?A.Nobodyknowswhatmakesajokefunny.B.Weshouldnottelljokesunlessweareaskedtodoso.C.Joke-tellingisaverycomplexthing.D.Jokesshouldbetoldonlytofriendsandfamilymembers.

WhyLaughterMattersAlthoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseasesitisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.LaughteraboveallelseisasocialthingsaysBaltimoreneuroscientistRobertProvinewhohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarinFrenchorEnglisheveryonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator发生器inourbrainthatproducesthissounD.Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank恶作剧onAprilFools’day.Butsurprisinglyonly10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajokE.LaughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajokE.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeingshowingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimps黑猩猩tickle挠痒eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPankseppaBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessorstudiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingratsscientistscanfigureoutwhat’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessorJeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant抗抑郁药.Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumanstoo.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.EvensolaughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicineexpertssaiD.MargaretStuberaprofessoratUniversityofCaliforniastudiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction分心andmoodimprovementhelpedbutshecouldnotfindabenefitoflaughteralonE.NostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefitProvinesaidlargelybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustfeelinggooD.Buthethinksitdoesn’treallymatter:Isn’tthefactthatlaughterfeelsgoodwhenyoudoitenough?33.ThemostimportantfindingofRobertProvine’sresearchisthat______.A.laughtermakesapersonfeelgoodB.laughterdependsondifferentsensesC.ratsliketobetickledverymuchD.laughterisasocialresponsesharedbyallcreatures34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Patientswillrecoveriftheylaughenough.B.Laughingisoneofourmeansofcommunication.C.A.newmedicinehasbeendevelopedbasedonthelaughterresearch.D.Scientistshaveknownwhatishappeninginahumanbrainwhenhelaughs.35.Accordingtothepassagescientistsstudiedratsinordertofind______.A.iftheycanlaughB.iftheylikelaughingC.whatlaughterinratsproducesD.howratsreactwhilebeingtickled

Successisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovercomeadversity.Butitisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.J..K.RowlingauthoroftheHarryPotterbookseriesbeganwritingattheageof6.InherbiographysherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriendSeanwhomshemetinsecondaryschoolbecamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter.HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatitwhichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetimE.DespitemanysetbacksRowlingperseveredinherwritingparticularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn’tuntil1990thatshefirstconceivedtheideaaboutHarryPotter.AssherecallsitwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthattheideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintoherheaD.Tomyimmensefrustration沮丧Ididn’thaveafunctioningpenwithmeandIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowonE.IthinknowthatthiswasprobablyagoodthingbecauseIsimplysatandthoughtforfourdelayedtrainhoursandallthedetailsbubbledupinmybrainandthisscrawnyblack­hairedbespectacled戴眼镜的boywhodidn’tknowhewasawizardbecamemoreandmorerealtomE.Thatsameyearhermotherpassedawayafteraten­yearbattlewithmultiplesclerosiswhichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughterbutseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.DuringthistimeRowlingwasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression.Unemployedshecompletedherfirstnovelinareacafeswhereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrejectedby12publishinghousesthefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghousE.Nowwithsevenbooksthathavesoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languagesJ.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwithhercommitmenttowritingthatwasfosteredbytheconfidenceofafriend!1.WhobelievedJ..K.Rowlingwastobeagoodwriter?A.HerfriendSean.B.Hermother.C.Herdaughter.D.HerhusbanD.2.RowlingfirstcameupwiththeideaaboutHarryPotter________.A.attheageof6B.onatrainjourneyC.afterhermother’sdeathD.inhersecondaryschool3.Shefeltfrustratedonthetrainbecause________.A.hertrainwasdelayedforfourhoursB.shedidn’thaveapenwithherC.hermindsuddenlywentblankD.noonewouldofferherhelp4.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph5and6thatRowlingis________.A.open­mindedB.warm­heartedC.good­naturedD.strong­willed5.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.hardshipmakesagoodnovelistB.thecouragetotryisaspecialabilityC.youcanhaveawonderfulideaeverywhereD.encouragementcontributestoone’ssuccess

Askrunnerswhytheyrunandyou'llgetavarietyofanswers;tostayhealthyortofeelbetter.Somehaveanevenbiggerreason一tostaycalmoroutofprison.ButBackonMyFeetputsrecoveringaddictsandthehomelessontheroadtoabrighterfuturestartingwithasimplestep;attendinggrouprunsthreetunesaweek.At5:30A.m.onahotJulydayBackonMyFeet'sTeamBrooklyngatheredinaparkinglot.Afteraroundofhugsandsomewarm-upthegroupofeightvolunteersandsevenresidents居民setoutonaruntonearbyProspectPark.SomeranthreemilessomelongerbutthegoalforallwastofinishasateamIt'shelpingmeputmylifebacktogethersaidJimmya58-year-oldcancersurvivorwhowashomelessandaformeralcoholaddict.It’shealthy.ItmakesmefeelgoodinsideaddsJimmy.Manyareskeptical怀疑的abouttheideaofhomelessrunnersaccordingtoAnneMahlumwhofoundedBackonMyFeetin2007afterstartingarunningclubformenatashelternearherPhiladelphiahomE.TheydidwanttorunandinjustsixyearsMahlum'ssmallrunningclubhasexpandedto10citiesaroundthecountryand388activemembers.Theonlyrequirementforjoiningbesideswantingtoisinsistingonatleast30days.ThefirstdaywegivethemnewshoesandBackonMyFeetshirtsMahlumsays.Thentheyrunamilethefirstday.Andthengraduallywe'llencouragethemtobuildgoals.After30daysresidentsgainaccesstoserviceslikefinancialaidhousingassistanceandemploymentopportunitiesthroughBackonMyFeet'spartners.InitsfirstyeartheNewYorkchapterhasseen41membersobtainemployment34gainhousingand50workinjob-trainingprograms.That'snottosayit'salwayseasy.Iwantedtoquit.ButthenIstartedtopushmyselfsaidAdel39whobeganrunninginMarch.NowIwouldlovetoruna10-milerun.Ormaybeamarathononedaywhoknows.Iranthisfarsowhynot?50.BackonMyFeetaimstohelp.A.peoplebuildabetterfutureB.thehomelessremainhealthyC.theaddictsquittheirbadhabitsD.theprisonersgetoutofprison51.MembersofBackonMyFeetmust.A.runonweekendsB.runthesamedistanceC.attendgrouprunsD.keepthesamespeed52.WhatgreatchangehappenedtoAdelafteraperiodofrunning?A.Hewasmoreconfident.B.Hewasmuchprouder.C.HewasmoreaddictivE.D.Hewasmoregrateful.53.AccordingtotheauthorBackonMyFeetis.A.inneedofmoneyB.well-knownaroundtheworldC.meetingdifficultyD.makingprogress

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?Ifyesdon’tcareaboutsexorage!Comeandjoinusthenyou’llmakeit!Position:VolunteerSocialCareAssistantNoPaywithFreeMealsPlace:ManchesterHours:PartTimeWearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!Role:Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.ButyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalueD.SkillsandExperienceRequired:Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.1.Thetextismeantto________.A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitationC.carryanadvertisementD.presentadocument2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjoB.B.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjoB.C.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjoB.D.You’llsucceedingettingthisjoB.3.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities________.A.togetsomefinancialsupportB.toproperlyprotectthemselvesC.torealizetheirownimportanceD.tolearnsomenewlivingskills4.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?A.TheonewhohasdonesimilarworkbeforE.B.Theonewhocandriveacar.C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicatE.

Gimmicky—andexpensive—newglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm‘handsfree’toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas‘TalktotheHand’andcost￡1.000apair.Theycomewithaspeakerunitembedded嵌入intothethumbandamicrophonebuiltintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedtheglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadget小机件recycling.HecombinesgloveswithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphoneoutoftheirpocketorhandbag.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.IfdemandishightheywillthenbeproducedonalargerscalE.O2Recyclewhichbackstheprojectestimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.TheservicepaysthosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphonesMP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerScanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaidIhopethatmyTalktotheHandprojectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtolandfill垃圾场Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.TheTalktotheHandmobilephoneglovesarethesecondproductinaseriesthatO2RecycleandMileshavecreateD.Milesisnowworkingoncombiningphoneswithhandbags—sopeopledon’tspendtimerummaging翻查aroundintheirbagstofindaphonewhenitrings.61.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Toshowtheharmfulnessofoldhandsets.B.TointroduceSeanMiles’newdesigns.C.TowarnpeoplenottothrowelectronicwastE.D.ToaskmorepeopletojoinO2RecyclE.62.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.HowthenewglovesaredesigneD.B.Whattheglovesaremadeof.C.Whodesignedthegloves.D.HowO2RecycleismanageD.63.WhatcanwelearnaboutTalktotheHand?A.Ithasbeenwidelyusedatpresent.B.IthasapairofglovesthatcanfunctionasaphonE.C.Itcanbeconnecteddirectlytoanymobilehandset.D.Itisexpensivebutenvironment—friendly.64.WhichofthefollowingistrueofO2Recycle?A.Itencouragespeopletorecyclegadgets.B.Ithasrecycled70millionmobilehandsets.C.ItpromotesthetechnologyofIT.D.ItisnowrecyclinggadgetsaroundtheworlD.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewmobilesthatarefashionablE.B.SeanMileswhosetupaphonecompany.C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.

SomedayastrangerwillreadyouremailwithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsiteyouhavevisiteD.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellbillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.Infactitislikelythatsomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutpermission?Itmightbeagirlfriendamarketingcompanyabossoracriminal.Whoeveritistheywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseen-----the21stcenturyistheequalofbeingcaughtnakeD.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthyandthatitisimportanttorevealyourselftofriendsfamiliesandloversatappropriatetimeandplaces.Butnowfewboundariesremain.TheinformationyouleaveeverywheremakesiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouarewhereyouareandwhatyoulikE.Believeitornotweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycan’tkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:doesthatmatter?WhenyouaskAmericansaboutprivacymostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinypartofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths收费站toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.AndfewrefusetoofferpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumberstogetsupermarketloyaltycards.Butprivacydoesmatter—atleastsometimes.Itislikehealth:whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenitisgonedoyouwishyouhaddonemoretoprotectit.

Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulphysicalandmentalbenefits.Nomatterwhatyou’refacingyoucanlearntolaughandbenefitfromit.OneofthemanybenefitsoflaughterandasenseofhumoristhattheyprotectyouagainstthenegativesoflifE.Researchesshowthatpeoplewhousehumortofightstressfeellesslonelyandmorepositiveaboutthemselves.Althoughwecan’tsaythatacertainnumberoflaughseverydaywillkeepthedoctorawaystudiesshowthatpeoplewholaughalottendtobeingoodhealth.Andlaughterisoneofthemostcommonlyusedtherapies疗法amongcancerpatients.Laughtercouldbehealthyforyourhearttoo.Someresearchshowsthatwhenyoulaughthereisanincreaseinoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodypossiblyduetothereleaseofendorphins内啡肽whichcreateachemicalrushthatfightsnegativefeelingsandstress.ActivitiesthatincreaseendorphinsincludeagoodworkoutandlisteningtomusicyoulovE.Lovethebenefitsoflaughterbutdon’tfeellikelaughing?Sometimesyouhavetomakeanefforttolaugh.Ifyou’refacingtoughtimesitmayhelptolearntechniquestobringthebenefitsoflaughterintoyourlifE.Youcantrytheoldrecommendations:Readafunnybookorwatchamoviethatisfunny.SpendtimewithanamusingfrienD.Lookonthelightside:Gotoplacesthathelpyouremembergoodtimesthathavemadeyoulaughinthepast.Oryoucanjointhelaughtermovementtolearnaboutthebenefitsoflaughterwhilefightingstress.Title:Thebenefitsof71.______Benefits◆Mentalbenefits*72.______youagainstthenegativesofyourlife*Makingyoufeellesslonelyandmore73.______aboutyourself◆74.______benefits*Helpingtoleadahealthylife*Beingcommonlyusedtotreat75.______*76.______theoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodyRecommendationstobringlaughter77.______*Readafunnybookorwatch78._______.*Spendtimewith79.______.*Lookonthe80.______—gotoplacesthathavemadeyoulaugh*JointhelaughtermovementwhilefightingstressConclusion.Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulbenefits.

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.25.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor26.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Toencouragepeopletobuythegoods.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Torelaxpeoplephysically.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.27.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.ReD.B.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.

Innerbeautyistherealbeautyyoumighthaveheardthisphraseathousandtimes.Howeverdoyouknowtherealreasonbehindthephrase?InnerbeautyistrulytherealbeautybecauseexternalbeautyfadeswithtimE.Youmightpraisesomeoneonhowgoodhe/shelooks.Butwhatifthatpersonturnsouttobearrogant.Whatisthepurposeofbeautythen?Welltothrowlightuponthephrasewehavelistedsomereasonswhyinnerbeautyistherealbeauty1.CharacteristicsareimportantSurethelookofapersonisimportantbutcharacteristicsareequallyimportant.Itisnotnecessarythatagood-lookingpersonwouldturnouttobeanhonestonE.LooksarealwaysdeceptivE.Sojudgeapersonbyhis/hertraitswhichistherealtestofinnerbeauty.2.InnerbeautyisalwaysadmiredWhenanyonetalkstoyouhe/shewouldnoticethemannerinwhichyouspeak.Ifyouspeaksoftlythenthepersonwouldrememberyouasabeautifulperson.NobodywillrememberwhatyouworeorhowyoulookeD.Soinnerbeautyisthefirsttestoftruebeauty.3.InnerbeautyisvaluableApersoncanbebeautifulwithhisorheractionsandthoughts.Ifyourthoughtsarepositiveitcanbeamotivatingfactorforothers.Itisyourideasthatmakeyoubeautiful.Manywomenhavecomplexrelatedtolooksbutwithgoodactionsyoudonothavetofeelinferior.4.InnerbeautyiskindnessOuterbeautywillfadeawaybutinnerbeautyshallremainthroughyourdeeds.Kindnessloveempathygenerosityarealltraitsofinnerbeauty.Ifyouhavethesetraitsthenyouarethemostbeautifulpersononearth.A.kindandwarmpersonisalwaysrememberedfromthebottomoftheheart.33.Whichdiagramshowsthestructureofthepassage?34.Whatwillbediscussedinthefollowingpassage?A.Compareouterbeautywithinnerbeauty.B.Emphasizetheimportanceoftheinnerbeauty.C.Whatshouldyoudoinlaterlife?D.Innerbeautyistherealbeautyandshallremain.1TheauthorquotedthesentenceInnerbeautyistherealbeautyto__________.1.showrespectforthewriterofthephrasE.B.improvehispassagE.C.strengthentheconfidenceofhisopinion.D.makesomecommentsaboutinnerbeauty.

WhenthedognamedJudyspottedthefirstsheepinherlifeshedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefour-year-olddogsetoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsandbeingacityanimallostbothhersheepandhersenseofdirection.Thensheranalongtheedgeofcliff悬崖andfell100feetbouncingoffarockintotheseA.HerownerMikeHoldenpanickedandcelledthecoastguardofCornwallwhoturnedupinseconds.Sixvolunteerssliddownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutgaveupallhopeoffindingheraliveaftera90-minutesearch.ThreedayslaterahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.HoldenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupsetandconvincedhispetwasdeaD.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehaddiedinthemostbeautifulpartofthecountry.ForthenexttwoweekstheHoldenswereheartbroken.ThenonedaythephonerangandSteveTregearthecoastguardofCornwallaskedHolderifhewouldlikehisdogbark.A.birdwatcherarmedwithatelescopefoundthepetsittingdesperatelyonarock.WhilehesoundedthealarmastudentfromLeedsclimbeddowntheclifftocollectJudy.Thedoghadinitiallybeenknockedunconscious失去知觉的buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafreshscreamatthebaseofthecliff.ShemayhavefedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedgE.ThedogwasverythinandhungrySteveTregearsaidItwasaveryluckydog.ShesurvivedbecauseofaplentifulsupplyoffreshwaterheaddeD.ItwasasMr.Holdenadmittedaminormiracle奇迹.50.ThedogJodyfelldownthecliffwhenshewasA.rescuingherownerB.caughtinahurricaneC.blockedbyarockD.runningafterasheep51.WhospottedJudyaftertheaccident?A.A.birdwatcherB.A.studentfromLeedsC.SixvolunteersD.ThecoastguardofCornwall52.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Peopleliketotravelwiththeirpets.B.Judywastakentothefieldsforhunting.C.LuckplaysavitalroleinJudy'ssurvival.D.HoldencaredlittlewhereJudywasburieD.53.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiracleoftheCoastguarD.B.SurvivingaHurricanE.C.DangersintheWildD.ComingBackfromtheDeaD.

ThejobofraisingchildrenisatoughonE.Childrendon'tcomewithaninstructionhandbook.Andeachchildisdifferent.Soparentssometimespulltheirhairoutinfrustrationnotknowingwhattodo.Butinraisingchildren---asinalloflife---whatwedoisinfluencedbyourculturE.NaturallythenAmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmericanvalues.ToAmericansthegoalofparentsistohelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet.Frominfancyeachchildmaygethisorherownroom.Aschildrengrowtheygainmorefreedomtomaketheirownchoices.Teenagerschoosetheirownformsofentertainmentaswellasthefriendstosharethemwith.Whentheyreachyoungadulthoodtheychoosetheirowncareersandmarriagepartners.Ofcoursemanyyoungadultsstillseektheirparents'adviceandapprovalforthechoicestheymakE.Butoncetheyleavethenestataround18to21yearsoldtheywanttobeontheirownnottiedtotheirmother'sapronstrings.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildreninAmericaisveryinformal.Americanparentstrytotreattheirchildrenasindividuals─notasextensionsofthemselves.Theyallowthemtofulfilltheirowndreams.AmericanspraiseandencouragetheirchildrentogivethemtheconfidencetosucceeD.Whenchildrenbecomeadultstheirrelationshipwiththeirparentsbecomesmorelikeafriendshipamongequals.ButcontrarytopopularbeliefmostadultAmericansdon'tmaketheirparentspayforroomandboardwhentheycometovisit.Evenasadultstheyrespectandhonortheirparents.MostyoungcoupleswithchildrenstrugglewiththeissueofchildcarE.Mothershavetraditionallystayedhomewiththeirchildren.InrecentyearsthoughagrowingtrendistoputpreschoolersinadaycarecentersoMomcanwork.ManyAmericanshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhichtypeofarrangementisbest.Somearguethatattendingadaycarecentercanbeapositiveexperienceforchildren.Othersinsistthatmothersarethebestcaregiversforchildren.A.numberofwomenarenowleavingtheworkforcetobecomefull-timehomemakers.DiscipliningchildrenisanotherareathatAmericanparentshavedifferentopinionsabout.Manyparentsfeelthatanold-fashionedspanking一顿打helpsyoungsterslearnwhatNo!means.OtherspreferalternateformsofdisciplinE.Forexampletimeoutshavebecomepopularinrecentyears.Childrenintimeouthavetositinacornerorbyawall.Theycangetuponlywhentheyarereadytoactnicely.Olderchildrenandteenagerswhobreaktherulesmaybegroundedornotallowedtogooutwithfriends.SomeoftheirprivilegesathomelikeTVortelephoneusemayalsobetakenawayforawhilE.Althoughdisciplineisn'tfunforparentsorchildrenit'sanecessarypartoftraining.Beingaparentisatallorder.Ittakespatiencelovewisdomcourageandagoodsenseofhumortoraisechildren.Somepeoplearejustdecidingnottohavechildrenatallsincethey'renotsureit'sworthit.ButraisingchildrenmeanstrainingthenextgenerationandpreservingourculturE.Whatcouldbeworthmorethanthat?ParagraphoutlineSupportingdetailsIntroductionItisnoeasytaskto71upchildren.Parentssometimesfeelveryfrustratednotknowingwhattodo.ThegoalofparentsTheyhelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet72ofdependingonparents.TherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenAninformalrelationshipexistsbetweenAmericanparentsandchildren.●Childrenarepraisedand73torealizetheirdreams.●Childrenaretreatedequallymorelike74.TheissueofchildcareMostyoungcouplestrugglewiththisissuE.●75mothersstayedhomewithkids.●Recentlyadaycarecenteriswherepreschoolersareput.●Thereisan76overwhetherattendingadaycarecenterisapositiveexperienceforchildren.Waysto77childrenAmericanparentshavedifferentopinions.●Timeoutshavebecome78inrecentyears.●79awaysomeprivilegesisawaytopunishsomeolderchildrenandteenagers.ConclusionRaisingchildrentakespatiencelovewisdomcourageetC.butitis80it.

Accidentsarecaused;theydon’tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:anoverloadedtrayashelfoutofreachapatchoficeontheroaD.Butmoreoftenthannotthereisachainofeventsleadinguptothemisfortune-frustrationtirednessorjustbadtemper-thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyisasortofattackononeself.Roadaccidentsforexamplehappenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrelandweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-pronesooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.Bydefinitionanaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoidandtheideawhichusedtobecurrentthatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminallycarelessdriversisnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.Itisnotalwayscleareitherwhatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohaveanaccident.ForinstancethelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyactionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobservedbutstilleverydayinBritainsomefiftythousandmenandwomenareabsentfromworkduetoanaccident.Theseaccidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment-noiseandfatigueboredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuchusuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevelrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.1.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.A.atextbookB.asciencestoryC.apopularmagazineD.areportofabusinessman2.Accident-pronehereinParagraph2means.A.likelytohaveaccidentsB.injuredinaccidentsC.likelytodieinaccidentsD.responsibleforroadaccidents3.Thepassagesuggeststhat.A.accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroadsB.accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactorsC.doctorsrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactoriesD.about50000peoplelosttheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasafactorofaccidentsinthispassage?A.MoodB.CarelessnessC.TirednessD.Weather5.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AccidentsandAnxietyB.HowaccidentsAreCausedC.HumanFactorsinAccidentsD.HowtoPreventAccidents

TherearemanyrightstomakesurethatpeoplewillbetreatedfairlywhentheyaresuspectedoraccusedofacrimE.Sometimestheserightsarecalleddueprocessoflaw.Inusingtheserightsapersonshouldhavethehelpofalawyer.Youhavearighttoprotectagainstunreasonablesearchesandseizures.Thepolicegenerallymaynotsearchyouoryourhomeortakethingsyouownwithoutawarrant.A.warrantisapaperwhichstatesveryexactlytheplacetobesearchedandthethingstobetaken.Sometimeshoweverthepolicewillnotneedawarranttosearchyouoryourproperty.Ifanofficerseesyoucommittingacrimeorifhehasagoodreasontobelieveyouhavecommittedaseriouscrimehemayarrestyouandsearchyouandthearearightaroundyouwithoutawarrant.Ifyouinviteapolicewithoutawarranttocomeintoyourhouseandhefindsproofofcrimetheevidencemaybeusedagainstyouincourt.Ifyoudonotwantanofficertosearchyouoryourhomeandhedoesnothaveawarranttellhimthatyoudonotgivehimtherighttosearch.Howeveriftheofficerwillnotlistendonottrytostophim.Itisdangeroustoresistanditmaybeillegaltodoso.Anyevidencewhichapolicemangetsduringanunlawfulsearchandseizurecannotbeusedagainstyou.Policeofficersmustactreasonablyandfairlyatalltimes.Theyshouldusephysicalforceonlywhenitisneededtoarrestsomeonetoenforcealaw.Theymaynotusephysicalviolencetoteachsomeonealesson.43.Accordingtothepassageawarrantis______.A.anidentificationcardB.anaccesscardC.aspeciallicenseD.anofficialwrittenorder

Boysneedfriendssufferwhentheydon'tbelievetheyhaveanyandworryovertheupsanddownsofrelationships.Manyadultsbelievethatsomehowboysneedfriendslessthangirlsdointruththoughnoboyisanisland;boysvaluetheirfriendsthroughoutchildhoodandadolescenceandarehappierandhealthierwhentheyhavesolidrelationshipswithpeers.DespitethecommonbeliefthatgirlsarebetteratrelationshipsmostboysconsidertheirfriendsaveryimportantpartoftheirlivesandboysmayactuallybebetteratkeepingfriendshipsthangirlsarE.A.recentstudyof10to15­year­oldboysandgirlsfoundthatgirls'friendshipsareactuallymorefragilE.Girlstendtosayanddohurtfulthingstoeachothermorefrequentlythanboysandgirlsaremorehurtbytheendofafriendship.Boysarethelivingdefinitionofthephrasepeergroup;theylovegameswithrulescompetitionanddoingthingstogether.Boysseemtoenjoyevenneedtheopportunitytotestthemselvesagainstothersandmanylastingfriendshipsbegininkarate空手道classoronthebasketballcourt.Competenceandskillarewidelyrespected;beingpickedlastforateamorleftoutaltogetherisanexperiencethatcanhaunt萦绕心头aboyforyears.Asboysmaturethefriendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantanditfrequentlywidenstoincludegirls.Duringtheteenyearsfriendscanbecomethemostimportantpartofaboy'slife—andapartinwhichhisparentsarenotincludeD.Theconfusionofbeingateenagerleadsboystoformclosebondswithfriends.Thereisthesenseformanyboysthatafriendissomeonewhoisalwaysthereformesomeonehecantrust.Theymaybepartnersincrimeorpartnersinstudybutthefriendshipofadolescentboyscanrunsurprisinglydeep.39.Accordingtothetextboys'friendship________.A.isusuallybuiltaroundactiveplayB.tendstobeinsmallgroupsC.canbearmutualhurtbetweenfriendsD.doesn'tsufferfromfailure40.Theauthormentionsthestudyinthesecondparagraphtoprove________.A.manypeoplebelievegirlsarebetteratrelationshipsB.mostboysconsidertheirfriendsveryimportantC.boysmaybebetteratkeepingfriendshipsthangirlsD.boysmaybemoreactiveinafriendship41.Asaboygetsolderhetendsto________.A.widenhiscircleoffriendstoincludedifferentkindsofpeopleB.shifthisfocusfromhisfriendstohimselfC.leavehisparentsoutofhisfriendshipD.beconfusedaboutwhatafriendshipis42.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.FriendshipsbetweenBoysandGirlsB.BoysandTheirFriendshipC.ChildhoodandAdolescentFriendshipD.TipsonMakingFriendswithBoys

Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamilyandothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I'mnotgoingtosaylucktalentandcircumstancesdon'tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligenceandthat'sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.Howevertosucceedinlifeonefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.Andinadditiontothat_inordertogetreallygoodatsomethingoneneedstospendatleast10000hoursstudyingandpractising.Tobecomegreatatcertainthingsit'llrequireevenmoretimetimethatmostpeoplewon'tputin.ThisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulovE.Ifyoudon'tenjoywhatyoudoitisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccessyouknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It'ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalentbutthinkingthatwaydoesyounogoodandthere'sahugechancethatyou'rewronganyway.WhateveryoudoifyouwanttobecomegreatatityouneedtoworkdayinanddayoutalmosttothepointofaddictionandoveralongperiodoftimE.Ifyou'renotwillingtoputinthetimeandworkdon'texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistenthardworkwon'tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywantbutitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.36.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout________.A.thereasonsforsuccessB.themeaningofsuccessC.thestandardsofsuccessD.theimportanceofsuccess37.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthatrefersto________.A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoalC.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife38.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause________.A.workmakesonefeelpainB.onetendstoenjoyhisworkC.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.ittakesalotoftimetosucceed39.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.B.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.C.PeopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflifE.D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.40.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.C.OnecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpracticE.D.Lucktalentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.

Theback-to-schoolseasonisuponusandonceagainparentsacrossthecountryhaveloadedtheirkids’backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It’sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelseweshouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool.Americanparentsarefeelingparticularlyanxiousaboutthatquestionthisyear.Theeducationalprocessfeelsmorethaneverlikearaceonethatstartsinpre-schoolanddoesn’tenduntilyourchildisadmittedtotheperfectcollegE.Mostparentsaremoreworriedthantheyneedtobeabouttheirchildren’sgradestestscoresandIQ.Andwhatwedon’tthinkaboutenoughishowtohelpourchildrenbuildtheircharacter—howtohelpthemdevelopskillslikeperseveranceoptimismresponsibilityandself-controlwhichtogetherdomoretodeterminesuccessthanS.A.T.scoresorI.Q.Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren’sschoolperformancemayactuallybeholdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills.Ifyou’reconcernedonlywithachild’sG.P.A.thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.WithrealchallengecomestheriskofrealfailurE.AndinacompetitiveacademicenvironmenttheideaoffailurecanbeveryscarytostudentsandparentsalikE.Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter.RecentresearchbyateamofpsychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshappyandconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhooD.OvercomingthoseobstaclestheresearchersassumedcouldteacheffectivecopingskillshelpengagesocialsupportnetworkscreateasenseofmasteryoverpastadversityandfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfullyinthefuturE.Bycontrastwhenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteacherstogetanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey’regoodat—wearedenyingthemthosesamecharacter-buildingexperiences.AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDanKindlonhavewrittenthatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthoodwhenoverprotectedyoungpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon’tknowhowtoovercomethem.IntheclassroomandoutsideofitAmericanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechancestochallengethemselvestoriskfailurE.InthemeantimegivingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebestwayswecanhelpthemsucceeD.BacktoSchool:WhyPerseveranceIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?Commonphenomena☺ParentsthroughoutAmerica71▲theirkids’backpacksupwithsnacksandschoolsupplies.☺ManyAmericanparentsdon’t72▲enoughimportancetotheirkids’characterbuilding.Thewriter’s73▲Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids’characterbuilding.Evidenceand74▲findings☺Parents’anxietyabouttheirkids’performancemay75▲themfromlearningsomevaluableskills.☺Parentsconcernedonlywithakid’sG.P.A.havea76▲tominimizethechallengesthechildfaces.☺Adultswhohaveexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhoodare77▲andmoreconfidentthanthosewhohaven’t.☺Denyingkidscharacter-buildingexperiencescan78▲indifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthooD.Thewriter’ssuggestions☺79▲kidstoberisk-takers.☺Givekidsroomtoexperience80▲.

Asurewaytodestroyyourchancesoflearninghowtowriteskillfullyistobelievethatwritingisanaturalgiftratherthanalearnedskill.Peoplewithsuchanattitudethinkthattheyaretheonlyonesforwhomwritingisunbearablydifficult.TheyfeelthateveryoneelsefindswritingeasyoratleasttolerablE.SuchpeopleoftensayI’mnotanygoodatwritingorEnglishwasnotoneofmygoodsubjects.Theyimplythattheysimplydonothaveatalentforwritingwhileothersdo.Theresultofthisattitudeisthatthesepeopletrytoavoidwritingandwhentheydowritetheydon’ttrytheirbest.Theirwritingfailschieflybecausetheybelievethattheydon’thavethenaturaltalentneededtowritE.Unlesstheirattitudechangestheyprobablywillnotlearnhowtowriteeffectively.Arealisticattitudeaboutwritingmustbuildontheideathatwritingisaskill.Itisaskilllikedrivingtypingorcooking;andlikeanyskillitcanbelearneD.Ifyouhavethedeterminationtolearnyouwilldevelopyourwritingskillsbypracticingextensively.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodotheactivethinkingthatclearwritingdemands.Itisfrustratingtodiscoverhowmuchofachallengeitistotransferthoughtsandfeelingsfromone’sheadontoasheetofpaper.Butwritingisnotanautomaticprocess:Wewillnotgetsomethingfornothing—andweshouldnotexpectto.Foralmosteveryoneskillfulwritingcomesfromhardwork—fromdeterminationandsweat.Thegoodnewsisthattheskillofwritingcanbemasteredandifyouarereadytoworkyouwilllearnwhatyouneedtoknow.1.Whydosomepeoplethinkwritingisdifficult?A.Theyhavenotimetopracticewriting.B.Theybelievefewpeoplecanwritewell.C.Theyhavenogoodteacherstohelpthem.D.Theydon’tthinkwritingcanbelearneD.2.ItcanbeinferredfromParA.1that______.A.naturalgiftisthedeterminingfactorinone’ssuccessB.diligencecanresultinsuccessC.apersonwithoutnaturalgiftissuretofailinwritingD.attitudedetermineswhatonewillbe3.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Whywritingisimportant.B.Whetherwritingisaborngift.C.Benefitsofessaywriting.D.Howtoimprovewritingskills.

ThejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninventeD.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.1.CuriosityYourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37AskkidsWhatingredients配料canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?2.CreativityTruecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.3.PersonalskillsUnderstandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownheadbutwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39Whydoyouthinkshe’scrying?Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyouhowwouldyoufeel?4.Selfexpression40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas----musicactingdrawingbuildingphotography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.A.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.B.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist?C.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.D.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.E.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.F.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation.G.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.

Thereareallsortsofgoodsensiblereasonstoavoidgettingangry.Notonlydoesitmakeusfeelbaditalsomakesusdostupidthingswithoutnoticingtherisksanditcanbeself-destructive毁坏性的.___16____Butlikeallemotionsangerhasitspurposeswhichcanbeusedforgoodeffects.AngerisamotivatingforcE.InfactangeritselfisakindofpositiveenergyandapowerfulmotivatingforcE.___17Whenweseesomethingasbeneficialwewantitmorewhenweareangry.Sowhenusedrightconstructiveangercanmakeusfeelstrongandpowerfulandhelppushusontogetwhatwewant.18ItmaysoundlikeastrangethingtosaybutangrypeoplehavesomethingincommonwithhappypeoplE.That'sbecausebothtendtoexpectfavorableresults.Bycomparisonthoseexperiencingmorefeararemorepessimistic悲观的aboutthefutureandexpectfurtherterrors.Angercanbenefitrelationships.Societytellsusangerisdangerousandweshouldhideit.Theproblemisthatwhenwehideourangerourpartnerdoesn'tknowhe'sdonesomethingwrong.Andsohekeepsdoingit.19Theexpressionofangerifreasonableandaimedatfindingasolutioncanactuallybenefitandstrengthenrelationships.Angerprovidesself-understanding.Angercanalsoprovideunderstandingintoourselvesifweallowit.GettingangryleadstoapositiveoutcomE.Angerhelpdiscoverourownfaults.Ifwecannoticewhenwegetangryandwhythenwecanlearnwhattodotoimproveourlives.20A.Andthatdoesn'tdoourrelationshipanygooD.B.Angercanturnusonandthuspushontowardsourgoalsinthefaceofproblemsandbarriers.C.AngerreducesviolencE.D.AngrypeoplearemoreoptimistiC.E.Mostofustreatourangerasthoughit'sunreasonableunshowableandunmentionablE.F.That'sbecauseit'saverystrongsocialsignalthatasituationneedstobesolveD.G.Angercanencourageself-changE.首发

Lifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamiliestheirclassoreventheirnation.Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsispainful.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelingsoftenasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblemslifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yetitisinthiswholeofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.ProblemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailurE.WhenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspiritweencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolvE.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingourproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaidThosethingsthathurtinstruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.30.Thewriterusesjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablyto_________.A.makeasuggestionB.persuadereadersC.makereaderslaughD.getreaders’attention31.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto__________.A.encouragethemtolearnB.makethemsufferC.maketheirlifeeasierD.helpthemunderstandlifeisdifficult32.Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.fromBenjaminFranklinsuggeststhat________.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeforgotten33.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat__________.A.noteverybodyhasthesameproblemsB.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsinlifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems

Contrarytopopularbelieflookingatsomeone'sfacealoneisnotenoughtotelluswhethertheyareroaringincelebrationorscreaminginfrustrationresearchersclaimeD.Whilepeoplemaybelievetheyhavetheabilitytoreadeachother'sfacesbodylanguageistherealcluethatshowswhetherstrongemotionssomeoneisfeelingarepositiveornegativE.Inastudygroupsofparticipantswereshownaseriesoffacialexpressionssuchastennisplayersphotographedjustafterwinningorlosingapoint.Insomecasesthevolunteerswereabletoseetheplayer'sfullbodybutinotherstheywereonlyshowneithertheirfaceortheirbodywiththeotherremoveD.ParticipantscouldclearlytellwhethertheplayerswerewinningorlosingwhentheywereshownthefullpictureorjustthebodybuttheirguesseswerenobetterthanchancewhenbasedonthefacealonE.Thosewhowereallowedtoseethefullimagewereconvincedtheyhadmadetheirjudgmentbasedontheplayers'facialexpressionseventhoughresultsfromthetwoothergroupssuggestedotherwisE.Theresearcherscarriedoutasecondstudywhereparticipantswereshownawiderrangeoffacesshowingemotionsincludingjoypleasurevictorypainanddefeat.Usingphoto－editingsoftwaretheresearchersattachedthefacestobodiesexpressingtheoppositeemotionandaskedparticipantstoactouttheemotionstheysawinthephotos.Theresultingposeswerelikethebodyposesinthephotographsbutnotthefacialexpressionsdemonstratingthatpeoplebasetheirinterpretationofstrongemotionsnotonthefacebutthebody.DrAviezerwholedthestudysaidTheseresultsshowthatwhenemotionsbecomeextremelyintensethedifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativefacialexpressionsbecomesunclear.Theresultsmayhelpresearchersunderstandhowourbodyinteractsduringemotionalsituations.ForexampleindividualsmayfailtorecognizefacialexpressionsbutiftheyaretrainedtoprocessimportantbodylanguagetheirperformancemaysignificantlyimprovE.1.Peopletendtobelievethat____________.A.someone'sbodylanguagehasaneffectontheirfeelingsB.readingsomeone'sfacealonecannottelltheirfeelingsC.someone'sbodylanguageistheonlycluetotheirfeelingsD.someone'sfeelingscanbereadbytheirfacialexpressions2.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirststudy?A.Theparticipantsweredividedintofourgroups.B.AllparticipantsweregiventhesamepicturestoseE.C.Itprovedthatemotionsinfluencepeople'sbodylanguagE.D.Participantscouldtelltheplayers'feelingswhenseeingthefullpicturE.3.Inthesecondstudytheparticipantswereaskedto____________.A.expresstheoppositeemotionB.actouttheemotionstheysawC.usephoto－editingsoftwareD.performdifferentroles4.WhatdidDrAviezerthinkoftheresultsofthestudy?A.Ridiculous.B.Useless.C.UnrealistiC.D.Helpful.

HonestyisthebestpolicyastheEnglishsayinggoes.UnfortunatelyhonestyoftenleavesuswhennooneiswatchingBritishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.ResearchersatUK'sNewcastleUniversitysetupanexperimentintheirpsychologydepartment'scoffeeroom.Theysetakettlewithteacoffeeandmilkonthecounterandhungupasignlistingthepricefordrinks.Peoplehelpingthemselvestoacupofteaweresupposedtoputafewcentsintheboxnearby.Thescientistshungaposterabovethemoneyboxandchangedeachweekbetweenpicturesofgazing注视的eyesandpicturesofflowers.Theresearchersfoundthatstaffpaid2.76timesmorefortheirdrinkswhentheimageoftheeyeswashung.WewereshockedbythesizeoftheeffectsaidGilbertRobertsoneoftheresearchers.Eyesareknowntobeapowerfulperceptual知觉的signalforhumansscientistssay.EventhoughtheeyeswerenotrealtheystillseemedtomakepeoplebehavemorehonestlysaidMelissaBatesonabehavioralbiologistandleaderofthestudy.Researchersbelievetheeffectthrowslightonourevolutionarypast.Itmayarisefrombehavioralcharacteristicsthatdevelopedwhenearlyhumansformedsocialgroupstostrengthentheirchancesofsurvival.Forsocialgroupstoworkindividualshadtoco­operateratherthanactselfishly.There'sanargumentthatifnobodyiswatchingusitisinourintereststobehaveselfishly.Butwhenwe'rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebetter.Sopeopleseeusasco­operativeandbehavethesamewaytowardsusBatesonsaiD.Thenewfindingindicatesthatpeoplehaveastrikingresponsetoeyes.ThatmightbebecauseeyesandfacessendastrongbiologicalsignalwehaveevolvedtorespondtoBatesonsaiD.ThefindingcouldbeputtopracticalusE.Forexampleimagesofeyescouldensureticketsalesonpublictransportandimprovesurveillance监视systemstodeterantisocial反社会behavior.1.Thestoryiswrittenmainlyto________.A.warnyoutobehavehonestlywhetheryouarealoneornotB.explaintherootofcheatinginexamswithnoteacherspresentC.describehowtheexperimentinNewcastleUniversityworkedD.informusofastrongreactionthatpeoplehavetoeyes2.TheexperimentcarriedoutinNewcastleUniversitymaderesearchersthinkthat________.A.honestyisnotthebestpolicyB.evolutionhasabiginfluenceonourbehaviorC.humanshavetoformsocialgroupstosurviveD.peoplearemorerelaxedwhennotbeingwatched3.Fromthetextweknowthat________.A.nooneactsselfishlywhenbeingwatchedB.thefunctionofeyesisnotonlybiologicalbutsocialC.theimageofeyesworkedaswellasthepictureofflowersD.awaiterwasthereservingpeopledrinksintheexperiment4.Theworddeterunderlinedinthelastparagraphcouldbereplacedby________.A.preventB.discoverC.watchD.research

Whenseveralpeoplelookatthesamepersonitisnotunusualforeachofthemtoseedifferentthings;whenyouarealoneobservingonebehaviororapersonattwodifferenttimesyoumayseedifferentthings.Thefollowingsarebutsomeofthefactorsthatleadtothesevaryingperceptions感知认识:1Eachperson’sperceptionsofothersareformedbyhisorherownculturalconditioningeducationandpersonalexperiences.2Sometimesperceptionsdifferbecauseofwhatwechoosetoobserveandhowwedealwithwhat’veobserveD.Itisnotnecessarilytruethatpersonperceptionisbasedonobservationsofaparticularperson.Yourobservationsmaybetotallycontrolledbywhatothershavetoldyouaboutthisperson;oryoumayfocusprimarilyonthesituationorrolerelationship.Mostpeopledonotusethesamestandardtomeasuretheirparentstheirfriendsandstrangers.3Sometimesweseeonlywhatwewanttoseeordon’tseewhatmaybeobvioustoothersbecauseofourownneedsdesiresortemporaryemotionalstates.Thisisaprocessknownasselectiveperception.SelectiveperceptionisobviouslymoredifficultwhencontradictoryinformationisparticularlyobviousbutitcanbedonE.Wecanignorethestimulus—He’sbasicallyagoodboysowhatIsawwasnotshoplifting入店行窃.Wecanreducetheimportanceofthecontradictoryinformation—Allkidsgetintomischief顽皮.Takingabookfromabookstoreisn’tsuchabigdeal.Wecanchangethemeaningofthecontradictoryinformation—Itwasn’tshopliftingbecausehewasgoingtopayforitlater.51.Thefirstfactorgivenbytheauthorthataffectsourperceptionis______.A.ourhearingandvisualabilitiesB.culturalbackgroundandpersonalexperiencesC.theexperienceonelearnsfromothersD.criticalmeasurestakenbyotherpeople52.Whileobservingaparticularperson________.A.oneislikelytotakeallaspectsintoconsiderationB.onepaysmoreattentiontohis/heradvantagesC.childrenoftendifferfromgrown-upsinperceptionD.onetendstochoosecertainaspectstolookat53.Observationofthesamepersonbytwopeopleatthesametimemaydifferbecause______.A.theyfollowdifferentstandardsB.eitherofthemmaybeslowtocatchinformationC.thetimeforobservationisnotlongenoughD.eachofthemusesdifferentlanguagetoexpresshis/herimpressions54.TheunderlinedwordstimulusinParagraph4refersto______.A.somethingattractiveB.selectiveperceptionC.contradictoryinformationD.shoplifting55.Theworstthinginselectiveperceptionisthat______.A.theinformationreceivedrunsagainstyourdesireB.factscanbetwistedortotallyignoredC.importanceofthecontradictoryinformationcanbeoverrated估计过高D.misbehavedchildrenmaynotbepunished

Justtakeadeepbreath.Don’tthinkaboutit.You’remorelikelytodieinacarwreckonthewaytotheairportthanyouareinaplanecrash.Thesearejustsomewordsgiventopeoplewithafearofflying.ButasTomCruiseplayingLt.DanielKaffeeinthemovieA.FewGoodMensaidIgetsickwhenIflybecauseI.’mafraidofcrashingintoalargemountain.Idon’tthinkDanielwillhelp.Butthere’sanewapplicationthatjustmay.TodaytheVALKFoundationaDutchgroupthat’sapartnershipbetweenKLMRoyalDutchAirlinesandLeidenUniversitylaunchestheappintheUS.TheVALKFoundationwasoneofthefirstcentersforfear­of­flyingresearchandtreatmentintheworldandistheorganizerofthreeworldconferencesonfearofflying.ThefoundationsaidtheappcalledFlightAppVALKisthefirstscientifically­developedweb­basedtreatmentforpeoplewhosufferfrommildtomoderatefearofflying.Thefear­of­flyingapplicationwehavecreatedaimstotransferalloftheknowledgewehavedevelopedthroughourprogramintoamobileapplicationthatwillhelpeasetravelers’fearssaidDr.LucasVanGerwendirectoroftheVALKFoundation.Dr.VanGerwenisalsoapsychologistandprofessionalpilotwithmorethan30yearsexperiencE.Thefoundationsaidupto30%ofadultsarefearfulfliers.FlightAppVALKisdesignedtohelprelaxpassengersbeforeandduringflightsbyeducatingusersaboutflightsafetyandturbulencE.Itexplainsthesoundsandsensationstheycanexpectduringdepartureflightandlanding.Andifapassenger’sflightstressreachesapanicleveltheypressaspecialpanicbuttonwhichprovidesaudioandwritteninformationtohelpdecreaseflightstresslevels.MostimportantlyFlightAppVALKcanbeusedduringtheflightintheairplanemodE.OncedownloadedtheprogramdoesnotrequiretheInternetconnectionintheair.

Anewstudyhasfoundthatmakingsomeonelaughisoneofthebestwaystowoo求婚one’slover.Howeverresearchershavediscoveredthatnotallhumourisequal.Thequickestpathtosuccessistouseaveryspecificformofwit:Self-deprecation.Manystudiesshowthatasenseofhumourisattractivetowomenespeciallytotheirgirlfriendsbutwe’vefoundthatself-deprecatinghumouristhemostattractiveofall.saidanthropologistGilGreengross.Onepossibleexplanationisthattakingthemickeyoutofoneselfisahigh-riskstrategy.Itisariskyformofhumourbecauseitcandrawattentiontoone’srealfaultstherebydiminishing缩小theself-deprecator’sstatusintheeyesofothers.Butbasedontheideathatself-deprecatinghumourcanbeanespeciallyreliableindicatornotonlyofgeneralintelligenceandcreativitybutalsoofmoralvirtuessuchashumility.AnthropologistKateFoxauthorofWatchingtheEnglishbelievesself-deprecationisuniquelyvitalforthosewithanEnglishculturalbackground:FortheEnglishtherulesofhumouraretheculturalequivalentofnaturallaws—weobeythemautomaticallyratherinthewaythatweobeythelawofgravity.Pomposity夸耀andself-importanceareoutlaweD.Seriousmatterscanbespokenofseriouslybutonemustnevertakeoneselftooseriously.sheaddeD.Aslongaseveryoneunderstandstherulestheyaredulyimpressedbothbyone’sachievementsandbyone’sreluctance不愿totalkaboutthempublicly.HoweverGreengrosswarnsofanotherdangerintheuseofself-deprecation.Ifyouarealow-statusindividualusingself-deprecatinghumourcanbedisastroustoyou.hesaiD.Thinkaboutthesecondary-schoolchildwhomnobodylikedwhomadefunofhisshortcominginsports.Hiskidslaughedathimandhewasconsideredmorepathetic悲惨的thanhewaspreviously.Thisishigh-riskattraction.ItisnotforeveryonE.330W1.WhatisKateFox?A.A.film-maker.B.Anofficialatschool.C.A.lawyer.D.Anexpertinstudyinganthropology.2.FromthepassageweknowthatGilGreengross.A.isattractivetowomenallthewayespeciallytohisgirlfriendB.believesthathehimselfisreallytheauthorofWatchingtheEnglishC.thinksthatalow-statusindividualcanbedisastroustohim/herwhileusingself-deprecationD.lovesthesecondary-schoolchildwhomnobodylikedbecauseofhisshortcominginsports3.TheunderlinedphrasetakingthemickeyoutofoneselfinParagraph3maybereplacedby.A.makingsomeonelaughB.self-deprecationC.obeyingthelawofgravityD.pomposityandself-importance4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thequickestpathtosuccessistomakesomeonelaugh.B.Self-deprecationperhapslowersitsstatusintheeyesofothers.C.TheEnglishobeynaturallawswithoutobeyingthelawofgravity.D.Nobodylikesmakingfunofonechild’sshortcominginsports.5.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.surveystudy.C.A.petmagazinE.D.A.travelguidE.

Closeyoureyesforaminutesandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeofyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsinChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.33.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination34.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.C.TheyhavebenefitedmostoftheblindD.Theyarenotequallydistributed35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques

Areyouanintrovert内向的人oranextrovert?Beforeyousayyouareeitheroneyoushouldknowthatthereisathirdoption.AccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWallStreetJournalexpertssaythere’samiddlegroundbetweenthetwopersonalitytypes–peoplewhotheycallambiverts中间性格者.Introvertsdon’tlikecrowdsandenjoykeepingtheirthoughtstothemselveswhileextrovertsontheotherhandlikemeetingnewpeopleandbeingthecenterofattention.Ambivertsasthenamesuggestshavebothintrovertedandextrovertedcharacteristics.Butneithersetofcharacteristicsiscompletelyincontrol.Asaresulttheycanmovebetweenbeingsocialandbeingalonewithgreaterease轻松thaneitherextrovertsorintroverts.Forexampleambivertsoftenenjoyotherpeople’scompany.ButafteralongdayofhardworktheysometimesprefertoreadabookorwatchaTVseriesathomealonE.Itislikethey’rebilingualDanielPinkthehostofCrowdControlaUSTVseriesonhumanbehaviortoldtheWallStreetJournal.TheyhaveawiderrangeofskillsandcanconnectwithawiderrangeofpeopleinthesamewaysomeonewhospeaksEnglishandSpanishcan.AmbivertshavegottenmoreattentioninrecentyearsthankstobooksTEDxtalksandconsulting咨询的firmsfocusingonhowpersonalitytraits特征changepeople’sbehaviorinrelationshipsandcareers.Infactroughlytwo-thirdsofpeopleintheUSareambivertsaccordingtoapersonalitysurveydonebyAdamM.GrantaprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofPennsylvania’sWhartonSchool.Grantbelievesambiversiontakesgoodpartsfromintroversionandextroversion.TheambivertadvantagecomesfrombeingenthusiasticenoughtopersuadebutatthesametimelisteningcarefullytoothersandavoidingseemingoverlyconfidentorexcitedhetoldForbesmagazinE.Buthealsopointsoutthatunlikeextrovertsandintrovertswhotendtoknowwhatgivesthemenergyambivertscansometimesgetstuck.Theyareoftenunsurewhichsideoftheirpersonalityshouldleadinagivensituation.62.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenintrovertsandextroverts.B.Whyambivertshavegottenmoreattentionrecently.C.Characteristicsandadvantagesofambiverts.D.Howpersonalitytraitschangepeople’sbehavior.63.Accordingtothearticleambiverts______.A.preferbeingthecenterofattentiontobeingaloneB.tendtoconnectwithmorepeoplethanintrovertsC.usuallyworkhardandaresuccessfulintheircareersD.wanttokeeptheirthoughtstothemselvesallthetime64.TheunderlinedwordbilingualinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.abletospeaktwolanguagesequallywellB.alwaysreadytohelpthoseinneedC.abletoadapttoanewenvironmentwellD.goodatdrawingattentionfromthecrowd65.WhatadvantagedoesGrantthinkambivertshaveoverintrovertsandextroverts?A.Theyknowwhatgivesthemenergy.B.Theyseemmoreenthusiasticandconfident.C.Theyhavemorebalancedpersonalities.D.Theycandealwithagivensituationbetter.

Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.ItmayletyousurftheInternetlistentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouarebutitalsoturnsyouintoaworkaholicitseems.A.studysuggeststhatbygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimestheall-singingall-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmaniarevealstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hoursbutafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemailsormakingworkcalls.Morethan90percentofofficeworkershaveemail-enabledphoneswithathirdaccessingthemmorethan20timesaday.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursadaywithnineoutoftensayingtheymakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand7amwithmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailsinthisperiodandaquartercheckingthembetween11pmandmidnight.GhadiHobeikamarketingdirectorofPixmaniasaidTheabilitytoaccessliterallymillionsofappskeepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesinvaluableformanypeoplE.Howevertherearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandsmartphonesmeanthatpeopleliterallycannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecomethemoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity容量.64.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.AllthatglittersisnotgoldB.ItneverrainsbutpoursC.EverycoinshastwosidesD.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk65.Theunderlinedwordaccessinginthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.callingB.reachingC.gettingD.using66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheaverageUKworkingtimeisbetweennineandtwelvehoursB.Nine-tenthsspentoverthreehourscheckingworkemailsC.One-fourthchecktheirfirstmailbetween11pmandmidnight.D.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6amand8am.67.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.workaholicslikesmartphones.B.Smartphonesbringaboutextrawork.C.smartphonesmakeourlifeeasier.D.Employersdon’tlikesmartphones.

Whatiscourage?Itisthechoicetodowhatwethinkweshoulddo.Itisthechoicetoignoretheworriesandfears.Itisthechoicetodorighttorealizeourdreamstobesuccessfulpeopleandtoleadthewayforothers.Couragecanchangelives.ThedayyoubegintostaredownyourfearsandworriesandinsteadactbravelyyourlifewillchangE.Youwillbesetfreetoflyhigh.Youwillfinishthingsyouonceonlydreamedof.Youwillrealizethatyoufearsarejustpapertigers.Youwillbegintofullfillyourdreams.Youwillalsochangethelivesofothers.Simplyputcourageouspeoplepullothersalongwiththem.EverybodybenefitsfromcourageouspeoplE.IhaveafriendwhomIadmiregreatly.A.fewyearagohedecidedtoleaveawell-paidcareerandrunafterhisdream.AlldifficultiesthenappeareD.Thedayhelefthiscompanyhefoundoutthathiswifehadcancer.Hewentintoagreatdealofdebt.Butheneverlostheart.Hemanagedtoraisesomemoneyandactedcourageouslyputtinghisnameandreputation名声onthelinE.Hefinallymadeit.A.yearlaterhehadacompanywithoverfiftyemployees.Thoseemployeesgotbenefitsfromhiscourageandhiswifewhobeatcancerandwasactingbravelywithhim!Howtobecourageous?Beclearaboutyourdream.Donotworry.Worryisjustthinkingaboutallthebadpossibilities.Courageisjustthinkingaboutallthegreatpossiblitiesandthenactinguponthem!Doyourhomework.Ithelpsyougetthefacts.Ithelpsbecauseyoucanmakeaninformeddecision.Thenact.Noactionnosuccess.Yescouragedoeschangelivesandthekeyliesinyouraction.32.Inthewriter’sopinioncourageisthechoiceto.A.dowhatothersthinkweshoulddoB.ignoreourdreamsC.beasuccessfulbusinessmanD.toleadthewayforothers33.Theunderlinedphrasesstaredownparagraph2probablymeans.A.overcomebystaringB.fellorrealizeC.lookforalongtimeD.giveintooraccept34.Thewriterusesthecaseofhisfriendto.A.proveanyonecansucceedifherunsafterhisdreamB.provepeoplewhohavecouragecanbeatcancerC.tellreadershowhisfriendsucceededbyhavingcourageD.showdoingownbusinessisbetterthanworkingforothers35.WhatcanwedotobecourageousA.Donotdaretohavemanydreams.B.Thinkaboutthegreatpossibilitiesinsteadofbadpossibilities.C.Finishallofyourhomeworkthatteachersgiveyou.D.Makeaquickdecisionandtheninsistonit.

Theimageofaveiled用面纱遮盖bridewalkingdowntheaisleonherfather'sarmcouldbecomeathingofthepastasagrowingtrendfor'feminist女权主义者weddings'hasbeendetectedamongmodernbridestobE.Doingawaywiththeengagementringchoosingnottobe'givenawaylikeproperty'andwearingacolourotherthanwhitearekeythemesgainingtraction牵引力inthefeministweddingtrenD.Thefindingsrevealedinasurveyof200bridestoberevealedthatalmostaquarterofwomenplannedonkeepingtheirmaidennameaftermarriagewhileonein10wereplanningtowearacolourotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.Traditionssuchasthewearingofanengagementringarealsoincreasinglybeingrejectedbybrideswhofeelitisanti-feminist-withsuchanobvioustoken记号tobewornonthefingermarkingthewomaninquestionas'taken'.Howeverwhilethereisundoubtedlyastirringamongyoungbridestobeparentscantakecomfortinthefactthatwhilesomewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainstthepatriarchy家长制themajorityarestillkeentoupholdcertaintraditionswith76percentofbridessayingtheyreallywouldliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.ElkiParmarofWeddingDays.co.ukwhoconductedthesurveysaid:Someofthebrideswehavespokentoaredoingthingsthattheyfeelmaketheirweddingmore'feminist'.Thatcouldbereflectedbydecidingnotbegivenawaytheideabeingthatoneoftheconnotationsofthistraditionisthatthewomanispropertytobegivenaway.Otherbridesarechoosingnottowearwhiteontheirweddingdayasawoman’swhiteweddingdresstraditionallycarriesconnotations含义ofvirginalinnocencewhereaswhatthegroomwearsonhisweddingdayisnotperceived意识到tobesymboliccreatingsomewhatofanimbalancefromsomefeministperspectives.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthesymboloftraditionalwedding?A.Thebridewearsbridalveil.B.Thebridewalksdowntheaisleonherfather’sarm.C.Thebridewearstheengagementring.D.ThebridewearsacolorotherthanwhitE.60.Whydothebridesrejecttowearanengagementringaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitistoocheap.B.BecauseitisnotmadeofgolD.C.Becausetheydon’twanttomarrytheirhusbanD.D.BecauseitmakesthewomenIquestionastaken.61.WhatcanwelearnfromthesurveyinParagraph2?A.Morethan200brideswereinvestigated.B.Halfofthebrideswon’tchangetheirlastnameaftermarriagetotheirhusbanD.C.10%ofthemprefertowearacolorotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.D.Noonewantstowearanengagementring.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thetendencymentionedinthepassageisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B.Somewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainsttheirparents.C.Themajorityofbridesdon’tliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.D.Somebridesregardwearingwhiteontheirweddingdayasasymbolofunequalbetweenmenandwomen.

Aslongaswefollowsomeofthetipsforgreenlivingwemaysaveourplanet.Alloftheseinvolvejustafewchangestoourdailyhabits.Justwalkandlimittheuseofyourcar.Oneoftheposterimagesofpollutionisourvehicles.Itburnsfuel.Itisnotasefficientaswehopeitcouldbeandweuseiteverysingleday.TolessentheeffectsoftheairpollutioncausedbyourvehiclesweshouldlimittheirusE.Ifwecanwalktoourdestinationthenjustletusgo.Notonlydowelessenourcarbondioxideemissionsbutwealsogetagoodexerciseoutofit.Usealaptopinsteadofacomputerdesktop.Laptopsaremoreenergyefficientcomparedtotheirbiggercounterparts.A.laptopisgenerally50percentmoreefficientinusingelectricity.Asidefromthatthereareotherbenefitsofalaptop.Itisportablesoyoucanworkanywhereyoulikeandthatyougetpowerfulfeatureswithoutthelargesizeofdesktopunits.Turnoffthefaucetwhileyouarebrushingyourteeth.Itisalwaysabetterideatouseaglasswhenwearebrushingourteethandnottojustletthefaucetkeeponrunning.Thereforethereislesswatertowastewhilewearecleaningourpearlywhites.Simplyturnoffthefaucetwhenyouarenotusingit.Makegooduseofnaturallight.Wehaveagreatandnaturallamp---thesunandweshouldlearnhowtotakefulladvantageofitduringdaytimE.Soinsteadofturningonourlightsorlampsevenifitisstillnoteveningweshouldpullupthedrapesandletthenaturallightcomeinfromthewindows.Thesearejustsomeofthebesttipsforgreenlivingbutofcoursetherearestillmanyofthesetipsifyoujustsearchforthem.Butyoucandoyourownvariationanytimejustalwaysprioritizehowyoucanuselessenergyandproduceevenlessertrashandpollution.51.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSaveOurPlanetB.HowtoChangeOurDailyHabitsC.TipsforGreenLivingTodayD.GreenLivingandSeriousPollution52.Comparedwithacomputerdesktopalaptopis__________.A.lessenergyefficientB.fasteratworkC.easytorepairD.easytocarry53.Theunderlinedwordprioritizeinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.decreasequicklyB.considerfirstC.imaginewhollyD.guessslowly54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.fewchangestodailyhabitscanhelpalot.B.Whilewashingteethweshouldturnoffthefaucet.C.VehiclesbringpollutionandweshouldtrytoavoiD.D.Inthedaytimeweshouldnotpullupthedrapes.

A.newstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.A.privateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.P-A-IresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025aboutthree-thousand-millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwateronEarthstaysthesamE.Mr.EngelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworlD.HesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincreasE.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.LackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwatersnotsafE.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.CountriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuturE.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypttheNetherlandsCambodiaSyriaSudanandIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.OnewayitsaysistofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurposE.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.A.thirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculturE.Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.ItsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehavE.7.areexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblemsbytheyear2025.A.46countriesB.18countriesC.28countriesD.Nocountries8.Allthefollowingaretrueexcept.A.LackofwatermaycauseconflictbetweencountriesB.NewindustriesneedalotofwaterC.TherearesolutionstothewaterproblemD.Egyptnowhasenoughfreshwater9.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.ThereisconnectionbetweenprovidingcleanwaterandslowingpopulationgrowthB.LackofwatermayalsoresultfrominternationalconflictC.TheabilityofdevelopinghasnothingtodowithlackofwaterD.Itisnotknownwhetherdiseaseshavesomethingtodowithlackofwater10.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe.A.WorldConflictB.WorldWaterShortageC.DiseasesandWaterD.PopulationandWater

Tablemannersareverydifferentineverycountry.ForexamplewhenyouareinEnglandyoumustnotliftyoursoupplatetoyourmouth.ThisisveryimpolitE.ButwhenyouareinJapanthisiscompletelynormal.LiftingyourplatetoyourmouthinJapanisatraditionalwayofdrinkingyoursoup.AndalsoinJapanyoudon’thavetoworryaboutmakinganoisewhenyoudrinkit.Itjustshowsthatyoureallylikethefood!ButitisnotthesameinBritainsoyoushouldn’tmakeanoisewheneatingtherE.InBritainpeopledon’tputtheirhandsorarmsonthetableduringthemeal.ButinMexicoguestskeeptheirhandsonthetableallthetimE.Infactyoushouldwatchwhatyourhandsdoverycarefully.InArabcountriesitisimpolitewhenyoueatwithyourlefthandsodon’tdoit!Inalltheculturesitisimpolitetospeakwhenyouareeating.InUkraineyoushouldnotstarteatingfirst;youshouldwaitforalltheotherstostarteatingwithyou.Youalsohavetosaypleaseandthankyoueverytimeyouaskforandgetsomething.Ifyoudon’tlikesomefooddon’tmakefacesanddon’tsay:Yuk!Ihatethat!Thebestwaytoavoidmakingmistakesinothercountriesistowatchthehostandtrytodoashedoes.21.Itisimpolitetoliftthesoupplatetoyourmouthin_____.A..JapanB.EnglandC..UkraineD.Mexico22.WhenyouareeatinginJapanmakinganoisemeansthat_____.A.youfeelillB.youdislikethefoodC.youlikethefoodD.youareveryhungry23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.KeepingyourhandsonthetableispoliteinBritainbutimpoliteinMexico.B.InArabcountriesyoushouldeatwithyourrighthanD.C.Speakingwhenyou’reeatingisimpolitejustinsomecultures.D.InUkraineit’satraditionthattheguesteatsfirst.24.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byexplainingreasons.C.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.

Arecenttrend趋势inCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthosepeopleouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperiencE.Appetizers开胃品seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnacksservedinvarioustypesofrestaurantsbarsandcafes.Inthiswayinthecourseofaneveningoutyoumightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftowntoabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherendthenforacoffeeandfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.ReasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecentlyeachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmospheretogetherwiththeincreasedspecialtyinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffereD.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddayswhenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizzacreamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;howevertheirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobE.Certainlyforthatspecialoccasionamealinanicerestaurantcompletewiththepianoperformanceishardtobeat.Howeverifweseethistrendforbutterflyeating---movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneeveningcontinuesthenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!59.HowaretheeatinghabitsoftheCalifornianschanging?A.Peoplearediningoutless.B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.C.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.D.A.fullrestaurantmealislesspopular.60.Alltheplacesthatserveappetizers_.A.havemuchthesamemenuB.havetheirownparticularcharacteristicsC.haveabarwithlivemusicD.arelocatedattheendofthetown

Whenitcomestothereasonwhythosepeoplearefondofthefoodsandotherproducts产品ofFreshChoiceI’mwillingtosharewithyousomeinformationaboutthat.HereIwouldliketoshowyouawaytoinspectitswonderfulstories.SofarithasbecomepopularamongthepublicandhaswongreatfamewithinashortperiodoftimE.Lotsofpeoplearecrazyaboutthisspecialrestaurantandliketohaveatry.Comparedwithotherfamouscompaniesthatprovidefoodsithasenjoyedaquiteshorthistoryasitwascreatedin1986.Howeverithassomeimportantcharacteristicsthathaveledtoitssuccess.FirstofallmostpeoplearefamiliarwithitsnaturalfarmproducE.It’sgoodforenvironmentalprotectionandbalanceddiets.InadditionFreshChoiceprovidescustomerswithallkindsoffoodsincludingsoupsdessertsandallkindsofsaladsalongwithmanyotherdeliciousdishes.Themostimportantthingisthatallthesefoodscontainenoughnutritionsuchasproteinvitaminsandfiber.Atthesametimetheykeepcustomersawayfromtoomuchfatcarbohydrates碳水化合物andcalorieswhichhelpsthemkeepabalanceddietandlifestylE.Moreoftenthannotmanypeoplesuffertheseriousproblemofbeingoverweightespeciallyinwesterncountries.ItisimportantforthemtoloseweightandimprovetheirconfidencE.AndFreshChoiceisjusttherightchoiceforthemandsavesthemfromthisseriousproblem.Whatismorecustomerscangetagooddiscountwithmorevisits.Withthepowerfulsupportofsomepromotional促销的activitiesmoreandmorepeoplehavedevelopedagoodimpressionofFreshChoiceandsharetheirpleasantexperiencewithclosefriendsandfamily.56.PeoplearecrazyaboutFreshChoicemainlybecauseit.A.enjoysgreatfameB.hasalonghistoryC.offershealthyfoodD.providescheapbuttasty57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Mostwesternersaresatisfiedwiththeirweight.B.FreshChoicehasneverheldanypromotionalactivities.C.Mostpeopledon’tknowaboutnaturalfarmproducE.D.Naturalfarmproduceisgoodforabalanceddiet.58.Thepurposeofthetextismainlytotellreaders.A.howtomanagearestaurantB.whatwecanenjoyinFreshChoiceC.theimportanceofkeepingabalanceddietD.thereasonswhyFreshChoicehasbecomepopular

Recentlyacaseoflifeboatethics伦理occurreD.OnAug.4GrahamandSherylAnleywhileboatingoffthecoastofSouthAfricahitarock.Astheboatthreatenedtosinkthehusbandgotoffbuthiswifewastrappedintheboat.InsteadoffreeinghiswifeandgettinghertoshoreGrahamgrabbedRosietheirpetdog.WithRosiesafeandsoundGrahamreturnedforSheryl.AllaredoingfinE.It’sagreatstorybutitdoesn’tstrikemeasespeciallynewsworthy.NewsissupposedtobeaboutsomethingfairlyuniqueandrecentresearchsuggeststhatintherightcircumstanceslotsofpeoplealsowouldhavegrabbedtheirRosiefirst.Wehavestrangerelationshipswithourpets.WelookafterourpetswithgreatloveandbetterhealthcarethanbillionsofpeoplereceivE.Wespeaktopetswiththesamehigh-pitchedvoicesthatweuseforbabies.AsanextremeexampleofourfeelingsaboutpetstheNazis纳粹hadstrictlawsthatguaranteedthekindtreatmentofthepetsofJews犹太人beingshippedtodeathcamps.ArecentpaperbyGeorgeRegentsUniversitydemonstratesthishumaninvolvementwithpetstoanastonishingextent.Participantsinthestudyweretoldasituationinwhichabusisoutofcontrolbearingdownonadogandahuman.Whichdoyousave?Withresponsesfrommorethan500peopletheanswerwasthatitdepended:Whatkindofhumanandwhatkindofdog?Everyonewouldsaveabrothergrandparentorclosefriendratherthanastrangedog.ButwhenpeopleconsideredtheirowndogVSpeoplelessconnectedwiththem—adistantcousinorahometownstranger—votesinfavorofsavingthedogcamerollingin.Andanastonishing40%ofrespondentsincluding46%ofwomenvotedtosavetheirdogoveraforeigntourist.Whatdoesafindinglikethismean?Firstthatyouroddsaren’tsogoodifyoufindyourselfinanothercountrywithabusbearingdownonyouandacutedog.Butitalsopointstosomethingdeeper:ourunprecedented史无前例的attitudetowardanimalswhichgotitsstartwiththebirthofkind-heartedsocietiesinthe19thcentury.Weprisonpeoplewhoabuseanimalsputourselvesinharm’swayinboatsbetweenwhalesandwhalersandshowsympathytoBambiandhismother.Wecanextendsympathytoananimalandfeelitspainlikenootherspecies.Butlet’snotbetooproudofourselves.Asthisstudyandtoomuchofourhistoryshowwe’reprettyselectiveabouthowweextendourkindnesstootherhumanbeings.72.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Tocreatearelaxingmoodforreaders.B.Topresentthethemeofthisessaystraightly.C.Toleadinthemaintopicofthisessay.D.Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.73.TheauthormentionsNazilawsinthethirdparagraph_______________.A.toshowhowcrueltheNazisweretotheJewsB.asanexampletopersuadepeoplenottolovepetsC.toillustratethestrangerelationshipbetweenhumanandpetsD.asanexampletodisplaythekindnessoftheNazis74.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.ThestoryoftheAnleysandtheirdogwastoouniquetobenewsworthy.B.Mostpeoplesurveyedchoosetosavetheirowndogratherthanahuman.C.Itwasinthe19thcenturythathumanbeingsstartedtolovetheirpets.D.Humanbeingsaremoreandmoreconcernedwithanimalsnowadays.75.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?A.Petsareofgreatsignificancetoushumanbeings.B.WeshouldrethinkaboutourattitudetowardsanimalsandmankinD.C.Itiskindofhumanbeingstoextendkindnesstoanimals.D.Weshouldbeselectivewhenshowingattitudetowardotherhumanbeings.

Asthepace步速oflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughliftbeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationiscompletelynecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand忍受dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecrises危机wemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablished确定的linkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealth.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress61.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress62.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis.A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

Ifyou’retravellinginthefollowingcitiestheseexcitingeventsmaydragyououtofthehousE.CONCERTSMaydayNoah’sArkWorldTourInfo:Jul13Xiamen;Jul19/20Shanghai;Aug3Shenzhen;Aug17BeijingTherockbandMaydayisabouttobringtheirattractivetourtoanend—andasusualit’sgoingtohappeninagrandway.OnAug17theywillrocktheNationalStadiumortheBird’sNestStadiumandholdtheirlastNoah’s诺亚方舟ArkconcertinChinabeforeheadingtoEuropeinSeptember.TanyaChua2013ConcertTourInfo:Aug10Shanghai;Aug31BeijingInhermusiccareerofmorethan15yearsthe38-year-oldSingaporeansinger-songwriterhasneverbeenshortofpopularsongsthatastonishtheheart.Nowforthefirsttimesince2008whensheplayedasmallChristmasconcertinShanghaiChuaisvisitingChinaaspartofaconcerttour.THEATERWhatisSuccess?Director:EdwardLamPerformers:ChuHung-changEthanWeiShiYi-hsiuInfo:Aug9-10Guangzhou;Aug16-17Chongqing;Aug29-Sept1BeijingInPartThreeofEdwardLam’sFourGreatClassicsSerieswhichlooksbackatLuoGuanzhong’snovelRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsitissuretogiveyouasurprisE.Willitbetrue?Findoutforyourself!ToLiveDirector:MengJinghuiPerformers:HuangBoYuanQuanInfo:Jul30-Aug4Beijing;Aug6-7Tianjin;Aug9-11Hangzhou;Aug13-18ShanghaiAftertheirworldshowinSeptembertheaterdirectorMengJinghuiandhisteamarebackforanothertouraroundChinA.WhileaudiencescanrenewtheirmemoriesofYuHua’snewrealismworksfilmstarsHuangBoandYuanQuanwillalsoimpressaudienceswiththeirexcellentperformancE.EXHIBITIONSAndyWarhol:15MinutesEternal永恒Info:Apr29-Jul28ShanghaiLaunchedin2012—the25thanniversaryofthepopartistAndyWarhol’sdeath—theexhibitionbringsthelargestevercollectionofWarhol’sworktoAsiA.Itincludesmorethan300paintingsphotographsdrawingsand3-DartincludinghisworkssuchasMarilynMonroeMaoCampbell’sSoupandSelf-Portrait.61.Youmayfindtheaboveadvertisements____.A.inanewspaperB.inaschoolmagazineC.inastorewindowD.onacompanynotice-board62.TherockbandMaydayisgoingtogiveconcertsin____aftertheyperforminBeijing.A.AustraliaB.JapanC.EuropeD.theUSA63.TanyaChua2013ConcertTourisher____concertinChinA.A.thirdB.fourthC.firstD.second64.TravellinginHangzhouonAug10youcanwatchfilmstarHuangBo’sworks____.A.WhatisSuccessB.ToLiveC.Campbell’sSoupD.Self-Portrait65.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementsistotellyou____whenyouareinthesecities.A.howtoenjoytheseactivitiesB.howtoimproveyourartisticlevelC.howtoamuseyourselvesD.whattoenjoy

Goodluckbelongstothebrave–thosewhohavethecouragetorideintothemouthofdangerforthepearlofhappiness.Andthat’sexactlywhatthiswonderfuladventureisallabout.Twelve-year-oldFerdinandandhislittlesisterManuelalivewiththeirelderbrotherJoseandhiswifeEsmeraldainalittlevillageinGoA.Workashardastheymightaroundthehousetheyareneitherappreciatednorgivenenoughtoeat.It’salmostalwaysathinriceporridgethattheygetwhileJoseandEsmeraldaeatdeliciousfishcurry.VeryunhappylivingwiththeirbrotherthetwochildrenwanttoleaveassoonaspossiblE.ButJosedoesnotallowthemtoleavE.Heisafraidofwhattheneighborsmightsay.OpportunitypresentsitselfintheformofGomezwhoworksasagroom马夫forarichwomanDonaFlaviA.Hetakespityonthehungrychildrenanddecidestotakethemalongwhendeliveringsomehorsestoanotherkingdom.Butthejourneyisfullofdangerofvariouskinds:thetravelershavetocrossathickforestandariver.MostofalltheyhavetoavoidthemensentbytheSultanofBijapurwhowantstostealtheprecioushorsesExtremelywellwrittenandwithafinelydevelopedstorythenovelsucceedsincatchingthereader’simagination.Somuchsothatyoufeelyourselfjourneyingwiththemandfeelingyourheartgiveajolt颠簸atthesuddensmellofdanger!FerdinandandManuelabecomedearfriendsandtheirmiseryissharedbythereader.Isthereabetterlifeinstoreforthem?274words25.FerdinandandManuelawanttoleavehomebecauseA.theyfoundajobasagroom.B.theywanttostealtheprecioushorses.C.theydon’tliveahappylifeathomE.D.theneighborsmightsaysomethingbadaboutthem26.WhohelpsFerdinandandManuelaleavehome?A.GomezB.DonaFlaviaC.TheSultanofBijapurD.JoseandhiswifeEsmeralda27.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?①FerdinandandManuelaleavehomE.②FerdinandandManuelagothroughaverydangerousjourney.③FerdinandandManuelawanttoleavehomeimmediately.④FerdinandandManuelaworkhardbutdon’tgetenoughfooD.A.③④①②B.④③①②C.③①④②D.④③②①28.ThistextisprobablytakenfromA.A.travelguideB.AnadvertisementC.A.reportD.A.bookreview

Springishereandsoisthecyclingseason.Herearesometipsonhowtodoitsafelyandcomfortably.Watchyourfeet—Pushingwiththewrongpartofthefootcanraiseyourriskofdevelopingapainfulinjuryoftheheelandarch脚心saysRobWerstineasportsphysiotherapist理疗师andboardmemberoftheCanadianPhysiotherapyAssociation.Youshouldpushwiththeballofyourfoothesays.Layerup—Whileit'sstillcoolwearlayersofclothingwithclothingclosetothebodythatbreathesandouterlayersthatdonotabsorbwater.Goforbrightcolorsthatincreaseyourvisibility可见度.Bereasonable—Ifyouarejuststartingoutandaren'tingoodshapedon'tsignupfora50-kilometreridE.Andwhilecyclingisgreatexerciseforpeoplewhowanttogetintoshapeifyourdoctoradvisesyounottodotiringexercisecyclingshouldn'tbeyourstartingpositionWerstinesays.Walktobegingettingintoshapeandthengraduatetocycling.[来源:Fixthefit—Ifyoudeveloplowerbackpainornumbnessinyourhandsandfingersfromcyclingitcouldbecauseyourbikeisn'tadjustedproperlyforyourheight.A.goodcycleshopcanhelpyoufindtherightheightfortheseatandhandlebarsbutifyouhavecontinuingproblemsconsiderconsultingabikefitphysiotherapistWerstinesays.Bemindful—Youhavetopayattentionontheroadstovehiclesothercyclistsandpedestrians行人.Considertakingacyclingsafetycoursetopractiseyourskills.OrdosomereadingabouthowtoavoiddangerouscyclingsituationsbicyclesafE.comforinstancelists10typesofcar-bikeaccidentsandhowtoavoidthem.35.Whichpartofthefootshouldoneusewhencycling?A.Theheel.B.Thearch.C.Thetoes.D.Theball.36.FromParagraph4onecanconclude______A.cyclingispopularwithpeopleB.walkingisbetterthancyclingC.noteveryonecanexercisebycyclingD.cyclingishelpfultoeveryone37.AccordingtothelastparagraphifyouwanttoavoiddangerwhencyclingyoushouldA.considertakingacyclingsafetycourseB.searchforinformationonbicyclesafE.comC.considerconsultingabikefitphysiotherapistD.adjustthebikeproperlyforyourheightA.abB.C.dC.A.cD.B.d

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksformaltingtravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!61.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.Togivepeopletipsonfamilyvacations.B.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.Toattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsite.D.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.62.Whydoesthewritersuggestsurfingthewebsite-frequently?A.Becausethefeatureddestinationsarechangeable.B.BecausethefrontpageisquiteuniqueC.Becauseitcanattractmoreadvertisements.D.Becauseithelpstosellmorenewsletters.63.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.64.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.65.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph

A.recentstudypublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowrisky冒险的itistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveadeadlyaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonewhiletheriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreasedsharplyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicissuehesaysisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate使缓解theproblemistohavestatessetupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightorpassengerlimitsbeforegraduatingtofulldrivinglicenses.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplacebutonly10ofthosestateshavelimitsonpassengers.Californiaisthestrictestwithanewdriverunder20forbiddentocarryanypassengerwithoutthepresenceofanadultover25forthefirstsixmonths.37.Whichofthefollowingsituationscanweinferismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.B.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.38.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlybecauseof_______.A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirimproperwaysofdrivingC.theirdrivingwithpassengersD.theirlackofdrivingexperience39.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thelicensingdepartmentsarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.B.Drivingistoocomplexaskillforteenagerstolearn.C.Teenagersshouldbeforbiddentoapplytotakedrivinglessons.D.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.40.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat_______.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimprovedC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.D.theyshouldbeforbiddentotakeonpassengers

Withallthewarsfightingandsadnessintheworldtodayit'snotonlynecessarybutalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumpmakesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwifehusbandchildco-workerneighborclosefriendsorevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?IamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaughevenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedidevenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimaginE.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituationbutalsoiscommoncourtesy礼貌tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodiesastheysay.EveryonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirfacE.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.IambustingagutwhiletheyjustsittherelookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspacE.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblemsoronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.ThereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworlD.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.SoIbelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.61.Accordingtotheauthorhumorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers62.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowthat__________.A.thewriterisfunnyandpoliteB.familymembersshouldplaytricksoneachotherC.thewriter’sgrandmaishumorousD.weshouldrelievestressinanysituation63.Thephrasebustingagutinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard64.Inwritingthepassagetheauthormainlyintendsto_______.A.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeB.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorC.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeD.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent

Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint抱怨aboutthenoisE.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.TothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackwarD.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.WhenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephonE.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.HoweverrudenessisneveracceptablE.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn′tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe′dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.27.WhatcanbeinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.D.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.28.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause_______.A.theyaregrowingtooindependentB.theyarebecominglesspatientC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackwarD.29.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis_______.A.ridiculousB.acceptableC.disgustingD.reasonable30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Technologywilltakeoverlivesoneday.B.TechnologycanneverbeblamedC.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.

Whenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence.Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiorswillseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouareethebestatwhatyoudo.Havingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprove.Knowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidence.33.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone'slife.B.Thedifferenceofpeople'sconfidence..C.TheimportanceofconfidencetosuccessD.Thejudgmentonone'sconfidence.34.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose______.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach35.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?A.outgoingB.attractiveC.importantD.energetic36.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey传递inthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone'sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone'sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone'sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone'sabilities

Whenyouaredecidingwhichwheelsarerightforyoutherearequiteafewchoices.Herearesometipsthatmaybehelpfulinchoosingawheel.Steelwheels—offeredmostlyforoff­roadorasalowcostalternativetoaluminum铝.Steelwheelscanbeimprovedbymakingsmallchangeswithaspraycanorbrushiftheneedeverarises.Achromedsteelwheelislikelytorustandislikelytoneedrepairespeciallyinareasthatusesaltontheroadsinthewinter.Theyareheavierthanaluminumwheelsthusaddsomeadditionalstresstosuspensionandbraking刹车parts.Anotherdownfallofsteelwheelsisthattheyarehand­builtwheelsandhavelowerabilityofbearinginregardtoruninsometimescausingshakingproblemsonthestreet.ALWAYSdryyourwheelsoffaftergoingthroughacarwash.Thechemicalsusedincarwashesthesedayscanleavedirtyspotsthataredifficultifnotimpossibletogetridof.ALWAYSwashtheroadsaltoffyourwheelsassoonaspossiblE.SaltcaneatintothelastpartofawheelandleavepitsandstainsthatcannotbefixeD.ALWAYScheckthedirectionsonacleanerbeforeyouuseitonyourwheelsortyres.Sometyrecleanerswillforeverdiscolourwheelsandsomewheelcleanerscontainacidsthatwilleatcertaintypesofwheels.52.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.howtorepairandfixwheelsB.howtobuyandwashwheelsC.howtointroduceandusewheelsD.howtochooseandprotectwheels53.Ifyouareadriveryoushouldbetterbuy________.A.steelwheelsB.aluminumwheelsC.ironwheelsD.plasticwheels54.Ifadriverhasboughtsteelwheels________.A.brakingpartsofthewheelarenotquickB.thewheelsmustleavealotofdirtymarksC.sometimesthewheelswillcauseshakingonroadsD.hecansavealotofmoneyinrepairinghiscar55.Accordingtothepassageadrivershould________.A.payspecialattentiontohiscar'swheelsB.makelessuseofsalttoprotectandrepairhiscar'swheelsC.letacidseatcertaintypesofwheelsD.oftenwashhiscarandkeepitawayfromdanger

Thelastfivepounds.Thevanity虚荣pounds.Thedreamweight.Thefantasyweight.Thehighschoolweight.Yesmanynamesaregiventotheweight–thefivepounds–thatseemsjustoutofreachnomatterhowmuchweexerciseandimproveoureatinghabits.Butwhyisitoutofreach?Isitallinourheads?Orisitbecausethebodyhasaset-pointoridealweight–aweighttowhichitdoesn’twanttogivein?ThereisnosuchthingasidealbodyweightsaysJamesauthorofWeightLossThatLasts.Butyourbodydoesresistyouwhenyouaretryingtoloseweight.Itgetsusedtoacertainweightoveralongperiodoftimeandthenwilldefendthatweight.Inotherwordsthebody’ssetpointcanbelowered–orraisedhesaysbutittakestimetoresetthatnewweight.Thatperiodoftimeisatleastsixmonths.Ioftenaskpatients‘Whatistheloweststableweightofyouradultlife?’togetanideaofwhatisrealisticintermsofweightlossandmaintenance保持Jamessays.Hereferstothebody’srefusaltochangeweight-wiseasanbiologicalcontrolsystemthatpreventsusfromgoinghungryanddying–partofourprimitive原始的biology.Somepeoplemightgetdowntotheirdreamweightforashortperiodbutthencan’tkeepitlongbecausethecalorielimitsaretoostrictoncethebodystartsdefendingitselfagainstweightloss.That’swhyit’simportanttosetrealisticgoalshesays.Theideaofthe‘idealweight’or‘dreamweight’isreallyjustauselessexercisE.Butlet’ssayyourgoalisrealisticandhasbeensetbyanutritionist营养师orotherweight-lossprofessionalsandyouarestillplateauing.Whatcouldbegoingon?Thereasonisthatyouneedfewercaloriesthelessyouweigh.Soifyouwanttocontinuetodropweightyouhavetodropcaloriesandincreasecalorie-burn.Jamesencouragespeopletotellthedifferencebetweenweightlossgoalsforhealthreasonsandthosetodowithvanity.TheyaredifferentissuesJamessays.Oneiswhereimportanthealthbenefitsareseenandtheotherisaboutvanity–wantingtolookgoodinabathingsuit.67.Whatmightaset-pointweightreferto?A.A.weightthatthebodydoesn’twanttochangE.B.A.weightthatyouhavekeptforalongtimE.C.A.weightthatyouaretryingtolosE.D.A.weightthatcanberaisedorlowereD.68.Peoplecan’tkeeptheirdreamweightforalongtimebecause_________.A.thebodysystemstopsusfromhungerB.thecalorielimitsareextremelystrictC.wehaven’tturnedtonutritionistsforadviceD.wecan’tkeepthehabitsofdietingforsixmonths69.Whatdoesitmeanbysayingyouarestillplateauing?A.Yourweightkeepsincreasing.B.YourweightremainsunchangeD.C.Youarestillworrying.D.Youarestilldreaming.70.AccordingtothepassagewhatisJames’mostpossibleattitudetowardstweightlossforvanity?A.Encouraging.B.Critical批判的.C.SupportivE.D.Neutral中立的.

Oneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappinessinmyexperienceisthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon’tlikewewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannatureorperhapsit’ssomethingingrained根深蒂固的inourculture.Therootoftheunhappinessisn’tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.Howeverit’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace.We’vejudgeditasbadratherthansayingIt'snotbadorgoodanditjustisit.InoneofmybooksIsaidYoushouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned.Somereaderssaidit'stoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong.Howeverit’sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Insteadyoucouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudohowotherpeopleactatworkhowpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyareandtrytounderstandwhythey’rethatway.Itwillsaveyoualotofsadnessbecauseyou’llnolongersayOh.1wishbadthingsdidn’thappen!’’Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?Notata11.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan’tacceptthingsastheyarebutbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanginglearningandgrowing.Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?Youcansaythatyou’11continuetotrytodothingstohelpotherstogrowasapersontomakeadifferenceinthisworld.That’sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotakebecauseyouenjoythatpath.Thereforewhenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifferencetryadifferentapproachacceptandunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.【小题1】Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause___________.A.itisournaturalemotioninthelifeB.cultureasksustobedifferentfromothersC.everyonehastheirownopinionsonthingsD.wedislikesomethinginthebeginning【小题2】Somereadersthinkthewordsintheauthor’sbookistoo______________.A.depressingB.frighteningC.delightingD.idealistic【小题3】InParagraph4theunderlinedworditrefersto____________.A.actingwellatworkandinpoliticsB.feelingdepressedforthenewsmediaC.acceptingandunderstandingwhathashappenedD.sayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome【小题4】Inthelastparagraphyouareadvised_____________.A.tohelpothersandmakeadifferenceB.toenjoywhatyouhavetodointheworkC.tojudgeyourselfandmakeawishforyouD.totryanewwaywhenmakingtheworldbetter【小题5】Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A.Expectingthingstobedifferentgivesushope.B.Acceptingcanmakeourlifehappierandbetter.C.Traditionalculturebecomesrootofunhappiness.D.Judginggoodorbadisimportantforourworld.

Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter

Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn'tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisold.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample---whatwillbethenext?1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.D.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.B.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.C.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.D.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.B.Foodandclothingin2035.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.32.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings33.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makeothersunhappyB.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife34.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons35.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemB.preventanycommunicationwiththemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

Improvingheatingespeciallyinaloudenvironmentisjustlikeanyotherskill—ittakespractice.Researchshowsthatmusicians--despiteoftenworkinginconditionsthatcanproducehearinglossarebetterabletopickoutspeechfromsurroundingnoiseastheygrowoldcomparedtonon-musicians.Andanewstudyofauditory听觉的trainingwithacommerciallyavailablebraintrainingprogramsuggeststhatmostpeoplewhoarehardofhearingcandevelopthesameskills.InareportpublishedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesscientistsshowedthatpeopletrainedfor40hoursover8weekswithPositScience’sBrainFitnesswereabletopickout41％morewordsfrombackgroundnoisecomparedtothosewhowatchededucationalDVDsandwerequizzedontheircontentsafterthesameamountoftime.Theresearchincluded67olderadultsbetween55and70withanaver—ageageof63.Theauditorytrainingcan3_eintheformofcomputerizedhearingtasksthatmadetheparticipantsreadytohearbetterbyrequitingthemtoidentifyvariousspeech.soundsanddistinguishbetweensimilarsoundingsyllables音节forexampleaswellasrepeatingbackwordsandrememberingstones.BoththosewhoreceivedthetrainingandthosewhowatchedtheDVDsweretestedonshorttermmemorybrainprocessingspeedandtheabilitytohearspeechinnoisysettings.AlloftheparticipantsshowedimprovementinthesethreemeasuresbutforthefirsttimethescientistsalsodocumentedthatthesharperhearingWasaccompaniedbyearliersignalinginthebrain-stern.Astheauthorswriteintheirpaperthetrainingspedupthebrain’sabilitytorespondtoitbringingittomoreyouthful’’levels.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.AmusicianscanignoreallthenoiseB.musicianshavethebesthearingabilityC.auditorytrainingcanpartlyhelpimprovethehearingabilityD.auditorytrainingcanhelpallpeopleespeciallythemusicians33·WhatdoesBrainFitnessreferto?A.It’sakindofnoisysetting.B.It’sakindofauditorytrainings.C.It’saneducationalDVD.D.It’sanameofajournal34.Howwastheauditorytrainingcarriedout7A.Byaskingthe.participantstorecitesimilarsounds.B.BycomparingthemwiththosewhowatchededucationalDVDs.C.·Byidentifyingvarioussoundsandsoundingsyllables.D.Bytellingstoriesanddistinguishingdifferentsyllables.35·Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.youngparticipantsperformedbetterthanoldonesB.thetrainingmadeoldpeoplefeeltheyarestillyoung’C.watchingDVDsdoesnogoodtopeople’sintelligence.D.thosewhoweretrainedrespondedtothespeechmorequickly

Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages短缺.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher洗碗机onlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.whypavingroadsreducesourwaterB.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.howmuchwedependonwatertolive

MostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworlD.WegofishingsitinthegardenhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsorgototheseasidE.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Whenjoggersjogtheydon'trunthestreets.Everyoneofthemtendtogototheparkortheriver.Butdespitethisourchildrenaregrowingupnaturedeprived剥夺.Ispentmyboyhoodclimbingtrees.ThesedayschildrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedomsduetoproblemslikecrimetrafficthelossoftheopenspacesandstrangenewideasaboutwhatisbestforchildrenthatistosaythingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefounD.ThetruthistobefoundelsewherE.A.studyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD--attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder多动症.Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust40%.ADHDisoneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhooD.OnestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcontactwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.Howeverwespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.ThelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonaturE.Theincreasingconcernforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemostimportantthinginfindingthatquality.EvenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworlD.WeneedthewildworlD.Itisessentialtoourwell-beingourhealthandourhappiness.37.Accordingtotheauthorpeopleenjoy______toseeknaturE.A.sittinginthegardenB.joggingonthestreetC.shoppinginthesupermarketD.runninginthegym38.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethat______.A.adultsdeprivethechildrenoftheirrightstoapproachnatureB.childrenprobablyspendlesstimeinnaturenowadaysC.climbingtreeswillcertainlydogoodtothechildrenD.childrentendtobehappierasaresultoftheirmaterialsatisfaction39.Inwhatwaydopeoplebenefitfromtheircontactwithnature?A.ChildrenwithADHDcanbecureD.B.Children'sperformanceatschoolisgreatlyimproveD.C.ProblemswithcrimeandviolentbehaviorwilleasilybesolveD.D.A.gardennearbyimprovesthequalityofoldpeople'slifE.40.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.NaturetreatschildrenwithADHD.B.AccesstonatureimprovesourlifE.C.GettingclosetonaturereducescrimE.D.Mancan'tlivewithoutnaturalareas.

Tomelifewithoutmusicwouldnotbeexciting.Irealizethatthisisnottrueforeverybody.ManypeoplegetalongquitewellwithoutgoingtotheconcertorlisteningtotherecorD.Butmusicplaysanimportantpartineveryone’slifewhetherherealizesitornot.TrytoimagineforexamplewhatfilmsorTVplayswouldbelikewithoutmusiC.WouldthefeelingsthemovingplotandthegreatestinterestsbesoexcitingordramaticI’mnotsureaboutit.Nowwehavebeenspeakingofmusicinitsmorecommonmeaning—thekindofmusicwehearintheconcerthall.Butifwelookatsomepartsofmusicmorecloselywediscoverthemineverydaylifetoo—intherhythmoftheseathemelodyofabirdinthewoodsandsoon.Somusicsurelyhasmeaningforeveryoneinsomewayorother.AndofcourseithasspecialmeaningforthosewhohavespentalltheirlivesworkingorplayingorwritingmusiC.ItiswellsaidThroughmusicachildentersaworldofbeautyexpresseshimselffromhisheartfeelsthejoyofdoingthingsalonelearnstotakecareofothersdevelopshismindandmakeshisbodystrong.21.Thewritersaysmoreabout______inthetext.A.lifefullofmusicB.lifewithoutmusicC.theimportanceofmusicD.thedevelopmentofmusic22.Fromthetextwelearnthatmanypeople______.A.don’trealizetheimportanceofmusicB.getalongquitewellwithoutmusicC.gototheconcertinsteadofenjoyingmusicD.thinklifewouldbelessexcitingwithoutmusic23.Inthewriter’sopinioniftherewasnomusicinthefilmsorTVplays______.A.thecinemaandtheatrewouldbequietB.wewouldlosesomeoftheaudienceC.everythingwouldbeasexcitingasbeforeD.itwouldbehardtoimaginetheresult24.Theunderlinedwordmelodymeans______.A.flyingB.lookingC.singingD.living

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco­workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself­respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree­timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan________.A.dealwithlifechangesB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyD.curetypesofillnesses2.Theresearchesshowthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersB.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges.3.WhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushionsA.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof________.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself­respect5.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Effectsofstressfulconditions.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Interpersonalrelationships.

Findinganewandfunhobbycanmakeyouahappierperson.HobbiescanbeagreatwaytorelievestressandbringmorejoyintoyourlifE.Specificallywhenyoufindanewhobby.HobbiesareforeveryoneatanyagE.Whenyougetolderyoushouldnothavefewerhobbies.46Youmightbelookingforanewhobbybutyou'renotsurewhat.A.newhobbyrequiresfindingnewinterestswhichmeansexperimentingtofindthoseinterests.Trynewthings.Tofindanewhobbyitwillrequiretryingnewthings.Newhobbieswon'tusuallyjustfindyou.Don'tputthingsoff.YoumightthinktoyourselfIdon'tlikethat.Ifyou'veneverdoneitorgivenitachancehowcanyouknow?47__Learnnewthings.You'renevertooyoungoroldtolearnmoreinlifE.Ifyoutakethetimetolearnnewthingsyou'lldevelopnewinterests.Letyourcuriosityrunwildanddevelopmoreknowledgeoverthethingsyoudon'tknoworarefamiliarwith.48Readingthesamesportsnewspapereverydaydoesn'tcountasanewandfunhobby.Collectthings._49.Startcollectingthem.Maybeyouhaveaninterestincoinsorspecificjewelry.Thinkaboutcertainintereststhatpertainto关于whatyoucancollect.Ifyou'reasportsfanthencollectsportcardsorjersey's.Simplehobbiesaren'talwaysabadthing.Youcancollectjustaboutanything.50__EveryonehasacreativesidE.Somepeoplefinddifferentwaysofexpressingthatsidetothem.Itcanbewritingdrawingpaintingplayingamusicinstrumentphotographydancingorsinging.Thesecanbefunandrelaxinghobbiestohavethatbeapositivewayofexpressingyouremotions.A.InteractwithothersB.ThinkofthethingsthatyoudolikeC.LearningisnotsuchabadthingD.FindandexpressthecreativesideinyouE.HaveanopenmindandgivethingsachanceF.Otherwiseyou'lldevelopmorestressandgrayhairsG.writedownalistoftheleisureactivitiesyouenjoy

Whatisthemostimportantdayofyourlife?FormanypeopletheanswerisyourWeddingDay—thedaywhenyoumarryanotherpersonandpromisetolivetogetherashusbandorwifefortherestofyourlives.Weddingcelebrationsdifferfromcountrytocountry—inChinathebridewearsred;inIndiatheweddingcancontinueforthreedays.HoweverinBritainthebridewearswhiteandtheweddingusuallyonlylastsforoneday.IntheUKitispossibletogetmarriedinareligiousorcivilceremony.A.religiousceremonytakesplaceinachurch.A.civilceremonyontheotherhandcanbeheldinaregistryofficeinahotelorevenonaboat!Onthedayoftheweddingthebrideandgroomkeptseparateuntiltheceremony.Itissaidtobebadluckifthegroomseesthebrideinherdressbeforethewedding.Thebridearrivesattheceremonyaccompaniedbyherfatherandbridesmaids.TheyofficiallygiveherawaytohernewhusbanD.Duringtheceremonythehappycoupleexchangvows誓言andgiveeachotherweddingringswhichtheywillwearforever.Attheendofceremonytheykiss.Afterwardstheygooutsidewherefriendsandfamilythrowriceorconfetti婚礼中抛撒的五彩纸屑overthem.Thentheygoontothereceptionwherethereisalotoffoodanddrink.Afterthemealthefatherofthebrideandthebestman男傧相makespeeches.ThenthebrideandgroomtakethefirstdancE.It'salotoffun.Finallyattheendofthepartythenewly-wedsleavetogoonhoneymoonusuallytoaveryromanticdestination.Whatisthefunctionofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TotellusthatwehavethemostimportantdayinourlifE.B.Tocorrectsomewrongideasaboutwedding.C.Toattractreaders'attentiontothetopic—weddingsinBritain.D.Totellusthatpeoplelikecelebrations.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnewly-wedsinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThebrideB.ThebridegroomC.ThebestmanD.Thenewly-marriedcoupleWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.PeopleinBritainusuallygetmarriedinareligiousorcivilceremony.B.Ontheweddingdaythebridecan'tseeeitherofherparents.C.Thebride'sfatherwillgiveherawaytothebridegroom.D.ThebideandthebridegroomwilltakethefirstdancE.

Justbehappy.Soundstoosimplisticdoesn’tit?Butinrealitywecanhavemuchmorehappinessifwechoosetoconsiderthingsfromapositivepointofview.Everyoneexperiencestheupsanddownsoflifehoweverwecanmakeadecisiontotakeadvantageofthenegativeorpracticewhattheoldsayingsaystodo:Whenlifegivesyoulemonsmakelemonade!ItreallyboilsdowntoyourattitudeandyouhavetheabilitytoworkyourattitudeintoanyshapeyoulikE.Herearesometips:lIgnorethosewhotellyoulifeistoodifficulttobehappy.Whatdotheyknow?lWhenyouawakeneachmorningbethankfulforanotherdayevenifit’sraining.lSmileatthoseyoumeeteveniftheydon’treturnthefavor.lDon’tborrowtroublE.Eachdayhasenoughofitsown.lDon’tallowtroubletoburyyouinitsgraydepthofsorrow.lDon’tgiveintonegativethinking.lBepositiveevenwhenothersarenot.lRefusetogiveuponanythingworthhavingordoing.lDosomethingyouenjoyeachdayevenifit’sjustawalkinyourneighborhooD.lWhistle吹口哨asyougothroughtheday.lWorkatbeinghappybecauseit’sworthit.You’rehumanlikeeveryoneelseandfromtimetotimeyouneedalittlepick-me-upinyourdecisiontobehappy.Whenyoureachthatstagefindsomeoneelsewhohasdecidedtobehappy.Joinforceswithhimandmarchforwardinyourdecisiontobeahappyperson.Simplyspeakingahappypersonisnotapersoninacertainsetofcircumstancesbutratherapersonwithacertainsetofattitudes.Choosetodaytojustbehappy——asmuchasitdependsonyou!55.Theamountofhappinessdependson_______.A.theupsanddownsyou’veexperiencedB.whatattitudeyoutaketowardslifeC.howsimplealifeyoumanagetoliveD.thekindofenvironmentyoustayin56.Theunderlinedsentenceadvisesusto______.A.workhardforacomfortablelifeB.drinklemonadewhenindifficultyC.makethebestofwhatwehaveD.ignorethenegativesideoflife57.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOThelpmaintainyourgoodstateofmind?A.Thinkinginadvanceaboutfuturetroubles.B.GreetingotherswithacheerfulsmilE.C.Stayingpositiveallthewaythrough.D.Tryingtoenjoyeverysinglemoment.58.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_______.A.Don’tloseheartB.ShareyourhappinessC.LiveasimplelifeD.Let’scheerourselvesup

DeborahCohenisaseniornaturalscientistattheRandCorpandtheauthorofthebookABigFatCrisis:TheHiddenForcesBehindtheObesityEpidemicandHowWeCanEndIt.Accordingtothebooktherearelotsofmisunderstandingsofobesity.1.Ifyou’reobeseblameyourgenes.ObesityrateshaveincreaseD.Yetbetween1980and2000thenumberofAmericanswhoareobesehasdoubled—tooquicklyforgeneticfactorstoberesponsiblE.Atrestaurantsadollarputsmorecaloriesonourplatesthaneverbeforebecauserestaurantmealsusuallyhavemorecaloriesthanwhatweprepareathomesopeoplewhoeatoutmorefrequentlyhavehigherratesofobesitythanthosewhoeatoutless.2.Ifyou’reobeseyoulackself-control.Researchshowsthatifwearefacedwithtoomuchinformationwehaveatendencytomakepoordietarychoices.Ourworldhasbecomesorichintemptationthatwecanbeledtoconsumetoomuchinwayswecan’tunderstanD.Eventhemostvigilant警觉的peoplemaynotbeuptothetaskofcontrollingthemselves.3.Lackofaccesstofreshfruitsandvegetablesisresponsibleforobesity.AlthoughtheUSDepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthatfewerthan5percentofAmericansliveinthefooddesertsabout65percentofthenation’spopulationisoverweightorobesE.Formostofusobesityisnotrelatedtoaccesstomorefreshfruitsandvegetablesbuttothechoiceswemakeinsupermarkets.4.Theproblemisnotthatweeattoomuchbutthatwedon’texercisE.MichelleObama’sLet’sMovecampaignisbasedontheideathatifkidsexercisemorechildhoodobesityrateswilldecreasE.Buttherewasnosignificantdecreaseinphysicalactivitylevelsasobesityratesclimbedinthe1980sand1990s.Infactalthoughadropinwork-relatedphysicalactivitymayaccountforupto100fewercaloriesburnedleisurephysicalactivityappearstohaveincreaseD.Theproblemisthatweeattoomuch.25.TheauthormentionedDeborahCohen’sbookinParagraph1to_______.A.introducethetopicB.drawreaders’attentionC.introducetheauthorofthebookD.advertisethebook26.Whatistherelationshipbetweenobesityandtheplacewhereyoueat?A.ThelessyoueatoutthehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.B.ThelessyoueatathomethelowerratesofobesityyouhavE.C.ThemoreyoueatoutthehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.D.ThemoreyoueatathomethehigherratesofobesityyouhavE.27.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Fourmisunderstandingsofobesity.B.Fourrulestohelpyouavoidobesity.C.Obesityleadstoabigfatcrisis.D.Lackingself-controlleadstoobesity.

Doyouhaveimagination?Doyouliketosolveproblems?Canyou?Ifsoyoucouldbethenextgreatinventor.ButI'mjustakidyoumightbe!Don'tworryaboutalittlethinglikeagE.Forexampleonefamousinventor--BenjaminFranklin--gothisstartwhenhewasonly12.Atthatyoungagehecreatedpaddlesforhishandstohelphimswimfaster.Finallyhiscreationledtowhatweknowiscalledflippers!Soyoudon'thavetobeadulttobeaninventor.Onethingyoudoneedthoughissomethingthatkidshaveplentyof:curiosityandimagination.Kidsareknownforlookingatthingsinnewanduniqueways.Sowhatshouldyoudoifyouhavewhatisagreatideaforaninvention?Talktoafriendorfamilymemberaboutit.GetinputfromothersaboutyourideA.Thenaskthemtohelpyoucreateaworkingmodel--calledaprototype原型ofyourideA.Onceyouhaveaprototypeyoucantestit.Sometimesyourideaturnsouttobenotasgreatasyouthought.Atothertimesthoughyourealizeitisagoodideaandyourprototypecanhelpyoufigureouthowtomakeitevenbetter.Ifyourideaisreallyagoodoneanadultcanhelpyoucontactcompaniesthatmightbeinterestedinit.Youwillalsowantanadult'shelptogetapatentforyourideasothatitisprotectedandcan'tbestolenbysomeoneelsE.Ifyouneedsomeinspirationconsiderthesekidsandtheirinventions:JeanieLowinventedtheKiddieStoolwhenshewasjust11.It'safoldingstoolthatfitsunderthekitchensink.Kidscanunfolditanduseittoreachthesinkallbythemselves.Attheageof15LouisBrailleinventedthesystemnamedafterhimthatallowstheblindtoreaD.ChelseaLanmonreceivedapatentwhenshewasjust8forthepocketdiaper尿布anewtypeofdiaperthatincludesapocketforholdingbabywipesandpowder.21.BysayingButI'mjustakidyouprobablymeanyou___________.A.aretooyoungtoachieveanythingB.candoanythingthoughyouareyoungC.areoldenoughtobecomeaninventorD.havetolearnknowledgefromotherpeople22.Kidsaremostlikelytobeinventorsprobablybecausethey_________.A.wouldliketomakefriendswithothersB.usuallyworkhardattheirlessonsatschoolC.likeplayingallkindsoftoysathomeD.thinkaboutthingsinquitedifferentways23.Whoinventedsomethingthathelpstheblindtoread?A.JeannieLowB.BenjaminFranklinC.ChelseaLanmonD.LouisBraille24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethemainideaofthispassage?A.KidshavecuriosityandimaginationB.Therearesomeworldfamousinventors.C.KidsareexactlylikeadultsinawayD.Itispossibleforkidstobeinventors.