The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on well with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their rooms after endless family quarrels. An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one number of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds: they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.” So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.” Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpecteD. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts.A.researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelleD. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over. ” 25. What is the popular image of teenagers today？ A. They worry about school. B. They quarrel a lot with other family members. C. They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. D. They dislike living with their parents. 26. According to the writer, teenage rebellion __________. A. existed only in the 1960s B. is common nowadays C. may be a false belief D. resulted from changes in families 27. What is the passage mainly about？ A. Harmony in family. B. Education in family. C. Negotiation in family. D. Teenage trouble in family.

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.

Ourlifestylestodayareverybusy.Wehavefamilyschoolsportsentertainmentandsocialactivitiestofitintoatimethatseemsneverenough.WeneedtobehealthytomeetthedemandsofdailylifE.Butwhatdoesitmeantohaveahealthylifestyle?Tohaveahealthylifestyleweneedto:◆eatdifferentkindsofhealthyfoodmostofthetime◆doexerciseoften◆havetimetorelax◆getenoughsleeptogiveourbodiestimetogrowhealthyandstrongReadaboutanormaldayinthelivesoftwochildren.Abbeygetsupat7:00amfeedsthedogandhascerealandaglassofjuiceforbreakfast.ShewalkstoschoolwithherfriendJuliA.Shehasabagofchipsforamorningsnackdrinkswaterandhasachickenandlettucesandwichwithabananaforlunch.ShelikestoplaysoccerwithherfriendsatlunchandmorningbreaktimE.ShewalkshomewithJuliahassomecrackerswithcheeseandjuiceforafternoonsnackandplayswiththedogforawhilE.Sheplayscomputergamesforanhourortwobeforedinnerthenhasashoweranddoesherhomework.Shewatchesherfavoritetelevisionshowforanhourthenusuallygoestobedatabout9:30pm.Carlgetsupat8:30amandhastwopiecesofbreadwithjamandaglassofmilkforbreakfast.Hismotherdriveshimtoschoolonherwaytowork.Heeatscookieswithjuiceformorningsnackandapotpieorderedfromtheschoollunchroomwithjuiceforlunch.HelikestoplaycardgameswithhisfriendsatlunchtimeandclimbthefixedequipmentatmorningbreaktimE.Hecatchesthebushomehasacerealbarandacanofsodaforafternoonsnackthenwatchessometelevision.Hehasashowerbeforedinnerthenplaysthecomputerforanhourortwo.Hegoestobedatabout10:30pm.Nomatterwhichkindoflifestyleyouagreeonjustrememberit’simportanttobalanceallaspectsoflifE.60.Aboutahealthylifestylethewriterdoesn’ttalkabout__________.A.dietB.exerciseC.relaxationD.medicine61.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.Abbeyplayssoccerwithherfriendsatschool.B.Abbeydoesherhomeworkfirstafterschool.C.Carlgoestoschoolbybuseveryday.D.Carlhasjuiceforbreakfast.62.Whereisthearticleprobablyfrom?A.A.healthmagazinE.B.A.clothingwebsitE.C.A.sportsguidebook.D.A.traveladvertisement.

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.

TheconceptofpersonalchoiceinrelationtohealthbehaviorsisanimportantonE.Anestimated90percentofallillnessesmaybepreventableifindividualswouldmakesoundpersonalhealthchoicesbaseduponcurrentmedicalknowledgE.Weallenjoyourfreedomofchoiceanddonotliketoseeitrestrictedwhenitiswithinthelegalandmoralboundariesofsociety.ThestructureofAmericansocietyallowsustomakealmostallourownpersonaldecisionsthatmayconcernourhealth.Ifwesodesirewecansmokedrinkexcessivelyrefusetowearseatbeltseatwhateverfoodswewantandliveacompletelysedentarylife-stylewithoutanyexercisE.ThefreedomtomakesuchpersonaldecisionsisafundamentalaspectofoursocietyalthoughthewisdomofthesedecisionscanbequestioneD.Personalchoicesrelativetohealthoftencauseadifficulty.Asoneexampleateenagermayknowthefactsrelativetosmokingcigarettesandhealthbutmaybepressuredbyfriendsintobelievingitisthesociallyacceptedthingtodo.Amultitudeoffactorsbothinheritedandenvironmentalinfluencethedevelopmentofhealth-relatedbehaviorsanditisbeyondthescopeofthistexttodiscussallthesefactorsastheymayaffectanygivenindividual.Howeverthedecisiontoadoptaparticularhealth-relatedbehaviorisusuallyoneofpersonalchoicE.Therearehealthychoicesandthereareunhealthychoices.IndiscussingthemoralsofpersonalchoiceFriesandCrapodrewacomparison.Theysuggestthattoknowinglygiveoneselfovertoabehaviorthathasastatistical统计的probabilityofshorteninglifeissimilartoattemptingsuicidE.Thusforthoseindividualswhoareinterestedinpreservingboththequalityandquantityoflifepersonalhealthchoicesshouldreflectthosebehaviorsthatareassociatedwithastatisticalprobabilityofincreasedvitalityandlongevity长寿.46.Theconceptofpersonalchoiceconcerninghealthisimportantbecause_______.A.wrongdecisionscouldleadtopoorhealthB.ithelpsraisethelevelofourmedicalknowledgeC.itisessentialtopersonalfreedominAmericansocietyD.ithelpscuremostillnesses47.Toliveacompletelysedentarylife-styleParA.1inthepassagemeans_________.A.toliveadecentlifeB.toliveaninactivelifeC.tolivealifeofviceD.tolivealifewithcompletefreedom48.Soundpersonalhealthchoiceisoftendifficulttomakebecause__________.A.fewpeoplearewillingtotradethequalityoflifeforthequantityoflifeB.peopleareusuallyinfluencedbythebehavioroftheirfriendsC.currentmedicalknowledgeisnotenoughyetD.therearemanyfactorsinfluencingourdecisions49.ToknowinglyallowoneselftopursueunhealthyhabitsiscomparedbyFriesandCrapoto_______.A.deliberatelyendingone’slifeB.improvingthequalityofone’slifeC.limitingone’spersonalhealthchoiceD.breakingtherulesofsocialbehavior50.AccordingtoFriesandCraposoundhealthchoicesshouldbebasedon______.A.personaldecisionsB.statisticalevidenceC.friends’opinionsD.society’slaws

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_____.

Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.Wiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactive.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.Overallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassive.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Watchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepressed.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.Goingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactive.D.Gettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlife.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.Thecommunicationbetweenpeople.D.Theseparationbetweenpeople.70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors

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

FebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromancE.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDayadaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorsentencedhimtodeath.WhileinprisonitissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.BeforehisdeathhewroteheraletterwhichhesignedFromyourValentineanexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.56.WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A.BecausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimE.B.Becausehethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiers.C.Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeoplE.D.BecausehewantedtocontrolthebirthratE.57.Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hestolealotoffoodC.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier58.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow59.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.Valentine’sDayB.A.BravePriestC.Valentine’sDayinChinaD.A.RomanticMan

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.

AWorldofColorNomatterwhereyougocolorsareeverywhere!Andwhilethecolorsmaybethesametheirmeaningschangedependingonthecountry.ColorsDifferentMeaningsGreenGreenmeanshopeinEcuador.IntheU.S.it’sasymbolofmoneyandconcernfortheenvironment.PurplePurpleiswornbykingsandqueensinEuropewhileinThailandit’swornbywomenwhosehusbandshavedieD.BlackBlackisthetraditionalcolorofmourning哀悼intheWest.ButonthePacificislandsofMelanesiait’sasymbolofbeautyandspeeD.WhiteWhiteisconsideredapurecolorandiswornatweddingsinAmericA.InpartsofAsiahoweverwhiteisworntofunerals葬礼asasignofwinterwheneverythingisdeaD.RedRedmeansbeautifulinRussiabutinSouthAfricait’sthecolorofmourning.IntheUnitedStatesabridewouldbecriticized批评forwearingaredgown.InIndiaorChinathoughbridesoftenwearredasasymbolofgoodfortunE.Colorsmeandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.Nomatterwhatthemeaningiscoloraddsinteresttoourlivesandmakesthembrighter.56.IntheUSifyoupreferthecolor_____itwillprobablyshowthatyouareconcernedabouttheenvironment.A.greenB.purpleC.blackD.white57.Howmanycolorsmentionedinthepassagecanbeusedasasignofmourning?A.FivE.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.Two.58.Ifabrideiswearingaredgownintheweddingshemustcomefrom_____.A.ThailandB.AmericaC.IndiaD.SouthAfrica59.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhitestandsforpurityinChinA.B.AnAmericanbridewillweararedgownonthewedding.C.Blackisasymbolofbeautyandspeedinthewest.D.PurpleiswornbykingsandqueensinEurope60.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Allthecolorshavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcountries.B.Fromcountrytocountrypeopleviewcolorsdifferently.C.AllthebridesfromChinaprefertowearwhitegowns.D.Whiteisconsideredapurecolorandoftenworntofunerals.

MistakesareapartoflifE.Toerrishuman.FailureisalsoapartoflifenottheendoflifE.Behappyfacinglife’schallenges.Whenyoumaketheefforttobehappyandtoimproveyourlifeyouareactuallyrewardedalongtheway.Lifeislikeagameandmaybeyoucanaward奖励pointsforeveryeffortthathasbeenasuccessforyou.Tryit.Addtenpointsforeveryachievement.Andwhenyouhavereached50pointsjustyellHeyI’vewon!andgiveyourselfarewarD.IfyouhappentohavemissedyourpointsforwhateverreasontellyourselfWellItried!whichisbetterthannottryingatall.Don’tletitbesaidyoudidn’ttry.Whatisitthatyouwanttomakeyourselfhappy?ActuallyhappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.ForexampleanathletewillbehappywinninghisfirstracE.Foranewmotherhappinesswouldbeseeingherbaby’sfirststeps.Happinessforapoorpersonwouldmeanhavingamealjustfortoday.Sohappinessforyouisreallysomethingsimplethatyouwantforyourself.Itreallydoesn’thavetobebig.Asamatteroffactyoushouldalwayshaverealisticexpectations.Makethebestoutofeverygivensituation.Ifyouexpectacertainresultfromasituationanditdoesnothappendon’tgetdespondent.ThisjustmeanstryinghardernexttimE.WeallhaveinusthepowertosucceeD.Don’tletgiveupbeapartofyourvocabulary.36.BysayingToerrishumantheauthormeansthat________.A.humanbeingsshouldtrytoavoid避免makingmistakesB.nooneisperfect完美的andeveryonemakesmistakesC.mistakesandfailuresmakeupourlifD.humanbeingsmakemistakeseasily37.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Trytoreach50points.B.NeverstoptryinginyourlifE.C.AwardyourselfforyoursuccessD.Don’tbeafraidofmissingyourpoints.38.TheauthorproveshisideainParagraph3through_________.A.examplesB.numbersC.experimentsD.stories39.Theunderlinedworddespondentinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.frightenedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.excited

WhileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheagedlonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayfacE.OfallthereasonsthatexplaintheirlonelinessalargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajoronE.ThisphenomenoniscommonlyknownasEmptyNestsyndrome.InordertofindbetterchancesoutsidetheircountriesmanyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhomE.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnightstakingcareofthemselvesinthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecaseithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedasdistantparentphenomenonwhichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.OursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedforEmptyNestSyndrome.71.Accordingtothepassagethelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby________.A.theirearlierexperienceoflivingaloneB.thepoorlivingconditionsintheirnativecountriesC.thecommonworrythattheyhavenotsavedmuchmoneyD.thedistancebetweenwhereparentsliveandwheretheirchildrenlive72.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheiragedparentsbehindto________.A.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountriesB.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparentsC.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoneyD.continuetheirstudiesabroad73Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad________.A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatallB.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhomeC.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparentsD.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright74.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat________.A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferentB.EmptyNestSyndromehasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursocietyC.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroadD.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedforEmptyNestSyndrome75.Thesocietydiscussedinthepassageismostprobably________.A.FranceB.AmericaC.ChinaD.Britain

ASthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtherelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infactitisnotthebadthingasisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilitiesothersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakeachoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressisitinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofmdwaystodealwithit.41.PeoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecauseA.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoymentB.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxationC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore42.AccordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishisA.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithworkD.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress44.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagetheunderlinedpartdoso''referstoA.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourfivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress45.AccordingtotheauthorthefightattitudetowardstressisA.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

BusyasIameverydayIalwaysopenmycomputerandcheckmyemail.MostofthetimeIamsimplydoingfingerexercisesanotherformofpianopracticewithoutbeautifultones.SometimeshoweverIreceiveagiftremindingmeofthegiftsinmylifE.Thefollowingpassageisoneofthosegifts.PeterJonesisa92-year-oldshortcalmandproudman.Everymorningheisfullydressedbyeighto’clockwithhishairfashionablycombedandfaceperfectlyshavedeventhoughhiisunabletoseeanything.Hewouldmovetoanursinghometoday.Hiswifeof70yearsoldhasrecentlypassedawaymakingthemovenecessary.Afterhoursofwaitingpatientlyintheentrancehallofthenursinghomehesmiledsweetlywhentoldhisroomwasready.Ashemovedhiswalkingstickskillfullytotheelevatorthenurseprovidedavisualdescriptionofhistinyroom.Iloveithestatedwithenthusiasm.Mr.Jonesyouhaven’tbeentheroomsaidthenursE.Thatdoesn’thaveanythingtodowithithereplieD.HappinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftimE.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisarrangedit’showIarrangemyminD.Ihavealreadydecidedtoloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice:IcanspendthedayinbedcomplainingofthedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybodythatnolongerworkorgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesthatdo.EachdayisagiftandaslongaswearealivE.We’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemorieswe’vestoredjustasMr.Jonesdoes.46.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Jones?A.Heisablindbutveryneat.B.Hiswifediedmanyyearsago.C.Helikesplayingthepiano.D.Hisroominthenursinghomeisbig.47.HowdidMr.Jonesfeelabouthisroominthenursinghome?A.worriedB.curiousC.disappointedD.content48.Theunderlinedworditinparagraph4refersto________.A.thefurnitureB.theroomC.adecisionD.agift49.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EachDayisaGiftB.BeAlwaysGratefulC.LivinginanursingroomD.ArrangeYourMindEveryDay

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.

What’slifelikeonadesertedisland?Senator参议员JeffFlakeofArizonadecidedtofindout.TheadventuroussenatortookavacationfromCapitolHillandwentonafour-dayRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaywithhistwoteenagesonstoaremoteuninhabitedislandintheNorthPacificOcean.Thesenatorandhissons15-year-oldTannerand13-year-oldDallintraveled5200milesfromPhoenixArizonatotheislandofBiggarenn.Theydidn’tcarryanyfoodorwater.TheislandispartoftheMarshallIslands.ItofferednobasicfacilitiessotheFlakeshadtocatchandcooktheirownfoodandpurifytheirwater.Theirdietwasmadeupofcoconutscrabandfish.Theycapturedthecrabandfishthemselvesandcookedthefoodoveranopenfirestartedwithamagnifyingglass放大镜.TheFlakesbroughtalongalobster龙虾trapinhopesofhavingsomedelicioustreatsbutlostitwithinthefirstfewhoursafteritwasattackedbyashark.Theyalsocarriedtwopumpstoremovesaltfromoceanwater.Ittookthemhourseachnightpumpingforjustafewgallonsoffreshwater.Oneofthemostmemorablemomentsofthetripthefathersaidwaswhenheandhis15-year-oldsonwerechasedbysharksafterspearing叉afishintheocean.Stillitwasquiteanenjoyableholidayforthesenator.Foradaditwasawonderfulthing.NovideogamesaroundnotelevisionnodistractionsnotextingFlakerecalleD.41.What’saRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaylike?A.Peopletaketheholidaytoavoidmodernentertainment.B.PeoplegoonanadventuroussailinglikeRobinsonCrusoE.C.Peopletaketheholidaytolearntobeaskillfulfisherman.D.Peopletaketheholidayonaplacewithoutanybasiclivingfacilities.42.WheredidtheFlakestaketheirholiday?A.Onahill.B.OnanislanD.C.Intheocean.D.Inadesert.43.TheymighthavehadallthethingsEXCEPT_____.A.coconutsB.crabC.fishD.lobster44.Whatkindofwaterdidtheydrink?A.Thepurifiedseawater.B.Waterfromtheriver.C.Therunningwaternearby.D.WatertheybroughtfromhomE.45.WhatwasprobablythemostdifficultperiodfortheFlakesduringtheholiday?A.BeingunabletomakeafirE.B.Beingunabletogetfreshwater.C.Beingchasedbysharks.D.BeingunabletomeetpeoplE.

CellPhonesAretheNewCigarettesWhenyougetinyourcaryoureachforit.Whenyou’reatworkyoutakeabreaktohaveamomentalonewithit.Whenyougetintoaliftyouplaywithit.Cigarettes?Cupofcoffee?Noit’sthethirdmostaddictivethinginmodernlifethecellphonE.Andexpertssayitisbecomingmoredifficultformanypeopletocurbtheirlongingtohugitmoretightlythanmostoftheirpersonalrelationships.Withitsshinysurfaceitssmoothandsatisfyingtouchitsairofcomplexitythecellphoneconnectsustotheworldevenasitdisconnectsusfrompeoplethreefeetaway.Injustthepastcoupleofyearsthecellphonehaschallengedindividualsemployersphonemakersandcounselors顾问inwaysitsinventorsinthelate1940sneverimagineD.ThecostsarebecomingevenmoreevidentandIdon’tmeanjustthemonthlybill.Dr.ChrisKnippersacounselorattheBettyFordCenterinSouthernCaliforniareportsthattheoveruseofcellphoneshasbecomeasocialproblemnotmuchdifferentfromotherharmfuladdictions:abarriertoone-on-onepersonalcontactandanescapefromreality.Soundsextremebutwe’veallwitnessedtheevidence:thepersonatarestaurantwhotalksonthephonethroughanentiremealignoringhiskidsaroundthetable;thewomanwhotalksonthephoneinthecarignoringherhusband;theteenwhotextsmessagesallthewayhomefromschoolavoidingcontactwithkidsallaroundhim.Isitjustrudeorisitakindofunhealthiness?Andpardonmebuthowisthisimprovingthequalityoflife?JimWilliamsanindustrialsociologistbasedinMassachusettsnotesthatcell-phoneaddictionispartofasetofsymptomsinawideninggulfofpersonalseparation.HepointstoastudybyDukeUniversityresearchersthatfoundone-quarterofAmericanssaytheyhavenoonetodiscusstheirmostimportantpersonalbusinesswith.Despitethegrowinguseofphonese-mailandinstantmessaginginotherwordsWilliamssaysstudiesshowthatwedon’thaveasmanyfriendsasourparents.JustasmoreinformationhasledtolesswisdommoreacquaintancesviatheInternetandcellphoneshaveproducedfewerfriendshesays.Ifthecellphonehastrulyhadtheseeffectsit’sbecauseithasbecomeverywidespreaD.Considerthatin1987therewereonly1millioncellphonesinusE.Todaysomethinglike300millionAmericanscarrythem.TheyfaroutnumberwiredphonesintheUnitedStates.56.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthetitleofthepassage?A.Cellphoneuserssmokelessthantheyusedto.B.Cellphoneshavebecomeasaddictiveascigarettes.C.Morepeopleusecellphonesthansmokecigarettes.D.Usingcellphoneisjustascoolassmokingcigarettes.57.TheunderlinedwordcurbinParagraph2means_______.A.rescueB.ignoreC.developD.control58.Theexampleofawomantalkingonthephoneinthecarsupportstheideathat___.A.womenusecellphonesmoreoftenthanmenB.talkingonthephonewhiledrivingisdangerousC.cellphonesdonotnecessarilybringpeopletogetherD.cellphonesmakeone-on-onepersonalcontacteasy

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.

Thetrickofbeingwealthyisnotonlytogetrichbuttoholdontoyourfichesaswellandthatissomethingthateveryonecannotdowell.Thankfullywearetheretohelp.Allyouneedissomemoneysavingideasthatarelistedhere.SticktotheshoppinglistBuyingthingsatwillshouldbeavoided.Holdontightlytoyourshoppinglist.Ifsomethingreallynicecatchesyoureyejustlookaway.Holdaget-togetherathomeYoucanhavethesamefunathomewithyourfriendsatmuchlesscostthanheadingouttoarestaurant.Avoideatingoutunnecessarilyandprefercelebratingathome.PreferpublictransportationPublictransportisnotonlycheaperbutsometimesitgetsyoufastertoyourdestinationaswell.Besidesyou’dalsobesavingtheplanetforfuturegenerationsbysavingonfuel!Avoidluxury奢侈Doyourownworkinsteadofgettingsomeoneelsetodoitforyou.PrepareacupofcoffeeratherthanheadingtoStarbucks.Thesewilldowonderstoyoursavings.BuyinbulkWheneverpossibleprefertobuyinbulk.Youcan’timaginehowmuchyoucansavethisway.Goodsthatlastlongcanbeboughtatwholesalerateandsafelyputawayinthestore-roomforfutureuse.PreferborrowingtobuyingandoldtonewWedon’texpectyoutogoborrowyourneighbor’sjuicerbutyouareencouragedtoatleastborrowbooksfromthelibraryoryourfriends.Whenyoucan’thelpbuyingbuyusedbooksratherthanbrandnewones.56.Accordingtotheauthorsomepeoplemayhaveproblemswith____.A.gettingrichB.offeringhelpC.holdingontotheirrichesD.offeringmoney—savingideas57.Whichofthefollowingisoneofmoney—savingideas?A.Buyingatwill.B.Preferringoldtonew.C.DrinkingcoffeeinStarbucks.D.Holdingapartyinarestaurant.58.Theunderlinedphraseinbulk’’canpossiblybereplacedby____.A.onsaleB.atlowpricesC.inadvanceD.inlargequantities59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EasyComeEasyGoB.LittleWealthLittleCareC.SaveMoneyAgainstA.RainyDayD.APennySavedIsA.PennyGained

Readthefollowingreviewsformoviesthatareshowingatthemoment.Andthenanswerquestions.HappinessRomance☆☆☆☆HappinesstellsthestoryoftwopeopleLisaTurbotandDannyRoywhoworkfordifferentadvertisingcompanies.Theytalkonthephoneallthetimeanddon’tlikeeachother.ButthentheycorrespondbyemailandfallinlovE.Thismoviewillbeverypopularwithteenagersandpeoplewholikeromances.ItalsohasbeautifulmusiC.ScreamI.Thriller☆☆InScreamIPaulColinJacksisayoungmanwhojoinsathrillercluB.Eachofthememberstriestofrightentheothers.Paulistoldtostayinanoldhouseforthenight.EveryonewhohastriedtostayinthehousebeforehasdieD.Thismovieisveryfrighteningbutalsoquitesilly.Itdoesn’tmakesenseforPaultostayinthehousewhenthingsstarttogowrong.Onlyforpeoplewholikethrillers.Paul’sHeroesComedy☆☆☆ThisisaveryfunnywarmoviesetinWorldWarTwo.SixsoldiersincludingSammyTurblowhavetogettoItalytotakesecretmessagestotheAmericanarmytherE.DuringthemovietheydressupaswomenandfightwithItalianworkers.Youcanguesstheendingbutit’sgreatfungettingtherE.______________Drama☆☆☆ThisisaverygooddramawithJackRossahard-workingtruckdriver.Hiswifebecomesillandhehastofindadoctorwhocanhelpher.InhistravelshemeetsDr.LloydPhilDriverwhohasfoundthecurefortheillnessbutJackRosshasonlytwelvehourstogetthemedicinebacktohiswifeontheothersideofAmericA.Thisisanexcellentmoviewhichisveryexciting.1.Theunderlinedwordcorrespondcanbereplacedby_______.A.dateB.communicateC.exchangeD.write2.A.thrillerismostprobablyafilmwhichtellssomething_______.A.frighteningB.instructiveC.humorousD.interesting3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthefourthfilm?A.A.Hard-workingTruckDriverB.MedicineC.A.StrangeIllnessD.TwelveHours4.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.OnthesportspagE.B.A.travelbrochurE.C.OntheentertainmentpagE.D.Inthetestbook.

Whenthingsgowrongandwe’retoblamewe’resupposedtofeelguilty.Right?Notnecessarily.Itturnsoutthatwhenwedosomethingthatcausesanegativeoutcomeweactuallyfeellessresponsibleforouractions.Andweseetheentiresituationdifferentlythanwewouldhaveifthingshadturnedoutwell.Theblamegameisnothingnew.Behaviorexpertshavelongknownthatpeoplepushresponsibilitytoothersortooutsidefactorswhenthingsdon’tworkout.ButnewresearchfromtheInstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondonshowsthatthisresponseismorethanaboutwantingtoescapeblame—weactuallydon’tbelievethatwhathappenedisourfault.Tolearnmoreabouttheblamegameresearchersconductedastudy.Theyasked34participantstopresskeysthatrandomly随机地producedthreedifferentnoises.Thenoiseswerepositiveamusementlaughternegativefeardisgustorangerorneutral.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoestimate估计thetimethatittookbetweenwhentheypushedthebuttonandwhentheyheardthesounD.Volunteersfelttherewasalongerlag延迟timebetweentheiractionsandthenegativesoundsthanbetweentheiractionsandthepositiveones.Intheirmindsthenegativeoutcomeswereseparatefromtheiractions.Thereforetheywereabletofeellessresponsibleforthem.Theresearcherssaythatwhenitcomestoassigningblamewecan’talwaystrustourownjudgment.Justbecauseyoudon’tfeelresponsibledoesn’tmeanyou’reactuallynotsaysstudyauthorPatrickHaggarD.Thefindingssuggestthatperhapsmoreofusneedtorealizethatunpleasantornegativesituationsmayactuallybeourfault—evenifwedon’tseeitthatway.Andtakingmoreresponsibilityforouractionscouldleadtobetterrelationshipswithothers.42.Ifthingsturnoutwellpeopletendto______.A.owethesuccesstoothersB.sharethesuccesswithothersC.feelmorerelatedtotheiractionsD.enjoymuchpleasurethemselves43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Expertsknewlittleabouttheblamegame.B.SimilarstudieshavebeendonebeforE.C.Thestudynowhasfoundnothingnew.D.Outsidefactorsleadtoourfault.44.Inthestudyvolunteerswereaskedto______.A.pushspecialbuttonsB.writedowntheexacttimeC.producedifferentsoundsD.tellapartunpleasantsounds45.What’strueofthevolunteers?A.Theyalwaysdoubtedtheirownjudgment.B.Theybelievedsomeoneelsepressedthewrongkeys.C.Theywerenotbraveenoughtotaketheresponsibility.D.Theythoughtthebadresultshadlittletodowiththem.46.Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodotogetalongwellwithothers?A.Befriendlytoothers.B.Takemoreresponsibility.C.Treatothersequally.D.Showrespecttoothers.

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.

ASimpleLessonAnotherbaddayatschoolmyfatheraskedasIcameintotheroom.Howcouldyoutell?Ididn'tshutthedoorheavilyoranythingIreplieD.OverthepasttwomonthsIhadeitherdonethisorthrownmybackpackacrosstheroomeverytimeIcamehomefromschool.PapathinksithassomethingtodowithmovingtoanewhousE.Iknowthismovehasbeenhardonyou.LeavingyourfriendsandcousinsbehindistoughPapasaidasheputhisarmaroundmyshoulder.Whatyoumustrememberisthatwithalotofhardworkandsometimeyouwillmakenewfriends.Youdon'tknowhowharditis.Thisyearmybaseballteamwouldhavewonthechampionship.Theywon'tevengivemeachancetopitch投球herE.AllIgettoplayisrightfieldandthat'stheworst！PapaturnedtowardmE.ThingswillgetbetterIpromiseyou.LetmeaskyoudoyouknowwhyyouwerenamedDavidLorenzoYesyournameisDavidandgrandfather'snameisLorenzo.VerygoodandwhatmakesyourgrandfathersoimportantHewasthefirstinthefamilytocometothiscountryandallthatIanswereD.Thatisonlypartlycorrect.Yourgrandfatherwasaverygreatman.InMexicohehadbeenateacher.WhenhecametoAmericahecouldonlygetlow­paidlaborjobsbecausehedidn'tspeakthelanguagE.IttookhimtwoyearsbeforehespokeEnglishwellenoughtobeallowedtoteachherebuthedidit.Henevercomplainedbecauseheknewchangecouldbedifficult.DidheevertellyouthatmyfatheraskeD.Ilookeddownatmyfeetashamedatmybehavior.No.ThatmusthavebeenhardIsaidsheepishly.YourgrandfathertaughtmethatifyouletpeopleseeyourtalenttheywillacceptyouforwhoyouarE.IwantyoutoalwaysrememberwhatmyfathertaughtmeevenifittakesafewyearsforpeopletoseewhoyouaresaidPapA.AllIcouldsaywasOkay.ThenIaskedWhatshouldIdonowLaughingPapasaidHowaboutyoupitchafewtome?Youneedsomework.21.Whywastheauthorunhappythatday?A.Becausehemovedtoanewcountry.B.BecausehisbaseballteamlostthegamE.C.Becausehewasn'tofferedachancetopitch.D.Becausehequarreledwithhisfriendsatschool.22.Thefathersuccessfullychangedhisson'smoodby________.A.askinghimtotrainharderB.playingbaseballwithhimC.tellinghisgrandfather'sstoryD.introducinghimsomenewfriends23.Theunderlinedwordsheepishlyprobablymeans________.A.shylyB.patientlyC.clumsilyD.cautiously24.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A.Hethinkshisfatherlivesinthepast.B.He'dratherlivewithhisgrandfather.C.Hewillcontinuetodislikeschoolandeverything.D.Hewilltryhisbesttoadapttothenewenvironment.

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

SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族馆Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumsituatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBDisoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscoverySeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.*OpeningTimesSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyearincludingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pmonehourbeforeclosing.*Location位置SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreetMelbournE.ItissiyuatedontheYarraRiveroppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTrainTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute公交线路andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.出ShuttleBusTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservicestoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdailyevery15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.CarParkingWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumthereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway*WheelchairAccessSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.*TermsTicketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepteD.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticketnoentry!56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourneC.admitsvisitorsfrom9:30amuntill6:00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumvisitorscantake________.A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstationC.boatsacrosstheyarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or7558.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccessC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbepursedbyemailC.arecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice

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.

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

Everyonewantstohaveahealthyheart.Stillheartdiseasesaffectmorethan1in3adultsintheUnitedStates.ThegoodnewsisthatsomesimpleeverydayhabitscanmakeabigdifferenceinyourabilitytoliveahealthylifestylE.Herearesomeworsthabitsforyourheartandhowtoavoidthem.WatchingTVSittingforhoursonendincreasesyourriskofheartattackandstroke中风someexercisedoesn’tmakeupforthetimeyousitsaysHarmonyR.ReynoldsWhy?Thelackofmovementmayaffectbloodlevelsoffatsandsugars.Dr.Reynoldsadviseswalkingaroundregularlyandifyou’reatworkstandinguptotalkonthephonE.LeavinghostilityanddepressionuncheckedAreyoufeelingstressedorsad?Itcandoharmtoyourheart.Whileeveryonefeelsthiswaysomeofthetimehowyouhandletheseemotionscanaffectyourhearthealth.Thosewithstressareingreaterdanger;researchhasshownabenefittolaughterandsocialsupportDr.Reynoldssays.Andit’shelpfultobeabletogotosomeoneandtalkaboutyourproblems.CuttingofffromtheworldIt’snosecretthatonsomedaysotherhumanbeingscanseemannoyingandtoodifficulttogetalongwith.HoweveritmakessensetostrengthenyourconnectionstotheonesyouactuallylikE.Peoplewithstrongerconnectionstofamilyfriendsandsocietyingeneraltendtolivelongerhealthierlives.Everyoneneedsalonetimebutyoushouldstillreachouttoothersandkeepintouchwheneveryoucan.DrinkingtoomuchalcoholSurestudiessuggestasmallamountofalcoholmaybegoodforyourheart.Howevertoomanyofusdrinkover.ToomuchalcoholislinkedtoagreaterriskofhighbloodpressurehighlevelsofbloodfatsandheartfailurE.59.WatchingTVforalongtimemay.A.helpyouliveahealthylifeB.leadtoheartattackC.makeupforthetimeyousitD.makeyoufeelstressed60.Whichofthefollowingisbadforthosewithstressandsadness?A.LaughingalotB.Talkingabouttheirownproblems.C.GettingsocialsupportD.LeavingtheseemotionsalonE.61.Ifyouwantalonghealthylifeyoushould.A.cutofffromtheworldB.getalongwellwithothersC.stayaloneasmuchaspossibleD.drinknoalcohol62.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.someeverydayhabitscanhelpavoidheartattacksB.standinguptotalkonthephoneisnotagoodideaC.it’seasytostrengthenyourconnectionstoothersD.toomuchalcoholisnotlinkedtoheartfailure

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.

Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulnesshappinessgoodnessandself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorized把归类ashonorhelpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.Here'sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilentandprofitfromtheclerk'smistakewewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneaky卑鄙的excitement.LaterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortunE.Ontheotherhandifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditemtheclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Thenwhatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcasewherewedon'ttelltheclerkacoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocesswewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstrate演示thatwecannotbetrustedsinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrastbringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.ImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorablE.Uponleavingthestorewefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreaseD.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionwegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility高尚.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.HonorableactionsleadustoahappierexistencE.Andit'seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe'rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostartonceit'sstartedit'seasytocontinuE.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmindwhichisimportantforourhappiness.16Accordingtothepassagethepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour_______.A.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendlyrelationship17.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto_______.A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising18.Theunderlinedphrasebringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentionmeans_______.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerkC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthechargeditem19.Howwillwefeelifwelettheclerkknowhermistake?A.We'llbeveryexciteD.B.We'llfeelunfortunatE.C.We'llhaveasenseofhonor.D.We'llfeelsorryfortheclerk.20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulnessC.WaysofGainingSelf-respectD.HappinessthroughHonorableActions

Findingtruehappinessisauniversalaspiration渴望.Weallwantitbutcanweallhaveit?Genuinehappinessiswrittenalloverourfaceswhenwearetrulycontentedandlikewiseaforcedsmiledoesnothingtohideunderlyingsadness.BelievingthateveryonecancreatetheirownlastingjoyMatthieuRichardhasbeendeclaredtheHappiestManintheWorlD.Richardearnedhishappiestmanstatusafteraseriesoflaboratorytestsin2004.RichardhassharedhisthoughtsonhappinesswithaworldwideaudiencE.Asanexperiencedspeakerhehasexplainedhisinsightsintohappinesstoeveryonefromstudentstocorporategroups.Lookinginwardstofindjoyratherthanrelyingonouterconditionshebelievesisthewaytoachievewell-being.It’squiteclearthattheouterconditionsarenotenough.Thewayweinterpretthoseouterconditionsinourinnerexperienceiswhatdetermineseitherasenseofwell-beingormisery.Welovetogojoggingforfitnessandwedoallkindsofthingstoremainbeautifulyetwespendsurprisinglylittletimetakingcareofwhatmattersmost:thewayourmindsfunction.It’stheessentialthingthatdeterminesthequalityofourexperiencE.BesidesthisRichardstressesthatitisnotwhat’shappeningaroundusthatmakesusunhappybutratherthewaywechoosetoreacttoit.Thepursuitofhappinessisbecomingamodernobsession痴迷.Aslifebecomesmorecomplexourabilitytoprocessourreactionstovariousoutsideinfluencescomesunderstrain.Genuinehappinesshesaysdoesn’tmeanpleasantfeelingsoneaftertheother.It’smorelikeaseriesofqualitiesthatwecandevelopasskills—likeopennessgenuinelovecompassioninnerstrengthandinnerpeacE.67.RichardhasbeendeclaredtheHappiestManintheWorld_______.A.becausehehassharedhisthoughtsonhappinesswithaworldwideaudienceB.afterhehasexplainedhisinsightsintohappinesstoeveryoneC.afteraseriesoflaboratorytestsD.becausehetrieshisbesttoachievehappinessandwell-being68.AccordingtoRichardwhatisthebestwaytoachievewell-being?A.InterpretingthoseouterconditionsinourinnerexperiencE.B.Lookinginwardstofindjoyratherthanrelyingonouterconditions.C.Spendinglittletimetakingcareofwhatmattersmost.D.ReactingtovariousoutsideinfluencesinthemodernworlD.69.Whatdeterminesthequalityofourexperience?A.Thewayourmindsreacttoouterconditions.B.InsightsintohappinessthatweholD.C.TheconstantpursuitofhappinessinourlifE.D.Thoseouterconditionsaffectingourhappiness.70.Howcanwepursuithappiness?A.Gojoggingforhappiness.B.Doeverythingtoremainbeautiful.C.Makesurethatourmindsarefunctioningnormally.D.Developnecessaryqualities.

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.

Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyearsyouwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmayseemdifficultandtheymayseemtohappenquickly.Don’tpanic！Youwilldealsuccessfullywiththem！Youareayoungadultnow!Withmoreresponsibilityyouwillfindmorefreedomtomakeyourownchoices.ThisisatimetobewellinformedaboutyourchoicessothatyoucanmakehealthybalanceddecisionsthatwillhelpshapeyourfuturE.Youmayalreadyknowyourcareerpathoryoumayhavenoideaatallwhatyouwanttodo.Bothsituationsarefine！Workhardandtherightopportunitywillpresentitselftoyou.Youngadulthoodmeansgreaterfreedomandmorechoices.Youwillprobablywanttobeindependent.ButtrynottoshutyourfamilyoutofyourlifE.Youshouldlearntothinkofotherseventhoughyouareoldenoughtolookafteryourself.YourfamilyhavebeenwithyousinceyoucameintothisworlD.Itisalsoperfectlynaturalinthistimeforyoutospendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanyourfamily.Chooseyourfriendswisely.A.truefriendwillstandbyyounomatterwhathappens.ThisperiodispartofthelifecyclE.Therearesomepeoplewhowillbewithyouthroughoutlife'sjourneyandtherewillbesomepeoplewithwhomyoupartandgoseparateways.LeavingschoolcanbeharD.Therealityisthatyoumaynoteverseeallofyourclassmatesagain.Youareayoungadult.ItisyourlifE.Noonecanliveitforyou.Thechoicesthatyoumakefromnowonwillbeyourchoices.Somakingtherightchoiceswillbeimportanttoyou.Lifeisforliving.Enjoyyourlifewisely!64.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.TheChoicesinLifeB.TheKeytoSuccessC.SayGoodbyetothePastD.BecomingaYoungAdult65.WhodotheunderlinedwordssomepeopleParagraph4probablymean?A.yourparentsB.yourclassmatesC.truefriendsD.yourrelatives66.Asfarastheauthorisconcernedteenageyearsare___.A.aperiodofcompletefreedomB.toohardforyoungpeopletogetthroughC.animportanttimefortheyoungtomaketherightchoicesD.averyimportantperiodforyoungstudentstoleavetheirparents67.Whoisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?A.Teenagers.B.Teachers.C.YoungparentsD.Adults.

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

Whenwetalkaboutintelligencewedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresincertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehavingespeciallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligenceweneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.Forexamplewheninanewsituationanintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituationnotabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecanandthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn’tsurehowitwillallworkoutbutatleasthetries.Andifhecan’tmakethingsworkoutrighthedoesn’tfeelashamedthathefails;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentpersonevenifheisveryyounghasaspecialoutlook人生观onlifespecialfeelingaboutlifeandknowshowhefitsintoit.Ifyoulookatchildrenyou’llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecallbrightchildrenandnotbrightchildren.TheyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeoplenotjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligencE.Forexamplethebrightchildreallywantstofindoutmoreaboutlife---hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.68.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.What’srealmeaningofintelligenceB.What’sthebrightchildren’sbehaviorC.What’saspecialoutlookonlifeD.Howtoliveandbehaveinanewsituation69.Intheauthor’sopinionthebiggestdifferencebetweenbrightchildrenandnotbrightchildrenliesin____________.A.theamountofintelligenceB.thedifferentsituationstheyfaceC.thedifferentattitudestolifeD.thebackgroundoflife70.Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutinthepassagethatfollows?A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceisB.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaughtC.howtojudgewhetherapersonisintelligentD.howeducationshouldbechanged

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.

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.

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometimetheybecomeweak.Whenyoustartusingthemagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthis.Yettherearemanypeoplewhodonotseemtoknowthatone’smemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemoryhereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyexercisingitregularly.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoorhereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendcomplainsthathisarmsareweakweknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemorymanyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblameorthatheisjustunluckyandfewofusrealizethatitisreallyhisownfault.Notallofuscanbecomeverystrongorverycleverbutallofuscanimproveourmemorybythesamemeans—practicE.Haveyouevernoticedthatpeoplewhocannotreadorwriteusuallyhaveabettermemorythanthosewhocan?Whyisthis?Ofcoursebecausepeoplewhocan’treadorwritehavetorememberthings:theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.TheyhavetorememberdatespricesnamessongsandstoriessotheirmemoryisexercisedallthetimE.Soifyouwantagoodmemorylearnfromthosewhocannotreadorwrite:practiseremembering.32.Accordingtothepassagefewpeopleknowthat_____.A.armsorlegsbecomeweakiftheyarenotusedforsometimeB.whentheystartusingtheirarmsorlegsagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagainC.aperson’smemorybecomesweakifhedoesnotpractiserememberingthingsD.itistheirownfaultiftheirarmsorlegsareweak33.Theauthorthinksthatifapersonhasapoormemory_________.A.itishisownfaultB.hisparentsaretoblameC.heisjustunluckyD.hisarmsmustbeweak34.FromParagraph3wecanlearnthat_________.A.peoplewhocan’treadareclevererthanthosewhocanB.peoplewhocan’twriteareclevererthanthosewhocanC.alittlenotebookhelpspeoplewhocannotreadorwritegetabettermemoryD.peoplewhopractiserememberingregularlyhaveabettermemory35.Thepassagemainlytellsus____________.A.howtogetourarmsandlegsstrongerB.howtoimproveourmemoryC.howtoreadandwriteD.howtorememberdatesandprices

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

Thequestforsuccessalwaysbeginswithatarget.AsBerraoncesaidYougottobeverycarefulifyoudon'tknowwhereyou'regoingbecauseyoumightnotgettherE.Toomanypeoplewanderthroughlifelikesleepwalkers.EachdaytheyfollowfamiliarroutinesneveraskingWhatamIdoingwithmylife?andtheydon’tknowwhatthey’redoingbecausetheylackgoals.Goal-settingisafocusingofthewilltomoveinacertaindirection.Beginwithaclearconceptionofwhatyouwant.Writedownyourgoalsanddatethem—puttingthemintowordsclarifiesthem.Ratherthanconcentratingonobjectstoacquireandpossessfocusonfulfillingyourdesirestodotoproducetocontribute—goal-settingthatyieldsthetruesenseofsatisfactionweallneed.It’simportanttovisualize想象yourselfaccomplishingyourgoal.Whilelosersvisualizethepenalties不利offailurewinnersvisualizetherewardsofsuccess.I’veseenitamongathletesstatisticscontrastingairandhighwaysafetybutitmadenodifference.Ihadreadtoomanyarticlesdescribingcrashscenesandimaginedthesescenesvividly.Ihadprogrammedmyselfwithoutrealizingittostayoffplanes.ThenonesummerIhadtheopportunitytoflyonaprivateplanewithfriendstoaresortIdidn’twanttomissoutonagreatvacation.SoIspenttwoweeksimaginingasmoothflightonabeautifulsunnydayandaneasylanding.WhenthedayarrivedIwaseagertogo.Toeveryone’ssurpriseIgotontheplaneandIlovedeveryminuteofitandIstillusethetechniquesIemployedthatday.1.Accordingtothepassageifyouwanttobesuccessfulthefirstthingforyoutodois________.A.findtherightmethodsB.becarefulabouteverythingC.knowyourabilityD.haveacleargoal2.Ifyouhaveatargetyouwill________.A.wanderlikeasleepwalkerB.knowwellwhatyouaredoingC.dothesameworkeverydayD.putitintowords3.Theproblemwiththeauthorbeforeheovercamehisfearofairtravelisthat________.A.hedidn’tknowairtravelissaferthanhighwaytravelB.hecouldn’timaginehimselfaccomplishinghisgoalC.hereadtoomuchaboutplanecrashesandtriedtoavoidflyingD.hewantedtotakeaprivateplaneinsteadofapublicone4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.DefineYourCoalB.VisualizeRewardsofSuccessC.OvercometheFearofAirTravelD.SleepwalkingThroughLife

InonewayofthinkingfailureisapartoflifE.Inanotherwayfailuremaybeawaytowardssuccess.ThespiderstoryisoftentolD.RobertBruceleaderoftheScotsinthe13thcenturywashidinginacavefromtheEnglish.HewatchedaspiderspinningaweB.Thespidertriedtoreachacrossaroughplaceintherock.Hetriedsixtimeswithoutsuccess.OntheseventhtimehemadeitandwentontospinhisweB.BruceissaidtohavetakenheartandtohavegoneontodefeattheEnglish.EdisontheinventorofthelightbulbmadehundredsofmodelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeonE.Sowhat?FirstalwaysthinkaboutyourfailurE.Whatcausedit?Wereconditionsright?Wereyouintopfromyourself?Whatcanyouchangesothingswillgorightnexttime?Secondisthegoalyou’retryingtoreachtherightone?TrytodosomethinkingaboutwhatyourrealgoalsmaybE.ThinkaboutthisquestionIfIdosucceedinthiswherewillitgetme?Thismayhelpyoupreventfailureinthingsyoushouldn’tbedoinganyway.Thethirdthingtobearinmindaboutfailureisthatit’sapartoflifE.LearntolivewithyourselfeventhoughyoumayhavefaileD.RememberYoucan’twinthemall.【小题1】ThispassagedealswithtwosidesoffailurE.Inparagraph1theauthortalksmainlyabout___.A.thevalueoffailureB.howpeoplewouldfailC.famousfailuresD.thecauseoffailure【小题2】Theunderlinedphrasemadeitmeans.A.failedB.succeededC.gaveD.got【小题3】ThelessonthespidertaughtRobertBruceseems.A.interestingB.difficultC.deepD.sorrowful【小题4】TheauthortellsyoutodoallthethingsEXCEPT___.A.tothinkaboutthecauseofyourfailureB.tocheckoutwhetheryourgoalsarerightforyouC.toconsiderfailureasapartoflifeD.tobearinmindthatyouwillneverfailinyourlife【小题5】WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BruceandEdisonweresuccessfulexamples.B.Failuremayberegardedasawaytowardsuccess.C.EdisonlearnedalotfromthelessonthespidertaughtRobertBrucE.D.Onemayoftenraiseaquestionwhetherhisgoalsareworthattempting.

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.

Throughoutlifechangeistheonlythingthatseemsconstant.Changehascometomy1ifemanywaysinmyselfandinmysurroundings.Atthesametimesomethingsstaythesame.Thisiswhentraditionsareformed.Iamoftenremindedofthisbythephotographthatsitsbymybed.Itallbeganwithakissonmyveryfirstdayofschool.Irememberdancingaroundthemirrorwatchingasmydarkbluedresscreatedateacuparoundmywaist.Iadmiredthelittleruffle褶边ofmyshirtcollarandhowitmatchedperfectlywiththetrimatthebottomofmydress.IknewIwouldbetheenvyofallmyclassmates.Butsomehowsomethingwasmissing.Ireachedundermybedforthelargeboxofbows蝴蝶结ineverycolorimaginablethatIwasfamousfor.Ipickedoutawhiteonethatwouldmatchmyshirtandcarefullyrantomymom.ShefastenedthefinishingtouchtomyshortbrownhairandIwasreadyformyveryfirstdayofschool.AfteradmiringmyselfinthemirrorIheardmymomyellpicturetime!Idasheddownstairswheremymumledtothespot.Iabsolutelylovedgettingmypicturetaken.AfterseveralindividualshotsandsomewithmyoldersisterKatherinemydadcameforapicturewithustogether.AsIclimbedontomydad’slaphewrappedhisarmsaroundKatherineandmeandwebothleanedintokisshimonthecheek.Atthatmomentmumsnappedtheshotandourtraditionbegan.Fromthemoneveryyearwhenthefirstdayofschoolrolledaroundwecontinuedourtraditionofpicturesintheyard.Thepicturegrewwithmyfamilywhenmytwoyoungersistersbeganschoolourtraditionexpandedfrom15minutesto45.Themasschaoswasdirectedbymymomwhenmydadwasalreadyofftoworkorawayonabusinesstrip.46.What’stheauthor’sfamilytradition?A.Photographsmustbeputinbedroom.B.Takingfamilypicturesonachild’sfirstdayofschool.C.Dadalwaysdrovechildrentotheirschool.D.Eachgirlofthefamilyhasalargeboxofbows.47.WhydidtheauthorlookforbowsaccordingtoParas2and3?A.Becausehermotherlikedbowsverymuch.B.Becauseshewasfamousformakingbows.C.Becauseherfavoritebowwasmissing.D.Becauseshewantedtolookperfect.48.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshedressedherselfup?A.DisappointedB.ExcitedC.NervousD.Embarrassed49.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.theauthor’sfatherwassometimestoobusytojointhemB.theauthordidn’tliketakingpictureswithhersisterC.theauthor’syoungersistersdidn’tliketheirtraditionD.theauthor’smotherwasafilmdirector50.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingsuchapassage?A.Toprovechangeistheonlythingthatseemsconstant.B.Toshowwhataskilledphotographerhermotherwas.C.Torecallafamilytraditionontheirfirstdayofschool.D.Todisplayherbeautifullookonthefirstdayofschool.

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.

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou’reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyou’reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou’reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon’tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You’requiteshyandyouaren’tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou’realwayseasilyupset.You’reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren’tveryambitious.You’reusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou’reoftendefensivE.You’reshyandyoudon’tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You’reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You’reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon’toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.56.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyougotosleepC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftothewordD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition57.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson’spersonality?A.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.58.Pointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomach?A.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn’twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshecan’tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.59.Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforyounottomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn’tliketogethelpfromyou.60.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople

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.

Confidenceisprobablyoneofthemostnoticeabletraits特点intheAmericans.Theyshowconfidenceinthewaytheytalkthewaytheysmilethewaytheydressandthewaytheywalk.LivingandcompetingwithalltheseconfidentAmericanstudentsIfinditextremelyimportanttobeconfidentasaninternationalstudentandaforeigninstructor.AsastudentbeingconfidentmeansyoushouldneverhesitatetoraiseyourhandwheneveraquestionorapointcomestoyourminD.Don'tmindifitsoundssimpleorsilly.Otherwiseyouwillnevergetachancetospeakinclassatall.What'sworsetheprofessorsmaythinkyouarenotpreparedforthediscussionoryoudonothaveyourownopinionontheissue—thisisthelastcommentanygraduatewouldliketoreceivE.BeingconfidentformeasaforeigninstructormeanscalmlyaskingthestudenttorepeatwhatheorshehassaidifIdidnotgetit.PretendingtounderstandwhatyouactuallydonotmayjustbringyourselfembarrassmentorevendisgracE.ButthetimeImostneedtobeconfidentiswhenmystudentscometomyofficeandbargainaboutthegradesIhavegivenfortheirspeechesThecourseI'mteachinghereisPublicSpeaking.ModestyisatraithighlyvaluedinChinabutitwon'tbeofmuchhelphereifyouwanttosurviveandsucceedinagoodAmericangraduateprogram.1.TocompetewithAmericanstudentsit'sveryimportantto______.A.bequiteconfidentB.bepoliteandfriendlyC.havemorediscussionswiththemD.understandwhattheythinkabout2.Aprofessorwillhavetheworstopinionofastudentwho______.A.givesasillyorsimpleanswerB.triestoseizeanychancetospeakinclassC.showsnointerestinthecourseD.isconsideredtohavenoopinionofhisown3.Theauthorismostlikelytofeelembarrassedif________.A.heasksastudenttorepeatwhathehassaidB.thestudentsbargainwithhimC.hepretendstoknowwhathedoesn'tD.hehastogiveaspeech4.Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.weshouldalsoremainmodestinAmericaB.modestydoesn'thelpyoumuchinAmericaC.AmericansalsolikemodestpeopleD.modestycanhelpyougetthroughanAmericangraduateprogram5.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.A.providingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.givingdifferentfiguresD.tellingpersonalexperiences

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

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengeitistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!6.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself7.Accordingtothepassageourself-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions8.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.9.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.10.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.RecyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcoursE.HoweverbeingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneeD.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthat-over­consumptioninthegreenestwayaspossibleaswecanbutitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotbringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplacE.Thetotalamountofpackaginghasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.ItnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhouseholdwasteintheUK.InmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboarD.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUKforexampleisrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywastE.Ifsuchpackagingisburntitgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelpsbuttheprocessitselfusesenergy.ThesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplacE.Foodwasteisaseriousproblemtoo.ToomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneeD.HoweverfewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinueencouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbagsforexamplE.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.ThisisespeciallytrueoffooD.Butitisalsoappliedtoawiderangeofconsumerproductswhichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.TherearesignsofhopE.AsmoreofusrecyclewearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialsarecollecteD.WeneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculturebutwehaveamountaintoclimB.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethatover­consumptionreferto?_______A.HavingmorematerialthanitisneedeD.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Usingtoomuchpackaging.69.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow______.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse70.Accordingtothetextrecycling______.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland71.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.OtherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfooD.

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

Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstressitispossibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.◆TryphysicalactivityWhenyouarenervousangryorupsettryreleasingthepressurethroughexerciseorphysicalactivity.Runningwalkingplayingtennisandworkinginyourgardenarejustsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.◆TakecareofyourselfYoushouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcan’tsleepwellenoughorifyou’renoteatingproperlyitwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleepingyoushouldconsultadoctor.◆MaketimeforyourselfScheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don'tforgetplaycanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-beingaswork.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.Gowindow-shoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.◆MakealistofthingstodoStresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthatthere’ssomuchtodoandnotenoughtime.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouandasaresultyoumaynotachieveanything.Insteadmakealistofeverythingyouhavetodothendoonethingatatimecheckingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttaskfirst.43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsshowsthatyouhavefallenintostressfulsituationsA.Youcan'tsleepwellallthetime.B.Youhaveabreakafterwork.C.Youalwaysfeelhappyandrelaxed.D.Youonlydoonethingatatime.44.Accordingtothepassagehowdoyoumakealistofthingstodo?A.Trytotakecareofeverythingatonce.B.Doonethingatatime.C.Onlydothemostimportantthing.D.Haveabreakfromyourwork.45.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A.Togiveopinion.B.Togivesuggestions.C.Tomakearequest.D.Toaskforadvice.46.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoDealwithStress?B.HowtoMakeTimeforYourself?C.HowtoTakeCareofYourself?D.HowtoMakeaListofThingstoDo?47.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetheadvicetodealwithstressaccordingtothepassage?A.justlieinbedforarestB.alwayslistentopopmusicC.insistondoingworkD.makealisttodothingsonebyone

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

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

Whenitcomestogettingolderhumansaren'tsospecialafterall.Itturnsouttheirpatternofagingisn'ttoodifferentfrommostotherprimatessuchaschimpsmonkeysandbaboonsnewresearchshows.AteamledbyAnneBronikowskiofstudieddataonprimateagingcollectedoverdecadesaroundtheworldandcompareditwithstatisticsonmodernAmericans.Agingwasdefinedastheincreasedriskofdyingfromnaturalcauseswhilegettingolder.Someexpertshavethoughtthatbecausepeoplehaverelativelylonglifespanshumansageddifferentlyfromothermammals.Theresearchteambelievedthatanymajordifferencebetweenhumansandprimateswasmostlikelytoshowupwithmodernpeopleratherthanahunter-gatherercultureBronikowskisaidinatelephoneinterview.Andthefactthatwedon'tfindadifferencethereismorecompelling.Thebasicpatterntheyfoundisarelativelyhighriskofdyingininfancy幼儿时期alowriskofdeathduringthejuvenileyearsandthenanincreasedriskofdyingasagingprogresseD.Alsotheyfoundthatinmostcasesmalesdon'tliveaslongasfemales.TheauthorswroteitinastudypublishedonlineThursdayintheJournalSciencE.TheonlyexceptiontothegeneralpatternwasthemuriquimonkeyinBrazil;malesandfemaleshavesimilarlifespans.Unlikeotherprimatesmuriquimalesdonotcompetewitheachotherforaccesstofemales.Insteadtheycooperatewitheachotherexplainedco-authorKarenStrierananthropologistattheUniversityofWisconsinwhohasstudiedmuriquissince1982.Theresearcherssaidthereasonmalesofotherspeciesdieearlierthanfemalesmaybearesultofstressofcompetition.JosephW.KemnitsoftheWisconsinNationalPrimateResearchCetercalledthestudyanimportantstepbecauseitprovidesthefirstassessmentofpatternsofaginginlargepopulationsofnonhumanprimateslivingintheirnaturalenvironments.Kemnitswasnotpartoftheresearchteam.ThestudyofotherprimatescontributestounderstandinghumanagingbecausewesharesomuchofourbasicphysiologyaddedanthropologyprofessorKristenHawkesofthewhowasnotpartoftheresearchteam.67.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Humansandapeshavesimilaragingpattern.B.Malesdon’tliveaslongasfemales.C.Humansageddifferentlyfromothermammals.D.Malesandfemaleshavesimilarlifespans.68.Whoistheresearchteammember?A.Bronikowski.B.KarenStrier.C.Kemnits.D.Hawkes.69.Theunderlinedwordjuvenilein.4refersto______.A.oldB.earlyC.adolescentD.babyhood70.Whichsectiondoesthepassagebelongto?A.Entertainment.B.SciencE.C.Politics.D.Technology.

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.

Whenaskedabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryanabsolutedelightwhichseemstogetrarertheolderweget.Forkidshappinesshasamagicalquality.Theirdelightatwinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved毫不掩饰的.Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitementloveandpopularity.Icanstillrecalltheexcitementofbeinginvitedtodancewiththemostattractiveboyattheschoolparty.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoy----lovemarriagebirth----alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Foradultshappinessiscomplicated复杂的Mydefinitionofhappinessisthecapacityforenjoyment.ThemorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierwearE.It’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolivewherewepleaseandevengoodhealth.Iexperiencedmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirstIwasoverjoyedwhenIshutthelastlunch-boxandhadthehousetomyself.ThenIspentanuninterruptedmorningwritingwhichIlovE.WhenthekidsandmyhusbandcamehomeIenjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idon’tthinkthatmygrandmotherwhoraised14childrenhadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamilyandmaybethisiswhatsatisfiedher.Wehoweverwithsomanychoicesandsuchpressuretosucceedineveryareahaveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwe’vegottohavE.We’vesoself-consciousaboutourrighttoitthatit’smakingusmiserablE.Sowechaseitandequalitwithwealthandsuccesswithoutnoticingthatthepeoplewhohavethosethingsaren’tnecessarilyhappierHappinessisn’taboutwhathappenstous----it’sabouthowweseewhathappenstous.It’stheskillfulwayoffindingapositiveforeverynegativE.It’snotwishingforwhatwedon’thavebutenjoyingwhatwedopossess.60.AspeoplegrowoldertheyA.feelithardertoexperiencehappinessB.associatetheirhappinesslesswithothersC.willtakefewerrisksinpursuinghappinessD.tendtobelieveresponsibilitymeanshappiness61.WhatcanbinformedfromParagraph7?A.PsychologiststhinksatisfyingworkiskeytohappinessB.Psychologists’opinioniswellprovedbyGrandma’caseC.GrandmaoftenfoundtimeforsocialgatheringsD.Grandma’shappinesscamefrommodestexpectationsoflife62.PeoplewhoequalhappinesswithwealthandsuccessA.considerpressuresomethingblockingtheirwayB.stressthenrighttohappinesstoomuchC.areatalosstomakecorrectchoicesD.aremorelikelytobehappy63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.HappinessliesbetweenthepositiveandthenegativeB.EachmanisthemasterofhisownfateC.SuccessleadstohappinessD.Happyishewhoiscontent

Ifyouwanttoseeathingwellreachoutandtouchit!Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.YoureyescantellyouthatglassballisrounD.Butbyholdingitinyourhandsyoucanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheballyoureallyseeit.Withyourskinyoucanfeelbetter.Forexampleyourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhandtoo.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?TheymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusiC.AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon’ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshopswetouchthingswemightbuysuchasfoodclothesandsoon.Toseesomethingwellwehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthingstoo.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsandcoolgrassorabadfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeettheclothesonyourbodytheaironyourskin.Atfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.TheirsignssayDotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifyouwanttoseebetterreachoutandtouch.Thenyou’llreallysee!21.Bytouchingthings_______.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutC.youcantellthedifferencebetweenthemD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyare22.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.TouchingbyFeelingB.ToSeeortoFeelC.ToSeeBetter—FeelD.WaysofFeeling23.Whenpeoplebuythingsinshopstheyoften_______.A.trythemonfirstB.puttheirrighthandonthemC.justhasalookD.feelandtouchthem24.WhydoesitsayAtfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings?A.Thethingsareusedbypeopletoo.B.Peopleareusedtothethings.C.Peopleknowhowtousethethings.D.Thethingsareeasytofeel.25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Touchingcanhelppeoplelearnthingsbetter.B.OurfeetfingershandsandskincanhelpusenjoymusiC.C.Peoplehavetolearntoseebyfeelingastheygrowup.D.Visitorscannotfeelthethingsonshowinsomemuseums.

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

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

MakeUpYourMindtoSucceedKind-heartedparentshaveunknowinglylefttheirchildrendefenselessagainstfailure.Thegenerationagebornbetween1980and2001grewupplayingsportswherescoresmarksandperformanceshowwereplayeddownbecauseeveryone'swinner.Andtheirreportcardssoundedmorepositivethaneverbefore.AsaresultStanfordUniversityprofessorCarolDweckPhDcallsthemtheoverpraisedgeneration.Dweckhasbeenstudyinghowpeopledealwithfailurefor40years.Herresearchhasledhertofindouttwoclearlydifferentmind-setsthathaveagreateffectonhowwereacttoit.Here'showtheywork:Afixedmind-setisgroundedinthebeliefthattalentisgenetic–you'reabornartistpointguardornumbersperson.Thefixedmind-setbelievesit'ssuretosucceedwithoutmucheffortandregardsfailureaspersonalshame.Whenthingsgetdifficultit'squicktoblameliabilitylieandevenstayawayfromfuturedifficulties.Ontheotherhandagrowthmind-setbelievesthatnotalentisentirelyheaven-sentandthateffortandlearningmakeeverythingpossible.Becausetheego自尊isn'tonthelineasmuchthegrowthmind-setseesfailureasachanceratherthanshame.Whenfacedwithadifficultyit'squicktorethinkchangeandtryagain.InfactitenjoysthisexperiencE.Weareallbornwithgrowthmind-sets.Otherwisewewouldn'tbeabletoliveintheworlD.Butparentsteachersandinstructorsoftenpushusintofixedmind-setsbyencouragingcertainactionsandmisdirectingpraise.Dweck'sbookMind-set:TheNewPsychologyofSuccessandonlineinstructionalprogramexplainthisindepth.ButshesaystherearemanylittlethingsyoucanstartdoingtodaytomakesurethatyourchildrengrandchildrenandevenyouareneverdefeatedbyfailurE.48.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthepresentgeneration?A.Theydon'tdowellatschool.B.TheyareoftenmisunderstooD.C.Theyareeagertowininsports.D.TheyaregiventoomuchpraisE.49.Afixedmind-setpersonisprobablyonewho___.A.doesn'twanttoworkhardB.caresalotaboutpersonalsafetyC.cannotsharehisideaswithothersD.cansucceedwiththehelpofteachers50.Whatdoesthegrowthmind-setbelieve?A.Admittingfailureisshameful.B.Talentcomeswithone'sbirth.C.GettingoverdifficultiesisenjoyablE.D.ScoresshouldbehighlyvalueD.

Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorryyoumustbegoodatsayingityourselfespeciallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky.IfyousaytoyourchildrenI'msorryIgotangrywithyoubut...Whatfollowsthatbutcanrendertheapologyineffective:Ihadabaddayoryournoisewasgivingmeaheadacheleavesthepersonwhohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.AnothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallydoingsoistosayI'msorryyou'reupset;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherpersonhasdonE.Thenthereisthegeneralallcoveringapologywhichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecific:actthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsultingandwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.SayingI'muselessasaparentdoesnotcommitapersontoanyspecificimprovement.Thesepseudo-apologies伪道歉areusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness.Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrengthandthereforenotresorttothesepseudo-apologies.Butevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition悔悟childrenstillneedhelptobecomeawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.A.three-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoesandthathittingaplaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.A.six-year-oldmightneedremindingthatspoilingotherchildren'sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A.12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptablebutthatborrowingaparent'sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.59.IfamotheraddsbuttoanapologyA.shedoesn'tfeelthatsheshouldhaveapologizedB.shedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenhurtC.thechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertoacceptD.thechildmayfeelthatheowesheranapology60.AccordingtotheauthorsayingI'msorryyou'reupsetmostprobablymeans______A.YouhavegoodreasontogetupsetB.I'mawareyou'reupsetbutI'mnottoblameC.IapologizeforhurtingyourfeelingsD.I'matfaultformakingyouupset61.Itisnotadvisabletousethegeneralall-coveringapologybecause______.A.itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptypromisesB.itmaymaketheotherpersonfeelguiltyC.itisvagueandineffectiveD.itishurtfulandinsulting62.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosaysorry______.A.thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbeignoredB.theiragesshouldbetakenintoaccountC.parentsneedtosetthemagoodexampleD.parentsshouldbepatientandtolerant63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperlyis______.A.asocialissuecallingforimmediateattentionB.notnecessaryamongfamilymembersC.asignofsocialprogressD.notassimpleasitseems

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

WhenfirstenteredVanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurantbutoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob烤肉串hitthesensesyouareincapableofcallingitanythingless.OwnedbyalocalcouplethisPersianrestaurantthasaninvitinghomelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecorationbuttheenvironmentistrulycharming.LyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcornertherestaurantstillattractsallcustomersespeciallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasterncooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopicswatchingnewseventsonTVdrinkingablackteaknownasPersianchaiandreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatepiledwithfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimitedbuttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthymadewithlimitedfatandoilandservedstraightoffthegrill烤肉架.Themaindishthattherestaurantispopularforisitskabobswhicharedifferentstyleofgrilledmeat.OnedeliciousandextremelyhealthydishistheJoojehKabobwhichismadeofgrilledchickenpiecesservedwitheitherriceorbread.AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabobakabobconsistingofgrilledbeef.Althoughtherestaurantissmalltheatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisaplacethatshouldnotbeoverlooked.41.Whenfirstenteringtherestaurantonecanfindthatit________.A.issplendidlydecoratedB.haspleasantsmellsofkabobsC.iscrowdedwithdiningtablesD.lookslikeacommonrestaurant42.Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfromdiningintherestaurant?A.WatchingnewseventsonTV.B.Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.C.ReadinglocalEnglishnewspapers.D.Discussingworldtopicsinlowvoices.43.Thefoodoftherestaurant________.A.isservedinsmallamountsB.isratherexpensiveC.isrichinvarietyD.isveryhealthy44.WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainlymadeof?A.RiceB.ChickenC.BreadD.Beef45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattherestaurant________.A.occupiesalargespaceB.ownsafavorablelocationC.ispopularforitsspecialfoodD.hasaquietenvironmentinside

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.