Busy senior managers need no longer waste time in showering themselves-an Australian company has
invented a suit that can be worn while they wash.
     The suit has been specially designed so that it can be cleaned under the showerhead.There is no need
for soaking (浸泡), dry cleaning-or even soap.
     The Japanese market has taken a liking to the "shower suit", described as "revolutionary" by its owner   Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), which is the research and marketing body that represents Australian
woolgrowers.Orders have been placed for 170,000 of the woolen suits.
     The suit could be worn in the shower, although it was probably better to hang it on a clothes hanger
and carry it instead, AWI corporate affairs spokesman Stephen Feighan said."The idea is that you hang it
up and then...you give it a spray (喷雾), and it's dry the next morning, " Mr Feighan said.
     A Japanese researcher working for AWI invented the suit by combining three technologies.The secret
is the best lining (内衬), which allows the suit to dry quickly.The shower suit attracted busy corporate
people, particularly those who often traveled or stayed up late, Mr Feighan said.The airline industry was
also interested.
     Mr Feighan confessed he had not worn one of the suits yet, or tried to wash it in the shower, because
they cut to fit Japanese figures.
     AWI believes that the shower suit will spread from the Japanese market through Europe and India.
Mr Feighan hoped the suit, made from local wool, would be available in Australia in 12 to 18 months'
time.

1. What is the writing purpose of the article?

A. To introduce a newlydesigned shower suit.
B. To help the white collars arrange their life more sensibly.
C. To provide suggestions on saving time in bath.
D. To praise AWI for its important achievement.

2. Which is true about the suit according to the passage?

A. It can spare the owner's trouble of soaking, dry cleaning and applying soap.
B. It is of the quality of fast dry for its best cloth.
C. It is not suitable for hanging.
D. It has attracted more orders than any other suit.

3. The suit draws the attention from all the following groups EXCEPT________.

A. corporate people who are always on the go
B. people on occasional business trips
C. the airline industry
D. people burning the midnight oil

4. Which of the following has much to do with Mr Feighan?

A. The invention of the suit.
B. The tryon of the suit.
C. The combination of the three technologies on the suit.
D. The popularization of the suit and best wishes for it

5. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. Australians prefer foreign markets to the domestic one
B. wool is the most favorite material for clothing
C. westerners have different body sizes and figures from easterners
D. Australia's economy will not recover within a year

1. From the first paragraph, we know that for many years Chinese students want to go to the US but________.

A. Chinese government refuses to give a visa
B. it is extremely difficult to get a visa
C. it results in a rapid expansion
D. China becomes a fastgrowing country

2. According to the text, "the phenomenon" in the second paragraph refers to________.

A. more American students' seeking higher education in China
B. the pace of change in China during the past few years
C. founding a research organization based in New York
D. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities

3. Ten years ago, China sent about________students to the United States.

A. 62,000  
B. 55,000  
C. 38,750  
D. 6,820

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A. American students are looking for destinations.
B. American students are interested in Chinese culture.
C. Britain continues to be the leading destination.
D. China grows as a study hot spot for US students.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Something an idol behaves quite foolishly.
B. Hung's performance attracted the public eye.
C. How an unsuccessful person became famous.
D. Success sometimes does not require hard work.

2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 7 refer to?

A. William Hung.  
B. Hung's bad act.
C. Hung's website.  
D. The public's opinion.

3. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?
a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.
b. The judges cut Hung off in midact in the singing contest.
c. Hung became popular among Americans.
d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.
e. Three websites put Hung's funny performance on the Internet.

A. d, b, e, c, a  
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. a, d, b, c, e  
D. d, b, a, e, c

4. Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?

A. His success was based on his own hard work.
B. He attracted people's attention in the contest.
C. He was goodlooking though he didn't sing well.
D. His character was completely different from other idols'

     When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming, camp, and family
vacations, it can be a challenge to find time for learning.But kids' reading skills don't have to grow cold
once school's out.Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun:
     Explore your library.Visit your local library to check out books and magazines that your kids haven't
seen before.Many libraries have summer reading programs, book clubs, and reading contests for even
the youngest borrowers.With a new library card, a child will feel extra grownup checking out books.
     Read on the road.Going on a long car trip?Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads.
When you're not at the wheel, read the books aloud.Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large
selections) and listen to them together during driving time.
     Make your own books.Pick one of your family's favorite parts of summer-whether it's baseball, ice
cream, or the pool-and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines.Stick the
pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it.When you're done, read the book together.
Reread it whenever you like!
     Keep in touch.Kids don't have to go away to write about summer vacation.Even if your family stays
home, they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures.Ask a relative to be
your child's pen pal and encourage them to write each week.
     Keep up the reading habits.Even if everything else changes during the summer, keep up the reading
routine  s around your house.Read with your kids every day-whether it's just before bedtime or under a
shady tree on a lazy afternoon.And don't forget to take a book to the beach!Just_brush_the_sand_off_
the_pages-it's_no_sweat!

1. The purpose of the passage is to________.

A. encourage parents to read
B. give advice on raising kids
C. raise a good summer reader
D. suggest places for vacations

2. If you drive on a long trip in summer, you can________.

A. visit the local library and join book clubs
B. borrow some audiobooks to listen to
C. keep in touch with friends by sending postcards
D. read your own picture books with your son

3. By saying "Just brush the sand off the pages-it's no sweat", the author means________.

A. taking away the sand on the book is very difficult
B. a special book is needed when you're reading on the beach
C. one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily
D. there's no trouble reading even on the beach

4. Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A. Parents.  
B. Students.
C. Teachers. 
D. Editors.

    Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little
tolerance for falling in despair.Especially now we've got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether it's
after losing a job, the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.So it's no surprise that more
and more people are taking them.
     But is this really such a good idea?A growing number of voices from the world of mental health
research are saying it isn't.They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is
playing fast and loose (行为轻率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it, we
lose out.Yet many psychiatrists (精神病医生) insist not.Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into
depression (抑郁症), they warn.Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to
make themselves feel better.
     So who is right?Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch?
     There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life.It may be a
selfprotection strategy, as other primates (灵长类) also show signs of sadness.A losing monkey that
doesn't show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and
that could result in death.
     In humans, sadness has a further function:we may display sadness as a form of communication.By
acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support.
     Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods.There are plenty of great artists,
writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder.Scientists find that people with
signs of depression perform better at a creative task, and that negative moods make people think deeply
over the unhappy experience, which allows creative processes to come to the front.There is also evidence
that too much happiness can be bad for your career.A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10
on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s.The happiest people
lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them.

1. The underlined word "this" refers to________.

A. taking drugs  
B. falling in despair
C. losing a job  
D. feeling sad

2. The author believes sadness is________.

A. a good thing for people's health
B. something horrible never to touch
C. a necessary function of humans
D. always to be treated as depression

3. Some animals show their sadness in order to________.

A. cheat their enemy  
B. protect themselves
C. comfort the loser  
D. challenge the winner

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.

A. people with great creativity tend to be happier
B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career
C. too much happiness can be bad for your career
D. the happiest people are the most successful ones

A. To be seen and noticed by the leaders
B. Learn and use new skills
C. Do what you are supposed to do
D. Get useful information and advice
E. Look for someone to guide you
F. Keep it in mind:work hard
1. _____
     Keep in mind that those who play a lot and hard can loose but those who play smart will always win
the day.These tips when employed well will be your tickets to the top.The first thing you need to do is
look at your performance.Are you doing what you are supposed to be doing?When you know what is
expected, you will acquire a momentum that will lead you to the right direction.Otherwise, there is no
need of outdoing yourself and others when you are not delivering the right results.
2._____
     The other tip that will make you stand out from the rest is hard work.You need to do extra and ask
for more.The workload might be overwhelming but promotion only comes to those who are excellent or
do things that are out of the ordinary or beyond expectation.You must employ extreme dedication to
make sure that even as you ask for more, you do not compromise on the quality of work you deliver.
3. _____
     Another tip for promotion is the workplace is to have a presence.You must be seen at work not just
by your colleagues but by leaders in your line of work.Take advantage of every opportunity to interact
and know that people on top keep a keen eye looking out for those who stand out.
4. _____
     Do not be shy to embrace new skills and explore a variety.Promotions only come to those who are
aware that this is a dynamic world that smiles on those who are willing to adopt new skills.Devote
yourself to doing things that are considered extra and do not be afraid of this.This will go a long way in
making you the person for consideration when it comes to promotions in the workplace.
5. _____
     Another tip is get information first hand from those who are on top.Talk to those that have been
promoted in your organizations and seek advice.Remember, you do not have to learn throught what they
say but can learn through their character and how they do their stuff.Action will speak louder than words.
However, you need to be aware that you are doing this to make yourself important and not to become
another person.Often times, many workers seeking promotion will pretend to be something they are not.

     Willa Cather once said,"When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road,
I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all.That is what I mean
when I say writing has been a pleasure.I have never used the computer with the thought that
one more task had to be done."
Like most writers,Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her,but
rather for the pleasure that came in their writing.Her works were,like her,simple and full of
the vigor of her days in Nebraska,where she grew from child to young womanhood and
where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers,
wheat fields and rivers.
     "It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later."It takes hold of you
or it leaves you perfectly cold.A great many people find it very dull；they like a church
tower,an old factory,a waterfall,the country all made to look like a German Christmas card
...But when I come to the open plain,something happens.I'm home.I breathe differently."

1．Willa Cather wrote because she found writing________.

A．simple and lively
B．opened up a road to success
C．neither too hard nor too easy
D．interesting and enjoyable

2．What was the place like where Cather grew up?

A．It was cold,plain and without a church.
B．It was vast,open and flat.
C．It was like a German Christmas card.
D．It was a colorful world of wild flowers.

3．When she said "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.",Willa Cather meant that________.

A．you either love the place or hate it
B．you decide either to stay or to leave
C．some find the place warm；others find it cold
D．some find the place peaceful；others find it wild

4．What happens when Cather comes to the open plain?

A．She breathes differently from others.
B．She wants to make the place her home.
C．She feels completely comfortable.
D．She finds the place similar to her home.

     When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power.But what are these really, and
how do they operate?
     Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things.Even if this is possible, it is shortterm, and
tends to produce unexpected and unwanted results.If you order someone to do something against their
will, they may do it because they feel they have to, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long
term.They will also experience fear.
     Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best.
If they connect you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will
have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or
partner unable to perform effectively.Fear does no good to leadership.
     The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use
of emotion.We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can
employ them at the emotional level, so they will become fully devoted to the projects and provide some
of their own motivation.Today's work place is all about relationships.
     Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they're recognized and valued as a human
being as well as a worker.Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like.Leaders understand
the way things work.They know the pay check is not the single most important factor in the work life of
most people.
     The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional
intelligence-knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others.Developing your
emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationship with
people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.

1.  The writer thinks that it is not________for us to connect leadership with strength and power.

A.  possible 
B.  necessary
C.  easy  
D.  effective

2.  People may NOT be working hard when________.

A.  they're regarded as human beings
B.  they like their leaders
C.  money is taken as the most important
D.  leaders understand the way things work

3.  From the passage, we can conclude that________is the key to making a good leader.

A.  developing one's emotional intelligence
B.  in fluencing others in one's own way
C.  producing some unexpected results
D.  having confidence in one's ability

4.  This passage is most helpful to those who________.

A.  have strength and power
B.  are going to make a speech
C.  would like to be leaders
D.  are to be excellent employees