It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _________ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when   B. was until; that  C. wasn’t until; when  D. wasn’t until; that

Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n)  50  to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several   51  can arise.

﹡ A   52   in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.

﹡  53   overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually   54   because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed  55  . A major problem caused by information overload is  56  . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.

﹡Selective use of the information will occur.  57   , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.

﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which  58   slower work or poor quality work.

﹡  59    fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.

The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is  60  selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to  61  subsequent information or forget earlier information.

A common   62  about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and  63  , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.

We might say, then every decision  64   from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.

A. ability                B. tendency         C. quality              D. strength

A. advantages         B. agreements       C. decisions         D. problems

A. delay                  B. possibility        C. solution          D. settlement

A. Labor                    B. Knowledge       C. Information          D. Intelligence

A. eliminates        B. declines           C. qualifies           D. promotes

A. relatively         B. objectively         C. appropriately      D. personally

A. forgetfulness          B. inconvenience    C. uselessness         D. disability

A. After all          B. In addition       C. In short             D. That is to say

A. suffers from       B. deals with       C. results in            D. applies to

A. Beauty               B. Memory         C. Sight             D. Decision

A. accidentally        B. consciously      C. occasionally        D. independently

A. ignore             B. select           C. store               D. process

A. interest             B. sense           C. conclusion          D. misunderstanding

A. draw a conclusion  B. made a choice    C. put it aside       D. try it out

A. prevents           B. decides             C. infers             D. follows

Builders have known for many years that white roofs reflect(反射) sunlight and lower the cost of air conditioning (空调设备). But now scientists say they have found a new advantage: slowing global warming.

    Hashem Akbari believes that whitening 100 of the world’s largest cities could make the influence of the expected emissions (排放物) smaller over the next ten years.

White buildings and surfaces reflect far more sunlight than dark ones. Reflected sunlight does not increase the greenhouse effect (温室效应), unlike the heat energy sent out by dark surfaces heated by the sun.

Dr Akbari, of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, also argues that If built-up areas were made white, less heat would stay within them, allowing people to use their air conditioners less, which use a lot of power.

Dr Akbari has found out that making 100 of the largest cities white would increase the sunlight reflected by Earth by 0.03%. He believes it would cancel out (抵消) the warming caused by 44 billion tons of carbon (碳) emissions.

“Roofs are going to have to be changed one by one and to make that effort at a very local level, we need to have an organization to make it happen,”says Dr Akbari.

He argues that while the action would not solve the problem of climate change. it would slow it.

“We can give the environment time to breathe,” he says. “I just don’t see a disadvantage of this idea. It gives everybody advantages and you don’t have to make hard efforts to make it happen. ”

Akbari and his partners say they will try to persuade the United Nations to organize big cities to change the materials of their roofs.

How do white roofs slow down global warming?

A. They reflect sunlight, which makes people use no air conditioner.

B. They reflect sunlight, which doesn’t increase the greenhouse effect.

C. They keep the heat energy within them.

D. They send out no carbon emissions.

We know from Dr Akbari that he        .

A. has changed some roofs into white ones  

B. doesn’t use air conditioners himself

C. has built an organization to make cities white 

D. believes his idea will help slow the climate change

What do Akbari and his partners want to do?

A. They hope the UN will put their idea into action.

B. They want to become members of the UN.

C They want to change the materials of their own roofs.

D. They want to teach people how to change roofs

The passags is written mainly to        .

A. persuade people to paint their roofs white

B. introduce environment friendly paint

C. show white roofs do good to the environment

D. discuss how to slow down global warming

Mum, I’ve cut my finger. It’s bleeding!

--- _______.

A. Let me see                                     B. Don’t worry  

C. Be careful                                  D. Let me have a look

–I could not start my car this morning due to the cold weather.

   --No wonder you were late. You ___ have used mine. I was not using all the morning.

A. should   B. must   C. could   D. might

Boss ___ us taking some days off to get refreshed after so many days of hard work.

A. expected   B. advised    C. hoped   D. suggested

Road accidents victims____ almost a quarter of the hospital patients.

 A. make off    B. make up   C. make out    D. make for

——When did it begin to snow?

——It started ________the night.

A. during         B. by             C. in                  D. at

Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after __36__ thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head __37__ his walking stick．McKay’s wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a __38__ person, he had been __39__ to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often．

       Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a __40__ collector．Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay’s, or too often, on the McKays __41__．

       “For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our __42__,” said Laurene．She added that it wasn’t so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant __43__ bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks．“We’d be __44__ there happily reading our newspapers, when __45__ so much water would come from above that we’d be as wet as if we’d __46__ with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the __47__ of fish!”

       And on Saturday evening it was just too __48__．“It was James’s birthday,” explained Laurene, “and I’d made him a birthday cake．The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn’t get to blow them out．” __49__, Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet __50__．Rarely had Laurene seen McKay move so fast．“I couldn’t __51__ him．He was up there in a flash．It was the fastest I’d seen him move since 1964．”

       Smith is not going to take things further with the police．He has also promised to change his__52__ from now on．And what of James McKay? __53__ he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”．“__54__ the most exciting birthday __55__!” said the cheerful old man．“The best since my adolescence I’d say!”

A．hitting         B．tapping     C．pushing    D．touching

A．by          B．with        C．through    D．via

A．quiet          B．sensitive   C．stubborn   D．peaceful

A．accustomed   B．driven      C．taken       D．attracted

A．fish           B．seed      C．plant        D．newspaper

A．themselves    B．itself        C．herself      D．himself

A．bathroom      B．balcony    C．bedroom   D．kitchen

A．which         B．what        C．that         D．whether

A．sitting        B．exercising C．sleeping    D．eating

A．regularly       B．suddenly   C．precisely   D．unconsciously

A．swum         B．watered    C．showered  D．drowned

A．taste          B．smell       C．feeling      D．sense

A．little          B．soon        C．late         D．much      

A．Otherwise     B．Besides     C．Instead     D．Consequently

A．over          B．across       C．through    D．down

A．stop           B．blame       C．ignore      D．stand

A．views         B．attitude     C．mind       D．ways

A．While        B．Since     C．Until       D．As

A．Sincerely      B．ImpossiblyC．PreviouslyD．Definitely

A．before         B．already     C．ever        D．since

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

    At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket．

    I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth… ?

    She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room – if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

    Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. ” With that, she left the room．

    After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly．

We can infer from the passage that ________．

       A. the secretary didn’t care about the writer 

       B. the writer was bad-tempered

       C. the agent was not responsible for his own work

       D. the wife of the writer was not sensible

Why did the author shout at the telephone?

       A. He was angry with his agent．          

       B. He was mad at the telephone．

       C. He was impatient with the secretary．  

       D. He was anxious about his wife．

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

       A. She was speechless．         

       B. She threw the phone away．  

       C. She shouted at him．         

       D. She called the agent in person and scolded him．

What made the author laugh?

A． His changeable feelings． B. His wife’s suggestion．

   C． His own behavior．      D. His wife’s sweet kiss．

What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

   A． Smart words      B. Anxious feelings

   C． Surprising looks   D． Unusual actions