News came ________ the H1N1 virus may spread more quickly than was thought．

A．when           B．where           C．that          D．which

_________ breaks law will be punished sooner or later．

A．Any person           B．Everyone         C．Who          D．Whoever

---It’s too hard．I can’t figure it out, Daddy．

--- _______, Tommy．You can make it!

A．No problem           B．No hurry        C．Come on          D．That’s OK

Lying comfortably upon a sofa, Harker Brayton smiled as he read an interesting book: Marvels of Science．He unconsciously  1  the book without changing the  2  of his eyes．As soon as the book had gone  3  the line of sight, something in a dark place of the room attracted his  4  ．In the shadow under the  5  he noticed two points of light about an inch apart．They might have been  6  by the lamp above him shining on bits of metal,  7  he did not think about them and continued his reading．

A moment later, something caused him to move down his book again and  8  for what he had  9  before．The points of light were  10  there．They seemed to have become  11  , shining with greenish glow that he had not at  12  observed．He thought, too, that they might have moved a little, or were  13  nearer．They were still too much in the shadow, however, to reveal（暴露） their  14  , and again he turned to his reading．

Suddenly something he read gave him a  15  that made him drop the book to the floor．Brayton, half  16  from the sofa, was staring into the  17  below his bed．His attention was now  18  to points glowing in the shadow．There, almost directly under the foot rail of the bed, he saw the  19  of a large snake．The points of light were its eyes! Its ugly head was turned in his direction．The eyes were  20  merely  meaningless points of light．They looked into his eyes with evil strength and hate．

1．A．raised                   B．closed                 C．lowered               D．dropped

2．A．position               B．direction              C．height                 D．size

3．A．beneath                 B．away                 C．from                   D．up

4．A．reading                 B．attitude                C．thinking               D．attention

5．A．desk                     B．sofa                   C．chair                   D．bed

6．A．brought                 B．made                 C．caused                D．given

7．A．so                      B．and                     C．but                     D．for

8．A．care                      B．ask                     C．look                    D．seek

9．A．read                    B．searched              C．seen                  D．met

10．A．not                    B．no more              C．yet                      D．still

11．A．larger                 B．wider                  C．nearer                D．brighter

12．A．all                     B．first                    C．most                   D．last

13．A．far                    B．much                  C．a bit                    D．a lot

14．A．nature                 B．secret                C．character             D．state

15．A．plan                   B．meaning              C．thought               D．mind

16．A．rising                  B．raising               C．standing              D．sitting

17．A．snake                  B．darkness              C．ugly head           D．points of light

18．A．drawn                 B．made                 C．pointed                D．carried

19．A．eyes                    B．tongue               C．body                   D．head

20．A．not only              B．nothing but          C．no longer             D．not any

If you’re a male and you’re reading this, congratulations! You’re a survivor．According to statistics, you’re more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, a nine times more likely to die of AIDS．Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you’ll die on average five years before a woman．

There’re many reasons for this——typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke——but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor．

“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr．Gullotta．“This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike．

Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two．For those over 45, it should be at least once a year．

“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged his life．”

According to a recent survey, 95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group．

“A lot of men think they’re invincible,” Gullotta says．“They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, “Geez, if it could happen to him…”

Then there’s the ostrich approach．“Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr．Ross Cartmill．

“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says．He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups．

Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says．“But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases．Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater, it’s called premature death．”

1．Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?

       A．They are more likely to survive serious diseases today．

       B．Their average life span has been considerably extended．

       C．They have lived long enough to read this article．

       D．They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life．

2．Which of the author’s statement is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?

       A．Men drink and smoke much more than women．

       B．Men don’t seek medical care as often as women．

       C．Men aren’t as cautious as women in face of danger．

       D．Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases．

3．Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him…”?

       A．it could happen to me, too．

     B．I should consider myself lucky．

       C．I should avoid playing golf．

     D．it would be a big misfortune．

4．What does Dr．Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” ?

       A．A casual attitude towards one’s health conditions．

       B．A new therapy for certain psychological problems．

       C．Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved．

       D．Unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear．

5．What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?

       A．They may increase public expenses．

       B．They will save money in the long run．

       C．They may cause psychological strains on men．

       D．They will enable men to live as long as women．

High-quality customer service is preached by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done．

Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail（零售）store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers——and anyone who will listen．

Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School

“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertain consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group．“The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement．”

On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store．For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews．The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers．
    According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems．Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers．

The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered shelves, over loaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople．

During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants．Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces．This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space．

Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions．

Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers．

“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch, “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help．”

Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filling complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world．Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong．

1．Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?

       A．Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences．

       B．Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them．

       C．Few customers believe the service will be improved．

       D．Customers have no easy access to store managers．

2．What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?

       A．Manners of the salespeople．            B．Huge supply of goods for sale．

       C．Hiring of efficient employees．           D．Design of the store layout．

3．To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to _________．

       A．put pressure on stores to improve their service

       B．settle their argument with stores in a polite way

       C．voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly

       D．shop around and make comparisons between stores

It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines（地雷）．Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens  around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines．"I knew the statistics," she said．"But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her．"

The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines"．And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message．

But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons．Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press．They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon”

The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: "This is a distraction（消遣） we do not need．All I’m trying to do is help．"

Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess．To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines．The result was a severe embarrassment for the government．

To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards" a worldwide ban．The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding．" -

For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause．She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems．

1．Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997

       A．to clarify the British governments stand on landmines

       B．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

       C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

       D．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

2．What did Diana mean when she said "．．．putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" ?

       A．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics．

       B．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face．

       C．The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home．

       D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation．

3．Some members of the British government criticized Diana because

       A．she had not consulted the government before the visit

       B．she was ill-informed of the governments policy

       C．they were actually opposed to banning landmines

       D．they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola

4．What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?

       A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government．

       B．It had greatly promoted her popularity．

       C．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people．

       D．It had affected her relations with the British government．

Anthropologist （人类学家） Margaret Mead is known for her groundbreaking research on the effects of culture on gender（性） roles．Her working hypothesis was that if gender behavior was the effect purely of biology, then what was considered masculine and feminine would be the same in all cultures．If gender behavior differed in different cultures, this would demonstrate that gender behavior resulted from culture rather than biology．

To test this hypothesis, Mead studied three different societies in New Guinea．The first society that she studied was the Arapesh （阿拉佩什人）．In this society, she observed that behavior by men and behavior by women were remarkably similar．She found that both men and women exhibited characteristics that are traditionally considered feminine: they were sensitive to each others’ feelings and expressed emotions．The second society that she studied in New Guinea was the Mundugumor, which was a society of headhunters and cannibals．The society was the opposite of the gentle and feminine Arapesh．In this second society, both men and women exhibited characteristics that are traditionally considered male: they were harsh and aggressive．In the third society that she studied, the Tchambuli, Mead found that males and females exhibited very different types of behavior．What was unusual was that the roles were the opposite of what we have come to expect．Mead found that in this society, the men were emotional and submissive to the women, and the women were strong and aggressive．

Based on these findings, Margaret Mead came to the conclusion that culture, more than biology, determines gender behavior．

1．According to the passage, Margaret Mead believed that________________．

       A．what we consider masculine and feminine results from culture but not biology

       B．we cannot prove the effects of culture on gender roles

       C．there are no cannibals in the world

       D．the Arapesh is a wonderful tribe

2．In the Arapesh society, behavior by men and behavior by women are remarkably similar, where ________．

       A．the men are emotional and submissive to the women, and the women are strong and aggressive

       B．both men and women exhibit characteristics that are traditionally considered male

       C．both men and women are sensitive to each other’s feelings and express emotions

       D．nobody knows why they act the way they do

3．The word "submissive" in the last sentence of Paragraph 2 means____________．

       A．obedient             B．giving               C．feminine         D．masculine

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

       A．The Mundugumor is the society in which men and women are sensitive to each others’ feelings and express emotions

       B．The Tchambuli is the society in which the men are emotional and submissive to the women, and the women are strong and aggressive

       C．Margaret Mead’s conclusion is based on the findings from the three societies in New Guinea

       D．gender behavior results from culture rather than biology

In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers．However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find．In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction．In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education．Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices．To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group．The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents．

In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．Sixty-two percent chose the more individually oriented．Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices．An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education．

Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education．Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development．In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools．

Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities．Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens．

1．We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe

       A．Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents

       B．Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

       C．Japanese preschool education emphasizes（强调） academic instruction

       D．Japan's higher education is superior to theirs

2．Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also attach importance to

       A．problem solving                              B．group experience

       C．parental guidance                            D．individually-oriented development

3．In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on

       A．preparing children academically

       B．developing children's artistic interests

       C．developing children's potential

       D．shaping children's character

4．Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?

       A．They can do better in their future studies．

       B．They can accumulate more group experience there．

       C．They can be individually oriented when they grow up．

       D．They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education．

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

The people below are all looking for a course on Chinese to study．Read the following information about the six courses．Decide which course would be the most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 81-85 and then mark the correct letter （A-F） on your answer sheet．You can choose any letter more than once, and some of the letters may not be chosen．

______ 1．Mathew majors in media and hopes to understand Chinese broadcasting and TV News and communicate with the Chinese people．

______ 2．Sarah is a Learner of Chinese with a fairly good knowledge of basic Chinese grammar and a vocabulary of 2500, hoping to improve her Chinese ability in speaking, reading and writing．

______ 3．Lois majors in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and hopes to improve her ability in translation．

______ 4．Dennis once has taught himself Chinese and can speak a little Chinese but with poor pronunciation and grammar, hoping to meet the needs of everyday life and study, and understand each other in basic communication through training．

______ 5．Georgia specializes in the Chinese language and culture at the average．He plans to have a tour in China．

A．Comprehensive language skill training

100 lessons in total focusing on pronunciation, grammar and discourse （语段）．To enable the learner to master the basic knowledge of the Chinese language, to have the basic ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing, so that they are able to communicate with others and to meet the needs of everyday life, study and sociality．This will lay a foundation for further study of Chinese．

B．Intermediate （中等） Chinese Comprehensive Course

40 lessons in all, focusing on the training of the comprehensive skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing of intermediate Chinese．To enable the students to recognize, understand and use the active and less active words, to improve their ability of expressing themselves in paragraphs and discourse, to master the new words, patterns, grammatical structures, paragraphs and discourse and means of connections so as to express the meaning of the texts correctly and fluently in paragraphs and discourse．

C．News Listening

Based on frequently used words, typical sentences and information and concentrating on improving the ability of listening comprehension．To improve the ability of collecting information, to grasp the knowledge and skills they have learned and to understand the broadcasting and TV news of similar themes and relevant level of difficulty with the correctness of 80%．To build up the foundation for further study．

D．Elementary English-Chinese Translation

       25 classes in total, including various styles such as poems, popular science, political comments and news, about every aspect of everyday life．The texts vary from easy to difficult and combine theory with practice as well as translation and interpretation．About 185 hours are needed．To familiarize the learner with the equivalent （对应的） Chinese expressions of English．To enable them to know usage of Chinese and English words and sentences, cultural differences and the background knowledge．

E．Elementary Spoken Chinese in Business

       24 units in all．Chinese words and expressions in business and trade are introduced in the form of vivid situational dialogues, notes and exercises．To enable the learner to master the words and expressions of elementary spoken business Chinese and to communicate with others in trade and business．

F．Chinese Human Geography

       Introduction to geographic environment and cultural phenomena in various parts of China, such as natural features, historical backgrounds, religious sites, ancient battle fields, dramas and arts, traditional products, and special food, etc．Through the introduction to historical and cultural sites and scenery, the learner will have a general view about Chinese geography, history, culture and regional features．

       Getting away for a short time always seems like a great idea — until you have to pack．But packing won’t be a problem if you keep in mind one simple rule．Whether you’ll be sleeping overnight at a friend’s house, or visiting a relative for a week, the rule is: pack light．Here are some tips to help you pack．