阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The European Union has voted against cigarette advertisements in any sport in its member countries. In the four years to come, cigarette ads will be controlled, reduced and banned. By October 2006, all cigarette producers shall have finished their contract (合同) with sports or cultural activities. This means that sports and games can still have nine years to enjoy big money support from cigarette companies, but not a single penny starting from 2006.

　　Britain did not agree with the complete ban on cigarette ads, but it had to give in under huge public pressure. Britain is the headquarters of the first formula race (一级方程式比赛), and it has got great benefit from the game. The following nine years will see the gradual move of the first formula race from Britain to Asia or the Middle East.

　　The 15 member countries of the EU all agree to ban cigarette ads. In four years, cigarette ads can only be seen in cigarette stores. However, the EU allows cigarette ads to appear on newspapers and magazines still as late as 2003．Indirect cigarette ads such as those on the T-shirts or sports jackets will also be banned.

1．In which year was the article probably written ?

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2．Why did Britain disagree with the ban on cigarette ads?

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A．Most of the cigarette producers are in Britain.

B．Most people in Britain enjoy cigarette ads.

C．The ban means a great loss of money to Britain.

D．The headquarters of the first formula race is in Britain.

3．The EU 's decision is likely to be a ________ to cigarette companies.

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4．The best title for the text is ________ .

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A．The EU Fights Against Cigarette Ads

B．The EU Bans Cigarette Ads

C．Cigarette Ads Are to Be Banned

D．Cigarette Ads Are Not Allowed

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A desert is a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless. Nothing is soft. The sand and rocks are hard, and many of the plants even have hard needles instead of leaves.

　　The size of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop. But within the last 100 years, deserts have been growing at frightening speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest desert makers are humans.

　　Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria is planting a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand. Mauritania is planting a wall around Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plant trees. The oil keeps the water and small trees in the land, and men on motorcycles keep the sheep and goats away. Russia and India are building long canals to bring water to desert areas.

1．Which of the following sentences best states the main idea of the passage ?

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A．The deserts of the world are always changing.

B．Man can help deserts grow and then help stop their growth.

C．Deserts are lands of silence and space.

D．In the last 100 years deserts have grown at a fast pace.

2．What is being done in some African countries to stop the growth of deserts ?

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A．Putting a thin covering of petroleum.

B．Planting green walls of trees.

C．Building great walls of rocks.

D．Digging long canals.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　If there is any single factor that makes success in living, it is the ability to be benefited by defeat. Every success I know has been achieved because the person was able to analyze (分析) defeat and actually learn something from it in this next undertaking (从事的工作). Wrongly taking defeat for failure, you are sure indeed to fail, for it isn't defeat that makes you fail; it is your own refusal to see the guide and encouragement to success in defeat.

　　Defeats are nothing to be afraid of. They are common incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you do face it, analyze it and learn why you failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to get rid of its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success, but nothing can cause within us such a strong wish to succeed. If you let a baby grasp a stick and try to pull it away, he will hold it more and more tightly until his whole weight is hung up. It is this same reaction that should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you make full use of the power which defeat gives, you can complete with it far more than you are able to.

1．What does the writer know?

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A．He knows at least several examples of success.

B．He knows every success in life.

C．He knows every success that has been achieved by man.

D．It is not referred to.

2．The person who is able to analyze defeat is likely ________ .

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A．to achieve success

B．to be afraid of his defeat

C．to let a baby grasp a stick

D．to make a living

3．The writer ________ .

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A．advises you to mix defeat with failure

B．asks you to compare defeat with success

C．wants you to wrongly take defeat for failure

D．warns you not to wrongly take defeat for failure

4．Defeat is valuable ________ .

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A．because it makes you fail

B．because it forces you to face it

C．because it gives the guide and encouragement to success

D．because of your own refusal to see in it the guide and encouragement to success

5．What does the writer advise to do with the power which defeat gives ?

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A．One should explain it.

B．One should examine it.

C．One should use it to win success.

D．One should know it's useful.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The United States: Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight - no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID. Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an award (奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, good anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost-ticket replacement to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50．The airlines insist the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.

1．Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?

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A．It is cheaper for air travelers.

B．It helps reduce the cost for airlines.

C．It can use the computer to plan air traveling.

D．It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets.

2．To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines ________ .

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A．sell their tickets for 99% from June to February the following year

B．let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets

C．allow each traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs

D．offer ticketless travelers free flights in the US

3．Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text ?

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A．People who like to have paper airplane tickets.

B．People who love paper products of various kinds.

C．People who travel with paper on a plane.

D．People who have lost their tickets and buy second ones.

4．The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________ .

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A．attract travelers to take ticketless flights

B．punish those who insist on using paper tickets

C．do better than other airline companies

D．pay for the work to deal with lost tickets

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Lane waited on the bench near the bridge, as he had been ordered. The strong cold wind blew straight across the river, and he had to pull his overcoat closer about him.

　　He went over his orders in his mind. The spy would appear at four o'clock. He would chat to Lane for a while, then he would get up, leaving his newspaper behind .The plans would be found inside.

　　A distant clock began to strike the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down beside Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meal. He didn't look like a successful spy, Lane thought. The man's conversation about the weather was painfully uninteresting.

　　A few minutes later he got up and continued his way. Lane picked the paper which lay on the bench, as if he wanted to look at the news. He was excited to see the plans, stuck to the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong gust of wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.

1．Sitting on the bench, Lane ________ .

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A．memorized his orders

B．recited his orders

C．tried to remember his orders

D．repeated his orders to himself

2．The spy was going to ________ .

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A．give him some secret information

B．pass him a battle order

C．give him a piece of advice

D．tell him a piece of good news

3．The talk between Lane and the spy lasted ________ .

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A．for a long time

B．for a short time

C．until four o'clock

D．until late in the afternoon

4．The spy left the newspaper on the seat ________ .

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5．What happened to Lane at last?

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A．He threw the plans away.

B．He lost the plans.

C．He failed to see the plans.

D．He stuck the plans on the newspaper.

阅读理解

　　How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35. That was the average life expectancy then. At the turn of this century, as medical knowledge advanced, the average life span increased to 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is looking forward to many more active years.

　　So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you've heard many times, from all sorts of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.”The calendar simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you've lived.

　　“Youth”, wrote an anonymous author, “is not a time of life it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by deserting(放弃)their ideals.”

　　There are many myths about aging. These myths stereotype people on the basis of age. Here are some of the more common myths and the facts.

　　MYTH: Most older people are in poor health.

　　FACT: Not so. There are neither biological nor physiological reasons to connect poor health with growing older. Older people are more likely to be affected with illness and physical disabilities than you are, but old age itself is not a disease. It is possible to remain physically fit throughout your life.

　　MYTH: When you get old, you become senile.

　　FACT: Older minds can be as bright as young minds. Senility is a sigh of disease; it is not part of the normal aging process. In 1985 study of men aged 20, 40, 60 and 80 years, no evidence was found to indicate that aging was associated with an inevitable(必然的)decline in intellectual performance, in generally healthy people.

1．According to the text, we can see________ .

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A．most older people are in poor health

B．people are in a state of senility when they become old

C．being old can be considered as becoming senile

D．the answer to “How old is ‘old’?”differs as the time goes by

2．The average of life expectancy in 1900 was________ .

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3．The best title for the passage could be________ .

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A．Staying Young

B．Life Expectancy

C．Becoming Senile

D．Living in the World

阅读理解

　　In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.

　　Yes, when one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even he does not become very rich, he wants people to think he is. That's what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did things to keep up with their neighbors: they tried to look as rich and as successful as their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “keeping up with the Joneses”, because “ Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the “right” books, go to the “right” universities and eat in the “right” restaurants.

　　Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are“Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

1．Why, according to the passage did many people try to keep up with the Joneses?

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A．Because they wanted to be as rich as their neighbors.

B．Because they felt proud to be taken for the Joneses.

C．Because they wanted others to know or think they were rich.

D．Because they were afraid that others would know they were rich.

2．Why did Arthur Momand use the name “Jones”in his stories?

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A．Because many rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.

B．Because few rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.

C．Because the name sounds funny and impressive.

D．Because the family name Jones is shared by so many Americans.

3．What is the writer's opinion?

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A．It is funny to try to keep up with the Joneses.

B．It is necessary to keep up with the Joneses.

C．It is reasonable to keep up with the people around you.

D．It is senseless to try to keep up with the people around you.

阅读理解

　　The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end the film as they said good-bye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew(摄制组)out one evening to film the sunset for him.

　　The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

　　“No, sir,” the men answered.

　　The director was angry.

　　“Why not?”he asked.

　　“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset,”

　　“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast and get one.”

　　But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don't you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested. “And then play it backwards? Then it'll look like a sunset.”

　　“That's a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

　　The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海湾). Then at nine o'clock, they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

　　They all went to the studio(摄影棚). “All right,”the director explained. “Now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunrise’behind them.”

　　The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

　　The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1．One evening, the director sent his camera crew out________ .

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A．to watch a beautiful sunset

B．to find an actor and an actress

C．to film a scene over the sea

D．to meet the audience

2．Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

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A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B．Because he was angry with his crew.

C．Because it was his secretary's suggestion.

D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

3．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.

C．The camera crew weren't able to film the scene the first day.

D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunrise”.

4．The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because________ .

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A．it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．it was more moving than a sunset

D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

5．After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands________ .

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A．because he was moved to tears

B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

阅读理解

　　Suppose a key man in your firm had just met with a terrible accident. The doctor tells you that this man upon whom you depend for directing sales, checking your books or for performing some other important roles, will be laid up for months. You'd have to replace him, wouldn't you? And probably at a pay about equal to his?

　　Then you'd be faced with double paying for one job because stopping the pay of an injured man would simply be out of the question.

　　You can prevent this kind of unproductive outgo on your payroll by providing your key man with Traveler Business Accident Insurance.

　　This insurance provides total medical expense and a weekly income in case a key man is disabled for some time. Should the disability prove everlasting, an income for life is certainty. Why not make out a list of your key men now? Then get together with Travelers Insurance Company, and let us tell you how little it costs to apply this much needed protection to your business.

　　Write and we'll serve you!

1．The above is most probably ________.

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2．What is really true according to the above?

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A．Travelers Insurance Company provides services of accident insurance.

B．An important person of the firm has just had an accident.

C．Traveler Business Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accidents.

D．Unfortunately the important person has become disabled.

3．Whom might the writing be mainly for?

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4．Why would the pay be doubled?

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A．Because two persons are doing the same job.

B．Because the important job is worth double pay.

C．Because the injured person should be paid.

D．Because the double pay is for two persons.

5．Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured.

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A．will pay for all the cost of treatment

B．will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime

C．won't get much from the firm

D．will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense

阅读理解

　　Here are some things you can do to improve your chances of finding meaningful employment:

　　Firstly, indemnify your skills and abilities in great detail. Don't give yourself a professional label, such as accountant or typist, because this may limit the jobs open to you. Be able to define what makes you a better applicant than another. Communicate this clearly and politely to the interviewer. Be well groomed at all times. You never know when you will be interviewed.

　　Secondly, take the initiative and meet face-to-face with employers. Learn about a company before you visit it. Apply at different organizations and businesses to increase your chances. Use many avenues to find a job: answer job ads, make phone calls, etc. Let your friends and relatives know that you are looking for a job. They may know of companies offering positions that fit your qualifications.

　　Thirdly, be gently persistent without being obnoxious (引起反感的), Send short thank-you notes to those who have interviewed you. And give enough time to job hunting, at least 30 hours a week.

　　Above all, have the right attitude. Nobody owes you a job. You have to convince an employer you are the best man for the job.

1．A good title for the passage would be ________.

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A．Steps to Successful Job Hunting

B．The Job Market

C．Job Hunting Is a Snap

D．Be Successful in the Job

2．The author suggests that ________.

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A．anyone can find a job

B．job hunting is lots of fun

C．some job-hunting formulas never fail

D．you can improve your chances

3．The most important point the author makes is to ________.

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A．get the help of friends and relatives

B．have the right attitude

C．be persistent

D．communicate your ability

4．The author apparently feels that persistence is ________.

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5．The phrase “take the initiative”in this passage mean “________”.

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