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　　LONDON A new high school said Wednesday its students will pay for their lunches with a retina scanning device to prevent poor children who eat for free from being ridiculed in the dining hall.

　　Dr Ed Yates, headmaster of the Venerable Bede School, said the advanced eye - recognition software will be in place when the institution opens its doors to 900 students in September in Sunderland, western England.

　　He said the school is worried that the poor ones who receive food for free could feel shameful if students are forced to pay for their lunches in cash. So officials have decided to make the entire school “cashless”.

　　The retina scanning device also will be used in the library when students take out and return books, Yates said.

　　He assured parents the low-intensity light of the retina scanning devices will be safe for all students.

　　“We think we are the first school in the country to use this,” he said of the device. “But this is not a James Bond school for spies. This is not science fiction. This is technology that exists.”

1．The purpose of introducing the device is to ________.

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A．avoid using cash in the school any longer

B．catch the students who would eat in school without paying

C．protect the poor students

D．improve the school's teaching equipment

2．We can infer from the passage that ________.

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A．the school's library will use the device too.

B．some parents might be worried that the device is harmful to the children's eyes

C．some schools have already used the device

D．the school is in London

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　　You did it you received the award, won the election, made the team, or got the job. You achieved what you set out to do. Praise came from all your friends, and for a while you felt great. But now you feel a little empty and let down.

　　It is normal to have a sense of “What now?” after reaching a goal. You should try thinking“What's next?” Use the confidence you gained from your last goal to open a new one. You have the support to pursue an even higher goal or a bigger dream. What are you waiting for?

1．What is the general idea of the short passage?

[　　]

A．Arriving at the goal is the starting point to another.

B．No pains, no gains.

C．Failure is the mother of success.

D．Rome was not built in a day.

2．The underlined word “pursue” in the passage means ________.

[　　]

　　Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls and doesn't seem to be breathing. The other man pulls out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator in a calm voice replies: “Take it easy. First, let's make sure he's dead.”

　　There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the hunter says, “OK, now what?”

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．The operator misunderstood the hunter's words.

B．The operator doesn't want to help.

C．The hunter knows the right way to save his friend's life.

D．The passage is just a joke.

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　　“I've changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back.”Lucien Lawrence's letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.

　　But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I'm still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!”I haven't forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.

　　It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors(挑衅者), and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It's a serious thought, one to give me pause.

　　I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet“Deliver my soul from the sword(剑), and my darling from the power of the dog.”Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

1．According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.

[　　]

A．puts forward the subject of the text

B．shows the author's pity on the kid

C．acts as an introduction to the discussion

D．makes a clear statement of the author's views

2．In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________.

[　　]

A．how much he misses his parents now

B．why his parents often appear in his dream

C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3．What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply?

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4．In the author's opinion, the value of a person's life is ________.

[　　]

A．to leave behind a precious memory to the people related

B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C．to care what others will remember and treasure

D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

5．What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

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A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B．Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.

C．Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death.

D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

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　　Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job.

　　Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist(精神病大夫)heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.

　　Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.

　　Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of “Moonlighting：148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side.”

　　The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.

　　People also take second jobs with an eye to the futurewanting to try out a new field or gain experience.

　　Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable(不稳定的). He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.

　　Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industriesno longer just service, office and sale jobs.

　　“Technology just affects your ability to make money,”Hausamn says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”

　　As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.

　　Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees'9-to-5 performance.

　　“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’”says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you're burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show.”

　　Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.

　　Besides, “it's fun,”Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.

　　“It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet” he says,“and offering a little variety throughout the day.”

1．What is the article mainly about?

[　　]

A．The ways of moonlighting.

B．The reasons for moonlighting.

C．The problems with moonlighting.

D．The kinds of people who moonlight.

2．The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.

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A．he found it exciting to do a part-time job

B．he needed to make ends meet with more money

C．he feared he would lose his present job one day

D．he felt more and more pressure from his employer

3．Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.

[　　]

A．their workers can not do extra-hour work for them

B．their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

C．their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

D．their workers will not get to work and be off work on time

4．The underlined sentence“It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.”in the last paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．moonlighting gets you away from the job you don't enjoy

B．moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

C．moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

D．moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

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　　Many people are interested in family history, an area of study called genealogy(家谱学). Most genealogy experts have heard about the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Library claims to have the largest collection of genealogical records in the world. Shirley Griffith has more about this unusual research center.

　　The Family History Library has many records to help people search for information about their family histories. It has birth, marriage and death records from religious groups and governments. The collection includes official population, court and property records. It also includes burial records, ship passenger lists and published family histories.

　　The Family History Library has information from almost every area of the world. Most records are from 1550 through 1920．These records include the names of more than two thousand million people who have died. The library has few records of living persons.

　　The Family History Library is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church has been gathering family history records around the world for more than one hundred years. The group urges(催促)its members to study the lives of early family members as a religious requirement.

　　The Family History Library is open to the public every day except Sunday and some holidays. Visitors are invited to use its books and other materials. Library officials say it is one of the most popular places for visitors in Utah. About two thousand four hundred people use the library each day.

　　Individuals, families and private groups have given some of their records to the library. The library bought other records from governments. All the information is gathered with the approval(批准)of governments or officials who supervise(监督)the records.

　　The library copies many records to a kind of film that can be read with special equipment. It is known as microfilm. The collection is always expanding. Today, Church representatives are making copies of important records around the world.

　　Many people find it difficult to travel to Utah to use the Family History Library. So, the Church has set up more than three thousand Family History Centers in seventy-five countries around the world.

1．It is less likely that you can get ________ from the Family History Library.

[　　]

A．dates of some people's births

B．names of some people who died at sea

C．records of certain judges or some laws

D．information about certain persons alive

2．Normally how many visitors does the library in Utah receive in a week?

[　　]

3．The text is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．the history of genealogy

B．the study of family history

C．the Family History Library

D．the Church of Jesus Christ

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　　Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our inter-personal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful(有压力的)conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

　　Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. 0ur self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental supportmoney aid, material resources, and needed servicesthat reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

1．Interpersonal relationships are important because they can

[　　]

A．make people live more easily

B．smooth away daily problems

C．deal with life changes

D．cure types of illnesses

2．The researches show that people's physical and mental health

[　　]

A．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

3．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“cushions”?

[　　]

4．Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of

[　　]

A．instrumental support

B．informational support

C．social companionship

D．the strengthening of self-respect

5．What is the subject discussed in the text?

[　　]

A．Interpersonal relationships.

B．Kinds of social support.

C．Ways to deal with stress.

D．Effects of stressful condition.

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　　This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

　　Live Music - Late Night Jazz

　　Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie's Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie's third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

　　PLACE: The Jazz Club　　DATES: 15 - 23 March

　　PRICE: ￥80,120　　　　TIME: 10:00p.m. till late!

　　TEL: 6466 - 8736

　　Scottish dancing

　　Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.

　　PLACE: Jack Stein's　　　　　　　DATES: every Monday

　　PRICE: ￥60 including one drink　　TIME: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

　　TEL: 6402 - 1877

　　Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

　　There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It's always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

　　PLACE：Shanghai Museum　　　PRICE: ￥30 (￥15 for students)

　　TEL: 6888 - 6888　　　　　　　DATES: daily

　　TIME: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.

　　Dining - Sushi chef in town

　　Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it's become an art form. The most famous Sushi‘artist’ is Yuki Kamura. She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She'll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

　　PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel　　DATES: all month

　　PRICE: ￥200　　　　　　　　　　　　　TIME: lunchtime

　　TEL: 6690 - 3211

　　For a full listing of events, see our website.

1．Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?

[　　]

A．Live Music - Late Night Jazz

B．Scottish dancing

C．Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

D．Dining - Sushi chef in town

2．Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?

[　　]

A．Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.

B．The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long.

C．Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.

D．It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.

3．From the text we may learn that Kamura is ________.

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　　The ancient Greeks often spoke of the Seven Wonders of the World. Recently, some engineers came up with(提供) this list of the seven wonders of our modern world:

①

　　The Panama Canal, begun in the 1880s, wasn't finished until 1914. It joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Engineers. describe the canal as a victory of humans over geography. Workers dug a great deal of land and removed lots of rocks.

②

　　For 40 years after it was completed in 1931, the Empire State Building, in New York City was the tallest building in the world. Surprisingly, this 102 - story building was completed in just 410 days.

③

　　The Netherlands(荷兰) North Sea Protection Works is another victory over geography The Netherlands, which is below sea level, was often flooded by the North Sea and by rivers. Then, between 1927 and 1932, a dam was built to shut out the sea. Twenty years later, dams and canals were built to control the rivers and completed the work.

④

　　The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, was also a hard struggle for workers. San Francisco Bay has very strong winds and rough waves. The Golden Gate is still the world's tallest bridge. It has enough steel to wrap(环绕) around the world three times.

⑤

　　At 1,815 feet, the CN Tower, in Toronto, Canada, is one of the world's tallest freestanding buildings. Completed in 1976, the tower is used for TV and radio broadcasting.

⑥

　　The Itaipu Dam, completed in 1984, goes across the Parana River at the Brazil - - -Paraguay border. It is the world's largest hydroelectric (水力发电) plant.

⑦

　　Completed in 1994, the Channel Tunnel joins France and England. The “Chunnel” is wonderful work: Cars, buses, and trucks are all carried through the tunnel by train.

1．Of the seven wonders, how many are tall buildings and built on land away from the sea?

[　　]

2．Please arrange the following according to the dates of completion from the latest to the earliest?

[　　]

A．No.7, No.6, No.1, No.2

B．No.7, No.6, No.4, No.3

C．No.1, No.2, No.4, No.3

D．No.7, No.5, No.3, No.2

3．Of the seven wonders, how many are directly connected with travel and transportation?

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　　“There is an out - of - date idea that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that,” says Mr. Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. “There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.

　　Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce(离婚) rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences. For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs.

　　Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security (安全保卫) and moral (道义的) support. Her mother agreed. “It's strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home. ” But sharing the family home requires changes for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy. Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol(酒精)problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses.”

　　Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure. And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well.

1．According to the author, there was once a trend(倾向) in the U. S. ________.

[　　]

A．for young adults to leave their parents and live separately

B．for middle class young adults to stay with their parents

C．for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence

D．for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

2．Which of the following does not lead to young adults returning to the nest?

[　　]

A．Young adults find housing costs too high.

B．Young adults are not old enough.

C．Young adults look for parental comfort and support.

D．Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.

3．The underlined word “hassles” in the passage probably means ________.

[　　]

4．According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?

[　　]

A．They should share the family expenses.

B．Children should leave their parents when they are grown up.

C．Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time.

D．Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble.

5．One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that ________.

[　　]

A．there will certainly be inconveniences(不方便) in everyday life

B．most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going

C．the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents

D．public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents

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　　Our bodies are wonderfully skillful at keeping balance. When the temperature jumps, we sweat(出汗) to cool down. When our blood pressure falls, our hearts can do something. As it turns out, though, our natural state is always changing. Researchers are finding that everything from blood pressure to brain function(功能) changes regularly with the cycles of sun, moon and seasons. And their insights (洞察力) are getting new ways for keeping away such common killers as heart disease and cancer. Only one doctor in 20 has a good knowledge of the scientific use of time in medicine. But according to a new American Medical Association, three out of four are eager to change that. “The field is exploding,”says Michael Smolensky. “Doctors used to look at us like, ‘What spaceship did you get off?’ Now they're thirsty to know more.”

　　In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic(长期的) conditions should take their medicine regularly “It's a terrible way to treat disease,” says Dr Richard Martin. For example, asthmatics (气喘患者) are most likely to suffer during the night. Yet most patients try to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler (吸入器) four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening. In recent studies, researchers have found that a large midafternoon does of a bronchodilator (支气管扩张剂) can be as safe as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks.

　　If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease. Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a. m. as at 11 p. m. Part of the reason is that our blood pressure falls at night, then rises as we start to work for the day. “Doctors know that,” says Dr. Henry Black of Chicago's Medical Center, “but until now, we haven't been able to do anything about it.” Most blood - pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief (减缓). But because they're taken in the morning, they're least effective when most needed. “You take your pill at 7 and it's working by 9,” says Dr. William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center “But by that time you've gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection.” Bedtime medicine would prevent high blood pressure, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night.

1．According to the passage, how do human bodies keep balance?

[　　]

A．They make some change timely according to their physical conditions.

B．People increase or lower the body temperature by sweating.

C．People's hearts keep beating when the blood pressure goes up.

D．Both B and C.

2．Researchers are finding that ________.

[　　]

A．heart disease and cancer are the most common killers of human beings

B．blood pressure and brain function are decided by cycles of sun, moon and seasons

C．the functions of human bodies have much to do with nature

D．any change in human bodies goes with changes in the surroundings

3．According to the author, it is best for asthmatics to take their medicine ________.

[　　]

A．at certain time

B．each morning and evening

C．when the disease occurs

D．at midafternoon

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Doctors know more about illnesses than before.

B．Doctors in the U. S. used to be thirsty to know more about the new medical field.

C．The researchers' insights are providing new methods to prevent common killers.

D．The correct use of time in medicine attracts more attention in medical circle in the U.S.A.

5．The suggested title for this passage might be ________.

[　　]

A．Medicine Is Everything

B．Treatment Is Everything

C．Timing Is Everything

D．Prevention Is Everything