Central Park

    Outside among the trees, watch the wildlife—both the human and animal varieties. Call (212) 360-3465 or (212)360-2726 for daily events and tours.  Central Park stretches from 59^th to 110^th Sts, and from 5^th Ave. to Central Park West.

    Empire State Building

    This is among the most striking buildings in the city, the nation, even the world. The observation deck (瞭望台) on the 86^th floor is open to the general public, offering a wonderful view of the city. On the second floor you'll find the New York Skyride, a simulated (模拟的) helicopter ride over Manhattan 5^th Ave. at 34^th St. , Midtown/ (212) 736-3100.

    Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

    Five blocks west of Time Square, this museum has hundreds of air, deep-sea and space exhibits. Walk the fight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid, see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator. Pier 86, W. 46^th St. and 12^th Ave. / (212)245-0072.

    Madison Square Garden

    If it’s big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more. Tours are available. 7^th Ave., town 31^th and 33^th Sts., Midtown / (212)465-6741.

1. The New York Skyride is for ______.

A. sightseeing

B. flight training

C. model plane sports

D. city transportation

2. If a visitor is interested in music, he will probably go to ______.

A. Central Park

B. Empire State Building

C. Intrepid Sea Air-Space Museum

D. Madison Square Garden

3. What is the purpose of these texts?

A. To provide information of living in New York.

B. To provide directions of city traffic in New York.

C. To give visitors a guide to New York.

D. To give a brief introduction to the history of New York.

The CBS-TV“National Drivers Test”showed that many US drivers have a lot to learn．Here's why．

CBS picked 1，799 sample drivers to take the test in TV studios in New York，Philadelphia，Chicago，and Los Angeles．More than two out of five of the drivers failed the test．And the average score was the lowest passing mark — 51 points out of a possible 80．

Chicago drivers did best with an average of 53 points．Los Angeles drivers came next with 52 points．New York and Philadelphia drivers got 50 points — a failing score．Drivers with 50 points or less were rated“poorly informed”by the judges．

Here are some of the test results：

1．Are men drivers better informed than women ones？

Yes．Men averaged 52 points．Women got an average of 49．

2．Are older drivers better informed than younger drivers？

No．Drivers under 26 averaged 52 points．Drivers from 27 to 45 averaged 51．Drivers over 45 failed with a 48 point average．

3．Does education make a difference？

Yes．College graduates averaged 52 points．High school graduates averaged 50．Those without high school diplomas（毕业证）got 48．And people who had taken driver education courses scored an average of 53 points — three more than those who hadn't．

4．Does driving experience make a difference？

Yes．Drivers with three or more years experience averaged 51 points．Drivers with less experience averaged 49．

Here are some surprising facts brought out by the test：

1．More than one out of three drivers did not know that a blinking red light means a full stop．

2．Three out of ten drivers did not know that an octagonal（eight-sided）sign means slop．

3．More than two out of three drivers did not know what to do when being“tailgated”（追尾）．

The answer：slow down，drive to the right，and let the driver behind pass．

The results of the test were turned over to the National Safety Council（委员会）．They will help future safety planning．

1．The writer's purpose is to ________ ．

A．prove that men are better drivers than women

B．give you safe driving directions

C．tell you the results of a national drivers' test

D．require you to get an education

2．From the information in this article，which of the following is TRUE？

A．Older drivers are better informed than younger drivers．

B．Experience makes difference among drivers．

C．Most drivers failed the test．

D．Most people don't know what a blinking red light means．

3．Which of the following as a group was rated“poorly informed”by the judges？

A．Men．

B．High school graduated drivers．

C．Drivers from 27 to 45 years of age．

D．Drivers with 3 or more years experience．

4．Which of the following statements（陈述）is NOT true？

A．Education makes no difference in the passing rate（比率）of the drivers．

B．Men are better informed than women．

C．Chicago drivers are the best informed drivers in America．

D．The test results will be used as a guide for future safety planning．

—DR．MARJORIE SEIDENFELD ANSWERS YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS

—I have such a terrible time falling asleep every night that I'm always tired and it's affecting（影响） my schoolwork．What should I do?

—Mindy in Nevada

One in every five young people has a sleep problem，so you're not alone．Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly．It's very important for your body．

Most young people only get seven hours of sleep each night，when they actually need nine hours．And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on weekends doesn't really work．In fact， sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good，if you have sleep problems．

What happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights，you could suffer serious problems．Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory．Worse， if your sleep difficulties last a long time ，that could lead to anxiety or depression（抑郁）．

Therefore，you've got to have some healthy sleep habits．Below are some suggestions：

●GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME—including weekends，if possible．

●WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING．When you sleep late just one morning during the week， it may disturb your body clock．This will make it hard for you to sleep that night．

●DO SOMETHING RELAXING before going to bed．

●EXERCISE DURING THE DAY．Don't exercise right before going to bed．

●AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL．Alcohol makes you excited．This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night．

●DON'T SMOKE．Smoking is always bad for the body．Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake．

If trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you，speak to your doctor．Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor．Many have strong side effects．

1．According to the passage，if you have sleep problems for a few nights，you could be________．

A．lonely

B．serious

C．forgetful

D．depressed

2．The passage suggests that people with sleep problems should________．

A．eat vegetables and exercise regularly

B．make up for lost sleep on weekends

C．follow a fixed timetable for sleep

D．sleep seven hours every day

3．We can learn from the suggestions that________．

A．getting up earlier one morning makes it easier to fall asleep that night

B．listening to soft music before going to bed may help you fall asleep

C．smokers and those who drink alcohol usually have sleep problems

D．exercising in the evening will help you get to sleep

4．According to the passage，it is clear that________．

A．you'll no longer have your sleep problem if you try the tips

B．sleeping late on weekends can make up for lost sleep

C．your eating habits will be broken due to lack of sleep

D．sleep problems are serious among young people

Dear Sir／Madam，

　　I read Alison Burnham's review of When we were 12，and I do not agree with her．I thought the program wonderful—I found the old news pictures really interesting—they helped to bring to life the stories the people were telling．

　　The programme reminds me of many things from my own childhood．For example， one day when I was about five，I was going to school on the bus by myself（ this was the late 1960s）．My mother had given me exactly the right money for a return ticket．I held out my hand with the money in it—one big coin on top of one little coin．The bus conductor took the big top coin only and she gave me a ticket，but it was a pink one for a single journey．I needed a white one for a return journey，but I was too frightened to say anything．When school finished for the day，I couldn't catch the bus home—I had to walk．As a grown-up， whenever I've been in a situation where I need to say something or take some action，this early memory of my bus ride comes back to me， and I'm able to take control of the situation．

　　I would like to say to the director，Bret Chrysler，carry on making this kind of programme．Too much TV these days is quiz shows and so-called “reality programs”．I appreciate the human story that can make me laugh and cry．

Yours faithfully，

Chris Daniels

1．What is Chris Daniels' purpose of writing this letter?

A．To persuade Bret Chrysler to turn away from quiz shows．

B．To entertain other readers with old news pictures．

C．To express his appreciation of the programme．

D．To have his story told on the programme．

2．Chris Daniels tells the story about the bus ticket to________．

A．describe how painful his early experience was

B．draw a direct response from Alison Burnham

C．show how the programme made him think

D．teach the readers of TV Weekly a lesson

3．According to the passage， Chris Daniels had to walk home because________．

A．he hadn't got a return ticket

B．he had lost his bus ticket

C．he didn't like big crowds

D．he missed the bus home

4．What does Chris Daniels now think about his experience on the bus?

A．He should have told the conductor then．

B．He should have been well treated．

C．He regrets going to school alone．

D．He wishes it hadn't happened．

　　“Life is speeding up．Everyone is getting unwell．”

　　This may sound like something someone would say today．But in fact， an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it．

We all love new inventions．They are exciting， amazing， and can change our lives．

But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this：You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer．Your mobile phone rings，a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen， the noise from the television is getting louder and louder．Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work．Now you have to stay up all night to get it done．How calm and happy do you feel?

　　Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired．Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities ，who have no telephones， no cars，not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simple lives．

　　One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today．The grandparents，with their daughter， and grandsons Benjamin， 10， and Thomas，7，spent nine weeks in a 1940s' house．They had no washing machine， microwave， computer or mobile phone．

　　The grandmother， Lyn， said， “It was hard physically．But not mentally （精神上）．”She believed life was less materialistic（物质的）．“The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes， ”she said．The boys said they fought less．Probably， they said， because there was less to fight over， such as their computer．Also Lyn changed from being a“ fashionable， beer-drinking granny， to one who cooked things．”

　　Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions！

　　●Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don't check your e-mails every day．

　　●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family．Set aside one evening a week when you don't turn on the television．Play cards and chat instead．

　　●Get a low-tech hobby．Everyday， do something in the old-fashion way， such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the e-mail or telephone．

　　●Don't worry too much about life—laugh more！

1．The passage is mainly about________．

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our life with technology

C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

2．The writer uses the quote（引语） at the beginning of the story to________．

A．share a truth about life

B．tell us what life was like a long time ago

C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

3．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s' house?

A．Because they loved to live simple lives．

B．Because they were curious about how people lived without modem' inventions．

C．Because they were troubled by modern inventions．

D．Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them．

4．What do you think the underlined word“ available” in the last suggestion offered by the writer means?

A．Busy on time．

B．Free．

C．Be able to．

D．To be found by others．

　　Everybody knows hamburger is a very popular American food．However，people in the United States learned to make hamburgers from Germans，and Germans got the idea from Russia．

　　In the thirteenth century the Tartar people from Central Asia moved into Russia and parts of Europe．They fought the Russians and won．They ate something like hamburger meat， but it was raw （生的）．This raw meat was beef， goat meat or horse meat．Soon the Russians started to eat raw meat， too．Germans from Hamburg and other northern cities learned to eat this food from the Russians．However，they added salt，pepper（胡椒）， a raw egg， and then cooked it．

　　Between 1830 and 1900 thousands of Germans went to live in the United States．They took the hamburger with them．People called it hamburger steak（牛排）．

In 1904 at the World's Fair in St．Louis （a city on the Mississippi River） ，a man from Texas sold hamburger steak in a roll（ a kind of bead）．Then people could eat it with their hands， like a sandwich．This was the first real hamburger—the hamburgers we eat today．

　　Today some people still like to eat raw beef．They call it “steak tartar”．

1．From the text， we can see that hamburgers had been a popular food for________．

A．about 600 years

B．over 700 years

C．more than 800 years

D．only 100 years

2．Which of the following shows the difference between the Germans' hamburgers and the Russians' hamburgers?

a．The Germans' hamburger meat was cooked and the Russians' was raw．

b．The Russians' hamburgers had all kinds of meat in them and the Germans' had none．

c．The Germans' hamburgers were mixed with salt，pepper and raw eggs．

d．The Russians' hamburgers could be eaten with hands，but the Germans' couldn't．

A．a and c

B．b and d

C．a，b and c

D．a，c and d

3．Today some people still eat raw beef，just like________．

A．what the Germans used to eat

B．what the Russians could be interested in

C．what the Americans have made

D．what the Tartar people ate at first

4．Where is it that people enjoy the first real hamburgers?

A．In Russia．

B．In Germany．

C．In America．

D．In Central Asia．

5．What is the text mainly about?

A．The development of the hamburgers．

B．The origin（由来）of the hamburgers．

C．The difference of the hamburgers．

D．The making of the hamburgers．

　　Under normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two persons：one who sends and one who receives the communication．In order to communicate thoughts and feelings，there must be a conversational system of signs or symbols which mean the same to the sender and the receiver．

The means of sending communications are too great in number and various for systematic classification（分类）： therefore，the analysis（分析） must begin with the means of receiving communication．Reception of communication is achieved by our senses．Sight，hearing and touch play the most important roles．Smell and taste play very limited roles．

　　Examples of visual（视觉的） communication are gesture and imitation（模仿）．Although both frequently accompany speech，there are systems that rely only on sight，such as those used by deaf and dumb persons．Another means of communicating visually is by signals of fire，smoke，flags or flashing lights．Feelings may be simply communicated by touch such as by handshaking，although a highly developed system of handshaking has enabled blind，deaf and dumb persons，to communicate intelligently．Whistling to someone，clapping hands in a theatre，and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver．The most fully developed form of auditory communication is，of course，the spoken language．

The means of communication mentioned so far have two features（特征）： they last only a short time，and the persons involved（牵涉到的） must be relatively close to each other．Therefore，all are limited in time and space．

1．The word “auditory” in the third paragraph means communication by________．

A．smelling

B．seeing

C．hearing

D．touching

2．The writer explains that he will deal with reception of communication first because ________．

A．communication actually takes place when the message is received

B．there are more means of receiving than of sending communications

C．reception of communication involves use of the sense

D．it is difficult to organize by type the means of sending communications

3．Clapping hands is mentioned as an example of________．

A．communication by sound

B．gesture and imitation

C．communication by touch

D．a simple system of visual communication

4．The writer specifically mentions that speech is________．

A．often used when communicating

B．necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture

C．the only highly developed system of communication

D．the most developed form of communication based on hearing

5．Which of the following statements about the ways of communicating ideas and feelings is FALSE？

A．They can be used to communicate over long distances．

B．They require both a sender and a receiver．

C．They involve use of conversational signs and symbols．

D．They make use of the senses for reception．

8∶30 PM

Outlook

Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you update with all that's new in the world of entertainment．Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic，from stage to screen．There will be reports of the stars of the moment，the stars of the future and the stars of the past．The director with his new film，the designer with the latest fashion，and the musician with the popular song are parts of the new Outlook．The program is introduced by Fran Levine．

9∶00 PM

Discovery

When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master，they are considered as geniuses（天才）．Where does the quality of genius come from？Is it all in the genes（基因） or can any child be turned into a genius？And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future，what should they do？In this 30-minute film，Barry Johnson，the professor at School of Medicine，New York University will help you discover the answer．

10∶00 PM

Science／Health

Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs？The answer is “yes”，according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers．After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure，they found that after 6 months，those devoted to weight loss-exercise and eating a low-salt，low-fat food-lost about 13 pounds and became fitter．Plus，35% of them dropped into the “normal”category（范畴）．This week，Dr．Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what's achieved with Hypertension drugs．

1．The main purpose of writing these three texts is ________．

A．to invite people to see films

B．to invite people to topic discussions

C．to attract more students to attend lectures

D．to attract more people to watch TV programs

2．From Outlook，you can get a great deal of information about ________．

A．story tellers

B．famous stars

C．film companies

D．music fans

3．Who will be most probably interested in Discovery？

A．Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine．

B．Children who are good at mathematics．

C．Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein．

D．Children who are interested in playing chess．

4．In Science/Health，“Johns Hopkins”is ________．

A．a famous university

B．a medical center

C．a well-known doctor

D．a drug company

　　The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh, so many dishes have stand-ins, just as movie stars do． "When I get my lights and camera set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing," explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements．

"Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit． And when I'm shooting something like tomatoes, I always carry an atomizer of water to spray them with dew just before I shoot．"

　　Shooting food outdoors has special problems． "I'm always worrying about flies or slugs crawling up a glass," Webber explains． "My pet worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food．" Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to complement its color． Finally he found it: a weed with lovely blue flowers． When the shot appeared, several people were horrified - the weed was deadly nightshade!

1．According to this article, both movie stars and some foods to be photographed______．

A．appear on sets B． need stand-ins C． look better in soft light D． All of the above

2．Foods probably look best in photographs if they have been______．

A．prepared recently B． kept warm C． salted properly D． cooked thoroughly

3．Just before being photographed, some meats and vegetables are______．

A． fannedB． dyedC． frozen　　　　D． moistened

4．Which does the photographer do first?

A．He sets up his lights．　　　　B．He adjusts his camera．

C．He positions the stand-in．　　D．He takes the picture．

5．The second paragraph deals mostly with the_______．

A．differences between indoor and outdoor photography

B．problems of outdoor food photography

C．ways of keeping food fresh outdoors

D．combinations of colors outdoors

6．Discussing outdoor photography, Webber mentions______．

A． lighting B． insects C． wind D． Both A and B

7．Webber is afraid dogs might______．

A．bark while he is shooting B． get into his pictures C． steal the food D． upset his camera

8．From the article we can conclude that deadly nightshade is probably_____．

A． colorful B． poisonous C． ugly D． Both A and B

　　Until recently, a smudge pot with heavy oil burning in it has been one of the few weapons a farmer could use to save his crops from frost． A canopy over plants also reduces heat loss, but canopies can't cover fields． Some farmers use smoke screens, but they make the leaves sooty and the smoke usually wafts onto the next farm． Large rotating fans above trees are used in orchards． The idea behind the fans is to create turbulence so that the frosty air cannot settle near the ground．

　　Now, researchers in Canada have made a product that looks stranger than any of these, but it works． When frost is forecast, a farmer jumps on his tractor and zips up and down his rows of strawberries, tomatoes, tobacco, or small fruit trees, spraying a protein foam that is up to four feet wide and three inches thick． The foam is so soft and light that not a stem or leaf is damaged． The air trapped in the bubbles insulates plants against the cold． In about eighteen hours the foam breaks down and scatters．

1．The author obviously considers the best frost -fighting weapon to be the_____．

A．smudge pot B． protein foam C． canopy D． smoke screen

2．Smudge pots burn______．

A． light oil B． heavy oil C． crude oil D．refined oil

3．Smudge pots attempt to prevent frost by creating______．

A．turbulent air B． still air C． warm air D． cold air

4．Whatever their size, canopies are probably______．

A．difficult to erect　　B．cumbersome to take down

C．a storage problem D．All of the above

5．Protein foam sounds as if its consistency resembles______．

A． milk B． whipped cream C． butter D． cheese

6．Implied but not stated:

A．Protein foam protects against frost for about eighteen hours．

B．Protein foam covers the plants to a depth of four inches．

C．Protein foam is white．

D．Protein foam is soft and light．

7．Protectors against frost operate by______．

A．dispersing cold air from plants　　B．maintaining warm air around plants

C．Either A or B　　　　D．Neither A nor B

8．None of the methods for protecting crops would be effective if the farmer did not_____．

A．possess a tractor B．pay attention to the weather

C．Both A and B　　 D．Neither A nor B