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　　One of the most diffiicult problems a young person faces is deciding what to do. Some people,however, from the time they are six years old“know”that they want to be doctors or teachers or firefighters,but most of us do not get around to making a decision about a job until someone or something forces us to face the problem.

　　Choosing a job takes time,and there are a lot of things you have to think about as you try to decide what you would like to do. You may find that you will have to take special courses for a particular kind of work,or you may find out that you will need to get enough knowledge for a particular job.

　　Fortunately,there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help in making your decision. At most schools,there are teachers to give you information about jobs. And you can talk over your ideas with family members and friends who are always ready to listen and to offer suggestions.

　　1．In the first paragraph“get round to”means________.

　　A．consider

　　B．go all the way

　　C．arrive at

　　D．remain the same

　　2．In the third paragraph“turn to”means________.

　　A．turn your face around

　　B．change into

　　C．go to someone for help

　　D．give advice

　　3．The best title of this passage is________.

　　A．Getting a Job

　　B．Kind People to Help You

　　C．Choosing a Job

　　D．Difficulties Facing Young people

　　4．The passage tells you that________for a particular job.

　　A．you should have ideas whan you are a child

　　B．it’s impossible for you to get enough knowledge

　　C．you have to face the problem

　　D．you may enter a class to study

　　5．Making a decision about your job________.

　　A．needs friends

　　B．needs time

　　C．costs money

　　D．costs your ability

Decision-thinking is not unlike poker—it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. The mental process (过程) is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards, good thinkers.

    The great mathematician John Von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular, he showed that all games fall into two classes: there are what he called games of “perfect information”, games like chess where the players can’t hide anything or play tricks: they don’t win by chance, but by means of logic and skills. Then there are games of “imperfect information”, like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.

    One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information.  Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknowable factors (因素) which would even puzzle (困惑) best poker players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker.

1.The subject discussed in this text is _______.

A．the process of reaching decisions

B．the difference between poker and chess

C．the secret of making good business plans

D．the value of information in winning games

Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old HarolD．How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ball game, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?

    What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

    Betty shrugs.  Talk? We’re friends.

    Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”

    More than two thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best frienD．Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机). “Most women,” says Rubin, “identified (认定) at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”

    In general, writes Rubin in her new book, “Women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities. ” For the most part, Rubin says, interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled  a good fit with the social requirements of "manly behavior.”

    “Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his frierld’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”

1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that ______.

A．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B．women have so much to share

C．women show little interest in ball games

D．he finds his wife difficult to talk to

2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married women is more likely to turn to ________.

A．a male friend

B．a female friend

C．her parents

D．her husband

3.According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

A．Ending his marriage without good reason.

B．Spending too much time with his friends.

C．Complaining about his marriage trouble.

D．Going out to ball games to often.

4.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

A．Men keep their innermost feeling to themselves.

B．Women are more serious than men about marriage.

C．Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

D．Women depend on others in making decision.

5.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around ________.

A．happy and successful marriage

B．friendships of men and women

C．emotional problems in marriage

D．interactions between men and women

A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.

    “Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents, and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But it really doesn’t have to be that way,” said Anaclerio. Last summer, Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle, a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old, founded a home party-planning business called “A Party in a Basket”. Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning, like choosing the subject or making a cake, while they take care of everything.

    Drawing on their experiences as mothers, they have created (制作) ten ready-to-use, home party packages. Every thing a family needs to plan a party, except the cake and ice cream, is delivered to the home in a large basket.

    “Our parties are aimed for children two to ten,” Anaelerio said, “and they’re very interactive (互动) and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. For example, at the Soda Shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations. ”

    The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations, gifts, games and prizes, paper goods, a party planner and the like. For more information, call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.

1.The main purpose of writing this text is

A．to share information about party planning

B．to introduce the joys of a birthday party

C．to announce a business plan

D．to sell a service

2.The most important idea behind the kind of party planning described here is that

A．it brings parents and children closer together

B．guests play a part in the preparation of a party

C．parents are spared the trouble of sending invitations

D．it provides a subject of conversation

3.What does the underlined word “hassle”(Paragraph 1) probably mean?

A．a party designed by specialists

B．a plan requiring careful thought

C．a situation causing difficulty or trouble

D．a demand made by guests

Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson't Treasure IslanD．Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索) found in a book when he wrote a children’s story, Masquerade,  in 1979. The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”, or false clues, to mislead them.

    Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck.  His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: “One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry Ⅷ’s six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year be fore a new idea occurred to him.  He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crossed in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

    Even then his search had not come to an enD．It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to contin ue, and on February 24^th 1982, he found the reassure, It was worth ￡3 000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.

1.The underlined word “them” (Paragraph1) refers to _____.

A．red herrings

B．treasure hunts

C．Henry Ⅷ’s six wives

D．readers of Masquerade

2.What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?

A．Two stone crosses in Ampthill.

B．Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

C．Katherine of Aragon.

D．Williams’ hometown.

3.The stone crosses in Ampthill were built _______.

A．to tell about what happened in 1773

B．to show respect for Henry Ⅷ’s first wife

C．to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park

D．to inform people where the gold hare was

4.Which of the following describes Roberts’logic in searching for the hare?

a．Henry Ⅷ’s six wives

b．Katherine’s burial place at Kimbolton

c．Williams’ childhood in Ampthill

d．Katherine of Aragon

e．stone crosses in Ampthill Park

A．a, b, c, e, d

B．d, b, c, e, a

C．a, d, b, c, e

D．b, a, e, c, d

5.What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．An exciting historical event.

B．A modern treasure hunt.

C．The attraction of Masquerade.

D．The importance of logical thinking.

LONDON (Reuters) —Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-yearold computer technician will spend the extra money at the su permarket to buy organic food.

    “Organic produce is always better,” Gold saiD．“The food is free of pesticides (农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally (本地) grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty. ” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Brit ain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences—but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported(进口) to meet growing demanD．“The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.

1.More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _______.

A．they are getting richer

B．they can get the food anywhere

C．they consider the food free of pollution

D．they like home-grown fruit

2.Which of the following statements is true to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?

A．It grows indoors all year around.

B．It is produced outside Britain.

C．It is grown on family farms.

D．It is produced on large farms.

3.What is the meaning of “the organic trend” as the words are used in the text?

A．Growing interest in organic food.

B．Better quality of organic food.

C．Rising market for organic food.

D．Higher prices of organic food.

4.What is the best title for this news story?

A．Organic Food—healthy, or Just for the Wealthy?

B．The Making of Organic Food in Britain.

C．Organic Food—to Import or Not?

D．Good Qualities of Organic Food.

Tales From Animals Hospital

David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity DiamonD．He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog, or snake!

￡14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Issac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术) ended and science began.

￡18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat’s Last Theorem

Simon Singh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seven teenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1955. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers a like.

￡12.99 Hardback 384pp Forth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

1.What is Animal Hospital?

A．A news story.

B．A popular book.

C．A research report.

D．A TV programme.

2.In Michael White’s book, Newton is de scribed as _____.

A．a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

B．a person who lived a colourful and meaningful life

C．a great but not perfect man

D．an old-time magician

3.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?

A．To encourage people to raise questions.

B．To cause difficulty in understanding.

C．To provide a person with an explanation.

D．To limit people’s imagination.

4.The person who finally proved Fermat’s Last Theorem is ______.

A．Simon Singh

B．Andrew Wiles

C．Pierre de Fermat

D．a French woman scientist

5.What is the purpose of writing these three texts?

A．To make the books easier to read.

B．To show the importance of science.

C．To introduce new authors.

D．To sell the books.

Tristan da Cunha, a 38-square-mile island, is the far thest inhabited island in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It is 1510 miles southwest of its nearest neighbor, St. Helena, and 1 950 miles west of AfricA．Dis covered by the Portuguese admiral (葡萄牙海军上将) of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.

    Coming in a dose second—and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant land—is Easter Island, which lies 1 260 miles east of its nearest neighbor, Pitcairn Island, and 2 300 miles west of South America.

    The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled a round the 5^th century, supposedly by people who were lost at seA．They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1 000 huge stone figures, called moai, for which the island is most famous.

    On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2 000 people live on the Chilean territory (智利领土). They share one street, a small airport, and a few hours of television per day.

1. It can be learned from the text that the is land of Tristan da Cunha ______.

A．was named after its discoverer

B．got its name from Holland settlers

C．was named by the British government

D．got its name from the Guinness Book of Records

2. Which of the following is most famous for moai?

A．Tristan da Cunha.

B．Pitcairn Island.

C．Easter Island.

D．St. Helena.

3. Which country does Easter Island belong to?

A．Britain.

B．Holland.

C．Portugal.

D．Chile.

While 375 million people around the globe use English as their native language, the number of people using it as a second language has already been well over that figure (数字).

It is said that by the end of 2000, one billion people could use English to communicate with others, including both native speakers and non-native speakers.

“The rise and fall of a language is closely connected with that country’s economic(经济的) strength and development potential (潜力).” Rhodri Jones, the English 2000 manager of the ELT group of the British Council said.

An expert who has given many lectures on the future of English said the economic booms（快速发展）in Asia would raise(提高) the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages. Therefore, the English language is facing a serious problem. Where will English turn in the next fifty years or the century?

The recently introduced book from Britain “Future of English” might give people concerned with their question some enlightenments (启发). The book intends to help English teachers, planners, managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.

With the book translated into Chinese and to be published soon, the book might be brought to wider sphere (范围)of people.

“From the book, we learn many facts about the English language, and we may be able to predict (预测) its future after reading it.” said Dorothy Humphrey, who used to be a senior English teacher for the British Council.

1. The book “Future of English” helps to _______.

A.  improve the standard of people’s English

B.  adds to people’s interest in learning English

C.  emphasize (强调) the importance of learning

D.  make people interested in the development of English worldwide

2. The main idea of the passage is _______.

A.　　  why English has been popular in the world

B.　　  how to improve people’s ability of learning English

C.　　  English has a bright future

D.　　 the usage of English may become less in the world one day

3. According to this passage, English may not be a world language forever because _______.

A.　　  more and more people will come to visit China

B.　　  people in the world won’t like English in the future.

C.　　  the economic booms in Asia would raise the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages

D.　　 China and India will be more developed than those English-speaking countries

　　   As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the U. S. A. and Canada, is now without any living things.

　　   Pollution in water is not simply a matter of "poisons" killing large number of fish overnight. Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months of years because the first organisms（生物体）to be affected are either plants or plankton（浮游生物）.But these organisms are the food of fish and birds and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it is not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river's edge or on the sea shore that people realize that is happening.

　　   Where do the substances（物质）which pollute the water come from? There are two main sources-sewage（污水）and industrial waste. As more detergent（洗涤剂）is used in the home, more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergents harm water birds, dissolving（分解）the natural substances which keep their feather waterproof. Sewage itself, if it is not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and lakes from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful since there are many highly poisonous things in it, such as copper and lead（铅）.

　　   So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: Sewage and industrial waste must be made clean before flowing into the water. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.　　

1. What is the meaning of the word "waterproof" in the third paragraph? It means "　　　　　　   ".

A. full of water　　　　　　 B. not allowing water to go through

C. covered with water　　    D. cleaned by water

2. Which of the following is harmless according to the passage?

A. Industrial waste.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Chemicals.

C. Water for cleaning.　　　　   D. Natural substances.

3. The way to stop water pollution is 　　　　　　    .

A. to realize the serious situation clearly

B. to put oxygen into the river

C. to make the waste materials harmless

D. to make special room in the sea for our rubbish