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　　Ask Steveland Morris, and he will tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder--composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contribution to the music world.

　　As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.

　　Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sounds. He would bang(敲) things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) and listened to the radio.

　　Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on the weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches of neighbors' homes.

　　One of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called the Miracals. Ron nie immediately recognized Stevie's talent and took him to audition for Berry Gardy, the smash hit“Fingertips”in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is a music history.

1．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Music for the Blind

B．Stevie Wonder

C．Grear Musicians

D．Blind People

2．By saying“Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie finished his study at a toy instrument school

B．Stevie began to study in a real instrument school

C．Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments

D．Stevie started to play real instruments

3．The author mentions all the following facts except that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing

B．it was Ronnie White who recognized Stevie's talent and led him to a successful career

C．Berry Gordy helped him to set up his own recording compan

D．Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing

4．The phrase“smash hit”in the last paragraph refers to _____.

[　　]

A．a popular autobiography

B．a music record that turns out to be a great Success

C．a music record which is especially noisy

D．an interesting novel

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　　Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behaviour call sometimes be irritating(恼人的). If they get excited or upset, then they may become more confused and more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be patient and not to get upset yourself. You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary. At the same time it is also important that you don't make them feel like children.

　　Failing memory makes it very difficult for the person to recall all the basic kinds of information we take for granted. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make sense of what is going on. The information has to be constantly repeated to make up for the poor memory. You must use every opportunity to provide information but remember to keep it simple and straightforward(易懂的).

　　Confused old people need aids all the time to compensate for their poor memory. Encourage them to use and refer to reminder boards or diaries for important forthcoming events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers.

1．Elderly people will be most cooperative when _____.

[　　]

A．they are in good health

B．they are encouraged

C．they are taken best care of

D．they are not excited or upset

2．According to the passage, elderly people are difficult to look after for _____.

[　　]

A．their behaviour sometimes easy be irritating

B．you should always encourage them as much as possible

C．they need a environment which is calm and unhurried

D．they don't like to be treated as children

3．One can help memory failing old people by _____.

[　　]

A．providing plain and straightforward information

B．continuously repeating until they remember

C．supplying detailed information

D．making things sensible

4．Visual aids can help elderly people by _____.

[　　]

A．clearing up their confused mind

B．improving their understanding of the basic things in life

C．making up for their poor memory

D．making things easier for them to see

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　　Everywhere, you will find“the white haired boy”, sometimes called“the fair haired boy”. He gets special treatment, as if he were above everybody else. You will find him in school, in college, at home, or where you work.

　　In school, he is teacher's pet, her darling who can do nothing wrong. Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her. He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean. He is always raising his hand, ready with an answer to teacher's questions. And he knows all the answers. He gets into your hair, especially if you are at the bottom of the class and the teacher thinks you are stupid. How you hate the brat.

　　At college, he walks--more often strides-across the school grounds as if he owned them. Sometimes he wears a colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter proudly worn on the front of it. What broad shoulders, what muscles he has! He makes the girls happy by just smiling at them. He has the mark of success on him.

　　At home,“the fair-haired boy”is mother's choice, her favorite. Sometimes, he is the oldest son--at times, the youngest. If you are in between, you are out of luck.

　　Then, you discover that there are others who share your feelings, ready to“let their hair down”--to tell you their private thoughts. One of them asks,“What does he have that I haven't got?”You ask yourself the same question.

　　Finally，there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it perhaps because he has been made boss and find yourself working for him?

1．From the passage, we can know that“the white-haired”boy is _____.

[　　]

A．a boy with white hair

B．a boy treated with favor

C．a very bright boy

D．a more experienced boy

2．In the 2nd paragraph, the underlined part of the sentence“He gets into your hair”means _____.

[　　]

A．he upsets you

B．he ruins you

C．he plays a joke on you

D．he pulls your hair

3．Which of the following is considered to be the most unlucky child at home?

[　　]

A．The first-born child.

B．The Iast born child.

C．The middle child.

D．The only child.

4．In the last but one paragraph, the writer indicates that the“white-haired boy”is _____.

[　　]

A．loved by all people

B．unpopular among ordinary people

C．easy to get along with

D．too hard on the employees

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　　A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag. Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane. People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days. They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering.

　　Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study，which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines. They had served passengers on airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones. In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas.

　　The researcher took some saliva from the women's mouths to measure levels of a hormone(荷尔蒙) that increases during stress(紧张). He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen. And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of the brain's temporal lobes(脑叶).

　　It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones.

　　The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory.

　　Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain. They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently(永久性的) affect memory.

1．According to the text, jet lag _____.

[　　]

A．can cause difficulties in speaking

B．can make people feel tired for a few weeks

C．can be only found in flight attendants

D．can be caused by flying over several time zones

2．It can be inferred from text that _____.

[　　]

A．the conclusion is refused by many scientists

B．scientists fear that this research is not done properly

C．every scientific conclusion needs the support from many tests

D．the women who were examined in the research were not healthy

3．From the result of the research we can see that _____.

[　　]

A．the women who have longer rest at home show better memory

B．the women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobes

C．the women who have longer flights failed the memory test

D．the women who rest more than 14 days produce less hormones

4．What is the subject discussed in the text?

[　　]

A．The cause of jet lag.

B．A story of a group of flight attendance.

C．The importance of having enough rest after long flights.

D．A research about the effects of jet lag on the brain.

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　　Many parents who welcome the idea of turning off the TV and spending more time with the family are still worried that without TV they would be too often on call as entertainers(娱乐者) for their children. They remember thinking up all sorts of things to do when they were children. But their own children seem different, less good at finding things to pass the time, somehow. When there's nothing to do, these parents notice regretfully that their children seem unable to come up with anything to do besides turning on the TV.

　　One father, for example, says, “When I was young, we were always thinking up things to do, projects and games. We certainly never complained in an angry way to our parents,‘I have nothing to do’”. He compares this with his own children today:“They are simply lazy. If someone doesn't play with them, they'll happily sit there watching TV all day.”

　　There is one word for this father's disappointment: unfair. It is as if he were disappointed in them for not reading Greek though they have never studied the language. He feels his children's lack of inventiveness a great pity, as if the ability to play were something born that his children are missing. In fact, the tendency(倾向)to play is built into the human species, but the actual ability to play--to imagine, to invent in a playful way, and the ability to gain satisfaction after successful effort from it--these are skills that have to be learned and developed.

　　Such disappointment, however, is not only unjust, it is also destructive(毁灭性的). Sensing their parents' disappointment, children come to believe that they are, indeed, lacking something, and that this makes them less worthy of admiration and respect. Giving children the chance to develop new things to enjoy themselves, to enrich their knowledge and experience and discover the pleasure of doing things on their own is, on the other hand, a way to help children develop a confident(自信) feeling about themselves as able and interesting people.

1．Many people think that, instead of watching a lot of TV, their children should _____.

[　　]

A．think up things to enjoy themselves

B．find chances to talk with parents

C．enjoy themselves outdoors

D．sit silently studying Greek

2．Fathers often blame their children for not being able to play by themselves. This is unfair because _____.

[　　]

A．they do not lack the ability to play

B．they have not been given the opportunities to learn and develop their ability

C．the children are too young to do that

D．the children are not really lazy, but there's nothing for them to do

3．When parents show continuous disappointment in their children，the children will _____.

[　　]

A．be more disappointed

B．refuse to learn new things

C．discover the pleasures of doing things on their own

D．lose their confidence and respectability

4．What is the author's main idea?

[　　]

A．Parents should give children more help on how to be inventive.

B．Turning off the TV will help US solve a lot of family problems.

C．It's not right for parents and children to blame(抱怨) each other.

D．Today's children are becoming less able and independent than before.

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　　How would you like to teach yourself, rather than have teachers? According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. This means that there will be no more problems such as finding enough teachers.

　　Estelle Morris, the UK Education Secretary, opened the 2002 Educational Technology Conference in London recently. To start the conference, she presented a video showing a computer--generated model of the school of tomorrow. Greater use of computer technology and classroom assistants will help students develop their own way of learning, Morris said. She added that this is a more exciting, as well as more interesting, way of learning. At the same time, teachers will be“freed from their traditional role as the source(来源) of all knowledge”.

　　Children of all abilities will“form the course around their own needs”. They will“learn in their own time, at their own speed and in their own environment(环境)”. At home or at school, they will follow their learning programs by looking at online libraries and watching lessons by world-class teachers and subject experts. Instead of going on field trips, students will use virtual(虚拟的) reality. If they do not understand something，they can ask other students--“take part in virtual communities with learners with similar needs”--or e-mail their teachers. They will hand in their work electronically to be“auto-marked”.

　　The classroom of the future is fast becoming a reality.

1．According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, the schools of the future will _____.

[　　]

A．cause more problems such as not being able to find enough teachers

B．set no homework and no tests for students

C．make good use of computer technology and classroom assistants

D．enable students to teach themselves in their own ways

2．Estelle Morris thinks that computer technology will _____.

[　　]

A．help students develop their own way of learning

B．enable students to experience interesting and exciting ways of learning

C．provide students with knowledge from other sources as well as teachers

D．A, B and C

3．If students do not understand something，they can _____.

[　　]

A．go on a field trip

B．go to ask their teachers to help them

C．send e-mail to ask for a teacher's help

D．have a look at other learners' homework

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　　Business English Textbooks from Cambridge

　　The 21st Century ELT(English Language Teaching) Book Showroom is pleased to present an introduction to major titles of New Business English textbooks published by the Cambridge University Press. Interested readers may place orders by mail through our showroom with CNPIEC(China National Publication Import and Export Corporation).

　　In Print

　　In print is a book for those students of business English who want to develop their ability to deal effectively with the kind of written documents(文件) which they meet or will meet in their day-to-day working lives. All the texts are very good and the 12 units deal with many topics, from Marketing to Legal Contract(合同).

　　In print is designed with an answer key at the back and can be used by students working on their own.

　　Company to Company

　　Company to Company is for anyone studying or working in business, or management who needs to write letters in English.

　　The new edition is highly regarded and successful and brings the book up-to-date by including work on writing faxes and other recent developments in written communication technology.

　　The task-and-discussion-based methods and structure of the book remain unchanged.

　　Business Reports in English

　　A task-based method is offered in this course for those who have to read or write reports.

　　This six units cover the methods in writing a report, from collecting information, using figures, organizing and presenting material to recommending(推荐) and summarizing(概述).

　　The book is connected to any commercial(商业) field, from production to finance(金融) and marketing.

　　English for International Banking and Finance

　　English for International Banking and Finance develops language skills. It's very useful for those who work in financial institutions and related areas of business.

　　Each of the nine units contains listening practice, speaking activities, reading passages and writing tasks designed to match the interests and needs of the learner. The topics include different types of banking organization, international currency(货币) dealing, and electronic banking.

1．If you work in Bank of China, which book will you most probably buy?

[　　]

A．In Print

B．English for International Banking and Finance

C．Company to Company

D．Business Reports in English

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．All the books have an answer key.

B．You can buy all the books in most of the bookstores in china.

C．All the Business English Textbooks are written by foreign writers.

D．Company to Company will tell you how to find a good job in a company.

3．The new edition Company to Company brings the book up-to-date because _____.

[　　]

A．it has more information about writing letters in English

B．you will find more articles in it about how to manage a factory

C．it tries to keep up with the recent developments in written communication technology

D．it is highly regarded by business people and is a great success

4．What is the meaning of the underlined word“match”in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．It has the same meaning as the word“match”in“the football match was very exciting”.

B．It has the same meaning as the word“match”in“I'm ready to match my strength against yours”.

C．It has the same meaning as the word“match”in“You are no match for him”.

D．It has the same meaning as the word“match”in“The tie should match the coat”.

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　　New scheme(计划) for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.

　　Until now the County Council have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school.

　　The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster.

　　Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a Council official has said the cost to parents should be less than ￡6.50 a term.

　　They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children.

　　The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme.

1．The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those _____.

[　　]

A．whose parents were worried about them

B．who would have had to walk otherwise

C．who could not walk

D．who had to travel more than 3 miles

2．Taking part in the Council's trial scheme are children who _____.

[　　]

A．live in Milton and go to Impington school

B．live in Impington and go to Milton school

C．live in Milton and go to Milton school

D．live in Impington and go to Impington school

3．The new bus service will run _____.

[　　]

A．on morning journey to school only

B．in connection with an existing service

C．only for children living more than three miles away

D．only in wet weather

4．Agreement to pay for the new bus service has been obtained from _____.

[　　]

A．the school's headmaster

B．the County Council

C．the bus company

D．the parents

5．The parents the Council is now going to contact are those _____.

[　　]

A．who have not yet answered letters

B．who don't want to pay

C．whose children stay away from school

D．who asked about transport before

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　　Everyone needs friends. They are a basic source of happiness and hope in our lives.

　　However, the ability to make friends varies from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult.

　　We all have the ability to make friends. Unfortunately, many people never reach their potential(可能). Making friends is a skill, and the first step in developing that skill is knowing how to get along with others.

　　People who are good at getting along with others take an interest in what other people like.

　　They learn to develop interests that make them enjoyable to be around. Therefore, the more things that your child knows how to do that involve interacting with other kids, the more opportunities he or she has to make friends.

　　If your child has trouble making friends，here are some things he or she can do:

　　*Realize your own strengths. You have skills and talents that others can enjoy. Some people don't let others see their goodness.

　　*Believe that you are a good person who has something to share with others.

　　*Develop a sense of humor. Learn to laugh at yourself and your shortcomings. It will relieve some of the stress in your life. If you ever feel like poking fun at someone, let it be you, never anyone else. Smile, smile, smile.

　　*Respect the rights of others. They have their opinions; you have yours. Different opinions are healthy. Learn how to listen to others without putting them down or trying to convince(说服) them that your opinion is right.

　　*Be kind. Throughout your life, you will learn that if you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. When should you start being kind? Right now. Give someone a compliment(恭维). Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend. Encourage someone who is discouraged. Say something positive. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness.

　　*Be empathetic. Try to understand what others are going through. Look at life through their eyes. If you empathize with someone's feelings, you can help.

　　*Don't complain. People get tired of listening to constant whining. Life doesn't always go the way you want. Learn to accept what you can't change, and work hard to change what you can. Replace the time you used to spend complaining with time spent being kind.

　　*Never give up. Even if you are faced with negative, closed-minded people, never give up. Don't let them change you into one of them. Find people who will appreciate you.

1．The ability of making friends _____.

[　　]

A．is the same with everybody

B．is different from person to person

C．differs according to the education one receives

D．depends on one's experience

2．The most important thing in making friends is _____.

[　　]

A．to love each other

B．to know other's way of life

C．to be able to get along with others

D．to have your own advantage in life

3．Which of the following shouldn't one do in making friends?

A．To know your own advantages and shortcomings.

B．To be friendly to others.

C．Never accept what you don't know.

D．Never give up before difficulties.

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　　When speaking of mathematics in East Asia, it is necessary to describe its development in China, Korea, and Japan as a whole. Mathematicians from these countries can be considered as part of the same mathematical community. Besides, these scholars usually wrote with Chinese characters and thus could read one another's texts.

　　The common basis for the development of mathematics in East Asia was books that were written in China from the 1st through the 13th century, to which most of the later works refer. For this period, the two main sources, the references found in the texts and those given in a list of books arranged for the dynastic annals(朝代编年史)indicate that there are many lacunae(空白) in the books that have existed. The oldest existing works survived because they became official books.

　　In the 17th century few ancient Chinese mathematical works were known, and those that were known were not fully understood. Afterwards, as Chinese mathematicians began to realize European achievements, they began to look for such works throughout the country. Editions of the texts they found began to appear at the end of the 18th century and have become the main sources for the history of Chinese mathematics. Discoveries of new sources are now rare。contrary to the situation for Arabic mathematics, for example. However, in the 20th century a mathematical book was discovered in a grave dating from the 2nd or 3rd century, which pushed back by more than three centuries what was previously known about the subject.

1．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Ancient China, Korea and Japan shared the same tradition in mathematical study.

B．Many Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians used to work in the same community.

C．The ancient Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians led the world in the field of mathematics.

D．Ancient Korean and Japanese mathematicians learned mathematics from their Chinese teachers.

2．The source of mathematics is traced back to books written _____.

[　　]

A．in China

B．in Japan

C．in Korea

D．in all the three countries

3．When Chinese mathematicians came to know European mathematics, they _____.

[　　]

A．found the Chinese mathematics history was longer than they had known

B．found ancient Chinese mathematics better than western mathematics

C．began to search for Chinese mathematics achievements in history literature

D．began to write books in mathematics in Chinese

4．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Mathematics in China

B．Mathematies in Ancient China

C．Mathematics in Ancient Asia

D．The Origin of Mathematics