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　　Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution(革命)in office work over the last ten years．Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment．With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are able to do the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them．

　　The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors(文字处理软件), or WPS as they are often called．40％ of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast．

　　There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager．The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers．He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss．From a manager’s point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours．

　　But is it all good?If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed．Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units(显示器)．The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly．It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed．Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them．

　　Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature(特征)of this revolution in office practice．

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　　Different countries and different people have different manners．We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-manners．Here are examples of the things that a well-educated person does or does not do．

　　If you visit Chinese family you should knock at the door first．When the door opens, you will not move before the host says“Come in, please．”After you enter the room, you should not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat．When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or sent to your hand, you will say,“Thank you．”And receive it with two hands, not one hand, or they will think you are ill-mannered．Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes．In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done．In a Malay house, a guest never finishes the food on the table．He leaves a little to show that he has had enough．In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it．This will make the host, especially the hostess pleasant．

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　　Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world．Women's education may be an unusual field for economists(经济学家), but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue．And economics, with its focus on incentives(鼓励), provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剥夺)an education．

　　Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family：girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children．Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school－the prophecy(预言)becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle(恶性循环)of neglect．

　　An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices．She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance．The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy．The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle．

　　Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits．But it has enormous economic advantages as well．Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers．Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling．Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning．Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning．

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　　Aids is caused by a virus called HIV which enters a person’s blood and attacks the body’s immune system．There is no cure for HIV or Aids, and after a person has been infected, he or she will always carry the virus．Sometimes, infected people have no outward symptoms．

　　HIV and Aids are spreading across the world at a frightening rate, with about 14,000 people being infected daily．The virus is spread in three ways－through unprotected sex, blood-blood contact and mother-to-child transmission．Unprotected sex is the most common way that the virus is spread, accounting for 75 percent of adult infections worldwide．

　　Although many people are familiar with Aids and how it is transmitted, more than a few people hold the view that HIV and Aids are an African problem because the infection rates there are very high．However, HIV and Aids are a problem all over the world．Since the disease was discovered in the 1980s, it has become a serious problem in many places, infecting over 60 million people worldwide．According to the World Health Organization estimates from 2005, more than 4 million children had died from Aids, and more than 14 million children had lost their parents to Aids．All of this makes it clear that something must be done to stop this deadly disease．

　　The government is working hard to control the Aids epidemic and has opened labs to test and monitor the disease．In 2003, the government also started providing free drugs for Aids patients in need．

　　The United Nations has been very involved in fighting Aids and HIV around the world for many years now．UNAIDS, an organization founded in 1996 helps prevent the spread of Aids．The work includes providing infected people with help from doctors and testing for people．The organization also offers programs that teach Aids prevention to young people and sets up treatment centers．

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　　Packaging is an important form of advertising．A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product．For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character．The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food．Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents to buy for them．

　　Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing．Food product sold in reusable containers are examples of this．Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free．However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product．

　　The size of a package also motivates a buyer．Maybe the package had“Economy Size”or “Family Size”printed on it．This suggests that the larger size has the largest amount of product for the least money．But that is not always true．To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit．

　　The information on the package should provide some answers．But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement．The words and pictures do not tell the whole story．Only the product inside can do that．

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　　Anderson was born in the slums(贫民区)of Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805．His early life was not easy．His father was a shoemaker and his mother worked as a washerwoman．He received little early education．As a child he was very emotional and was laughed at for being feminine(女性化的)．

　　In 1816 his father died and Andersen was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory．At the age of 14 Andersen moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor．He struggled for three years until he had to leave the theatre when his voice broke in 1828．

　　Andersen went to a grammar school after he left the theatre．Having done well he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828．

　　He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835．They came out in small volumes(量)until his death．Nowadays, children all around the world are familiar with his fairy tales such as “The Little, Mermaid”(美人鱼)，“The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”．The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our childhood．Although Andersen lived a hard life, he tried to make people laugh in all his stories．He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did．“Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched(孵化)from a swan’s(天鹅)egg,” he once said．

　　The work made Andersen world famous, but he remained a lonely man．He loved three women in his life but none of them loved him back and he never married．His friends were the people that paid for his work and not people he was particularly close to．“Just living is not enough．One must have sunshine, freedom and flower,” he said．

　　Andersen died on August 4, 1875．

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　　One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country．

　　Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country．They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening．

　　There are many different types of beer available in pubs．Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature．As a result, the British are famous for their ‘warm beer’!If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager．This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown．All beers are served as pints(500 ml)or halves(250 ml)．To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer．So, you could say“________．”

　　Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka．

　　It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol．Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks．You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others．

　　If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your ‘round’．This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group．Not buying your round is a big social mistake!Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar．

　　So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and,“cheers!”

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can’t be avoided．The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress．

　　◆Try physical activity

　　When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity．Running, waling, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try．

　　◆Take care of yourself

　　You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest．If you easily get angry and can’t sleep well enough, or if you’re not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor．

　　◆Make time for yourself

　　Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don’t forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work．You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．

　　◆Make a list of things to do

　　Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that“there’s so much to do, and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything．Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then ________, checking off each task as it is completed．Set out to do the most important task first．

1．What is the best title of the passage？(Please answer within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

You might feel stressed as a result of bad temper, poor quality of sleep or diet．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words)

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4．Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you?Why?(Answer within 30 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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1．A young mother raising her first child, Cathy tries to spend as much time as she can playing with her baby girl．She is eager to get more knowledge of child development and to better understand how young children look at the world．

2．Jason is a successful young businessman．He travels widely and enjoys adventures and challenges．Having been to many different countries, Jason is still looking for new places to visit．His biggest dream is to see every corner of the world before he retires．

3．Smart and pretty, Kate is very popular among her friends．She takes great care of how she looks and has a great interest in fashion and the lifestyle of famous people．Besides, she also enjoys reading articles written especially for young girls．

4．Wayne teaches science in a middle school．He not only wants his students to know more about the modern science, but also tries hard to develop a curiosity about nature among his students．He is gathering materials for his students to read．

5．Frank is the father of a 10-year-old boy．He believes that in this fast-developing world parents should prepare their children fro lifelong learning at an early age．Therefore, in his opinion, the most important skill for children to learn is to discover things on their own．He is looking for a magazine for his son．

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　　Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools?Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes?These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask．

　　Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services．Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties．

　　________．They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs, work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things．

　　Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time．Anybody who is willing to serve people in need can become a volunteer．

　　The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving．Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and and mix with people from all walks of life．Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills．It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom．Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices．Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school learning．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Volunteer service can provide chances for volunteers to make acquaintance of all kinds of people．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words phrases or sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What kind of volunteer jobs would you like to take?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese．

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