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　　[1]China will change the world as much as the world changes China, if the country continues its opening up．

　　[2]How could it not?The rest of the world cannot remain unaffected by the culture of one-fifth of humanity．As China strengthens its economy, allows its citizens more overseas travel and participates in global efforts, the West surely will learn more about Chinese ways．

　　[3]And once it does, its people might choose to adot some of them．

　　[4]It might surprise Chinese that Westerners ________．When I announced my Beijing job to American friends, family and neighbors, they were very curious and mostly uninformed about China．

　　[5]Our media carries little news about China except during unusual circumstances, which typically are times of stress between the two countries．We hear about arguments with China over climate change, Taiwan and Tibet, but that doesn' t tell average Americans anything about average Chinese．

　　[6]Most American- don't know that Chinese weddings feature firecrackers; that Chinese parents make extraordinary sacrifices for their children; that Chinese diners eat off plates smaller than any on a Western table; that favorite Chinese drinks include hot soy milk and the potent white-grain alcohol, baijiu; and that elderly Chinese sometimes walk down streets backwards to keep their balancing skills sharp．

　　[7]Westemers will learn as they and the Chinese increasingly mingle(接触)．As they do there' s no telling which Chirac customs will take root in foreiffl soil．but some of them surely will．

　　[8]Maybe we' 11 see baijiu and green tea served at baseball stadiums along with beer and soda pop．That wouldn' t make the game any less American．

　　[9]Meanwhile, I hope China continues to take in what the world has to offer and transform it into something typically Chinese．To think that exposure to Western ways weakens China, instead of strengthens it, assumes the country' s culture is fragile．That' s a surprising attitude for any Chinese to take．

1．What does the passage mainly tell us?(within 10 words)

2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(within 6 words)

3．What an attitude should we Chinese take towards Western culture according to the author?(within 20 words)

4．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 7 into Chinese．

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　　[1]If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League(常青藤联盟)university．The eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries．However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicants．And with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult ________．

　　[2]So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?

　　[3]Having a high school grade point average(GPA)in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chances．But although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans(主任)part of the story．

　　[4]The whole admissions process will single out(挑选出)from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individuals．They stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues(优点)expected of these universities．Take Harvard for example．Although there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria．

　　[5]Intellectual curiosity(求知欲)comes first tor almost all admission deans．Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them slimulaling(激励人的)inside and outside the classroom．

　　[6]Leadership also weighs heavily．The school would rather see an applicant who takes on additional responsibility in one or two areas where he or she is good at, rather than one who is merely "very good" academically．This can mean the class presidencv(主席职务), leading the cheerleading team or being the officer of a student union．

　　[7]Whether a person has personal warmth and cares about others counts a lot with the admission deans．Writing an essay on a personal experience, like a summer spent raising funds for the earthquake victims or teaching in a local school, can show that a person has qualities in addition to academic experience．

1．What is the purpose of the passage?(no more than 15 words)

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

3．Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(no more than 5 words)

4．Based on the passage, list three additional criteria for admission besides academic performance．(no more than 10 words)

①________

②________

③________

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

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　　Even if you really enjoy your job, it' s still possible to battle boredom as you work．You may not be able to make big changes…or change your job…but you can make small adjustments to your routine that can make every day seem, well, a little less routine．

1．Switch Your Seat

　　Change your outlook at the office by changing your office．Ask your supervisor to help you find a new desk．Even switching desks with a neighboring coworker can offer a fresh atmosphere．

　　If it's not possible to change your location, see if you can change your desk's direction．A new view can be just as refreshing as a new location．

2．________

　　Start and end your day in a different way．Consider a new mode of transportation, if it's possible．Take a subway．Ride a bike on sunny days．Carpool with a coworker．Use a new route to get to your job．You needn't change it for ever…just long enough to help you escape the boredom．

3．Find a New Work Style

　　Sick of attending that long-standing Monday morning meeting?Try to change it to the afternoon．

If you find yourself feeling most bored in the afternoons, try to arrange to do your favorite tasks then and tackle less desirable projects in the mornings．

　　If you usually communicate with coworkers via email and instant messaging, start dealing with people face to face．Increased communication with coworkers may help improve your mood．

4．Get and Set a Goal

　　If your work is short of objectives, it's no wonder that work has become boring．Identify a goal and set an “achieve by” date for it．

Your goal needn’t be lofty as long as you have sufficient enthusiasm for it．Perhaps you want to make a new project．Maybe you'd like to pursue a promotion．Or you may even set a goal of finding a new job altogether．Whatever it is, actively move toward an objective．

1．What is the purpose of the passage?(within 15 words)

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2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

You will feel bored when you are not working toward something．

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．(within 8 words)

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4．List three methods of escaping from boredom in your daily．(within 5 words for each)

①__________________

②__________________

③__________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the Last Paragraph into Chinese．

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Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words．

The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation．All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don't go．

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone．And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious．College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school．

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves－they are spoiled and they are expecting too much．But that is a condemnation(谴责)of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness．Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right．We've been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds．But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either．

Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school．Perhaps college education does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things－maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place．

(Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS．)

1．People used to think that going to college could help them ________．

2．What kind of people does "those who don't fit the pattern" in the 2nd paragraph probably refer to?

3．The author believes that the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that________．

4．What can we learn about college education from the last paragraph?

根据短文内容，从下框的A－F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

　　Five Happiness Secrets For Tough Times

　　Sonja Lyubomirsky, an author, has researched the science of happiness for years．

　　Here are her tips to help you cope with a bad economy, and increase your bursts of happiness throughout the day．

1．________

　　“You could spend a lot of time thinking deeply,” says Lyubomirsky．“But that just makes you feel even more pessimistic, more out of control, and affects your self esteem．Your relationships will suffer and your job performance will suffer．”

　　Get rid of pessimism．One of the most effective ways to cope when things are difficult is to adopt a positive thinking strategy．“What can I learn from this?Times are tough, I've been furloughed at work, but I can spend more time with the kids, adopt a new hobby, or learn a new set of skills．”

2．________

　　Now more than ever we need each other to survive．Lyubomirsky found that doing good things for friends, family, or strangers can make you happier．Think of practical, everyday gestures that can make someone's life a little bit easier．For example, Lyubomirsky says, “Maybe now many of us can't afford to take a cab to the airport, so offer to give a friend a ride．”

3．________

　　You don't need an expert to tell you that relationships are critical to happiness．

　　Not being the bread-winner anymore or not being able to fulfill your kid's needs can weigh down hard on your family life．But the trick is to stop feeling guilty and focus on caring for your loved ones．

　　“I was at a psychology conference where an expert was talking about the effects of this economy on families and how parents can't afford to buy their kids luxuries like toys anymore,” says Lyubomirsky．“But what they don't realize is that kids don't care about toys－what they care about is parents being grumpy and taking it out on them．”

4．________

　　“If you find a happy person you will find a project,” says Lyubomirsky．“Happy people all have goals they care about．”

　　Commit yourself to a project – whether it is a business you want to start or a dance you want to learn．But it's also important to remember to be flexible in these times．

　　Don't get frustrated if circumstances are stopping you from meeting your goals．Adopt and change!

　　“If your spouse has lost their job you might have to change your goal,” says Lyubomirsky．“Or you might have to learn a whole new skill for a new job．”

5．________

　　When times are tough, it's easy to get skip your regular workouts in favor of moping in front of the TV and eating a bag of chips．Your thinking is “I have more important things to worry about right now than looking good．”

　　But carve out a small part of your day to give your body some TLC．It will go a long way in boosting your happiness．“Even if you can't afford to go to the gym,”

Lyubomirsky says, “take time out to exercise at home．”

根据短文内容，从下框的A－F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选。选项中有一项为多余选项。

1．________

With the development of society, unwanted sound is the most widespread nuisance(厌恶的事)in America．But noise is more than just a nuisance．It constitutes a real and present danger to people's health．Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress．No one escapes being affected by this stress．Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds－sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night．

2．________

The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common cutward symptom of the stress building up inside us．Indeed, because irritability(易怒)is so obvious, legislators(立法人员)have made public annoyance the basis of many noise limit programs．But the more unnoticeable and more serious health hazards(harm and danger)associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention．

3．________

Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symploms fair warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health．Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measnrable by health professionals．The other hazards are harder to pin down(说清)．For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of moise increases susceptibility to disease and infection．The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases．Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these aleady ill in mind or body．

4．________

Noise affects us throughtout our lives．For example, there are indications of ellects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise, During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest．

5．________

Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers?Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated．Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world．It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard．

A．Noise affects us from birth even embryo(胚胎)to death．

B．Less attention to more u nnoticeable and serious hazards in spite of the most common annoyance caused by noise．

C．The reasons for there being no greater alann about these dangers．

D．Noise is more a real and preasent danger than a nuisance to people's health．

E．How much do we know about annoyance caused by noise．

F．How much do we know about the possible hazards to people's h ealth caused by noise?

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[1]Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy．They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy．

[2]Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they're still unhappy．Other times, people focus on just one goal and don't have time for other things that will make them truly happy．

[3]Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness．Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life．

[4]So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求)besides career success and financial security．________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction．In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance．

[5]Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness．Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy．

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?(Please answer within 15 words．)

______________________

2．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

It's impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things．

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(Please answer within 5 words．)

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4．Do you think money could bring true happiness?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，按要求完成文章后各题。

　　Safety in the highway is not totally out of hands．Here are four ways we can protect ourselves when we travel．

　　You are safer in a large car．People in small cars are injured more often and more severely than people traveling in large cars．Factories of small cars are strengthening their products' safety, which helps．But the mix of large cars and small cars on the road is the main reason of the problem．

　　Being thrown into glass and metal car parts, or being thrown from the car, can really damage to you．That's why safety belts should be worn．The safety belt's main purpose is ________ if your car has a sudden crash with another vehicle or object, or if it rolls over．A belt can reduce the chance of fatal injury by 45％ and the chance of serious injury by 50％．

　　Air bags are important．More than half of all new cars sold have air bags．Air bags provide protection in frontal(正面的)crashes——the type of crash that kills the most drivers——when they are also wearing safety belts．Most people are demanding air bags in the cars they buy．But the protection provided by air bags is limited in side or rear crashes; effective as they are, they can't take the place of safety belts．

　　Drunk driving crashes are less likely to happen if you don't drink．Drunk driving is the most serious problem．Many people have realized that drunk driving can lead to death and injury, prison time and other results．There are movements to strengthen penalties(处罚)for drinking and driving．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

__________________________

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

Although they are effective, you should still wear your safety belts while driving．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words to make the sentence completed．(Please answer within 6 words．)

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4．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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5．What other suggestions can you offer?why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

　　Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance．　　1　　

　　The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family．Timing is another consideration．　　2　　 Others get a monthly allowance．

　　In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the children is expected to pay for with the money．

　　　　3　　 If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget．Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance．

　　The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving．Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics．

　　Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home．These jobs are a normal part of family life．

　　Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful．　　4　　

　　Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money．　　5　　 They can spend it by buying things they want．Or they can save it．

A．They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause．

B．The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly．

C．They are not less likely to make mistakes．

D．Some children get a weekly allowance．

E．It can even provide an understanding of how a business works．

F．Their parents will teach them a hard lesson．

G．At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it．