阅读理解

　　What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 　　1　　．

　　We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough．In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle．　　2　　．Mental(done with the mind)exercise is particularly important for young children．Many child psychologists(心理学家)think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about．　　3　　．If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent．

　　　　4　　．According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things．　　5　　, such as “That was a very clever thing you did．” or “You are such a smart child．”

A．Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children

B．The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent

C．It needs exercise

D．These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear．

E．So it is probably better for parents to say very positive(helpful)things to their children

F．A person often thinking about difficult problems is more likely to become a genius．

G．What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion．

阅读理解

　　There are many factors which may have an influence on adults and children being able to lead a healthy life．

　　　　1　　．Often, both parents work outside the home．Children are expected to take on more responsibility at home to help their parents．They also have sporting and leisure activities as well as school expectations．

　　The business also adds another factor：The need to use cars to get from one place to another quickly．　　2　　．Computers, DVDs, CDs, television, PlayStations and Xboxes have become major leisure activities, rather than traditional more active pursuits．This has led to a lifestyle of less exercise．

　　　　3　　．Unfortunately, they also promote fast food which fits easily into busy lifestyles．It is much more convenient at times to buy a quick takeaway rather than prepare a meal．The media constantly bombard(轰炸)their audience with “perfect” body images, the need to buy the most fashionable clothes, the most up-to-date computer games, the best places to visit and the best things to do．

　　Environments vary, 　　4　　．This can be harmful to people who suffer from breathing difficulties．Environments where passive smoking is unavoidable make it difficult to lead a healthy life．

　　　　5　　．Any person who wants to be healthy will find a way to be healthy－if he/she is motivated enough!

A．The media provide entertainment and information．

B．Advertisements play an important role in people’s life．

C．We may be exposed to pollution, such as cigarette smoke．

D．Nowadays, people are very busy．

E．People are living in a bad air environment．

F．The important one is motivation or the desire to be healthy

G．Today society places a lot of emphasis on technology．

Reading Comprehension

1．________

Transport is one of the aids to trade．By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value．The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade．When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale．

2．________

The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade．Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance．Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the globe．Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers they need to and from their homes．Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes．Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance．

3．________

Transport also prevents waste．Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns．Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally．Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year．Transport has raised the standard of living．

4．________

By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before．Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them with one another．The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried．Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of living．

5．________

Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information．Means of communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices, supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world．In this way, advanced communication system also help to develop trade．

Complete the passage with the proper words in the box．Each word can only be used once．One word is not needed．

　　A wave of shock and sadness swept across the globe on October 5 as the news of Steven Jobs’ death spread worldwide．It was soon followed by a global outpouring of condolences．Shanghai was no 　　1　　 as thousands of people stopped by the local Apple stores to pay their 　　2　　．Mourners left behind flowers, red apples, and notes of condolence(吊唁)as a tribute to such a brilliant man．

　　In 2005, Steve gave the commencement speech at Stanford University in California．During this speech, Steve shared three stories from his life．The first story he called “connect the dots．” He talked about a series of events in his life－his unlikely adoption, coming from a poor family, 　　3　　 out of college, collecting pop bottles for money, and taking a calligraphy class．Looking back on these seemingly 　　4　　 events, Steve realized that it was this path that led him to success．He encouraged people to follow their intuition and “trust that the dots will somehow connect” in their future．

　　In his second story, Steve shared his embarrassing experience of being 　　5　　 from Apple－the company he started．It seemed like the end of his career, but he followed his passion and 　　6　　 vision and started Pixar, the most successful animation studio in the world．

　　The 　　7　　 story in Steve’s speech is now a little haunting．He spoke of death．He 　　8　　 every young person in the audience that “death is a destination we all share…Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life．”

　　Steve Jobs 　　9　　 followed his own advice, for his was a life well lived．May we all take a lesson from his example, and remember, as Steve once said, “the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do．”

根据对话内容，从对话后选项中，选出五个能填入对话的最佳答案。选项中有两项为多余选项。

－What was the party like last night, Bruce?

－Not bad at all, thanks,Betty．There are some interesting people there．　　1　　

－Well．I couldn't get away from work early．And when I got home I had a headache,so I had to go straight to bed．But I wasn't able to sleep for hours．

－　　2　　Why didn't you take some sleeping pills?

－I don't like them．I used to take them when I wasn't able to sleep, you know, but they did have side effect．

－　　3　　

－Three every night．

－　　4　　．

－Because I was under a lot of stress．Anyway, I used to feel terrible the next morning．

－　　5　　

－The doctor said I had to be careful．

－He was quite right．

－So I have decided to give up the habit of taking coffee late at night．

A．What happened?

B．What a shame!

C．I'm sure you did．

D．Why couldn't you come?

E．What do you have in mind?F．How many did you use to take?

G．Oh, why did you take so many?

Kitty, Kelly, Aidan, Bruce和Pamela分别就父亲对自己的影响表达了看法。阅读下面他们发表在某网站论坛上的文章(A、B、C、D、E和F)，选出最符合他们所表达的看法的选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1．Kitty：Dad encouraged me to show great determination to do anything．

2．Kelly：Dad gave me a new life which is full of love and happiness．

3．Aidan：Dad is the person who introduced me to my sports career．

4．Bruce：Dad taught me to share housework and take family responsibility．

5．Pamela：Dad shows me that the most important in life is our family．

下面文章中有5处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Directions：Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A－F for each paragraph．There is one extra heading which you do not need．

1．_________

With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing．Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information．So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them．A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists．In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson．

2．_________

There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper’s owner, Lord Copper．The editors can never disagree with him．When he’s right about something they answer “definitely”, and when he’s wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper．” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them．

3．_________

In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertising．The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratings．I suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show．In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment．There is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story．

4．_________

There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want．People around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms．But what it will mean also is that we’ll be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and lies．Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check．

5．_________

Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don’t just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper．In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices：switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust．The investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth．

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E。)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

首先，请阅读以下某理财论坛提供的几条省钱建议：

A

Use cash．Instead of paying things with credit cards, use cash for non-bill spending such as eating out, gas and groceries．Spending cash makes the spending more real, and there’s an added advantage of knowing when you’re out of cash．

B

Small weekly savings transfers．I got this idea from my friend, who automatically deducts(扣除)＄20 a week from his check to savings．I decided that I could live with the deduction of ＄40/week without really feeling it－it’s a relatively small transfer that I barely notice, and I save about ＄2,000 a year!

C

Stay at home．Going out makes you spend money unnecessarily．You eat at restaurants, go to the mall, and stop at the gas station for snacks．It’s hard to avoid spending when you’re on the road．Instead, stay at home and find free entertainment．It’s also a great way to bond with your family．

D

Don’t get catalogs(商品宣传册)．Their announcements of sales or cool new products make it very tempting(引诱人的)to buy something you don’t need．Instead, stop getting the catalogs, and you’ll spend less．

E

Keep a 30-day list．If you have an impulse(冲动)to buy something you don’t absolutely need, put it on a 30-day list．You can’t buy anything but necessities－everything else goes on the list．When the 30 days are up, you can buy it－but most likely, the strong urge to buy it will be gone, and you can evaluate it more calmly．

阅读下面几位消费者的情况介绍，并为他们匹配合适的建议。

1．Mrs．Wang enjoys shopping very much because she is free all day long．Whenever she is wandering in the shops or stores, she will have a strong impulse and find it difficult for her to get back home with her hands empty．But it is quite often that she will find what she has bought is almost useless when she gets home．

2．Tony is a university student in New York, who is far away from his parents．He pays everything with his credit card．He finds it very cool for him to purchase with his credit card．However, he often finds his money has already run out in the middle of the month．

3．Miss Betty is a high school girl whose parents give her some money every week．As her parents don’t earn much money, she wants to save some money secretly so that she can buy a digital camera．

4．Miss Catherine is a young girl who is easily to be persuaded into buying something useless．She will get encouraged to buy something when she sees an advertisement．Her parents have warned her many times against doing such stupid things, but it doesn’t work much．