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　　To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment．In spite of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are－always!

　　Without question, many of us have mastered the sensitive art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things－all at once．We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments, so much so that we end up anxious, discouraged, depressed, and hopeless．On the other hand, we also put off our satisfaction, and put off what we should think of first, and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that “someday” will be better than today．Unfortunately, the same mental power that tells us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that “someday” never actually arrives．John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans．” When we are busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away．In short, we miss our life．

　　Many people live as if life were dress rehearsal(彩排)for someday　in the future．It isn’t．In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow．Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over．When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds．Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future－we won’t have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever．

　　To fight against fear, the best method is to learn to bring your attention back to the present．Mark Twain said, “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened．I don’t think I can say it any better．Practice keeping your attention on here and now．Your efforts will pay off sooner or later．”

(1)

If a person is able to enjoy the present moment, then he __________．
[　　]
A．	is out of mind
B．	is in peace of mind
C．	has forgotten his past
D．	will ignore his future

(2)

In the writer’s eyes，“fear” is the __________．
[　　]
A．	concern over past problems
B．	attention on the present
C．	worry about what might happen in the future
D．	anxiety about dress rehearsal

(3)

By using what John Lennon said, the writer intends to __________．
[　　]
A．	advise people to fix their attention on the present life
B．	remind people to make good plans for their future
C．	warn people that their children are growing up
D．	remind people that their bodies are out of shape

(4)

According to the writer, now is __________．
[　　]
A．	the only time for us to get rid of what happened yesterday
B．	the first time for us to look forward to our future
C．	the only time we have and can control
D．	the busy time we can make good preparations for the future

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　　Millions of people die of hunger in southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely paid no．

　　“We don’t know whether the food is safe,” said Zambia’s commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel．

　　His worries are shared by countries around the world that are in two minds about America’s genetically modified(GM，转基因的)crops．Just last week, EU(欧盟)member nations were discussing whether or not to import GM sweet corn from the US．

　　Ever since people started farming, they have tried to crossbreed(杂交)plants to make them stronger or better tasting．At one time, only related plants could be crossed with each other．

　　But when GM techniques were developed in the 1970s, scientists were able to put a single gene from a living creature into an unrelated creature．

　　This means they can make crops more productive and resistant to disease by adding genes from other species．They can also create food with special characteristics, such as “golden rice”, which is enriched with vitamin A．But many people believe GM foods are a health risk．

　　“If left to me, I would certainly not eat GM foods,” said Scottish scientist Arpad Pusztai．“We are putting new things into food which haven’t been eaten before．The effects on the immune system(免疫系统)are not easy to predict．”

　　At the moment, the official argument is that GM foods “are not likely to present risks for human health”．But there are still many questions to be answered as the foods are produced in different ways．

　　Some experts believe the genetic material added to plants can transfer to humans and give damage to our bodies．Further harm could be caused by the genes from GM plants crossbreeding with naturally produced crops．

(1)

We learn from the passage ________．
[　　]
A．	people have discovered that GM foods will do harm to human health
B．	millions of Zambia people die of eating too much GM foods
C．	people are still not sure if GM foods will do harm to human health
D．	genetic material added to plants will damage our bodies sooner or later

(2)

What does “in two minds” in the third paragraph mean?
[　　]
A．	Unsure
B．	Worried
C．	Likely
D．	Careless

(3)

The following statements is NOT true about GM foods?
[　　]
A．	It is produced from plants added genes from other species．
B．	GM foods can have special characteristics．
C．	GM foods will affect people’s immune system．
D．	GM foods have been produced since 1970s．

(4)

What’s the author’s attitude?
[　　]
A．	Supportive．
B．	Neutral．
C．	Doubtful．
D．	Critical．

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Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant．The reason why the waiters 1 ．Jerry was because of his attitude．He was a natural motivator（鼓舞人心的人）．If a（n） 2 was having a bad day，Jerry was always there，telling the employee how to look on the 3 side of the situation．

This attitude really made me 4 ，so one day I asked him，“I don’t get it！No one can be a positive person 5 ．How do you do it?”

“Each time something bad happens，I can choose to 6 it．Every time someone comes to me 7 ，I can choose to accept their complaining 8 I can point out the positive side of life．Why don’t we just do that later?”Jerry replied．

Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience．One day he left the back door of his restaurant 9 and was robbed by three armed men．While trying to open the safe，his hand，shaking from 10 ，slipped off the combination（开启号码的号码组合）．The robbers got angry and 11 him．

Luckily，Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the 12 ．After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of serious care，Jerry 13 with fragments（碎片）of the bullets still in his body．

1 saw Jerry about six months after the 14 ．I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the 15 took place．“Weren’t you scared? Did you 16 consciousness?”I asked．

“No．”Jerry said．“But when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses，I got really scared．”

“A nurse asked if I was allergic（过敏的）to anything．‘Yes’I replied．The doctors and nurses stopped 17 as they waited for my reply．I took a deep breath and yelled，‘ 18 ’!”

“Over their laughter，I told them，Please 19 on me as if I am alive，not dead．”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors，but also because of his amazing attitude．Attitude，after all，is 20 ．

1．A．followed B．1ed C．caught D．fled

2．A．nurse B．doctor C．adviser D．employee

3．A．right B．dark C．positive D．negative

4．A．regretful B．curious C．angry D．disappointed

5．A．all the time B．therefore C．sooner or later D．occasionally

6．A．insist on B．stick to C．take care of D．1earn from

7．A．smiling B．1aughing C．complaining D．singing

8．A．so B．or C．but D．and

9．A．open B．shut C．locked D．closed

10．A．excitement B．happiness C．eagerness D．nervousness

11．A．shot B．killed C．beat D．hit

12．A．restaurant B．house C．company D．hospital

13．A．died B．disappeared C．recovered D．escaped

14．A．accident B．meeting C．class D．party

15．A．murder B．robbery C．show D．concern

16．A．catch B．gain C．forget D．lose

17．A．to work B．to talk C．working D．talking

18．A：Papers B．Bullets C．Cakes D．Flowers

19．A．operate B．joke C．regard D．look

20．A．something B．nothing C．none D everything

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Let me be upfront about the fact that I hate telephones．The phone rings when it wants to and 　　1　　 when I want itto．I can't 　　2　　 who's on the other end of the phone;evenwhen I place the call,there's no guarantee who or whetheranyone will 　　3　　．When I'm talking to someone on thephone．I'm 　　4　　 of facial expression,“body language”dozens of 　　5　　 that will help me best make my case．And the sound of a telephone ringing late at night will raise my blood Pressure 　　6　　 I can persuade my kids to live at home— andbe in by 10∶30．— the 　　7　　 of their lives．

　　So I could hardly be 　　8　　 to be happy about the increase of cell phones．But I'm not the 　　9　　 one who's cranky（脾气坏的）about cell phones ringing in theatres,restaurants,airports,trains,and shopping malls．You know how little kidsthink they're 　　10　　 from you if they cover their eyes?That's how cell phone users strike me in front of their faces and pre-tend I can't hear the 　　11　　 of their latest conquests— busi-ness,soclal,or private．

　　But I'm 　　12　　 a casual crankiness about the lack of social skills of the average cell phone user．I think we're so 　　13　　 with the ostensible（表面的）convenience of the commun-cation that we're overlooking the effectiveness we're losing．

　　We humans seem to repeatedly forget our 　　14　　:that time for deep thoughts and focus is part of what makes us healthy．　　15　　，we'll catch on that all this interruption is nothing we should live with．

　　Are we 　　16　　 what we would choose to?　　17　　 we can,in fact,choose．And I choose to leave my cell phone,turned 　　18　　，in my glove box．And finally,to the guy 　　19　　 on his cellphone while walking on my heels:“　　20　　 up．Take arest,and think for a while”．

(1)


[　　]
A．	often
B．	always
C．	never
D．	rarely

(2)


[　　]
A．	decide
B．	mark
C．	insist
D．	control

(3)


[　　]
A．	come
B．	answer
C．	make
D．	appear

(4)


[　　]
A．	afraid
B．	sure
C．	robbed
D．	fed

(5)


[　　]
A．	deeds
B．	advice
C．	suggestions
D．	hints

(6)


[　　]
A．	until
B．	since
C．	after
D．	therefore

(7)


[　　]
A．	condition
B．	rest
C．	cost
D．	style

(8)


[　　]
A．	expected
B．	respected
C．	supposed
D．	experienced

(9)


[　　]
A．	only
B．	right
C．	certain
D．	proper

(10)


[　　]
A．	leaving
B．	hiding
C．	escaping
D．	begging

(11)


[　　]
A．	details
B．	sounds
C．	reasons
D．	ideas

(12)


[　　]
A．	below
B．	under
C．	beyond
D．	with

(13)


[　　]
A．	kept on
B．	knocked down
C．	carried away
D．	paid off

(14)


[　　]
A．	nature
B．	skill
C．	feeling
D．	manner

(15)


[　　]
A．	Now and then
B．	First of all
C．	As a result
D．	Sooner or later

(16)


[　　]
A．	exploring
B．	experiencing
C．	providing
D．	refusing

(17)


[　　]
A．	While
B．	Though
C．	Because
D．	Thus

(18)


[　　]
A．	on
B．	off
C．	up
D．	out

(19)


[　　]
A．	shouting
B．	laughing
C．	talking
D．	diseussing

(20)


[　　]
A．	Hurry
B．	Pick
C．	Ring
D．	Hang

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Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland．

The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers―more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel．And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers．

A recent conference in xiamen，Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts．The event was co一sponsored(共同发起)by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland．Fujian is the province where both proposed mutes would begin．

There is no direct passenger access(通道)between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment．

Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later，although there is a lack of government funding(资金)．There are no technical problems t0 build a Taiwan tunnel．But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits．

A professor of TsinghHa University said，“A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction．”

For example，he said，the English channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries．And preparations for the huge Three Corges(三峡)dam on the Yangze River began in the 1950s．

The xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route，which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as steppingstones.

The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen．This would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes．

The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy．The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020．

48．Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

A．The English Channel Tunnel．

B．The tunnel between Lyon and Turin．

C．The Taiwan straits tunnel_

D．The passage doesn’t mention it．

49．The example of English Channel Tunnel shows――．

A．it’s important to complete a huge project

B．there are many problems to be solved before doing something

C．discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

D．the preparation takes 1onger time than the construction

50．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored(赞助)the plan．

B. If the project is completed，the world's longest tunnel will appear．．

C．You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

D．The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian．

51．What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?

A．The 1ack of money for the project from the government．

B．Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland．

C．The detailed plans for the tunnel．

D．The technical problems with the tunnel．

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