Name ： Off the Beaten Path

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The best-selling Reader 'a Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It spotlights over 1,000 of the United States’ most overlooked must-see destinations.

Name ： Container Gardens by Number

Cover price： $ 15. 95

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A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs. Each design provides a simple num­bered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each displaywith an instruction of the finished planter and in-depth plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.

Name： Best Weekend Projects

Cover price： $ 17. 95

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Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone.

Name： 1801 Home Remedies

Cover price： $ 40. 00

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Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home. Each and every remedy will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.

Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters(水泡）to allergies(过敏），and hiccups (打 嗝 ）.

1.You can most probably read the passage in a    _________   .

A．newspaper        B．travel guide        C．reference book     D．textbook

2.How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A．$ 6. 46.           B．$ 10. 20.          C．$ 13. 96.          D．$ 19. 80.

3.Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?

A．Off the Beaten Path                     B．Container Gardens by Number

C．1801 Home Remedies                    D．Best Weekend Projects

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To share his opinion about the books with readers.

B．To advise readers to read more in spare time.

C．To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

D．To advise readers to buy their books.

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1]People with lower intelligence are more likely to be unhappy than their brighter colleagues, according to UK researchers, Their study of 6,870 people showed low intelligence was often linked with lower income and poor mental health, which contributed to unhappiness. The researchers are calling for more help and support to be targeted at people with lower IQs. Their findings were published in the journal Psychological Medicine.

[2]The researchers analyzed data from the Adult Psychiatric Morbity Survey in England. One of the questions was：“Taking all things together, how would you say you were these days—very happy ,fairly happy or not too happy?” The highest part saying they were “         ”was found in people with an IQ between 120 and 129-43% said they were very happy..

[3]However, the highest proportion saying “not too happy”was found in people with an IQ between 70 and 79. The study said lower intelligence was linked to lower income, worse health and needing help with daily life, such as shopping or housework—all of which contributed to unhappiness.

[4]Dr Hassiotis said：“There is some evidence that long term strategies directed at young children from poor backgrounds can have a positive impact on IQ, wellbeing and life opportunities”. Such interventions(干涉)are likely to be costly, but the initial costs may be offset（抵消）by future benefits such as a reduced reliance on state benefits and better mental and physical health”.

[5]He added that the study was particularly helpful as it identified some of the factors（因素）that influence the association between IQ and happiness. The study also emphasized the interventions to prevent lower IQ leading to greater unhappiness.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?(no more than 10 words)

2. Fill in the blank in paragraph2 with proper words.(no more than3 words)

3.Costly as the interventions(干涉)are , why is it worthwhile to do so ?.(no more than 10 words)

4. What did Hassiotis want to stress in the last paragraph?(no more than 6 words)

5.What does the word “which” referred to in paragraph one ?(no more than 6 words)

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China’s emergence has made it “hugely important” for American students to be fluent in Mandarin according to Margaret Spellings, US education secretary.
Spellings made the remark after she signed a new memorandum of understanding with China’s ministry of education late last week to expand language and academic exchanges.
“It’s in their［US students’］ interest to come and learn from and about China and the Chinese people.” she said. “You can buy in any language but you have to sell in the language of the buyer.”
Research supported by the US state department has found the number of Americans studying in China jumped 35 percent in 2004—05 over the previous university year. Spellings said her agency would work to continue the trend.
According to the Chinese ministry，10, 340 Americans studied in China last year, a smaller cohort than the 54, 080 from South Korea or 18, 870 from Japan.
The Bush administration plans to spend $114m in 2007 to fund its national security language initiative, which aims to increase drastically the number of Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi and Farsi speakers in the US.
The US state department estimates that 200, 000 Americans study abroad each year, a significantly smaller group than the 550, 000 students from around the world who go to the states for an education.
Of those studying in the US, 62, 580, or roughly 11 percent of the total，came from Chinese mainland this past school year. China is second only to India, which sent 76, 500 students to the US, as a source of students for US schools．
Spellings said that the Bush administration was now working to make visa application procedures “easier and more transparent” to encourage international students.
59. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. China’s emergence                 B. A research from the US
C. Learning Mandarin                 D. US attaches importance to Mandarin speakers
60. The underlined words “her agency” in the fourth paragraph refer to ____.
A. her personal agency               B. the US Department of Education
C. the US state department             D. the Bush administration
61. Which country did the largest number of students who studied in China last year come from according to the passage?
A. India.         B. South Korea.      C. Japan.           D. The US.
62. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is China’s emergence that has made it important for American students to learn Chinese.
B. The US is taking measures to encourage more international students.
C. The national security language initiative in the US aims to increase the number of international students from China, Arabian countries, Russia and so on.
D. The number of American students studying abroad is much smaller than that of students from around the world studying in the States every year.

1. According to the information, if you are interested in a cartoon film, you will see the film    released on ________.

A. December 21st, 2007            B. December 21st, 2007

C. November 2nd, 2007            D. January 4th, 2008

2. If a person is fond of watching a film with an exciting plot, involving crime, he will probably like__________.

A. Bee Movie& P. S. I Love You    

B. Bee Movie & National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

C. P. S. I Love You & One Missed Call.

D. National Treasure: Book of Secrets & One Missed Call.

3.In the film One Missed Call, Beth Raymond is greatly disturbed because ________.

A. she received chilling cell phone messages

B. she witnessed the deaths of two friends in the hospital

C. she foretold the horrifying last moments of her friends

D. two of her friends died in the way foretold by the cell phone massages that had been received days before