A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.

His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.

The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.

The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.

The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”

The puzzling Drake equation reads: N = R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.

Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”

56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.

A. whether there exists life out of our planet

B. the possibility of his being able to find love

C. how to get rid of singledom

D. what math can do to serve our daily life

57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?

A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.

58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.

B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.

C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.

D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.

59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.

A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single  

B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all

C. the result was based on his own criteria

D. there might be more dream date out of London

60. Which of the following statements is true?

A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.

B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.

C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.

D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

 Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.

When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.

After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

1.A. of             B. on               C. for                  D. in

2.A. though         B. if               C. because              D. and

3.A. possible       B. impossible       C. unimportant          D. necessary

4. A. visitor      B. head             C. receiver             D. supporter

5.A. started        B. expected         C. promised             D. forbade

6. A. died         B. killed           C. wounded              D. fighting

7.A. most           B. least            C. first                D. last

8.A. received       B. accepted         C. lost                 D. found

9. A. good         B. cool             C. hot                  D. separate

10.A. discovered   B. invented         C. insisted             D. regretted

11.A. little            B. much         C. some                 D. no

12.A. began        B. refused          C. stopped              D. continued

13.A. driving      B. walking          C. arriving             D. running

14.A. from         B. into             C. along                D. off

15.A. hardly       B. nearly           C. badly                D. not

16.A. some         B. little           C. all                  D. much

17.A. biggest      B. most modern      C. nearest              D. cheapest

18.A. Take         B. Bring            C. Send for         D. Find

19.A. how          B. what             C. where            D. who

20.A. colored      B. better           C. farthest             D. same

 

    Psychology has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern therapy（疗法） seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.

     The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.

     The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（肿瘤） in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.

     Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.

     Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance（催眠状态）. Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.

     Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. Asthma （哮喘） is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.

     Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had Excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems.

     Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology and that psychology has important applications in medicine.

55. What does the passage mainly discuss?

  A. How to use the mind against disease.

  B. How modern therapy focuses on the disease.

  C. Responses from the medical world.

  D. How suggestion therapy benefits adults and children.

56. How does psychological therapy work?

  A. The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.

  B. The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.

  C. The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease.

  D. The patient uses his mind to cure himself.

57. What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D.?

  A. The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental disease.

  B. The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.

  C. The mental treatment is more important than medical treatment.

  D. Few patients have emotional response to the disease.

58. The use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that             .

  A. the medical effect is better with psychological therapy than without it

  B. the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hitting their tumor cells

  C. the patients' attitudes towards themselves have changed

  D. the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctors use to treat them

59. It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to             .

  A. help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases

  B. help the patients with chronic diseases

  C. help change some bad habits

  D. help cure patients of insomnia（失眠症）

60. According to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far?

  A. The value of mental therapy.

  B. The effectiveness of suggestion therapy.

  C. The working principle of suggestion therapy.

  D. The importance of psychology in medical treatment.

Wanted，Someone for a Kiss

We’re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programs. Music production experience in radio is necessary，along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies，Kiss 100.

Father Christmas

We’re looking for a very special person，preferably over 40，to fill our Father Christmas suit.

Working days：Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30－16:00.

Excellent pay. 

Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre，Station Parade，Eastbourne.

Accountants Assistant

When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit，you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division，dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.

Wealden District Council

Software Trainer

If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training，you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in program writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions，and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of￡15，000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited. 

57．Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station？

A．Producer Vacancies，Kiss 100.

B．Mrs Oglivie，Palmlace Limited.

C．The Enterprise Shopping Centre.

D．Wealden District Council. 

58．We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who________.

A．is aged between 24 and 40

B．may do some training work

C．should deal with general duties

D．can work for about a month 

59．Which position is open to recent school graduates？

A．Producer，London Kiss.

B．Father Christmas.

C．Accountants Assistant.

D．Software Trainer. 

60．What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited？

A．One with GCSE grade C level.

B．One with some office experience.

C．One having good computer knowledge.

D．One trained in producing music programs.

Detective Keeling took his client ---- a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. T h ey crossed the room to a locked door.

Mr. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. M o ments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.

The detective went quickly to the policeman ’ s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “ I don ’ t understand. You told me, ‘ R o bbins took a young woman to a restaurant. ’ Where is she? ”

“ There she is ! ” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.

“ Do you know the lady with Robbins? ” asked the policeman.

“ That ’ s his secret friend, ” said Mr. Keeling.

“ NO! Y o u ’ re wrong! That ’ s Robbins ’ wife, ” said the policeman. “ I ’ ve known her for fifteen years. ”

“ What ? ” the detective shouted. H i s face became pale. “ Who is under the table in the store? ”

He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.

Mr. R o bbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the stroe.

“ Look under that table! ” shouted the detective. “ Be quick! ”

The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman ’ s wig( 假发 ).

“ Is this young lady your wife? ” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler . He pointed at the woman.

“ Yes! She is my wife ! ” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “ Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table? ”

“ Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins, ” the policeman said. “ Is anything missing? ”

Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄ 800.

Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective ’ s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.

The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄ 800, then closed his office.

56. At the beginning , the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.

A. She went to the back yard and found the way.

B. She was the owner of the store and had the key.

C. two men helped her together to enter the store.

D. Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store.

57. The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.

A. Mr. Robbins ’ sister B. Mr. Robbins ’ secret friend.

C. Mr. Robbins ’ wife. D. a clever thief

58. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.

A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store.

B. because he thought he was helping the lady.

C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins

D. so that he could get a job as a policeman

59. According to the story, _______________.

A. the boss of the store cheated ＄ 800 from Mr. Keeling

B. the thief stole ＄ 800 from the jewellery store.

C. the policeman and Mr. Robbins would share the ＄ 800.

D. Mr. Keeling paid ＄ 800 to the store because of his fault.

60. The missing jewellery worth ＄ 800 was in fact taken away by _____________.

A. a young woman B. a young man C. a detective D. a policeman