Tony Wrench and his wife Faith, wearing the traditional woolly jacket, have set up their home in the shadows of Preseli Mountains.

    They built the house in the winter of 1997 with the dream of living what they call“low-impact lives”. Their dream is to get close to nature, have little pollution and prove they can change the world. But their action was stopped almost a year later by the local government. Eventually, a new rule about environment protection was brought and the government encouraged the couple to carry on their “low-impact lives”.

    The completed house is built around a frame of 200 firs(冷杉木)and made entirely of natural materials, in a style that is part-native American, part-ancient Celt. Mr. Wrench said this house was more like a sort of large basket.  The most expensive part of the building was the rubber (橡胶 ) pond-liner for the roof at ￡650—all in it cost a grand total of￡3, 000, the labor being supplied by the couple and a few good friends. The idea is to try to make the most of the natural resources around them, reducing their impact as much as possible on the environment.

    Electricity is generated from three solar panels on the roof and a small windmill. Food is mostly home-grown (自产的) and they even make their own wine from a vine（藤）on the roof. Drinking water comes from the mountain stream and hot water is more or less on-tap through a back-boiler system fixed up to the back of the fire by the old whisky barrel(桶).

    Waste is dealt with by being rotted, which in turn provides fertilizer for the corns and vegetables etc. . They are by no means tired of life; on the contrary they like it. Mr. Wrench in particular likes nothing better than a nice hot bath. They wait for enough wind to charge the laptop so they can watch a DVD in the evening.

    Their life is not a challenge of existence; they say—just an attempt to keep their footsteps on the planet as light as possible.

55. What can we know from the passage?

A. Mr. Wrench planned to run a wine factory when he was young.

B. Mr. Wrench and Faith love their house and have been in it for twenty years.

C. Mr. Wrench and Faith’s behavior once was forbidden by the local government.

D. Mr. Wrench and Faith can’t watch TV in their house because there’s no electricity.

56. From the text we learn that the couple’s house______.

A. cost them 3, 650 pounds in all

B. is only made of about 200 firs

C. is not strong enough to resist the wind

D. was built by them and some of their friends

57. The food that the couple eat is mostly______.

A. produced by themselves

B. bought from a supermarket

C. offered by the government

D. grown on the roof of their house

58. According to the passage, the waste is______.

A. dealt with to help crops grow better

B. thrown away

C. buried deeply

D. sold to other farmers

—I intend to run a computer company after leaving college.

—That’s great! ________ !

A. Cheers       B. I wish you every success

C. Congratulations D. What luck

Leeds, England--A Leeds University psychology(心理学) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

“The hatred(痛恨) we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

      More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ---a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

     These are people who are sick and tired of living with the memory. “They realize their bitterness(痛楚) is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, ” said Canadian-born Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with a visit to an adviser every fortnight.

The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. “People have lots of negative(否定) attitudes(态度) towards forgiveness,” he said. “People confuse(使混乱) forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.”

Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.

“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitude toward the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claring-bull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free from the past”.

The author wrote this passage in order to ______.

A. persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

B. tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

C. tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s

D. help us to look at different angers

From the passage we can find that ________.

A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C. without hatred, people have less trouble connected with blood and heart

D people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________.

A. meet their enemies                 B. change their minds

C. enjoy the professor’s speech          D. learn how to quarrel with others

If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll have to _________.

A. pay much money to Hart            B. go to the workshop every night

C. attend a gathering twice a month      D. pour out everything stored in your mind

Evening Classes for the Autumn Term

Advanced French Language Thurs, 6:00-7:30 p．m． This course is for people who have already done French for at least two years．There will be an examination at the end of the course, and a certificate for successful students．	Car Repairs Thurs, 8:00-9:30 p．m． This is a course for beginners．No experience necessary．Spend less money on garage bills by learning to look after your own car and doing simple repairs at home．
First Aid Tues, 6:30-8:30 p．m． Why not study for a certificate in First Aid? People on this course will learn to deal with accidents in the home and at work; what to do in the case of burns, cuts and other common injuries．	Learning Spanish Wed, 7:00-9:00 p．m． Have fun learning Spanish for your holidays! It will be simple conversational Spanish — the chief purpose of the course is enjoyment．Previous knowledge of the language is unnecessary — anyone can join this course．
Discovering Our City’s History Mon, Thurs, 6:30-9:00 p．m． Are you curious to learn about the history which is buried beneath the streets of our city? The area has a fascinating history．This term the class will center on the first five hundred years of our city’s past．	Keep Up Office Skills Tues, 7:00-9:00 p．m． At least an opportunity to learn to use the latest electronic office equipment．Increase your typing speed, find out about new business methods and get to know how to run a modern office．

Nancy wants to work as a secretary in a French company．She will attend courses on _______．

A．Monday and Thursday     

B．Wednesday and Thursday

C．Monday and Wednesday   

D．Tuesday and Thursday

After reading the advertisement, one will choose the course on Car Repairs mainly because 

_______．

A．it takes a short time       

B．it helps grasp good skills of repairing cars

C．it needs less money       

D．it can make savings on car repairs

What information can we get from the text？

A．Most courses will last two hours．k+s-5#u 

B．Successful students can learn French．

C．Teachers will have classes online．

D．Beginners can learn Spanish．

Where might the text come from?

A．A travel guide．         B．A newspaper．  

C．A personal diary．        D．A textbook．k+s-5#u 

Brand is often regarded as the creation of western advertisement industry. However, the earliest “brand” could be traced back to the early civilization in China and Egypt. Earthenware(陶器)made in China thousands of years ago had signs or symbols of pottery makers, and domestic animals branded with marks could also be seen on wall paintings of ancient Egypt. These might be the first “brand” in history.

Time passes and the situation has changed. Nowadays Americans have “Cadillac”, Japanese have “Toyota”, Cermans have “Mercedes-Benz”, and they are all proud of the big brands they own. Chinese national brands are pale in comparison to their global counterparts. It is a reality which we cannot deny and have to face. With the globalization of brands and the internationalization of global competition, foreign brands are making constant efforts in attacking the Chinese market. Under the circumstances, the question that we must ask is：How can Chinese brands be ready for the challenge posed by foreign brands?

Many Chinese enterprises are single-minded in getting the attention of the international market and going into metropolises(大城市). Successful though they seem, they act ill-advisedly. We should be aware that it is the home market, especially the rural market with a population of 900 million people that provides the real development opportunity for Chinese national brands. That is why many powerful foreign brands are trying, with every possible means, to develop the Chinese rural market.

Quality is the life of a brand and consumers always choose products with first-class quality. The quality of Chinese products is very unstable so that it seriously affects the establishment of Chinese brands. Therefore, for those national brands determined to challenge foreign brands, the top task is to improve product quality. It must be clearly understood that, for a consumer who has bought a product, defects in 1% of your products mean 100% loss. Only if we create products with quality better than that of foreign brands can national brands be successful in competition.

What is the question that we have to ask in face of foreign brands?

A．How to run a company in foreign countries.

B．How to stay in harmony with the foreign brands.

C．How to catch up with the foreign company in service and price.

D．How to compete against the foreign brands.

Which of the following would the author agree with?

A．Quality is the most important element for a brand.

B．China’s international market is fully feveloped.

C．China’s products are matchless in the international market.

D．China’s goods are always of bad quality.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Metropolitan areas are what many Chinese enterprises focus on.

B．Pottery made in ancient China had signs or symbols of the makers.

C．The top target of foreign enterprises in China has been the rural market.

D．Chinese enterprises should try to get into the home market.

What can be concluded from the passage?

A．There’s no need for foreign brands to make constant efforts to compete with Chinese brands.

B．Ancient Chinese and Egyptians knew how to mark or symbolize their works.

C．Chinese enterprises can hardly build big brands people trust due to quality problems.

D．Chinese brands can only be successful in domestic market.