A 17-year-old boy，caught sending text messages in class，was recently sent to the vice principal’s office. The vice principal，Steve Gallagher，told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher，not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded，and that’s when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student’s fingers moving on his lap. He was testing while being scolded for texting. " It was a subconscious act，" says Mr. Gallagher，who took the phone away. " Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they colse their eyes at night. It’s compulsive."

A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook，the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits. Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable，but they are also more likely to be anxious，hostile or depressed. (Doctors, meanwhile, are now laming addictions to ‘night texting’ for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens.)

Almost a quarter of today’s teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day，according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media’s impact on families. Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force，or will employers come to see texting and ‘social—network checking’ as accepted parts of the workday?

Think back, When today’s older workers were in their 20s,they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans. In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired. It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today.

Educators are also being asked by parents，students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules. "In past generations，students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students are good at texting with their phones still in their pockets，" says 40-year-old Mr. Gallagher, the vice principal," and they’re able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over. Students are just fundamentally different today. They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones."

66．The underlined word "a subconscious act" in the first paragraph refers to an act　　　　 .

　　　 A．on purpose　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．without realization

　　　 C．in secret　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．with care

67．Young people addicted to the use of Facebook 　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study

　　　 B．have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work

　　　 C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits

　　　 D．are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect

68．Through the situation of today’s older workers in their 20s,it can be inferred that 　　　　.

　　　 A．the employers will not accept young people’s sending text messages

　　　 B．a cellphone is a must for today’s older workers instead of young people

　　　 C．The employers prefer older workers to young people

　　　 D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people　

69．Mr. Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today_______.

　　　 A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages

　　　 B．are always the big problem for the educations and their parents

　　　 C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way

　　　 D．cannot live without a cellphone

70．What’s the best title of the passage?

　　　 A．Teenagers and Cellphones

　　　 B．Teenagers’ Texting Addiction

C．Employers and Teenagers

　　　 D．Teenagers’ Education

阅读理解

　　In recent years, many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become interested in improving their bodies. They have become devoted to physical fitness. The need to exercise has almost become compulsive(强迫性的) with many persons who have a strong desire to be more physically fit.

　　By nature Americans are enthusiastic(热情的) and energetic about their hobbies and pastimes. They apply this enthusiasm and energy to jogging. As a result, there are running clubs to join and many books and magazines to read about running.

　　The desire to be physically fit is explained by a “passion” for good health. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960's caused an increase on the part of the public in improving the human body.

　　Middle-aged men especially suffer from heart attacks. Thus, they are one group strongly interested in more physical exercise. In fact, many doctors encourage their patients to become more physically active, especially those who have sedentary jobs. It is interesting to note that the rate of heart attacks began to decrease in the 1970s and it is still decreasing.

　　Physical fitness at present enjoys a favored role in the United States. It is a new “love” that many Americans have had. Will it last long, or until another “new passion”comes along? Only time will tell.

1．In recent years, many Americans have became in improving their bodies because ________.

[　　]

A．they have a strong desire to be more physically fit

B．they are enthusiastic about their hobbies and pastimes

C．there are many books and magazines to read about running

D．there are many running clubs to join

2．The passage suggests that ________ is a great favorite of many Americans, men and women, old and young.

[　　]

A．reading books and magazines about running

B．jogging

C．going in for all kinds of sports

D．joining running clubs

3．Middle-aged men suffering from heart attacks ________.

[　　]

A．are enthusiastic and energetic about hobbies and pastimes

B．are compulsive joggers

C．are interested in taking more physical exercise

D．are encouraged by their doctors to go in for jogging

4．The underlined word “sedentary” means ________.

[　　]

A．involving Physical work

B．needing long sitting

C．energy-consuming

D．sleep-producing

People can be addicted to different things – e, g alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive （强迫的）; they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

　　There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

　　It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

　　Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy（疗法） to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

1．According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money __    ___.

　　A．and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys

　　B．in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

　　C．and feels he or she is cheated

　　D．just to meet his or her strong psychological need

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.

　　B．Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.

　　C．Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

　　D．Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of peoples’ habits to merest sales.

3．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．The habits of compulsive spenders.

　　B．The psychology of money-spending habits.

　　C．A special psychology of bargain hunting.

　　D．The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.

4．From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters ___   __.

　　A．are really reasonable

　　B．are really beyond drugs

　　C．need special treatment

　　D．can never get any help to solve their problems with money

阅读理解

　　Compulsive(强迫的)shoppers may have a new psychological excuse to blame for their wild shopping. Psychologists at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand are studying the“shop-till-you-drop”habit as a behavioral disorder similar to compulsive eating. Compulsive shoppers frequently buy more than they can afford or more than they need, and it causes them distress.

　　“It becomes a problem when you are out of control.”psychology lecturer Neville Blampied said.“When you are feeling bad and blue，what do you do? Some people eat chocolate cake and ice cream. Some people take the credit card and go out to the shop.”Bank managers understand the problem because they have to deal with people who have to be persuaded to stop using their cards drawing money.

　　Compulsive shopping was first discovered in 1915, although it was then known as oniomania. Few studies have been done on the problem.

　　An advertisement in a Christchurch paper, calling for people to take part in an experimental treatment program designed by Mr Wilson, attracted 10 replies. But the problem, said Mr Wilson，is“clearly not rare”. He thinks that compulsive shopping should be treated with drugs.“As psychologists we are interested in non-drug treatments for behavioral difficulties,”Mr Wilson said.

　　Compulsive eaters or shoppers get a kick from their habit.“Both activities provide an immediate kind of kick and you feel a bit better,”he said.“You have long-term problems, but human beings are extremely good at not seeing long-term problems and are very sensitive to short-term benefits,”he said.

　　The aim of the treatment was to help people find better ways of managing their emotions. The program, consisting of 10 one-hour weekly lessons and two follow-up treatments, is loosely based on teaching stress management.

　　“You 0ften have to start to get people to correctly recognize their emotions. Not being able to know what you really feel weakens your ability to solve the problems connected with what's making you feel that way,”Mr Wilson said.

1．What is this article mostly about?

[　　]

A．Signs of compulsive shopping.

B．Studies of compulsive shopping.

C．comparison of compulsive shopping and compulsive eating.

D．An experimental treatment program designed by Mr Wilson.

2．The compulsive shoppers will go shopping when _____.

[　　]

A．they have lots of money

B．they are taking drugs

C．they are feeling sad

D．they win a prize

3．The underlined word“it”in the first paragraph most probably refers to _____.

[　　]

A．compulsive eating

B．a new psychological excuse

C．the study done by Blampied

D．the behavior of wild shopping

4．Which of the following is considered important in treating compulsive shoppers?

[　　]

A．Teaching them to manage their money better.

B．Teaching them to understand their emotions.

C．Persuading them not to draw money from the bank.

D．Treating them with right drugs.

5．When the writer says that compulsive shoppers get a kick from their habit, he means that they _____.

[　　]

A．feel distressed after their wild shopping

B．feel better after treatment from psychologists

C．are better able to deal with stress problems

D．have a feeling of excitement after shopping