LANGUAGES Canada，a new Canadian national organization of public and private language training programs，was started recently to ensure that language training in Canada is of high quality，Canada News Wire has reported．

Canada has developed its language-training programs for over forty years without a comparatively uniform（adj. 一致的；相同的） quality standard before Languages Canada adopted（采用） a complete system of rigorous standards that apply equally to all public and private schools in Canada To qualify（取得资格；具备合格条件），a school is evaluated in a number of categories including curriculum，teacher qualifications，student services，student admissions，marketing，promotion，facilities and administration． The quality standards guarantee that international students who come to Canada to learn English or French can expect to receive a uniform level of excellent instruction．．

So far，a total of 144 language–training programs，public and private，English and French，have met the standards． They will have to re-qualify in three years． About two dozen other schools failed to meet all standards and may be re-evaluated in the future．

Canada’s language training sector accounts for（数量占…） about 15 percent of the market share of global language training business Canada ranks third among destinations for English language training after UK and US． Calum Mackechnie，President of Languages Canada and President of York University’s English Language Institute，says if Canada wants to fully take advantage（利用） of the economic potential（潜力） of its language-training sector，it needs to make sure the world knows what the country has to offer．

46．What do we know about Languages Canada?

A．It is a language training school．

B．It has a history of over 40 years．

Ｃ．It has many branches all over the world．

Ｄ．It is a new Canadian national organization．

47．______________ is not taken into consideration when evaluating a school．

A．Curriculum                                     B．Teacher qualifications

C．School size                                    Ｄ．Administration

48．The underlined word “rigorous” in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”．

A．strict               B．similar                    C．different                Ｄ．The same

49．Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．So far, 144 language-teaching programs have met the standards．

B．UK ranks second among destinations for English language training．

C．About 24 other schools didn’t meet all standards．

D．Languages Canada was launched to ensure high-quality language training in Canada．

50．What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Canada sets English training standards across the country．

B．Canada is a big language-training country．

C．Canada hopes to make more money from language training．

D．Canada has a long history in developing its language-training capacity．

 

We each have a unique genetic (基因的，遗传的) make-up. Every cell of your body has the same set of about 100,000 separate genes made of DNA. These are the instructions for producing a person. Genes decide everything from the colour of your skin to the way your brain works. You have one of several billion combinations of DNA which come from the random mixing of your parents’ genes. Except for identical twins (同卵双胞胎), no one has the same combination as another person. You are unique! You are unique in another way too: in the way you are raised and all the experiences you have from before birth to adult life. These experiences influence you, your behaviour and attitudes, and the choices you make.
But are genes or life experiences more important in shaping your appearance and personality? Scientists are studying twins to find out. One set of twins occurs every 70 births---some are identical and others are non-identical twins. Identical twins are special because they share exactly the same genes and often the same environment. Non-identical twins are more like ordinary brothers and sisters.
Some identical twins have been adopted and brought up in different homes. With identical genes but a different home environment, scientists can study twins to see how much a particular feature depends on the genes we inherit. For example, we know that eye problems, like short-sightedness, are mostly genetic. But resistance to pain is largely dependent on experiences. Genes also influence our eating habits. Identical twins brought up apart often like to eat at the same time of day and feel full after eating the same amount. Non-identical twins in similar circumstances have more varied eating habits. Identical twins are also more likely to follow the same patterns for marriage and divorce than non-identical twins.
Scientists are trying to identify the different genes that influence our behaviour. Some people are thrill-seekers and get into risk-taking and adventurous activities. They take up extreme sports like bungee jumping and possibly take drugs. Scientists have discovered a gene which affects this.
We could ask, “Are our lives determined by our genes or our upbringing?” Scientists are learning more all the time, but it is certainly true that both are important in making us who we are.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．We cannot easily change our physical appearance.

B．How we turn out depends on our parents’ genes.

C．Everyone has a physical double somewhere in the world.

D．Both our genes and our experiences make us who we are.

【小题2】Why are scientists studying twins?

A．To find out how many twins are born every year.

B．To discover what shapes us as individuals.

C．To compare differences between twins.

D．To study brother-and-sister relationships.

【小题3】According to the passage, __________.

A．one in 70 twins are genetically identical

B．non-identical twins are usually not of the same sex

C．twins separated at birth behave exactly the same

D．identical twins are genetically the same

【小题4】Which of the following is most affected by experience according the passage?

A．Eating habits.

B．Eye-sight.

C．Pain resistance.

D．Marriage patterns.

【小题5】What does the underlined “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Our love of sport.	B．Our attitude to risk-taking.
C．Our skill at bungee jumping.	D．Our ability to take drugs.

Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting^① for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O’Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive^② selections for the midseason showcase.

Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.

 Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection^③ in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.

Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.

Notes:

ballot  vi. 投票

consecutive  adj. 连续的

infection  n. 传染，感染

Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.

A. the same votes as          B. more votes than 

C. less votes than              D. no more than 

Yao Ming and _______ belong to the Houston Rockets.

A. Kobe Bryant                  B. Tracy McGrady

C. Shaquille O’Neal            D. Steve Nash

Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage?

A. Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game.

B. Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting.

C. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China.

D. Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738  in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting.

We each have a unique genetic (基因的，遗传的) make-up. Every cell of your body has the same set of about 100,000 separate genes made of DNA. These are the instructions for producing a person. Genes decide everything from the colour of your skin to the way your brain works. You have one of several billion combinations of DNA which come from the random mixing of your parents’ genes. Except for identical twins (同卵双胞胎), no one has the same combination as another person. You are unique! You are unique in another way too: in the way you are raised and all the experiences you have from before birth to adult life. These experiences influence you, your behaviour and attitudes, and the choices you make.

But are genes or life experiences more important in shaping your appearance and personality? Scientists are studying twins to find out. One set of twins occurs every 70 births---some are identical and others are non-identical twins. Identical twins are special because they share exactly the same genes and often the same environment. Non-identical twins are more like ordinary brothers and sisters.

Some identical twins have been adopted and brought up in different homes. With identical genes but a different home environment, scientists can study twins to see how much a particular feature depends on the genes we inherit. For example, we know that eye problems, like short-sightedness, are mostly genetic. But resistance to pain is largely dependent on experiences. Genes also influence our eating habits. Identical twins brought up apart often like to eat at the same time of day and feel full after eating the same amount. Non-identical twins in similar circumstances have more varied eating habits. Identical twins are also more likely to follow the same patterns for marriage and divorce than non-identical twins.

Scientists are trying to identify the different genes that influence our behaviour. Some people are thrill-seekers and get into risk-taking and adventurous activities. They take up extreme sports like bungee jumping and possibly take drugs. Scientists have discovered a gene which affects this.

We could ask, “Are our lives determined by our genes or our upbringing?” Scientists are learning more all the time, but it is certainly true that both are important in making us who we are.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

   A. We cannot easily change our physical appearance.

   B. How we turn out depends on our parents’ genes.

   C. Everyone has a physical double somewhere in the world.

   D. Both our genes and our experiences make us who we are.

2.Why are scientists studying twins?

   A. To find out how many twins are born every year.

   B. To discover what shapes us as individuals.

   C. To compare differences between twins.

   D. To study brother-and-sister relationships.

3.According to the passage, __________.

   A. one in 70 twins are genetically identical

   B. non-identical twins are usually not of the same sex

   C. twins separated at birth behave exactly the same

   D. identical twins are genetically the same

4.Which of the following is most affected by experience according the passage?

   A. Eating habits.   B. Eye-sight.   C. Pain resistance.   D. Marriage patterns.

5.What does the underlined “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

   A. Our love of sport.             B. Our attitude to risk-taking.

   C. Our skill at bungee jumping.    D. Our ability to take drugs.

 

Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can   1   those coarse(粗糙的) wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated(膨胀的) blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight.

Because twins share genes, but may have  2  exposures to environmental factors, studying twins allows an, "opportunity to control for genetic susceptibility(敏感性)," Dr. Elma D. Baron, at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues  3  in the latest issue of Archives of Dermatology.

Their analysis of environmental skin-damaging factors in 65 pairs of twins hints that skin aging is  4  more to environment and lifestyle than  5   factors.

But when it   6   skin cancer, the researchers say their findings support previous reports that   7  environment and genes affect skin cancer risk.

Baron's team   8   facial skin of 130 twins, 18 to 77 years old, who lived  9   in the northern Midwest and Eastern regions of the U.S. who were  10   the Twins Days Festival in Ohio in August 2002.

At this time, each of the twins also  11    reported how their skin burned or tanned  12    sunscreen(防晒霜), their weight, and their history of skin cancer, smoking, and alcohol drinking.

The study group   13   of 52 fraternal and 10 identical twin pairs, plus 3 pairs who were unsure of their twin status. Identical(同卵的) twins share all of their genes and fraternal twins share only about half.

From these data, the researchers  14  strong ties, outside of twin status, between smoking, older age, and being overweight, and having facial skin with evidence of environmental  15 

 16   contrast, sunscreen use and drinking alcohol appeared correlated with   17    skin damage.

Baron and colleagues say the current findings, which highlight ties between facial   18  and potentially avoidable  19   factors -- such as smoking, being overweight, and   20   overexposure to the sun's damaging rays -- may help motivate people to minimize these risky behaviors.

(    ) 1. A. blame                     B. owe                 C. take                 D. bring

(    ) 2. A. same                       B. different           C. similar             D. common

(    ) 3. A. explain                    B. confirm            C. declare             D. shout

(    ) 4. A. equal                             B. related              C. close                D. strict

(    ) 5. A. characteristic           B. personal           C. natural             D. genetic

(    ) 6. A. comes to                 B. talks of             C. refers to           D. gets to

(    ) 7. A. all                          B. neither             C. both                 D. either

(    ) 8. A. examined                B. checked            C. inspected          D. interviewed

(    ) 9. A. most                       B. usually             C. mostly              D. always

(    ) 10. A. joining                  B. representing      C. attending          D. remarking

(    ) 11. A. separately              B. lonely              C. commonly               D. truly

(    ) 12. A. with                             B. on                    C. in                    D. without

(    ) 13. A. consisted                      B. made up          C. contained         D. included

(    ) 14. A. documented           B. recorded           C. reported           D. noted

(    ) 15. A. damage                 B. exploration       C. protection         D. material

(    ) 16. A. In                         B. By                   C. As                    D. At

(    ) 17. A. lesser                    B. more                C. no                    D. fewer

(    ) 18. A. look                             B. aging                      C. expression               D. wrinkle

(    ) 19. A. environmental               B. genetic             C. emotional         D. psychological

(    ) 20. A. protected                      B. planned            C. unprotected       D. prevented