53. The underlined phrase "opened the floodgates" probably means

A. fought against flood                         B. kept their feeling inside

C. opened doors for others                    D. burst into tears

52. You should afford _____ for a book on recent progress in economic policies of OECD countries.

A. ∈60                     B. ∈15                     C. ∈55                     D.  ∈80

D

As a research shows, when it comes to strong emotion, the once serious British are now happy to shed tears quite openly.

"30% of all British males have cried in the last month. That is a very high figure," said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center. "Only 2% said they could not remember when they last cried", the head of the research group said. Long gone is the "No Tears ― We’ re British" time when emotion was considered a bad form. "Among 2,000 people, very few in their forties or fifties had seen their father cry. Now it is twice as many, he told reporters. "77% of men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable." Almost half the British men opened the floodgates over a sad movie, book or TV program. Self-pity got 17% crying. 9% cried at weddings.

From the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve (含蓄）, laughing at "excitable foreigners" who show no self-control.

Marsh argued the difference was still there: "We have probably not caught up with the Americans or the Italians when it comes to expressing emotions."

"But we are clearly changing. What we take as typical British reserve has significantly faded."

Women’ s battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect -- both in the workplace and at home. "Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting (交互影响) with women on equal terms much more than a generation ago. They have to relate to the opposite sex. Women become more man-like and men become more female. That transfers into the workplace too." Marsh said.

51. From the book with ISBN __, you can get a wider range of information about OECD.

A. 9789264029088                         B. 9789264030954  

C. 9789264022638                         D. 9789264030473

50. We can learn from the passage that Alps is

A. an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer

B. a European mountain belonging to three countries

C. a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries

D. a European mountain famous for its winter skiing

A. OECD in Figures 2006-2007.   

B. OECD Economic Outlook.

C. Human Capital.                                

D. Climate Changes in the European Alps.

49. Which of the following hooks was published most lately?

48. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Happy Life of a US Woman in China

B. A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China

C. Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions

D. The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History

C

Human Capital-- How what you know shapes your life

Publication date: 20 Feb, 2007    ISBN: 9789264029088    Price:∈15

This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives.

Economic Policy Reforms -- Going for Growth, 2007 Edition

Publication date: 15 Feb, 2007     ISBN: 9789264030473    Price: ∈60

Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing (贯彻) policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth.

Climate Changes in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural hazards Management

Publication date: 22 Jan, 2007   ISBN: 9789264031685    Price: ∈24

The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region:  France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany.

OECD in Figures 2006-2007 ― Statistics on the Member Countries ― OECD Observer

Publication date: 05 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264022638    Price: ∈15

A bandy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range ( 范围 ) of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, agriculture, trade, and development aid.

OECD Economic ―Outlook m December No. 80

Publication date: 26 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264030954    Price: ∈80

OECD’s  twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members. This edition also looks at the rise in household debt.

47. We can infer from the text that Jenny Bowen __

A. loves Chinese culture and history

B. founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphans

C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

D. is interested in Chinese sports

46. The eight foreign torch relay runners

A. were selected by Half the Sky

B. won the contest organized by the committee

C. all lived in Beijing

D. carried the torch in the relay in China

45. Bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help __

A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc. for orphans

B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known

C. draw special attention to the children in China

D. communicate information of America