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I went over my grandmother’s house today and she didn’t have time for me. You see, the lady’s husband downstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to make some cookies for her. My grandmother did not analyze (分析) how the lady treated her, or if the lady needed any cookies, or even if the lady would like the cookies. She didn’t think how much the lady has done for her. She simply began baking.
My Grandmother turned 94 last week and this I believe is her secret to life. My grandmother is generous and hard-working in a way that is rare for our time. She lives by a simple belief: if someone needs your help, you help. Never mind all the analyzing and thinking whether the person deserves or appreciates the help. My grandmother doesn’t sit around thinking about who might be making use of her: she simply does what is needed.
At 94, she is busy in life. She is making a blanket for a new great grandchild, and worried that I don’t have enough kitchen towels for my home. She is bringing soup to a sick neighbor, and teaching the new wife of her cousin (who is 88) how to cook Italian food.
My grandmother had every right to give up, but she didn’t — and amazingly life did bring her good things, like a husband with twinkling blue eyes who was much ahead of his time and believed that men should do an equal amount of cooking and cleaning in the home, three beautiful children (my father and two aunts), 22 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. My grandmother is not afraid to give someone she barely knows a bowl of soup. She never keeps herself out of the world.
The reason why my grandmother made cookies for the lady downstairs is that ________.

A．she thought the lady was too busy

B．she would make them as thanks to her

C．they had had an agreement before

D．she thought she should do something for the lady at the special time

In the writer’s opinion, ________.

A．my grandmother will get something in return

B．my grandmother has a secret way of living

C．my grandmother does everything on careful consideration

D．few people are as generous as my grandmother now

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

A．My grandfather does not treat women in an unfair way

B．My grandmother cares for her children even some strangers.

C．This is a family in which there are nearly 30 people now.

D．My grandmother never keeps everything for herself.

We may infer from the text that the writer ________.

A．thinks his grandmother is living a tired life

B．thinks his grandmother is doing what she should do

C．thinks his grandmother should not be so kind

D．is proud of his grandmother

I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’ t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.
The author believes the awards she has received ____.

A．show that she is a top student

B．show how much time she has spent in learning

C．only mean that she knows how to learn, but she doesn’t know how to socialize

D．don’t necessarily reflect her real self

The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A．impossible	B．unnecessary
C．most important	D．most useful

The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _______.

A．she does not know how to communicate with others

B．she is unable to develop herself

C．studying takes too much of her time

D．she feels that she is a failure.

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically（心理上的） and physically.
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.
From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.

A．diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B．people are fed up with diet products

C．people have difficulty in choosing diet products

D．diet products are misleading people

One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

A．hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

B．pay attention to their own eating habits

C．watch their weight rather than their diet

D．try out a variety of diet foods

The purpose of writing this passage is _________.

A．to warn people of the side effect of diet products

B．to tell people how to lose weight

C．to advise people to eat diet products

D．to introduce some diet products

Which of the following shows the structure（结构） of the passage?

CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion

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Honesty is the best policy, as the English saying goes. Unfortunately, honesty often leaves us when no one is watching, British psychologists reported last week.
Researchers at UK’s Newcastle University set up an experiment in their psychology department’s coffee room.
They set a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk on the counter and hung up a sign listing the price for drinks. People helping themselves to a cup of tea were supposed to put a few cents in the box nearby.
The scientists hung a poster above the money box, and changed each week between pictures of gazing eyes and pictures of flowers. The researchers found that staff paid 2.76 times more for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung.
“We were shocked by the size of the effect,” said Gilbert Roberts, one of the researchers.
Eyes are known to be a powerful perceptual (知觉的) signal for humans, scientists say.
“Even though the eyes were not real, they still seemed to make people behave more honestly,” said Melissa Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study.
Researchers believe the effect throws light on our evolutionary past. It may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed when early humans formed social groups to strengthen their chances of survival. For social groups to work, individuals had to co-operate, rather than act selfishly. “There’s an argument that if nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we’re being watched we should behave better. So people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us,” Bateson said.
The new finding indicates that people have a striking response to eyes. That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to, Bateson said.
The finding could be put to practical use. For example, images of eyes could ensure ticket sales on public transport and improve surveillance(监视) systems to deter anti-social behavior.
In the experiment, a poster was hung above the money box to ________．

A．give a harmonious atmosphere

B．remind people the drinks were not free

C．prove the actual effect of different pictures

D．see how honest people are in different situations

From the result of the experiment, we can conclude that ________．

A．people might pay more for the drinks at the image of gazing eyes

B．people may be dishonest when no one is watching them

C．no one would pay for the drink unless they are told to

D．just a image of flowers is not enough to remind people to pay for a drink

What is the best title for the passage?

A．You're being watched!

B．Pay for your drink, please!

C．Mind your behavior in public!

D．Look out for electronic surveillance equipment!

Which of the following English proverbs can be best used at the beginning of the passage?

A．Once a thief, always a thief

B．Lies have short legs

C．Honest is the best policy

D．An honest look covers many faults