第三部分阅读理解(共两节,满分25分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
Research has shown that music has an important effect on one’s body and psyche (心灵). In fact, there is a growing field of health care known as music therapy, which uses music to treat diseases. Even hospitals are beginning to use music therapy. This is not surprising, as music affects the body and mind in many powerful ways.
Research has shown that quick music can make a person feel more alert, while slow music can produce a calm, deep thinking state. Also, research has found that music can change brainwave activity levels. This can help the brain to change speeds more easily on its own as needed, which means that music can bring lasting benefits to your state of mind, even after you’ve stopped listening.
Breathing and heart rates can also be influenced by music. This can mean slower breathing, slower heart rate. This is why music and music therapy can help reduce the damaging effects of long-term stress, greatly promoting (促进) not only relaxation, but health.
Music can also be used to bring about a more positive state of mind by helping to keep worries away. Music has also been found to bring many other benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of strokes. It is no surprise that so many people are considering music as an important tool to help the body become or stay healthy.
61. What can we infer about music therapy?
A. It is a type of music.
B. It is a research about music.
C. It is a kind of musical effect on diseases.
D. It is the use of music method to help treat diseases.
62. According to the second paragraph, we can know that ________.
A. music with different speeds has different effects
B. quick music is not good for one’s health
C. slow music can help one to think more calmly and slowly
D. music will have less benefit after one stops listening
63. The reason why music can help deal with stress is that ________.
A. it is used by many hospitals
B. it can help change brainwaves
C. it does good to breathing and heart rates
D. it can bring a more positive state of mind
64. According to the passage, music can help deal with all the following EXCEPT ________.
A. nervousness B. mind illnesses
C. strokes D. high blood pressure
Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman.
Thirty years have passed, but Odland can’t get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman’s kind reaction(反应).She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland. “It’s OK. It wasn’t your fault.”When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO(总裁) with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter.
Odland isn’t the only CEO to have made this discovery. Rather, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It’s hard to get a dozen CEOS to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul.
Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like,“I could buy this place and fire you.”or “I know the owner and I could have you fired.”Those who say such things have shown more about their character(人品) than about their wealth and power.
The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management.
“A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,” Swanson says. “I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables.”What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman’s dress?
A.He was fired. |
B.He was blamed. |
C.The woman comforted him. |
D.The woman left the restaurant at once. |
Odland learned one of his life lessons from _______.
A.his experience as a waiter | B.the advice given by the CEOs |
C.an article in Fortune | D.an interesting best-selling book |
According to the text, most CEOs have the time opinion about _______.
A.Fortune 500 companies | B.the Management Rules |
C.Swanson’s book | D.the Waiter Rule |
From the text we can learn that _______.
A.one should be nicer to important people |
B.CEOs often show their power before others |
C.one should respect others no matter who they are |
D.CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurants |
Anna Koumikova was born on June 7th, 1981 in Moscow. Her parents' names are Allah and Sergel. When she was 5 years old, her parents sold their TV to buy her the first tennis bat for Christmas. She played in a club near her place until aged 11. Then she moved to Bradenton, Florida(USA) to train with Nick Bollitierri. At 14, she represented Russia in a Fed Cup match and became the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match.
Kournikova made her WTA first show at 15 years old at the US Open where she finally lost against player Steffi Graf. But she made it to the double quarter finals that same match. In 1996, Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award and the next year. She improved very much to even make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon. She lost to world number one Martina Hingis at the French Open and at Wimbledon. In 1999 she won her professional title at Midland, Miehigon, an international Tennis Federation match. She was 5th favourite in Illinois the same year and won her 2nd career ITF match. She won her first grand slam(大满贯) title ill 1999 with Martina Hingis in doubles at the Australia Open. Since then, they have played regularly together and have quickly become one of the 'best pairs. Aim in 1999,she made her first career WTA final in key Biscayne against Venus Williams in a tough 3 set match. She alto won her first doubles tile with Monica Seles in Tokyo.
At present Kournikova is more successful on the net than at the net. She remains the "most searched" and "most download (网上下载)" on the internet, three times more popular than the NO. 2 sports figure, Michael Jordan. She is still very young and she seems to have a great future ahead ! Which of the following is right?
A.Kournikova beat Steffi Graf at the US Open when she was 15. |
B.Kournikova won the Rookie of the Year award in 1999. |
C.Koumikova is now more lucky at the net than on the Internet. |
D.In 1997, Kournikova worked hard to make it to the semi - finals in Wimbledon. |
Kournikova won her first grand slam title in doubles at the Australia Open with .
A.Steffi Graf | B.Venus Williams | C.Martina Hingis | D.Monica Seles |
From the text we can know Kournikova won her professional title in an ITF match .
A.at Midland | B.in France | C.in Australia | D.at Biscayne |
What can we learn about Kournikova?
A.She has a lot of fans on the Internet. |
B.Her parents gave her much support. |
C.She beat Martina Hings in 1996. |
D.She played tennis for her home country Russia. |
People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. Most of the money today is made of metal or paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money. In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.
Some animals were used as money too. The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. People strung them together and carried them from place to place. The first coins in England were made of tin (锡). Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
Later the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.People used different kinds of things as .
A.gold | B.metal | C.money | D.silver |
Tin was first made as money in .
A.China | B.Philippine Islands | C.England | D.Russia |
The word "strung" in the passage probably means ."
A.came | B.tied | C.put | D.made |
The best topic of the article is” .”
A.How Many Kinds of Money Are There in the World | B.The History of Money |
C.Money in Different Countries | D.The Use of Money |
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English Salon, your best friend! Join Right Now!Which of the following can be the best title for Part I?
A.Top English, your smart choice! | B.If you want to learn English, we can teach you! |
C.Top English, the best English! | D.We have what you want! |
If you work in a joint Venture(合资) Company, you probably take thecourse.
A.Standard Spoken English | B.Intermediate Business English |
C.TOEFL Super Studies | D.Children's Weekend |
Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?
A.Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English. |
B.Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English. |
C.Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies. |
D.Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies. |
If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least .
A.be a university graduate |
B.be a student learning English in the Top English City |
C.be an English lover or can speak English well |
D.make more friends and know more about the culture of the English |
Brian Walker chews pens. He bites them so hard that his boss has warned him to stop or buy his own. Kate’s weakness is more acceptable-she is unable to walk past a cake shop without overeating Sophin Cartier finds her cigarette habit a headache, while Alice’s thumb-sucking drives her boy friend crazy. Four people with very different habits, but they all share a common problem anxiety disorder or, in serious cases. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
From nail-biting to too much hand-washing, overeating and internet addiction(上瘾),OCD is widespread in almost every workplace and countless home. “It is a relatively common form of anxiety,” says Dr. Mootee. “The main feature of OCD is the repetition of unwanted obsessive(过度的) thoughts such as worries that doors are left unlocked , gas or electrical appliances are left on.” In order to fight against the an esasy checking door locks and gas or electrical appliances.
Dr. Mootee says that repetitive washing, particularly of the hands, is the most common type of OCD. She has treated many patients who wash their hands up to 30 times a day. The technique Mootee uses to treat people with OCD is called cognitive-behavioral therapy(认知行为疗法).“It is based on the general idea that people have the ability to change the way they think and behave,” says Mootee.
But when does a habit become a problem? “It’s personal,” says Mootee.“Everyone has something unusual, but if you can’t put up with it, then it’s a problem and you need to do something to change it.”Mootee says many people resist for treatment because they fear they are “crazy”. But as people become more knowledgeable about these problems they will go and get help. The only way to cure is to conquer If a person suffers from OCD, be is likely to keep doing any of the following EXCEPT .
A.chewing pens | B.hurting himself |
C.sucking fingers | D.biting nails |
According to the passage, a person suffering from OCD .
A.reduces his/her anxiety by taking drugs |
B.gets into unwanted habits to relieve stress |
C.has unwanted thoughts about habits |
D.has unwanted thoughts because of illness |
Dr. Mootee’s treating lechnique is based ont eh idea that .
A.everyone has something different |
B.people can put up with their problems |
C.people can change their way of thinking and action |
D.people tend to repeat their obsessive actions |
By saying “The only way to cure is to conquer.” Dr. Mootee suggests that an OCD sufferer .
A.has to be an extraordinary person |
B.must cure his illness by himself |
C.must overcome many physical illnesses |
D.should have a right attitude towards the problem |