After her parents separated, things at tam’s house changed. Her mom, still working, and Tami became responsible for the house and making meals for herself and her younger sister. Though money was right, they never went without. They had a nice home in a modest neighborhood food, belching and shelter. What Tami missed most of all, though, was family.
Tami spent the summer during her ninth grade year working at a park to ear exam spending money. Her job was to organize activities for the kids who spent their summer days at the park. The kids absolutely loved Tami. She was constantly going out of her way to do things for them. She would plan picnics, organize field trips and even buy ice cream for all of them, using her own money. She always did more than the job required, even if it did mean using her own money.
She got to know one little boy who lived in an apartment across the street from the park. His parents both worked at fast – food restaurants, and she knew that they didn’t have much money. The boy talked about his upcoming birthday and the fire truck he wanted so badly. He said he was going to be a fireman some day and needed the truck to practice. He told Tami more details about the truck than she knew a boy truck could have.
The boy’s birthday came and went. The next day when Tami saw the boy, she expected to see a shiny red truck in his arms. When he arrived empty – handed, she asked whether he had got the truck. The boy said no. his parents were going to get it for him later, when things were better. He seemed a little sad.
That week, Tami eased her paycheck and headed for the toy stores. She found the truck easily – after all, from his descriptions, she felt she knew it inside out. She used the money from her paycheck to buy the truck, and then had it wrapped in birthday paper.
61.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.They didn’t need in worry too much about their living.
B.Tami’s sister became more responsible.
C.Tami began to earn money.
D.Her mother changed her job.
62.Why did Tami buy the birthday present for the boy using her own money?
A.Because he was poorer than she.
B.Because he was her best friend.
C.Because she wanted him to be a fireman.
D.because she wanted him to feel love around him.
63.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A.She knew how much money she would pay.
B.She knew she should check the toy truck inside out.
C.She was fully aware which toy truck the boy wanted.
D.She walked inside and then out of the toy store several times.
64.Which of the following could be the opening sentence of the next paragraph?
A.The next morning, Tami rode to the boy’s house and left the truck at the door.
B.When the boy showed up at the park that day, he was more excited than ever.
C.He showed off his new truck to Tami, and then played with it all day long.
D.That afternoon, the boy’s mom came to the park and walked over to Tami.
D
| ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HEALTH AND QUARANTINE DECLARATION FORM ON ENTRY Name: Shirley_Booth Sex: Male √ Female Birth Date: 1959_yy_02_mm Nationality(Region): American Time of Arrival: 17:20_hh_ Place of arrival: Shenzhen From(Country/Region): USA Passport No.: CA5728019 Vehicle/ Ship/Flight No.: Flight_UA_3625 Seat No.: 16E Destination: Changsha,_Hunan 1.Please list the countries and cities(towns) that you have visited in the past 4 weeks: New_York,_Paris,_Tokyo_and_Hong_Kong 2.The contact address and telephone number in the next 14 days: Changsha_Friendship_Hotel 3.Please mark “√” before the items of following symptoms or illness if you have any now. Fever Cough Other disease Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing 4.Have you had close contact with any probable or suspected H1N1 case in the past 14 days? Yes √ No 5.Please mark “√”before the items of following articles if you bring any of them. Animal Animal products Plant Plant products √ Biological products Waste and used clothing Soil I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct. Date: April_16,_2009 Signature: Shirley_Booth Note: 1. For the health of all, please give true and correct information; 2. You will be sued according to related laws if you give the false information; 3. No entry shall be allowed without the declaration; 4. Body temperature: 37°C |
68.When does one need to fill in this form?
A.Permissions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality.
B.Entry to China from other countries or regions.
C.Exit to other countries or regions from China.
D.Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions.
69.The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____.
A.charged B.sentenced C.prevented D.analyzed
70.Which of the following statements is false according to the form?
A.It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China.
B.Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009.
C.Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her.
D.From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health.
C
A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom.Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire.
The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig (油井) explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers.The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its effect can be greatly reduced.
Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective.
Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced.The mist slows down the combustion (燃烧) process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting (点火,燃烧), thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development.With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays.
The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea.Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented.Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency.
Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions.The center also carries out research requested by individual customers.
64.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion
B.Large Droplets of Water
C.A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions
D.The center for Explosion Studies
65.The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion.
A.small water sprays are better than large droplets of water
B.small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water
C.both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good
D.neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good
66.Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______.
A.normal water sprays can put out fire effectively
B.gas explosions break out more quickly than fires
C.fires are easier to be held than explosions
D.gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it
67.Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?
A.To test the result of gas explosion.
B.To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea.
C.To find out how materials respond to explosions.
D.To find out when material respond to explosions.
B
New evidence shows that getting enough Vitamin D may be the most important thing you can do for your health.
You know the usual prescription for good health: a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, regular exercise, no smoking.Now add this: Spend a little more time in the sun.
Huh? That may sound like medical heresy (反面观点).After all, we've been warned for decades about the dangers of the sun: wrinkles, age spots and the increasing threat of skin cancer.But new and impressive medical evidence suggests that sunlight is beneficial.The vitamin D it prompts our bodies to make may prevent cancer, protect against heart disease and ward off a long list of disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and gum disease.It is even showing promise as a treatment for heart disease and some cancers.
Long recognized as vitally important for bone building (it's needed for calcium absorption), vitamin D has now achieved superstar status among nutrients.While all doctors may not agree, many experts are confident enough of its wide-ranging powers to urge that we get much more of it, from the sun and from supplements, as even the best diet in the world may not give us enough.
60.Which of the following is NOT the usual way of keeping healthy?
A.To do exercise now and then.
B.To eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
C.To avoid staying in the sun for a long time.
D.To keep away from cigarettes.
61.What does the underlined word “prompts” in the third paragraph mean?
A.causes B.forces C.motivates D.encourages
62.According to the passage, vitamin D ________.
A.can be got by doing regular exercise
B.can be used to prevent some cancers
C.can be got from the sunlight
D.can be used to remove the wrinkles
63.The passage is most likely from a(an) ________.
A.advertisement B.news report C.magazine D.medical prescription
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,共40分)
第一节(共15题, 每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
What secret force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any fair observer? Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling is our “lovemap” ---- a group of messages formed in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes.It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build.It also records the kind of personality that attracts us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type or the strong silent type.In short, we fall for and go after those people who most clearly fit our lovemap.And this lovemap is determined in childhood.By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains.
The mother has special influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also influences how they feel about women in general.So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to think that’s the way women are.They will likely grow up warm and responsive lovers and also be helpful around the house.
Just as mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men.If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and shows that she is a worthwhile person, she’ll feel very good about herself in relation to men.But if the father is cold, critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive.
While the mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’s the father ----- the first male in our lives ----- who influences how we relate to the opposite sex.Fathers have a great effect on their children’s personalities and chances or marriage happiness.
56.What is the proper title for this passage?
A.Why we love who we loveB.What is a lovemap
C.Different influence from parents D.Ideal mate in the mind
57.A perfect mate is a person who ____.
A.is fair to everyone B.is the most desirable
C.fits one’s lovemap D.is perfect in everything
58.If the husband hardly does any housework, ____.
A.his mother must be warm B.his father must be critical
C.his mother must be cold D.his wife can’t be attractive
59.The passage leads to a belief that ____.
A.parents’ personalities decides the children’s lovemap
B.mothers have no influence on daughters’ marriage life
C.fathers care more about children’s marriage happiness
D.mothers influence children’s choices of perfect mates
C
If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.
There are many reasons for this, typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.
“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”
Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year.
Two months ago, Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.
“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,” he says, “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged his life.”
According to a recent survey, 95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
“A lot of men think they are invincible(不可战胜的),” Gullotta says. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, “Geez, if it could happen to him, __________.”
Then there is the ostrich approach, “some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
“Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain(紧张) on the public purse,” Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost is far greater: it is called premature death.”
65..Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?
A. They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.
B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.
C. They have lived long enough to read this article.
D. They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.
66. What is the most important reason why men die five years earlier on average than women according to the author?
A. men drink and smoke much more than women
B. men don’t seek medical care as often as women
C. men aren’t as cautious as women in face of danger
D. men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases
67. Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him, _______”?
A. it could happen to me, too B. I should avoid playing golf
C. I should consider myself lucky D. it would be a big misfortune
68. What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach”?
A. a casual attitude towards one’s health conditions
B. a new therapy for certain psychological problems
C. refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved
D. unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear