October 15th is Global Handwashing Day.Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments.These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-private Partnership for handwashing with soap.The goal, they say, is to create a culture of handwashing with soap.The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs.They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap.Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails.Then, wash well under running water.Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth.
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing.Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the chances that people will wash again.
It also says that washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine.It could help reduce cases of diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
| A.To keep healthy by washing hands. | B.To wash hands with soap. |
| C.To take action to wash hands. | D.To wash hands often. |
Which of the following is the right way to wash hands?
a.Washing hands well. b.Covering hands with soap. c.Drying hands.
d.Rubbing hands with soap.e.Wetting hands.
| A.a--c--b--e--d | B.e--d--a--b—c |
| C.a--c--b--d--e | D.e--b--d--a--c |
.Which fact can NOT explain why soap is important?
| A.It gives people a longer handwashing time. |
| B.It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands. |
| C.It attracts people to do more handwashing. |
| D.It gets all people into the habit of washing hands. |
According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that ________.
| A.kills half of the kids in the developing countries a year |
| B.causes the greatest number of child deaths |
| C.can be prevented to some degree by washing hands with soap |
| D.can’t be cured without washing hands |
Moods, say the experts, are feelings that tend to become fixed, influencing one’s outlook for hours, days or even weeks. That’s great if your mood is a pleasant one, but a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.
Perhaps the best way to deal with such moods is to talk them out; sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern pharmacology(药理学)offers a lot of tranquilizers(镇静剂)What many people don’t realize, however, is that scientists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug methods to set you loose from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous. So next time you feel out of sorts, don’t head for the drug-store but try the following methods.
Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques, aerobic exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood. “If you could keep up the exercise, you’d be in high spirits, ” says Kathryn Lance, author of Running for Health and Beauty.
Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes that make exercise compare favourably to drugs as a mood raiser. Physical exertion such as housework, however, does little. The key is aerobic exercise—running, cycling, walking, swimming or other repetitive and sustained activities that increase the heart rate, increase blood circulation and improve the body’s use of oxygen. Do some of the activities for at least 20 minutes a session three to five times a week.What is the main subject discussed in the passage?
| A.How to beat a bad mood. | B.How to talk bad moods out. |
| C.How to do physical exercises. | D.How to join in aerobic exercises. |
According to the passage, all of the statements are true EXCEPT that
| A.climbing is an efficient cure for a bad mood |
| B.moods can have a bad effect on people’s health |
| C.aerobic exercise can help people get rid of bad moods |
| D.pharmacology has provided people with many tranquilizers |
“Feel out of sorts” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “”
| A.put things in order | B.are in high spirits |
| C.are in a bad mood | D.search for tranquilizers |
It can be inferred from the passage that
| A.some drugs are more effective than physical exercises |
| B.a person does not need aerobic exercise if he is in a good mood |
| C.the best way to overcome a bad mood is to talk to oneself |
| D.when in a bad mood, one may not work very efficiently |
Our sense of smell, which we normally take for granted, is nowadays being increasingly used for purposes which might surprise us if we realized them.
One area in which smells are created to achieve particular results is marketing. For some time producers have taken advantage of our sense of smell with regard to household goods.
When pleasant smells are passed through a store’s air conditioning system, people tend to spend more time in the store and buy more. For example, the smell of chocolate is used in sweet stores, while the smell of leather and perfume are used in clothes stores.
In a test, people looked at the same types of shoes in two rooms—one filled with purified air, the other with a smell of mixed flowers. Eighty-four percent of the people preferred the shoes in the room with the smell of flowers. In fact, many said they would have paid up to US $ 10 more for a pair.
Smells also have other uses. Research has shown that certain smells can help to calm anxious people and increase their feeling of safety. Smells such as that of flowers and pine forests might therefore be used to relax patients in doctors’ and dentists’ waiting rooms, and to make the environment more pleasant and less stressful to them.
Some companies are experimenting with different smells to produce different efferent effects on their workers according to the time of day.
For example, early in the morning they might put the smell of lemon in the air conditioning system to wake people up. In the middle of the morning, when the atmosphere tends to become more tense, the smell of wood could be used to calm people down. Before lunchtime the smell of melting butter would encourage people to go to lunch on time. After lunch, when people often begin to lose attention, the smell of mint would increase their watchfulness.
While some of these uses of smells may e helpful and effective, not everyone would agree with their use to control customers in stores. It has been suggested by consumers’ organizations that one way to avoid this new subconscious(无意识)pressure to buy is to go shopping when people are less likely to be influenced by smells.We can conclude from the text that
| A.smells are widely used in different shops | B.different smells can keep people feel happy |
| C.smells are effective if used in suitable cases | D.hospitals take advantages of the sense of smell |
What kind of smell is effective when the students are having a lesson according to the text? Butter. B. Leather C. Wood D. Mint
The 4th paragraph proves that
| A.pleasant smells attract people’s attention to stores |
| B.people prefer the shoes with the smell of different flowers |
| C.right smells increase people’s view of the value of a product |
| D.people want to pay more money because of good smells |
What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 5 refer to?
| A.patients | B.doctors | C.smells | D.waiting rooms |
Everywhere you will always find “the white—haired boy”, sometimes called “the fair-haired boy” He gets special treatment, as if he were above everybody else. You will find him in school, in college, at home, or where you work.
In school, he is the teacher’s pet, her darling who can do nothing wrong. Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her. He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean, He is always raising his hand, ready with an answer to the teacher’s questions. And he knows all the answers. He “gets into your hair”, especially if you are at the bottom of the class and the teacher thinks you are stupid. How you hate the white-haired boy!
In college, he walks—more often strides—across the school grounds as if he owned them. Sometimes he wears a colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter proudly worn on the front of it—as a big B, for Bullfinch University. What broad shoulders, what muscles he has! He makes the girls happy by just smiling at them. He has the mark of success on him.
At home, “the fair-haired boy” is mother’s choice, her favorite. Sometimes, he is the oldest son—at times, the youngest. If you are in between, you are out of luck.
On the job, you might meet another of these “white-haired boys”; you cannot escape him. For some strange reason, he is the man who always moves ahead. He gets better and better jobs, with more and more money. But you stand still, wondering why, and trying to explain to your-self why you hate him so much.
Then, you discover that there are others who share your feelings, ready to “let their hair down” —to tell you their private thoughts. One of them asks: “What does he have that I haven’t got?” You ask yourself the same question.
Finally, there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it perhaps because he has been made boss and you find yourself working for him?From the passage we can know that “the white-haired boy” refers to
| A.a child who is mother’s favorite | B.a student who is hated by everybody |
| C.a pet who is hated by everybody | D.a person who is lucky all the time |
What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?
| A.He sets a shining example to you | B.He makes you a little angry. |
| C.He cuts your hair too short. | D.He does up your hair. |
In the author’s opinion, the reason why you finally stop hating the white-haired boy is that
| A.you have no choice but to face the facts | B.you decide to try your best to be better than him |
| C.you have been made boss by him | D.you are beginning to admire him |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A.Try to Be Attractive | B.Let Your Hair Down |
| C.The White-haired Boy | D.The Top Student |





What’s the purpose of the advertisement?
| A.To introduce some wild animals to visitors. |
| B.To invite visitors to walk in the wildlife park. |
| C.To attract visitors to get close to the sea animals. |
| D.To provide seafood for visitors to feed the sea animals. |
If a parent who is the member of the Aquarium is going to have the Trainer Tour with her child of ten, how much does she have to pay?
| A.$ 175 | B.$ 140 | C.$ 35 | D.$ 31 |
Which of the following is true according to the advertisement?
| A.The programs are changeable. |
| B.There is no danger to a small child. |
| C.You can phone 604—659—FISH to book the programs. |
| D.Bigger groups of visitors are encouraged to save money. |
The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives(添加剂)caused cancer.
Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings(包装)of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar tings are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a profit.
The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues.
71. According to this passage, we can know___________. .
A. perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat
B. perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat
C. cancer was discovered in 1945
D. science has made food unfit to eat
72.Things that are used to keep colours in meats are________. .
A. harmful B. useless C. helpless D. dangerous
73. All the additives________. .
A. are bright and colourless
B. are not bright and colourful
C. have indirect effects on our health
D. have direct effects on our health
74. People use additives_________ .
A. to make food more unfit to eat
B. to improve the colour and taste of the food
C. to change colour of the food
D. to take off the diseases of the food
75. Which of the following is not true?
A. Some wrappings of food are harmful.
B. Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals.
C. “The practice continues” means “things are still going on like that”.
D. We needn’t take care of what we eat..