Every day on the road, accidents are caused. They do not only happen. The reason may be easy to see: an overloaded tray, a shelf out of reach, a patch of ice on the road. But more often than not there is a chain of events leading up to the misfortune-frustration, tiredness or just bad temper-that show what the accident really is, a sort of attack on oneself.
Road accidents, for example, happen frequently after a family quarrel, and we all know people who are accident-prone, so often at odds with themselves and the world that they seem to cause accidents for themselves and others.
By definition, an accident is something you cannot predict or avoid, and the idea which used to be current, that the majority of road accidents are caused by a minority of criminally careless drivers, is not supported by insurance statistics. These show that most accidents involve ordinary motorists in a moment of carelessness or thoughtlessness.
It is not always clear, either, what sort of conditions make people more likely to have an accident. For instance, the law requires all factories to take safety actions and most companies have safety committees to make sure the regulations are observed, but still, every day in Britain, some fifty thousand men and women are absent from work due to an accident. These accidents are largely the result of human error or misjudgment-noise and fatigue, boredom or worry are possible factors which contribute to this. Doctors who work in factories have found that those who drink too much, usually people who have a high anxiety level, run three times the normal risk of accidents at work.This passage might be written to .
| A．college students | B．drivers |
| C．ordinary citizens | D．businessmen |
“Accident-prone” in Paragraph 2 means .
| A．likely to have accidents | B．injured in accidents |
| C．likely to die in accidents | D．responsible for road accidents |
The passage suggests that .
| A．accidents mostly result from slippery roads |
| B．accidents are usually caused by psychological factors |
| C．doctors run three times the normal risk of accidents in factories |
| D．about 50,000 people lost their lives at work in Britain every day |
Which of the following is NOT discussed as a factor of accidents in this passage?
| A．Mood | B．Carelessness | C．Tiredness | D．Weather |
What do you think would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Accidents and Human | B．Why accidents happen |
| C．Human Factors in Accidents | D．How to Prevent Accidents |
New friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities… Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. “Start early, finish strong,” some of them say.
More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition.
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The US
The US has always been oft the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarships．
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Canada
Canada's multicultural environment is good for students' studies and careers．
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Australia
Good climate, high quality education and favorable immigration policy—these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students．| A．Canada | B．the UK | C．the US | D．Australia |
Many young people go to study in the US because _____．
| A．it is very difficult for them to get a student visa |
| B．it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE |
| C．they don't spend much time applying to US universities |
| D．they think they can receive good university education |
If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose ______．
| A．Australia or the UK | B．Canada or Australia |
| C．the US or the UK | D．Canada or the UK |
In which of the following countries may money be the most concern while studying abroad?
| A．The US &- the UK． | B．The UK &- Canada． |
| C．The UK &- Australia． | D．Canada &- the US． |
The passage is intended to give _____．
| A．information for foreign study |
| B．advice on job seeking |
| C．suggestions on traveling abroad |
| D．tips on getting-visas |
When I was born, my parents immediately noticed something wrong. My feet were deformed (畸形的), pointing inward and curling under. I wore casts (石膏) and foot braces (支架) in my first two years to correct the problem. Yet I learned to balance and walk in casts. Soon after the last set of casts came off，Mom enrolled me in dance classes as therapy for my feet. I, however，quickly decided to try something else. Not far from my house was an ice rink (溜冰场) in the mall. There，local skaters would perform ice shows. I wanted to try skating.
I started taking group skating lessons. Performing on ice came naturally. For me，skating has never been about beating others. It’s been about being my personal best. I progressed through various levels rapidly and gave my first ice performance at age seven. Soon I started winning local and regional competitions. That’s because being on the ice has always been the one place I can truly express my emotions. The ice is like home.
I began seriously training when I was nine years old. After graduating from girls’ high school，I moved to Canada. Saying goodbye to my family and friends made me homesick，but I knew deep down that I had to leave and train full－time to give my dreams a chance at reality.
I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992.I was the first of the final six skaters on the ice. My long performance started well，but I slipped while landing one of my easiest triple jumps，and my hand touched the ice. I didn’t want to make two mistakes in a row，so next I did a jump with just two spins to play it safe. As I neared the end，I had one more jump. I landed it perfectly.
When medals were awarded，I found myself on the top step，the gold hanging around my neck and America’s national anthem playing. Words can’t describe the overwhelming mixture of emotions I felt.The author was enrolled in dance classes to________.
| A．meet her interest |
| B．improve her dancing skills |
| C．help treat her feet |
| D．prepare her for skating |
When the author says “The ice is like home”，she really means she________.
| A．can express herself through her performance on ice |
| B．can beat others in local and regional competitions |
| C．can overcome her difficulty in walking |
| D．has realized her dream to perform on ice |
The author moved to Canada after graduating from girls’ high school because________.
| A．she could get better treatment of her feet there |
| B．she would do full－time training there |
| C．that was where the Olympics would hold |
| D．she wanted to have further study there |
What do we learn about the author’s performance in the 1992 Olympic Games?
| A．She completed it without any mistake. |
| B．She made one mistake on the final landing. |
| C．She did it quite well except for one mistake. |
| D．She made more than one mistake. |
By her own experience，the author intends to tell us________.
| A．we can realize our dream if we have the courage to pursue it |
| B．even the disabled can take part in the Olympic Games |
| C．sports can help people heal both body and mind |
| D．sports events are not about winning only |
It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one work answers. “Where are you going?” “Places.” “When will you be back?” “Sometime.” “Who will you be with?” “People.”
That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over. They are breaking away from you so that they’ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult.
Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children’s closeness. Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks. Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult, they’ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice. But in order to determine who they are right now they need to separate from you.
Your job, however, is to keep them safe——and that requires knowing there they are and who they are with. Let them know clearly that it’s not because you want to dominate their life and control them; it’s because it’s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another.
When they’re home and sit down to eat a meal, sit down with them. You need to open up to them about your life. Tell them of an interesting incident at the office, let them in on a bit of family gossip(闲谈), discuss a piece of news with them. They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life. By letting a teen in on your life, they just may let you in of theirsThe underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to “”.
| A．teens no longer tell parents their detailed information |
| B．teens don’t tell parents where they had been any more |
| C．parents are impatient to listen to their children |
| D．parents are occupied by doing their business |
It can be inferred from the passage that .
| A．the generation gap is becoming wider and wider |
| B．teens quarrel a lot with their parents |
| C．teens don’t want to live with other family members |
| D．some parents feel distant from their teenage children |
The author believes that teens’ one-word answers show.
| A．their awareness of independence |
| B．their physical and mental changes |
| C．an unpleasant parent-child relationship |
| D．their wishes for keeping silent |
What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Parents should understand their children. |
| B．parents should keep their children safe. |
| C．Parents should open their hearts to their children. |
| D．Parents should give their children enough freedom. |
What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
| A．To give advice |
| B．To direct teenagers |
| C．To present findings |
| D．To comfort parents |
Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.
Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie FerrisBueller's Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.
But the sitcom Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. 
The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .
Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s Bruce Almighty. The film made ＄243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,A long Came Polly also did well at the box office. What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Lived | B．Moved | C．Planned | D．Traveled |
All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT
| A． Burke's Law | B．The Edge | C． Herman's Head | D． FerrisBueller's Day Off. |
From the second paragraph ,we learn that
| A．Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy |
| B．no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows |
| C．Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows |
| D．Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day |
From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is
| A．Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life | B．a good friend of Aniston |
| C．a role in Friends | D．a TV show of Aniston |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A． Friends is only famous in America |
| B． A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film |
| C．Aniston’s film career is also very successful |
| D．Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004 |
After twenty years of shaving（剃须）himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town thought he had enough. He told his wife that he intended to let the local barber shave him each day. He put on his hat and coat and went to the barber shop.
The barber's wife, Grace, was working that day, so she performed the task. Grace shaved him, and said, "That will be $20." The man thought the price was a bit high, but he paid the bill and went to work.
The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop the day before. “Not bad, he thought. At least I don't need to get a shave every day.”
The next morning, the man's face was still smooth. Tw
o weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take and he was frightened, so he returned to the barber shop.
"I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the barber's wife, "but you must have done a great job. It's been two weeks and my whiskers still haven't started growing back." The expression on her face didn't even change, expecting his comment. She responded, "You were shaved by Grace and once shaved, always shaved!"It’s implied in the first sentence of the passage that .
| A．the man lived a very poor life | B．the man liked shaving himself |
| C．the man finally got bored of shaving himself | D．the man decided not to shave again |
We learn that at first the man thought ＄20 for a shave was .
| A．too little | B．too much | C．proper | D．impossible |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Everybody in the town knows Grace. |
| B．Nobody wants to be shaved by Grace in the town. |
| C．The man was scared by the result two weeks later. |
| D．The man’s whiskers grew back at last. |