Water goes around and around Earth in a never ending journey called the water cycle（循环）. The sun heats up lakes, oceans, and other wet places on Earth. When the water gets warm enough, it changes into vapour. Plants also give off lots of water vapour. Some of this water vapour cools off high in the sky and becomes clouds. Then it falls back to Earth in a new place as rain or snow. This cycle happens over and over again.
The ground can absorb water like a sponge (海绵). If you could see this groundwater, it wouldn’t look like a lake or river. The groundwater is mixed in with the rocks and sand that lie in layers(层) below Earth’s surface.
Groundwater moves along slowly. How slowly? Maybe 1.5 kilometres in one century. Some of this water has been underground for thousands of years. And once groundwater is pumpedout of the ground from a deep well（井） by people, it may take hundreds of years for another water to take its place.In which order does water go around Earth?
a .Fall down as rain or snow.
b. Heated up by the sun on lakes, oceans and other wet places.
c. Cool off high in the sky.
d. Form clouds.
e. Change into vapour.
| A．dacbe | B．becda | C．caebd | D．bceda |
The groundwater seems to________.
| A．be just on the ground | B．be pure water like that in a lake or river |
| C．exist in rocks and sand | D．flow along like rivers or streams |
What conclusion（结论） can we draw from the passage?
| A．Groundwater can be quickly replaced by other water once pumped out. |
| B．Groundwater is very valuable. |
| C．Groundwater has nothing to do with human beings. |
| D．Groundwater travel in an unknown way. |
The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face." They kept on walking until they found an oasis（绿洲）, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave（镌刻） it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
You have to learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.
59.One friend slapped the other because ______.
A.he was angry that his friend took him to the desert by mistake.
B.He was angry that his friend did not agree with him about something.
C.He was angry that his friend kept wasting time writing and carving.
D.He had to save his friend from drowning, and this almost took his own life.
60.When they found an oasis_______.
A.they decided to swim out of the desert from it.
B.the second friend wanted to slap his friend back.
C.They wanted to take a break and wash themselves.
D.The first friend was saved from drowning by the second and felt ashamed .
61.The underlined sentence mean we should _______.
A.not let others know we are angry with them by letting wind erase what we write down.
B.gradually forgive others for bad things they have done to us as time goes by.
C.make sure what we write in the desert does not remain long or we might be found.
D.not try to find stones to record things on in a desert.
62．What is the right understanding of the last sentence of the passage?
A.We should write and carve to record different kinds of feelings.
B.We should record different kinds of things in different ways.
C.We should remember only good things others have done to us and let go bad things.
D.We should remember things that others do to us, including both good things and bad things.
63.Which of the following can be the proper title of the passage?
A.True Friendship B.Sand and Stone
C.Hurts and Benefits D.Forgiveness and Gratitude
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.
The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly. Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. So they are called “diseases of civilization”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风） are examples of such diseases.
Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today.
Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals. They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits. They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods. We eat six times more salt than stone-age people. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.
People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods.
56.The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate ______.
A. more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did
B. as humans living 10,000 years ago ate
C. . more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago
D. more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago
57. New kinds of sicknesses have been found because ______
A. the human body has changed compared with human first appearing on earth
B. the way we live has changed a little
C. our body can’t deal with the changes in life style
D. the way we live today are improper for the human body
58. What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?
A. Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise.
B. People today have a lot of alcohol.
C. . People today have more tobacco.
D. Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times.
Of all the things that have effects on your future, I believe that personal growth is the greatest. Many people talk about sales growth, profit growth, and possession growth, but none of these will happen without personal growth. In fact I’d like to have you memorize a most important sentence. It is “The key to your future is you yourself.”
There are many things that will help you better your future. If you belong to a strong, dynamic（充满活力的）and progressive company, that will help. Good training will help. Strong leadership will help. If the neighbors stay civil（文明的）, that will help. If your relatives don’t trouble you, that will help…All these things will help. We can go on and on with the list; but remember, the things that I’ve covered above just play minor（次要的）roles in helping you reach a good future. The major cause doesn’t lie outside. It lies inside.
Strangely enough, when two different men work in the same company, the first person may earn $1,000 a month, while the second may earn $10,000 a month. What causes the difference when they have the same job, use the same tools, and get the same training?
The cause of the difference lies in believing, in trying, in accepting failures, in thinking, in a smile at people around, and in the ways of dealing with problems. All of these can be major causes of your good future. You can see all these come from inside. In fact, the real difference is you yourself. You are the key to your future. Teens are the most wonderful and important period in life. If you want a great future, begin to improve yourself from now on!
72. Among all the things mentioned, which one is the most important in the author’s opinion?
A. Sales growth. B. Profit growth. C. Possession growth. D. Personal growth
73. Which of the following may play a main role in influencing you future?
A. Being determined. B. Working in good companies.
C. Having rich relatives. D. Getting leaders’ help.
74. All may cause the two men’s different earnings EXCEPT that_______.
A. the second person buys expensive houses or cars.
B. the first person treats others badly.
C. the second man has a positive attitude to problems.
D. the first man gives up after failures.
75. The passage is mainly written for_____.
A. old people B. adults C. teenagers D. babies
A wife’s level of education positively influences both her own and her husband’s chances of having a long life, according to a new Swedish study.
In the study, researchers from the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm found that a woman’s level of education had a stronger connection to the likelihood of her husband dying over education. What’s more, they discovered that a husband’s social class, based on his occupation, had a greater influence on his wife’s longevity（长寿）than her own class.
“Women traditionally take more responsibility for the home than men do, and, as a consequence, women’s levels of education might be more important for determining lifestyles－for example, in terms of food choices－than those of men,” say Srs. Robert Erikson and Jenny Torssander of the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm.
The results show that a husband’s level of education does not influence his longevity, but that men with partners who had quit studying after school were 25 per cent more likely to die early than men living with women hodling university degrees. In turn, those married to women with university degrees were 13 per cent more likely to die early than those whose wives had post-graduate qualifications.
According to the researchers, a woman with a good education may not marry a man who drinks and smokes too much or who drivers carelessly, and men with such habits may not prefer highly educated woman. Drs. Erikson and Torssander also suggest that better-educated woman may be more aware of what healthy eating and good health care consist of.
The findings suggest that education has a huge impact on how long and how well people live. It also reflects social factors, since educated individuals usually have better jobs, which allow them to afford healthier diets and lifestyles, as well as better health care.
68. In this passage the author intends to_______.
A. encourage women to get higher education
B. present the results of a study.
C. analyze the relationship between education and life
D. discuss why women usually live longer than men
69. A wife’s education has more effect on a family than a husband’s because______.
A. women make more sacrifices to their families than men do
B. most women have higher degrees than their husbands
C. most men marry women with higher degrees
D. women have a leading role in the home life of most families
70. A woman with higher education is likely to_____.
A. choose a husband with a higher degree than hers.
B. marry a man without many bad habits
C. earn more money than her husband
D. teach her children well
71. We learn from the passage that_______.
A. a man with a lot of education live longer than one with little.
B. a man’s longevity depends on not only his wife’s level of education but also his own.
C. educated wives tend to choose healthy lifestyles for their families.
D. highly-educated women don’t marry uneducated men.
| Advertisement Manager Responsibilities: ◇To develop sales plans to achieve set goals. ◇To analyze market opportunities. ◇To lead and motivate a team of advertising sales staff to meet sales objectives and targets. ◇To ensure daily operations flow smoothly. Requirements: ◇A recognized degree in relevant disciplines. ◇Strong leadership and problem-solving skills. ◇Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentations kills. ◇Self-starter, aggressive, and able to work independently. ◇Be willing to travel. ◇Minimum 2 years of sales experience in a managerial capacity, preferably in a related industry. |
| Country Manager Responsibilities: ◇Develop a business plan including a sales strategy for the market. ◇Maintain strong customer relationships and attract new customers while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. ◇Lead the sales and support team in Malaysia. Requirements: ◇Degree major in sales/ marketing or relevant qualifications. ◇At least 4 years of experience in sales with a proven track record. ◇Strong interest in books, online products and related emerging technologies. ◇Experience in managing an independent profit centre will be an added advantage. ◇Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. ◇Highly motivated, self-driven and a team player adaptable to change. ◇History of developing and maintaining business relationships. ◇Experience in the publishing industry would be an advantage but not essential. |
| Journalist Responsibilities: ◇To report on current events, happenings and trends. Requirements: ◇Recognized degree/diploma in any discipline. ◇Resourceful and committed. ◇Good at writing. ◇Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines. ◇Willing to work irregular hours. ◇Experience in photography. ◇Copy-editing experience. |
| Admin Assistant Responsibilities: ◇To monitor stock in and stock out, keep track of stock records. ◇To arrange stock distribution. ◇To prepare stock reports when required. ◇To complete an other assigned tasks from your superior as and when required. Requirements: ◇Candidates must possess at least an SPM or above. ◇Computer Literate. ◇Required language: English, Chinese. ◇Preferred language: Bahasa Malaysia. ◇Those with inventory control experience will have an added advantage. ◇Able to work independently with minimum supervision. ◇Applicants should be Malaysian citizens or hold relevant residence status. |
64. If you want to apply for the advertisement manager position, you must______.
A. have a doctor’s degree in advertisement sales.
B. have more than four years’ sales experience.
C. master at least two foreign languages
D. be good at leadership and solving difficult problems.
65. If you like to work irregular hours and are able to meet tight deadlines, you could apply for___.
A. the first position B. the second position
C. the third position D. the fourth position
66. According to the passage, the main work of an admin assistants is______.
A. to report on current events B. to carry out market studies
C. to deal with stock business D. to prepare stock reports
67. Applicants for the advertisement manager and the country manager positions are NOT required to_______.
A. have several years’ experience in sales.
B. have excellent communication skills
C. be willing to work abroad
D. have relevant degrees