The British film star Hugh Grant can’t seem to work out what women want.
“There’s no girl who only wants bastards（坏蛋），and no girl who wants a nice guy（伙计）.Women want both,” the British star tells the May issue of the Talk magazine. “And，really，they’d like to change by turns on a weekly basis. Can any man be both? I like to keep women guessing.”
Since Grant’s break-up last year with his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley，the thought of throwing himself into another big relationship doesn’t seem like it’s expected.
“How easy do you think it is to find someone you can share 14 years of personal jokes with? Not easy. And I don’t know that I will，” he says.
Still，the 40-year-old star admits he can’t help thinking that his clock is ticking.
“In the end，I want to have kids（children）.But in the back of my mind，I never wanted to have kids until I’d done something I’m proud of written a book，had my name on something really worthwhile,” he says. “I’m determined not to be in front of the cameras any more.”
With all of these concerns（心思)inside，has Grant ever considered seeing a psychiatrist（精神病医生）to sort things out?
“I don’t think I need treatment，thank you,” sniffs the star.
“I’m frightened of those people. And more than that，I don’t want to know what lies beneath（在下面）.”Judging from what Hugh Grant says，the film star may consider himself ______________.
| A．either a bastard or a nice guy |
| B．both a bastard and a nice guy at the same time |
| C．a bastard in one week and a nice guy in the other |
| D．neither a bastard nor a nice guy |
Hugh Grant _________________.
| A．is looking for another girlfriend at the present time |
| B．never feels sure of finding a girlfriend who can take the place of Elizabeth Hurley |
| C．considers it a shame to look for another girlfriend |
| D．doesn’t value much the relationship he had with Elizabeth Hurley |
The underlined clause “his clock is ticking” possibly means _________.
| A．he’s having a good time |
| B．he can’t stand being single |
| C．his film life is going to end soon |
| D．he is getting too old |
Hugh Grant thinks that he is not yet successful enough to be _______.
| A．a nice guy |
| B．a husband |
| C．a film star |
| D．a father |
In the atmosphere , carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the sun’s rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.
According to a weather expert’s prediction, the atmosphere will be 3℃ warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere(半球), possibly resulting in an alteration of the earth
’s chief food growing zones.
In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.
Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth
However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have gone beyond those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect on the weather?
One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot sports and ‘cold” spots( that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun. As the sun rotates(使旋转), every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to have a considerable effe
ct on the distribution of the earth’s atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulati
on. The sun is also changeable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.
Scientists are now finding shared relations between models of solar weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age and it is hot. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a delay of thousands of years while the solar effects overcome the inertia(惯性) of the earth’s climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a useful opposed balance to the sun’s fading heat.It can be concluded that concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.
| A．mean a warming-up in the Arctic. |
| B．raise the temperature of the earth’s surface. |
| C．prevent the sun’s rays from reaching the earth’ s surface. |
| D．explain the cause of great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere. |
The article was written to explain____.
| A．the greenhouse effect. | B．the solar effects on the earth. |
| C．the causes affecting weather. | D．the models of solar weather of solar weather interactions. |
Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperature there seems to be falling. This is ____.
| A．mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are rising |
| B．partly due to changes in the output of solar energy |
| C．possibly because the ice caps in the poles are melting |
| D．only due to the effect of the inertia of the earth’s climate |
On the basis of their models, scientists are of the opinion that .
| A．the climate of the world should be becoming cooler |
| B．the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect |
C．the man-made w arning effect helps to increase the solar effects |
| D．it will take thousands of years for the interia of the earth’s climate to take effect. |
If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct, ___.
| A．ice would soon cover the northern hemisphere. |
| B．the greenhouse effect could work in favor of the earth. |
| C．the best way to overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuels. |
| D．the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could warm up the earth even more quickly. |
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| A．Simmons. | B．ST. Mary's | C．Paul Smith's | D．Northern. |
If a girl wanted to learn modern science and she prefers to stay by the ocean or in the northeast, which college will like best?
A．Simmons. |
B．ST. Mary's. | C．Paul Smith's. | D．Northern. |
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| A．Simmons. | B．ST. Mary's. | C．Paul Smith's | D．Northern. |
She was known to millions as the "Queen of Crime" or the "Duchess (女公爵) of death". But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. "I don't think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body." Agatha Christie once said.
But her pen dared travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christie's murder stories made her the world's best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.
Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is to be released over the next six years.
"My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work," said Christie's grandson, Mathew Pritchard. "Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences."
Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous short stories, dying at the age of 86.
"With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies," said one fan. By saying "her pen dared travel where her eyes would not", the writer means
| A．she would like to make a trip with her pen rather than other things |
| B．she couldn't live without her pen |
| C．she could describe anything with her pen that she would not like to face |
| D．she made up stories with her pen |
By which means can't we learn the works of Christie?
| A．Watching TV. | B．Going to the cinema. | C．Reading novels. | D．Playing computer games. |
Mathew Prichard's words suggest that _
| A．Christie had been trying to write different stories in different styles |
| B．Christie was fond of changing styles while writing |
| C．Christie's works are short of audiences |
| D．People began to lose interest in Christie's works |
The fifth paragraph mainly
| A．tells us Christie is a productive writer | B．gives us a brief introduction of Christie |
| C．tells us when Christie took up writing | D．tells us why Christie was popular |
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[1]World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated annually by consumer organizations worldwide. It commemorates the historic declaration on March 15, 1962 by John F. Kennedy, the former U.S. President, of 
the basic Rights of consumers, which include: "the right to safety", "the right to be informed", "the right to choose", and "the right to be heard".
[2]This declaration has led to international recognition by governments and the United Nations that all citizens, regardless of their incomes or social standing, have certain basic Rights as consumers. Officially, World Consumer Rights Day was first observed on March 15，1983 and has since become an important occasion for mobilizing citizen action, with recognition of consumer rights taking off around the world. On April 9，1985, the United Nations Assembly General Assembly adopted the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection that provide a framework for strengthening national consumer protection policies around the world.
[3]The guidelines included Kennedy's four basic consumer rights plus another four: the right to satisfaction of basic needs; the right to redress(赔偿); the right to education; and the right to a healthy environment. Currently, the fundamental consumer rights are recognized globally.
[4]World Consumer Rights Day normally has a theme associated with an activity or development that is relevant to consumers. Whatever their objectives, they share the same underlying aim of bringing about important and needed benefits for consumers.
[5]In recent years, progress has been made for recognition and protection of consume
r rights in developing countries. At least, March 15 is a day when consumers are filled with pride and satisfaction. However, there are many reports on violation of consumer rights by unethical marketing practices.
76. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.) _______________________________________________________________________________
77. What was John F. Kennedy mentioned in the first paragraph? (Please answer within 15 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________78. Which of the sentence in the passage can be replaced by the given one?
Presently, countries around the world acknowledge the basic consumer rights. _____________________________________________________________________________
79. Please translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese. ______________________________________________________________________________
80. What do you think will follow the passage? (Please answer within 20 words.) ______________________________________________________________________________
D
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term is also connected with academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism(精英主义).
The term became official, especially in sports terminology, after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954, when much of the nation polarized around favorite college teams. “IV” was used because originally the league consisted only of four members. The use of the phrase is no longer limited to athletics, and now represents an educational philosophy inherent to the nation's oldest schools. In addition, Ivy League schools are often viewed by the public as some of the most prestigious universities worldwide and are 
often ranked amongst the best universities in the United States and worldwide. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
All of the Ivy League's institutions place near the top in the U.S. News & World Report college and university rankings and rank within the top one percent of the world's academic institutions in terms of financial endowment(捐助). Seven of the eight schools were founded during America's colonial period; the exception is Cornell, which was founded in 1865. Ivy League institutions, therefore, account for seven of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The Ivies are all in the Northeast geographic region of the United States. All eight schools receive millions of dollars in research grants and other subsidies from federal and state government.
Undergraduate enrollments among the Ivy League schools range from about 4,000 to 14,000, making them larger than those of a typical private liberal arts college and smaller than a typical public state university. Ivy League university financial endowments range from Brown's $2.01 billion to Harvard's $26 billion, the largest financial endowment of any academic institution in the world.
71. From the passage, we know the word “Ivy” in “the Ivy League” was first chosen to refer to _______.
A. a plant B. a number C. a sport D. a spirit
72. What is special about Cornell University in the League?
A. It is the oldest one. B. It was founded by colonists.
C. It has the smallest endowment. D. It 
is the youngest one.
73. Which meaning can the term “the Ivy League” convey today?
A. The largest enrollment. B. The strongest government support.
C. The most expensive schools. D. First-class education.
74. Which of the following statements is true?
A. There is no longer sports competition in the Ivy League.
B. Seven colleges were set up before the USA was founded.
C. Brown University has the smallest number of students.
D. Typical public state universities are larger than the Ivies.
75. Which of the f
ollowing can be the best title of the passage?
A. The ABC of “The Ivy League”
B. Best Universities in the USA
C. The Financial Income of American Universities
D. How to Apply to an Ivy League University