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Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes(糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it — the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success — you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet & Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool”
What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

A.He overcame the bad influence of illness to win.
B.Specialists offered him medical advice.
C.Training helped him defeat his disease.
D.Difficulties influenced his career.

What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

A.Her daily happenings. B.Her training schedule.
C.Her achievements. D.Her sports career.

What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?

A.Activities that turn one’s attention away.
B.Ways that help one to focus.
C.Words that help one to feel less tense.
D.Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?

A.Courage. B.Self-confidence.
C.Devotion. D.Hard work.
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As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading ofbooks. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.
Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read andwrite. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers withtext.
Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading onebook. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points ofview."
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Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component(软件). The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburdenschools.
Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

A.She does reading mainly through electronic media.
B.Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.
C.She has become addicted to playing games on the web.
D.Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

How many hours does Nadia spend in front of the computer in a week?

A.Exactly forty-two hours B.Usually fifty hours
C.More than forty hours D.At most thirty-six hours

Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A.To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.
B.To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.
C.Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.
D.People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

Why did the US refuse to participate in the tests with an added electronic reading component? It is because ______.

A.the teachers and students considered it useless
B.such a test would give schools more extra work
C.they thought reading was the only way to get information
D.none of them showed interest in such an additional test

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As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.
One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.
It can be inferred from the passage that the only thing they could see in a boat was _______.

A.walls B.chains of hills C.tall trees D.vast land

From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A.the country was a civilized society B.the country was a tropical jungle country
C.they found a place where they could land D.they were on a journey home

According to the passage, what happened to the people in the boat at last?

A.They were arrested. B.They managed to escape to safety.
C.They were saved by some villagers D.The passage doesn’t mention it.

The best title for this passage might be _______.

A.The Problem of Landing B.An Adventure
C.An Entirely New Experience D.Escape

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A.Interviewers B.Job-hunting people C.Employers D.Lay-off workers

We can learn form the first paragraph that_______.

A.hand-written letters are not used in finding a job
B.the more expensive clothes interviewees wear, the better
C.body language is more important than spoken words
D.Internet is of significance in applying for a job

Using body language well in a job interview will probably _______.

A.get rid of the interviewers’ prejudice B.determine what position one will get
C.increase the possibility to get the wanted job D.help one remove nervousness

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Those using body language are usually confident.
B.Body language is often used on purpose in job hunting.
C.Body language is a mirror to reflect one’s personality.
D.People enjoying jokes are preferred in a job interview.

The Best of Friends
The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image (印象) of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
What is the popular image of teenagers today?

A.They worry about school. B.They quarrel a lot with other family members
C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. . D.They dislike living with their parents.

The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______.

A.share family responsibility B.make family decisions
C.go boating with their family D.cause trouble in their families

Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents______.

A.go to clubs more often with their children B.give their children more freedom
C.care less about their children’s life D.are much stricter with their children

According to the author, teenage rebellion ______.

A.existed only in the 1960s B.is common nowadays
C.may be a false belief D.resulted from changes in families

What is the passage mainly about?

A.Harmony in family. B.Education in family.
C.Negotiation in family. D.Teenage trouble in family.


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When women shop, “They’re doing it in a way that they want everybody to be very happy,” says Ann. “They’re kind of shopping for love.”
“Teenage girls learn to shop from their moms and older sisters, but they also learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen,” City University Zukin says.
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“Of course, there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,” Loyola’s Ann says.
And that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying pan. All men love to buy but don’t want to get cheated.
Ann adds, “There actually are men who are interested, for example, in cooking or shopping or chinaware or things around the home --- they become kind of girl magnets. Women like it.”
78. From the first paragraph we can find that ______.
A. men are all dishonest B. men are all book lovers
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79. Compared to women men usually treat shopping ______.
A. honestly B. seriously C. frequently D. foolishly
80. The underlined word “magnets” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. magazines that attract young women B. persons that have a powerful attraction
C. tools that can help housewives much D. vegetables that make women beautiful

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