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John Snow was a well-known physician in London. At that time, cholera was 1. deadly disease and thousands of people died of it. People didn’t know its cause or its 2. . John Snow determined to face the 3. and solve the problem. 4. another outbreak hit London in 1854, he gathered information and made a map, 5. (mark) the exact places where all the dead people had lived. Through further investigations, he discovered that the water was to 6. , because it was polluted by the dirty water from London. 7. supporting evidence, John Snow announced that polluted water carried the germs. To prevent this from 8. again, John suggested that the source of all the water supplies 9. (examine) and new methods of 10. (处理) polluted water be found. Thus cholera was defeated in the end.

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend schoo1.Usually,on holidays,Mother________ me to sleep in.And I would certainly take full advantage of it.On this particular morning,________ ,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ________having nothing better to do.But as it turned out,I was soon to learn about something ________ in life.

As I watched several people go by,get into their cars and go off,I ________ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ________ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage.He ________ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them.From the water on the ground,it seemed that he had already ________ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars.He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts ________my mind as I watched him work.He wash’t well-dressed.He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ________ T-shirt.The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ________ would want to be seen riding on.But he seemed ________ with life.There he was,working hard at his small business, ________ at passers by and stopping to chat now and then ________ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of ________ in the way he seemed to be doing things ________ the windscreen(挡风玻璃),then standing back to admire it;scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and ________ ,standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ________ to learn,I felt.At no age need one have to beg for a ________ if one has good health and is willing to work hard.For a while I felt ________ of myself.Young as I am—just sixteen,and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

1.A.forces B.allows C.causes D.forbids

2.A.otherwise B.therefore C.however D.besides

3.A.parking lot B.bus stop C.school D.market

4.A.interesting B.surprising C.awful D.useful

5.A.noticed B.recognized C.called D.assisted

6.A.back B.handle C.wheel D.seat

7.A.searched B.1eft C.moved D.wandered

8.A.stopped B.started C.intended D.finished

9.A.crowded B.slipped C.disturbed D.inspired

10.A.attractive B.shiny C.simple D.expensive

11.A.repairmen B.businessmen C.drivers D.cyclists

12.A.busy B.content C.careful D.bored

13.A.waving B.1ooking C.1aughing D.pointing

14.A.about B.for C.with D.1ike

15.A.worry B.respect C.sympathy D.pride

16.A.cleaning B.fixing C.replacing D.covering

17.A.still B.yet C.again D.soon

18.A.1esson B.subject C.skill D.fact

19.A.business B.1iving C.success D.right

20.A.tired B.doubtful C.fearful D.ashamed

Decision-thinking is not unlike poker—it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. The mental process is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards, good thinkers.

The great mathematician John von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular , he showed that all games fall into two classes : there are what he called games of “ perfect information ” , games like chess where the players can’t hide anything or play tricks : they don’t win by chance , but by means of logic and skills . Then there are games of “imperfect information”, like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.

One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of “perfect information”. Quite the reverse, business, polities, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknowable factors, which would even puzzle the best poker players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker.

1.The subject discussed in this text is __________.

A. the process of reaching decisions

B. the difference between poker and chess.

C. the secret of making good business plans

D. the value of information in winning games

2.An important factor in a game of imperfect information is __________.

A. rules B. luck C. time D. ideas

3.Which of the following can be used in place of “Quite the reverse ” in Paragraph 3 ?

A. Quite right. B. True enough.

C. Most unlikely. D. Just the opposite.

4.In the writer’s opinion, when making business decisions one should _________.

A. put perfect information before imperfect information

B. accept the existence of unknown factors

C. regard business as a game of chess

D. mix known and unknown factors

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people werr not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that would destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand.

Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows. ” answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer ,the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm ,busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed,the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “ Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away! ”

The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. ”

Enraged (激怒)by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot . Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement,he discovered that all of the hay had been covered. The cows were in the barn,the chickens were in the coops,and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away.

The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.

1.Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?

A. Because he needed hired hands all the year round.

B. Because there was too much work to do on the farm.

C. Because he could hardly hire a farmhand.

D. Because he offered poor conditions for the hired hands.

2. The farmer felt amazed because _______.

A. the little man was sleeping

B. everything was in safety

C. the wind was too strong

D. he could not open the doors

3. What did the man mean by saying “I can sleep when the wind blows” ?

A. He needed much sleep after working hard on the farm.

B. He was very brave and not afraid of wind

C. He enjoyed sleeping when the wind blew.

D. He would get everything done before the wind blew.

4.Which of the following statements about the little man is TRUE?

A. He was not afraid of storms.

B. He was a heavy sleeper under any condition.

C. He was hard-working and devoted to his work.

D. He was fired shortly after he tied everything down.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Advertising

We live in a world of advertising. Advertising is any means of bringing information to the public. 1. What is being presented to the public is usually a product or service, such as a car or camera. Yet it may also be an idea, as in “Vote for Jones”, or an event, as in “Watch the World Series on this channel tomorrow!” Without advertising, people would have a difficult time knowing where goods could be bought or even certain goods or services existed.

Advertising began with town criers in ancient Greece, who called out the name of items available in the market. 2. The first printed ads appeared in England in 1480, and newspaper ads began in 1648. In the twentieth century extensive new fields for advertising opened up with the invention of radio and television.

3. Fro example, radio and television ads are costly. But they reach a vast audience. This makes them worthwhile and cost-effective for the advertisers. Newspaper ads can feature coupons(赠券) or information that can be clipped and saved. Magazines often appeal directly to special groups, such as sports fans or teenagers. Other forms of advertising include direct mail, e-mail, billboards…

4. For the most part, they hire qualified agencies to create their advertising. An advertising agency plans a company’s ads. It also does research. It surveys the market and tests different approaches to determine the most effective way to sell the greatest amount of the product.

How can we be sure that an ad is accurate? Two government agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration, check ads against false claims. The Postal Service watches for fraudulent(欺骗性的) ads sent by mail. State and local governments also have watchdog agencies. 5.

A. Its purpose is to sell something.

B. Printed ads are found in newspapers and magazines.

C. Ancient Egyptians carved announcements on stones.

D. Do business owners themselves think up all those ads?

E. Advertisers who trick the public face heavy fines or other punishment.

F. Advertisers use whichever means, or media they think will work best for them.

G. Advertising developed with the rise of mass production in the late 19th century.

A new study finds that our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the music makes us feel. Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major” is most often associated with bright yellow and orange, whereas his “Requiem in D Minor” is linked to bluish gray, the findings revealed.

US researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, enlisted nearly 100 subjects for a study on music and color. With 37 colors, the UC Berkeley study found that people tend to pair faster-paced music in a major key with lighter, more vivid, yellow colors, whereas slower-paced music in a minor key is more likely to be teamed up with darker, grayer, bluer colors.

“Surprisingly, we can predict with 95 percent accuracy how happy or sad the colors people pick will be based on how happy or sad the music is that they are listening to,” said lead author and UC Berkeley vision scientist Stephen Palmer.

In three experiments, the subjects listened to 18 classical music pieces that varied in pace (slow, medium, fast) and in major VS minor keys. In the first experiment, participants were asked to pick five of the 37 colors that best matched the music to which they were listening. Separately, they rated each piece of music on a scale of happy to sad, strong to weak, lively to dull, and calm to angry.

Next, the research team plans to study particiapants in Turkey where traditional music employs a wider range of scales than just major and minor. “We know that in Mexico and the US the responses are very similar,” Palmer said. “But we don’t yet know about China or Turkey.”

1.What can we know about Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No. 1 G Major”?

A. It is fast in pace.

B. It is slow in pace.

C. It makes us feel upset.

D. It makes us feel optimistic.

2.What did the US researchers find from the result of the new study?

A. There are colors that do not match any music.

B. People tend to connect happy colors to slow-paced music

C. There is a one-to-one connection between music and color.

D. People nearly do the same in picking colors for different music.

3.How did the researchers do the research?

A. By making predictions. B. By researching journals.

C. By conducting experiments. D. By studying famous musicians.

4.According to the text, the research mainly deals with __________

A. how colors or music influence our emotions

B. how emotions affect music-color connections

C. why we have different feelings towards music

D. why we have different feelings towards colors

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some Ways to Cheer Up

Feeling a little blue? Here are ten fast and easy ways to smile.

①Exercise

When you exercise, your brain gives out a chemical called endorphins(内啡肽).This chemical makes you feel happier. 1.

②Play outside

Leave your apartment and go outside. Sun and fresh air are good for you.

③Breathe

If you can’t go to the gym, try taking deep breaths. 2.

④Play pop music

Westlife, Backstreet Boys, S.H.E....who doesn’t like a little mindless pop? Listening to upbeat, happy music will make you smile. Singing along won’t hurt either.

⑤Laughter is the best medicine

3. Children laugh around 400 times a day. Adults only laugh about 20 times a day. What happened? Be a kid for a day: play games, watch funny movies, or read jokes online.

⑥4.

Chocolate has special natural chemicals that make you happy. Besides, it tastes so good!

⑦Draw

Be an artist! Draw, paint, or make something. Even if it is not perfect, being creative relieves stress.

⑧Get a dog

Dogs are cute, energetic, and fun. Plus, studies show that people with pets live longer and people with dogs live the longest!

⑨Have a heart-to-heart talk

If something is upsetting you, it is a good idea to talk about it. Call a friend or relative. 5.

⑩Think positive

Close your eyes and think of a beautiful scene or a time when you were happy and feeling good.

A. Laughing is the best way to improve your mood.

B. Everyone likes laughing.

C. The youth like chatting online.

D.A good chat is a great way to feel better fast.

E. Power of chocolate

F. Breathing deeply will relax your muscles and give you energy.

G. That is just another reason why exercise is good for you.

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