Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?

What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs, Talk?We’re friends.

Researching this result called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear:women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable. ”

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed would not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危机)“Most women, ”says Rubin, “identified(认定)at least one,  usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a trouble moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives. ”

“In general, ”writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities. ”For the most part, Rubin says, interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled―a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior. ”

“Even when a man is said to be a best friend, ”Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on a sofa. ”

 

60. What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that__________.

A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B. women have so much to share

C. women show little interest in ballgames

D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

61. Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to__________.

A. a male friend   B. female friend   C. her parents  D. her husband

62. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

A. Ending his marriage without good reason.

B. Spending too much time with his friends.

C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.

D. Going out to ballgames too often.

63. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.

B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.

C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

D. Women depend on others in making decisions.

64. The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around__________.

A. happy and successful marriages

B. friendships of men and women

C. emotional problems in marriage

D. interactions between men and women

American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse disorder. Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season. C.C.D. has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America. Bees fly away from the hive and never return. Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found. Many crops and trees depend on pollination (授粉) by bees to help them grow.

A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States. This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus. It was first identified in Israel in 2004. Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science magazine. Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause. He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder.

The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year. They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder. They found evidence of the virus in twenty five of them, and in one healthy colony. The next step is further testing of healthy hives.

The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia. They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected.

The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite. This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive. Australian bee producers reject these suspicions.

And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather. Honey bees gather nectar(花蜜) from flowers and trees. The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey. But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers. Many bees may have starved. Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing a part.

Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time. He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.

 

57. The researchers found the virus         .

       A. with the help of C.C.D.

       B. by researching the causes of bee death

       C. with the help of a map of honey bee genes

       D. with the help of a scientist of NASA Space Agency

58. What is the passage mainly about?

       A. American beekeeping industry has been strongly influenced by the bee disorder.

       B. Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain.

       C. How the causes of the bee disorder in U.S have been found.

       D. The bee production in U.S is down.

59. How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?

       A. Three                   B. Four                     C. Five                     D. Six

60. We can infer that         from the passage.

       A. Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder.

       B. The solution to the disorder will be found eventually.

       C. American bees are more likely to defend themselves against hurt from other insects than Australian ones.

       D. The crop and plant production in U.S may be influenced by the bee disorder.

      Procter and Gamble(P&G)has announced that it’ll enlarge its household products empire by combining with Gillette. The deal is expected to close this autumn because it should get permission from US Antitrust Regulators(反垄断管理协会),P&G said in a statement.

       P&G is to gain all of Gillette’s business, including its producing and technical equipment. It will add a product variety popular with men. P&G said it expected the combination to bring in totaling US $14―16 billion. But it also said it was planning to cut the combined workforce of 140,000 by about 6,000 or four percent.

       P&G is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. It has about 110,000 employees in almost 80 countries. Its brands include Tide laundry detergent and Head&Shoulders shampoo. Gillette is famous all over the world for its shaving(刮脸)products. It’s based in Boston, Massachusetts, US and has 32 factories in 14 countries. P&G ranks No. 1 in the world in its household and personal furnishing parts and the company had US$ 5.8 billion in profits(利润)in 2004. Gillette ranks No.5 and has a market capitalization(资本)of US$ 45.5 billion.

       This combination of two best of their class, at a time when they are both operating from a position of strength, is a special opportunity, and the combination is going to create the greatest consumer products company in the world. It’s a dream deal.

 

56.The main purpose of writing this text is         .

       A.to compare the two world-famous companies

       B.to inform us of the combination of the two companies

       C.to introduce the two companies and their products

       D.to announce the two companies’ profits and capitalization

57.What does the writer think of the combination?

       A.The deal is really great.

       B.The deal will do harm to Gillette.

       C.The deal will disappoint the business world.

       D.The deal is welcomed by consumers.

58.Which of the following is most likely to happen after the combination.

       A.P&G will be shut off this autumn.

       B.Only Gillette’s employees will be fired.

       C.Both of the two companies will be the best.

       D.P&G will produce what attracts men.

59.We can infer from the text that        .

      A.The combination of big companies may possibly lead to trust.

       B.All Gillette’s thirty-two factories are in fourteen countries

       C.P&G made less profits than Gillette in 2004

       D.P&G’s products are worse than Gillette’s

      The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.

       In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people---- just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a general truth both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death or damage to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence .

       Researchers have estimated  that as many as 80 percent of all automobile  accidents can be attributed to the psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can distort(歪曲) drivers’ reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise clear. The experts warn that it is necessary for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s  emotions under control.

       Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers, Street walkers regularly violate traffic regulations, they are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents, and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the mad.

       Significant legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been both at the point of manufacture and through periodic mad-worthiness inspection. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the mad.

 

71.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A.To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention

B.To improve understanding between careless drivers and street walkers.

C.To discuss traffic problems and propose solutions.

D.To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving

72.According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because ____.

A.autos have become most destruction to mankind

B.people usually pay little attention to law and morality

C.civilization brings much harm to people

D.the lack of virtue(德行)is becoming more serious

73.Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three?

A.To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents

B.To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.

C.To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers.

D.To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving.

74.Who are not mentioned as being responsible of the road accidents?

     A.Careless bicycle-riders.                    B.Mindless people walking in the street.

   C.Irresponsible drivers.                       D.Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles.

75.Which of the following best reflects the author’s attitude toward a future without traffic accident problem?

   A.Doubtful yet still longing for             B.Happy and rather confident

    C.Surprised and very pleased.              D.Disappointed and deeply worried

The Olympic Flame from the ancient games was reintroduced during the 1928 Olympic Games. An employee of the Electric Utility of Amsterdam, lit the first Olympic flame in the Marathon Tower of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.

The modern practice of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

The relay, captured in Leni Riefenstahl’s film, “Olympia”, was part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.

Although most of the time the torch with the Olympic Flame is still carried by runners, it has been transported in many different ways. The fire traveled by boat in 1948 to cross the English Channel, and it was first transported by airplane in 1952, when the fire traveled to Helsinki. All carriers in the torch relay to Stockholm, where these events were held instead, traveled on horseback.

Remarkable means of transportation were used in 1976, when the flame was transformed to a radio signal. From Athens, this signal was transmitted by satellite to Canada, where it was received and used to trigger a laser beam to re-light the flame. In 2000, the torch was carried under water by divers near the Great Barrier Reef. Other unique means of transportation include a Native American canoe, a camel, and Concorde. In 2004, the first global torch relay was undertaken, a journey that lasted 78 days. The Olympic flame covered a distance of more than 78,000 km in the hands of some 11,300 torchbearers, traveling to Africa and South America for the first time, visiting all previous Olympic cities and finally returning to Athens for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Another means of catching attention has been the lighting of the fire in the stadium. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo shot a burning arrow over the cauldron(大汽锅)from a platform at the opposite end of the stadium. Two years later, the Olympic fire was brought into the stadium of Lillehammer by a ski jumper.

 

56. The practice of the Olympic Flame has been carried on for about_________.

   A. 72 years              B. 80 years            C. 60 years            D. 56 years

57. Which is NOT the means of Olympic flame transportation mentioned in the passage?

   A. Via a radio signal.  B. On horseback.  C. By swimming.  D. By airplane.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

   A. the lighting of the Olympic flame in the stadium is always appealing to people.

   B. the global torch relay has been practiced since the Olympic Games were created.

   C. as was illustrated by Hitler, classical Greece was actually part of Germany.

   D. there were not many Olympic torch carriers in the 1928 Olympic Games.

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