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Walking down any of Shanghai’s main shopping streets this week, newcomers might think the locals have been celebrating Christmas for centuries. Christmas may not be a customary holiday in China, but businessmen in Shanghai know it will bring something more valuable than tradition: people are willing to spend money. Most Chinese may feel little connection with the Christmas celebration, but with most shops offering discount (折扣), the message couldn’t be clearer-- it is the season to part with one’s hard-earned cash.
Much of that marketing drive is directed towards thousands of foreigners and foreign companies that call Shanghai home. But for Shanghai’s 13 million locals, regardless of personal interest, there seems no avoiding the season’s commercial greetings. Along some major roads, nearly every shop window displays some symbols to the holiday: a man-made fir tree(杉树) with lights, or a snowman.
With an increasing number of westerners arriving in the city for work, young Shanghainese, eager to keep pace with the latest western fashions, have begun to show their interest in Christmas. But some people still don’t think Christmas is an important festival in China. At least it is less important than the New Year and China’s Spring Festival.
小题1:Why are people willing to spend money during Christmas?
A.They have earned a lot of money.
B.Goods are much cheaper during this period of time.
C.It is time for shops to sell goods.
D.Businessmen like Christmas.
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Christmas is the season people will hold their hard-earned money tightly.
B.Most Chinese people think they have something to do with Christmas.
C.Christmas is the season for common people to earn money.
D.Few Chinese people feel they are connected with Christmas celebrations.
小题3:Why do some young Shanghainese show great interest in Christmas?
A.They think themselves connected with Christmas celebrations.
B.They think Christmas is more important than New Year’s Day.
C.They want to follow the up-to-date western fashions.
D.They want to part with their hard-earned cash during Christmas.
小题4:From the first paragraph we know that _______.
A.It is difficult for most people to earn money.
B.It is easy for most people to earn money.
C.Only foreigners in Shanghai celebrate Christmas.
D.Christmas will be as important as China’s Spring Festival.

小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
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In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally    1   them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police should have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)   2 job to describe. After
all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic,either on foot in the center of a town, or in apolice car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time   3up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop   4  motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the   5 , too. If there is a fight or some other
disturbance, we   6  the police to come and restore order. And they often have to7  situation at great risk to their own   8 .
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course; so an ordinary policeman,
9  he is not a detective(侦探), will often have to help   10 and arrest criminals.
And who do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a   11 , a
road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be   12  to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the   13 world.
The police do an absolutely necessary job. They do it   14  well and I
support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could  15  do
the job of a policeman.  
1.A.dislike        B.join          C.appreciate     D.admire
2.A.funny          B.pleasant      C.interesting    D.easy  
3.A.walking        B.driving       C.wandering      D.searching
4.A.resting        B.tired        C.speeding       D.drunken
5.A.peace          B.silence       C.situation      D.condition
6.A.wait for       B.call          C.think of       D.expect
7.A.turn to        B.avoid         C.deal with      D.treat
8.A.safety         B.families      C.future         D.friends
9.A.although       B.as if         C.however        D.even if
10.A.get rid of    B.question      C.look for       D.sentence
11.A.power failure B.fire          C.thunder storn  D.thief
12.A.provided      B.promised      C.prepared       D.presented
13.A.future        B.modern        C.real           D.whole
14.A.extremely     B.specially     C.surprisingly   D.particularly
15.A.hardly        B.forever       C.ever           D.never
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our   36  have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us   37  everything to their kindness and love.
When we   38  them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or   39   them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of   40  our own love and gratitude to them.   41 , elders have also been through all the years you are   42  and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is   43  that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always   44  with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human   45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their   46 .
With changing times and   47  influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should   48  express their views and if there are arguments, they should not   49  their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately   50  their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are   51  to give up their places to older people. This is not a   52  of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear   53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a   54  disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become   55  that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
小题1:
A.youngstersB.elders C.parentsD.juniors
小题2:
A.devoteB.oweC.payD.contribute
小题3:
A.showB.explainC.exhibit D.point
小题4:
A.greetingB.receivingC.declaringD.showing
小题5:
A.expressingB.describingC.sendingD.suggesting
小题6:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Though
小题7:
A.experiencing withB.going through
C.suffering fromD.worrying out
小题8:
A.maybeB.likelyC.possibleD.probably
小题9:
A.quarreledB.dealtC.livedD.disagreed
小题10:
A.communityB.organizationC.societyD.public
小题11:
A.experienceB.realityC.emotionD. information
小题12:
A.culturalB.specialC.environmentalD.position
小题13:
A.quietlyB.slightlyC.silentlyD.coldly
小题14:
A.riseB.raiseC.supportD.force
小题15:
A.give awayB.get rid ofC.give upD.send out
小题16:
A.expectedB.forced C.needed D.reminded
小题17:
A.doubtB.questionC.wonderD.challenge
小题18:
A.sufferingB.upsetC.trouble D.discomfort
小题19:
A.seriousB.lightC.heavyD.slight
小题20:
A.awareB.aliveC.knowingD.sensible
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to  16 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 17 we realized we were   18  . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so   19  because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   20  seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.   21  I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About half way through the meal, I   22   I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just   23   out, and nobody had noticed, I felt terrible.
My conscience( 良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t  24 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   25   for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I  26  to give myself the pleasure of an ice-cream for   27   that someone would say, “ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   28   the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so   29  of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was   30  of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “ Don’t think about it...”
I have learned two things from this   31 . Maybe I was a fool for   32 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   33  pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience   34  up with you.
This reflect the saying, “ A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ 35 ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
小题1:
A.say
B.talk
C.share
D.explain
小题2:
A.as
B.while
C.then
D.when
小题3:
A.lost
B.tried
C.hungry
D.anxious
小题4:
A.excited
B.eager
C.satisfied
D.encouraged
小题5:
A.rest
B.food
C.travel
D.drink
小题6:
A.Luckily
B.Finally
C.Immediately
D.Actually
小题7:
A.thought
B.recognized
C.noticed
D.realized
小题8:
A.walked
B.left
C.worked
D.found
小题9:
A.look
B.get
C.turn
D.think
小题10:
A.ask
B.pay
C.apologize
D.send
小题11:
A.refused
B.wanted
C.hoped
D.meant
小题12:
A.hope
B.surprise
C.anger
D.fear
小题13:
A.into
B.with
C.for
D.from
小题14:
A.sure
B.upset
C.proud
D.pleased
小题15:
A.warned
B.reminded
C.thought
D.told
小题16:
A.experience
B.experiment
C.story
D.mistake
小题17:
A.turning
B.taking
C.handing
D.giving
小题18:
A.free
B.cheap
C.plain
D.delicious
小题19:
A.make
B.wake
C.catch
D.put
小题20:
A.coward
B.fool
C.loser
D.hero
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常)see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神)tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
小题1:Which of the following is best to outline(概括)the article?
A.Research on the BrainB.Differences between Men and Women
C.People’s Different BrainsD.Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
小题2:______ men and women think differently.
A.Sex makesB.The different brains make
C.The different experiences makeD.The influences of society make
小题3:According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ______ in your school.
A.MathematicsB.PhysicsC.EnglishD.Chemistry
小题4:Which of the following is true?
A.The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B.The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C.Men are better than women in all things.
D.The area in girls used for language skills develops better.
小题5:In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain _______.
A.is the sameB.is differentC.is zeroD.can’t be found out
It is six o’clock in the morning. You are asleep in my left arm and I am learning the art of one-handed typing. Your mother, more tired yet more happy than I’ve ever known her, is sound asleep in the room next door.
When you’re older we’ll tell you that you were born in Hong Kong in the lunar year of the pig. “It's a boy, so lucky,” our neighbours told us. They said you were the first baby to be born in the block this year. This, they told us, was good Feng Shui, in other words, a positive sign. Naturally your mother and I were only too happy to believe that.
Your coming has turned me upside down and inside out. I am pained by the memory of each suffering child I have come across on my journeys as a journalist. To tell you the truth, it’s nearly too much for me to even think of the children being hurt and abused and killed.
Last October, in Afghanistan, when you were growing inside your mother, I met Sharja, aged twelve, motherless, fatherless, guiding me through the grey ruins of her home. Everything was gone, she told me.
There is another memory of Rwanda, and the churchyard where I found a mother and her three young children huddled(蜷缩) together where they’d been beaten to death. The children had died holding on to their mother.
Daniel, these memories explain some of the protectiveness I feel for you, and the occasional moments of blind terror when I imagine anything bad happening to you.
小题1:We can see that this text is written to ________.
A.the author’s wifeB.the author’s neighbour
C.DanielD.a suffering child
小题2:The author mentions some of his painful memories because ________.
A.he wants his son to care for others
B.he feels more pain thinking about them as a father
C.he hopes to forget the tragedies he witnessed
D.his experience has affected his mental health
小题3:The underlined word “blind” in the last paragraph means ________.
A.unable to seeB.meaningful
C.not clearD.not based on reason
小题4:Which of the following words best describes the author’s feeling when typing this text?
A.Relieved.B.Regretful.C.Loving.D.Calm.
Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
1.Take pictures
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with a person.Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves,and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”.This can be the seed that leads to new connections.The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.
2.Eat alone in public
You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit:you are much easier to approach when you are alone.People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else.Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make  you feel less self-conscious).Plus,having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.
3.Join a class,sports team,or club
Yoga,salsa dancing,volleyball,Toastmasters (a public speaking club),a class for work,etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!
These are all great places to meet new people,primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class.You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.
Tips:
* In the beginning.never turn down an invitation from someone,even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do.
* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are, If they have a better plan you can drop (放弃) yours and join them.This will help establish(建立) you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend) .
*Don’t let little things in life upset you or be a negative person.People don’t want to be around someone like that!
小题1:     can give you an excuse to start new connections.
A.Taking pictures of othersB.Eating by yourself in public
C.Reading interesting books D.Joining group activities
小题2:According to the text,which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of joining a class?
A.It helps you find out your interest and take up a new hobby.
B.It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you.
C.It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly.
D.It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city.
小题3:Which of the following pieces of advice is a tip from the text?
A.Try to be outgoing and talkative instead of being shy.
B.Never turn down an invitation from your friends.
C.Offer suggestions on how to spend time together.
D.Don’t give a negative response to any request.
Between their crazy schedules and upside-down circadian(昼夜节律的) rhythms, teens have always been somewhat sleep-deprived(剥夺).Now technology is making it worse.
Teens are not just texting, instant-messaging and surfing Facebook all day; they’re sleeping with their cell phones or laptops, too.Or rather, not sleeping.And doctors and parents, many of whom raised in an era when phones were attached to walls, are concerned.
“So many teens are having sleep issues, and parents aren’t necessarily regulating the use of the electronic devices enough,” says Margie Ryerson, a therapist.“It’s impossible to wind down and relax the body, the mind, the senses and be ready to fall asleep.”
“We all know teens don’t get enough sleep in general,” says San Francisco.“As long as parents allow teens to have these devices in their bedrooms at night, teens will be tempted(诱惑) to use them.”… Teens would socialize 24/7 if they could.
Ryerson calls it the CNN syndrome of teenhood— round-the-clock reports on breaking news about everything, from homework to wardrobe choices to ice-cream cravings.
Sleep deprivation is linked to memory and concentration problems, anxiety and depression, and moodiness.“Many people assume these problems arise directly from adolescence, which is not really true,” he says.“The real issue is sleep deprivation.Late-night texting can certainly make the situation worse.”
“The psychology behind this constant contact is certainly understandable,” Ryerson says.“It comes from wanting to avoid being left out.They won’t be considered important and significant in their peer group, if they don’t know what’s going on.If they’re on top of everything, they belong,” she says.
“What helps, at least for younger kids,” says Ryerson, “is parental involvement.If all of their friends are all able to text into the early hours of the night, it is hard for a middle or high schooler to set the limit themselves.Often they appreciate parents stepping in.”
“As parents, we want our kids to be happy, healthy and responsible,” she says, “and the most necessary requirement for achieving balance is to first take care of ourselves physically — eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep.”
小题1:According to Ryerson, it seems that ____.
A.it is unnecessary to control teens’ using the electric devices
B.parents possibly don’t control teens in using the electric devices
C.there is no need for parents to make use of the electric devices
D.parents don’t learn enough how to use the electric devices
小题2:By saying the underlined part “the CNN syndrome of teenhood”(in Para5), Ryerson means _.
A.teens are affected by CNN news reports very much
B.teens watch news report on CNN around the clock
C.teens text to tell each other everything possible
D.teens like the news report on CNN
小题3:When teens felt depressed, people used to think it was because ____.
A.teens stayed up late to do homework
B.teens were easily anxious in character
C.teens didn’t have enough sleep at night
D.teens were going through a period of growth
小题4:Why do teens keep texting all the time?
A.To have a sense of being accepted by others.
B.To keep informed of what is going on in the world.
C.To spread important news among their group.
D.To reduce the pressure from parents and schools.
Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism(批评)from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback(反馈)to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw(缺陷) in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.
小题1:According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that       
A.it can help them learn more about society
B.it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves
C.it enables them to find flaws in themselves
D.it can provide them with valuable experiences
小题2:According to the passage parents and coaches should       
A.help children to win every game
B.pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports
C.enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports
D.train children to deal with stress
小题3:The author’s purpose in writing the passage is        
A.to persuade young children not to worry about criticism
B.to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to children
C.to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragement
D.to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout

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