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Agatha Christin went out at night. She never  36  the night when she met a  37  many years ago.
That evening, she was going to a birthday party which  38  until 2 o’clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the  39  street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out  40  her. “Good morning, lady.” the man said in a   41  voice, “I don’t think you wish to  42  here!” “ What do you   43  ?”Agatha asked.
“ Your earrings, take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a  44  idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used  45  hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly  46  them on the ground.
 47  them and let me go, “ she said. The robber  48  that girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to  49  the necklace. It would cost  50  , so he said, “ Give me your necklace.”
“ Oh, sir. It’s  51 worth much. Please let me  52  it.”
“Stop rubbish. Quick!”
With shaking hands Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber  53  , she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends,
The  54 cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken  55  cost only six pounds.
小题1:
A.mindedB.forgotC.rememberedD.realized
小题2:
A.friendB.beggar C.robberD.stranger
小题3:
A.stayedB.endedC.beganD.lasted
小题4:
A.wideB.narrowC.quiet D.busy
小题5:
A.atB.onC.in D.against
小题6:
A.loudB.lowC.sharp D.wild
小题7:
A.comeB.dieC.fightD.meet
小题8:
A.doB.makeC.wantD.ask
小题9:
A.brightB.foolishC.funnyD.safe
小题10:
A.her rightB.her leftC.the other D.another
小题11:
A.handedB.putC.passed D.threw
小题12:
A.TakeB.AcceptC.Collect D.Pick
小题13:
A.consideredB.sawC.feltD.thought
小题14:
A.keepB.ownC.have D.guard
小题15:
A.moreB.lessC.cheap D.expensive
小题16:
A.reallyB.usuallyC.even D.not
小题17:
A.wearB.keepC.save D.have
小题18:
A.ranB.allowedC.disappeared D.agreed
小题19:
A.lossB.luckC.jewelryD.earrings
小题20:
A.awayB.outC.off D.down

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A
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Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed.
A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted.
One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid.
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"When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind.
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小题1:The best title for this passage is_________.
A.I’ll die in debt, say one in threeB.Desperate British
C.The beginning of the endD.Borrowing money from any source
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true?    
A.Most British adults are in debt in some v/ay.
B.It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank.
C.Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously.
D.This passage is a warning for the British.
小题3:What does the underlined phrase mean?  
A.end withB.from the start
C.ever sinceD.fore ever
小题4:What does Farhad mean by saying "the majority of British adults owe money in some way, shape or form"? 
A.It is natural to owe money m Britain so there in no need to worry.
B.It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control.
C.It does not matter to owe money in Britain if you are rich enough.
D.It seems that the British enjoy owing money in some way.
Job stress has been known to cause heart problems in people who already have cardiovascular(心血管) disease. Now Finnish scientists have shown that  50  in healthy people the pressure of work can cause damage.
High blood pressure, lack of  51  , smoking and being overweight  52  to heart disease—a    53   killer in many industrialized countries.
But Mika Kivimaki, of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, and his colleagues, who studied the  54  histories of 812 healthy Finnish men and women in a metal industry company over 25 years, said job stress also plays an important role.
Workers who had the highest job-related stress levels at the start of the study were more than twice as  55   to die of heart disease,  56   the study published in The British Medical Journal.
Work stress  57  too much work as well as a lack of satisfaction and feeling undervalued and  58   .
Many people work long hours but if the effort is 59  the stress is minimized. Kivimaki said job pressure is damaging when being overworked is  60  with little or no control, unfair supervision and few career opportunities.
The British Heart Foundation said the results  61   earlier research showing that people in jobs with low control, such as manual workers, could be at greater  62  of heart disease than other employees.
“It is   63   for people to try to minimize levels of stress at work and for employers to  64  people to have more control at work and to be rewarded for their success,” the foundation said in a statement.
小题1:
A.though
B.seldom
C.even
D.thereby
小题2:
A.exercise
B.patience
C.enthusiasm
D.interest
小题3:
A.add
B.propose
C.introduce
D.contribute
小题4:
A.leading
B.plain
C.moderate
D.heavy
小题5:
A.personal
B.professional
C.medical
D.family
小题6:
A.much
B.likely
C.equal
D.stable
小题7:
A.due to
B.owing to
C.according to
D.contrary to
小题8:
A.contains
B.brings
C.proceeds
D.involves
小题9:
A.isolated
B.unappreciated
C.disconcerted
D.stimulated
小题10:
A.rewarding
B.improved
C.increasing
D.neglected
小题11:
A.sponsored
B.responded
C.threatened
D.combined
小题12:
A.indicate
B.simplify
C.support
D.overflow
小题13:
A.portion
B.chance
C.danger
D.risk
小题14:
A.advisable
B.predictable
C.profitable
D.comfortable
小题15:
A.persuade
B.transfer
C.allow
D.rescue
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16--35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项。
To develop her students' spelling skills, Mrs Hardy held a spelling competition in her class.The two  16 spellers would compete in the school spelling competition with other 17 from the fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
Spelling was Jasmine's  18 subject and books were her best friends. 19 would allow her to  20 into the sea, find buried treasure, 21 meet the mean man Mr Grandet(葛朗台).Fairy tales  22 her to dream of being a princess.
The day came for Mrs Hardy to  23 the result of the competition.Jasmine sat in her seat.Finally Mrs Hardy announced that Reece Bradley and Jasmine Russell would  24 in the school final spelling competition
Smiling  25 , Jasmine looked at Reece, but he  26 her by frowning(皱眉) as if he were 27 to take part in the competition.
“Way to go, Jasmine,” Rashad, Jasmine's another classmate, said with a playful push to her arm.“Do you think you have a  28 of winning the competition?”
Jasmine 29 , “My Aunt Lucy says anything can be got by  30 hard.I'm going to study the word list till my  31 stop working!”
During the break, Jasmine, Rashad and Reece met on the basketball court for a game of Horse.Jasmine said, “Let's  32 for the competition by spelling bigger words!”
“Like what?” Rashad asked.Jasmine smiled.“Like antidisestablishmentarianism.” Reece rolled his eyes and asked.“Anti—what?”
Jasmine  33 the word, trying not to laugh.“You made that  34 ,” Rashad said.“Anything can be got by working hard.This is__  35 everybody should believe in.
小题1:
A.strongB.activeC.bestD.brave
小题2:
A.competitorsB.monitorsC.ministersD.athletes
小题3:
A.favoriteB.basicC.obviousD.fortunate
小题4:
A.ParentsB.TeachersC.LessonsD.Books
小题5:
A.enterB.diveC.fallD.swim
小题6:
A.butB.thanC.orD.so
小题7:
A.remindedB.inspiredC.permittedD.intended
小题8:
A.circulateB.explainC.deliverD.announce
小题9:
A.competeB.compareC.hostD.win
小题10:
A.sadlyB.StifflyC.kindlyD.happily
小题11:
A.scaredB.pleasedC.surprisedD.satisfied
小题12:
A.readyB.unhappyC.pleasantD.content
小题13:
A.chanceB.courageC.helpD.power
小题14:
A.agreedB.greetedC.askedD.nodded
小题15:
A.thinkingB.workingC.playingD.behaving
小题16:
A.armsB.brainsC.earsD.hands
小题17:
A.exploreB.buildC.practiseD.organize
小题18:
A.limitedB.trickedC.describedD.repeated
小题19:
A.intoB.outC.upD.over
小题20:
A.whatB.thatC.whyD.Which
It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea.I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer (实况解说员).
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted.“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”
Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.
“She DIDN’T,” she was saying.“No.She DIDN’T.She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT.She DID? No she…”
And so on.This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea.I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not.A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed.Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen.I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”
And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”
It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box (便携式录音机) and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode.But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones.You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even (you hope) a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf (催人入梦的潮声), and …
BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”
Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls.Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr.Johnson.Oh, Dr.Smith.You’ve opened the abdominal cavity (腹腔)? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver.Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”
小题1:From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.
A.had a wonderful holiday at the beach
B.must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather
C.is only interested in talks by doctors about operation
D.experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.
B.A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.
C.Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.
D.Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.
小题3:The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.
A.a dead bodyB.a loud mobile phone
C.a sound sleeperD.a sleep lover
小题4:In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.
A.turned it up to make the seagulls happy
B.turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode
C.might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones
D.might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones
小题5:We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.the writer is interested in mobile phone.
B.the writer hates people using mobile phone
C.the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.
D.the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.
It was a party. I was 18 and it was fresher(大一新生) week. I was at the beginning of a course in English Literature and full of enthusiasm for my subject. She was also 18 and enrolled in a course in physics.
“Your major is of no use to society. What will you do with it when you graduate, other than teach? Plus, you’re going to be poor your whole life,” she said. “You have no soul and your degree is boring. I don’t care how much money you’re going to earn. I’d rather be poor and don’t mind being a teacher. If I love my work I’ll have something far more meaningful than a big bank account!” came the reply.
And so it went, back and forth, neither of us giving the other an inch, each of us stubbornly committed to our prejudice. We were both ignorant, but our ignorance was also society’s ignorance. It had always been that way. Scientists mocked(嘲笑) humanists; humanists laughed at scientists. Back in the 1960s, the physicist-turned novelist C. P. Snow labeled the sciences-humanities divide “a problem of ‘the two cultures’” . He said it was bad for society. The modern world needed well-rounded people.
I think I know better now, but it would have helped if we had been encouraged to think a little more outside our science and arts “boxes”.
That’s why I believe it is healthy that China is beginning a debate on whether it’s wise for young people to have to choose which direction their careers – and lives – will take at such an early age. At the moment, in their second year of high school, students must choose either the sciences or the humanities. After making the choice, they focus their energies on passing the appropriate college entrance exam.
But now, people in China are asking: Is this forced, early decision good for young people or society? Young people need time to explore, to discover where their real talents and interests lie. There are more than just a few middle-aged people out there, stuck in jobs they hate because they made the wrong choice at the wrong time.
And from the point of view of society, isn’t it better for students to delay a while before they decide what to study? Scientists can benefit from learning to develop the critical skills associated with the humanities; students in the humanities, surely, only stand to gain by finding out a little more about science and technology, which are so important to the future of a developing country like China.
With any luck, in the future young people fresh to college will be better informed about the possibilities of education than people of my generation.
小题1:The author describes what happened at a fresher party to ________.
A.show that he was ready to defend the subject he enjoyed
B.lead up his argument that the sciences-humanities divide is harmful
C.prove that doing something meaningful is better than having a lot of money
D.describe how fierce students of different majors can be when arguing with each other
小题2:What was C. P. Snow’s attitude towards the sciences-humanities divide?
A. Indifferent.         B. Uncertain.        C. Positive.          D. Negative.
小题3:In the sixth paragraph, an example mentioning middle-aged people is used to show that ________.
A.students should not make decisions too early
B.not all people have a talent for or are interested in the sciences
C.these people did not have the chance to make a choice earlier in life
D.the earlier young people make a decision, the better it will be for them
小题4:According to the text, it is safe to say that ________.
A. sciences are more practical in the modern world
B. C. P. Snow was a novelist who became a physicist
C. future generations will be able to get more out of education
D. a command of both the sciences and humanities is important to society
小题5:What’s the best title for the article?
A.The sciences or the humanities, which to choose?
B.High school education in China
C.Isn’t it better to delay the choice of the career direction?
D.A better time to decide what to study
BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages .
ADVANTAGES
Free museums. No charge for good collections of art works
Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与…匹敌)the US on this point.
Cabs. London taxi drivers well know where they are going.
Choice of food. Visitors can find food from every corner of the world .
Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.
  DISADVANTAGES
  Poor service. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.
  Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat tourists who have the most patience, so the over- crowded London tube is inexplicably(难以理解的) popular.
  Rain. Still in the number one complaint. 
  Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Drinking hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.
小题1:What do tourists complain most?
A.Poor service. B.Poor public transport.
C.Rain.   D.Overpriced hotels.
小题2: When is alcohol not able to get?
A.At 9: 00 pmB.At 10: 00 pmC.At 11: 00 pmD.At 12: 00 pm
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.You have to pay to visit the museums.
B.Only clothing with brand names are sold in London .
C.You cannot find Chinese food there.
D.The public transport is poor there.
Sitting is art that isn’t getting passed along. People these days feel as though they have to be doing something. If they are not working, they are jogging, or playing tennis or golf, or taking courses to improve their minds or bodies –or they are parked in front of the TV. Sitting in front of the TV isn’t sitting – it’s watching.
People used to sit a lot. You would walk down the street or drive down the road, and there they would be, out on the doorsteps, sitting. You could go down to the store and sit on the bench out front in the summer or around the fire in the winter. There were sitting benches out in the town square. At the garage, there were straight-backed chairs. There among the oilcans and tries and spare parts, you could kick back and sit.
Houses used to have sitting rooms, where the grown ups would go after Sunday dinner. Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Aunt Ruby would sit and digest (消化) the fried chicken and talk about Aunt Ethel’s illness, and how well the minister did today. Outside, the children would play, and the afternoon would pass by in a comfortable haze (悠闲的氛围).
That sort of thing looks like doing nothing. A recharging battery (正在充电的电池) doesn’t look as if it’s doing anything either. Sitting restores your soul if you want to enjoy a truly full life, don’t just do something –sit there.
小题1:What message does the author try to get through to us ?
A.People should make better use of their sitting room.
B.People should spend less time watching TV.
C.People should pass down their good habits.
D.People should take things easy for their own good.
小题2:We can learn from the second paragraph that  _____________
A.people lived a more restful life in the past
B.towns were built to make living convenient
C.small town garages had a lot to offer
D.people enjoyed going out for a drive
小题3:The sitting room mentioned in the text used to be a place for______________.
A.eating food .B.watching TV .C.gathering together.D.playing with children.
小题4: From the text we know the writer believes_______________
A.sitting has a good spiritual effectB.sitting helps people remember the past
C.sitting rooms may have different purposesD.a sitting room is important for the old.

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