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4．A new age is coming．Call it what you will：the service economy，the information age，the knowledge society．It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work．Already we're partly there，the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World．Today the majority of jobs in America，Europe and Japan are in the service industry，and the number is on the rise．More women are in the work force than ever before．There are more part-time jobs．More people are self-employed．But the range of the economic transformation can't be measured by numbers alone，because it also is giving rise to important new way of thinking about the nature of work itself．Long-held ideas about jobs and careers，the skills needed to succeed，even the relation between individuals and employers-all these are being challenged．
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead．No one looking ahead 20years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention，the chip，would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers，digital communications and factory robots．Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology，artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes．But one thing is certain：information and knowledge will become even more valid，and the people who possess it，whether they work in manufacturing or services，will have the advantage and produce the wealth．Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write．The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else．If you cast your mind ahead 10years，information service will be superior．It will be the way you do your job．

66．A characteristic of the new age mentioned in the passage is thatC．
A．the service industry mainly relies on females
B．manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C．more people are in the service industry than before
D．the work in the service industry is more comfortable than that in manufacturing industry
67．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A
A．People's traditional concepts about jobs need changing．
B．The relation between employees and employers is becoming tense．
C．More women than men are in the work force．
D．Part-time jobs are more welcome than full-time jobs．
68．By mentioning the invention of"the chip"，the author means to say thatC．
A．we haven't paid enough attention to the importance of high technology
B．the chip is the most important invention today
C．the power of science and technology is beyond our imagination
D．it's a great challenge to apply new inventions to our life
69．We may draw a conclusion from the passage thatA．
A．information will play a greater role in people's work and daily life in the future
B．we can foresee the future if technology develops fast enough
C．the ability of performing routine tasks gives you an advantage in work
D．robots will replace people to do all the work both in manufacturing and service industries
70．The author's attitude to the coming age isB．
A．doubtful         B．enthusiastic          
C．satisfied        D．uncertain．

分析 文章主要谈论了新的时代有什么样的特点和意义及随着信息社会的发展和进步，人们的很多观念也变化．

解答 66-70 CACAB
66．C 根据Today the majority of jobs in America，Europe and Japan are in the service industry，and the number is on the rise．More women are in the work force than ever before．There are more part-time jobs．More people are self-employed．可知，在新的时代会有更多的人从事服务业，故答案为C
67．A 根据Long-held ideas about jobs and careers，the skills needed to succeed，even the relation between individuals and employers-all these are being challenged．
可知人们的观念也随着信息社会的发展而变化了，故答案为A
68．C 根据We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead．No one looking ahead 20years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention，the chip，would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers，digital communications and factory robots．可知，作者用芯片这一例子来告诉我们科技的力量是超出我们的想象的，故答案为C
69．A 根据全文可知文章主要谈论了新的时代有什么样的特点和意义及随着信息社会的发展和进步，人们的很多观念也变化，并指出信息在未来将会起重大作用．故答案为A
70．B 根据The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else．If you cast your mind ahead 10years，information service will be superior．It will be the way you do your job．可知，作者对于新的时代充满了信心和希望，对新的时代是充满热情的，故答案为B

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Mr．White turned over in bed from time to time in last night，for he was very excited that he could not fall asleep．Yesterday morning，he went to a big gardening company，knowing as Green Fingers，for the interview．Mr．White，that liked to help his grandfather grow flowers in the garden，looking forward to the job offered by the company．When he got to the company，he found there were many people waiting there and he had no ideas whether he could get the job．While waited，he helped the workers there to remove the fallen trees and clear the road．Unluckily，he was the only one who finally got the job，so the manager decided to give the job to whoever he believed was helpful．
15．As humans，we are also considered as animals sometimes!But unlike other animals，we have not had to fit the environment in which we live．Instead，we have been the shaper （改造者） of our environment and explorer of nature．While other animals must find a home，we have created our home wherever we are living．We have fitted ourselves in a variety of environments．
Our skill at doing this has been due to our imagination，creativity and enthusiasm．If we chose to live in the desert，we learned how to save water，build a home among the rocks and mountains and depend on animals rather than vegetables for our food．Sometimes it was necessary for us to follow the animals as they moved，in order not to lose our source of food．
Living in a place where there was plenty of rain and  mild temperatures，we learned that we could plant a greater variety of crops，raise a few animals in a smaller，more contained area and not have to move our home．We have been able to live wherever we choose because we have not accepted the limitations of a particular environment，or rather，we have made the environment fit our needs．

56．Humans can live where they want to because theyB．
A．have enough materials to build homes
B．can use what exists in nature to fit their needs
C．have plenty of food from plants and animals everywhere
D．can find a home easily
57．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Animals had to fit their environment．
B．People who lived in the desert mainly ate meat．
C．Humans always had to follow the animals for food．
D．Environment was made to fit human needs．
58．The underlined part"mild temperatures"means it isD．
A．cold                                   B．hot
C．sometimes cold and sometimes hot       D．neither too cold nor too hot
59．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Humans and Nature．
B．Animals and Environments．
C．Protecting Nature．
D．Humans and Animals．
12．It's a Christmas tradition that's more than half a century old．And it happened completely by accident．
It started in 1955，when a local Sears store in Colorado Springs，Colorado printed an ad，which included a spedial phone mumber kids could call to know where Santa's sleigh was at any given moment．Unfortunately，someone made a mistake in printing the phone mumber and kids were calling the wrong line．
A Colonel（上校） named Henry Shoup began answering his phong at what would become NORAD，the North American Aerospace Defence Command．At first，he thought it was a simple error of one caller．
But as the phone ketp ringing and tiny voices kept asking about Santa，Shoup realized he couldn't disappoint them．So he told the staff to issue updates to any one asking about the location of Santa．
The wrong turned into a custom of the holiday and kept growing in popularity，and NORAD finally decided to make it permanent．
It's become a holiday favourite ever since，adapting to whatever new technology has come along since．In the early days，it was a phone line．Then in the 60s，NORAD put out a special series of"reports"that was played on hundreds of radio stations across North America，broadcasting the Jolly Old Elf's exact position on Christmas Eve．
Think of it as kind of an early GPS without the computer gear．
Finally，came the Internet and NORAD has now transferred its annual watch onto the Web，with a site devoted to keeping tabs on the most famous journey in the world-what you might call the real amazing race，an around-the-world mission that has to be finished within 24hours．
This year's entry allows kids to track Santa in 3Dusing Google Earth and play games at the North Pole using the Kids Countdown Section，and it even offers Santa Cams which are only operational on the night before Christmas．
36．Why did children keep calling Henry Shoup？D
A．Because they wanted to play a joke on him．
B．Because they wanted to amuse him．
C．Because he knew where Santa exactly was．
D．Because they wanted to know where Santa's sleigh was．
37．What did Colonel Henry Shoup do when more and more children kept calling？C
A．He became annoyed and decided to tell them the truth．
B．He became excited and jioned them in searching Santa．
C．He thought quickly and took it seriously to satisfy their needs．
D．He laughed at them and took no notice of their calls．
38．What does"Jolly Old Elf"in Paragraph 6 most probably refer to？A
A．Santa Claus．
B．Colonel Henry Shoup．
C．NOARD．
D．The staff in Henry Shoup's charge．
39．According to the passage，how did people learn about the Jolly Old Elf's exact position in the 1960s？B
A．By calling a special phone mumber．
B．By listening to a special series of reports over the radio．
C．With the help of a kind of early GPS．
D．By scanning the spedial column in the newspaper．
40．The passage mainly tells usB．
A．an old favorite holiday that develops along with new technology
B.50-year-old tracking Santa tradition that started by accident
C．a real amazing race，an around-the-world mission within 24 hours
D．a Colonel and the North American Aerospace Defence Command．
19．Every culture has it own ways to show friendship．On the island of Hawaii，friendship is part of the"aloha spirit"．In the language of the Hawaiians who first settled the islands long ago，aloha had a very special meaning．That is"to be with happiness"．
Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves the land，they are ready to love their people or community．This is the second most important thing of friendship．It is called lokahi in the Hawaiian language，which means"oneness with all people"．To enjoy the land you should not be selfish．The land is for everyone who lives on．Today many different people call Hawaii their home．Indeed，Hawaii is a place where people make one big community from many smaller communities．Each person gives kokua（help） to other people so that all feel stronger．It is believed that the islands can be a paradise（天堂） when people live in peace．People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea．When problems happen，people are asked to solve them with understanding．So when people of Hawaii talk about ohana（family），they are really talking about all those who live on the island．
Living in peace，Hawaiians have developed a third sign of friendship．This personal friendship is shown by giving leis to one another．The lei，a string of flowers，is put over a friend's neck．Then the friend is given a kiss on the cheek．Visitors to the islands are also given leis．When they hear aloha，visitors began to feel at home．Aloha also means"goodbye"，so visitors will hear it again when they leave．It can mean"our hearts singing together"．Perhaps this is how most visitors will remember their new friendship．
51．Which of the following can be the proper title for this text？D
A．People in Hawaii                          
B．Visitors to Hawaii
C．Traveling in Hawaii                    
D．Friendship in Hawaii
52．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the first paragraph？B
A．Happiness matters most for Hawaiians．
B．Friendship is always together with happiness．
C．Friendship is every thing in Hawaiian culture．
D．Friendship has special meanings for Hawaiians．
53．Which of the following proverb can best express the idea of friendship by Hawaiians？B
A．Practice makes perfect
B．Love me，love my dog．
C．A penny saved is a penny gained
D．An apple a day keeps a doctor away．
54．Which of the following is a sign to show friendship by Hawaiians？C
A．A warm handshake
B．A kiss on the cheek
C．A string of flowers
D．A big hug．
55．According to the text，which of the following Hawaiian word expresses more good wishes？A
A．aloha              B． lokahi               C．kokua                D．ohana．
9．Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact？Do you argue whether it's cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit？
If you get into such arguments，try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant．The first blind man who felt the elephant's trunk said it was like a snake．The second who felt the elephant's side said it was like a wall，while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal's tusk．The fourth，who caught hold of the elephant's tail insisted that it was like a rope．The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant's legs．The sixth，who was tall and got hold of the elephant's ears，said it was like a huge fan．
Each man's idea of the animal came from his own experience．So if someone disagrees with you about a"simple fact"，it's often because his experience in the matter is different from yours．
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a"simple fact"，try this simple experiment．Get three large bowls．Put ice water in one．Put hot water in the second．Put lukewarm water in the third．Now put your left hand in the ice water．Put your right hand in the hot water．After thirty seconds，put both hands in the lukewarm water．Your right hand will tell you the water is cold．Your left hand will tell you it's hot!

56．What makes people think about simple facts differently？B
A．The fact that simple facts differ from one another．
B．The fact that people have different experience in the simple facts．
C．The fact that people often disagree with one another．
D．The fact that it's hard to make up one's mind about simple facts．
57．The writer's advice isB．
A．we should never think about simple facts
B．we should never judge something with a one-sided view
C．we should not agree about simple facts
D．we must learn from the six blind men
58．After reading the last paragraph，we may think ofC．
A．Newton's law               
B．Galileo's theory of falling objects
C．Einstein's Theory of Relativity 
D．Marx's On Capital
59．The main idea of this passage isA．
A．people often judge something according to his own experience
B．people often agree about simple facts
C．it's hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact
D．you should not care too much about simple fact．
16．One warm May day，two eighteen-year-old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers'Beach．The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O'Neill．They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 metres．Robert was in front．
"Suddenly，I heard him scream，"Shirley recalls．"I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air．The water seemed to be alive．"
         Robert sereamed again．"It's a shark!Get out of here!"
         An eye-witness，Army Sergeant Leo P．Day was on guard at the nearby army post．He saw exactly what happened next．"I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water，"he said．"The sea was red with blood．He was shouting and signalling someone to go back，go back．Then I saw the girl．She was swimming towards him．She completely ignored his warning．"
         Shirley reached Robert，and tried to take his hand．
"When I pulled，all I could see was his arm，handing by a thread，"she said．
         So she put her arm about Robert's back，and started to swim towards the shore．She kept praying"Don't'let it attack again!"That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours．At last，as they neared the shore，a fisherman threw them a line，and pulled them both the rest of the way．
         The young man had lost a lot of blood，and died two and a half hours later，From the teeth marks，experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark．
         For what Sergeant Day called"the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen，"the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery．
56．When Albert was attacked by a shark ShirleyA．
A．was swimming in the sea
B．was watching him on the shore
C．was on guard at the nearby army post
D．was shouting and struggling with a shark，too
57．Choose the right time order of the following events in the story．D
a．Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy．
b．Shirley saw a great grey thing．
c．They headed out to sea．
d．Robert died．
e．A fisherman threw them a line．
f．He saw a boy struggling with a shark．
A．b，c，e，d，f，a               
B．c，a，f，d，e，b               
C．b，c，f，a，d，e               
D．c，b，f，a，e，d
58．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．the two students were brave and considerate
B．the fisherman was adventurous and helpful
C．the experts didn't do much research on sharks
D．the Sergeant cared too much about his own life．
13．The announcements by the NASA，in the form of several Web site postings and a video posted on YouTube，were in response to worries that the world will end on Dec．21，2012．
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"I get angry at the way people are being influenced and frightened to make money，"Morrison said．"There is no right to frighten children to make a buck．"suggested David Morrison，an astronomer at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field，Calif．He said he had been getting about 20letters and e-mail messages a day from people as far away as India scared out of their wits．Morrison said he did not blame the movie for all this，as much as many other supporters of the Mayan prediction．But then，he said，"my doctorate is in astronomy，not psychology．"
In an e-mail exchange，Krupp said："We are always uncertain about the future，and we always consume representations of it．We are always attracted by the romance of the ancient past．"A NASA spokesman，Dwayne Brown，said the agency did not comment on movies，leaving that to movie critics．But when it comes to science，Brown said，"we felt it was careful to provide a resource．"
If you want to worry，most scientists say，you should think about global climate change or nuclear war．But if ancient prophecies（预言）get you going，here are some things Morrison and the others think you should know．

64．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Dr．Morrison blamed the Movie"2011"for the panic it aroused in the public around the world．
B．People who watched the movie were seared and firmly believed that the end of the world was coming．
C．In terms of science it was better to provide evidence and theory at the same time．
D．Dr．Morrison thought it was not right to make money by frightening people．
65．It can be inferred from the text thatD．
A．astronomers think that doomsday is likely to happen in the near future
B．the reason why the NASA posted web site postings was to make people interested in astronomy
C．scientists think we shouldn't worry about doomsday but show concern about environment protection
D．most astronomers agree that the world is not ending-at least anytime soon
66．Which of the following would be the best title？B
A．A New Movie"2012"
B．Is Doomsday Coming？
C．End-of-the-World Stories          
D．Astronomers Comment on Movies
67．What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows？C
A．Evidence that the Mayans thought something special would happen in 2012．
B．What will really happen in 2012．
C．The reason why there is no need to worry about doomsday．
D．Ancient stories about the end of the world．
14．--Jack!I have left my key to the office at home．
--Don't worry．I _________ it for you．Wait a minute．（　　）
A．getB．am going to getC．will getD．am getting

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