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  The playwright George Bernard Shaw once said humorously, “England and America are two nations divided by a common language. If he were writing today, he might add ‘divided by a common technology--- e-mail’”.

  Two completely different styles of e-mail have formed on either side of the Atlantic-Euromail and Amerimail. Americail is informal and chatty. It’s likely to begin with a “Hi” and end with a “Bye”. The chances of Amerimail containing a smiley face or an “xoxo” are disturbingly high. We Americans are unwilling to dive into the meat of an e-mail. We feel we have to first inform recipients (收信人) about our vacation on the island which was really excellent except the jellyfish were biting and the kids caught a cold, so we had to skip the whale watching trip, but about that investors’ meeting in New York. Amerimail is a bundle of contradictions, casual and yet direct, respectful yet over proud. In other words, Amerimail is America.

  Euromail is stiff and cold often beginning with a formal “Dear Mr. X” and ending with a simple “Sincerely”. You won’t find any mention of kids or the weather or jellyfish in Euromail. It’s all business. It’s also slow. Your correspondent might take days even weeks to answer a message. Euromail is exactly like the Europeans themselves.

  Recently about 100 managers were asked on both sides of the Atlantic whether they noticed differences in e-mail styles. Most said yes. Here are a few of their observations:

  “Americans tend to write (e-mail) exactly as they speak.”

  “Why don’t you just call me instead of writing five e-mails back and forth?”

  “Europeans are less interested in checking e-mail”.

  “In general, Americans are much more responsive to e-mail—they respond faster and provide more information.”

  So which is better, Euromail or Amerimail? I realized it’s not popular these days to suggest we have anything to learn from Europeans, but I’m fed up with an inbox filled with casual, barely meaningful e-mails from friends and colleagues. If the alternative is a few earnestly written, carefully worded bits of Euromail, then I say, “Bring it on.”

What did George Bernard Shaw mean by saying “England and America are two nations divided by a common language”?

A. There is not much difference between British English and American English.

B. Both England and America speak the common language, so they are much the same.

C. Either England or America is a divided nation, though they share a common language.

D. There is sharp difference between England and America despite their common language.

Which of the following is most likely to be the “meat” of an Amerimail?

A. The jellyfish were biting.

B. We had an excellent vacation on the island.

C. We had to skip the whale watching trip.

D. We were to attend the investors’ meeting in New York.

On receiving an e-mail, Europeans tend to __________.

A. respond to it immediately and earnestly

B. take more time than Americans to respond to it

C. respond by calling up their correspondent

D. never respond to it all

What are characteristics of Amerimail?

A. Informal and chatty                                          B. Casual and indirect

C. Stiff and cold                                                       D. Formal and direc60

We can conclude from the passage that __________.

A. the different e-mail styles do much harm to the relationship between the two sides on Atlantic

B. Amerimail is more appreciated by the writer for being informative and casually written

C. Euromail always impresses the writer as something more pleasant to read

D. the writer doesn’t favor either e-mail style as both have their own shortcomings

【小题1】D

【小题2】D

【小题3】B

【小题4】A

【小题5】D


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Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses,that is,tiny things which change and become more dangerous over time.When a new type of a common virus changes,it may be able to get past the body’s immune(免疫的)system.If that happens,humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available.

There have always been viruses and people always get sick,of course,but as we saw with SARS,the situation is more difficult today.People travel more than ever before,which means that disease can spread quickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world.

Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus,but the process takes time.It is just as important to make sure that countries,especially poor countries,are prepared to deal with the disease. New disease usually affect poor areas the most,so we must help develop health care in all countries.

The situation is more serious today because           

A.people travel more                                      B.people don’t eat healthy food

C.there aren’t enough hospitals                        D.scientists can’t find a cure

From this passage we know           

A.bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years.

B.a virus changes and become less dangerous over time.

C.SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years.

D.poor areas usually suffers more from new diseases than rich areas.

The possible title of this passage is

A.The Work of WHO

B.Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases

C.What Is a Virus

D.Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______. 

A. are growing in numbers              

B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

C. watch too much television during the day 

D. suffer problems from being left alone

Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.

D. They were house keys.

The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______. 

A. tiredness       B. freedom      C. loneliness       D. fear

We may draw a conclusion that _______. 

A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

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There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasn’t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths.  I found that the two paths were different from each other.

The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice.     Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn’t make up my mind.

   It wasn’t nice , but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen.     

Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was so small.

   Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!

A. There is nothing that I want to see.

B. It looked like it had not been cleaned for months.

C. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path.

D. “ Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other.

E. I told them what happened.

F. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.

G. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.

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A: Where are you from?                                              

B: I’m from Canada.

A: Really? I t____76___ you were from the States.                      ________

B: That’s not s____77_____. A lot of people can’t tell                     ________

the d___78_____ between an American accent and a                     ______

Canadian accent. For example, most Canadians say news [nju:z],

but Americans say [nu:z]. We m___79____ use American words,           _______

but we use quite a lot of British words too. We fill our cars

with “gas”, which is American, but we turn on the “tap” which is

British English.

A: Oh! And do you use American o_80   British spelling?               _______

B: Both! American spellings are used more and more in Canada now.

  G__81____ speaking, newspapers f___82__ the American way , but      ______

  conference reports and schoolbooks use British spelling.                ______

A: That s___83___ strange.                                         ________

B: You mean it looks strange! I’ll tell you something that does sound strange.

  Many people think that C___84__ all over the country speak the same     ______

way. But if you go to the eastern provinces, or go to some country areas,

  you’ll notice that the people there speak quite differently f___85__ the     ______

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.women who are breast-feeding.Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.[

· People with liver(肝脏)problems

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 Serious side effects in a small number of people:

.Muscle(肌肉)problems that can lead to kidney(肾脏)problems,including kidney failure

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.Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.

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Don’t:

.Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.

.Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.

What is a major function of Lipitor?

A. To help quit smoking.       B. To control blood pressure.

C. To improve unhealthy diet.   D. To lower "bad" cholesterol.                                        

If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should        

   A. change the amount of your next dose

   B. eat more when taking your next dose

C. have a dose as soon as you remember

D. take the next dose at your regular time   

Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?

A. Face swelling.                              B. Upset stomach.

C. Kidney failure.                       D. Muscle weakness.                  

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C. To show the importance of a good lifestyle.

D.To give information about a kind of medicine.      

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