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 Several weeks ago,I had a letter from Mr. Li Pengyi,President of the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press,Beijing. He asked me to prepare some formal documents and send them to him soon. At the beginning,I imagined I could complete the task in a couple of days. Quite quickly,I found that this was impossible.

It has been hot in London lately. The wind blows dust and leaves around. People go to work feeling tired,thinking it would be nice to have a bit of rain. Dull work in offices is even duller than usual in weather like this.

  On 17 June,I reached the last part of my paperchase at the Chinese Consulate (领事馆) . After I pushed my pile of documents through the hole in the glass screen. He glanced through the documents,checking them. Without much interest,he asked me a few routine questions. Then he went on scanning the documents and making notes. I saw him write the name, "Alexander"，in Chinese. He looked up,suddenly a very bright individual,no longer just a bored senior official.

  "Are you the author?" he asked.

  "No”， I replied. "The author was my husband,L. G. Alexander. He died. On 17th June. He died a year ago today."

He turned to his colleagues,firing off a statement in Chinese. They all paused in their work and turned to me,smiling kindly. Then the official spoke quietly but very clearly.

  "We are very sorry to hear it,very sorry indeed. But you must cheer up. Mr. Alexander is very popular in China. I learned English from New Concept English. My colleagues learned English from New Concept English. Now my daughter is learning from New Concept English as well. So for us he has not died."

Coming out into the glare of Portland Place,I felt Louis take my hand. Sharing this moment with him,I remembered a line from a Roman poet：Et haec meminisse iuvabit：Even these things we will remember with pleasure.

(   ) 1. The purpose that the writer described the weather in Paragraph 2 is         .

    A. to show she doesn't like the weather in London

   B. to suggest that she was tired and felt heavy in her heart during that process

   C. to introduce the view of the Thames

   D. to indicate that her health became poorer and poorer

(   ) 2. What does the underlined sentence "Et haec meminisse iuvabit" mean?

   A. Life is very beautiful,so we should enjoy it.

   B. During the life time,we should remember the pleasant things and forget the sad things.

   C. Even the things are full of sorrow,we still should remember them with pleasure.

   D. Forgetting the sad things is a kind of pleasure.

(   ) 3. The official suddenly changed his attitude because         .

   A. he recognized the old lady

   B. he met L. G. Alexander at last

   C. he was very thankful to the writer of New Concept English

   D. he was very sorry to hear the sad news

(   ) 4. From the passage we can infer that         .

   A. Many Chinese officials at the Chinese Consulate learned New Concept English

   B. The weather in London is so changeable that Ms Alexander dislikes the city

   C. People will always remember those who do good to them

   D. The old lady was tired of doing such kind of task

1. B用天气衬托她的郁闷而沉重的心情。

2. C由下句Even these things we will remember with pleasure可知。

3. C由下文可知。

4. C A选项为文中直接提到的事实，不是推断的结果。

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  As much of Arizona enters an 11th year of drought conditions,the state could experience its driest winter season in centuries. And that has officials worrying about agriculture,water supplies and the threat of wildfires.

  Arizona's mountains are almost bare,with snowpack conditions worse than they were at the same time in 2002―a year that set records as one of the driest in five centuries.

  Rural areas are facing water shortages by early summer if rains don't come.

January and February typically bring much of the snow needed to refill reservoirs (水库) and keep rivers and forests healthy. But a stubborn weather pattern has been leading every storm north of Arizona so far this winter.

  The Salt and Verde rivers' watersheds received just 0. 14 of an inch of rain in November and December,and none has fallen in Phoenix since Oct. 18.

  "I've never seen anything like this," said Larry Martinez,water supply specialist for the Federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. "It's quite shocking to a lot of folks who depend on the snow. There could still be a miracle turnaround;don't underestimate (过低估计) Mother Nature. But the trend doesn't look good for us right now."

  Farmers who draw on smaller rivers and reservoirs could run short this year. The lack of rain will increase the demand for water early in growing seasons,which will further weaken supplies.

  Meanwhile,some experts are already predicting one of the worst wildfire seasons in years around Arizona with a fatal combination of drying trees and driedout grass.

  The State Department of Water Resources had begun meeting with local leaders under a drought plan produced two years ago by a governor's task force.

  The main effect of the dry winter in the Phoenix metropolitan (大都市的) area is an increase in water consumption,say city water departments. Mesa increased its use of Central Arizona Project water by 17% in November and 26% in December.

  Whether cities will be forced to dip into other store depends on the weather for the next two or three months. Forecasters are predicting warm,dry conditions.

(   ) 5. Where can you probably find this kind of article?

   A. In a text book.

   B. In a traveling guide.

   C. In a newspaper.

   D. In a magazine for entertainment.

(   ) 6. The driest winter season in the rural area may result in         .

   A. the precious animal's dying out

   B. the pollution of the farmland

   C. the water shortage in the coming seasons

   D. the laziness of the farmer

(   ) 7. According to the passage,which of the following statements can be learned?

   A. 2002 was the driest year with snowpack condition,which made a record in the history.

   B. The first two months of a year usually bring much of the water needed to keep rivers and forests healthy.

   C. Farmers,although depending on the snow,are not worry about the water shortage at all.

   D. The lack of rain will just have some effect on the winter season,when farmers are growing.

(   ) 8. It can be learnt from the passage that         .

   A. the local governor will make a plan to deal with the drought soon

   B. the driest winter season just has an effect on the rural area

   C. Arizona State could have its driest winter season in centuries

   D. warm,dry conditions would be the best in this area

 To prove that all time has value,a manager at a large corporation in the Northeast asked everyone who attended a meeting to " punch in"(打卡) .At the end of the meeting he calculated the total price of the meeting in manhours and changed these into dollars by prorating (按比例分配) each staffer's salary. Indeed,for each $10,000 you make annually,a single hour is worth $5. That's why the most successful people are those who've mastered the timesaving strategies described here. Stay Focused All top performers establish priorities (优先做的事) .Helen Gurley Brown,editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan,always keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk. Whenever she attempts to do something that doesn't contribute to the magazine's success,she glances at that issue,and it gets her back on track.

One way to order your priorities is to create a "to do" list. Every evening,write down the top 20        tasks to be done the next day,and review the list several times throughout the day. The best way to accomplish what's on the list is to give each task a specific time limit. Pattern of Success Most people who want to get ahead spend useful time writing personal notes of gratitude,sympathy and congratulations. But when it comes to routine memos (备忘录) ，letters,fact sheets and forms,they save a lot of time by relying on previously written material.

Susan Taylor,editor-in-chief of Essence,has created some 40        form letters for everything. Stored on her computer,the letters can be called up,copied and customized by changing a few key words. Taylor then often adds a handwritten greeting at the bottom as a personal touch. Telephone Tips Financier J. B. Fuqua has made a fortune putting deals together over the telephone. His most important strategy is to make notes before he places a call.

  To avoid playing telephone tag,return phone calls right away,because you're likely to catch the caller and your messages won't pile up. Leaving a detailed message on someone's voice mail prevents you from getting tied up in long conversations and will get you an answer more quickly. Do It Now Suzanne Caygill was a designer. To deal with all the demands of her schedule,she followed a rule; If she had a job to do,she did it immediately. Too many people waste time "commencing to proceed to get started, " Caygill would say.

(   ) 1. The manager asked everyone who attended the meeting to punch in to         .

   A. find out who was absent

   B. find out who was late

   C. calculate how many people present

   D. calculate how much an hour was

(   ) 2. Helen Gurley Brown keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk in order to

   A. remind herself to be concentrated

   B. consult it when it is necessary

   C. relax herself during the coffee time

   D. show her pride to the visitors

(   ) 3. Which is the best title of the passage?

   A. Hurry Up

   B. No Wasted Time

   C. Take Charge of Your Day

   D. Wasting Time Is Wasting Your Life

(   ) 4. In order to save time you can         .

   A. refuse to return phone calls

   B. start to do a thing without hesitation

   C. put down all the things you want to do

   D. store everything in your computer

  Fear can be fun. Many young people queue up to ride very fast and scary roller coasters,screaming but enjoying themselves. Other people like to read " goose bumps" books or watch horror movies at night,scared to death but feeling excited. Why do people like being scared? Fear is an ancient way of surviving. Being scared makes animals(including humans) flee from danger and save themselves. Scary movies It is because of fear that we have lived through millions of years of evolution. Those who lacked a strong fear response were more likely to be killed,leaving the more timid and careful to pass their genes onto the next generation.

  How do scientists explain why shivering over such scary things is fun?

  "Some kids will go to a scary movie and love it and laugh over it,others will feel anxious and hide their faces and some won't even set foot in the cinema," said Ned Kalin,a US scientist. "Which kind of person you are depends partly on experiences you've had and partly on your genes."

  What happens in the brain when something frightens you?

  Nerves that begin at the eyes and ears lead to a part of the brain called the amygdala. When you suddenly see a snake,for example,the amygdala makes you freeze,perspire (流汗，出汗) ，have a quickened heartbeat,or run very fast.

However,seeing the snake also uses another part of the brain,the cortex (皮层) .It analyzes the situation,and if it finds that the snake is only made of rubber,it tells your heart and the rest of your body to calm down. Think of the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake.

Back to the first question：Why do some people like to make themselves scared? Feeling of power

  "One reason is that we can play games with fear,find ways to reduce the scariness by looking away or thinking of something else," Kalin said. "To believe we have control over a situation gives us a feeling of power. Scary movies or novels are good practice to prepare young people for the real thing. Thrills such as roller coaster rides also go to the brain's pleasure center."

  And there might be some evolutionary advantage to being able to adjust this system that is there to protect people.

(   ) 6. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. Why many horror films are very popular in the world.

   B. Why most people like the feeling of being scared.

   C. How to play games with fear.

   D. How to relax your brains.

(   ) 7. Which of the following is NOT the writer's opinion about Fear?

   A. Fear is a very useful way in the evolution of human beings.

   B. Your genes will partly decide your reaction to being scared.

   C. Some fear experiences can help young people in real world.

   D. Being scared can give us a feeling of power.

(   ) 8. Which of the following can best explain the underlined phrase "the amygdala as the engine and the cortex as the brake"？

   A. In some special situation,amygdala can make you nervous while cortex can make you calm down.

   B. The amygdala can make you run fast while cortex can make you stop at once.

   C. With amygdala and the cortex,you can drive a car very well.

   D. Amygdala can make you think quickly and cortex can let you stop thinking.

  Imagine a people whose language has no word for "marriage" or "husband". Just such a tribe lives in the mountains of southeastern China. Lake Lugu,known as the " Country of Women"，is home to the Mosuo. It is one of the few 1        matriarchal (母系的) societies in the world which manage to 2        through thousands of years.

  Mosuo culture goes around women：the women make all the important 3       ,control the family's resources,and pass their 4        onto their children. 5       marrying,a Mosuo woman takes many lovers over her lifetime,and the 6        children will always live with her.

  7       the Mosuo language has a word for "mother"，there is 8        word for "father" and Mosuo children 9        all older men as "uncle".

Getting to Lake Lugu isn't easy,which helped the tribe keep their customs and 10       . A generation ago,few outsiders had ever 11        Lake Lugu or the Mosuo.

  But in recent years,word 12       about the value of their culture and the beauty of the lake. These reports attracted travelers and,13       ，this onceisolated paradise seems filled with tourists who've come to see the locals. Along with the visitors 14        stories of the outside world,15       the young to leave home for the 16        in search of new opportunities.

  For better or worse,the unique world of the Mosuo people is 17       . Many of the older Mosuo women 18        the old days,before the outsiders came with their strange clothing and strange 19       . But most agree that change is necessary. And some of the younger Mosuo women are speaking openly about getting 20       a word their grandmothers still don't understand.

(   ) 1. A. lost   B. left   C. remaining   D. imaginable

(   ) 2. A. survive   B. leave   C. prove   D. continue

(   ) 3. A. plans   B. decisions   C. clothes   D. notes

(   ) 4. A. full names   B. middle names   C. nicknames   D. surnames

(   ) 5. A. Rather than   B. Other than   C. More than   D. Better than

(   ) 6. A. intending   B. surviving   C. desiring   D. resulting

(   ) 7. A. Because   B. When   C. Unless   D. While

(   ) 8. A. one   B. some   C. no   D. proper

(   ) 9. A. refer to   B. make for   C. look at   D. turn to

(   ) 10. A. habits   B. culture   C. arts   D. science

(   ) 11. A. thought of   B. speak of   C. heard of   D. admit of

(   ) 12. A. took out   B. broke out   C. went out   D. sent out

(   ) 13. A. at times   B. in no time   C. at a time   D. in time

(   ) 14. A. go   B. take   C. bring   D. come

(   ) 15. A. making   B. forcing   C. attracting   D. advising

(   ) 16. A. villages   B. cities   C. factories   D. schools

(   ) 17. A. changing   B. improving   C. developing   D. remaining

(   ) 18. A. dislike   B. hate   C. enjoy   D. prefer

(   ) 19. A. words   B. styles   C. opinions   D. ideas

(   ) 20. A. paid   B. separated   C. dressed   D. married

   Warmer sea temperatures could worsen the widespread destruction of coral reefs that hit the Caribbean in 2005,scientists fear.

  In the waters around the US Virgin Islands,as much as 40 percent of coral died in some reefs last year,and the coral that survived probably isn't healthy enough to survive another hot summer,said Caroline Rogers,a US Geological Survey biologist.

Reefs are vital habitat for fish,lobsters and other sea life that feed and breed in the sheltered waters. The reefs also change storm waves that might otherwise wash away the beaches that are at the heart of the region's multibilliondollar tourism industry.

  "You don't know how scary it looks down there," said Zandy Starr,who monitors coral and sea turtles in St. Croix's national parks. "All of us thought that by now,with all the cooler temperatures in January and February,we would have seen recovery,but they're still sick."

  Glassy,calm seas have permitted coralkilling ultraviolet (紫外线的) rays to access to the ocean floor,warming water temperatures and making the fragile (易碎的) undersea life more sensitive to disease,Starr said.

Scientists haven't pinpointed (准确地说出) what caused coral to become sick or led to the warm water,which stresses coral and makes it more susceptible (敏感的) to disease. They can't say whether global warming is a factor.

  "We don't really have the data. You need a record over decades. There's a lot of research that needs to happen”，said Alberto Sabat,a biology professor at the University of Puerto Rico.

But the trend of warmer waters isn't limited to the Caribbean. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration said waters were warmer than usual in the South Pacific,mid-Atlantic and Indian Ocean in mid-April.

  Rogers said coral grew far better after hurricanes that devastated (摧毁) the US Virgin Islands in 1989 and 1995 because the storms cooled the sea,allowing reefs to recover relatively quickly from damage.

Rising temperatures appear to be "something new that the corals aren't used to," said Tyler Smith,a marine researcher at the University of the Virgin Islands.

The scientists worry that the problem is being overlooked,

  "People just don't know that much about coral because it's underwater. If 40 percent of the trees ill one of our national parks died,people would take notice”，Rogers said.

(   ) 5. The underlined word "overlooked" in the passage means         .

   A. to have a view from above   B. to fail to notice   

    C. to pay attention to   D. to guide somebody

(   ) 6. According to the passage,coral is very important because         .

   A. it is the necessity for the sea life

   B. it can prevent the global warming spreading

   C. it can make the beach more beautiful so that people can earn more money

   D. it can offer a shelter not only for the human being but also for the fish

(   ) 7. The example of hurricanes given by Rogers is to show         .

   A. coral reefs don't like the warm water

   B. hurricanes are good for the growing of coral reefs

   C. the global warming is terrible for coral reefs

   D. how to cure the sick coral reefs

(   ) 8. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. More and more areas will face the coral problem.

   B. The survived coral is being recovered this year.

   C. Most people have noticed the seriousness of the problem.

   D. Calm seas are good for the coral growing.

(   ) 9. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. A Research Report on the Coral Problem

   B. Scientists Is Warning of Threat to Coral Reefs

   C. Coral Reefs Are Part of Our Life

   D. How to Protect the Coral

 There is an old proverb with a lot of wisdom. It 1      , " The tongue has the power of life and death,and whoever 2        it will eat its fruit."

  It is true. What we say has the ability to 3        emotions and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people,and negative words 4        people―sometimes for a very long time.

  Most of the time we 5        this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good. 6       here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does what we say affect us? 7       . There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in you 8        emotions,thoughts,feelings,and finally,actions. Let me give you a good 9       . We should not allow the words " I can't" in our 10       . Why? Because we can!The very minimum is "I'll try".

  Have you ever been about to 11        the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself, "I am going to fail this one"? What happens? You fail it. This 12       happens to me. So what do I do? I pause for a(n) 13      ,reset myself,and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it 14       ,and the other half,I fail it. But at the very least I increase my 15        of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure,16       good thoughts increase success.

  Some of us aren't even 17        that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take some time today to think about what you say to yourself. If you 18        yourself saying negative things,it is time to change!Find some simple phrases that will help you 19        the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is,I am sure there are 20        things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road to success！

(   ) 1. A. says   B. speaks   C. talks   D. tells

(   ) 2. A. possesses   B. loves   C. shows   D. sells

(   ) 3. A. develop   B. build   C. create   D. raise

(   ) 4. A. damage   B. destroy   C. wound   D. hurt

(   ) 5. A. think about   B. think over   C. think out   D. think of

(   ) 6. A. So   B. And   C. But   D. Or

(   ) 7. A. Immediately   B. Greatly   C. Quickly   D. Slowly

(   ) 8. A. positive   B. negative   C. excellent   D. wonderful

(   ) 9. A. case   B. example   C. situation   D. condition

(   ) 10. A. thoughts   B. ideas   C. minds   D. feelings

(   ) 11. A. play   B. beat   C. hit   D. kick

(   ) 12. A. actually   B. properly   C. especially   D. hardly

(   ) 13. A. hour   B. minute   C. day   D. month

(   ) 14. A. carefully   B. firmly   C. straightly   D. eagerly

(   ) 15. A. opinions   B. changes   C. practices   D. chances

(   ) 16. A. as   B. while   C. because   D. but

(   ) 17. A. aware   B. sure   C. certain   D. clear

(   ) 18. A. recognize   B. see   C. find   D. have

(   ) 19. A. get on   B. get through   C. get off   D. get in

(   ) 20. A. specific   B. sensitive   C. serious   D. difficult

  California pet lover has founded an internet radio station designed to ease the lives of lonely dogs and cats around the world.

  Styled as " the radio station all pets prefer"，DogCatRadio.com goes out live 17 hours each day from a van in the car park of a Los Angeles recording studio.

  DJs speak to pets directly,and ask " pet parents" to send in pictures.

  Founder Adrian Martinez,34 ，says the station aims to keep pets company while their "parents" head out to work.

  DogCatRadio's daily play list ranges from the soothing (抚慰) sounds of Irish singer Enya to Elvis Presley's classic anthem (圣歌) ，Hound Dog.

In between tracks,Mr. Martinez and his fellow DJs offer practical advice to pet owners,plus a liberal sprinkling (小雨) of the station's signature sound―barks and miaows.

  Mr. Martinez,an independent record producer,hopes that many of his audience will be listening in while at home alone,albeit (虽然，尽管) with a little help from their human friends.

  "My cat,Snickers,asked me to do it," Mr. Martinez told the New York Times. Faced with a nervous,restless cat at home one day,Mr.  Martinez discovered that Snickers calmed down almost as soon as he turned up the background music a little. "I wanted to do something for the pet community," he said.

  The station,which claims8,000 listeners each week through its website,currently makes no money.

  But the US pet industry is worth an estimated $35 bn (£ 19. 7bn) annually,and Mr. Martinez eventually hopes to attract advertising.

(   ) 5. The radio station was founded in order to         .

   A. help the owners of the pets

   B. ask people to love the animals

   C. comfort the lonely dogs and cats in America

   D. be the pets' company when they are left alone at home

(   ) 6. The underlined word "miaows" means         .

   A. the music from the radio

   B. the sounds made by cat

   C. the voice of the DJs at the station

   D. the Elvis Presley's classic anthem,Hound Dog

(   ) 7. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Mr. Martinez loved his cat so much that he decided to set up a radio station for it.

   B. The radio station is located in a recording studio.

   C. Mr. Martinez happened to find that background music can calm down the cat.

   D. It is hard for people to understand the programmes of the station.

(   ) 8. What can you infer from the passage?

   A. Most of the audience are the "parents" of the pets.

   B. If you want to pick up the programme,you just need a radio.

   C. The market of the pet service in the US is large.

   D. The DJs can communicate with the pets directly.

2. One of the problems        was how to improve our teaching method(face)

我们所面临的其中一个问题就是如何改进我们的教学方法。

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