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--- I wonder ________ Mary has changed so much.

--- She has been suffering a serious disease.

A. why B. what C. when D. where

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I thought it hard to complete the project at first, but I __________ my mind.

A. change B. have changed

C. had changed D. would change

Holding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. This explains a warning that cell phone manufacturers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. Apple, for example, doesn’t want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, BlackBerry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.

If health issues arise from cell phone use, the possible effects are huge. Voice calls - Americans chat on cell phones 2.26 trillion(万亿)minutes annually - earn $109 billion for the wireless carriers.

Devra Davis, an expert who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, “Disconnect.” The book surveys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.

Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.

“Most cancers have multiple causes,” she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.

Children are more vulnerable（易受伤的）to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid（易吸收的液体）. No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.

Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.

Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen（腹部）.

1.According to Ms Davis, brain cancer increase ____.

A. among children B. among old people

C. in the twenties D. among pregnant women

2.Why do children easily be affected by radiation?

A. Because they haven’t grown up.

B. Because they are too young to protect themselves.

C. Because they use cell phones more often than adults.

D. Because their skulls are thinner and their brains are easily hurt.

3.What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

A. Pregnant women should keep cell phones away.

B. People should use cell phones in the correct way.

C. If you are a child, you’d better text than make phone calls.

D. When you use a cell phone, use a wired headset or the phone’s speaker.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Be careful when using cell phones.

B. Don’t hold your cell phone against your ear.

C. Rats exposed to radiation have damaged DNA in their brains.

D. Low-energy radiation could damage cells that could lead to cancer.

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will get you a long-term hurt regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas：

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating(孤立的)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3)Do you enjoy working with computers?

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4)What type of work environment do you enjoy?

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5)How do you like to get paid?

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. You may ignore your skills when you select job.

B. Job skills are the most important things when you select job.

C. There are more important things than job skills when you select job.

D. Selecting job, you should assess your skills and match them with the position.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.

B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with others.

D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

3.Apart from skills, stability, motivation, and environment, what else area do you need to consider in a job search ?

A. Design B. Changes

C. Cooperation D. Hobbies

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities D. Personalities and Jobs

The truth was written all over her face. The eyes are the window to the soul. From those sayings, you would think that we could read faces. In fact, people tend to overestimate their ability to do it.

Most of us can’t distinguish between certain expressions without contextual clues. In one study, participants were unable to tell whether faces in photos were showing pain or pleasure about a quarter of the time. In another, when people watched silent videos of the same person experiencing pain and faking pain, they couldn’t tell which was which.

And yet, as bad as we are at reading expressions, we jump to all kinds of conclusions based on people’s faces. We might scoff at the ancient physiognomy—assessing character on the basis of facial feature—but we unknowingly practice it daily. Recent research shows that while there’s practically no evidence that faces reveal character, we nonetheless behave as if certain features signal certain traits. People with typically “female” facial features seem more trustworthy; those with lower eyebrows appear more controlling. In another study, people were ready to decide whether an unfamiliar face should be trusted after looking at it for just 200 milliseconds. Even when given a chance to look longer, they rarely changed their mind.

Such judgments can defy logic. Subjects playing a trust game invested more money with a player who had a trustworthy face than with one who didn’t—even when the two players had the same fame. Another study reported that judges needed less evidence to sentence a person with an untrustworthy face. And a researcher focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict found that a Palestinian peace offering was more likely to be accepted by Jewish Israeli if it was attributed to a politician with “babyfacedness”.

Which brings us to a contradiction. A person’s face may not reflect her nature, and yet research finds that specific facial features do seem to influence futures. U.S. Army War College graduates with controlling-looking faces are more likely than their peers to become generals; people with obvious cheekbones, appearing strong and competent, are more likely to become CEOs of successful companies. This makes a certain sense. If everyone assumes strong-chinned Daniel is an ambitious person, he’s more likely to become one. Perhaps by treating others as though their face reveals their character, we motivate them to become the people we assume them to be.

1.Miss Green wants to find a pet shop for her dog while she is on holiday. She is most likely to choose the shop’s owner with ________.

A. a strong chin B. “female” facial features

C. low eyebrows D. obvious cheekbones

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?

A. People rush to judgments based on facial features.

B. People are better at telling “pain” than “delight” from faces.

C. People consider it instructive to study the ancient physiognomy.

D. People would change their first impression if given more chances.

3.In Paragraph 4, the examples are used to show ________.

A. facial features reveal minds

B. trust is essential in big issues

C. baby faces are more trustworthy

D. decisions are easily influenced by faces

4.According to the last paragraph, the author believes ________.

A. facial features mirror character

B. people’s behavior is contradictory

C. people won’t be judged by appearance

D. facial features can influence eventual character

________ for two days, Jessica managed to finish her project ahead of time.

A. To work B. Worked

C. To be working D. Having worked

Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.

A. how B. why C. when D. where

At the age of 95, Olga Kotelko attracted great attention at the World Masters Athletics Championships. This 5ft-tall Canadian became the oldest recorded woman indoor runner, high jumper and long jumper at the competition.

Olga now has more than 30 world records to her name and has won more than 750 gold medals. But she sees herself as nothing special, describing herself as just a plain Jane. As one of 11 children brought up on a farm, she has always been active, milking cows and doing other housework.

She has now outlived all her brothers and sisters and most of her friends but when asked what her secret is, she says there isn’t one. “I think your age is just a number. It’s not your birthday; it’s how you age that makes the difference. It’s your attitude to all the things that happen in your life that plays the biggest part.”

So can we all turn ourselves into nonagenarian (九十多岁的) superheroes? Research from Newcastle University suggests that as every 24 hours pass, we add an extra five hours to our lives — that’s over 2 months each year—partly because of improving living conditions and medical development. And in the UK the number of people who are living into their 100th year has nearly increased by four times since the 1980s. So ageing is not a terrible thing.

While Olga’s genes (基因) might help her, we’re not all prisoners to our own. After all, 75% of our later lives could be down to the lifestyle we choose to lead. A good diet (饮食) and regular exercise are key. Besides, developing friendships in mid-life also works. Dr Holland, director of Aston University’s research centre for healthy ageing, says: “The more friends you have when you’re 50-60 years old, the less likely you’re to be lonely in later life; the less lonely you are, the less likely you’re to be ill as the years go by.”

1.Olga Kotelko was well-known at the World Masters Athletics Championships because .

A. she was the oldest sportswoman there

B. she competed in several events

C. she set a new world record

D. she won a gold there

2.What did Olga Kotelko mean by describing herself as a plain Jane?

A. She was hard-working.

B. She was once named Jane.

C. She was very active.

D. She was very common.

3. Olga Kotelko’s words suggest that .

A. we shouldn’t count our age up like numbers

B. we shouldn’t celebrate our birthday as we get old

C. we should try to have a positive attitude towards life

D. we should learn to change according to what happens

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that .

A. how long we live doesn’t completely depend on genes

B. Olga Kotelko succeeded because of her good genes

C. it’s hard for the middle-aged to make friends

D. it’s unavoidable for people to get old

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My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds . But they thought _____ . My complaints , even self-justified shouting , were always landing on _____ ears . Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their _____ into tears , I felt very frustrated . I realized I needed to _____ my method of “ mothering ” .

One day when they were at school , I spent some time _____ their rooms . On their desks , in plain _____ , I left the cards : “ Dear Bill ( the other card was _____ to Sarah ) , your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean . Love , the Room Fairy . ” _____ arriving back , the children were _____ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy . The next day , their rooms were fairly tidy . Sure enough , there was another note from the Room Fairy _____ for them , thanking them for their nice “ gift ” of a clean room and _____ asking them to play a certain violin _____ . Each day , thank—you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas _____ .

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little _____ : “ If you can finish your homework and _____ your lessons before dinner , I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight . ” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in _____ of well-done jobs the day _____ .

_____ I can’t remember how long “ the Room Fairy ” continued leaving her love notes . When they were age appropriate , we used various versions of Post-Its（贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the _____ center of our home . Appointments , notices about visiting relatives , lesson schedules , and changes in plans could be posted .

We all benefited from and _____ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes . I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication .

1.A. indifferently B. gratefully C. doubtfully D. otherwise

2.A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either

3.A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping

4.A. adjust B. adopt C. access D. addict

5.A. clearing B. tidying C. emptying D. searching

6.A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight

7.A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed

8.A. As B. At C. In D. Upon

9.A. more than B. rather than C. no more than D. other than

10.A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting

11.A. politely B. happily C. gently D. toughly

12.A. music B. song C. piece D. tone

13.A. respectable B. uninteresting C. incredible D. fresh

14.A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice

15.A. go with B. look up C. go over D. look into

16.A. response B. answer C. praise D. honor

17.A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago

18.A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though

19.A. life B. main C. memory D. reminder

20.A. learned B. appreciated C. shared D. thanked

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