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20．Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable，it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists．
Make a decision not to hold back in conversations．What you have to say is just as important as what other people say．And don't turn down party invitations just because of your shyness．
Prepare yourself for being with others in groups．Make a list of the good qualities you have．Then make a list of ideas，experiences，and skills you would like to share with other people．Think about what you would like to say in advance．Then say it．
If you start feeling self-conscious in a group，take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people．Remember，you are not alone．Other people are concerned about the impression they are making，too．
No one ever gets over being shy completely，but most people do learn to live with their shyness．Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy．They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public．Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you．

64．Where would this article probably appear？A
A．In a popular magazine
B．On the front page of a newspaper
C．In a science textbook
D．In a dictionary
65．The main purpose of the article is toB．
A．explain how shyness develops
B．tell people ways of dealing with shyness
C．persuade readers that shyness is natural
D．prove that shyness can be overcome
66．According to the author，the key to fighting shyness isD．
A．speaking up at parties
B．talking as much as possible with others
C．making a list of good qualities
D．developing self-confidence．

分析 这篇文章主要谈了关于胆怯的问题并总结了一些克服胆怯的方法．

解答 ABD
64  A  根据第一段Nearly everyone is shy in some ways．If shyness is making you uncomfortable，it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence．说到几乎每个人在某种程度上都会胆怯，如果胆怯使你不舒服，那么到了补一补增加自信这堂课了，由此可见是针对的普通人，故答案为A
65  B  主旨大意题．文章用了排比段落，先总说胆怯心理，然后分别介绍克服胆怯心理的办法．故答案为B
66  D 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards．"努力克服胆怯心理就能够获得很多回报．故选D．

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The study found a person's chances of becoming fat went up 57percent if a friend did，40percent if a sibling（兄弟姐妹） did and 37percent if a spouse（配偶） did．
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The study was published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institute on Aging．
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72．Treating obesity at present is mainly byC．
A．not keeping in touch with your relatives and friends
B．taking some lossweight pills
C．going on proper diets and having right exercise
D．getting rid of obesity genes involved in appetite or calorie burning
73．According to the new study，obesity is"socially contagious"，which seems to be mainly  caused byB．
A．genes   B．social ties   C．living conditions   D．diets
74．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6mean？A
A．It is unwise for us to get rid of any of our friends because of obesity．
B．The best way of preventing obesity is to get rid of any of our friends．
C．If we want to keep fit，we must get rid of some friends．
D．We must make a good choice between obesity and friends．
75．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．The new study suggests about 1.5billion people worldwide are overweight．
B．Gene is one of the factors that have something to do with obesity．
C．Friendship and obesity are both of great importance．
D．It might be helpful to treat obese people just as the individual instead of in groups．
11．Parties，iPods，concerts，movies，TV shows，video games，traffic．All of these things of the modern world make life entertaining and enjoyable．But our 21st-century lifestyle is also loud and，if we don't take notice，it can have an effect on our hearing．
Most teenagers don't think about hearing loss．But if you experience any of the following symptoms，you may already be hearing damaged：you make efforts to hear normal talk，you have to turn up the TV or radio so high that others complain，you watch other people's expressions to understand what they are saying，you ask people to repeat themselves，you misunderstand what people are saying or you hear ringing in your ears．
iPods and other MP3 players are as common as the clothes you wear，and just as fashionable．But if you turn up an iPod to more than 60 percent of its maximum volume，and listen to music for more than an hour，you are asking for trouble．And，it does not matter if the music you play is classical，rock or heavy metal．
Some researchers find that young people who break the so-called 60-percent/60-minute rule in listening to iPods are at the risk of suffering hearing loss．
Why is an iPod dangerous？With ear buds placed directly in the ear canal and high-volume music played over a long period of time，it's like working in a loud factory all day，being a maintenance person under a jet airplane or using a jackhammer（手提钻）on a building site．
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67．Which of the following shows that you are suffering hearing loss？B
A．You are interested to listen to others'talking．
B．You have to read others'expressions to understand them．
C．You can only understand others over the phone．
D．You always think you hear the ringing of the phone．
68．Which of the following is TRUE when you listen to music？C
A．Listen at least an hour every time．
B．Turn up the volume to the highest level．
C．Keep the sound lower than 60% of its highest volume．
D．Choose classical，rock or heavy metal music．
69．What is the correct order of causing permanent hearing loss？D
a．The eardrum is broken．
b．The auditory nerves cannot receive sounds．
c．Tiny hairs are damaged．
d．Ear buds are placed directly in the ear canal．
e．High-volume music is played over a long time．
A．d-a-c-b-e           B．e-c-a-b-d              C．b-c-a-d-e           D．d-e-a-c-b
70．This passage is mainly aboutB．
A．music that teenagers like         
B．hearing problems caused by the loud world
C．ways that teenagers enjoy music     
D．dangerous modern lifestyles of teenagers．
8．You probably hear it all the time-people telling you to"learn English"．But does this mean children in English-speaking countries don't need to bother learning a new language？Not at all．In fact，an even larger number of young people will soon be taught foreign languages，thanks to the mental advantages of bilingualism．
Psychologists once thought that growing up bilingual might lead to verbal delays-a late or absent development of talking．But US magazine Scientific American has revealed that this is not true，and reported that children who speak more than one language"show greater mental flexibility，a superior grasp of abstract concepts and a better working memory．"As the New York Times put it，"being bilingual，it turns out，makes you smarter．"
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However，recent statistics show demand is growing in the US for people to become more bilingual．According to a USA Today chart released in July，21percent of US children speak another language at home．A number of institutions in the country are also pushing foreign languages in schools．Three school districts in Delaware will launch Chinese and Spanish programs next year．More people are learning Chinese，French and Spanish．

31．Psychologist used to believe that children who grow up bilingualB．
A．are more flexible mentally
B．are slow in the development of talking
C．have a poorer working memory
D．are smarter in understanding abstract concept
32．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．Americans are more interested in learning another language than Europeans
B．British kids began to learn foreign languages at the earliest age
C.21% of US children study a foreign language in the school
D．not all schools in America are teaching foreign languages
33．What does the underlined phrase"give a fig for"in Paragraph 4mean？A
A．attach importance to
B．have talent for
C．invest money in
D．have demand for
34．Which are the most popular foreign languages in the US？C
A．Mandarin and Greek．
B．English，German and French．
C．Chinese，French and Spanish．
D．Chinese，German and Greek．
35．What is the main idea of this passage？C
A．Chinese is becoming more popular in western countries．
B．The benefits and advantages of growing up bilingual．
C．Western worlds are paying more attention to learning foreign languages．
D．The differences between bilingual education in Europe and USA．
15．Dolls（娃娃）come in all shapes and sizes．Many people like to collect them．The reason is probably that dolls make people feel like they just gave birth to their own children．
One famous doll company is Madame Alexander．The dolls it produces are usually bought by mothers for their daughters to play with．Two of the most expensive dolls they have are Kathleen Toddler whose market price today is from 125to300 and Binnie，which costs about 175to475．
Cabbage Patch Kids are another kind of dolls．That company's marketing policy is different because you don't buy a doll but rather adopt one．You just have to pay a small，regular fee．They were very successful in the 1980s．
 Lee Middleton also produces baby dolls，including different collections．As they are very lively，these dolls are still very popular among collectors．
Another company that makes dolls is Tiny Miracles．They have a collection called the Ashton Drake Galleries that consists of 10-inch-long babies．They are not sold in stores，so if you want one，you have to order it straight from Tiny Miracles．
These are just a few of the baby dolls on the market．The best place to sell dolls is online because almost everyone has a computer and the company can make money here much more easily than by putting an ad in the newspaper．The companies don't even have to create their own websites because they can use auction（拍卖）sites，meaning they just have to open an account．
61．If you want to adopt a baby doll，you should chooseC．
A．Lee Middleton                     
B．Tiny Miracles
C．Cabbage Patch Kids               
D．Madame Alexander
62．If you want to buy a doll from the Ashton Drake Galleries collection，you shouldD
A．order it from the stores             
B．buy it from a website
C．buy it in the stores                    
D．order it from Tiny Miracles
63．Which of the following is an advantage for companies that sell dolls online？D
A．The companies need to make their own websites．
B．The companies don't have to open an account．
C．The online companies have to advertise their goods．
D．Auction sites allow them to do business easily．
64．What can we infer from the passage？C
A．Mothers like to buy expensive dolls for their daughters．
B．Kathleen Toddler is the most expensive doll in the world．
C．The policy of adopting a doll was popular in the 1980s．
D．Dolls make people feel that they are children．
65．The author's purpose of writing this passage is toB．
A．introduce ways to make baby dolls
B．introduce different kinds of baby dolls
C．tell us how to choose a beautiful baby doll
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5．Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women，according to a new study．For men，getting married saves an hour of housework a week．"It's a well-known pattern，"said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research．"Men usually work more outside the home，while women take on more of the housework．"
He points out that differences among households （家庭） exist．But in general，marriage means more housework for women and less for men．"And the situation gets worse for women when they have children．"Stafford said．
Overall，times are changing in the American home．In 1976，women busied themselves with 26weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work，compared with 17hours in 2005．Men are taking on more housework，more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976to 13in 2005．
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework，about 12weekly hours，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21hours a week．
Men showed a somewhat different pattern，with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men．Single men worked the hardest around the house，more than that of all other age groups of married men．
Having children increases housework even further．With more than three children，for example，wives took on more of the extra work，clocking about 28hours a week compared with husbands'10hours．

67．According to the"well-known pattern"in Paragraph 1，a married manC．
A．takes on heavier work                     B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner（ 养家糊口的人）   D．is the master of the house
68．How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s？D
A．About 28．     B．About 26．
C．About 13．     D．About 6．
69．What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text？A
A．An unmarried man．         B．An older married man．
C．A younger married man．    D．A married man with children．
70．What can we conclude from Stafford's research？C
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B．Marriage has effects on job choices．
C．Housework sharing changes over time．
D．Having children means doubled housework．
12．People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured．I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability．It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire lives．There are too many people，however，who seem to be determined to find some way of doing away with their shyness．In my opinion，it's a waste of time．I don't mean that we should do nothing about it； quite the contrary，I think we need to separate the basic fact of our shyness from our ability to take part in a social environment．
Look at one of the most famous shy people of them all，Johnny Carson．This man is painfully shy，yet for decades he made a living talking and associating with different people every night，in front of a national audience．Carson has never done away with his shyness，but he has successfully found a way to deal with it to the extent that he could be，not just a talk show host，but a legend among talk show hosts．Look also at Sally Fields，who has recently admitted her problem with shyness．This is a woman who has appeared in many films，TV shows and interviews，yet in her early years she was so shy that she turned down a lunch invitation from Jane Fonda because she was terribly afraid of meeting her．
I guess that our shyness is there because each of us is born with some insecurity and this insecurity prevents us from reaching out to others the way people with a more open personality do．As we grow up and become adults，we allow our social skills to grow and develop．But we are still stuck in kindergarten or elementary school or wherever it was when our shyness took root in our soul．
62．In the author's view，shyness can be explained asD．
A．a not very normal mental condition
B．a disease that can be easily cured
C．something we pick up after birth
D．a kind of emotional disability
63．From the passage，we know that Johnny CarsonA．
A．has dealt with shyness very successfully
B．has done away with his shyness carefully
C．is described as a hero in some legend books
D．failed to become a good talk show host
64．The passage tells us that Sally Fields wasD．
A．proud all the time
B．close to Jane Fonda
C．impolite when young
D．shy in her early years
65．The author thinks that our shyness is there becauseB．
A．we are not open enough
B．we don't feel secure at heart
C．we try to reach out to others all the time
D．we lack some social skills．
9．Living abroad to study can certainly be an interesting experience but is that alone a good enough reason for spending years far away from home？To make the experience truly worthwhile，there has to be a goal behind the decision to study abroad．This may be a wish to perfect language skills in a foreign language environment，or a clever move in your career development．You must also consider the costs，not just of living and studying abroad，but of applying．Most universities now charge application fees for international students．
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Next，you must deal with a large pile of paperwork．This involves filling in application form，preparing your school records，and getting reference letters．Reading the instructions and requirements of the universities carefully is of great importance．Sadly，many fine applicants get kicked out in the first round，simply because they don't follow the application procedure properly．
Money is another important consideration．Some scholarships are provided by governments，others by schools and colleges．This information，again，can be found on the Internet．If you find a scholarship that is suitable for you，follow the application procedure carefully； the earlier you apply，the better your chance of getting it．
58．According to the article，studying abroad is truly worthwhile becauseC．
A．it is an interesting experience              
B．it is fun to travel around the world
C．it is an opportunity to develop your career      
D．all your friends are doing so
59．A school ranking list tells youC．
A．how much the courses cost                
B．the names of all the professors
C．how good the school is compared to others    
D．where the school is located
60．What are the three basic steps when you apply？B
A．Buy an airplane ticket，read the instructions and requirements，and study．
B．Prepare reference letters，prepare school records，and fill in the application form．
C．Prepare school records，do paperwork，and work hard．
D．Write a reference letter，do paperwork，and study．
61．The underlined phrase"get kicked out in the first round"in Paragraph 3 meansA．
A．fail to get to the next round                
B．lose money in the first round
C．get accepted  in the next round              
D．get kicked by a professor．
10．We should spend the money on something that willbenefit （受益） everyone．

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