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#9268 Posted by Brutus at 12/26/05 7：54 p.m.

All this antismoking stuff is tiresome. Tobacco is a critical part of our national economy,and tax income from tobacco to the state and federal government is very important. To cut to the chase,smoking is good for America. Smoking is patriotic. Everyone over the age of 21 should smoke or use tobacco.

#9287 Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/27/05 8：30 a.m.

I had a cigar with a couple buddies (companions,partners) over the Christmas weekend. And I loved it. Why would I ever want to quit such a wonderful practice? Why would anyone?

Sin and vice are good things people meet. Embrace them. Life's too short to worry about tomorrow,let alone 10〜20 years down the line.

Also,I smoked that cigar within 25 ,of an entranceway. So all you selfrighteous,antismoking jerks (fools) ... stuff it.

#9384 Posted by jimdeblasi at 12/28/05 1:16 a.m.

I think nicotine is the most highly addictive drug ever discovered. Smokers should be treated sympathetically and all health plans should pay for treatment.

#9400 ' Posted by atomicdog 88 at 12/28/05 8:26 a.m.

What if they don't want that treatment? You're still going to treat them with compassion? Maybe,let them in out of the 25' of cold to enjoy a smoke with their meal or while they're out having a good time?

#9445 Posted by Ben at 12/28/05 12:19 p.m.

Seriously,smoking is a choice,they have the right too. Most people who smoke want to. The sad truth is that we all pay the high medical costs for their poor health. But smokers do cause a high amount of state tax.

Vmalways against the socalled "sin" taxes. I think they should be repealed and replaced with a flat state income tax. I could care less about smokers―except their financial burden on my insurance premiums (保险费) .

(   ) 4. What is the passage about?

   A. A discussion about an ad.

   B. Some opinions about smoking.

   C. How to persuade others not to smoke.

   D. A discussion about a health plan.

(   ) 5. How many of them support the action of smoking?

   A. Two. B. None. C. Only one. D. All of them.

(   ) 6. What is NOT the opinion of the last person?

   A. He doesn't care about the fortune of the smokers.

   B. The smokers cost him extra money.

   C. Smokers should not only care about themselves.

   D. Smoking can cause some social problems.

(   ) 7. The underlined word "stuff" in the passage means         ,

   A. to fill sth. tightly   B. to push sth. quickly

   C. to throw away   D. to take care of

(   ) 8. Where might one read the above passage?

   A. In a text book.

   B. In a fashion magazine.

   C. On the Internet.

   D. In a literature journal.

4. B全文为不同人对抽烟的看法。

5. A前两个人表支持，第3人为同情。

6. C最后一人认为人们有抽烟的权利，但是不该加重纳税者的负担。

7. C俚语,(表轻蔑) 指处理掉，丢掉。

8. C文章应出自网络。

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  They will soon fast track a new resort at Inuvik,on the Arctic Ocean. It will be extremely popular,mainly because it will be the only beach resort left where people can enjoy a nice cool swim. A six lane (车道) highway will be built so people from across North America can easily access the resort with their SUV's and Winnebagos.

  By 2010 parts of the southern States will be abandoned due to the heat and the extreme weather. So,the parts of Las Vegas that can be moved will be moved to Inuvik,along with a bunch of shopping malls.

  Immediately next to the beach will be a huge iceberg,made out of white plastic. Penguins and pandas,by popular demand,will be placed on the top; elephants and giraffes will be imported to run around on a platform at the base of the iceberg. Unfortunately the plastic,of course,will soon damage the feet of the animals,so they will all have to wear pink booties. So,as all the animals proudly walk around in their booties,all the Americans will agree that,although Inuvik isn't a Disneyland or a Las Vegas,it certainly is a nice cool place.

  In 2010,most of the people in the southern United States will escape the fires,heat,hurricanes,tornados,snow,and flooding by heading north to the Arctic Ocean where they will settle in the resort city of Inuvik. This location not only has a cool ocean to swim in,but at the end of the beach there are two real trees to enjoy. Those trees will look strong and healthy,because they will be nourished and protected by a team of 140 dedicated workers,24 hours a day.

  In late June,tourists in Inuvik will love to enjoy themselves for 20 hours a day in real sunshine (which will be mostly smog free,as long as the wind blows from the north) . In the winter,Inuvik will be even busier. It will attract people from around the globe who want to adapt to global warming by escaping.

  The escape will last all night long,and in Inuvik in December,that means the party goes on for 24 hours. At the end of the night,as the party comes to an end,everyone will have a chance to pause and relax,then they can plunge into the next night's party. Inuvik will be the most popular resort on the planet.

(   ) 1. Why will Inuvik become an extremely popular resort in 2010,according to the passage?

   A. Tourists can enjoy themselves together with some animals.

   B. People can enjoy a nice cool summer in Inuvik.

   C. Las Vegas will have been moved to Inuvik.

   D. Almost all the highways are built for people to go there.

(   ) 2. What do you know about the huge iceberg next to the beach of Inuvik?

   A. It is just the iceberg that caused the sinking of Titanic.

   B. It will be made up of many small icebergs on the Arctic Ocean.

   C. Another Disneyland may be set up on the huge iceberg.

   D. The manmade iceberg will attract many tourists from around the globe.

(   ) 3. In 2010,people in the southern United States will         .

   A. have to struggle against many natural disasters as well as the slavery

   B. make a living by raising penguins and whales

   C. head north to the Arctic Ocean and settle there

   D. try to prevent themselves from the sunshine

(   ) 4. Which of the following is true?

   A. In winter,Inuvik,the new resort will be quite silent.

   B. Inuvik may be a movable resort in 2010.

   C. Inuvik attract tourists from the globe not only in summer but also in winter.

   D. There will be no Inuit in Inuvik in 2010.

 Jeff turned and headed back to his office. "Come on," he said to himself, "stop thinking like this. You should feel happy. " He walked into his 1        and got on the elevator. "48 floor！”he said,louder than 2       . A young man stood next to the elevator operator. He was carrying a bag in one hand; in the other hand,he held a cold 3        cigarette. He rolled it between his 4      .

  The lights in the elevator lit up the numbers of the floors as they passed. 28,29 ... From the 5        of his eye,Jeff watched the young man with the bag. He saw him tried to 6        the cold cigarette into his coat pocket. But he missed,the cigarette 7       . At the same moment,the elevator reached the young man's 8       . The doors slid open. The young man stepped out and the doors closed 9        him. The elevator began climbing again. 38,39, 40 ... Jeff looked at the cigarette which had 10        to one side of the elevator car. He moved toward it. 43,44 ... The knot in his stomach began to ease. He felt a little beam of 11       go through him. "Yes," Jeff thought to himself, "it might take a while to forget these last four years."He could not expect to wash away all those 12        in one morning. In a week or two,they would all be gone from his 13        The depression would be like a bad dream he would forget in time. He and Martha would buy new furniture;they would go to restaurants again and 14        holiday trips. He continued to look at the cigarette. 46,47 ... As the elevator came to a stop at the 48th floor,he suddenly 15        down and picked up the halfsmoked cigarette. Then he turned his head quickly to the elevator operator. The man was looking at him 16       . Jeff felt as if the bottom of his 17        had fallen out. "Here is your floor,Mister," the operator said. Jeff stood up slowly. His face felt hot with 18       . His hand close tightly around the cigarette,19        it. He wanted to tell the operator that he never did that sort of thing. He wanted the man to 20        he did not need to smoke cigarette someone else had thrown away. After all,he had his job back.

(   ) 1. A. building   B. office   C. house   D. apartment

(   ) 2. A. usual   B. necessary   C. possible   D. average

(   ) 3. A. smoky   B. lighted   C. smelly   D. halfsmoked

(   ) 4. A. fingers   B. hands   C. teeth   D. lips

(   ) 5. A. level   B. side   C. angle   D. corner

(   ) 6. A. pack   B. throw   C. drop   D. roll

(   ) 7. A. slipped out   B. fell down   C. dropped on   D. died down

(   ) 8. A. office   B. ground   C. stair   D. floor

(   ) 9. A. before   B. behind   C. after   D. for

(   ) 10. A. moved   B. rushed   C. rolled   D. slid

(   ) 11. A. anxiety   B. excitement   C. nervousness   D. upset

(   ) 12. A. people   B. memories   C. sufferings   D. things

(   ) 13. A. stomach   B. heart   C. mind   D. view

(   ) 14. A. take   B. cancel   C. demand   D. resist

(   ) 15. A. got   B. went   C. bent   D. fell

(   ) 16. A. curiously   B. closely   C. excitingly   D. delightedly

(   ) 17. A. throat   B. stomach   C. tongue   D. heart

(   ) 18. A. shame   B. joy   C. anger   D. excitement

(   ) 19. A. crushing   B. pressing   C. tapping   D. rolling

(   ) 20. A. admit   B. trust   C. know   D. recognize

 Before Microsoft came along,there really was no software industry~just a few companies selling very highpriced software only to companies,big companies. The idea of lowcost software that would be empowering (赋予.... 权力) for individuals and that there could be literally around the world hundreds of thousands of these successful companies―that was part of the Microsoft dream. And in fact,the software industry is 10 ,000 times bigger because of the work we do. Microsoft has a uniform platform that has gotten out to go around the world. And so in every country we've helped companies grow up,create jobs,pay taxes around the software world. The main competitors who don't like us are actually hardware companies who have been used to charging very high prices for the hardware and the PCs changed that.

  It's hard to think of a business that's had a more positive effect for customers than the PC business. The rate of product improvement provides its ability to create and stay in touch. You know the closest comparison is when publishing came along and people had books. Of course books created a problem. You know,the people wanted to control things didn't like books;the people who wanted to sell highpriced hand written things didn't like the printing press. But actually it was something that people knew really that it was very positive. The same thing's happened with the P C. There's no company that in terms of our work has gotten as positive feedback and has gotten as broad a set of users. Those users are always telling us what they'd like to see us make better,and that's partly why it's a fun business because we get to make new versions of the software all the time.

  Well,the vision of Microsoft is about information as you want it,any time,anywhere,any place. And this is an overall strategy about making it easier to write software,easier to share data,revolutionizing user interface with the speech and handwriting. And making reading off the computer as good or better than paper and so today we will see that the horizons for software will let us get so much more than even what we have now.

(   ) 5. How did Microsoft change the software industry?

   A. By selling highpriced software to the big companies.

   B. By offering free classes on computer to individuals.

   C. By selling all kinds of software to single person directly.

   D. By making a competition with the hardware companies.

(   ) 6. Which of the following is NOT the Microsoft dream?

   A. Producing more and more lowpriced software.

   B. Paying more attention to some big companies.

   C. Making the computer easier for ordinary people to use.

   D. Reading on the computer better than paper.

(   ) 7. Why did the writer offer the example of books in Paragraph 2?

   A. To show the great effect of the PC business.

   B. To show the development of science.

   C. To show the problem the books created.

   D. To foretell the computer will take the place of the book.

(   ) 8. What's the writer's attitude towards the future of Microsoft?

   A. Positive. B. Suspicious. C. Negative. D. Critical.

(   ) 9. What will the following part of the passage be about?

   A. The developments on PC in the future.

   B. The ways to sell software in the world.

   C. The history of software in America.

   D. The strategy about writing software.

  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.

  One of the most expected anticipated revolutions in aviation (航空) is to take off in 2008,as new superfast,relatively cheap airplanes called "very light jets" finally go into service.

  Thanks to breakthroughs in the performance of engines for small jets,along with better airplane manufacturing techniques,companies such as Eclipse Aviation,the Albuquerque,N. M.，and Adam Aircraft of Denver are promising a new kind of aircraft for a new category of travel：jetspeed transportation between as many as 5 ,500 US airports,in planes that cost as little as $1. 5 million.

  That's a part of the price of today's private jets.

  Waiting for final certification by the Federal Aviation Administration,which is now expected in the second quarter of 2008,Eclipse's sixseat E500 could be in the hands of pilots this July.

  A private charter service based at Hanscom Field in Lexington,Mass., Linear Air LL C. already has ordered 30 of the Eclipse very light jets and plans to put them in service between August and late 2009. The planes can fly at more than 400 mph,twice the typical speed of private propellerdriven planes.

  "This is the absolute future,and everybody in the aviation business knows it," said Arthur Allen,chairman of the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission,which oversees 38 smaller airports around the state.

  Because VLJs weigh as little as a minivan (微型车) ，they can land on runways as short as 3 ,000 feet―compared with the 4 ,000 or 5,000 feet required by the smallest private jets today. Allen envisions (预测) them opening up new markets for air taxi and charter services. 

  "It's like an executive car service,with wings," said Bill Herp,Linear Air's chief executive. " VLJs are going to revolutionize the way a large percentage of the traveling public gets around."

  Part of Linear's plan with scheduled charter service is to introduce passengers to the private plane experience and turn them to future customers for $1,500 or $3,000 charter flights,either for business or vacation travel for rich consumers.

  For Herp,the huge advantage of VLJs is they will cost a third as much to buy and half as much to operate per hour as traditional small jets,vastly broadening the market for air taxi and charter services.

(   ) 5. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. New Jets May Change Air Travel

   B. The Bright Future for New Jets

   C. The Advantage of the New Jets

   D. Fast and Cheaper Jets

(   ) 6. What is NOT the advantage of the new jets,compared with the private jets today?

   A. They can cost less both in buying and using.

   B. They can carry more people on the board.

   C. They can fly faster and can be more convenient.

   D. They need shorter runway.

(   ) 7. We may learn from the passage that         .

   A. they are beginning to sell the new jets at lower prices

   B. they will let some people experience the travel of the new jets

   C. they will make the course and the price of the tickets of the jets

   D. they are making contracts with taxi business

(   ) 8. What does the underlined phrase "charter services" mean in the passage?

   A. To hire the plane for a particular purpose.

   B. To make a chart while flying.

   C. The first flight.

   D. A pleasant flight.

(   ) 9. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. the jets can be operated by an ordinary car driver in the future

   B. the new jets can only be used by the rich as their private planes

   C. the new jets will have a promising market

   D. all the companies will use them to take the place of the cars

   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

   Street art can be found on buildings,sidewalks,street signs and even trash cans from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings,sculptures,cloth or even stickers. Street art has become part of a global visual culture. Now,even art museums and galleries are collecting the work of street artists.

  It is not easy to provide an exact history of the street art movement. This kind of art has developed in many kinds of ways in places all over the world. Also,because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission,street artists usually work secretly. This secretive nature of street art and its countless forms make it hard to define exactly. And people have different opinions about the movement. Some think street art is a crime and destroys property. But others see this art as a rich form of nontraditional cultural expression.

  Many experts say the movement began in New York City in the nineteen sixties. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray their "tag" on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to identify themselves and their artwork. This colorful style of writing is also called graffiti. It is visually exciting and energetic.

  Graffiti also became a separate movement expressing the street culture of young people living in big cities. Graffiti art represented social and political rebellion. These artists could travel around areas of the city making creative paintings for everyone to see. Sometimes this street art created a dispute between artists and city officials. Graffiti artists created their images and city officials quickly painted over them.

  During the 1980s,two famous New York painters―Keith Haring and Jean Michel began showing their work in art galleries and museums. This is when street art started to become part of the more general popular culture.

(   ) 1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?

   A. Street art has become popular and is accepted as a kind of culture.

   B. Street art is very special compared with other forms of popular art.

   C. Many people are beginning to learn street art.

   D. Street art is better developed in big cities than in rural areas.

(   ) 2. What can we know from the passage?

   A. "Tag" was a word created by people to distinguish street artists and the other artists.

   B. There are three reasons to explain why it is hard to define the history of street art.

   C. The movement of street art began in the 1980s in New York City.

   D. All the people don't think that the street art is a rich form of cultural expression.

(   ) 3. The underlined word "dispute" in the passage means         .

   A. trade   B. quarrel   C. crime   D. trouble

(   ) 4. The best title of the passage is         

   A. The Way to Become a Street Srtist

   B. What does Graffiti Art Stand For

   C. The History of an Art Movement

   D. The Work of Street Artists

5. I have a typing speed of about 45 words per minute,which is        but I don't think I will ever be brilliant at it.

   A. awful   B. contradictory   C. adequate   D. fashionable

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