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Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age – 73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children grew up, she tried again.

She finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Unusual Student B. A Kind – hearted Mother

C. A Cruel Banker D. A Strange Woman

2.What was the difference between Mrs Hanson and her classmates?

A. She worked hard at her lessons

B. She was much older

C. She was a country girl

D. She was eager to graduate from college

3.Why couldn’t Mrs Hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?

A. Because she had got married

B. Because she wanted to teach herself

C. Because she was a country girl

D. Because she wasn’t rich enough

4.In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?

a. She had her 73rd birthday

b. She finished high school

c. She began her studies at college

d. She went to the bank to borrow money

e. She got married and gave birth to nine children

A. e,c,b,a,d B. b,d,e,c,a C. e,d,b,c,a D. b,d,a,c,e

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Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation．Some of my friends who had been there before said __1.__ was a wonderful holiday destination．Before we went, we had planned for months．When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel．We had made our reservation six months ___2.__ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake．We ___3.___（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after．I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___4.__ (charge) for the reservation．What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked．When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on __5.__ top floor．We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

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Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Is Preventable

Heart disease is the number one killer, worldwide, of men and women over the age of 60. But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U. S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. 1.

No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke or exercise. “In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business trip in Chicago, I had a major heart attack, ”she said. 2. She now exercises daily, and monitors her heart health.

Dr. Patrice Nickens, who is with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3. ”she said, “Men are also facing the same problem, and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers. ”

“Your weight, your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk, ”she said.

4.

“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks, ”she said.

African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk of heart disease and stroke; people don’t even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population. 5. For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk of heart disease, they’ll make lifestyle changes: lose weight, exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor.

A. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease.

B. So we must cure heart disease.

C. It is the leading cause of death for women.

D. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health.

E. And that changed her life.

F. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks.

G. Yet most heart disease is preventable.

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must：

assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；

be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff；

ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；

have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must：

work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；

have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must：

be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；

be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；

have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must：

have excellent skills in information graphics；

be good at illustrations and freehand drawings；

be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts；

have a good sense of typography；

have good news judgment；

be well-versed with Macintosh software, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop；

be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.

1.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

C. To tell you how to become part of this group.

D. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

2.What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?

A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.

B. Writing snappy headlines and captions.

C. Having a good sense of typography.

D. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

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

A. Free accommodations are available to the workers.

B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.

C.The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

D. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

He found a lot of ________ were ________.

A. passers-by；grown-ups B. passer-bys；growns-up

C. passer-bys；grown-ups D. passers-by；growns-up

_________ returns first will win the big prize.

A. Those who B. Anyone who

C. The one whom D. whomever

根据汉语、首字母或语境提示写出单词, 每空限填一词。

1.I can draw the c___________ without question that he is lying.

2.We must ________ (更新) our information sources constantly in today’s society.

3.Mrs. Smith cried just now and her eyes were watery and s________.

4.Her o ___________ attitude to illness and humorous stories were published in a series titled Go Away, Mr. Tumor.

5.He ________（以前）worked as a announcer and now a manager in a big company.

6.3-D printing can be ______ (应用) to helping children with breathing disorder.

7.Chinese teachers are well-known for being able to _________（挤出）every second out of their students.

8.The idea of your article is quite original but the language needs _______ (润色)a little.

9.To my d_______, my efforts are well recognized by my colleagues and leaders .

10.Goodbye Mr. Loser made a deep i____________ on the viewers.

NEW YORK－Australian mining enterprise Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布)blueprints for TitanicⅡ, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didn't call the ship unsinkable any more.

The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York.

The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混杂), as in 1912, Palmer said. “I'm not too superstitious(迷信的).”Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best­known for sinking was tempting fate.

White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast.

“Anything will sink if you put a hole in it, ” Palmer said. “I think it would be very cavalier to say it.”

Unlike the original, TitanicⅡwill have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the ship, said it would be the “safest cruise ship in the world”．

Palmer refused to answer questions about the project's cost. Although the Titanic was the world's largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of today's modern cruise ships.

“It’s not about the money，” Palmer said. “I've got enough money for it. I think that’s all that matters.”

Forbes estimated Palmer's net worth to be $795 million in 2012.He describes himself as a billionaire.

TitanicⅡwill be built by Chinese state­-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which has already built four ore carriers for Palmer’s mining business, he said. The contract to build TitanicⅡhas not yet been signed, Palmer said.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “maiden” in Paragraph 4?

A. First. B. Trial. C. Second. D. Last.

2.What can be inferred about TitanicⅡ from the passage?

A. TitanicⅡ will have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic.

B. TitanicⅡ will be the largest cruise ship in the world.

C. TitanicⅡ will allow different classes of passengers to mingle.

D. TitanicⅡ will be a real unsinkable cruise ship.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. 1, 500 people died on Titanic’s maiden voyage in 1912.

B. The Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific.

C. The Titanic was equipped with air conditioning.

D. The Titanic was the world’s largest ship at that time.

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To tell us the story of the Titanic.

B. To tell us TitanicⅡ will cost a lot of money.

C. To tell us about the future TitanicⅡ.

D. To tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build TitanicⅡ.

--Our English teacher is back home from Britain now.

--Yes, she _____there for just three months.

A. has been B. had been

C. is D. was

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