Since then the number of people taking driving lessons 20%. A. has increased to B. increases by C. has increased by D. have increased by 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine language including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, Dos for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies. Com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

These are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Self-Help Books D. New Ideas behind the books

According to the dummies.com website, people can with the help of dummies books.

A. simple some personal things B. do anything they want

C. become expert in any field D. learn any foreign language

The dummies books have been popular because

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

According to New York Times, we know that books on sell best.

A. technology and personal finance B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education D. cooking and world history

What can we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

5. Since then I a member of the family and never from them.

A. have be come; will I separate

B. have be come; I will separate

C. have been; will be separated

D. have been; I was separated

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically(经常) ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census(人口统计) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, ____52____ at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was ___53____ to life expectancy over the age of 50. ____54____ differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and ___55____ occurring at different times of the year could both have an ___56____ on the health of a new-born baby and could ___57____ its life expectancy in older age. "A mother giving birth in spring spends the __58____ phase (阶段)of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer," said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who ___59____ the research. "When she stops breast-feeding and starts giving her baby ___60___ food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are likely to be exposed to infections of the digestive system." In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months __61___ than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was __62____. Adults born in the Australian autumn - the European ___63___ - lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study ___64___ people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although ___65___ at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern ___66___, Doblhammer said.

52. a. scientists b. doctors c. readers d. who

53. a. familiar b. used c. related d. devoted

54. a. Seasonal b. Physical c. Mental d. Occasional

55. a. accidents b. infections c. ideas d. nutrition

56. a. efficiency b. result c. cause d. impact

57. a. shorten b. lengthen c. harm d. influence

58. a. first b. last c. middle d. initial

59. a. broke through b. led to c. carried out d. insisted on

60. a. normal b. fast c. general d. sea

61. a. shorter b. longer c. younger d. healthier

62. a. similar b. different c. contrary d. opposite

63. a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter

64. a. depended on b. investigated into c. called for d. focused on

65. a. food b. situation c. living conditions d. nutrition

66. a. changes b. improves c. persists d. declines

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

A: Can't you do something about the service in your hotel, manager?

B: 1.

A: My breakfast, that's the problem.

B: Yes?

A: I ordered a breakfast from room service half an hour ago.

B: Yes?

A: I've phoned room service three times, but my breakfast still hasn't come.

B: 2. Surely, you are angry.

A: I've got a meeting at nine. And now it seems I'll have to go there without breakfast.

B: Sorry, madam. You ordered breakfast half an hour ago and you've phoned three times since then

A: 3.

B: You should have received your breakfast no later than five or ten minutes after you'd ordered it.

A: 4.

B: 1'll work into this and make sure that the breakfast is sent to you immediately. Full English breakfast, was it?

A: Yes. Full English breakfast.

B: 5.

A: Thanks.

A. I see.

B. That’s right.

C. You are welcome.

D. So what, madam?

E. That’s what I thought.

F. Sorry, madam. What’s the problem exactly?

G. I’ll deal with this and have it sent to your room right away.

For many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong.

"I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel . It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

1.Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A．her father was badly injured in a car accident

B．her mother passed away when she was 3

C．her grandma died when she was 12

D．misfortune in her life forced her to do so

2.From the passage we can infer that _________.

A．Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B．many young students hate going to school with their parents

C．Li Qinmei has made little progress in her study

D．Li Qinmei has lost three relatives and has to take care of her father

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?_________.

A．playing outside B．working hard C．exchanging ideas D．talking happily

4.What’s the best title of the story?

A．Difficulties make strong

B．A touching story

C．A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei

D．Li Qinmei’s successful study life

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