You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.
  What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve racking(紧张)and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?
 A really good relationship should be about “being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’ may be subverted(颠覆,破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(大声争吵).”  In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’ m bored with you’ first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’ t be unfaithful to me’ ?” By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that. Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”
【小题1】 What is the main idea of this passage?

A.The importance of “I love you” 
B.The meaning of “I love you” 
C.The time of saying “I love you” 
D.The place of saying “I love you”
【小题2】 In the first sentence the author means that _________.
A.it is easy to say “I love you”   
B.it is hard to say “I love you” 
C.we have many troubles in our life
D.people usually do not know when to say “I love you”
【小题3】 According to the expert, a good relationship should be _______.
A.fair and equal  B.fair and kind
C.powerful and equalD.confident and fair
【小题4】 In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _________.
A.being low in spiritB.having only one hand
C.being active   D.being passive

There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic.At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is really worldwide.On several occasions over the past decade,a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in distant areas away from any industrial cities.In fact,the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution.Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect”—— keeping heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature.If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York,Boston,Miami,and New Orleans will be in water.
Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous.A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age,and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas.Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen.Perhaps,if we are lucky enough,the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now.Driven by economic profits, people ignore the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”.Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development.But is it really worth-while?
【小题1】People used to think that air pollution_________ .

A.caused widespread damage in the countryside
B.affected the entire eastern half of the United States
C.had a very bad effect on health
D.existed merely in urban and industrial areas
【小题2】As to the greenhouse effect, the author_________.
A.shares the same view with the scientists.
B.is uncertain of its occurrence
C.rejects it as being ungrounded
D.thinks that it will destroy the world soon
【小题3】The underlined word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by_______.
A.counter-actB.break fromC.get alongD.communicate
【小题4】This passage is primarily about________ .
A.the greenhouse effect
B.the burning of fossil fuels
C.the potential effect of air pollution
D.the possibility of a new ice age


Compared to the whole development of history, your life could be like a candle which is lit and then blown out immediately. In other words, life is short —very short. Missing any of the joys life offers is terrible.
So don’t let fears conquer your short and valuable life. If your life is being controlled by your fears, you are most certainly cheating yourself. Courage is the mental (精神上的) muscle that conquers fear. Like all muscles, the more you use it, the stronger it will become. Courage is not something you are born with. That is to say, it must be developed. It has been said that if you face the thing you fear bravely, your fear will leave you.
For years I believed that courageous people had no fear. I was wrong. Eddie Richen Bacher put it very well when he said, "There is no courage without fear." We all have fears; however, not everyone gives in to their fears easily.
There is, very likely, something you have wanted to do for years —move to another city, start your own business, apply for a better position, or go wherever you like. Whatever it is, you should do it. Remember, life is not a practice run. This is it. A little courage leads to more.
Observe those poor people who have no courage. They only tiptoe (蹑手蹑脚地走) through life, hoping they can make it safely to death. You and I never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Make good use of your day and have courage. That’s life!
64. We can learn from the passage that courage _______.
A. can be developed quickly                 B. needs to be used more often
C. is formed when one is born                D. makes one very excited
65. What new opinion did the author develop?
A. All courageous people have fears.           B. Those who are brave have no fear.
C. There is no fear without courage.           D. A brave person can live a safe life.
66. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Person’s Life Is Short                   B. Don’t Fear Anything
C. Never Give Up Easily                    D. Courage Conquers Fear

John, Nicolas, Susan, George and Mary想通过阅读了解有关知识,请根据他们的需求(第61—65题)和6本书的简介(A,B,C,D,E和F),为他们选择合适的书。

A.y is it that we have the most advanced medical technology in history, more doctors, nutritionists, and physical therapists than ever, yet as a population we get sicker, fatter and more unhealthy every year? Perhaps because we are working with a “sickness” model rather than a “wellness” one! Paul Chek’s latest book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy will show you that to restore optimal health and prevent disease, we need to work from the inside out, understanding the intimate relationship between the ecology of earth-plant animal and man.

B.agine being able to listen to the tales our bodies tell us. Medical intuition is the ability to intuitively perceive, to see and hear directly into our bodies. Some say that it’s like having X-ray eyes! And…these skills can be structured and learned. Lori’s Medical Tuition shows you how to look into your body to find the root causes for disease and discomfort.

C.How you think, feel act and get along with others is intimately tied to how your brain functions. When your brain doesn’t work right, it is very hard to act and feel in top form. In this easy-to-understand book, Make a Good Brain Great, you will learn the latest neuroscience research on how to achieve the best brain function possible, and improve your ability to love, work and learn.

D.Who doesn’t want to look great and have more energy throughout the day? Don’t miss

you chance to learn about “The Energizer Diet!” The book Body After Baby shows you how to “power eat” throughout the day, and understand -- once and for all – what’s really in those energy bars, pills and shakes. Get your energy level up to the “bunny” level!

E.If you’d like to deepen your bond with your animal companion, Telepathic Communication can help you discover what your animal wants, needs, feels and really thinks. The book reveals the secrets of

The ability to exchange mental pictures with your animal friends.

The ability to send and receive emotion to your animal friends.

The ability to hear telepathic information in any language.

F.Yours Hands Can Heal You shows step-by-step approach to using energetic hand techniques, as well as meditations, to help you experience inner peace, deep love and divine connections. This is a great book especially for couples and anyone wishing to improve the quality of their relationships with friends, loved ones and even associates.

            61.John wants to gain peace of mind and to improve relationship with his supervisor.

            62.Nicolas is looking for certain food strategies and types of movement that produce optimal results and stay healthy.

            63.Susan wants to gain some knowledge about how a working brain works and improves her work efficiency.

            64.George wants to be an expert on himself and to gain a more complete picture

of his health.

            65.Mary wants to have the power to feel the feeling of her pets.

John, Nicolas, Susan, George and Mary想通过阅读了解有关知识,请根据他们的需求(第61—65题)和6本书的简介(A,B,C,D,E和F),为他们选择合适的书。

A.y is it that we have the most advanced medical technology in history, more doctors, nutritionists, and physical therapists than ever, yet as a population we get sicker, fatter and more unhealthy every year? Perhaps because we are working with a “sickness” model rather than a “wellness” one! Paul Chek’s latest book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy will show you that to restore optimal health and prevent disease, we need to work from the inside out, understanding the intimate relationship between the ecology of earth-plant animal and man.

B.agine being able to listen to the tales our bodies tell us. Medical intuition is the ability to intuitively perceive, to see and hear directly into our bodies. Some say that it’s like having X-ray eyes! And…these skills can be structured and learned. Lori’s Medical Tuition shows you how to look into your body to find the root causes for disease and discomfort.

C.How you think, feel act and get along with others is intimately tied to how your brain functions. When your brain doesn’t work right, it is very hard to act and feel in top form. In this easy-to-understand book, Make a Good Brain Great, you will learn the latest neuroscience research on how to achieve the best brain function possible, and improve your ability to love, work and learn.

D.Who doesn’t want to look great and have more energy throughout the day? Don’t miss

you chance to learn about “The Energizer Diet!” The book Body After Baby shows you how to “power eat” throughout the day, and understand -- once and for all – what’s really in those energy bars, pills and shakes. Get your energy level up to the “bunny” level!

E.If you’d like to deepen your bond with your animal companion, Telepathic Communication can help you discover what your animal wants, needs, feels and really thinks. The book reveals the secrets of

The ability to exchange mental pictures with your animal friends.

The ability to send and receive emotion to your animal friends.

The ability to hear telepathic information in any language.

F.Yours Hands Can Heal You shows step-by-step approach to using energetic hand techniques, as well as meditations, to help you experience inner peace, deep love and divine connections. This is a great book especially for couples and anyone wishing to improve the quality of their relationships with friends, loved ones and even associates.

            61.John wants to gain peace of mind and to improve relationship with his supervisor.

            62.Nicolas is looking for certain food strategies and types of movement that produce optimal results and stay healthy.

            63.Susan wants to gain some knowledge about how a working brain works and improves her work efficiency.

            64.George wants to be an expert on himself and to gain a more complete picture

of his health.

            65.Mary wants to have the power to feel the feeling of her pets.

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