A group of soldiers were stationed(驻扎)in the country near the home of a big landowner, called Lord Hunt．As they wanted to stay on good terms with the landowner, they offered to blow up a large tree stump that had remained after part of a tree had been blown down in the storm．But Lord Hunt asked them not to damage the plantation of young trees that was next to the stump．The officer in charge of the engineers promised him that they would be careful．Lord Hunt was so pleased that he asked the whole group to lunch on the day of the explosion．
The day came and just before lunch, the officer checked with one of his men to see if they had put enough explosive in the stump．“I checked the maths,” said the soldier and it comes to 32 kilos．“Are you sure?” asked the officer．“Perhaps you’d better put in a bit more just to make sure．” The lunch continued and everyone ate a lot and drank a lot．
A little later, the group of soldiers went outside with Lord Hunt to see the explosion．“You just see, Lord Hunt, that tree will fall in exactly the right place without hurting any of your young trees,” said the officer．The soldier lit the fuse, then walked quickly away to take cover．After a minute the tree, instead of falling over on its side, rose with the explosion 20 metres into the air, taking with it a huge quantity of earth together with all the young plantation．“Sorry sir, I made a mistake!” said the soldier．“It should have been 3．2 kilos, not 32 kilos．”
Lord Hunt was so upset that he turned around and walked back to his house．He looked at the house in horror and saw that every single window had been broken by the explosion．He was so upset that he went to the toilet on the ground floor to get over his feelings of shock．When he had finished, he pulled the plug of the toilet and the whole ceiling, which had been weakened by the explosion, fell on his head．
(1)
It can be inferred from the text that the tree “stump”(in paragraph1)was _________．
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A．
the broken top part of a tree
B．
the bottom part of a large tree
C．
the branches of a fallen tree
D．
a young tree in another plantation
(2)
The explosion caused great damages because _________．
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A．
the officer told the soldier to put in a bit more to make sure of the result
B．
the soldier made a mistake in maths about the amount of the explosive
C．
the soldier wanted to play a joke on Lord Hunt
D．
the soldier drunk so much that he could not carry out the order from the officer
(3)
When the explosion came, it _________．
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A．
destroyed the tree without harming the plantation
B．
blew up the tree but left the stump
C．
was stronger than expected
D．
blew up the tree in the expected direction
(4)
When Lord Hunt saw the results of the explosion, _________．
Increasing fluid intake(摄入量)by about a liter per day appears to have no negative effects on healthy older men．Dutch researchers report．
Dr．Mark G．Spigt of Maastricht University and his colleagues note that older people are often dehydrated(脱水)，partly because their sensation of thirst may be slow．On the other hand, the elderly can easily become overly hydrated, because their kidneys(肾)tend to work less efficiently．Keeping extra water reduce the level of sodium(钠)in the body, which can have serious consequences．
To investigate the general effects of increased fluid intake, the researchers examined data from a study involving 141 healthy men aged between 55 and 75．In random(随意的)order they were either advised to increase their water intake by a liter and a half per day, or were given a spoonful of syrup(糖浆)per day．
After 6 months, the men urged to drink more water had managed to boost their daily fluid intake by an average of about a liter per day．There were no significant differences between the two groups in blood pressure or sodium level．
The researchers thus concluded that the advice to increase fluid intake had no negative effects．
Summing up, Spigt added,“It seems unreasonable to worry about the harmful effects of drinking extra water, he warned,”This does not mean that one can drink too much．Extreme intakes of water-more than 10 liters–can be harmful．
(1)
The first paragraph is written to ________．
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A．
attract readers’ attention
B．
introduce some researchers to us
C．
introduce the topic of the passage
D．
tell us the result of a research
(2)
According to Spigt and his colleagues, the elderly are often dehydrated ________．
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A．
because their kidneys can’t work properly
B．
because water can reduce the level of sodium in the body．
C．
because they need less water than before．
D．
partly because their feeling of thirst may be slow．
(3)
Which of the following can explain the underlined word“boost”(in Paragraph 4)?
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A．
Increase
B．
Reduce
C．
Complete
D．
Require
(4)
The main purpose of this passage is to tell people ________．
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A．
elderly men like to drink more water
B．
elderly men should drink more water
C．
drinking extra water does no harm to elderly men
D．
drinking too much water does harm to people
阅读理解
Last year in my high school child-development class, each student had to take the“Think-It-Over”baby home for a night to get a taste of parenthood．
It was a Friday night when my turn came to take the 10-pound plastic doll home．The doll really did look like a live baby from a distance．It even had a pleasant baby powdder smell．I took the baby home and named him Tyler．
My frieads and I went out for supper that night．As it was rather cold, I decided to wrap Tyler in a blanket and carry him in that way．When I walked into the restaurant, I noticed some very strange looks and quite a few raised eyebrows．My friends and I decided to make a game out of the whole situation．I stood in the Gorner pretending to rock Tyler to while my friends kept looking into the blanket and said,“Oh, how lovely．”I could not but laugh．And although it was funny to my friends and nme, some of the people did think it was so funy that I had a baby．I overheard one couple say,“Why would she she g a baby here?”These people were giving me rude looks and forming judgments about because they thought I was a teenage mom．Others just smiled at me pathetically(同情地)and felt sorry for me because I was only a child with a chiId．ing our meal, my friends and I received strange looks from the others in the restaurant．S so glad to finally go home．
I learned a lot through my experience with the“Think-It-Over”baby．The doll ly strengthened my thinking I was not ready to be a parent, but it also made me e aware of the larger picture．It opened my eyes to the judgments people make about rs．People do not realize that some things are not the way they seem．I was only ying it around for a class project．The people in the restaurant were so quick to judge because they thought I was a teenage mom．I sometimes catch myself judging people I not know, just because of the first impression they give．In reality, I have no idea about real stories．We should all be slower to judge others, and realize that some things are as they seem．
(1)
The child-development class is meant for students ________．
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A．
to take a doll home for fun
B．
to gain experience as a parent
C．
to learn to be a good baby-sitter
D．
to learn to better care for others
(2)
What did the writer mainly learn from her class project?
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A．
She should look after homeless babies．
B．
She should take the class project seriously．
C．
She should help those teenage moms at her best．
D．
She should judge people after understanding them better．
(3)
The last paragraph of the passage is ________．
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A．
a description of the class
B．
a conclusion of the project
C．
a comment on the writer's experience
D．
an argument against teenage moms
阅读理解
People can be addicted to different things, e．g．alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television．People who have such an addiction are compulsive(难以抑制的); i．e．, they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy．According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders; they feel that they must spend money．This compulsion, like most others, is irrational-impossible to explain reasonably．For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money．In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything．Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasures than they get from the things they buy．
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting．To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts．Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don't need just because they are cheap．They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game：when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning．Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior：a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason．
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people．Stores, companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business：they consider people's need for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods．
Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personal problems．In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money．
(1)
According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ________．
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A．
and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys
B．
in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life
C．
just to meet his or her strong psychological need
D．
entirely with an irrational eagerness
(2)
According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices ________．
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A．
because they want to save money to help their budgets
B．
because they can have the feeling of winning others in getting things for less money
C．
and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget
D．
but they often admit they feel dissatisfied if they can get things for less money than others
(3)
The passage is mainly concerned with ________．
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A．
the psychology of money-spending habits
B．
the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders
C．
a special psychology of bargain hunting
D．
the use of the psychology of spending habits in business
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
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A．
All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things．
B．
Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales．
C．
Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do．
D．
Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money．
(5)
From the passage we may safely concluded that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters________．
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A．
are really unreasonable
B．
need special treatment
C．
are really beyond treatment
D．
can never get any help to solve their problems with money
阅读理解
News that Microsoft was making a ＄44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday．Here are some responses：
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties．Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly．Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers．
Scott G of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft．Then Google came along：Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail．Google is so innovative(创新的)with everything they do．Yahoo and Microsoft…same old story…I don’t think the merger(合并)will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts．
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users．Microsoft seeks nothing but profit．Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features．Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is．
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company．In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior(差的)to compete．Even if combined, they still lack．
(1)
Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?
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A．
Antonio Simmons．
B．
Michael Grosser．
C．
Scott G．
D．
Mark Galeassi．
(2)
In the opinion of Scott G, ________．
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A．
the merger will contribute to Microsoft
B．
Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation
C．
Google is getting short of management experience
D．
the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google
(3)
Michael Grosser is afraid that ________．
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A．
the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features
B．
the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo
C．
the increased competition will force Google out of the game
D．
Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software
