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Patients and doctors alike have long believed in the healing (治疗) power of humor．It is claimed that humor not only affects patients’ moods，but can actually help them recover faster.

Several studies seem to support this．Patients in better spirits are known to have higher immune cell counts．Some have even claimed to have healed themselves of serious illnesses by reading comics and watching comedies.

Despite all this，many researchers are not convinceD． They point out the fact that many sufferings have been known to disappear naturally，with or without a daily dose of laughter．They also say that while optimism in general does seem to be related to better health，it is hard to tell which comes first.

Humor in times of stress，however，clearly makes us feel better．On one level，it takes our minds off our troubles and relaxes us．On another，it releases powerful endorphins，a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain．

There are cases where the appreciation of a good joke is indeed directly related to a person’s health．It can show，for example，whether a person has suffered damage to one particular area of the brain: the right frontal lobe (额叶)．

Scientists confirmed this by having people read jokes and asking them to choose the funniest endings from a list．Subjects with normal brains usually chose endings that were based on a relatively complex synthesis (综合) of ideas．Subjects with specifically located brain damage，however，responded only to slapstick (闹剧) endings，which did not depend on a particular context．When pressed，the brain-damaged subjects saw the logic in the correct endings．They simply did not find them funny.

Of course，humor is largely an individual matter．Next time your friend does not get one of your jokes，there is no need to accuse him of being a lamebrain．However，you might suggest that he lighten up—for the health of it．

1.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A． all researchers have agreed on the healing power of humor

B． people seldom accuse their friends of not understanding jokes

C． the author holds a positive attitude to the healing power of humor

D． reading comics will surely become a popular way of treating diseases

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A． Many researchers are not convinced of the healing power of humor.

B． Patients in bad moods are known to have higher immune cell counts．

C． Optimism in general does seem to be related to better health.

D． People should try their best to cheer up for their good health.

3.Scientists had some people read jokes and asked them to choose the funniest endings from a list to confirm that ________.

A． the brain-damaged people are different from those with normal brains

B． a person with a normal brain usually responds to slapstick endings

C． a person suffering certain brain damage doesn’t appreciate a good joke

D． humor takes our minds off our troubles by releasing powerful endorphins

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A． Which comes first，humor or health?

B． Humor can cure different illnesses

C． People need humor in times of stress

D． Humor contributes to good health

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Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival. Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rival Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ______ at school.

A. roommatesB. good friends

C. competitorsD. booksellers

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s marriage.

B. He thought of Richard from time to time.

C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.

3.What can we infer from this article?

A. Richard’ wife played an important part in his career.

B. Competition could make close friends become rivals.

C. George got information about Richard from the wrapping paper of a book.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

The scientist knows nothing about the matter, because he is always ______ himself in scientific study.

A. burying B. devoting C. focusing D. concentrating

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then from across the street someone came walking.

It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest to the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly，but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.

She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing(楼梯平台). She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.

1.The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.

A. a woman was driving the car

B. someone was standing by a street lamp.

C. a man and a woman were walking up the street.

D. a woman was walking by herself up the street.

2.After the woman closed the front door, she ___________.

A. looked round quickly

B. started breathing again

C. rested before moving

D. walked straight towards the front door

3.When she was upstairs, the woman _______.

A. saw that there was a wash-basin in each room

B. noticed a mirror which she was looking for

C. found a torch in one of the rooms

D. opened four different doors

4.Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for _______.

A. might be in the kitchen

B. was more likely to be upstairs

C. would be easily seen by the light from the hall

D. would look frightening to a child

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and without another glance in my direction.

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He you here because he thought you were the man he . ” “What? ” I said, showing my . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a . ” “Well, it’s really I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said. “ , I might have been in trouble. ”

1.A． knew B． understood C． recognized D． noticed

2.A． since B． as if C． though D． even if

3.A． flat B． cut C． open D． fixed

4.A． pretending B． thinking C． hoping D． continuing

5.A． guess B． find C． see D． learn

6.A． menu B． food C． paper D． bill

7.A． familiar B． direct C． strange D． funny

8.A． looked at B． chatted with C． laughed at D． talked about

9.A． the waiter B． the dinner C． I D． time

10.A． true B． hopeful C． clear D． possible

11.A． restaurant B． washroom C． office D． kitchen

12.A． left B． acted C． sat down D． calmed down

13.A． wished B． tried C． ordered D． wanted

14.A． met B． caught C． followed D． discovered

15.A． was looking for B． was dealing with C． was to meet D． was to beat

16.A． surprise B． care C． worry D． regret

17.A． can B． must C． need D． may

18.A． discovery B． fortune C． decision D． mistake

19.A． a pity B． lucky C． a chance D． natural

20.A． Thus B． However C． Otherwise D． Therefore

Miss Li ______ as a secretary for five years in the company，and now she is general manager of it.

A． serves B． served

C． had served D． has served

The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later. Up until that day, I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive marriage. I had spent all my energy trying to run a “perfect” home that would pass inspection each evening, and I didn’t see that my baby girl had become a child. I’d tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by and could never be recaptured（重现）.

Oh, I had done the normal “motherly” things, like making sure my daughter got to ballet and tap and gym lessons. I went to all of her recitals and school concerts, parent-teacher conferences and open houses — alone. I ran interference during my husband’s anger when something was spilled at the dinner table, telling her, “It will be okay, Honey. Daddy’s not really mad at you.” I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting after he returned from a night of drinking. Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself: I removed us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.

That day I became a mom was the day my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm, quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand knocked over the full glass of chocolate milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and freshly painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with fear, knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant only a week before in her father’s presence. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the chocolate milk running down the wall, I simply started laughing. I am sure she thought I was crazy, but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your father isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we cried. They were tears of joy and peace and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.

Whenever either of us spills something, even now, seventeen years later, she says, “Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk? I knew that day that you had done the right thing for us, and I will never forget it.”

That was the day I really became a mom. I discovered that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and tap and gym recitals, and attending every school concert and open house. It isn’t keeping a spotless house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t pretending things are normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk.

1.What was the writer mostly engaged in seventeen years ago?

A. Passing inspection from the community.

B. Trying very hard to please the baby girl.

C. Nurturing the baby girl to become a child.

D. Running a perfect home to satisfy her husband.

2.According to the writer, ______ is not the normal “motherly” things.

A. signing up kids for ballet and gym lessons

B. attending parent-teacher conferences

C. protecting kids when they are scolded by the father

D. going to kids’ school concerts and open houses

3.The underlined phrase “ran interference” can best be replaced by______.

A. informed her B. covered her

C. pleased her D. pardoned her

4.It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. mum and daughter had led a miserable life before moving out

B. being a mum is not pretending things are normal when they are not

C. the daughter spilled the chocolate milk deliberately in the new home

D. mum and daughter laughed together at the funny paints on the wall

5.According to the passage, when did the writer become a real mom?

A. The day she gave birth to her daughter

B. The day she lost contact with her husband

C. The day she created a relaxing family atmosphere

D. The day she laughed at the spilled chocolate milk

Put sunscreen (防晒油) on before going out in the sun.

·Take it with you.

·Use it

— after a swim.

— every hour or so while playing outdoors.

— if you get sweaty.

·Cover up when the sun is overhead

— 10 a.m.—2 p.m..

— especially at lunch time.

·Get your suntan (晒黑) gradually and not too much.

·Controlled exposure (暴露) to sunshine helps avoid skin cancer.

Ask your chemist to recommend a suitable sunscreen.

Queensland Cancer Fund

P. O. Box

Spring Hill, QLD.4000

Phone (07) 8397077

Provided for community awareness by the Queensland Cancer

1.This passage is most likely to be ______.

A. an article from a student text book

B. a direction from a bottle of medicine

C. a suggestion from a chemist

D. an advertisement from a newspaper

2.Which statement is TRUE?

A. You should frequently put on sunscreen while playing outdoors.

B. You’ll never have skin cancer with controlled exposure.

C. You mustn’t stay outside from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

D. The more you get sunshine, the better your health will be.

3. According to the passage we can see that Queensland Cancer Fund wants to _____.

A. sell sunscreen, shirt and hat

B. help people guard against skin cancer

C. encourage people to play in the sun

D. make money out of sunscreen

4. If you want a sunscreen, you should ask _____ for advice.

A. the seller B. the advertiser

C. your doctor D. your parents

When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?

Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people,however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.

Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have an immense amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.

Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are only ambitious workaholics who are too selfish and self-centered to believe that a younger person could do better. Actually, many younger employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, however, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans or roles. A third point of view is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can’t find jobs because old people are choosing not to retire. Old people are not retiring because this new generation of “old people” think they will never die due to modern advances in medicine.

With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual’s freedom and right to work and can deprive(剥夺) society of valuable experience and insights. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.

1.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To explain the compulsory age limit.

B. To discuss the retirement age.

C. To examine people’s working life.

D. To introduce a particular stage.

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason for allowing old people to continue working according to the passage?

A. Their contribution should be valued.

B. Their experience should be made use of.

C. They can help the youngsters.

D. They are loyal employees.

3.It can be inferred in the fourth passage that ______.

A. The young people have more creative spirits

B. Modern advances in medicine make old people never die

C. Pensions and freedom are not given to the old now

D. Old people believe that a younger person could do better

4.The passage is arranged as follows:

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