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 The support of the students ______ the losing team and they played harder, so in the end they won the game.

A. brought up   B. cheered up   C. grew up   D. turned up

B

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An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it.
All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices—just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.
There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”—“soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise—telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.
Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.
We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.
Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.
He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.
【小题1】Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?

A．A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.
B．An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.
C．A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.
D．A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.
【小题2】What does the writer want to prove with Cromwell’s example?
A．Everybody can be an apple-polisher.
B．Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.
C．George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.
D．There are people who don’t like being apple-polished.
【小题3】Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?
A．Too much flattery can carry us away.
B．Flattery is too empty to do people any good.
C．Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.
D．Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.
【小题4】Why did King Canute of Denmark and England take his followers to the seashore?
A．Because he was sick of his normal life.
B．Because he disliked being overpraised any more.
C．Because he wanted them to realize how wise he was.
D．Because he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king.
【小题5】Who does the author think that flattery can do good to ?
A．Those who are politicians or in high offices.
B．Those who lack confidence.
C．Those who are really excellent.
D．Those who think highly of themselves.

Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead．But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that---dreams．

The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store．“But they just stop at the‘thinking’stage,” it stated．

Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity．They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need to advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way．

More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road．

Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year．But he is looking for a job first．“If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services,” Guo said．The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant．With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures(小册子） at a relatively low price．He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry．

“Social networking is an important factor leading to business success,” Guo said．

Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation．

Jiang Ye, deputy director of Yangpu District Business Guide Center, said the universitysets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals．They

regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business．

The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed．"Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added．

1.Which of the following can be the best title?

A．A Tough Job Market                     B．Graduates Dream of Being Boss

C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates             D．The Story of Guo Bing

2.In the view of Guo Bing, what is the key factor that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation?

A．Their family don't support them．          B．Their social networking is not good．

C．There are not enough graduate jobs．       D．They want to achieve greater success．

3.Who is this article mostly intended for?

A．The parents whose child goes to university soon.

B．Those who will graduate from university．

C．Those who want to be bosses．

D．The officials who work in the government．

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从各篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Simona lives in Bucharest, Romania. She is nine years old and HIV positive. When Simona’s mother found out about her illness five years ago, her first reaction was to tell everyone, looking for support.

“That’s when I found out who really was my friend, and who wasn’t, ”she said.“Quite a few people stopped visiting me and asked their children not to play with Simona any more.Because of this, quarrels began in my family with each trouble brought about by her diagnosis. My husband became more and more unfriendly toward me and toward Simona. He didn’t understand how important it was for Simona to receive regular examinations by a doctor or why she needed proper treatment for her sickness.”

When her mother tried to enroll(登记) Simona in a school, the teacher warned her that when other parents found out about her illness she would be shunned by the other children.

Simona’s mother looked for help and found a social worker from the Community Resource Center. The social worker helped her enroll Simona in another school and provided emotional, financial, and material support for the family. Simona’s parents were able to ease the tension(紧张)in the family. Her mother also now attends parenting classes and support groups at the Center.

The Community Resource Center provides not only many needed resources, but also a place where women can gain skills and self-confidence. It provides children with a place where they are accepted. At the Center parents and children find a place where they can grow and find the support they need to stay together and care for each other.

51.Many people prevented their children playing with Simona because___________.

A.she had no true friends                        B.she was a naughty girl

C.she lived with HIV                                 D.she had a strange character

52.Simona’s father thought that Simona____________.

A.shouldn’t bring so much trouble to them

B.should receive examinations regularly by a doctor

C.shouldn’t see the doctor for her sickness

D.should be treated properly for her sickness

53.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A.Simona has been living with HIV for five years.

B.Few people visited Simona’s mother because of Simona’s illness.

C.Simona’s mother received help from a social worker.

D. Simona was admitted immediately by the first school.

54.From the last paragraph we can draw a conclusion that____________.

A.all the children at the Center are strong and healthy

B.Simona’s mother learned little knowledge at the Center

C.children at the Center are very friendly to each other

D.women at the Center learn to accept each other

 

With the development of society and economy, animals and their habitats are getting pushed aside as households decrease in size and increase in number.

    Small numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources for construction. The possible result of this problem may be insufficient natural resources to meet consumer demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.

    Personal freedom and social choice may come at huge environmental cost. Direct costs include visible damage to animal habitats and plant life. Indirect costs include the release of more greenhouse gases.

    The effects of such “personal freedom and social choice” have already surfaced in south-west China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. In Wolong, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood consumed for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has contributed to disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas. 

    Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing similar phenomena, they got the support of a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well-known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics in 141 countries between 1985 and 2000. Their study proved that the difficult choice of Wolong is part of a global trend.

    In the 76 countries considered biodiversity “hotspots”, such as the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Kenya, the number of households grew by 3.1% every year, while the population increased just 1.8%. Meanwhile, the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0. The decline in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.

    In the 10 non-hotspot countries — those without high-density areas of animal and plant species — similar results were found, though on a lesser scale. Even in countries experiencing population decline, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.

1.What does the underlined word “insufficient” mean?

A. Plenty of.       B. Not enough.     C. Abundant.       D. Little.

2.It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve__________.

A. is facing the same threat as many other parts of the world

B. sets a good example in protecting animals

C. is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affected

D. is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged

3.Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?

A. Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.

B. Biodiversity is better kept in hotspot countries.

C. The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.

D. Both hotspot countries and non-hotspot countries face the threat of the same scale.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Reduced household size leads to an increase in household number.

B. Modern homes consume more natural resources.

C. How to meet consumer demand without endangering animals and their habitats.

D. Reduction in household size as well as increase in household number threatens nature.

 

“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world.” That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of American’s exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969. ?

In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial(种族的), and geographical group. ?

Although some educators object to certain elements in the program, parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program. ?

Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional(偶尔的）viewer. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly. ?

The programs all use songs stories, jokes and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate letters. ?

Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of a variety of TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more. ?

1. “Sesame Street” is actually______. ?

A．a street in the US

B．a program for children?

C．a program of teachers

D．a program for students?

2.Children who often watch the program______. ?

A．can have problems in school

B．will find it a great help?

C．will take no interest in their studies

D．will be well educated?

3.What is special about the program?

A．It offers great fun. ?

B．It makes children feel able to learn. ?

C．It is shown at different hours during the week. ?

D．Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching. ?

4.Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?

A．Because it is supported by the government and businesses. ?

B．Because it uses a variety of skillful tricks. ?

C．Because mothers watch it along with their children. ?

D．Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn. ?

5.The best title for this passage can be______. ?

A．TV Programs

B．Educating Children?

C．Sesame Street

D．A Greet Success?

 

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