Worldwide, the most people willing to return your mobile phone if you’ve lost it are to be found in Slovenia, and the fewest in Malaysia. This finding is the result of an interesting study in 32 of the world’s largest cities. Altogether, researchers "lost" 960 new mobile phones. They got back 654 of them, or 68 percent. Prague came in at number eight. There, 23 out of 30 people who were willing to return the mobile phone.

It wasn’t a traditional study. Two researchers carefully chose different places, such as areas with high crime (犯罪) and busy downtown shopping areas, to "lose" the phones. When one of the researchers dropped a phone, the other would keep watching from a distance. The honest finders tried their best to find the owner with the help of the address book in the phone. They were told why the study was done and asked why they acted the way they did.

It was found that the busier the place where the researchers dropped the phone, the greater the chance of it being returned. Another interesting finding was that women were generally more likely than men to return the phone. Researchers also found that most people still have a sense of honesty. "Crime is simply not good behaviour (行为)," said an expert. "People want to trust others, and want to be trusted."

1.Who would be most likely to return a phone, according to the study?

A. A man who found it in a park.

B. A woman who found it in a park.

C. A man who found it in a shopping center.

D. A woman who found it in a shopping center.

2.Which of the following are findings of the study?

a. Prague placed number 8 among the 32 cities.

b. Men were less likely to return phones than women.

c. It was a traditional and interesting study.

d. The busier the place, the greater the chance of the phone being returned.

A. abcB. bcdC. acdD. abd

3.Why did most people return the phones?

A. They knew they belonged to the researchers.

B. They wanted to be normal people.

C. They wanted to be trusted.

D. They didn’t want to commit a crime.

4.This passage is mainly about ________.

A. why most people returned the phones

B. whether people in busier places are more honest

C. a study of people’s honesty

D. the honesty of people who return phones

India now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37%. Smartphones were the source of 65 % of its Internet traffic and 41 % of its e-commerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”.

India’s Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop growth and so on.

Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.

In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.

This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India’s IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.

1.Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _____________.

A. India’s smartphones increase most rapidly in the world

B. India has the most advanced IT industry in the world

C. India will be a superpower pretty soon

D. India will export new smartphones to the rest of the world

2.What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?

A. Read news.B. Shop online.

C. Get their smartphones.D. Check e-mails.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. India is the largest mobile maker in the world.

B. Indian farmers will probably use smartphones to monitor crop growth.

C. Indian software developers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.

D. India saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.

4.Which can be the best title of the text?

A. More people,more smartphones

B. No dream, every Indian owns a smartphone

C. At hand, India’s next tech revolution

D. A small smartphone, a big use

Remember that goals are dreams with a timetable. Our goals are important for us to create what enriches our life. A very common attitude among people who are successful is that their success lies in their ability to provide themselves goals that are both numerous and exciting. When you think about your future,you are helping to feed a long-term goal of what you want to create.

To realize your dreams,you must translate your vision into a series of actions you can take as soon as possible. You should be able to measure these results,to make sure they take you wherever you want. And this step should not be viewed lightly! Indeed,very few people set goals and concrete actions for themselves to achieve. Very few people note what they want to accomplish,and know each day whether they have indeed advanced in the direction of their dreams.

Therefore one of the secrets that you can get results from is to write down your goals on paper first. When you give your dreams a form,they become more concrete,and you can refer to them often and easily. Whenever you read the dreams that you note down,you fill your mind with positive and motivational thoughts.

Unfortunately,many people stop there. They just simply make wishes, hope and wait. These people do not bring positive difference in their lives,because that sort of behavior is just wishful thinking. Success is not at all a miracle. It depends on clear and realistic targets through serious thoughts:concrete actions and perseverance(毅力). Don’t forget,your past does not determine your future. Only you now is your potential!

1.People can achieve success commonly in that they .

A. have many dreams

B. are well-informed of how goals go

C. think a lot about their bright future

D. know what the goals are in their life

2.If you put down your goals on the paper,you can .

A. know clearly what should be done

B. make them accomplished smoothly

C. measure the results of the goals easily

D. mention them easily to others

3.The last paragraph mainly tells that .

A. having dreams is very important to everyone

B. to translate goals into concrete actions is important for success

C. what people did in the past affects what the are today

D. most people can make a difference in their life

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Path towards Your Targets

B. The Process of Making Goals

C. The Power of Your Goals

D. The Importance of Your Success

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We are familiar with an old saying that “Clothes make the man”,which means good­looking outfits may possibly make a person better respected and look more like a true gentleman.__ 1._ Naturally,he may be well respected and gracefully treated even though he doesn't seem so respectable as others imagined. Instead,if a man is poorly or commonly dressed,he can't avoid being looked down upon and unfairly treated,_2._ As far as these people are concerned,what one wears is taken as an essential signal of status and an expression of characteristics. Consequently,clothes do seem to help make a good impression on others,and gain more respect.

__3._ I think the good impression one leaves on others based on clothes doesn't last long. Only good internal quality and beauty will impress people forever and never fade.__ 4.__ On the contrary,when people who are fascinated by a person's clothes eventually find out that he is an undesirable person,they would think he is pretentious and may even treat him with contempt(蔑视).On top of this,people who attach too much importance to clothes would waste their time and money on it. Besides,it adversely affects their effort on the things that really matter.

In summary,__5.__Nothing can count more than good internal quality in building up the man. Therefore only one's internal beauty and knowledge are more decisive of a person's value.

A.clothes do help in making an initial image,but do not make the man.

B.As a result,all the people spare no money to buy expensive fine clothes.

C.Clothes just make a man look better but will in no sense make a better person.

D.But I have a different view on this issue.

E.Thus,a man should be always dressed like a gentleman.

F.for many people judge others only by the way they dress.

G.If a man is well dressed,he will probably gain more confidence and dignity.

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