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Over the last 30 years, Bangkok, once a small fishing village, has transformed into a rich, concrete, high-rise city that it is today.The spreading metropolis and its population of 12 million now produces 35 per cent of Thailand's economic wealth.

As a magnet for foreign companies, Bangkok attracts many overseas managers and business people from different fields, including tourism! automobiles and electronics.The city's population of foreigners is in the high hundreds of thousands, with tens of thousands of Japanese, Chinese and western employees working alongside hundreds of thousands of Burmese who mostly do unskilled jobs shunned by Thais.

For those used to the good life, the variety and quality of the city's food is a key attraction, says one US manager, before listing many of his favorite Italian, Mexican and, of course, Thai restaurants.Most offer quality meals for less than the cost of a takeaway sandwich in London.

Great choice and value can be found in Bangkok's other attractions, too.For overseas business people who enjoy shopping in luxury and air-conditioned comfort! The city has hundreds of modern shopping malls.Some foreigners, however, prefer the charms of Chanukah Market, where anything can be bought at a good price by the skilled bargainer.

When the time comes to talk business many overseas business people prefer to move out of the markets and onto the golf course.Thailand has thousands of courses, which can provide a welcome break from the busy and noisy city life.But most business people go to the golf course because it's the perfect place to discuss the next big deal.

Because of the fast-paced life some foreign business people see Bangkok as a place to stay for the short term! rather than a lifetime.Australian computer software designer Sarah Huang is seven months pregnant but still working full-time in her Bangkok office.She says the city is” definitely a place I want to stay for the next five, ten years".Nannies and home help are affordable, but high fees for quality secondary education have convinced Ms.Huang to return to Australia when her child reaches high school age.

1.According to the first two paragraphs, we know that

A.Bangkok offers many working opportunities for people

B.Bangkok has always been a rich Thai city

C.most foreigners coming to Bangkok are tourists

D.Burmese in Bangkok mostly work for Thais

2.The underlined word” shunned" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A.forgotten B.unwanted

C.appreciated D.rewarded

3.What is the main attraction of golf for business people according to the passage?

A.It is the most convenient way for them to get regular exercise.

B.It is a good place in which to discuss business matters.

C.It is a great way to escape from the noise and pollution of the city.

D.It gives them the opportunity to meet local people in a social setting.

4.Sarah Huang says she’ll eventually leave Bangkok because.

A.she is going to have a baby

B.her working hours are too long

C.it's not easy to find suitable home help there

D.the cost of a good education there is too high

5.The main purpose of the passage is to.

A.explain the reasons for Bangkok's rapid economic growth over the past 30 years

B.promote the many attractions Bangkok has to offer tourists visiting the city

C.describe the attractions of living in Bangkok for foreign business people

D.compare the lifestyles of Burmese workers and foreign business people in Bangkok

Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法)to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

1. What can we learn about the Character Hero?

A. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

B. It’s the most-viewed TV programs in China.

C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.

D. It draws great public attention across the country.

2.Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

3.According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is_________.

A. necessary for adults to survive in China

B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A. A news report. B. A science report.

C. An advertisement. D. Children’s literature.

It was Saturday morning,when there was no school .But Tom had to which was painting the fence,a fence around the garden of Aunt Polly's house."I want to go swimming.I want to go fishing.I want to play with my friends,”said Tom to .“I want to do anything but paint the fence·When my friends see

me,they'll me., But Tom had no An hour later when Tom felt and looked sadly at the big bucket of and the brush with the long handle,he came up with a good idea and

He started to paint the fence again.

Soon he saw one of his friends,Ben Rogers,who was holding a big red and who was walking towards him.“Ping-a-ling!”he said,making the noise of the on the steamboat.“Sssh!Sssh!”he said,making the noise of the steam in the engine of the steamboat.

“I’m going swimming,”Ben said.“What a thing you have to work!”

"Do you think it,s work?” asked Tom.

"Do you like painting the fence?”asked Ben,

“Can’t you see howes it is?”

Tom started to paint again.Sometimes he would stop and look at the fence and then with a ,he painted again·

Ben watched at him.“Let me paint the fence,”he said·

"No,”said Tom.“It's not as as you think·”

Ben was not happy,whereas Tom really seemed to painting the fence·

“If you let me paint it,”he said.“I’11 give you some of my apple·”

After thinking f or a minute,Tom and with a smile,he started to paint again·

“I'll give you of my apple,”said Ben·

Tom thought for another minute and agreed

1.A.study B.work C.swim D.leave

2.A.clean B.long C.low D.straight

3.A.himself B.his friend C.Aunt Polly D.Ben Rogers

4.A.praise B.learn from C.admire D.laugh at

5.A.time B.idea C.choice D.chance

6.A.pleased B.energetic C.tired D.defeated

7.A.water B.paint C.food D.fruit

8.A.smiled B.stared C.fainted D.sighed

9.A.brush B.apple C.bucket D.box

10.A.workers B.engine C.passengers D.bell

11.A.stupid B.exciting C.sad D.normal

12.A.frightened B.worried C.delighted D.surprised

13.A.encouraging B.tiring C.interesting D.challenging

14.A.painful cry B.angry face C.happy smile D.puzzled look

15.A.enviously B.carelessly C.closely D.angrily

16.A.important B.attractive C.useful D.easy

17.A.enjoy B.forgot C.practise D.intend

18.A.continued B.considered C.understood D.refused

19.A.all B.little C.some D.none

20.A.unfortunately B.unwillingly C.unconsciously D.unwisely

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We might think we know which colours do what.The idea that red wakes us up or blue calms us down is deeply rooted in Western culture.But do they really change our behaviour in the ways that we assume?

When it comes to scientific research, the results are mixed and at times contested. Some studies have found that people do better on cognitive tasks when faced with red rather than blue or green; others show the opposite.The idea is that if you repeatedly have a particular experience surrounded by a certain colour, then you eventually begin to associate that colour with the way you were feeling or behaving.A school career spent reading your teacher’s red writing circling your mistakes forever makes you link red with danger.Blue meanwhile is more likely to be associated with calmer situations like marvelling at a big blue expanse of sky.

Of course there will always be exceptions --- the comment from the teacher saying “well done” is also written in red. It is true that people do make different associations with different colours, but whether this translates into behaving in a certain way or succeeding at a particular task is a different question.

In 2009 researchers tried to clarify the situation.They sat their participants at computer screens colored blue, red or “neutral” and tested them on various tasks.With a red screen people did better on tasks requiring attention to detail, but when the screen was blue they did better on creative tasks.In practice this might be tricky.In a classroom you might want to think creatively some of the time and pay attention to detail at others.

However, when another team tried to repeat the study with a larger group of people in 2014, the effect of color disappeared. The initial study consisted of just 69 people.In this new, bigger study, of 263 volunteers, background color made no difference.

So colors might well have an effect, but so far those effects have been difficult to demonstrate consistently and sometimes don’t seem to exist at all.

1.What’s the major function of the first paragraph?

A. To present a widely held view

B. To raise a question of behavior change

C. To introduce the theme of the passage

D. To summarize the whole passage

2.The author mentions the exception in Paragraph 3 in order to show _____.

A. there are exceptions to every rule

B. people tend to associate colors with behaviors

C. colors don’t necessarily mean particular behaviors

D. colors do matter to those who desire success

3.It can be concluded from the results of the studies in 2009 and 2014 that _____.

A. the research findings are practical in indoor decoration

B. solid evidence is inadequate to prove how colors affect us

C. a larger study may help confirm colors’ effects on our behaviors

D. walls should be painted different colors depending on different tasks

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