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　　A recent British study examined the salaries(薪水)and jobs of people who spent time enjoying the arts when growing up．They found those who enjoyed the arts from an early age had better jobs and higher salaries than those who didn't．

　　What's the link(联系)?How could visiting a museum, enjoying a symphony(交响乐), or improving painting skills lead to career(事业)success?

　　Other studies have found that students who study the arts exercise their reasoning(推理)ability．This skill helps with problem-solving．Creative and critical-thinking abilities are also developed through art study．When faced with a real-life challenge(挑战), these skills can be put to good use．

　　The best kind of art excites our imagination and makes us think．Paintings aren't just pretty pictures．They tell stories about the experience of the painter．See Michelangelo's(米开朗基罗)art, and you will taste the power of his faith in God．Look at the world from Picasso's point of view, and you see everyday life in new ways．In Shakespeare's plays you'll find lessons about character and morality(人格及道义)．Chinese poet Li Bai brings the wonder of nature's beauty to every reader．

　　The arts show and explain the world beyond our own personal knowledge．When we look beyond ourselves, we can appreciate the experience of people from different walks of life．The arts help develop the ability to see things from many different points of view．These things will help us better communicate and cooperate with other people．

(1)

The result of the recent British study was that ________．

[　　]

A．

those who enjoy arts have better jobs and higher salaries

B．

those who don't enjoy arts have good jobs and high salaries

C．

those who likes arts are difficult to find jobs

D．

those who don't enjoy arts can't find jobs

(2)

What skill of the students studying the arts can help with problem-solving?

[　　]

A．

Drawing ability．

B．

Music ability．

C．

Reasoning ability．

D．

Learning ability．

(3)

What are Li Bai's poems about?

[　　]

A．

Friendship．

B．

Family．

C．

Nature．

D．

Reading．

(4)

If a person enjoys arts, he or she may ________．

[　　]

A．

see things from different points of view

B．

deal with problems worse than others

C．

be difficult to comminute with others

D．

prefer to stay at home rather than go out

答案：1．A;2．C;3．C;4．A;
提示：

(1)

本题为推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，英国最近的一次研究发现，喜欢艺术的人从年轻时就比不喜欢艺术的人拥有更好的工作和高的薪水。

(2)

本题为细节考查题。由文章第三段第一、二句 “Other studies have found that students who study the arts exercise their reasoning ability．This skill helps with problem-solving．”可以知道是学生的推理能力有助于问题的解决。

(3)

本题为推理判断题。由第四段最后一句“Chinese poet Li Bai brings the wonder of nature's beauty to every reader．”可以判断出李白的诗歌主要是关于大自然的。

(4)

本题为推理判断题。由短文最后一段第三句“The arts help develop the ability to see things from many different points of view．”可以推出答案。


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　　During London’s 8-minute show at the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, fans were thrilled by the performance of a young British singer with the famous rock guitarist Jimmy Page．Who was that curly-haired singer?

　　She’s Leona Lewis, a 23-year-old pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and the winner of the 2006 UK television talent show The X Factor．Her UK debut single(首张单曲唱片)，A Moment Like This, broke a world record after it was downloaded over 50,000 times within 30 minutes．

　　Leona was a working-class girl from London, with a normal family, a steady boyfriend and a job as a receptionist when she tried out for the show．Her father was a part-time DJ, and there was always music in the house．From an early age, she was always jumping on the coffee table, singing along to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston．When she went to stage school, everyone else in her class was richer than she was．But she didn’t feel left out．She just focused on her singing．Lewis wrote her first song at the age of twelve, and won a number of talent competitions．After leaving school, Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio, including waitressing and several receptionist job．

　　Her efforts finally paid off．Her first album, Spirit, released in several countries in 2008, went to No．1 in the US, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Swizerland．A second album is planned for release in 2009, and it has been reported that she is planning a ￡15 million(190 million Yuan)world tour in 2010．

　　Leona has succeeded before everyone’s eyes, turning from a pretty 21-year-old in 2006 into a star singer in 2008．But to some degree, she still seems to be the girl next door．Leona has her feet on the ground．She hasn’t changed．She is very polite and respectful, but she knows what she wants．

(1)

The first paragraph is written to ________．

[　　]

A．

introduce the topic

B．

ask readers a question

C．

make a brief summary

D．

bring in a discussion

(2)

Besides Leona’s continuous efforts, ________ also contributes to her success．

[　　]

A．

her boyfriend’s support

B．

family music environment

C．

guitarist Jimmy Page’s help

D．

her working-class background

(3)

From the passage we know Leona ________．

[　　]

A．

sang her first song at the age of twelve and won a number of prizes

B．

still works as a receptionist though she is a famous singer now

C．

took interest and put a lot of efforts in music when still a child

D．

was born into a working-class family and became a DJ at an early age

(4)

This passage mainly tells us ________．

[　　]

A．

London’s 8-minute show at the Closing Ceremony

B．

the successful performance of Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page

C．

Leona Lewis’ early life story, career and achievements

D．

Leona Lewis’ albums A Moment Like This and Spirit

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　　Life isn't always easy at Michala R．'s house．Her little brother, Evan, has autism, a disorder that makes it difficult for him to communicate and control himself．In the past, Evan either wouldn't react when someone spoke his name, or he would get angry．

　　But things have changed since eight-year-old Evan started getting a new kind of medical treatment．“Evan doesn't behave unreasonably these days,”says Michala, age 12．“Now, if I call his name, he looks at me．He has learned to dress himself, and unlike before, he laughs and plays．”

　　Doctors wanted to find out whether the treatment that had worked so well for Evan could help other kids, too．When Michala heard her parents saying that the hospital needed ＄200,000 for autism research, she wanted to help．She started making bracelets(手镯)with colorful beads(珠子)．She sold them for ＄3 each．

　　Michala's relatives helped to sell her bracelets．But soon, word of the project spread, and suddenly it seemed as if everyone wanted to buy bracelets．So Michala started handing out sets of supplies so that others could help．Bracelet sales brought in lots of money, and Michala got some big cash donations, too．In just six months, she reached her goal of raising ＄200,000!The money made it possible for doctors to learn more about the treatment．

　　Michala appeared on national television to talk about her success, and the governor of Kentucky honored her with an award．Bracelet sales increased quickly．In addition to the first ＄200,000, Michala has raised ＄100,000 more．She's now working on a plan to support an autism center in her hometown．It's a big task, but Michala is confident．“If you know you can achieve your goal, then you will,”she says．

(1)

According to Paragraph 2, the new medical treatment Evan received was ________．

[　　]

A．

effective

B．

unsuccessful

C．

unnecessary

D．

free

(2)

How long did it take Michala to collect all the money for the hospital?

[　　]

A．

Three months．

B．

Half a year

C．

One year

D．

A year and a half

(3)

What do we know about Michala?

[　　]

A．

She has a hobby of collecting bracelets．

B．

She is setting up an autism center in her hometown．

C．

She has a strong sense of social responsibility．

D．

She prefers to achieve her goal without the help of others．

(4)

What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?

[　　]

A．

To introduce a new medical treatment

B．

To raise money for an autism patient．

C．

To let us know more about autism．

D．

To tell us an inspiring story

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　　Wanted，Someone for a Kiss

　　We're looking for producers to join US on the sound of London Kiss l00 FM．You'll work on the station's music programmes．Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music．Please apply(申请)in writing to Producer Vacancies，Kiss 100．

　　Father Christmas

　　We're looking for a very special person，preferably over 40，to fill our Father Christmas suit．Working days：Every Saturday from November 24 to December l5 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10∶30－16∶00．

　　Excellent pay．

　　Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Centre，Station Parade, Eastbourne．

　　Accountants Assistant

　　When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties．If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you．This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience．

　　Wealden District Council

　　Software Trainer

　　If you are aged 24－45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for．You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing．You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them．Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person．Please apply by sending your CV(简历)to Mrs R．．Oglivie, Palmlace Limited．

(1)

Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?

[　　]

A．

Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100．

B．

Mrs Oglivie, palmlace Limited．

C．

The Enterprise Shopping Centre．

D．

Wealden District Council．

(2)

We Iearn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who ________

[　　]

A．

is aged between 24 and 40

B．

may do some training work

C．

should deal with general duties

D．

can work for about a month

(3)

Which position is open to recent school graduates?

[　　]

A．

Producer, London Kiss．

B．

Father Christmas．

C．

Accountants Assistant．

D．

Software Trainer．

(4)

What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?

[　　]

A．

One with GCSE grade C level．

B．

One with some office experience．

C．

One having good computer knowledge．

D．

One trained in producing music programmes．

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　　I know what you’re thinking：pizza(比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the match is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to．

　　I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it．Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories(卡路里), still others just don't like breakfast food．

　　But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you're trying to lose weight．“Eating anything just from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R．D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”．And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece．

　　Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories．Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day．Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal．

　　So eat something in the morning．I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice．I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers---it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night．Try it and you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories．And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects．

(1)

The underlined word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______．

[　　]

A．

food remaining after a meal

B．

things left undone

C．

meals made of vegetables

D．

pizza topped with fruit

(2)

What can we infer from the text?

[　　]

A．

Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry．

B．

Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast．

C．

There are some easy ways of cooking a meal．

D．

Eating vegetables helps save energy．

(3)

According to the last paragraph, it is important to _______．

[　　]

A．

eat something for breakfast

B．

be careful about what you eat

C．

heat up food before eating it

D．

eat calorie-controlled food

(4)

The text is written mainly for those ________．

[　　]

A．

who go to work early

B．

who want to lose weight

C．

who stay up late

D．

who eat before sleep

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　　Children's Books：Hawking's fact and fiction

　　George F．R．Ellis & Ruby

　　BOOK REVIEWED-George's Secret Key to the Universe

　　by Lucy & Stephen Hawking

　　Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time was a huge commercial success．Its achievements in bringing difficult scientific ideas to a wide audience are not so clear．Now the distinguished physicist has teamed up with his daughter Lucy to produce a children's book designed to communicate contemporary physics．Will it capture the attention of young minds and teach them some real science? Or will it be boring and over the heads of the prospective readers?

　　George's Secret Key to the Universe is an adventure story complete with villains and hero and is illustrated with enjoyable line-drawings．It involves a lost pig, a humorously portrayed intelligent computer, school bullies and a trip through the Solar System．Didactic discussions on aspects of modern physics, such as supernova explosions and black-hole physics are hung on this set-up．There are also fact boxes on physics and astronomy, and some photographs of astronomical phenomena：planets, comets, galaxies and so on．Overall, the book is a serious effort to convey facts and ideas in present day astronomy and astrophysics, within a science-fiction adventure story．

　　The mixture is great．Children love facts and adventure stories．The combination will catch their interest and keep them occupied for hours．After ten minutes of leafing through the book, my granddaughter Ruby was deeply absorbed and I had to promise to bring it back for her to read after I had completed my review．Like any educational tool, it will succeed for some and not for others．I suppose there should be more of the former．

(1)

Where do you think this passage is taken?

[　　]

A．

From a news story．

B．

From a textbook．

C．

From a book review．

D．

From an advertisement．

(2)

Which of the following books is mainly reviewed in this passage?

[　　]

A．

George's Secret Key to the Universe

B．

A Brief History of Time

C．

The Nature of Space and Time

D．

Hawking's fact and fiction

(3)

What is the author’s attitude towards the book being reviewed?

[　　]

A．

It will be less successful．

B．

It will be more successful．

C．

It will be a complete failure．

D．

It all depends on Ruby

(4)

The underlined word “leafing”(in the last paragraph)probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

adding leaves to a book

B．

throwing away a book

C．

tearing up a book

D．

turning pages of a book

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