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Charley Oakley, ________ NBA all-star, hasn't missed ________ game in the past three years.


  1. A.
    the; a
  2. B.
    a; the
  3. C.
    an; a
  4. D.
    an; the
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-American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks, according to a statistic survey. Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influence.
A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State University.
“We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office, you were more satisfied with your job,” Cade told LiveScience. “We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all these expensive things like building a gym. Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.”
The team surveyed 450 office workers in Texas and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments. When asked about their overall life quality,82 said they felt “content” or “very happy”. Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants, said they felt this way.
The group of people who work without plants or windows were  the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying that overall they were “content” or “very happy”. While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt “miserable”, 0.8 percent of those who work in offices without either said they were “miserable”. “I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial than having a window in your office,” Cade said. “Everybody says, ‘I need a window!’ but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.”

  1. 1.

    What does the passage mainly tell us?

    1. A.
      Green plants can increase job satisfaction
    2. B.
      An easier way to increase job satisfaction
    3. C.
      What the best working environment is
    4. D.
      Who are happy with their job environment
  2. 2.

    Among the 450 people surveyed,______.

    1. A.
      69 percent have plants in their offices
    2. B.
      60 percent have windows in their walls
    3. C.
      0.8 percent of them feel dissatisfied
    4. D.
      about 18 percent of them are satisfied
  3. 3.

    According to the survey，the group of people who work without plants or windows ______.

    1. A.
      didn’t feel content at all
    2. B.
      all suffered from work pressure
    3. C.
      were the most dissatisfied
    4. D.
      worked with low efficiency
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statement is true?

    1. A.
      The employers want to do little to keep employees happy
    2. B.
      Sometimes it doesn’t need much to increase job happiness
    3. C.
      A gym contributes less to job happiness than green plants
    4. D.
      Employers have tried every means to increase job happiness

When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority （优先）.This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings "talk" to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize

  1. 1.

    According to Paragraph 1，students______.

    1. A.
      regard music as a way of entertainment
    2. B.
      disagree with their parents on education
    3. C.
      view music as an overlooked subject
    4. D.
      prefer the arts to science
  2. 2.

    In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ______.

    1. A.
      compare it with rock music
    2. B.
      show music reflects a society
    3. C.
      introduce American musical traditions
    4. D.
      prove music influences people's lifestyles
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, the arts and science______.

    1. A.
      approach the world from different angles
    2. B.
      explore different phenomena of the world
    3. C.
      express people's feelings in different ways
    4. D.
      explain what it means to be human differently
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Music education deserves more attention
    2. B.
      Music should be of top education priority
    3. C.
      Music is an effective communication tool
    4. D.
      Music education makes students more imaginative. '

A new study suggests that the round­the­clock availability that cell phones have brought to people's lives may take a toll on family life. The study，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover” between work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.
Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job­related calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her “microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin­Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home.
This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.
Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”.For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      Explaining.
    2. B.
      Founding.
    3. C.
      Extending
    4. D.
      Damaging.
  2. 2.

    According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones?

    1. A.
      Separate work hours from family time.
    2. B.
      Refuse to use cell phones.
    3. C.
      Ignore coming calls during family time.
    4. D.
      Encourage women to stay at home.
  3. 3.

    We can learn from the passage that ________.

    1. A.
      cell phones affect men as much as women
    2. B.
      cell phones seem to be convenient to families
    3. C.
      cell phones make the line between work and home unclear
    4. D.
      we can do nothing to solve the problem
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.
    2. B.
      How work life invades home life.
    3. C.
      Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.
    4. D.
      Cell phones cause negative “spillover” between work life and home life.

When you ________ the test, check your papers before you hand them in．


  1. A.
    will finish
  2. B.
    will have finished
  3. C.
    are finishing
  4. D.
    have finished

Perhaps everyone has heard warnings about the “freshman 15”, but is it true that many college students weigh 15 pounds more during their first year at school?
Recent studies find that some first-year students are indeed likely to gain weight, but it might not be the full freshman 15, and it may not all happen during the freshman year. That might sound like good news, but it’s not. Doctors are concerned that students who gradually put on pounds could have healthy problems.
Studies show that students on average gain 3-10 pounds during their first 2 years of college. Most of this weight gain occurs during the first year. A college offers many temptations (诱惑). You’re on your own and free to eat what you want. In addition, you may not get as much exercise as you did in high school. A college is also a time of change, and people sometimes eat in response to (对……做出反应) homesickness, sadness, or stress, and all of these can be part of starting a new life in college.
Some weight gain is normal as a young body grows, but rapid weight gain may become a problem. Weight gain that pushes you above the body’s normal range carries health risks. People who are overweight are more likely to have high blood pressure, heart disease and develop certain cancers.
The best way to beat “freshman 15” is to prevent it altogether. Good habits like a balanced diet, regular exercise, and getting enough sleep can do more than keeping the pounds off. They can also help you stay healthy.

  1. 1.

    The “freshman 15” refers to the fact that the first-year college students ________.

    1. A.
      are likely to gain much weight   
    2. B.
      can’t get used to living in college
    3. C.
      may have 15 health problems   
    4. D.
      gradually put on weight in 15 weeks
  2. 2.

    According to the writer, the causes of “freshman 15” don’t include ________.

    1. A.
      getting less exercise         
    2. B.
      being free to eat food
    3. C.
      feeling homesick           
    4. D.
      having more subjects.
  3. 3.

    What is the best way to beat “freshman 15”?

    1. A.
      To ask doctors for advice.       
    2. B.
      To pay attention to your lessons.
    3. C.
      To stop it from happening.       
    4. D.
      To do a lot exercise every day.
  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the text?

    1. A.
      Getting less sleep can help people lose weight gradually.
    2. B.
      Overweight people usually have more health risks.
    3. C.
      Weight gain is becoming serious among college students.
    4. D.
      Students gain more weight in the second year than in the first.

When 7-year-old Warren Buffet said “ I will be the richest man one day”, his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money, selling drinks, delivering newspapers and buying stocks. He had already earned $ 9,000 ( equal to $ 90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school and became a millionaire at 32.
And this month the 77-year- old, who earned his fortune by making a lot of great investment in the stock market, made his childhood dream come true. With a fortune of $ 62billion, Buffet has risen to be the world’s richest man according to Forbes Magazine.
Born in 1930, Buffet, the only son of a stockbroker, started on achieving his billion-dollar dream at an early age and was always ready to think outside the box to develop his business. At 8 he went to golf courses collecting and selling used balls.
At 11 when he sold soda pop door to door with a friend, the pair collected lids on the streets to judge which flavor was the most popular.
As a paper boy during high school, Buffet delivered two rival (竞争对手的)papers, so that even when customers canceled one of the subscriptions, he could still make a profit from the other. With his paper delivery savings, Buffet bought 162,000 square meters of farmland and collect rent.
Young Buffet stepped into the stock market at 11 but earned only $ 5. The experience taught him one of the virtues (品质) in investing: patience.
After graduating from university, Buffet started his venture with stocks with his childhood earnings and money from friends. He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time. By sticking to companies such as American Express and Coca-cola, Buffet has become rich.
“Learning is important to Buffet’s success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning, from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he finally over achieved his aptitude ( 才能) ，” said Charlie Munger, his long-time business partner.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the selection？

    1. A.
      What is Buffet’s approach to investing.
    2. B.
      How do other people view Buffet.
    3. C.
      How has Buffet handled hardships in his life.
    4. D.
      How did Buffet make a fortune and realize his dream.
  2. 2.

    With the example of delivering two rival papers in high school, the author intends to tell us that Buffet______.

    1. A.
      had a good sense of business
    2. B.
      was a good paper boy
    3. C.
      was hard to deal with business
    4. D.
      knew anything but how to make money
  3. 3.

    . What did Buffet learn from his early experience of investing in stock market?

    1. A.
      You never stop learning.
    2. B.
      Be patient in business.
    3. C.
      Only buy stocks of solid companies that are undervalued and inexpensive.
    4. D.
      Stick to buying stocks in companies such as American Express and Coca-cola.
  4. 4.

    . Which of the following can most probably serve as the title of the selection?

    1. A.
      Buffet – Good Example for All
    2. B.
      Buffet- a Newspaper Boy
    3. C.
      Buffet- Investor in Stock Market
    4. D.
      Buffet- a Successful Daydreamer

Most shops in Britain open at 9:00 am, and close at 5:00 or 5:30 in the evening. Small shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime. On one or two days a week—usually Thursday and/or Friday—some large food shops stay open until about 8:00 pm for late night shopping.
Many shops are closed in the afternoon on one day a week. The day is usually Wednesday or Thursday and it is a different day in different towns.
Nearly all shops are closed on Sundays. Newspaper shops are open in the morning, and sell sweets and cigarettes as well. But not all the things can be sold on Sundays.
Usually it is not difficult for foreign visitors to find where to buy things. Most shops sell the things that you want to buy. One problem is stamps. In Britain you can only buy these at post offices. Many large food shops are self-service. When you go into one of these shops, you take a basket and you put the things you wish to buy into this. You pay for everything just before you leave. If anyone tries to take things from a shop without paying they are almost certain to be caught, because most shops have detectives.
When you are waiting to be served in a shop, it is important not try to be served before people who arrive before you. Many foreign people are surprised at the British way of queuing (排队).

  1. 1.

    Most shops in Britain stay open for about ______ a day.

    1. A.
      eight hours
    2. B.
      five hours
    3. C.
      ten hours
    4. D.
      six hours
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?  

    1. A.
      Some large food shops open for about 11 hours on Thursday or Friday.
    2. B.
      Many shops are closed in the afternoon once a week on Tuesday.
    3. C.
      Only a few things can be bought on Sundays.
    4. D.
      It is not difficult for foreign visitors to buy things in Britain.
  3. 3.

    You can not buy ______ in shops.  

    1. A.
      cigarette.
    2. B.
      sweets.
    3. C.
      stamps.
    4. D.
      clothes.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE?  

    1. A.
      Most shops usually close for an hour at lunchtime.
    2. B.
      Many large shops are self-service.
    3. C.
      Most shops have detectives.
    4. D.
      People do not have to queue to be served.
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements can be the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Shops in Britain
    2. B.
      How to buy things in Britain?
    3. C.
      The British Way of Queuing
    4. D.
      How long are the British shops?

I had about 10 minutes to exercise before I had to pick up my two older daughters from school yesterday. It was a busier day than usual for me with a couple of meetings besides my regular work.
Years ago, I would have put off my workout and would have left things for the next day. But since it was a busy day as well, I knew that I may not have all that much time either. So, I picked up my kettle-bell (哑铃) and went to town for 4 minutes.
See, 4 minutes, if that’s all you’ve got, is enough to give your body a great fat-burning exercise. How did I get a killer workout in 4 minutes? I used a training workout discovered 10 years ago by a Japanese Sports Scientist called a TABATA.
It includes 20-second periods of warm-up, followed by 10-second periods of rest and 4-minute straight exercise. How is a 4-minute exercise able to burn fat? It all depends on the quality of work you do. Not on the quantity. Here’s how I did it yesterday.
You should never forget your warm-up. A TABATA workout is 20 seconds of 2-arm Kettle-bell swings, 10 seconds rest, 20 seconds push-ups, and 10 seconds rest. You should do those 4 rounds. That’s it. I was done in a total time of 8 minutes by the time and when I got to school my heart was still pumping pretty hard.
A healthy body is needed for studying and working, and efficiency (效率) is the key to building a great body in the least amount (数量) of time possible and you can’t get more efficient than a 4-minute workout.

  1. 1.

    We can learn from the passage that the author ______.

    1. A.
      is busy with his work
    2. B.
      has a weak body now
    3. C.
      has two children in all
    4. D.
      is a manager in a film
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “went to town” in Paragraph 2 means “_______”.

    1. A.
      put off doing something
    2. B.
      went to a very small city
    3. C.
      did something with interest
    4. D.
      hated to do something
  3. 3.

    What is the most important thing in taking exercise according to the author?

    1. A.
      The goal
    2. B.
      the quality
    3. C.
      The quantity
    4. D.
      The method

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