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Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. it helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

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

       A．Books for Dummies                             B．The Easiest, the Best

       C．Self-Help Books                                   D．New Ideas behind the Books

2．According to the dummies. com website, people can _______ with the help of dummies books.

       A．simplify some personal things

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       B．do anything they want

       C．become expert in any field

       D．learn any foreign language

3．The dummies books have been popular because __________.

       A．they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

       B．they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

       C．people can learn to do anything with just one copy

       D．people can save lots of money through self-teaching

4．According to New York Times, we know that books on __________ sell best.

       A．technology and personal finance

       B．opera and car repairing

       C．diseases and education

       D．cooking and world history

5．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

       B．The dummies books will continue to be popular.

       C．Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

       D．The simple language was intended for child readers.

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Once we started giving Charles the    39   shoulder , almost everybody was taking no notice of him . He looked so    40   , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria . Now and then he nodded and said , “Hey!” when   41    passed his table , but all he got   42    return were mean looks and silence .

At first I was glad my plan had    43   , but Charles’ unhappiness made me upset . I only wanted him to know    44   it felt like to be blown off , but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would   45    him .

During one lunch period, I   46    as Charles repeatedly glanced at his watch , obviously  47     the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria . I suddenly realized I had done wrong .

“Hey ! man . I’m terribly sorry.” I called out .

Charles turned around    48   , clearly wanting to avoid eye contact .

“Oh, so you are talking to me now ?” he asked .

“I’m so sorry ,   49   I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship.” I said .

“What?” he nearly shouted , looking much   50    . “I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted.”

“Oh, my God ! Why would I want    51   ?” I shouted , completely puzzled .

Clearly , we both had been    52   each other wrong .

At first Charles couldn’t accept my   53    . I knew he needed time to   54    all the hurt I’d caused him . But eventually , he did forgive me . We even started hanging out together   55    . And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all .

A．situation           B．change          C．action           D．appearance

A．Besides            B．Therefore        C．Instead          D．Opposite

A．take               B．teach           C．give            D．attend

A．serious            B．friendly         C．warm           D．cold

A．sad               B．angry           C．happy           D．high

A．nobody            B．anyone          C．they            D．someone

A．at                 B．in             C．on              D．by

A．helped             B．operated        C．worked          D．done

A．what              B．that             C．as             D．how

A．worry             B．touch           C．hurt            D．disappoint

A．imagined           B．listened         C．recalled         D．watched

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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the   21  person.

When I first knew Bill, back in   22  , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever   23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought   24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old   25  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and   26  was never dull when he was   27  . With him there was one wild   28  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   29  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  30  , I wasn’t even sure it was   31  . Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  33  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main   34  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never   35  Bill changing so much. My image of him   36  the one I had formed   37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38  to expect people to remain the same, especially   39  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he   40  the same way about me.

A．proper      B．same     C．usual        D．right

A．childhood   B．the army   C．his thirties    D．college

A．considered  B．supposed    C．met          D．expected

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Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor（接任者）to Lawrence Summers .
The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university’s 28th president.
“This is a great day, and a historic day for Harvard,” James R. Houghton, chairman of the presidential search committee, said in a statement. “Drew Faust is an inspiring and accomplished leader, a superb scholar, a dedicated  teacher, and a wonderful human being.”
Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers’ comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs.
Faust has been dean of Radcliffe since 2001, two years after the former women’s college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues.
Some professors have quietly groused that the 371-year-old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has had the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics, law, literature and economics.

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Faust is the first Harvard president who did not receive a degree from the university since Charles Chauncy, a graduate of Cambridge University, who died in office in 1762. She attended the University of Pennsylvania.

“Teaching staff turned to her constantly,” said Sheldon Hackney, a former president of the University of Pennsylvania and historian who worked closely with Faust. “She’s very clear. She has a sense of humor, but she’s very strong-minded. You come to trust in her because she’s so solid.”
【小题1】Which might be the best title for the passage?
A．Harvard named its 1st female president.
B．History of Harvard University changed.
C．Debates on female equality ended
D．Drew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian.
【小题2】Which is NOT true about Drew Gilpin Faust?
A．She is the 28th president of Harvard University.
B．She is a famous scholar from the American South.
C．She isn’t a graduate from Harvard University
D．She was head of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
【小题3】Lawrence Summers held the view that      .
A．women cannot achieve as much as men in management
B．women cannot hold important positions in society
C．women can match men in science jobs
D．few women make top scientists owing to genes
【小题4】The underlined word “groused” in the 6th paragraph means       .
A．approved B．commented C．complained D．indicated
【小题5】This passage probably appears in a      .
A．biography B．personal letterC．research paper D．newspaper report


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阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确
Danny is a little pig . He is happy because he wants to leave home
to see the world .
It’s a ____（阳光的）day . Danny goes away when his parents are         1.__________
sleeping .______his way he meets an elephant , a peacock and a rabbit .       2.__________
At last , he gets to a lake . He l__________ at his reflection in the lake        3.__________
and says, “I wish I _____（有）an elephant’s nose , a peacock’s tail and      4.__________
a rabbit’s e________ .” After a while , Danny’s wish comes true . He runs     5.__________
back ______（激动地）. But his parents can’t recognize him , “Go away ,    6.__________
you’re not our son .” Danny goes to the ________ again . “ I just want to      7.__________
be a pig .” After _____（说）that, Danny waits and waits . Finally, he        8.__________
becomes a pig again, _____ makes him overcome with joy. Danny runs       9.__________
back quickly .His parents hug and say ,“ This is o_______ lovely baby .”      10._________

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been  36 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted. But the   37 made me quite curious about how  38 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if  39 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access  40 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So   41 the New England Journal of Medicine last week   42 a study about in-flight medical events, I   43 it with interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n)  44 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not   45 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.  46 13% of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to   47 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies   48 heart trouble, strokes, and  difficult breathing.

Let’s face it: plane rides are   49 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly   50 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty   51 , but passengers with heart disease   52 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.  53 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis（血栓）-the so-called economy class syndrome（综合症）.  54 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation（立法）, flights with at   55 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks.

36. A. called         B. informed       C. addressed      D. surveyed

37. A. accident       B. incident       C. condition      D. disaster

38. A. soon           B. many           C. long           D. often

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39. A. met            B. identified     C. treated        D. provided

40. A. for            B. by             C. to             D. through

41. A. before         B. when           C. since          D. while

42. A. collected      B. discovered     C. conducted      D. published

43. A. consulted      B. read           C. consumed       D. considered

44. A. amount         B. sum            C. average        D. number

45. A. significant    B. common         C. heavy          D. serious

46. A. For            B. But            C. And            D. So

47. A. require        B. engage         C. inspire        D. command

48. A. include        B. imply          C. confine        D. contain

49. A. enjoyable      B. favorable      C. peaceful       D. stressful

50. A. who            B. which          C. what           D. that

51. A. mentally       B. easily         C. neatly         D. naturally

52. A. ought to       B. used to        C. may            D. need

53. A. Any            B. Other          C. One            D. Another

54. A. Whatever       B. Whenever       C. Whichever      D. Wherever

55. A. most           B. least          C. worst          D. best

 

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