Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job----taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp

  1. 1.

    From this passage we can see      in the United States

    1. A.
      women want to work outside the home
    2. B.
      working wives do most of the housework
    3. C.
      husbands do as much housework as their wives
    4. D.
      women do not like to stay at home with their families
  2. 2.

    At Mother’s Camp, women can’t         

    1. A.
      watch TV
    2. B.
      read newspapers
    3. C.
      swim in the lake
    4. D.
      bring their husbands and children
  3. 3.

    Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because        

    1. A.
      they don’t like their husbands and children
    2. B.
      they have to work full-time
    3. C.
      they are too busy to relax themselves
    4. D.
      they want a new life
  4. 4.

            is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States

    1. A.
      Housework
    2. B.
      Working outside the home
    3. C.
      When to take a vacation
    4. D.
      Looking after their children
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Busy Working Mothers
    2. B.
      Welcome to Mother’s Camp
    3. C.
      Mothers Relax Away from Home
    4. D.
      Mothers in the US

I suppose that having been brought up in the countryside and close  to animals，it wasn’t remarkable(不平常的)when I decided  to become a vet(兽医)．Luckily I was also good at all the necessary science subjects. So after the college entrance examination I found myself at a veterinary college，training to look after animals in all kinds of situations. I hoped that I would be able to work in the research field so that I could find cures for animal diseases.
Much to my surprise，I found public health care was a very important aspect of my course. This is an area of animal medicine where a vet’s work has many things in common with the work of a doctor of human diseases. I particularly liked it because I recognized that the study of animal diseases can help human medicine. As we know，many infectious diseases come from animals—including SARS and bird flu.
Some of the infections have only been understood after carefully analytical work in labs by animal doctors. They helped identify the animal source for diseases such as SARS. They were also the first to identify various kinds of viruses. Sometimes vets are also able to suggest a cure for human illnesses. When I found this out I was determined to make public health medicine my chosen career.
After graduation，I applied for a job in public health. Soon I found myself concerned with the problem of bird flu. This is  an illness that attacks birds，but humans can catch the disease  if they are in close contact with infected birds. Though the job  is dangerous，it makes me proud that vets and other animal  disease researchers are in the front line helping to fight these  unknown human diseases

  1. 1.

    The writer wanted to become a vet mainly because______

    1. A.
      he did well in all necessary subjects
    2. B.
      he wanted to help animals
    3. C.
      he was close to animals in his early life
    4. D.
      he wanted to find cures for human diseases
  2. 2.

    What made the writer particularly like the course of public health care was that________

    1. A.
      it was both important and interesting
    2. B.
      it could help him connect many human diseases with animals
    3. C.
      it made a vet’s work very much like a doctor’s
    4. D.
      it could help human medicine by studying animal diseases
  3. 3.

    What can be followed if this passage continues?

    1. A.
      The writer’s happy family life
    2. B.
      How the writer did research work in studying bird flu
    3. C.
      How the writer dealt with the relationship with other workmates
    4. D.
      What difficulty the writer met in the research work
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is implied in the passage?

    1. A.
      Animals with infectious diseases should be killed
    2. B.
      Keeping animals is dangerous to humans
    3. C.
      Dangerous as a vet’s job is，it is significant to the human race
    4. D.
      Animal researchers work in the same way as human doctors
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Being a vet is helpful to both animals and humans
    2. B.
      Vets can cure both animals and humans
    3. C.
      Vets helped identify animal resources for SARS
    4. D.
      Both SARS and bird flu are infectious diseases coming from animals

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen…
At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves

  1. 1.

    Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______

    1. A.
      observing her school routine
    2. B.
      expressing her satisfaction
    3. C.
      impressing her classmates
    4. D.
      preserving her history
  2. 2.

    What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

    1. A.
      A dull night on the journey
    2. B.
      The beauty of the great valley
    3. C.
      A striking quotation from a book
    4. D.
      Her concerns for future generations
  3. 3.

    What does the author put in her diary now?

    1. A.
      Notes and beautiful pictures
    2. B.
      Special thoughts and feelings
    3. C.
      Detailed accounts of daily activities
    4. D.
      Descriptions of unforgettable events
  4. 4.

    The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is_____

    1. A.
      to experience it
    2. B.
      to live the present in the future
    3. C.
      to make memories
    4. D.
      to give accurate representations of it

What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball? That question motivated a challenging new study of the brains of experienced players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players, and some anxiety among those of us with soccer-playing children.
For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34adults, men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each filled out a detailed questionnaire developed especially for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions (脑震荡) in the past.
Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other learning skills and had their brains scanned, using a complicated new M.R.I. technique which can find structural changes in the brain that can't be seen during most scans.
According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month, the researchers found that the players who had headed the ball more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory, attention and the processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times.
This pattern of white matter loss is "similar to those seen in traumatic (外伤的) brain injury", like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported, even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion.
The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year were also generally worse at recalling lists of words read to them, forgetting or fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less

  1. 1.

    The passage is most probably a______

    1. A.
      news report
    2. B.
      research report
    3. C.
      story for soccer players
    4. D.
      text for doctors
  2. 2.

    In which way can we find the structural changes in the brain?

    1. A.
      Computerized test
    2. B.
      Questionnaire
    3. C.
      Scanning
    4. D.
      M.R.I. technique
  3. 3.

    From the passage we can conclude that frequent heading may have_____

    1. A.
      significant effect on brain
    2. B.
      little effect on one's brain
    3. C.
      nothing to do with the brain injury
    4. D.
      one's memory improved
  4. 4.

    What is likely to be the cause of memory loss?

    1. A.
      Playing soccer frequently
    2. B.
      Tests of their memory
    3. C.
      White matter loss
    4. D.
      Information processing
  5. 5.

    The underlined word "fumbling" is closest in meaning to______

    1. A.
      remembering
    2. B.
      misunderstanding
    3. C.
      recalling
    4. D.
      missing

Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger(房客) earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Won’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free — but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof

  1. 1.

    If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______

    1. A.
      ￡800
    2. B.
      ￡500
    3. C.
      ￡4500
    4. D.
      5000
  2. 2.

    Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

    1. A.
      On Letpark
    2. B.
      On Roomspare
    3. C.
      On Grashpadder
    4. D.
      On Roommateeasy
  3. 3.

    If you want to use energy free, you have to_____

    1. A.
      sign an agreement with the government
    2. B.
      pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
    3. C.
      sell the roof to some energy companies
    4. D.
      keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
  4. 4.

    For whom the text most probably written?

    1. A.
      Lodgers
    2. B.
      Advertisers
    3. C.
      House owners
    4. D.
      Online companies

Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers --- Survey
LONDON  (Reuters) ----- Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers' unhappiness and more sick leave, a survey showed on Wednesday.
A survey carried out by caro4free.net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK, France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of the computer equipment.
"We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and most advanced nations," said Stephen White, a researcher from the Work Foundation. "The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion. It's certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way," White added.
A quarter of these using outdated computers in Britain said they were "quite" or "very dissatisfied" with their everyday job compared to the percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up-to-date technology.
The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment, there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick leave per year compared with the average worker. In France, where more workers use old computers, the probability jumped to 55 percent.
Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment. In the UK, where more workers have up-to-date computers than in the other countries surveyed, the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men.
White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem, saying that continuously having to deal with new technology and equipment can also be a source of worry. "Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction. There is no question about it; but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also, or could be, a main cause of dissatisfaction."

  1. 1.

    The underlined word "this" (paragraph 3) refers to ______

    1. A.
      workplace dissatisfaction
    2. B.
      computer use in most jobs
    3. C.
      the aging off office computers
    4. D.
      the survey by care4@ free. net
  2. 2.

    How many office workers use old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?

    1. A.
      16%
    2. B.
      25%
    3. C.
      35%
    4. D.
      55%
  3. 3.

    According to White, why were the women surveyed more likely to use old computers?

    1. A.
      Most office workers use old computers
    2. B.
      They do some of their work with computers
    3. C.
      Dealing with new equipment can cause anxiety
    4. D.
      They are easier to be satisfied with new technology
  4. 4.

    What is the subject of the news story?

    1. A.
      Poor working conditions in offices
    2. B.
      Research work of the Work Foundation
    3. C.
      Influence of technology in the workplace
    4. D.
      Different attitudes to old computers

It is important that you make a good impression at work. If you make a good impression on your boss, he or she is more likely to give you more responsibilities which can lead to promotions (晋级) and raises. Here are some ways to make a good impression at work.
Use Proper Office Etiquette (礼仪)
Using proper manners will help you make a good impression on your boss and also your co-workers. Office etiquette includes everything from the proper way to e-mails to knowing when, where, and how to use your cell phone at work.
Face up to Your Mistakes
When you make a mistake at work, which everyone inevitably (不可避免地) does at some points, face up to it. Don’t ignore your error or place the blame on others. Take responsibility and come up with a solution to fix your mistake. Your boss may not be too happy about it, but she will at least be impressed with your response.
Know to Call in Sick
Do you think coming to work when you are sick instead of staying at home will impress your boss? Reasonable bosses know that a sick employee not only is unproductive but also he or she can spread an illness around the office. Call in sick(打电话请病假) when you are ill.
Come Through in a Crisis
When the unexpected happens at work, who will make a better impression on the boss? Of course it’s the employee who deals with the crisis quickly and effectively

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      How to Use Good Etiquette
    2. B.
      How to Deal with Mistakes at Work
    3. C.
      How to Be a Good Worker in the Future
    4. D.
      How to Make a Good Impression at Work
  2. 2.

    What should you do if you make a mistake at work?

    1. A.
      Try to ignore the mistake
    2. B.
      Put the blame on others
    3. C.
      Think out a solution to your mistake
    4. D.
      Leave the company as soon as possible
  3. 3.

    According to the writer, when you are ill you’d better _________

    1. A.
      go to work on time as usual
    2. B.
      stay at home without telling others
    3. C.
      go on working but stay away from others
    4. D.
      stop working and ask for a leave
  4. 4.

    Who will make good impressions on the boss?

    1. A.
      Employees who deal with the crisis quickly and effectively
    2. B.
      Employees who often make mistakes
    3. C.
      Employees who go to work though they are ill
    4. D.
      Employees who often use their cell phones at work

Dear Students,
I am delighted to be your guest.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes difficult. I have seen famines, wars, earthquakes, poverty and death. But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness.
In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the streets and survived by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year, she was looking after two hundred children. She clothed them, fed them, and taught them. She gave them hope.
Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake, in one place. I found an old lady whose house was in ruins, her son was missing and rescue workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not give up hope. For four days, she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop until she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious condition. He had undergone twenty operations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be sad, but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life, we need role models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult, I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people

  1. 1.

    The speaker is giving a speech to students in ______.

    1. A.
      India
    2. B.
      Canada
    3. C.
      Turkey
    4. D.
      China
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “ famine ” in Paragraph 2 means ______.

    1. A.
      extreme lack of food
    2. B.
      joy
    3. C.
      luck
    4. D.
      pleasure
  3. 3.

    What can we learn about Rosa?

    1. A.
      She’s a rich lady and she likes to help the homeless children
    2. B.
      She’s a great mother and she looks after the homeless children
    3. C.
      She’s a kind-hearted woman and she provides houses for the homeless children
    4. D.
      She’s a good teacher and she teaches the homeless children
  4. 4.

    For what does the speaker admire the Turkish woman and the Chinese boy?

    1. A.
      Their bravery
    2. B.
      Their luck
    3. C.
      Their age
    4. D.
      Their strong mind

It’s a Friday night. Your girl friends are out at a bar and your boyfriend is playing soccer with his mates. Two text messages later, you’re eating pizza and watching action movies with three guy friends. Perfect.
“Guy friends” have the potential to enrich your life in ways that female friends and boyfriends just can’t. For starters, they provide an insider’s perspective on how men think, feel and behave. When dealing with male relatives, coworkers and even boyfriends, another man’s point of view can be incredibly useful. Three hours spent analyzing a situation in a café with your girlfriends can’t compete with a quick chat to a guy friend.
Many women find that time spent with male friends can be a liberating and somewhat refreshing break from spending time with the girls. Without the judgmental gaze of other females, there is less pressure to dress up and compete for attention.
Traditionally, girl-guy friendships are seen as hard to maintain. Most relationships between males and females that we come across in our day-to-day lives, whether in movies or books, are romantic by nature. These cultural images make girl-guy friendships seem impossible.
Yet in reality, as gender roles loosen and equality becomes a norm in the workplace, it has become much more common for platonic friendships to blossom.
“The belief that men and women can’t be friends comes from another era in which women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for romance,” explains psychologist Linda Sapadin to Psychology Today magazine. “Now they work together and share sports interests and socialize together.”
“My boyfriend has met all of my guy friends so he’s quite accepting of me hanging out with them,” says Nellie. “Because we’ve been dating so long, there’s a level of trust where he knows I will make the right decision when choosing who to be friends with.
“He understands that the kind of time that I spend differs between guys and girls. When I’m out with the girls, we’re gossiping or talking about clothes but when I’m spending time with the guys, it’s different. I think their carefree and ‘whatever goes’ attitude can sometimes be exactly what I need.”

  1. 1.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Platonic friendship can be fun and liberating
    2. B.
      Platonic friendship can take the place of boy-or-girl friendship
    3. C.
      Man friendship is far more exciting than woman friendship
    4. D.
      Both man friendship and woman friendship are necessary forgirls
  2. 2.

    In writer’s opinion, girl-guy friendships_________

    1. A.
      are hard to maintain in modern society
    2. B.
      are impossible for most boys and girls
    3. C.
      are quite reasonable and thought highly of by most people
    4. D.
      are quite interesting and accepted by more and more and moregirls
  3. 3.

    Why did people think men and women can’t be friends in the past?

    1. A.
      Becausemen were at home and women were in the workplace
    2. B.
      Becauseboth men and women are too shy to make friends
    3. C.
      Because they were hard to keep in touch and only bymarrying cantheystay in touch with each other
    4. D.
      Becausewomen were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for friendship
  4. 4.

    According to what Nellie said, _______

    1. A.
      Her boyfriend enjoys she and her guy friend stay together
    2. B.
      When I’m out with the boys, we’re not gossiping or talking about clothes
    3. C.
      Sometimes whatmy guy friends giveisjustwhatI need
    4. D.
      My boyfriend trusts me so heaccepts my decision

A friend of mine was in low spirits one day. He usually dealt with this state of mind by avoiding people until the mood passed. But on that day Fred had an important meeting with his boss, so he decided to put on a false front. During the meeting Fred smiled, joked and played the part of a happy, good-natured person. To his surprise, he soon discovered he was no longer depressed. 
Without realizing it, Fred chanced to find an important new principle of psychological research: acting a part can help us feel the way we want to feel — more self-assured in a trying situation, more cheerful when things go wrong.
How can you put this principle to work in your own life? There’s more involved than simply mimicking a few expressions. You have to be systematic about it. Here’s how:
Smile to cheer yourself up.
Relax to reduce anxiety or fear.
Look your best to increase your self-confidence.
Keep cool in a crisis.
Using our bodies and actions to change the way we feel can be a useful tool in helping us through life’s difficult times. As novelist George Eliot wrote more than a century ago, “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” People who remember that — and act upon it — can only be richer and happier for the experience

  1. 1.

    In paragraph 1 the underlined phrase “to put on a false front” means ______

    1. A.
      to wear a wrong coat
    2. B.
      to act a part unsuccessfully
    3. C.
      to show a pretended happy appearance
    4. D.
      to put on airs
  2. 2.

    According to Paragraph 1, Fred ______before the meeting

    1. A.
      had very few spirits
    2. B.
      had many spirits
    3. C.
      was in bad mood
    4. D.
      was in good mood
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “mimicking” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______

    1. A.
      learning quickly
    2. B.
      making faces
    3. C.
      behaving well
    4. D.
      imitating others
  4. 4.

    In the last paragraph, the quotation “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds” may show that ______

    1. A.
      actions speak louder than words
    2. B.
      the more we do, the happier we are
    3. C.
      our feeling cannot change our behavior
    4. D.
      actions are very important for us to beat bad moods for good
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