If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki(赫尔辛基）during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams（有轨电车）, you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blue.
The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. When you take the tram ,suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities. Instead ,they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by.
An usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around（四处走动）in Helsinki. Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it.
The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront（滨水区）of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats.
However, in some way. Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores

  1. 1.

    Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its ______.

    1. A.
      19th century buildings, boats and parks
    2. B.
      19th century buildings, boats and seabirds
    3. C.
      old houses, parks and trams
    4. D.
      old buildings, boats and the sea
  2. 2.

    The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go______.

    1. A.
      by boat
    2. B.
      by bus
    3. C.
      by tram
    4. D.
      on foot
  3. 3.

    The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki  all show that Helsinki is ______.

    1. A.
      both splendid and traditional
    2. B.
      both quiet and noisy
    3. C.
      both historical and modern
    4. D.
      both old and new
  4. 4.

    This passage is most likely to be found in______.

    1. A.
      a story-book
    2. B.
      a geography textbook
    3. C.
      a research report
    4. D.
      a travel magazine

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal（信号）. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize（强调）the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job．In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand．I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled．After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other

  1. 1.

    In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______

    1. A.
      develop closer relations
    2. B.
      share the same culture
    3. C.
      get to know each other
    4. D.
      keep each other company
  2. 2.

    The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _______

    1. A.
      the English prefer to make long speeches
    2. B.
      too many words are of no use
    3. C.
      people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
    4. D.
      even talk and silence can be culturally different
  3. 3.

    According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

    1. A.
      By sharing different ways of life
    2. B.
      By accepting different habits
    3. C.
      By recognizing different values
    4. D.
      By speaking each other' s languages
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Multicultural Environment
    2. B.
      Cross-Cultural Differences
    3. C.
      How to Understand Each Other
    4. D.
      How to Build Up a Relationship

Different exercise types have different purposes and different benefits. One type of exercise may not accomplish all goals of being physically fit: a healthy heart, strong muscles and bones, and safety from injury. As a result, it is important to do enough types of exercise to have all the physical benefits. Here is a quick check sheet.
Aerobic Exercise: To have a strong and healthy heart, you need to do aerobic exercise. This means that you need to exercise yourself enough so that your heart rate, while exercising, is 65 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. If you don’t get your heart rate up within this level—you just aren’t working hard enough. Whatever you do, your heart rate needs to be 65 percent to 85 percent of your MHR for 20 to 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week. Typical types include:
* Running
* Walking (at least 4 to 4.5 mph)
* Swimming
* Bikingk3s5u
* Elliptical Training (椭圆运动)
* Yoga
Strength Training: To keep your muscles and bones strong, you need to do strength training. This comes in a variety of forms. Whatever you do, however, you need to train your muscles enough so that they are really tired by the end of each session. To see real benefits, make sure you are strength training 2 to 3 times a week for about 30 to 40 minutes. Typical types of strength training include:
* Weight Training
* Yoga
* Resistance Training
* Plyometrics（肌肉增强训练）
Flexibility Training: To keep your body flexible, reducing risk of injuries and pain in your joints and muscles, you need to do flexibility training. You should always aim to stretch every muscle after any exercise routine. Typical types of flexibility training include:
* Stretching
* Yoga
* Pilates（普拉提课程）
So next time you think that yoga 5 times a week will be enough, think about what it is really doing. Is it getting your heart rate up? Are you making up your strength? Are you keeping your muscles flexible?

  1. 1.

    If your purpose is to _______, you can choose swimming as your exercise form

    1. A.
      build a strong and healthy heart
    2. B.
      keep muscles and bones strong
    3. C.
      keep body flexible
    4. D.
      reduce risk of injuries and pain in joints and muscles
  2. 2.

    After reading this passage, we know that ________

    1. A.
      Yoga is really better for people than running
    2. B.
      The more exercise you do, the better
    3. C.
      Flexibility training helps you build up your muscles
    4. D.
      The three kinds of training have links with one another
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is closest in meaning to “session” in Paragraph 3?

    1. A.
      meeting
    2. B.
      gathering
    3. C.
      period
    4. D.
      term
  4. 4.

    The paragraph following this article may discuss_______

    1. A.
      how to find a good workout dealing with two or three of these goals
    2. B.
      how to choose an exercise type
    3. C.
      how to build up our strength
    4. D.
      how to be more flexible

Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.
First, let’s talk about  what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.
If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non science majors do. On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do

  1. 1.

    The main purpose of this text is______.

    1. A.
      to persuade the students to attend lectures
    2. B.
      to encourage the students to take part in discussions
    3. C.
      to advise the students to choose proper majors
    4. D.
      to help the students to learn about university life
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the passage that university professors______.

    1. A.
      spend about 5 hours on lectures each week
    2. B.
      must join the students in the discussion sections
    3. C.
      require the students to read beyond the textbooks
    4. D.
      prefer to use textbooks in their lectures
  3. 3.

    A discussion section does NOT include______.

    1. A.
      talking over what the students have read about the courses
    2. B.
      working under the guidance of university professors
    3. C.
      discussing the problems related to the students’ homework
    4. D.
      raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture
  4. 4.

    According to the author, science majors______.

    1. A.
      read and write less than non science majors
    2. B.
      have to work harder than non science majors
    3. C.
      spend less time on their studies than non science majors
    4. D.
      consider experiments more important than discussions

Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy（嫉妒）. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

Room 1
The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the   most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide   variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents   to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of   footwear extremely interesting.		Room 2
Most of our   visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes   on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese   shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to   prevent them from growing too much!
Room 3
The museum also   exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example ,   there is a metal lamp that looks like a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles   that are like legs!		The footwear   Library
People come from   all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and   researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything   related to the subject of footwear.

  1. 1.

    Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?

    1. A.
      Room 2
    2. B.
      Room 1
    3. C.
      Room 3
    4. D.
      The Footwear Library
  2. 2.

    All exhibits in each room

    1. A.
      share the same theme
    2. B.
      have the same shape
    3. C.
      are made of the same material
    4. D.
      belong to the same social class
  3. 3.

    The purpose of the text is to get more people to______.

    1. A.
      do research
    2. B.
      design shoes
    3. C.
      follow celebrities
    4. D.
      visit the museum

I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about thirty—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up some toy, and his father said to him, “No, no-give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face radiant (喜气洋洋). “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question

  1. 1.

    From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________

    1. A.
      begging is looked down upon
    2. B.
      begging is considered as a normal part of life
    3. C.
      visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
    4. D.
      few people are living a poor life
  2. 2.

    The sentence “can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________

    1. A.
      got pleasure by helping the little beggar
    2. B.
      wanted to please his father
    3. C.
      began to like the little beggar
    4. D.
      wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
  3. 3.

    According to the writer, being a good person means ________

    1. A.
      having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
    2. B.
      being friendly to beggars
    3. C.
      being ready to give
    4. D.
      being able to teach children to tell right from wrong

When many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is the dragon. For them, the dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire. Many popular legends tell how dragons have killed brave knights and eaten beautiful young girls.
For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. It’s a cultural and spiritual symbol for prosperity and good luck. The dragon’s main task is to create harmony and bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and architecture, and of course the dragon dance is a very popular ritual (仪式).
China isn’t the only country to have the dragon as its symbol. Wales in the UK, has a red dragon proudly displayed on its flag. Another country in the world with a dragon on its flag is Bhutan, a tiny country between China and India.
Almost all countries in the world have an animal symbol representing their countries. This is particularly obvious during sports. The English think lions to be brave and proud animal and the English football teams have three lions on their football shirts.
Australia is famous for kangaroos, of course. The national rugby team is more commonly known as the Wallabies, a type of small kangaroo.The South African team is known as the Springboks, a type of African antelope. Likewise the New Zealanders, whether playing sports or not, are commonly known as kiwis. A kiwi is a native New Zealand bird that can’t fly.
All countries are proud of their symbols, which they feel reflect national characteristics or the beauty and variety of their natural environments. Recently, a Shang hai professor claimed that using the dragon as a national symbol could make western countries have a negative view of China. But in an Internet survey 90% of Chinese people wanted to keep the dragon

  1. 1.

    In the opinion of the west, the dragon is______.

    1. A.
      a terrible animal that is not popular
    2. B.
      a cultural and spiritual symbol of good luck
    3. C.
      a reflection of China’s national characteristics
    4. D.
      an animal that can create harmony and bring rain
  2. 2.

    Which of the following does NOT use the dragon as its national symbol?

    1. A.
      China
    2. B.
      Wales
    3. C.
      Bhutan
    4. D.
      India
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

    1. A.
      The national rugby team from the South Africa is well known as the Wallabies
    2. B.
      The Australian team is known as Springboks, a type of kangaroo
    3. C.
      The New Zealanders are commonly known as kiwis only when playing sports
    4. D.
      The dragon is mentioned to have been used on the flag in two countries

Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare（仪式上用的短曲）; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted (赤脚的); and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.
Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.
The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet （花束）enters last with her father who will "give her away ". The bridegroom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and bridegroom exchange vows (誓言). It is traditional to use the words "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part ". Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.
After the ceremony there is often a party, called a "reception" which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the new couple . The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons, streamers and shaving cream. The words "Just Married" are painted on the trunk or back window. The bride and bridegroom run to the car under a shower of rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking (鸣汽车喇叭)and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon

  1. 1.

    This passage is written mainly to let us know something about _______

    1. A.
      health and lifestyle
    2. B.
      science and technology
    3. C.
      culture and custom
    4. D.
      education and entertainment
  2. 2.

    Why do the wedding guests throw a lot of rice at the bride and bridegroom when they run to the car ?

    1. A.
      To wish them good luck
    2. B.
      To make fun of them
    3. C.
      Not mentioned
    4. D.
      To draw attention to them
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE of American weddings ?

    1. A.
      They are always held in churches whoever they are
    2. B.
      The bride’s father is usually present to lead his daughter to the bridegroom and give her to him
    3. C.
      Only bridegrooms send rings to brides
    4. D.
      Brides needn’t make vows before bridegrooms
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is the correct order in which the following events happen ?
    a. sending invitation           b. going on honeymoon
    c. attending the wedding        d. giving a reception
    e. getting engaged

    1. A.
      e-b-c-d-a
    2. B.
      e-c-d-a-b
    3. C.
      b-c-d-a-e
    4. D.
      e-a-c-d-b

Chinese high school students have the longest study hours compared to their peers(同龄人)in Japan , the US  and South Korea. A survey conducted by the four countries said.
The survey, released by the China Youth and Children Research Center on Monday, was jointly conducted with instructions in the four countries in September-October of 2008. It covers nearly 4,000 students in senior schools and vocational high schools in the four countries. About 78.3 percent of Chinese students said they spend more than eight hours at school and 56.7 percent said they study at least two more hours each day at home .by contrast, only 24.7 percent of their peers in the US , 20.5percent in Japan and 15.4 in Korea study more than two hour s after school.
Around 60 percent of all students surveyed said their burden for studies was the heaviest. However the Japanese felt their burden was the worst with respondents (应答者) reaching 79.2 percent
Among the five biggest headaches for young people in the four countries were: 0ver-sheduling ranked first, followed by a boring leisure life, unsatisfied appearance, little time for exercise and making friends, and no spare money
“Moderate(适度的)study pressure can better drive students to develop, however, too much will press their development space, and can even cause harm to their physical and psychological health” the survey said
“Balancing their studies and all round development is a very important task” it said

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Chinese high school students study more
    2. B.
      high school students need more rest
    3. C.
      heavy burdens of high school students
    4. D.
      big headaches of high school students
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is not true about the survey?

    1. A.
      it took about two months
    2. B.
      it was conducted in four countries
    3. C.
      Nearly 4,000 students took part in it
    4. D.
      it was done only in senior high schools
  3. 3.

    Which of the following troubles the high school students most?

    1. A.
      being busy
    2. B.
      feeling bored
    3. C.
      lacking pocket money
    4. D.
      feeling unsatisfied with their teachers
  4. 4.

    According to the survey, ________

    1. A.
      study pressure is harmful to students’ health
    2. B.
      students need to achieve all round development
    3. C.
      the Chinese students felt their burden for studies were the heaviest
    4. D.
      most students are suffering from physical and psychological health problems

They can be seen more frequently than ever before on college campuses, wearing thick-rimmed glasses while listening to indie(独立的) music. One might find them playing unusual musical instruments, shopping at second-hand stores or expressing themselves in other unique ways. They call themselves hipsters. Being “hip” used to mean following the latest fashion. But gradually the word has evolved into a synonym for “cool”.
Hipsters value independent thinking, progressive politics, an appreciation of creativity and intelligence. Hipsters take pains and pride in not being mainstream. However, their culture has become quite trendy. This irony is central to their culture and offers an interesting paradox.
“I do take things in the mainstream with a grain of salt,” says Ben Polson, a college student at Brown University in the US. Polson describes himself as a hipster and says he often questions what determines popularity, especially regarding music.When lesser-known bands become popular they often lose their former fan base in exchange for a new one. There is a famous hipster saying that goes: I used to like that band before it got popular.
According to Polson, bands’ music changes when they go mainstream. They become “less experimental, doing things just to save popularity and fans. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly dwindle for the sake of popularity.”
Many young adults have started to view hipsters’ outlook as cool and are adopting their counterculture mindset (心态)themselves. This has led to specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster position. Ironically, some such stores, including clothing labels Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, have gained mainstream popularity. This has seemingly diluted(冲淡) the anti-mainstream culture.
“A lot of people that are self-defined hipsters aren’t really hipsters, they’re just trying to conform to the non-conformist(不墨守成规者) to seem cooler,” says Amanda Leopold, a college student from Oberlin College, US. Although Leopold has many unconventional tastes and seems quite individualist, she refuses to classify herself as a hipster.
There is a conflict among hipsters about the very definition of the label. To some, to be a hipster is to be free from cultural constraints. To others, it means wearing a certain style and listening to a specific style of music. The former constantly strives for uniqueness, while the latter strives not to be mainstream.
And yet, the movement is gaining mainstream popularity. “It’s kind of the trend these days; everyone wants to be hip so no one’s hip,” says Leopold. “There have been hipsters since the seventies. It’s only become popular recently.”
Hipsters reject materialism and laugh at mainstream culture. But are they really beyond material comforts? Do they have any ideas of their own if they despise mainstream so much?
Christy Wampole, an associate professor of literature at Princeton University, US, is not so sure. She says the hipster is a contradiction in himself and an easy target of mockery(嘲弄). Writing in The New York Times, Wampole paints a less appreciative picture of a typical hipster.
“The hipster is a scholar of social forms, a student of cool. He studies continuously, searching for what has yet to be found by the mainstream. He is a walking citation(例证); his clothes refer to much more than themselves. He tries to negotiate the age-old problem of individuality, not with concepts, but with material things.”

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can know that hipsters are ______.

    1. A.
      a group of people who are self-denied
    2. B.
      a group of students who are good at musical instruments
    3. C.
      people who follow the latest trends and fashions
    4. D.
      people who pay no attention to material things
  2. 2.

    The underlined word dwindle in the fourth paragraph may probably mean______.

    1. A.
      enlarge
    2. B.
      delete
    3. C.
      disappear
    4. D.
      decrease
  3. 3.

    Leopold refuses to classify herself as a hipster because______.

    1. A.
      she doesn’t like her own unconventional tastes
    2. B.
      there are too many specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster position
    3. C.
      she thinks that a lot of people that are self-defined hipsters aren’t really hipsters
    4. D.
      the hipsters’ culture has become quite trendy
  4. 4.

    When Leopold said “It’s kind of the trend these days; everyone wants to be hip so no one’s hip”, we can see that she felt a bit ______.

    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      disappointed
    3. C.
      excited
    4. D.
      content
  5. 5.

    The passage mainly tells us ______.

    1. A.
      the difficult situation of hipsters
    2. B.
      the trend of fashion
    3. C.
      the changes of the society
    4. D.
      the culture of hipsters
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