Laptop computers （笔记本电脑）are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff（全体员工）use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

  1. 1.

    The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _____

    1. A.
      use for their schoolwork
    2. B.
      access the Internet
    3. C.
      work at home
    4. D.
      connect them to libraries
  2. 2.

    Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks (引号)?

    1. A.
      They can speak loudly
    2. B.
      They use the computer language
    3. C.
      Laptops have speakers
    4. D.
      They don't really talk
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?

    1. A.
      All teachers use computers
    2. B.
      1500 students have laptops
    3. C.
      It is an old college in America
    4. D.
      Students there can do everything

It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spooked , and so might the host of hostess’s spirit. If you will have to be late, call and tell them to start without you.
It’s even worse to be early !the host or hostess will probably not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time.
Though it’s often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, he host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine. Never bring more as a present.
In an introduction, the order of a name is (1)the given name, (2)the family name. In other words, the given name comes first. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mr.Jones”, “Mr.Smith”,”Ms.Johson”,or “Dr.Brown”.
A maiden name is a woman’s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she takes the family name of her husband in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to keep their maiden names after they get married

  1. 1.

    If someone is late for a dinner party, _______

    1. A.
      the guest will have to go hungry
    2. B.
      the host and the hostess will be in low spirits
    3. C.
      the host and the hostess will be very angry
    4. D.
      he guests will be angry
  2. 2.

    If you find you will have to be late for a finer party, you should _____

    1. A.
      send someone to tell the host or hostess not to wait for you
    2. B.
      call and tell the host or the hostess not to wait for you
    3. C.
      call and tell the host or the hostess to wait for you
    4. D.
      send someone to tell the host or hostess to wait for you
  3. 3.

    It can be guessed from the text that an open house is______

    1. A.
      a house which is open day and night
    2. B.
      a party which is open to anybody
    3. C.
      a party at which guests can come and go between certain times
    4. D.
      a party which is open at night
  4. 4.

    It’s nice to bring a _______ present

    1. A.
      cheap
    2. B.
      small
    3. C.
      good
    4. D.
      big
  5. 5.

    Some older people usually want to be called by _____

    1. A.
      their given names
    2. B.
      their titles and their family names
    3. C.
      their family names
    4. D.
      surnames

What’s on Stage
An acrobatic（杂技） show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe（剧团） will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills（寒意） will run down your spine（脊柱） as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m. , September 13~19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint Show: A group ink paiting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9:00a.m. ~5:00 p.m. until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Oil paintings: The Wangfu Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture（充分体现） the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9:00 a.m. ~4:00 p.m. until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9:00 a.m. ~4:00 p.m. , daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area）
Concerts
Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring back fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
Belgium Orchestra: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 p.m. , September 11~14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

  1. 1.

    The main purpose of the passage is to ______

    1. A.
      prove there’re more cultural activities in September
    2. B.
      compare several interesting activities
    3. C.
      ask use to decide which activity is the best
    4. D.
      attract the audience to attend different activities
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT on stage in the same district?

    1. A.
      Oil paintings
    2. B.
      An acrobatic show
    3. C.
      Literature museum
    4. D.
      Joint Show
  3. 3.

    If it is September 15th today, how many activities can you choose to attend?

    1. A.
      3
    2. B.
      4
    3. C.
      5
    4. D.
      6
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      When you are watching the acrobatic show, you’ll certainly feel cold
    2. B.
      The audience cannot select any music in Beijing rocks concert
    3. C.
      If you are interested in foreign literature, you can go to the Literature museum
    4. D.
      We can enjoy a lot of cultural activities in Beijing in September

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast．Diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿病）, Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin（胰岛素） three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death．And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance．
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he’d better find a way to fight back．He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics(糖尿病患者) and their loved ones ---- a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources．
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six．Father and son visit the online children’s forums（论坛） together most evenings．“Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,” says Swencki, one of the site’s volunteers. “They know what he’s going through, so he doesn't feel alone.”
Kody is anything but alone. Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases．And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages．
These days, Thomas’s main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people ---- 225 to date ---- who can’t afford a diabetic’s huge expenses．Fight-it org has raised about $23,000 ---- in products and in cash．In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean．
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables．“Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar’s original members. “But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”

  1. 1.

    Diabeticrockstar.com was created for ____．

    1. A.
      diabetics to communicate
    2. B.
      volunteers to find jobs
    3. C.
      children to amuse themselves
    4. D.
      rock stars to share resources
  2. 2.

    According to the text, Kody ____．

    1. A.
      feel lonely because of his illness
    2. B.
      benefits from diabeticrockstar.com
    3. C.
      helps create the online kid’s forums
    4. D.
      writes children’s stories online
  3. 3.

    What can we learn about Fight It?

    1. A.
      It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties．
    2. B.
      It organizes parties for volunteer once a year．
    3. C.
      It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics．
    4. D.
      It owns a well-known medical website．
  4. 4.

    The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ____．

    1. A.
      works full-time in a diabetes charity
    2. B.
      employs 22 people for his website
    3. C.
      helps diabetics in his own way
    4. D.
      manages to find a cure for diabetes

The name sounds funny but the idea is no joke: it’s a personal toilet called the pee-pool, Anders Wilhelmson, a Swedish architect, is the inventor of the pee-pool.
He became interested in the idea of sanitation(卫生设施) after taking part in a research project on the social and political development of cities, One of the most common problems he found in developing countries was the lack of toilets, He wanted to do something to help, So working with others, he started the project in 2005, and the next year started a company called Peepoolple.
The toilet is a single—use bag made of environmentally friendly plastics, The inside is treated with urea （尿素）, a chemical commonly used as fertilizer, The hotter the weather, the more quickly the waste turns into what is needed by plants The sanitation process can be as soon as a couple of hours or as long as two to four weeks ,You can just bury it in a pot and grow whatever you like.
The company expects to start selling the bags in August in Kenya and Bangladesh, But it is just beginning production and sales in Nairobi now , Full production could reach about half a million bags a day and people may be able to buy the pee-pool in countries Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.
The United Nations says more than two and a half billion people around the world do not have good sanitation ,Many have no choice but to use the outdoors, which is not only bad for the environment ,but also harmful to people’s health, Each year, poor sanitation leads to three fifths of those people getting an infectious disease which on average causes one out of 1,000 patients to die.
Jack Smith ,the founder of the World Toilet Organization ,says “This is quite an unacceptable situation given the fact that we are living in the modem world , And strangely, many of them own televisions ,phones but have no toilet.”

  1. 1.

    What was the original purpose of Anders Wilhelmson in starting the company?

    1. A.
      To protect the local environment
    2. B.
      To earn a lot of money from the project
    3. C.
      To do research on the social development
    4. D.
      To help solve the problem of lack of toilets in developing countries
  2. 2.

    What can be learned about the pee-pool from the passage?

    1. A.
      It can be used over again
    2. B.
      Its sanitation process doesn’t last long
    3. C.
      It works better in summer than in winter
    4. D.
      It should be buried in a pot after being used
  3. 3.

    In which place can people buy the Pee-pool now?

    1. A.
      Nairobi
    2. B.
      Vietnam
    3. C.
      Sweden
    4. D.
      Bangladesh
  4. 4.

    The fifth paragraph is written mainly to tell us that      

    1. A.
      poor sanitation may cause many problems
    2. B.
      many people don’t care for the environment
    3. C.
      many people get ill from using the outdoors
    4. D.
      quite a number of people died from poor sanitation
  5. 5.

    The underlined word“This ”in the last paragraph probably refers to        

    1. A.
      the outdoors being damaged
    2. B.
      many places being shout of toilets
    3. C.
      many people having TVs and phones
    4. D.
      many people getting an infection disease

There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects（物体） with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap(裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weights in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, yellow and white.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for (代表)a kind of light with a certain wavelength(波长). It reaches our brain through sense organs(感觉器官).
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors

  1. 1.

    The idea of the second paragraph is to tell us ________

    1. A.
      a red box is heavier than a white one
    2. B.
      a color has weight in one’s mind
    3. C.
      white paper is lighter than red paper
    4. D.
      you can know the weight of a color by holding it
  2. 2.

    Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

    1. A.
      Because people can sense(感觉) the light from colors
    2. B.
      Because we can smell colors with our noses
    3. C.
      Because every color has its own sweet smell
    4. D.
      Because every color can give off light of the same length
  3. 3.

    If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will__________

    1. A.
      rise
    2. B.
      fall
    3. C.
      stay the same
    4. D.
      change now and then
  4. 4.

    It can be known from the text that________

    1. A.
      colors have order in weight
    2. B.
      colors can change the weight of an object
    3. C.
      people would stay longer in a room with red windows
    4. D.
      colors can affect （影响）our mood （情绪）and health
  5. 5.

    This passage is probably a __________

    1. A.
      book review
    2. B.
      history textbook
    3. C.
      travel magazine
    4. D.
      science report

Office workers should know that long periods of sitting at your desk may be a killer. Scientists have shown a new threat from this lifestyle that they call  “muscular inactivity (肌肉迟钝)”．
Sitting still for long periods of time leads to the buildup of substances (物质) in the blood that are harmful to health. And exercise alone won’t drive them away.
Millions of people spend their days between car，office desk and the sofa in front of the TV. While the bad influences are well rocognized，it has been thought that they can be changed by regular trips to the gym or swimming pool.
Now researchers say that is not enough. In addition to regular exercise，office workers need to keep moving while they work，by making regular trips to the printer，coffee machine or to chat with workmates.
Elin Ekblom­Bak，an expert on health，says research shows long periods of sitting and lack (缺乏)  of “whole body muscular movement”  are strongly linked to obesity，heart disease and cancer，and a higher risk of death，regardless of (不管) whether they take enough exercise.
“Everyone knows about the health benefits of regular exercise. But what we haven’t realized before is that long­period sitting down carries an extra risk that cannot be dealt with by taking exercise，” Dr Ekblom­Bak said，adding that sitting still should be recognized as a risk to health.
“It is important to have a five­minute break from desk work every 45 minutes. Don’t email workmates—walk across the office to give them the message. Take a coffee break or put the printer in the next room. I am a desk worker and I try to do it. It is not difficult but sometimes you get lost in your work and you forget about it.”
However，more studies are needed to confirm the ill effects of sitting for too long and ways of fighting them. But at present they conclude that  “keep moving”  should be added to the advice to “keep exercising.”

  1. 1.

    Nowadays，many office workers wrongly think that________

    1. A.
      long periods of sitting has bad influences on them
    2. B.
      regular exercise benefits them after long periods of sitting
    3. C.
      they are living a lifestyle called “muscular inactivity”
    4. D.
      it’s unfair for them to sit in the office for too long
  2. 2.

    What does the author suggest office workers should do?

    1. A.
      Chat with workmates often
    2. B.
      Send emails instead of chatting
    3. C.
      Keep moving in the office regularly
    4. D.
      Take more exercise after work
  3. 3.

    The last paragraph suggests that the result of the study is________

    1. A.
      scientific
    2. B.
      uncertain
    3. C.
      unbelievable
    4. D.
      convincing
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      A new threat ：long­period sitting
    2. B.
      Office workers should keep exercising
    3. C.
      Taking exercise benefits a lot
    4. D.
      Keep moving，it could save your life

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside

  1. 1.

    What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      The coat looked like a magical coat
    2. B.
      They were good at shopping
    3. C.
      The coat was a real bargain
    4. D.
      They had the same taste in clothes
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

    1. A.
      A wide smile
    2. B.
      A worried look
    3. C.
      A jealous spirit
    4. D.
      A joking tone
  3. 3.

    After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.
    a. was happier and better-behaved
    b. received more praise from his teachers
    c. was willing to follow suggestions
    d. made rapid progress in study
    e. would say sweet words to please her

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

    What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

    1. A.
      We should not judge people by their appearance
    2. B.
      Life is full of possibilities when we are young
    3. C.
      It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives
    4. D.
      What we wear could help shape who we are inside

A Charlotte N.C. man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors (公诉人) said that he can under the state’s murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime—even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose.
But, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? We asked Martin Samuels, chairman of the neurology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Absolutely, no question about it.
The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response, which was originally described by Walter Cannon，chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942. If, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the automatic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. This process certainly would be of help to early humans. However, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.
The autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is poisonous in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death.
By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. There are people who have died in excitement or in religious passion. There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “I can die now”, and then he dropped dead

  1. 1.

    What is Martin Samuels’ attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?

    1. A.
      Approval
    2. B.
      Disapproval
    3. C.
      Doubtful
    4. D.
      Indifferent
  2. 2.

    What can we learn about the fight-or-flight response according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by Martin Samuels
    2. B.
      It is a natural protective method that can’t be found in all creatures but humans
    3. C.
      The ancient humans had a better fight-or-flight response than modern ones
    4. D.
      The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs
  3. 3.

    What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?

    1. A.
      Winning an unexpected fortune
    2. B.
      Missing a dead family member
    3. C.
      Watching a horror movie
    4. D.
      Listening to a sweet song
  4. 4.

    The purpose of the passage is ______

    1. A.
      to explain why people will die of a heart attack
    2. B.
      to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure
    3. C.
      to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death
    4. D.
      to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death

It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices do. One might think that inflation doesn’t matter. But it does ------.When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money—stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply stimulates（刺激）our spending and discourages saving

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which________

    1. A.
      everyone’s incomes rise
    2. B.
      money will hold its value
    3. C.
      we can watch our money grow
    4. D.
      money constantly loses its value
  2. 2.

    In the writer’s view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, ________

    1. A.
      inflation maybe still be a problem
    2. B.
      we have nothing to worry about
    3. C.
      inflation is no longer a problem
    4. D.
      we will become richer and richer
  3. 3.

    Under inflation people are likely to ________

    1. A.
      go to the bank more often than usual
    2. B.
      save more money since their incomes rise
    3. C.
      spend money quickly rather than to save it
    4. D.
      keep money at home instead of going to banks
  4. 4.

    We can conclude according to the passage that ________

    1. A.
      the writer is a government official
    2. B.
      the writer is worried about inflation
    3. C.
      the writer encourages people to spend money
    4. D.
      the writer has become richer because of inflation
  5. 5.

    Which of the following words is omitted at the end of the underlined sentence “But it does”?

    1. A.
      matter,
    2. B.
      goes
    3. C.
      rises
    4. D.
      fall
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