6．How can you tell if someone's lying?The answer is.they're probably not．Traditional economics says ——青夏教育精英家教网—

6．How can you tell if someone's lying？The answer is，they're probably not．
Traditional economics says that people are rational（理智的）beings who will lie if it's to their advantage．A recent university study has shown that，actually，we're pretty honest--especially when we're  at home．
Researchers in Germany phoned people at home and asked them to toss（投掷）a coin．There was a strong financial incentive（刺激） to fake the result：if the coin landed tails-up，the participants  would receive money or a gift ticket，while if the coin landed heads-up，they would get nothing．Because they were  on the phone，they knew there was no risk of getting caught if they lied．
And yet people told the truth．Over hundreds of tosses，a coin will land tails-up roughly 50% of the time．In this study 0ver half the people asked （55.6%） said that the coin landed heads-up，which meant they would receive nothing．
Previous studies had found that people were more dishonest．In those laboratory studies，75% of people reported a winning coin and claimed a reward．So the research team thinks it's being in our own homes which makes us play fair，although it's not yet clear why．
In fact both types of study show people are surprisingly reliable．Even in the laboratory，25% of people  turned down a reward by telling the truth．The researchers say this is because honesty is highly  valued in human society．We care about our  reputation and our sense of ourselves as respectable people．So lying has a psychological  cost and it seems this cost is more important than the financialbenefits of lying．

24．When do people lie according to troditional economics？B
A．When they are at home
B．When it's to their advantage．
C．When they would receive nothing
D．When it comes to financial benefits．
25．Which of the following is TRUE according to the research？A
A．There was no risk of getting caught lying if people were on the phone．
B．The participant would receive nothing if he said the coin landed tails-up．
C．The studies could help to correct the mistakes of the participants
D．people would play fair and behave acceptably if invited to the laboratory．
26．Under what circumstance were the participants more dishonest？D
A．On the phone
B．On the street
C．In their homes
D．In those laboratory studies
27．Researchers have done an experiment in order toD．
A．find out the rates of tossing a coin．
B．prove the finacial benefits of lying．
D．find out the reason why people play fair．
D．advocate honesty is highly valued in society．

5．In America，parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential （潜能） to the fullest extent．Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals．American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do，not what they can't．As a result，millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes，diplomats and doctors．Many of them even want to become president．
American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school，such as student government，sports and music．They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults．
As we all know，schoolwork is important．But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn form natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work．What's more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively．
As a rule，Chinese parents don't educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do，nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities．Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams．They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day．It is a great waste of time to do so．
Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children．I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children．I am very confident about it．

28．From the passage，we know the American parents pay much more attention toA．
A．the social skills than Chinese parents
B．their children's studying hard and well
C．what their children want but they can't
D．extra activities than schoolwork
29．According to the passage，Chinese parentsD．
A．know more than American parents to educate their children
B．owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important
C．pay much more attention to their children's fine future
D．don't encourage their children to participate in extra activities
30．From the passage，we can inferD．
A．American children are brave and adventurous
B．American children are more active in their studies
C．Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively
D．Something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China
31．What's the writer's attitude towards Chinese education reform？C
A．Neutral．
B．Indifferent．
C．Positive．
D．Negative．

4．Reading is the key to success．Apparently every successful person develops a passion for reading．This is because reading is a key element to obtain the information required to understand something．For instance，lawyers have to study and learn every established law on their specific branches．Sometimes the law changes according to people's needs．A good lawyer has to be informed about the latest news in the court．A doctor has to be informed of the latest advances in medicine．
Reading is very important for all mankind．Everything is relative in this world，especially reading．Reading can open m any doors and it can lead you into a path of success．Studies have confirmed that reading to your unborn child is very good．This way your child w ill develop a passion for reading．
How do you develop a passion for reading？There is only one way you can boost your passion for reading．Let me explain this to you．If you want to learn how to ride a bike，you have to get on the bike as many times as possible until you have learned．It works the same way with reading．If you want to boost your reading，take a book and read it all the way through．When you finish reading your first book，take another book and do the same．Try to read as much as you can．If you are going out，grab a magazine，a book，an article or something to read．
There is a very important factor behind the reading-reading comprehension．It's what makes you understand the meaning behind the text．Let's assume that you read a document and you are supposed to explain the meaning of the document．How would you exp lain the document if you couldn't capture the message of the author？

32．The first two paragraphs mainly talk aboutB
A．the key to success
B．the importance of reading
C．what reading comprehension is
D．how to develop a passion for reading
33．We can define reading comprehension asD
A．a strong passion for reading
B．the latest information in reading
C．a very important factor behind the reading
D．something that makes people understand what they read
34．The author develops the passage mainly byB
A．following the natural time order
B．presenting opinions and giving examples
C．comparing the opinions of different people
D．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects
35．What do you suppose the following paragraph will talk about？D
A．Popular reading websites．
B．Famous people who love reading．
C．The importance of reading at school．
D．Ways to improve reading comprehension．

2．On December 14，NASA（National Aeronautics and Space） blasted a small but mighty telescope into space．The telescope is called WISE and is about as wide around as a trashcan．Don't let its small size fool you：WISE has a powerful digital camera，and it will be taking pictures of some the wildest objects in the known universe，including asteroids，faint stars，blazing galaxies and giant clouds of dust where planets and stars are born．
"I'm very excited because we're going to be seeing parts of the universe that we haven't seen before，"said Ned Wright，a scientist who directs the WISE project．
Since arriving in space，the WISE telescope has been circling the Earth，held by gravity in a polar orbit（this means it crosses close to the north and south poles with each lap （一圈）．Its camera is pointed outward，away from the Earth，and WISE will snap a picture of a different part of the sky every 11minutes．After six months it will have taken pictures across the entire sky．
The pictures taken by WISE won't be like everyday digital photographs，however．WISE stands for"Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer．"As its name suggests，the WISE camera takes pictures of features that give off infrared radiation （红外线辐射）．
Radiation is energy that travels as a wave．Visible light，including the familiar spectrum of Light（光谱） that becomes visible in a rainbow，is an example of radiation．When an ordinary digital camera takes a picture of a tree，for example，it receives the waves of visible light that are reflected off the tree．When these waves enter the camera through the lens，they're processed by the camera，which then puts the image together．
Waves of infrared radiation are longer than waves of visible light，so ordinary digital cameras don't see them，and neither do the eyes of human beings．Although invisible to the eye，longer infrared radiation can be detected as warmth by the skin．
That's a key idea to why WISE will be able to see things other telescopes can't．Not everything in the universe shows up in visible light．Asteroids，for example，are giant rocks that float through space-but they absorb most of the light that reaches them．They don't reflect light，so they are difficult to see．But they do give off infrared radiation，so an infrared telescope like WISE will be able to produce images of them．During its mission WISE will take pictures of hundreds of thousands of asteroids．
Brown dwarfs（褐矮星）are another kind of deep-space object that will show up in WISE's pictures．These objects are"failed"stars-which means they are not massive enough to jump start the same kind of reactions that power stars such as the sun．Instead，brown dwarfs simply shrink and cool down．They're so dim that they're almost impossible to see with visible light，but in the infrared spectrum they glow．

74．What is so special about WISEA？
A．Its digital camera can help astronomers to see the unknown space．
B．It is as small as a trashcan．
C．It is small in size but carries a large camera．
D．Never before has a telescope carried a digital camera in space．
75．The camera on WISED．
A．is not different from an ordinary camera
B．does not see infrared radiation while the ordinary camera does
C．reflects light that human eyes can see
D．catches the infrared radiation while the ordinary camera does not
76．Which of the following is NOT correct about"asteroids"according to paragraph 7B？
A．Asteroids do not reflect light that reaches them．
B．Asteroids float through space giving off visible light．
C．It is difficult to take asteroids'pictures by ordinary cameras．
D．The WISE telescope can take pictures of asteroids．
77．What is implied in the last paragraphC？
A．Brown dwarfs give off visible light．
B．Brown dwarfs are power stars like the sun．
C．Brown dwarfs give off infrared radiation．
D．Brown dwarfs are impossible to see with the WISE telescope．

1．She felt sorry that she had disturbed the ________ calmness of a man she respected．（　　）

11．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
While taking a walk with my pet dog this morning，I found the middle-aged man nearby was shouting on his phone．Obvious，he had a bad day．Before he left，I noticed his keys were on the ground．So I immediately picked up and ran away to find the man．Several minutes later，I found him，whom was still shouting on his phone beside his car．I walked to him and asked if he could hold on a little seconds．At first，he was angry about my interrupt．Then I showed to his keys and explained the whole thing．On heard my words，he immediately hang up his phone and apologized for his rudeness．

10．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改仅限一词．
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
A few week before，I followed a fried into an art-supple store．I found her picking out tubes of water-color paint，that surprised me because she is not an artist．"I singed up for a water-color class，"she said shy，"It is on my list of 50things to do．""What are they？"I asked her．"All kinds of thing，"she said．And she added，"Every a few months I look at the list and decide what to focus next．Writing your own list and you'll see what I meant．"So that night I did just that，and he was right．The list revealed that was important to me．

9．The （61）Indian（India） government may use 3D paintings as virtual（虚拟的）speed-breakers （helping to reduce speed） on major highways and roads，in order to check speeding and make（62）its（it）dangerous roads a little safer．
"We are trying out 3D paintings（63）used（use） as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary （64）requirements（require） of speed breakers，"India's transport minister Nitin Gadkari said．
The optical illusions（错觉）are supposed（65）to encourage（encourage） drivers to slow down automatically．（66）Earlier（early） this month，India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways，（67）which is considered to be a safety risk for high-speed transport．In India，cities such as Ahmedabad and Chennai（68）have experimented（experiment） with 3D zebra crossings in the last one year．（69）However，critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions，they may ignore them．Others also point（70）outthat India's decision does not consider the safety of a large number of pedestrians．

8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Recently，if browsing a high school website of Australia，I saw the message you post on it．It get to know that you intend to travel to Xi'an during the summer vacation with a Chinese student as you guide．
Learning this news，I am really willing to travel with you and introducing Xi'an to you．I know as a excellent guide I should make your journey interesting and meaningless．I will keep you company visiting numerous places of interests and enjoying the wonderful scenery．However，I am going to tell you the long but rich history of Xi'an．
Hope you reply me soon．

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