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19．Hearing aids today are so small that sometimes you cannot even see them．They can even be part of the frames of a person's glasses．These hearing aids work very much like transistor radios，powered by very tiny batteries．The hearing aid is a wonderful invention that can help a deaf person to hear again．Soon it will be as common for people to wear hearing aids to help them to hear as it is for people to wear glasses to help them to see．
At one time，there was a shame attached to wearing a hearing aid．But this was once true of glasses，too． Today three out of every ten school children wear glasses，and many more people wear glasses as they grow older．The hearing aids is becoming equally well-accepted，for modern hearing aids are wonderfully efficient，available in many styles，and can be fitted to help almost all types of hearing losses．
Hearing aids come in two basic types：air conduction，worn directly in the ear，transmitting （传送）vibrations （振动） through the eardrum （耳鼓），and bone conduction，which transmit vibrations through the mastoid（乳头状的） bone behind the ear directly to the nerve endings of inner ear．The discovery of a new electronic miracle，known as the transistor，has made it possible to produce hearing aids so small and
so light that they can be worn directly in the outer ear or in the frames of eyeglasses．
Children under five will accept and use a hearing aid eagerly，for it is like a toy to them．If a child has hearing difficulties，parents should act immediately，in accordance with the child's needs．

66．What does the passage mainly talk about？C
A．Hearing loss．               B．Hearing aids and glasses．
C．Hearing aids．               D．None of the above．
67．Which of the following statements is true？A
A．Hearing aids can help a deaf person hear again．
B．Hearing aids will help people see more clearly soon．
C．Hearing aids can help children under five improve their reading．
D．Hearing aids can make the parents understand what their children need．
68．How does a hearing aid work？B
A．It's powered by sun batteries．           B．It's powered by tiny batteries．
C．Both A and B．                            D．Not mentioned．
69．What are the two basic types？A
A．Bone conduction and air conduction．
B．Air conduction and inner ear conduction．
C．Bone conduction and inner ear conduction．
D．Air conduction and transmitting vibration conduction．
70．Which is not the reason of hearing aid becoming equally well-accepted？C
A．You can get hearing aids in many styles．
B．Modern hearing aids are wonderfully efficient．
C．It can be placed to the nerve endings of the inner ear．
D．It can be fitted to help almost all types of hearing losses．

18．As the pace of life continues to increase，we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift，being on the go from looming till night，it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it．In fact，it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be．A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．
The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between"fight"or"flight"，and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death．The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress is，it involves the same response．It is when   such a reaction  lasts long，through continued exposure to stress，that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．Since we cannot remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so，even if we could we need to find ways to deal with it．

61．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves becauseC．
A．they have no idea of the art of relaxation
B．they are in the habit of rushing through lift
C．they are becoming more occupied with their work
D．they do not believe that relaxation is important for health
62．According to the writer，the most important quality for a good manager is hisA．
A．not fearing stress                      B．not depending on others
C．reaction chemically and physically      D．knowing the art of relaxation
63．Which of the following statements is true？C
A．Stress is always harmful to people．
B．We can find some ways to avoid stress．
C．Different people can bear different amounts of stress．
D．It is easy to lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties．
64．In Paragraph 3，"such a reaction"refers toD．
A．"responding to crises quickly"
B．"losing heart at the signs of difficulties"
C．"making a choice between'flight'or'fight'"
D．"reaction to stress both chemically and physically"
65．It can be inferred thatD．
A．stress will surely make your health endangered
B．too much relaxation can lead to poor performance
C．it is a good idea to remove stress from our lives when we meet difficulties
D．people would face a cruder choice in ancient times when exposed to stress．

17．This is a dangerous world we live in．The number of murders goes up every year，people are dying of cancer，more people contract HIV，more teens are using drugs，etc．You know this because you have heard all the statistics on the news and in the paper．But do you really have an accurate idea what they mean？The numbers are growing up，but how do they compare to the growth in population？Are more cases of these diseases being reported because of better testing techniques，or are the diseases more common？The fact is that without knowing the background statistics mean very little．
This growing trend of reporting only part of the information is becoming dangerous．For example，several years ago a high school student reported the dangers of the chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide．This chemical，found in most cancerous tumors（肿瘤），is often found in the blood of people drunk on alcohol，and causes complete physical and mental dependence for those who take the chemical even once．After reading his report，more than 75% of his Advanced Placement Chemistry class voted to forbid this dangerous chemical!Every one of the above statements is true，yet this chemical is necessary to all life on earth．The students made the mistake because they voted knowing only a few statements and statistics，rather than the chemical's full background．
The point of this article is that one should be aware of what is and is not being said．When one finds a new fact or number，one should try to consider other important information before forming an opinion with only half-truths．Always remember that the author is trying to convince you of his or her own view，and will leave out information that is different to his view．For example，look again at the statistics that suggest skiing is safe．Only 32people may die each year when skiing，while 897die from lightning strikes，but which is really the most dangerous？If you think about it，you realize far fewer people go skiing each year than the number of people who are in danger of a lightning strike．When you think about it，skiing is more dangerous than you might at first think when looking at statistics．If we teenagers are to be left in this world，we had better be able to think critically，and form our own views，rather than be easily persuaded by another's．To be warned is to be prepared．

47．In the first paragraph，what problem does the writer want to warn us？C
A．We are now living in a dangerous world．
B．We get a lot of false statistics from the media．
C．Statistics alone without full background doesn't give us an accurate pictures of things．
D．There are around us more and more murders，diseases，etc．
48．Why does the writer use the example in the second paragraph？B
A．To argue that high school students are easily persuaded．
B．To show the danger of reporting only part of the information．
C．To prove what is necessary to us might be dangerous．
D．To warn us of the harmful substance around us．
49．Relative information is often left out becauseC．
A．Relative information is not that important．
B．too much information will make readers feel confused．
C．the author is trying to show what he or she says is true．
D．readers are not able to analyze so much information at once．
50．What can we learn from the passage？A
A．We should learn to think critically and look at problems from all sides．
B．Some measures must be taken to protect our dangerous world．
C．The growing trend of reporting only half-truths is getting out of control．
D．Teenagers ought to improve their ability of telling right from wrong．

16．Camera flashes cut across the softly lighted downtown Los Angeles restaurant，as the crowd at Ludo Bites jostles（推挤）for the photo-of the Columbian River king salmon duck．"This is the game we all now play，"chef and owner Ludo Lefebvre said．"We cook，we smile-and the people，they don't eat．They get their cameras．"
Not so long ago，diners，hungry for special meals，would pull out a point-and-shoot at a restaurant for a quick picture of sliced birthday cake．
No more．Taking a cue from Twitter and Facebook cultures，serious foodies（美食家）and casual consumers alike are using digital technology to document each bite，then sharing the pictures online．
Flickr，the photo-sharing website，has seen the number of pictures tagged as"food"jump from about half a million in 2008to more than 6million today，according to company officials．In the group"I Ate This"on Flickr's site，nearly 20，000people have uploaded more than 307，000images of their latest meals．
Camera manufacturers are joining the trend，selling cameras that offer"food"settings，which adjust to enhance colors and textures（质地）on close-ups．
"I am sharing my experiences with my friends，"said Hong Pham，33，a Los Angeles radiologist who runs the food blog Ravenous Couple．"Why shouldn't I share what inspires me？"
But what is documentary fun for people such as Pham is souring the gastronomic（美食的）set．
Managers regularly face diners demanding to be moved away from camera flashes and sounds．Waiters find themselves tongue-tied as customers take out voice recorders to capture a recitation of each course．Some chefs have had enough．
Chef Grant Achatz allows only no-flash photography in his restaurant．He，like many other chefs，finds himself torn between being flattered by the public's enthusiasm and annoyed with the effect the picture-taking is having on the restaurant's operation．
Some consumers now believe food should be consumed visually as well as physically．"What happened to the enjoyment of just eating the food？"said Andrew Knowlton，the restaurant editor for Bon Appetite magazine．"People are losing sight of why you go out．"

72．Who is the most supportive of taking pictures of food in restaurantsC？
A．Grant Achatz． B．Andrew Knowlton． C．Hong Pham． D．Ludo Lefebvre．
73．People tend to take pictures in restaurants becauseB．
A．delicately-made dishes are visually inviting
B．they will share with others their dining experience
C．cameras can be specially set for food photography
D．they can profit by selling pictures to famous websites
74．What can we infer from the passageD？
A．More pictures will be uploaded at websites like Twitter and Facebook．
B．Consumers used to take pictures in restaurants only for their birthdays．
C．Rules should be set out that there is no food photography in restaurants．
D．Chefs are likely to accept picture-taking in their restaurants to a limited extent．
75．The passage is most probably aB．
A．news story
B．feature article
C．commercial advertisement
D．survey report．

15．Car-free neighborhoods exist all over Europe．A quarter of households in Britain live without cars．Vauban in Germany is one of the largest car-free neighborhoods in Europe．If you live in the district，you are required to confirm once a year that you do not own a car-or，if you do own one，you must buy a space in a multi-storey car park on the edge of the district．
Vehicles in most of the European car-free areas are physically stopped from entering the streets where people live．Exceptions are made for emergency vehicles and removal vans but not for normal deliveries．A few parking spaces nearby are available to buy （usually around one space for every five homes） and a few are reserved for car club vehicles．Cycling is a vital means of transport．
Car-free areas of this kind exist in Amsterdam，Vienna，Hamburg and so on．There is even a small one in Edinburgh．
There is another form of car-free development．Recently we have overlooked its potential．Most pedestrianzed （步行） city or neighborhood centers in Britain are almost entirely commercial．But a few farsighted councils have brought back housing and residents，without cars or parking，into city centers that would otherwise be deserted after 6pm．
Car-free UK was set up to improve European-style car-free development in this country．We are not anti-car，but pro-choice．We have recently run public meetings in London to set up a new car-free association for London，which is beginning to look at areas of the city from which traffic could be removed．We know considerable potential demand exists for traffic-free housing in London，and probably in a number of other major cities．

60．Vehicles can only enter the car-free areas ifA．
A．they come for special reasons
B．they are proved to be up to standard
C．they own a parking space nearby
D．they are permitted by the residents
61．If you live in the district，you have toC．
A．leave your car at the edge of the district
B．avoid driving a car except in emergency
C．let people know every year that you do not own a car
D．confirm that you haven't driven a car for a whole year
62．We learn from the last paragraph thatC．
A．car-free areas have not been set up in London
B．it's still difficult to promote car-free development in London
C．traffic-free housing in London is in great demand
D．traffic is a big problem in car-free areas
63．The author of the passage is probablyB．
A．a resident of a car-free area
B．a promoter of car-free area
C．a resident who wants to move into a car-free area
D．a reporter covering news about car-free development．

14．Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands，Ecuador，watching the sun move quietly into the sea，you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin （1809-1882）arrived here in 1835．He stayed on the islands for five weeks，observing various animals．This finally inspired his famous work，On the Origin of Species．You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands．
The islands are certainly a paradise for wildlife，as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control．Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200years ago，each day is as impressive as it could be．
The most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise，which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz，the second largest island in the archipelago（群岛）．Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself．
Despite strict control over activities and timing，your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures：diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you； feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim； and，most magically，seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air．
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin，you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world．At night you will sleep on board the ship，leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands，which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time．

56．What do we know about Darwin's visit to the islands？A
A．He studied different creatures on the islands
B．He completed his famous book on the islands
C．He was touched by the geography of the islands
D．He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands
57．Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because ofC．
A．The beautiful sea views
B．Darwin's inspiring trip
C．a closer view of animals
D．various daring activities
58．From the passage，we can learn thatB．
A．you can visit Galapagos Islands whenever you like
B．some of the tortoises ont eh islands are nearly two hundred years old
C．tourists can put up on the islands at night
D．animals on the island form a perfect natural food chain
59．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？A
A．A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers
B．Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
C．Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos
D．A successful Example of wildlife protection．

13．The website FarmersOnly．com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder．The idea started in the mind of a man，Jerry Miller in Ohio．He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer．Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers．
As he tells it，the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date．But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o'clock at night，when she had to start her day at five the next morning．
So，in 2005，Jerry Miller launched his website．"You don't have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly．com，but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America's Heartland．"
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site．Some services are free，but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year．As of last week the site listed more than 58，000members．Many of them are farmers in the United States．Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture．Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website．
Some farmers have also found love through a group，Singles in Agriculture，which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986．It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance，but is not a dating service．The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship．Its website，singlesinag．org，says there are more than 1，000members across the nation and as far away as France．

71．Jerry Miller started singlesinag．org in order toA．
A．help farmers B．support traditions
C．understand farmers D．represent farmers
72．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2indicate？C
A．She dislikes city lifestyle．
B．She prefers late night coffee．
C．Country life isn't well understood．
D．It's tiring to get up early．
73．Which of the following is true of singlesinag．org？A
A．Its services are free．
B．It provides dating services．
C．Only farmers can become its members．
D．Farmers in France can't benefit from it．
74．The author of the text intends toB．
A．advertise for the two websites
B．introduce two websites
C．encourage social activities
D．urge readers to help farmers
75．It can be inferred from the text thatD．
A．all farmers desire marriage
B．farmers are easy to meet new people
C．more farmers get divorced in the USA
D．the Internet helps improve farmers'social life．

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"Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move，"said David Belle，the founder of parkour（跑酷）．
Do you love running？It is a good exercise，yet many people find it boring．But what if making your morning jog a creative one？Like jumping from walls and over gaps，and ground rolls？Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale？Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over  obstacles  on the way．It is just because of Bond's wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide．
Yes，that's parkour，an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible，getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body．Parkour is considered an extreme sport．As its participants dash around a city，they may jump over fences，run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop．
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds，but its participants see parkour much more than that．
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy（理念） behind parkour．This is the same as life．You must determine your destination，go straight，jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life，to reach the destination successfully．A parkour lover said，"I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life，my way to do everything．"
Another philosophy we've learnt from parkour is freedom．It can be done by anyone，at any time，anywhere in the world．It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence．

61．Parkour has become popular throughout the world because ofB．
A．its founder，David Belle
B．the film，Casino Royale
C．its risks and tricks
D．the varieties of participants
62．The underlined word"obstacles"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．streets             B．objects
C．barriers            D．roofs
63．Which of the following is true of parkour？A
A．It challenges human abilities．
B．It is a good but boring sport．
C．It needs special training．
D．It is a team sport．
64．As its participants move around a city，C．
A．they can ask for help
B．they may choose to escape
C．they should run to extremes
D．they must learn to survive
65．Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour？D
A．Sports and extremes．
B．Excitement and popularity．
C．Dreams and success．
D．Determination and freedom．

11．Just 25years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher，banker and doctor．Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to  survey by the Guardian newspaper．
Rachel，a character in the popular TV show Glee，may be said to speak for British teenagers．"Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor．"He said．
Emma Brockes，a reporter with the Guardian，believes it is"the bad influence of celebrity（名人） culture"that is to blame．"When children wanted to be doctor，it wasn't because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now； you go where the respect is．"She wrote．
It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression．Dr Carlo Stranger，of Tel Aviv University，studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance：Searching for Meaning in the 21^st Century．He told the Daily Mail that young people now are"affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network，which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession（痴迷）．"
"As humans，we naturally measure ourselves to those around us，but now we live in a global village．We are comparing ourselves with the most‘important'people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，"he said．Today，even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media．
The way out？Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity．Dr Strenger said that it is a process called"active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life．"
"The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement，"he said．

66．Nowadays，young people in Britain want toB．
A．choose jobs based on interests     B．become famous
C．be teacher，banker and doctor      D．earn more money
67．According to Emma Brockes，what causes the increasing level of anxiety？C
A．Choices of future careers．        B．Access to the global network．
C．Bad influences of celebrities．    D．Endless comparison with others．
68．Which of the following is true of Dr Carlo Strenger？D
A．He is a newspaper reporter．       B．He is the spokesman of teenagers．
C．He tells success stories on TV．   D．He is against ranking people with wealth．
69．Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people shouldA．
A．seek active self-acceptance        B．stick to their own dreams
C．make great achievements            D．search for the secret of wealth
70．The text is mainly written toB．
A．talk about job choices
B．analyse a social phenomenon
C．encourage celebrity culture
D．introduce three famous people．

10．Hidden in our subconsciousness（潜意识）is a perfect mental picture．We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent．We are traveling by train．Out the windows，we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways，of children waving at a crossing，of cattle feeding on a distant hillside，of smoke pouring from a power plant，or row upon row of corn and wheat，of flat lands and valleys，of mountains and rolling hills，of city skylines and village halls．
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination．On a certain day at a certain hour，we will pull into the station．Bands will be playing and flags waving．Once we get there，so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle．How restlessly we pace the aisles，condemning（谴责）the minutes for loitering（虚度）-waiting，waiting，waiting for the station．
"When we reach the station，that will be it!"we cry．"When I'm 38．""When I buy a new 450SL Mercdes Benz!""When I put the last kid through college．""When I have paid off the debt!""When I get a promotion．""When I reach the age of rement，I shall live happily ever after!"
Sooner or later，we must realize there is no station，no one place to arrive at once and for all．The true joy of life is the trip．The station is only a dream．It constantly outdistances us．
"Relish（appreciate） the moment"is a good motto，actually it isn't the burdens of today that drive man mad．It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow．Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today．
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles．Instead，climb more mountains，eat more icecream，swim more rivers，watch more sunsets，laugh more and cry less．Life must be lived as we go along．Then the station will come soon enough．
63．Why does the author describe the mental picture？D
A．To lead us into a perfect world．
B．To let people enjoy the scenery．
C．To introduce an actual trip of his．
D．To compare it to our life's journey．
64．How do people feel when they're on their trip？D
A．Puzzled．B．Happy．C．Relaxed．D．Impatient．
65．What does the author mean by"Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of
today"in Line 2 Paragraph 5？C
A．Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today．
B．We must be careful of the two thieves：regret and fear．
C．Regret and fear stop us from enjoying our present life．
D．We're frequently challenged by the two：regret and fear．
66．Why does the author write the passage？B
A．To teach us a good lesson．
B．To tell us the right attitude to life．
C．To advise us to forget our worries．
D．To stop us wandering along the aisles．

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