19．Many people in high school cannot wait to go to college and leave their hometown behind．Questions——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．Many people in high school cannot wait to go to college and leave their hometown behind．Questions arise，though，when it comes to all of the decisions involved in choosing a college．
One of the first considerations may be finance．State and public colleges are often the least expensive．Often，though，the better colleges are private and more expensive．It is sad when gifted students cannot attend a college of their choice just for financial reasons．
Another major factor is location．Whether the college is in a small town or large city can have a major impact on its activities．A water lover probably will be more comfortable spending four years near an ocean or a lake．Those who cannot tolerate heat will probably be more comfortable at a northern college．Distance from home may also come into consideration．If family is a top priority，that person should stay close to home； on the other hand，if independence is desired，a campus farther from home would be more appropriate．
School size also plays a major role in the decision process．If you want to get to know your teachers，a small college is suitable．For those of you who consider yourself a"people_person"and want a wide range of activities，a large college is more fitting．Your area of interest is another factor to consider in the decisionmaking process if you want to get the most from your education．The whole point of college is to learn what is of interest to you．
Crucially（至关重要地），one must take into consideration the colleges by which you can realistically be accepted．An Ivy League school for an average student would probably not be a good match．Similarly，an average school for an aboveaverage student would not work well．The college should provide enough of a challenge for the student to work hard．Although there may not be the perfect college out there，there probably will be one that is close．Those who cannot find a suitable college are probably not looking hard enough．
8．When it comes to going to college the author thinksC．
A．students will become homesick
B．students are unwilling to leave their home
C．financial situation is the first to consider
D．students are eager to attend their ideal university
9．What is the main idea of the third paragraph？A
A．The location of the college is a main factor．
B．A long distance will make students upset．
C．Students can be independent at college．
D．The climate must be taken into consideration．
10．What does the underlined part"people person"in the passage mean？A
A．A very sociable person．
B．A very particular person．
C．A person of great capacity．
D．A person of great importance．
11．Which is the most important factor when choosing a college？D
A．The location of a college．
B．The coming challenges．
C．School size．
D．The examination result．

18．Uncivilized behavior by passengers unacceptable
For the first time，airline passengers have been blacklisted for uncivilized behavior．Their names will remain on the blacklist for one or two years，according to an announcement by the China Air Transport Association on Saturday．The blacklisting means they will not be able to travel by air until their names are removed from the list．
Blacklisting passengers who disobey the rules for traveling by air and so place their own interests before everything else，including safety，has long been overdue （迟到的，延迟的）．
There have been frequent reports of passengers making a scene when their flight was delayed or when they believed that they were not treated as they should be on a flight．
Yet it is natural for some flights to be delayed because of reasons such as bad weather or mechanical problems that need to be solved．However，some passengers seem to take it for granted that their flight must take off at the time stated on their ticket，and they even assume that the members of the cabin crew are simply there to do their bidding（吩咐）．
They forget that they should behave themselves in the first place and that respect is reciprocal （互相给与的）．There is no reason for them to be respected when they do not show enough respect for others．
Observing rules can never be over-emphasized when it comes to flight safety．No one has the right to disregard the rules for any reason．Of course，airlines should provide quality services to meet the needs of passengers．Yet，even if passengers are not satisfied with the service provided，there is still no reason for them to flout the rules that are designed for the safety of all．
The blacklisting of these three passengers should serve for others to know they have to toe the line （顺从集体）．
8．Which of the following statements is TRUE？A
A．Never before have airline passengers been blacklisted．
B．At no time should flights be delayed，whatever the reasons．
C．Members of the cabin crew should be at the passengers'service at any moment．
D．If an airline passenger is blacklisted，he or she will never be allowed to travel by air．
9．The underlined word"observing"in paragraph 6is closest in meaning toD．
A．abolishing
B．violating
C．setting
D．obeying
10．According Paragraph 4，the author's attitude towards some passengers isC．
A．Tolerate
B．Curious
C．Critical
D．Neutral
11．The text is most probably taken fromB．
A．a research paper
B．a newspaper report
C．an advertisement
D．a flight guide．

17．Baby girls make their way to dolls as soon as they can crawl，while boys will head for the toy cars，a study has shown．The findings，the first to show consistent differences in very young babies，suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences．
Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90babies aged nine months to 36months．They were allowed to choose from seven toys．Some were boys'toys-a car，a digger，a ball and a blue teddy．The rest were girls'toys：a pink teddy，a doll and a cooking set．They were placed a meter away from the toys，and could pick whichever toy they liked．Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded．
Of the youngest children （nine to 14months），girls spent much longer playing with the doll than boys，and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did．Among the two-and three-year-olds，girls spent 50percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it．The boys spent almost 90percent of their time playing with cars，which the girls barely touched．There was no link between the parents'view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls，and the children's choice．
Dr Brenda Todd said："Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization．Boys may be given‘toys that go'while girls get toys they can care for，which may help shape their preference．But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys．There could be a biological basis for their choices．Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects，probably through hunting instincts（本能），while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink，the color of a newborn baby．"
4．Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably becauseD．
A．baby boys are much more active
B．baby girls like bright colors more
C．parents have an effect on their views
D．there may be a biological difference
5．Both baby boys and baby girls like to play withBaccording to the study．
A．a ball
B．a teddy
C．a car
D．a doll
6．What can we infer from Paragraph 3？D
A．Nine-month-old baby boys don't play with dolls at all．
B．Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls．
C．Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys．
D．The older the babies are，the more obvious their preference is．
7．What conclusion did Dr．Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study？B
A．Adults bring about babies'preference on purpose．
B．Babies'preference isn't affected by social surroundings．
C．Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting．
D．Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted．

16．Many people think that the most popular way of communicating with other people is through the mouth．But what they don't know is that actual communication using the mouth accounts for only around 10% （or even less） of all the means to communicate a message．
Moreover，you can never determine the truthfulness or honesty of people by what they say alone．In fact，words expressed through the mouth often do not reflect what people really think or feel．The more reliable way you can determine their true inner feelings and thoughts is by reading their body language．Everybody communicates using these gestures and if you understand the gestures and their meanings you will be able to read people and know what they are really communicating to you．One researcher even went as far as to say that we speak to hide what's on our minds．But gestures cannot lie．
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you can"see through"the emotions of other people？Let's say you ask a person whether he can do an important task．He says"OK"．But deep inside，you are questioning yourself，"Is he really willing to do this job？"or"Does he have the confidence in finishing this task？"You can't question him directly because that would be like belittling him．And even if you ask him those questions，his replies will not tell you what he really feels or thinks．So the most useful way is to observe his body language．Expressions like smiling，frowning，pouting，facial reddening，sweating，toe curling and sideways glances are visible hints that can help you make a right judgment．
21．According to the passage，we knowD．
A．words through the mouth are the most common way in communication
B．body language is the quickest way to help people understand each other
C．expressions are the most powerful tool to judge whether a man is confident or not
D．you may know what a person really thinks with the help of reading his body language
22．What does the underlined sentence mean in the second paragraph？B
A．We can express ourselves well by body language．
B．We use words to prevent others knowing our true thoughts
C．Spoken words can fully reflect our true self．
D．We use body language to help express ourselves
23．The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replaced withA
A．looking down upon
B．speaking highly of
C．laughing at
D．believing in．

15．The other day I heard a few local musicians talking：
"I hate all the terrible pianos in this town．I hate that rubbish they play on the radio．They can't even understand a bit of music．"
"I'm never playing in that club again．Too many drunks and nobody listens to us．"
But，one younger musician said，"There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month，and I'm trying to find other places to play．I'm also looking to book a few summer festivals this year．"
I've heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with，or to put it another way，you are who your friends are．
Attitudes are important．Whether they're positive or negative，they're rubbing off on you．If you're around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians，or blame others，and you play the role of victim，chances are you will start to as well．So it's time to take a look at the people you call"friends"．
This is an easy exercise：Make a list of the people who you hang out with，and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list．Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard．
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better．Ask them how they do it．Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for，or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path．
32．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？C
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed
B．How to make friendship last for ever
C．You are who your friends are
D．Friends are the most important in one's success
33．The underlined sentence"they're rubbing off on you"in Paragraph 6meansB．
A．they'll push you ahead
B．they'll influence you
C．they'll cover your shortcomings
D．they'll help you achieve your goal
34．The musicians'words at the beginning are written mainly to showC．
A．the musicians'living conditions are quite poor
B．people have poor taste in music
C．people have different attitudes towards the same thing
D．young people have greater chances of succeeding
35．The passage is mainly written forD．
A．musicians
B．managers
C．negative people
D．people wanting to succeed．

14．America is a mobile society．Friendships between Americans can be close and real，yet disappear soon if situations change．Neither side feels hurt by this．Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while-then no more．If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship．This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand，because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending sometimes deeply into both families．
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes，share their holidays，and their home life．They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality easily．
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time．This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time．Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend．We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends．The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine．They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus．And they expect that we will phone them from there．Once we arrive at their homes，the welcome will be full，warm and real．We will find ourselves treated hospitably．
For the Americans，it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants，except for purely business matters．So accept their hospitality at home!
25．The writer of this passage must beB．
A．an American
B．a Chinese
C．a professor
D．a student
26．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families．
B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives．
C．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break．
D．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy．
27．The underlined words"generous with our time"in Paragraph 3probably meanD．
A．strict with time
B．serious with time
C．careful with time
D．willing to spend time
28．A suitable title for this passage would probably be"D"．
A．Friendships between Chinese
B．Friendships between Americans
C．Americans'hospitality
D．Americans'and Chinese's views of friendships．

13．There was no one quite like my father．When any other man had an extra dollar，he bought a drink； when Father had an extra dollar，he bought a book．Other people had pictures on their walls，or at least a calendar； we had books，3000of them，（61）lining （line） every surface of our little four-room house（62）onevery subject．Father was the（63）most（more） persistent （固执的）scholar I ever knew．Every summer he took a month or so off to attend classes．Eventually，he earned seven degrees，attended 11different colleges and universities．My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries of Father's insatiable（不能满足的）（64）hunger（hungry） to learn．
Before I was three，my father was reading aloud to me．Thereafter，I read aloud to him so he'd work on my（65）pronunciation（pronounce）．By the time I was in the fifth grade，I'd recite（66）fromclassical literature to poetry and had to be prepared to do（67）so．Then Father would warn by quoting a saying from Shakespeare，"（68）Ifall the year were playing holidays，to sport would be as tedious（乏味的） as to work．"Obviously，his efforts weren't（69）entirely （entire） in vain，for my voice has enable me to earn a fair livelihood．But that fact doesn't begin to define the most debt（70）thatI owe my father．

12．Some people would have you believe that being fat is the worst thing you can be．They think that if a person is fat they have no life，no love，no reason to want to look good in their clothes．The sad thing is that many people who are fat do feel the same loathing toward themselves and others who are overweight or obese．
I know what I'm talking about because I have been there．I have been that fat girl who wore big T-shirts to cover my"sins"．Forget style．Forget fashion sense．I absolutely had none．I didn't even bother getting haircuts for years，just wore my hair long and straight，pulled back in a ponytail，I have to wonder if the reason the fashion industry has ignored plus sized women and children for so long is because plus sized people，feeling they couldn't possibly look great，didn't bother shopping for new clothes，and therefore no profit was to be found by producing those sizes．
For me，the change that improved my outer look actually started with my outlook on life．I started by being grateful for all I do have，like great health，a stable family，a steady income，freedom，a decent home，the ability to see the trees turn orange in the fall，to hear my grandson humming in the back seat，to remember the great times I've had in my life．
I started to focus on all the positive aspects of the life I already had．I actually started to feel the beauty of the Universe all around me and to realize that I am part of that perfection．The self loathing stopped．I noticed all the people in my life who loved me in spite of my size．I got off the pity pot and smiled at myself．I acknowledged my shame and embarrassment and moved through that too．
32．We can learn from the first paragraph thatA．
A．a fat person is easy be taken away by others'viewpoint
B．fat people always have a low opinion of themselves
C．fat people usually envy others who are slim
D．fat people usually have pity on each other
33．According to the author，the fashion industryB．
A．makes a lot of money by making clothes for fat people
B．does not bother to make clothes for fat people
C．targets on fat people mainly for the purpose of making profit
D．looking down upon fat people too
34．What does the author think is the most important to lead a happy life？A
A．One's view on life．
B．The support and care from others．
C．Neglecting others'views．
D．Focusing on one's inner beauty．
35．The author is probablyD．
A．an expert at weight loss
B．a girl who is troubled by her weight
C．an old woman who is much careful with her appearance
D．an old lady who is happy with almost everything．

11．Patricia Blues，29，has a new aim in life：to keep drivers'hands on their steering wheels and off their cell phones．On November 2，2007，Blues lived through a horrible experience．A motorist dialing a cell phone drove through a stop sign at 45miles per hour and ran into the side of Blues'car．Blues'2-year-old daughter was killed immediately in the crash．
Blues has since devoted her time top pushing for laws that would prevent this type of tragedy from happening again．
Cell phones are not the only distractions（分神） that cause accidents．Eating，changing CDs，reading maps，talking to passengers，and just reaching for an object on the floor can be dangerous．Therefore，the emphasis should be on educating drivers to avoid all distractions．However，talking on cell phones might be easier to regulate than eating or changing music．At least 34states have already passed laws to restrict cell phone use in moving cars．No state has banned it yet，but several US．cities．Worldwide，13nations，including Australia，England，Germany，Japan and China have banned drivers'use of cell phones in moving cars．
To date，no scientific evidence has been published showing that talking on the phone affects driving safety．But according to a test by some high school students，"driving while on the phone does affect safety and probably shouldn't be done"．
21．What happened to Patricia Blues on November 2，2007？B
A．She was seriously injured in a car crash．
B．She lost her daughter in a road accident．
C．She broke the traffic rules at a bus stop
D．Her vehicle was destroyed by a motorbike．
22．The tragedy was caused byD．
A．Blues'lack of driving experience
B．the motorist's failure of seeing the stop sign
C．Blues'poor car conditions．
D．the motorist's absence of mind while driving
23．Patricia Blues'new goal of life is to persuade the governmentC．
A．to forbid the carrying of cell phones in cars．
B．to educate drivers to avoid all distractions
C．to ban talking on cell phones while driving
D．to study harmful results of using cell phones
24．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？A
A．Using cell phones while driving is easier to be controlled by law than other distractions．
B．it is more important to make laws than educate drivers to be aware of driving safety．
C．Driving while on the cell phone is firmly against only by some students from high schools．
D．It is extremely urgent for the cities with a large population to restrict using cell phones．

10．What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop？The products displayed（展示）at the entrance？Or the soft background music？
But have you ever noticed the smell？Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no．But while a shop's scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there．And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase．
A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance via scent machines．A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air．One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores，customers'tension to purchase increased by 80percent．
When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs，scent is just as important to a brand's success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales．That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be．
Some years ago，the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants'disproving attitude and don't-touch-what-you-can't-afford displays．Now the rise of electronic commerce（e-commerce）has opened up famous brands to a wider audience．But while e-shops can use sights and sounds，only bricks-and-mortar stores（实体店）can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave．Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop，but rather a destination．And scent is just one way to achieve this．
Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department，and coconut （椰子）scent in the swimsuit section．A department store has even opened a new lab，inviting customers on a journey into the store's windows to smell books，pots and drawers，in search of their perfect scent．
32．According to the passage，what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store？C
A．Friendly assistant
B．Soft background music
C．Unique scents．
D．Attractive window display．
33．E-shops are mentioned in the passage toB．
A．urge shop assistants to change their attitude
B．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores
C．push stores to use sights and sounds
D．introduce the rise of e-commerce
34．Which statement would the writer agree with？D
A．Put different scents on the products on display．
B．Ask every shop assistant to wear light perfume．
C．Give a flower to customers as a gift．
D．Expose the scent of coffee bean to air inside a coffee shop．
35．The main purpose of the passage is toB．
A．compare and evaluate
B．inform and explain
C．argue and discuss
D．examine and assess．

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