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9．When six the very best students from different cities in Guangdong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong； when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University； when the highest enrollment （录取） rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48：1，it's the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is．
Years ago，the answer certainly would be"Peking or Tsinghua University"．But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation．The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students．
It's no doubt to call this HK craze （狂热），which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves．
How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students？
First，Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship，especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400，000HK dollars．Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families，it's easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great．
Second，most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual （双语） education．This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students．
Furthermore，university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students．
Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK？Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation？Time will explain it．
The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China．After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities，they can perform better together with HK universities．
At least，it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees （学费） are among students'top concern when they are choosing universities．It's time to move．
67．What is the passage mainly talking about？A
A．Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities．
B．Higher education in Hong Kong．
C．The competition between HK University and Peking University．
D．The fall of mainland universities．
68．Top students from mainland apply for （申请） HK universities becauseC．
A．many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience
B．they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities
C．HK universities offer higher scholarship，better environment and more opportunities for their further study
D．Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation
69．From the passage we can see HK universitiesB．
A．didn't mean to enroll top students from mainland
B．didn't expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular
C．have strict enrollment rules and only 1out of 48students can get the chance to study there
D．are proud of their teaching staff and facilities
70．What does the author mean by saying"It's time to move"in the last paragraph？A
A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students．
B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad．
C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge HK universities．
D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge．

8．In America，each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan（口号）．I currently live in Utah，where the slogan is"Life Elevated"．It's a nod to outdoor entertainment in the high country，including  the ski industry．I previously lived in Colorado，a land with red dirt，
great mountains and golden plains．T he slogan there is"Colorful  Colorado"．Years ago I lived in the"Peach State"of Georgia，and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy，whose slogan is"Land of  Enchantment（魔力）"．
We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico，so I  appreciate the story of a   newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes．She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it．The newcomer said，"
Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly，doesn't it？""That's not dust，honey，"the shop owner replied，"That's ENCHANTMENT．"．
That made the problem more acceptable．That an escalator（自动扶梯）broke．He posted a sign to warn customers．He chose not to use the traditional"Out  of Order"or"Do Not Use"warnings．Instead，his sign read，"This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway．"He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus．
And in fact there are some things，like the weather，we can't change．All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them．I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation．Finding something amusing or enjoyable of  difficulty，an irritation or a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do．Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor．
64．The first paragraph is severed as a（n）C．
A．predication　　
B．explanation
C．introduction
D．conclusion
65．How would the newcomer probably feel after hearing what the  shop owner said？D
A．Angry．
B．Curious．
C．Nervous．
D．Relaxed．
66．What's the purpose of the writer's writing the passage？A
A．To encourage people to find the funny side in their daily life．
B．To show the effects of using slogans to raise the position．
C．To explain the skills of turning a disadvantage into humor．
D．To tell the strange experience of a bargain in an antique shop．

7．Dr Wiseman started"the laugh lab"project in September 2001．It is the largest study of humour．Participants（This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers．Most of the time，people are not completely honest．We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want．But laughing cannot be controlled．When we laugh，we tell the truth about ourselves．By December 2001over 10，000jokes had been submitted．This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions．It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour，for instance．
"Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour，"said Dr．Wiseman．"Males use humour to appear superior to others，while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play．"
Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour．The British enjoy what is usually called"toilet humour"．But the French like their jokes short and sharp："You're a high priced lawyer．Will you answer two questions for $500？""Yes．What's the second question？"
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour．But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality．
Perhaps that proves the point．Is this joke funny？I don't know，but let's say yes，just to be safe．Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer．But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing．Perhaps this is relief．Computers already seem like they can do everything．At least they should leave the funny
stuff to us．
60．Scientist started"the laugh lab"projectD
A．to find the funniest joke in European countries
B．to get more personal details about participants
C．to know what funny people are like from different nations and cultures
D．to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour
61．We can infer from the passage thatD．
A．most of the people all over the world are completely honest
B．people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh
C．ordinary people are not interested in"the laugh lab"project at all
D．psychologists and philosophers take interest in the"laugh lab"project
62．According to the passage，we can safely say thatA．
A．Jokes created by computer are less appealing to people．
B．Men and women have similar senses of humour．
C．The project lasted from September，2001to December，2001．
D．Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions．
63．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．Funny or not？
B．Laugh louder!
C．Men laugh better．
D．Watch out for the trap in jokes!

6．Bad news sells．If it bleeds，it leads．No news is good news，and good news is no news．Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers．But now that information is being spread and monitored（监控） in different ways，researchers are discovering new rules．By tracking people's e-mails and online posts，scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories．
"The‘if it bleeds'rule works for mass media，"says Jonah Berger，a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania．"They want your eyeballs and don't care how you're feeling．But when you share a story with your friends，you care a lot more how they react．You don't want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer．"
Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication-e-mails，Web posts and reviews，face-to-face conversations-found that it tended to be more positive than negative（消极的），but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news．Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things？To test for that possibility，Dr．Berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories：thousands of articles on The New York Times'website．He and a Penn colleague analyzed the"most e-mailed"list for six months．One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles．He found that science amazed Times'readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others．
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny，or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety，but not articles that left them merely sad．They needed to be aroused（激发） one way or the other，and they preferred good news to bad．The more positive an article，the more likely it was to be shared，as Dr．Berger explains in his new book，"Contagious：Why Things Catch On．"
28．What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to？A
A．News reports．
B．Research papers．
C．Private e-mails．
D．Daily conversations．
29．What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer？C
A．They're socially inactive．
B．They're good at telling stories．
C．They're inconsiderate of others．
D．They're careful with their words．
30．Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr．Berger's research？B
A．Sports new．
B．Science articles．
C．Personal accounts．
D．Financial reviews．
31．What can be a suitable title for the text？D
A．Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide
B．Online News Attracts More People
C．Reading Habits Change with the Times
D．Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks．

5．One of the newest taboos （禁忌） in American society is the topic of fat．Unlike many other taboos，fat is a topic that America talk about often．It is not taboo to talk about fat； it's taboo to be fat．
The"in"look is thin．In the work world，most companies prefer youthful-looking，slim executives to sell their image and their products to the public．The thin look is associated with youth，vigor and success．The fat person，on the other hand，is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy，self-discipline and self-respect．After all，people think，how can people who care about themselves，and therefore the way they look，allow themselves to become fat？In an image conscious society like the U．S．，fat is"out"．
It is not surprising，then，that millions of Americans have become obsessed （着迷）with staying slim and"in shape"．The pursuit of youthful physical appearance is not，however，the only reason for America's obsession with diet and exercise．
Recent research has shown the great importance of diet and exercise for personal health．As in most technologically developed nations，the life-style of North Americans has changed very quickly during the course of last century．Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do by hand．Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point．As the result of inactivity and disuse，people's bodies can easily become weak and vulnerable to disease．In an effort to avoid such a fate，millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising．
The effects of this new appreciation of the importance of exercise is clear：parks are filled with joggers and bicyclists，physical education programs are enjoying a newly-founded fame and many companies are providing exercise equipment for their employees to use during the work day．
29．In the United States，fat is somethingA．
A．people always talk about
B．not regarded as a taboo topic
C．people usually pay no attention to
D．belonging to the same treatment as other taboos
30．What do Americans think of thin people？B
A．Their work helps them to look youthful
B．They are energetic and successful．
C．Their appearances affects their behavior
D．They are lacking in self-discipline．
31．According to Paragraph 4，which of the following is an example of"inactivity？C
A．Mary does her housework by hand．
B．Celia takes part in a marathon
C．Cecilia goes to her office by car．
D．Margaret plays badminton every Saturday．
32．Why are parks filled with joggers and bicyclists？D
A．Because these parks are fit for sports．
B．Because people are enjoying prestigious status in parks．
C．Because people are taking part in physical education programs．
D．Because people now recognize they should do more exercise．

4．Cats and dogs aren't usually friendly but they can work together well when there's a common goal．
Matt Hirst's pets were recently caught on camera conspiring to open the kitchen door while the master was away．
According to his post on Reddit，Hirst-who lives in the U．K．-had been arriving home all week to notice one of the doors open，even though he knew he shut it before he left．After the fourth time the door was open he decided to set up a hidden camera．
"The first time，I assumed I just must have left the door open．The second time，I checked the whole house thinking that someone was breaking in （and began to suspect the cat）．The third time I figured it must be the cat，and decided to catch him out，so set the camera up and left it going all day，"he wrote．
Just three hours after leaving the house，the cat jumps up onto a scratch tower and starts pawing at the door．
It takes the cat just over a minute to finally break through and then both cat and dog escape to the other side．
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25．Which of the following about cats and dogs are true？D
A．Cats and dogs can never work together．
B．Cats and dogs can be friends if they work together．
C．Cats and dogs can get along well with each other if they live under the same roof．
D．Cats and dogs can cooperate with each other in order to finish something．
26．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Matt Hirst wrote to the newspaper about the story．
B．Matt Hirst set up a hidden camera the first time he found the door was open．
C．Matt Hirst didn't see how the cat and the dog open the door in person．
D．Matt Hirst was glad that his cat and dog are clever．
27．How did the cat open the door of the kitchen？C
A．The cat got the key to the door．
B．The cat and the dog knocked the door open together．
C．The cat opened the door with its paws．
D．The cat opened the door with the help of its owner．
28．Where will you probably read this passage？A
A．On a website．
B．In a science fiction．
C．In a newspaper．
D．In a magazine．

3．Scientists have discovered that （61）staying（stay） in the cold could help us lose weight．Researchers at the University of California found that exposure（暴露） to the cold increases levels of a protein（蛋白） that helps form brown fat----the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm．Brown fat burns energy，（62）which helps us lose weight．White fat stores extra energy，which results（63）in weight gain．The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant，（64）comfortable（comfort） temperatures，our body's need for brown fat has decreased（减少）．They found that："Outdoor workers in northern Finland who （65）are exposed（expose） to cold temperature have（66）a big amount of brown fat when（67）compared（compare） to same-aged indoor workers．"
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice．（68）One group was injected（注入、注射） with the protein that helps create brown fat．This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets．The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity（肥胖）．People who are obese have （69）lower（low） levels of brown fat than thinner people．Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said："This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases．"She added："If you can somehow increase levels of this protein，you could （70）possibly（possible） lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food．

2．If you are a fruit grower-or would like to become one-take advantage of Apple Day to see what's around．It's called Apple Day but in fact it's more like Apple Month．The day itself is on October 21，but since it has caught on（变得流行），events now spread out over most of October around Britain．
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see，and often taste，a wide variety of apples．To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets，it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence（存在），such as Decio which was grown by the Romans．Although it doesn't taste of anything special，it's still worth a try，as is the knobbly（多疙瘩的） Cat's Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else．
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions．One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette，but you'll need a warm，sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it，so it's a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for（迷恋） it．
At the events，you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions，and because these are family affairs（家务），children are well catered for（满足） with apple-themed fun and games．
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit，including stately gardens and commercial orchards（果园）．If you want to have a real orchard experience，try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale，near Faversham in Kent．
32．What can people do at the apple events？D
A．Attend experts'lectures．
B．Visit fruit-loving families．
C．Plant fruit trees in an orchard．
D．Taste many kinds of apples．
33．What can we learn about Decio？C
A．It is a new variety．
B．It has a strange look．
C．It is rarely seen now．
D．It has a special taste．
34．What does the underlined phrase"a pipe dream"in Paragraph 3mean？B
A．A practical idea．
B．A vain hope．
C．A brilliant plan．
D．A selfish desire（欲望）．
35．What is the author's purpose in writing the text？B
A．To show how to grow apples．
B．To introduce an apple festival．
C．To help people select apples．
D．To promote apple research．

1．Los Angeles：Love for Mom is necessary，but buying flowers on her big day may not be．
A slump in flower sales since late last year is likely to continue through Mother's Day，another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears，which is a period of reduced trade and business activity，and increasing food and gas prices．
"If you look at what has happened on Valentine's Day and Christmas，the market for flowers has cooled，"said Eric Beder，an analyst at Brean Murray．"Growth has slowed in the past two quarters．Mother's Day will probably be a slow quarter，too．"
US flower sales for Mother's Day will fall thirteen percent this year to 2billion，withconsumersspendinganaverageof17.65，according to the National Federation．
Mother's Day，which accounts for a one-quarter of annual holiday purchases，according to the Society of American Florists，is traditionally the day when flowers are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers．But this year，the shop-owners are concerned．Gabriel Soto，who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los financial district，is expecting lower sales and has ordered 30percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother's Day．Last month，Soto，who also operates website downtown-flowers．net，closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a huge company．After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis （危机），orders decreased．
32．The underlined word"slump"in Para.2probably meansB．
A．sharp decrease in price
B．sudden fall by a large amount
C．global worry of flower stores
D．great fear for losing jobs
33．This passage infers that Americans haveC．
A．delivered flowers to every house for mothers
B．no longer bought flowers for mothers
C．met financial problems recently
D．cut back on spending because of unemployment
34．Which would be the best title for this passage？A
A．Sorry Mom，Love You but No Flowers
B．Holiday Purchases Have a Hard Time
C．Hard Time Coming Nearer
D．Mother's Day and Crisis
35．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage？B
A．Gabriel Soto was concerned about losing his job．
B．Gabriel Soto owns a flower shop on line．
C．Gabriel Soto won't buy flowers for his mother on Mother's Day this year．
D．Gabriel Soto has ordered flowers this Mother's day．

20．Instagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel and then post to Instagram-it's that easy．You can even share to Facebook，Twitter and more．It's a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram-now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．
I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly，but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK，I'd probably do it too．"The Picture House"is the world's first pay-by-photo restaurant-you order，click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant（巨人）Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people's addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online．They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．
The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don't have to pay for，if they photo and lnstagram it．
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's"Food for Life"campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．"Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments-from the everyday to the special．"said marketing director Margaret Jobling．
The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．
28．Instagram probably isC．
A．a restaurant free of charge
B．a campaign of"Food for Life''
C．a program used to share photos
D．a new marketing project
29．What's the author's attitude to this new trend？D
A．Confused
B．Unconcerned
C．Opposed
D．Interested
30．"The Picture House"encourages sharing photos of its food toB．
A．raise the price of frozen food
B．attract more customers
C．create a new social media trend
D．reward the regular customers
31．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage？A
A．Pay by Picture
B．The Pop-up Diner
C．No Need to Pay
D．Food for Life．

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