16．A recent study has shown that eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day could be good for——青夏教育精英家教网—

16．A recent study has shown that eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day could be good for your health．Scientists have found that a regular 2ounces can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke（中风）without any weight gain．But take care before you reach for a large bar．The effects are canceled out if more than 30calories are taken into your body each day，the researchers warn．
It's already known that a chemical called polyphenol（多酚），found in chocolate，can help reduce blood pressure，and blood pressure lowered in this way can reduce the risk of death from a stroke by 8percent and from a heart attack by 5percent，scientists declare．And it can also reduce the risk or death in general by 4percent．
A daily diet with a little chocolate has the same effect with some special diets designed to lower blood pressure，according to one researcher．"Although all the degree of the blood pressure reduction is small，the effects are quite obvious，"the researchers said．
However，Sara Stanner，a nutritionist at the British Heart Foundation，is quite cautious．"This study suggests that small quantities of small chocolate might have good effects on blood pressure．However，it is important to remember that chocolate is also high in fat and calories．So eating much is not good for your heart．""Polyphenols are also found in fruits and vegetables，which can be taken in without the risks associated with overintake，"she added．
But the German study shows that the fat content does not cancel out the good effects-at least where small amounts are concerned．
32．How is Paragraph 2developed？B
A．By making comparisons．
B．By listing figures．
C．By analyzing causes．
D．By giving examples．
33．What health benefits does dark chocolate have？B
A．It lowers blood pressure heavily．
B．It may prevent heart attacks in a way．
C．It's useful for controlling one's weight．
D．It helps people strengthen their body．
34．What do Sara Stanner's words suggest？D
A．Eating chocolate has no health benefits．
B．Dark chocolate is not so nutritious as expected．
C．The findings of scientist's study are not scientific．
D．Eating fruits and vegetables may be a better choice．
35．What will be discussed in the following passage？A
A．Some details of the German study．
B．Benefits of fruits and vegetables．
C．Harm of overeating dark chocolate．
D．The proper amount of dark chocolate taken in．

15．It may surprise bookworms，but apparently masterpieces such as Jane Eyre are lacking in something-sound effects．An electronic-book firm is adding background noises and music to the works of Charlotte Bronte，Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Shakespeare in the hope of attracting younger readers．In one example，a description of rain lashing against a window in a Sherlock Holmes story will be"enhanced"with matching noises．
The first multimedia e-books-with sounds to accompany novels-will be available this Friday in the UK．The Booktrack releases are available to iPad users，with other tablet computer versions to follow．The concept is already in use in the U．S．，where the classics come with added sound effects．Readers for example can hear the china cups chinking in Mr．Darcy's garden as they read Pride And Prejudice．
A story by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie will be released later in the year with a specially crafted orchestral score．Rushdie's story In The South will be released with a soundtrack provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra．
The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore，a novel for young adults，is one of the first to be tested with a soundtrack which builds in suspense in keeping with the plot．It works by timing the speed of each reader and the software measures the"turning"of a page and moves the music or sounds along accordingly．It has been created by Booktrack which synchronizes （使同步） music to each novel．It is funded by Peter Thiel，a co-founder of PayPal．
Mr．Thiel said，"It's always exciting to witness the creation of a new form of media．The technology promises to captivate readers in a different way．"
However，they have been greeted with horror by traditionalists，who say the technology takes away the pleasure of having one's imagination stimulated by a story．They also raise the prospect （预期） of having to ask an overly eager reader to turn their book down．David Nicholls，whose bestseller One Day was recently turned into a film starring Anne Hathaway，said，"This sounds like the opposite of reading．It would be a distraction．"
28．What's the purpose of the electronic-book firm adding sound effects to masterpieces？B
A．To add some creative factors to the e-books．
B．To arouse interest of the readers．
C．To satisfy the readers'great need．
D．To promote the technology progress．
29．Where was the idea that sounds are added to accompany novels first put forward？D
A．Britain．
B．Australia．
C．New Zealand．
D．America．
30． The following should be done to make a soundtrack work，EXCEPTB．
A．measuring how long each reader spends in reading
B．increasing the volume of the music or sounds
C．making out the reading speed
D．changing the music or sounds with pages turned
31． What's Mr．Thiel'attitude to the future of the new form of media？C
A．Doubtful．
B．Indifferent．
C．Hopeful．
D．Pessimistic．

14．University-the best days of my life!I made lots of friends in my student dorm，went to great parties，joined the debating society…and，well，I did some work too-but I must admit my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness（拖拉）．
It's easy to look back at our university days through rose-tinted spectacles but the truth is that when we first arrived on campus，most of us were out of our comfort zone．
In fact，a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3out of 4students experience high levels of stress，or a mental health condition，during their time at college．The survey，completed by over a thousand students，also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week，and 9% of students feel stressed constantly．
Kirsty，a student at Exeter University，didn't enjoy her first days in college．She says："When I first got to university I don't think I'd realized that I'd forgotten how to make friends．I'd been with the same school friends for seven years，and so I was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after myself at quite a young age．"
Dr Ruth Caleb of the counseling service at Brunel University in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university．She says："Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life-to do the washing，to do the cleaning and so on-being able to cook．Budgeting is extremely important in university life．"And Caleb adds："You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably．"
I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way．I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some life skills before they make the big jump．
27．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 2？B
A．rose-shaped glasses
B．positive perspectives
C．negative sides
D．flower-like tools
28．What did Kirsty find most difficult to do during her first days in college？A
A．Not knowing how to make new friends．
B．Not realizing the importance of making friends．
C．Looking after herself at quite an early age．
D．Trying to achieve academic success．
29．Which of the following tips are helpful or important EXCEPTD according to Dr．Ruth Caleb？
A．having the ability to cook
B．being able to do the cleaning
C．learning how to spend money on one's own
D．balancing social success and academic success
D．Acquiring some life skills isn't that important to new students．
30．What does the author probably mean by saying"I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way"？C
A．He quickly adapted to the new environment when he first arrived on campus．
B．He graduated from college with many achievements．
C．It might have taken him some time to get used to college life．
D．It might have made him proud by leading an independent life at college．

13．Silence means  differently in different cultures．Silences may be thoughtful，or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say．A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness，or worry．Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable； therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap with conversation．Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person's needs．
Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people，just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do．Therefore，when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops，what maybe implied（暗示） is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing．In these cultures，silence is a call for reflection．
Other cultures may use silence in other ways，particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power．For example，Russian，French，and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion．However，Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her．In still another use，persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect，particularly to an elder or a person in authority．
Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing．Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient's silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily．A nurse who understands the healing（治愈） value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures．
28．What does the author say about silence in conversations？A
A．It is culture-specific．
B．It promotes friendship．
C．It implies anger．
D．It is content-based．
29．Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought？C
A．The Mexicans．
B．The French．
C．The Chinese．
D．The Russians．
30．What does the author advise nurses to do about silence？B
A．Let it continue as the patient pleases．
B．Make use of its healing effects
C．Evaluate its harm to  patients．
D．Break it while treating patients．
31．What may be the best title for the text？D
A．Sound and Silence
B．Speech Is Silver； Silence Is Gold
C．Silence to Native Americans
D．What It Means to Be Silent．

12．No one can change the weather．Nobody can control the weather．But if we read correctly the signs around us，we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be．This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting．
For many centuries and in all countries，people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting．Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain．That many people feel their joints（关节） hurt is a sign of wet weather．Some birds fly high if the weather is fine，but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way．If you see a rainbow during rainy weather，this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine．Such rainbows come in the evening．If the stars twinkle clearly at night，then fine weather will continue．If a fog appears in the morning just above a river，then the day will be warm．If the sunset is mostly red in color，then the following day will be fine．If a rainbow appears in the morning，rainy weather will probably come．
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting．
21．Which is true about weather forecasting？A
A．Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like．
B．Weather forecasting is a report about the weather．
C．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain．
D．People can change the weather forecasting．
22．Which of the following can be used here to replace the underlined phrase"on the way"？C
A．continuing
B．reducing．
C．coming．
D．disappearing．
23．Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy？B
A．Some birds fly high．
B．A rainbow appears in the morning．
C．The sunset is mostly red in color．
D．Fogs appear in the morning just above a river．
24．The best title of the passage isD．
A．Weather forecasting plays an important role in our life
B．Weather forecasting can bring people some signs of weather
C．Weather is forecasted only by eyes and brains．
D．People can predict weather by experience in daily life．

11．The new high-speed railway line between Urumqi，capital of the Xinjiang Uygur（维吾尔族） self-governing region，and Lanzhou，capital of Gansu province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12hours．
The dramatic improvement will benefit many families planning reunions for the Spring Festival．
"For the first time，I feel home is not that far away after all，"said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high-speed train in Urumqi with six members of his family．The 35-year-old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years ago，and he has now settled in Urumqi．"We normally drive home for the Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train tickets for the whole family during the peak season，"Liang said．"Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes，so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip．"
More than 600，000passengers traveled on the line during its first month，and the Urumqi Railway Bureau said the introduction of high-speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season．
The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiang's development．All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new line，leaving the old ones to be used for goods．As a result，Xinjiang's annual goods ability could reach 200million metric tons（公吨） from the current 70million．
The line passes through areas that experience high winds，and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau（高原） and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi Desert．
The project could help China to promote its high-speed railway technology abroad，said Ma Xizhang，director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway project's management department in Xinjiang．
24．How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before？A
A．About 24hours．
B．About 6hours．
C．About 18hours．
D．about 12hours．
25．What's the main advantage of the new high-speed railway？D
A．It takes more time to go to Urumqi to Lanzhou．
B．It will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang．
C．All the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals．
D．It helps to improve Xinjiang's development．
26．From the passage we can learnB．
A．Xinjiang's annual goods ability can increase nearly four times
B．the new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroad
C．the high-speed railway lines can't be built across the bone-dry sands
D．the old railway lines can only carry goods now
27．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．The new high-speed railway line is good for all people to go home．
B．The new high-speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods．
C．Taking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou．
D．Businessmen seldom went home for the Spring Festival before．

10．Dear Editor，
I'm a Senior 1student in a middle school．This term，my favourite teacher，Miss Mao，no longer teaches us．I want to see her，but I'm afraid that she no longer likes me and I don't want to trouble her．I really miss her．What should I do？
Tian Yan
Dear Tian Yan，
It's bad luck that you have lost your favourite teacher．But，if she is still in your school，nothing can stop you going to see her．When she isn't busy，ask her if she minds having a quick chat．You can then tell her she was your favourite teacher．Everyone is happy to know they are liked!
If she has left the school，it will be more difficult to meet her．It will be hard，but remember people always come and go in our lives．We can't rely on them being with us all the time．
You may be sad to say goodbye to her，but we can remember and learn from her．Think of her best qualities．
You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers．Study hard and give your new teacher a chance． In time， you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from．
Finally，you can not completely（entirely） rely on（depend on） other people getting you through your studies，or even your life．
Editor
32．Tian YanB．
A．is a troublemaker
B．likes Miss Mao very much
C．is happy these days
D．doesn't like to tell her secret to anyone
33．The editor advises Tian Yan to do the following ExceptD？
A．Find a time to see Miss Mao．
B．Have a short chat with Miss Mao．
C．Tell Miss Mao she likes her．
D．Keep quiet about the thing．
34．The expression"in time"in this passage means"A"．
A．over a period of time
B．on time
C．at the right time
D．a long time ago
35．According to the passage，students can make progress in their studiesD．
A．completely by their favorite teachers
B．completely by their favorite classmates
C．mainly by their parents
D．mainly by themselve．

9．People are overweight for many reasons，the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods，get the wrong types of calories per meal，and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day．Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill，because the food that you eat can either make you thin or fat．This is true because your body is like an engine，and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals（间隔） each day．
Low-calorie Diets Do Not Work
The reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism（新陈代谢） will detect any major drop in calories and it will then adjust itself by burning fewer calories each day．That is the reason why you can eat 1，000calories per day and not lose any weight，while your friends can eat 2，500calories per day and not gain any weight．
Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
Many people in today's society are buying mostly low-fat or non-fat food at the grocery store．Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy．However，people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this．They are not losing weight by changing to this low-fat lifestyle．
Losing weight has nothing to do with these things．One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods，such as fruit and vegetables，eat them at the right time，and exercise every day．If people make this a habit，they will lose weight．
25．What is the main reason why people are overweight？B
A．They burn many calories every day．
B．They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time．
C．They eat food with lots of calories．
D．They don't take weight loss pills．
26．The article is written in order toC．
A．tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food．
B．tell readers about an important scientific discovery．
C．tell readers how to lose weight．
D．call on people to lose weight and stay healthy．
27．To realize the aim of your weight loss plan，you shouldA．
a．do exercise every day
b．eat meals at the right time
c．eat fruits and vegetables
d．eat low-fat or sweet food
e．eat the proper foods at each meal
A．a，b，c，e
B．a，b，d，e
C．a，c，d，e
D．a，b，c，d．

8．If you are sitting，please stand up．Move your legs．Touch your toes if you can．Do anything but sit．New research shows that if you cut down on the time you spend sitting，you might live longer．Sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years．Cutting television time to less than two hours a day can add one point four years to life．
The human body is designed to move．The fact is just the opposite．Modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around．We sit while we're eating； we sit in the car； we sit while we are watching TV．And most of us sit for many hours at work．Sitting is something we do all the time．On average，Americans sit for four and a half to five hours a day．But that does not make sitting good for us．
Though you may exercise often，that does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours．We can't throw away physical activity．It is extremely important．Even if you exercise for 30minutes a day，what goes on in the other 23and a half hours a day is also very important．
Changes are coming to some offices，especially in the design of desks．A"standing desk"lets people stand while they work．Another new design is called the"treadmill desk"．It is an exercise machine that lets you walk slowly in one place．Even some U．S．schools begin to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving．
Many companies may not buy a standing desk for everybody．However，they may get five standing desks or a treadmill desk for their employees and put them in a certain place where people can go for an hour a day to answer their emails or talk on the phone．Experts suggest some other activities：take a walk at lunchtime； walk to the offices and talk directly instead of emailing colleagues．All these activities may help you live longer．

28．Why should people stand up according to the new research？C
A．They should touch their toes．
B．Standing more can cure some diseases．
C．Sitting less does people good and may help people live longer．
D．They spend too much time watching TV．
29．What can we learn about sitting？B
A．Sitting is the best position for the body．
B．People usually have to sit for a long time nowadays．
C．The more people sit，the better they will be．
D．Americans sit longer every day than people in other countries．
30．What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 3refer to？D
A．The walking hour
B．Sitting
C．Standing．
D．Exercising
31．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．The new design of desks can help people sit less．
B．The"treadmill desk"is used by people to run．
C．It's better for school students to use standing desks．
D．It's necessary for companies to offer a sitting desk to every employees．

7．Weeks have passed since the world lost contact with Malaysia Airlines flightMH370and its 239passengers and crew．
Although there is little hope of finding any of the passengers and crew alive，China has been making all-out efforts to find what remains of the plane in the southern Indian Ocean，where the plane is believed to have crashed．The search operations involve the navy，the marine police，scientific research and so on．While China's authorities and military forces have passed the test，the search operations have also shown some weaknesses．It is necessary to address these problems because China is a nation that faces many natural disasters．
Lack of professional equipment has been the most notable problem．Among all the ships involved in the search for MH370，only Nanhai jiu 115and Donghai jiu 101and a few other ships have professional rescue equipment．There are also gaps between China and the US in other technologies such as sea-probing （探测）equipment and telecommunications．China mainly sent transporter planes，which lacked the necessary equipment to probe the ocean．While the United States sent P-3C and P-SA planes and MH60-R helicopters with equipment that can probe to depths of 76meters and cover 770sq kilometers in four hours．
China's technology clearly needs to be improved，After the plane lost contact on March 8，more than one satellite received signals from it，but there is no report of any of China's satellites receiving a signal．
Besides technology，China urgently needs to strengthen its international soft power，because almost all the important information was first obtained by Western media，which put pressure upon the Malaysian government for more timely and accurate information．Chinese media mainly forwarded the news broken by their Western colleagues．
Last but not least，more attention should be paid to international cooperation．The search and rescue efforts could well have been a race against time to save lives，but limited by international laws and the absence of cooperation mechanisms，China and some other countries involved did not fully share timely information．

39．What is China's most urgent problem to be deal with in rescue work according to the passage？C
A．Lack of international cooperation．
B．Not sharing timely information．
C．Lack of professional equipment．
D．Too many natural disasters．
40．Which of the following shows that China's technology needs improving？A
A．None of its satellites received any signal after MH370lost touch．
B．Only a few ships have professional rescue equipment．
C．The military forces did not find the missing plane．
D．Chinese media mainly forwarded the news broken by their Western colleagues．
41．What is the best title for this passage？C
A．MH370，come back home now
B．China makes all-out efforts to find what remains of MH370
C．Lessons to be learnt from MH370search
D．Why the missing MH370cannot be found．

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