12．Many of us invest valuable time，energy and money planning our vacations．We do this because we know for sure that going on vacations must be good for us．Research proves this feeling without a doubt．Vacations help us perform better at work，improve our sleep quality and cushion us against depression．
Yet，despite these benefits，many of us return home with a feeling that our last vacation was OK---but not great．In order to change this，some mistakes should be avoided．A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money by planning trips that have too many components （组成部分）．Perhaps you're planning a trip to Europe，seven cities in 10 days，and you realize it will cost only a little more to add two more destinations to the list．It sounds fine in theory，but hopping from one place to the next hardly gives an opportunity to experience what psychologists call mindfulness（留意）---time to take in our new surroundings，time to be present and absorb our travel experiences．Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues such as how to find a good flight deal，how to get from A to B，or which destinations to add or subtract from our journey．These issues may seem important，but our psychological state of mind is far more important．
Actually，vacation happiness is based on the following top rules．First，choose your travel companions wisely，because nothing contributes more significantly to a trip than the right companions．Second，don't spend your vacation time in a place where everything is too expensive so as to keep a positive mood．Third，shop wisely，for meaningful experiences provide more long-term happiness than physical possessions．
Yet，despite these benefits，many of us return home with a feeling that our last vacation was OK---but not great．In order to change this，some mistakes should be avoided．A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money by planning trips that have too many components （组成部分）．Perhaps you're planning a trip to Europe，seven cities in 10 days，and you realize it will cost only a little more to add two more destinations to the list．It sounds fine in theory，but hopping from one place to the next hardly gives an opportunity to experience what psychologists call mindfulness（留意）---time to take in our new surroundings，time to be present and absorb our travel experiences．Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues such as how to find a good flight deal，how to get from A to B，or which destinations to add or subtract from our journey．These issues may seem important，but our psychological state of mind is far more important．
Actually，vacation happiness is based on the following top rules．First，choose your travel companions wisely，because nothing contributes more significantly to a trip than the right companions．Second，don't spend your vacation time in a place where everything is too expensive so as to keep a positive mood．Third，shop wisely，for meaningful experiences provide more long-term happiness than physical possessions．
| Title | Happy（76）Vacations． | |
| Benefits | A better（77）performance at work． | |
| An（78）improved quality of sleep． | ||
| A reduced level of depression． | ||
| Mistakes to be avoided | A（n） （79）attemptto maximize value for money． | |
| Too much（80）wrong about the following issues． | ||
| Finding a（n） good（81）flight deal deal． | ||
| （82）adding or subtracting destinations． | ||
| （84）choice | Making a wise （83）rulesof travel companions． | |
| Choosing destinations properly． | ||
| Shopping（85）wisely． | ||
11．假设你是高二（1）班的学生李华．最近，你在本班同学中做了一个调查，了解同学们过马路时是否有闯红灯的行为及其原因．请你给校报写一封信，报告调查结果，并就如何解决这一问题谈谈自己的建议．
Survey Results
提示词：jaywalk乱穿马路
注意：1．开头已为你写好． 2．词数不少于60．
Dear Editor，
I'm Li Hua，from Class 1，Senior 2．I did a survey among my classmates about jaywalking recently．_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Yours，
Li Hua．
Survey Results
| Question | Answers | Percentage |
| Have you ever jaywalked across a street at a red traffic light？ | Yes | 71% |
| No | 29% |
| Reasons for jaywalking | Percentage |
| 1．Following others | 24% |
| 2．Saving time | 48% |
| 3．Seeing empty streets | 28% |
注意：1．开头已为你写好． 2．词数不少于60．
Dear Editor，
I'm Li Hua，from Class 1，Senior 2．I did a survey among my classmates about jaywalking recently．_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua．
10．For several years，Americans have enjoyed teleshopping---watching TV and buying things by phone．Now teleshopping is starting in Europe．In some（36）Acountries，people can turn on their （37）Cand shop for clothes，jewelry，food，toys and（38）Dthings．
Teleshopping is becoming （39）Bin Sweden．（40）B，the biggest Swedish company（41）C different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries，and in one year，it makes﹩10 million．In France，there are two teleshopping（42）D，and the French（43）Cabout﹩20 million a year in buying things through those channels．
In Germany，（44）Alast year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day．Then the government allowed more teleshopping．Other channels can （45）Dfor telebusiness，（46）Athe largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company．German （47）Bare hoping these will help them sell more things．
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without（48）A．With all the（49）Bproblems in cities，going shopping is not an easy thing．But at the same time，other Europeans （50）Blike this new way of buying things．They call teleshopping"junk on the air．"Many Europeans usually （51）Dthe quality of the things（52）Con TV．They think high quality is the most important thing，and they don't believe they can be sure about the quality of the things（53）B．
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be （54）B the American companies．They will have to be more careful about（55）Aof the things they sell．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers can't touch or see by themselves．
Teleshopping is becoming （39）Bin Sweden．（40）B，the biggest Swedish company（41）C different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries，and in one year，it makes﹩10 million．In France，there are two teleshopping（42）D，and the French（43）Cabout﹩20 million a year in buying things through those channels．
In Germany，（44）Alast year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day．Then the government allowed more teleshopping．Other channels can （45）Dfor telebusiness，（46）Athe largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company．German （47）Bare hoping these will help them sell more things．
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without（48）A．With all the（49）Bproblems in cities，going shopping is not an easy thing．But at the same time，other Europeans （50）Blike this new way of buying things．They call teleshopping"junk on the air．"Many Europeans usually （51）Dthe quality of the things（52）Con TV．They think high quality is the most important thing，and they don't believe they can be sure about the quality of the things（53）B．
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be （54）B the American companies．They will have to be more careful about（55）Aof the things they sell．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers can't touch or see by themselves．
| 36．A．European | B．American | C．African | D．Asian |
| 37．A．radios | B．switches | C．TVs | D．lights |
| 38．A．some else | B．the other | C．another many | D．many other |
| 39．A．relaxed | B．popular | C．disappointing | D．surprising |
| 40．A．Such as | B．For example | C．Therefore | D．In other words |
| 41．A．buy | B．admit | C．sell | D．organize |
| 42．A．websites | B．exhibitions | C．posters | D．channels |
| 43．A．take | B．cost | C．spend | D．pay |
| 44．A．until | B．to | C．unless | D．by |
| 45．A．make | B．leave | C．turn on | D．open |
| 46．A．including | B．except | C．adding | D．exchanging |
| 47．A．people | B．businessmen | C．women | D．officials |
| 48．A．going out | B．buying things | C．money | D．time |
| 49．A．equipment | B．traffic | C．substance | D．lifestyle |
| 50．A．still | B．don't | C．even | D．won't |
| 51．A．relate to | B．give up | C．pick up | D．worry about |
| 52．A．selling | B．having sold | C．sold | D．to sell |
| 53．A．in the shop | B．on TV | C．they bought | D．by this way |
| 54．A．the same as | B．different from | C．as big as | D．larger than |
| 55．A．the quality | B．the places | C．the number | D．the time |
9．If your family is like many in the United States，unloading the week's groceries includes hauling（拖） a case or two of bottled water into your home．On your way to a soccer game or activity，it's easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge，right？
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In fact，Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world，adding 29billion water bottles a year to the problem．In order to make all these bottles，manufacturers use 17million barrels of crude oil．That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months．
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil．That's about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle．
So why don't more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet？Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap，but that's not true．In the United States，local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach（渗） into the water．
People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized the problems it causes，they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic．
Plastic bottle recycling can help-instead of going out with the trash，plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing．
Unfortunately，for every six water bottles we use，only one makes it to the recycling bin．The rest are sent to landfills．Or，even worse，they end up as trash on the land and in rivers，lakes，and the ocean．Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate．
Water is good for you，so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles，and see if you can make a change．
Betty McLaughlin，who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute，says we should try using fewer bottles："If you take one to school in your lunch，don't throw it away-bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day．Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you recycle it．"
And yes，you can make a difference．Remember this：Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．
Drinking Water：Bottled or From the Tap？
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In fact，Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world，adding 29billion water bottles a year to the problem．In order to make all these bottles，manufacturers use 17million barrels of crude oil．That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months．
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil．That's about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle．
So why don't more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet？Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap，but that's not true．In the United States，local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach（渗） into the water．
People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized the problems it causes，they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic．
Plastic bottle recycling can help-instead of going out with the trash，plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing．
Unfortunately，for every six water bottles we use，only one makes it to the recycling bin．The rest are sent to landfills．Or，even worse，they end up as trash on the land and in rivers，lakes，and the ocean．Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate．
Water is good for you，so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles，and see if you can make a change．
Betty McLaughlin，who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute，says we should try using fewer bottles："If you take one to school in your lunch，don't throw it away-bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day．Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you recycle it．"
And yes，you can make a difference．Remember this：Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．
Drinking Water：Bottled or From the Tap？
| （81）Present situation | Americans consume the （82）mostbottled water in the world． |
| （83）Reasons for people's preference for bottled water | Bottled water is of higher （84）quality． |
It's more（85）convenient for people to drink bottled water． | |
| Problems with bottled water | The （86）production/manufacturing of plastic bottles use lots of fossil fuels． |
Water bottles we use cause serious （87）pollution． | |
| （88）Suggestions/Tips the passage offers | Use bottles（89）made of glass or steel． |
Use a refillable plastic bottle as many times as （90）possible before recycling． |
8．
With only about 1，000pandas left in the world，China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species．That's a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researchers have （41）Jfor the past five years in a project called"Noah's Ark．"
Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs，embryos （胚胎），semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen．If certain species should become （42）E，Dr．Duane Kraemer，a professor in Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine，says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to （43）I the species in the future．
It is estimated that as many as 2，000species of mammals，birds，reptiles will face extinction in over 100years．The panda，（44）D only to China，is in danger of extinction in the next 25years．
This week，Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit．They are now trying to （45）B the embryo into a host animal．
The entire （46）A could take from three to five years to complete．
"The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy，and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，"Kraemer believes．"They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （怀孕）．It takes a long time and it's difficult，but this could be（47）K science if it works．They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk，so it is（48）G the effort，"adds Kraemer，who is one of the leaders of the project at Texas A&M，the first-ever （49）C at cloning a dog．
"They are trying to do something that's never been done，and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark．We're both trying to save animals that face extinction．I certainly （50）H their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do．It's a research that is very much needed．"
| A．procedure B．transplant C．attempt D．native E．extinct F．prohibited G．worth H．appreciate I．reintroduce J．undertaken K．groundbreaking |
Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs，embryos （胚胎），semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen．If certain species should become （42）E，Dr．Duane Kraemer，a professor in Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine，says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to （43）I the species in the future．
It is estimated that as many as 2，000species of mammals，birds，reptiles will face extinction in over 100years．The panda，（44）D only to China，is in danger of extinction in the next 25years．
This week，Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit．They are now trying to （45）B the embryo into a host animal．
The entire （46）A could take from three to five years to complete．
"The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy，and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，"Kraemer believes．"They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （怀孕）．It takes a long time and it's difficult，but this could be（47）K science if it works．They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk，so it is（48）G the effort，"adds Kraemer，who is one of the leaders of the project at Texas A&M，the first-ever （49）C at cloning a dog．
"They are trying to do something that's never been done，and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark．We're both trying to save animals that face extinction．I certainly （50）H their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do．It's a research that is very much needed．"
7．
A new report by the World Health Organization （WHO） reveals that around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking，which kills an estimated 600，000people a year．
In the first study to assess the global （41）C of second-hand smoke，WHO experts find that children are more （42）J exposed to second-hand smoke than any other age-group，and around 165，000of them a year die because of it．
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home，and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco seems to be a deadly （43）I for children in these regions．Commenting on the findings，Heather Wipfli and Jonathan Samet from the University of Southern California，said policymakers try to （44）K families to stop smoking in the home．
While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed（曲解） toward poor and middle-income countries，deaths in adults were （45）B across countries at all income levels．
In Europe's high-income countries，only 71child deaths occurred，while 35，388deaths were in adults．Yet in the countries like Africa，an estimated 43，375deaths due to passive smoking were in children （46）F with 9，514in adults．
Only 7.4percent of the world population currently lives in places with （47）A smoke-free laws，and those laws are not always（48）H enforced（施行）．In places where smoke-free rules are （49）E，research shows that exposure to second-hand smoke in high-risk places like bars and restaurants can be cut by 90percent，and in general by 60percent，the researchers said．
Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher （50）G rates in those trying to quit．
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In the first study to assess the global （41）C of second-hand smoke，WHO experts find that children are more （42）J exposed to second-hand smoke than any other age-group，and around 165，000of them a year die because of it．
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home，and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco seems to be a deadly （43）I for children in these regions．Commenting on the findings，Heather Wipfli and Jonathan Samet from the University of Southern California，said policymakers try to （44）K families to stop smoking in the home．
While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed（曲解） toward poor and middle-income countries，deaths in adults were （45）B across countries at all income levels．
In Europe's high-income countries，only 71child deaths occurred，while 35，388deaths were in adults．Yet in the countries like Africa，an estimated 43，375deaths due to passive smoking were in children （46）F with 9，514in adults．
Only 7.4percent of the world population currently lives in places with （47）A smoke-free laws，and those laws are not always（48）H enforced（施行）．In places where smoke-free rules are （49）E，research shows that exposure to second-hand smoke in high-risk places like bars and restaurants can be cut by 90percent，and in general by 60percent，the researchers said．
Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher （50）G rates in those trying to quit．