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17．-Do you mind if I take the seat？
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	A．	Yes．Sit down please．		B．	No，not at all
	C．	Surely，never mind		D．	No．You can't take it．

16．Some people can stay up all night and still get work done the next day．I'm not one of them．After a night without enough sleep，I feel bad-tempered．I have trouble remembering things．And all I want to do is to crawl into bed and sleep．
How do you feel after you've stayed up late to finish schoolwork？Or the day after an overnight party？Scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes．
New research suggests that a gene called"period 3"affects how well you function without sleep．The"period 3"gene comes in two forms：short and long．Everyone has two copies of the gene．So，you may have two longs，two shorts，or one of each．Your particular combination depends on what your parents passed on to you．
Scientists from the University of Surrey in England studied 24people who had either two short or two long copies of"period 3"．Study participants had to stay awake 40hours straight．Then，they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed on screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers．
Results showed that the people with the short form of"period 3"performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form did．In both groups，people performed worst in the early morning．
After the first round of experiments，participants were finally allowed to sleep．People in the group that performed well on the tests （those with the short form of"period 3"） took about 18minutes to nod off．
People with the long"period 3"gene，by contrast，fell asleep in just 8minutes．They also spent more time on deep sleep．That suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working in top form．
I think I must have the long form of"period 3"．What about you？

28．The purpose of this passage might beB．
A．to tell us the importance of plenty of sleep
B．to tell the result of a research on sleepy gene
C．to inform the harm of lacking sleep
D．to announce the sleeping rules of humans
29．Which of the following decides how well you perform without sleep？D
A．One short form．
B．One long copy．
C．One short and two long copies．
D．Period 3．
30．What kind of people need less sleep according to the research？B
A．Those with two long copies of the gene．
B．Those with two short copies of the gene．
C．Those with one short and one long copy of the gene．
D．Those with three short copies of the gene．
31．If one lacks enough sleep，one should avoid doing important or dangerous thingsA．
A．in the early morning B．at night
C．in the afternoon D．at noon．

15．LONDON（Reuters）-Oxford University has introduced confidence classes for female students to get them to compete for jobs in future and win chances to work in best companies．
They may be young and gifted，but research at the excellent institution has found that female undergraduates（大学生） are shying away from applying for jobs in banking，finance，management consultancy，engineering and resource management．Partly as a result，starting salaries for women when they graduate are on average￡2，000to￡3，000lower than their male peers．
"Women are earning less on leaving Oxford University．It is ridiculous，"said Jonathan Black，director of the Careers Service at the university．"We have high quality，high achieving students of both genders．But it appears that women are selecting lower-paid jobs．They accept more prejudice（偏见） in certain industries and are saying‘I won't struggle for that really high-paid job'．We are not trying to push loads of women but trying to say they should feel able to apply for these sorts of jobs．Men seem to have more self-confidence and see the bigger picture generally，even when their self-belief is not necessarily based on any greater academic advantage．"
The four-day programme at Oxford University will help 45female undergraduates improve their self-confidence and decision-making，think positively and build on their strengths．Confidence training will teach them how to deal with challenging situations．
Successful female employees from RBS（苏格兰皇家银行） and BP（英国石油公司），which are supporting the course，will talk about their lives and careers．RBS's involvement follows a promise by the bank to increase its national percentage of female graduate applications from 35percent to 50percent by 2014．
Sophie Kelley，20，studying law at Oxford University，is hoping the course will make her more confident in courses and interviews．"I am applying to London law firms for vacation schemes and it is so competitive，"she said．"The rejection letters don't give any real feedback（反馈的意见），so I'm expecting the programme might give me a hand and advice．"

24．Oxford University brings in confidence classes in order to helpC．
A．female undergraduates build on their strengths in daily life
B．male undergraduates make friends with females at the university
C．female undergraduates find higher-paid jobs with more confidence
D．female undergraduates fight against challenges in the face of danger
25．What is the worrying situation for female undergraduates？B
A．They are looked down upon by most companies．
B．Their opportunities are limited and their salaries are lower．
C．Fewer of them are admitted to Oxford University．
D．They are refused to work in banking and finance fields．
26．What can we learn from Paragraph 5？B
A．Females from RBS and BP are very successful．
B．RBS will create more job chances for female undergraduates in future．
C．RBS will be the only choice for female undergraduates．
D．All female undergraduates from Oxford University can apply for RBS．
27．What can we learn about Sophie Kelley？A
A．She hopes to benefit more from the programme．
B．She has been refused by the programme at Oxford University．
C．She feels the programme is ridiculous in modern society．
D．She isn't fit for the world of competition and challenges．

A pair of twins studying at Tsinghua University has become hot online after a video of one of the sisters presenting her daily schedule during an oral exam for a top scholarship was posted online in October．
The schedule shows that she plans her daily activities by the hour，dividing them into class arrangements，learning tasks，and social activities．A review of each day is also included．It seems that the twins sleep only an average of five hours a day．
Ma Donghan and Ma Dongxin，24，both postgraduates（研究生），have been dubbed the"Tsinghua twin sisters xueba （study overlords）"on Renren，a popular Chinese social networking service website for students．The post about them has received tens of thousands of views．
"Someone called me‘a study god'，but I think it refers to people with great talent who can get good scores with little effort，"said Ma Donghan．"Study overlord is more appropriate because it means that you work hard with a clear purpose．You have to manage your life well．"
Ma Donghan，who had the top average grades in her class at school for three consecutive years and scored over 95in many subjects，said that she first began to make a daily study schedule during the second term at university．She found it hard to adapt to university life and faced difficulties she had not expected．"I felt I had too many things to do，and that I couldn't do everything well，"she said．So Ma Donghan learned how to manage time from her sister and designed a detailed schedule for herself．Besides listing her assignments every day，she also wrote down her state of mind after completing them．
The twin sisters won Tsinghua University's special scholarship in 2011，which is awarded to only five students a year．Ma Donghan recalled that she explained her schedule during the oral exam to confirm her learning method．"I didn't expect it would cause such a stir，"she said．
Lots of schools and departments invited Ma Donghan to talk about her learning experience．But after several talks she realized that what she can do for others is limited．"You need to rely on yourself，"she said．

21．What makes Ma Donghan and Ma Dongxin popular online？C
A．Their excellent performance at Tsinghua University．
B．Their beautiful appearance on the Internet．
C．A video of one of them showing a daily schedule in an oral exam．
D．A video about their daily life at Tsinghua University．
22．Which word can be used to describe the schedule？B
A．Simple． B．Detailed．
C．Ordinary． D．Ridiculous．
23．Which of the following is NOT true？A
A．The twins have had top average grades for three years．
B．The twins both have detailed learning plans．
C．The twins won Tsinghua University's special scholarship in 2011．
D．Ma Donghan believes we should depend on ourselves in our study．

13．Have you ever heard of a shamrock （三叶草）？It's not a rock，it's a kind of Ireland．Finding one with four leaves brings you good luck．
Chinese can now visit Ireland and see shamrocks for themselves．The two countries'governments agreed on this last week．
Ireland is on an island in northwestern Europe，next to England．Dublin，the capital，is its largest city．
When people think of Ireland，they think of green plants all over it．In fact，one name for Ireland is the"Emerald Isle （悲翠岛）"．
There are lots of old castles on Ireland's hills，and people tell old stories about them．
Ireland is also famous for its folk music and art．The country is known for its harp （竖琴） and flute （长笛）music．Ireland also has some fun dances．
Lots of Irish moved to America around 1850 because they were starving．The Irish eat lots of potatoes．But at that time potatoes there were dying．
Irish around the world celebrate St．Patrick's Day （圣帕特里克节）every March St．Patrick taught have parades，sing，dance，eat Irish food and drink beer．
41．What is a symbol of Ireland？B
A．Emerald Isle．B．Shamrock．C．Harp．D．Flute．
42．It is said that when you find a shamrock with four leaves，you'll beC．
A．healthy B．happy C．lucky D．rich
43．Why is Ireland also called"Emerald Isle"？C
A．Because the Irish like green very much．
B．B．Because there're many emeralds in the island．
C．Because the island is covered with green plants．
D．Because the Irish are green people．
44．Which of the following is Ireland NOT famous for？D
A．Music．B．Art．C．Dance．D．Sports．
45．Lots of Irish peopleCto move to America around 1850．
A．were glad B．were willing C．had D．were lucky．

12．Catherine was seated in the sofa，totally ________ the book about youth and love．（　　）

11．________ impressed me most was the boy's ability to deal with this difficult physics problem．（　　）

10．It was not until he arrived home ________ he realized he had forgotten to turn off his computer in the office．（　　）

9．今年的五一小长假即将来临，你所在的城市旅游局拟招聘一些高中生担任英语导游，假如你是李华，你打算应聘．请根据下列内容要点给旅游局写一封申请信．
1 自我介绍（年龄，性别等）
2 英语水平（口语表达能力等）
3 特殊优势（相关经历，对当地旅游景点的了解，沟通能力等）
4你的承诺
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      2 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数
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Dear Sir/Madam，
    I'm very glad to know that China International Tourism Festival will be held in our city next month．
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Looking forward to your early reply．
                                                Yours faithfully
                                                         Li Hua．

8．Although Shanghai and Guilin are very different cities，they are very
（71）attractive（attract） and they （72）are visited（visit） by a lot of tourists．
Shanghai is （73）onthe coast while Guilin is situated in Southern China．Shanghai is a lively，crowded port （74）while Guilin is a small peaceful city．The climate in both （75）cities （city） is warm and pleasant all year round．
Shanghai has a large population of （76）nearly （near） twenty million people．Though Guilin only has six hundred thousand people，（77）it is also a very crowded city．But Guilin has （78）fewer（few） high-rise buildings than Shanghai．
（79）Having（have） a history of more than 2，000 years，Guilin is a beautiful historical city．Shanghai （80）started（start） as a small fishing village in the eleventh century．

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