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16．As parents we like to make sure that our children are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need．Children need two to three kinds of vegetables every day．
A simple way to get our children to eat vegetables is by eating them ourselves．Following our example，they may start eating vegetables themselves．Don't say things like，"If you eat your vegetables，you can have dessert．"The methods work for a little while but can possibly lead them to hate vegetables more．Give your children new varieties of foods which will help them develop a taste for trying new things．
Sometimes the simple things just don't work．We have to start becoming a little creative to make our children eat vegetables．By doing this in the beginning when children are small，we will help them learn to love vegetables．
Think of creative ways to help children eat vegetables．For example，cut up vegetables like carrots，cucumbers and place them in a creative way on a plate for an afternoon snack．Or try using cheese sauce either by dipping the vegetables in it or by putting the cheese right on top of cooked or raw（生的） vegetables．
If you prefer，you can also add a teaspoon of sugar on top of cooked green beans and peas to make them taste a little sweeter．Doing this shouldn't lead to a sweet tooth as long as you only give them a small amount．
If you have children that refuse to eat vegetables，some of these suggestions I've listed will help to turn that around．In the end，you're not only just getting them to eat vegetables，you're also helping them to live a healthier lifestyle．
46．The underlined word"them"（in Paragraph 2）refers to"B"．
A．foods
B．vegetables
C．cheese
D．nutrients
47．According to the passage，all the following ways to get children to eat vegetables are creative EXCEPTC．
A．preparing carrots in an attractive way
B．adding some cheese sauce to vegetables
C．putting cheese on top of vegetables
D．making vegetables much sweeter
48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Children need to eat vegetables every day for their health．
B．It's necessary to think of creative ways to make children eat vegetables．
C．Sugar can make children keep a healthy diet．
D．Parents should help children live a healthy lifestyle．
49．If you want your children to develop the habit of eating vegetables，you shouldA．
A．set an example to them
B．be very patient to them
C．give dessert to them as an award
D．cut vegetables into different shapes
50．The best title for the passage would probably beB．
A．The nutrients that we need every day．
B．How to get children to eat more vegetables？
C．More and more children like eating vegetables．
D．There are many kinds of vegetables for children．

15．Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers，although online ordering is popular in the UK today．
Oxford Street
London is shoppers'paradise，and most visitors head for Oxford Street．Halfway along is Sel-fridges，one of the world's first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in．There are at least four other major stores on this street，plus Europe's largest music shop．In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politiciana great sportsman，or a super star．
Kensington High Street
A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street．One of its department stores even has a roof garden-good for relaxing between purchases．There's also an organic food superstore．
Borough Market
You can't visit London and not go to a supermarket．One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames．Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls，bakeries，and fruit and vegetable sellers．You can also buy specialist food to take away，like cheeses，pork pies，mustard and chutney．
More places for bargains
Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector's items．It's a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find．For clothes，Camden Market is the place．It gets a little crowded at the weekends，though．Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts．
21．Oxford Street becomes special in December forC．
A．the wonderful window dressing
B．the Europe's largest music shop
C．the lights lit by a famous person
D．many bargains to choose from
22．To enjoy food，you can go toA．
A．Borough Market
B．Camden Market
C．Kensington High Street
D．Portobello Road
23．Where is this passage probably taken from？C
A．A science book．
B．A traveler's journal．
C．A trip guide．
D．A news report．

14．Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen．Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English，especially your spoken English．
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers．You may find the information you need．

Global English Center
*General English in all four skills：listening，speaking，reading，and writing．
*3-month（700yuan），6-month（1，200yuan）and one-year（2，000yuan）courses．
*Choice of morning or evening classes，3hours perday，Mon-Fri．
*Experienced college English teachers．
*Close to city center and bus stops．
Tel：67705272　　Add：105Ahongshan Road，100082

Modem Language School
*Special courses in English for business，travel，banking．hotel management and office skills．
*Small classes（12-16students）on Sat．& Sun．from 2：00-5：00p．m．
*Native English teachers from Canada and USA．
*Language lab and computers supplied．
*3-month course：1，050yuan；6-month course：1，850yuan．
Write or phone；Modem Language School，675Park Road．100056
Tel：67353019

The 21st Century English Training Centre
*We specialize in effective teaching at all levels．
*We offer morning or afternoon classes，both three months and a half at a cost of 800yuan．
*We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays．
*Entrance exams：June 1and Dec．
*Only 15-minute walk from city center．
Call 67801642for more information．

The International House of English
*Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost：60yuan for 12hours per week；convenient class hours：9：00-12：00a．m．and 2：00-5：00p．m．
*A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills （same cost as day classes）．
*Free sightseeing and social activities．
*Very close to the Central Park．For further information call 67432308．

21．You work from 9：00a．m．to 4：30p．m．every day．Which school will you choose？D
A．Global English Center and Modem Language School．
B．The 21st Century and the International House．
C．Modern Language School and the 21st Century．
D．Global English Center and the International House．
22．The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in thatA．
A．it requires an entrance examination　
B．it is nearest to the city center
C．its courses are more advanced　　
D．its teaching quality is better
23．You will probably prefer to go to the International House because itB．
A．offers free sightseeing and social activities
B．has a special course in spoken English
C．costs less than the other schools
D．has native English teachers．

13．A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．
First，employers should take the responsibility for their retried employees．To make this possible，a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose．But when a company must  take life long responsibility for its employees，it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years．This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．
In addition，the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．Furthermore，some institutions should be created for senior citizens，which can help provide a comfortable life for them．Unfortunately，as the present situation in our country shows，this is not a truly viable  answer．The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly，particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young．
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some workplaces especially for the elderly where they are independent．
To sum up，all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore，it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．
29．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The problem faced by the old in society．
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．
C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
30．According to the passage，how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people？D
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire
B．Increase saving levels of people during their working years
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired
31．The underlined word"viable"most probably meansB．
A．impossible
B．practical
C．useful
D．successful
32．What can be concluded from the passage？D
A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money
B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age
C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people
D．There is no single solution to the problem of the old．

12．Did you know that women's brains are smaller than men's？The average women's brain weighs 10% less than men's．Since research has shown that the bigger the brain，the cleverer the animal，men must be more intelligent than women．Right？Wrong．Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests，despite the difference in brain size．Why？After years of study，researchers have concluded that it's what's inside that matters，not just the size of the brain．The brain consists of"grey matter"．
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster，perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women．This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier，and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time．When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone，cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time，it's women who come out on top every time．
There are other important differences between two sexes．As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的） tasks，men know better where things are in relation to other things．"A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players，and he knows where to go，"says one researcher．That may explain one of life's great mysteries：why men refuse to ask for directions …and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿） are about nine weeks old，which can be seen in the action of children and young as one．A boy would try to climb a barrier （障碍物） before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others．These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills，while more women speech skills．It may all go back to our ancestors（祖先），among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt，according to one research．
If all this disappoints you，it shouldn't．"The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it．"says a biologist．
25．Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph？C
A．Women's brain is 10% less than men's．
B．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter．
C．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain．
D．Both sexes have the same amount of white matter．
26．What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs？B
A．Women prefer doing many things at a time．
B．Men do better dealing with one job at a time．
C．Women do not need to tell directions．
D．Men have weaker spatial abilities．
27．Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph？B
A．Young boys may be stronger than young girls．
B．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills
C．Women may have stronger feelings than men．
D．Our ancestors needed more spatial skills．
28．What is the writer's attitude in writing this passage？D
A．Defensive．
B．Persuasive．
C．Supportive．
D．Objective．

11．By May，after three months，I had lost 22pounds and reached my goal of 115pounds．My friends would say"Alice，you look great!"or"How did you lose so much weight？"．Those compliments（赞扬）made me feel good and confident．
Soon I dropped to 110ponds．A few of my friends told me that I need to stop dieting because I was starting to look sick．They brought me a present-a bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister．My mum would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．My dad would leae worried messages on my cell phone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body．
By mid-June，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95pounds．All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the nmber itself scared me．I recalled my doctor．He told me about a girl who was 95pounds and was at the risk of dying．I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？To make those who love me worried？Is it worthwhile to be thin？
Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic．The price to pay for the"perfect body"is living with the dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．
28．How did the author feel when she weighed 115pounds？A
A．Happy．
B．Disappointed．
C．Worried．
D．Painful．
29．The author's mother went to her room toC．
A．bring her some chocolates．
B．tell her she missed her．
C．ask her to stop dieting．
D．talk about her studies．
30．The author decided to stop dietingB．
A．when her friends told her to do so
B．when her weight dropped to 95pounds
C．when her father left some messages
D．when her mother had a talk with her
31．What does the writer want to tell us？D
A．It is too expensive for people to lose weight．
B．You will be healthy as long as you stop dieting．
C．There is no model with a perfect body in real life．
D．Being thin is not the most important thing in our life．

10．This year's Miss Chinatown Fashion Show was more than just a showcase for clothing and shoe designers．It was also a fund-raiser （募捐活动） and volunteer sign-up event for the grassroots organization Reading to Kids．"We are looking for donations as well as volunteers to come and read，"said Reading to Kids volunteer Andrea Ramcke．"It is a volunteer organization．There are only two paid workers．"
According to Reading to Kids，the organization tries to encourage underserved children with a love of reading so as to enrich their lives and chances of success in the future．"It is primarily for childrenwho don't have a lot of reading in the home，whose parents are good at a second language or they are good at a second language，"Ramcke said．"so we have a lot of immigrants from everywhere and lots of first generation kids who don't have a lot of books in the home．"
At present，Reading to Kids gathers 901children and 388volunteers at reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight Los Angeles elementary schools．
At the reading clubs，pairs of volunteers read aloud to groups of children divided up by age groups，while the parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home．Ramcke also added that the kids are asked to join in by asking questions and reviewing the material along with doing acraft （工艺） project in relation to the book"．Every child also gets a book to take home and books are donated to school libraries through the program．
"The kids develop a love of reading，"Ramcke said．"Studying doesn't become as hard to them when they learn how to explain it a little bit better．They learn how to think about their words．Their team communication skills and their grades go up．"
32．What was special about this year's Miss Chinatown Fashion Show？C
A．It encouraged people to read．
B．It donated books to Reading to Kids．
C．It offered support to Reading to Kids．
D．It asked show designers to volunteer．
33．The purpose of Reading to Kids is to help kidsB．
A．who love reading and writing．
B．who don't read a lot at home．
C．who don't know foreign languages．
D．who are good at using two languages
34．How often are the reading clubs held？B
A．Every day
B．Once a month
C．Twice a month
D．Every Saturday
35．What is the last paragraph mainly about？D
A．How Reading to Kids works．
B．Why reading is important to kids．
C．The way to get kids to love readng．
D．The influence of Reading to Kids on kids．

9．Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap．Some call it the summer learning setback．Simply speaking，it means the longer kids are out of school，the more they forget．The only thing they might gain is weight．
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation．Some schools follow a year-round calendar．They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between．The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3，000such schools at last count．They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states．
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，"Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback．They simply spread it out across the year．"
Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farthe behind over the summer than other students．Experts say this can be prevented．They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help．
But calling them"summer school"could be a problem．The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term"summer school"．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．The parents welcomed other terms like"summer camp，""extra time"and"hands-on learning．"
28．According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gapD
A．helps children to gain weight
B．leads children to work harder
C．improves children's memories
D．affects children's regular studies
29．Which of the following statements is true？A
A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation．
B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap．
C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar．
D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vacation．
30．Why did almost all parents dislike the term"summer school"？A
A．They attach importance to the children's rights of reedom very much．
B．They are worried about the quality of the"summer school"．
C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap．
D．They can't afford the further study during the vacation．
31．What would be the best title of this passage？D
A．Opening Summer Camp
B．Forbidding Summer Schools
C．Spreading Year-Round Education
D．Minding the Summer Learning．

8．You probably laugh at something you find funny，but how much do you really know
about jokes and humour？Reader's Digest （RD） questioned several experts to give us some facts about them．
RD：What's the oldest joke in the world？
"We can't know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than
writing，"says Christie Davies，professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK．The oldest joke book that's been found so far is the Greek Philogelos．It dates from the 4^th century AD，although the jokes date from an earlier time．According to psychogist Steve Wilson，director of National Humor Month （ April in the US ），it contains 265jokes．
RD：Do some people fail to develop a sense of humour？
Rod Martin，professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada，believes
that while everyone is born without a sense of humour，as we develop，humour and laughter begin to appear．"Of course，some children are more serious，quiet，and less likely to laugh frequently，but this doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humour．"And according to Steve Wilson，there are no adults who don't have a sense of humour．"Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour，and I teach people how，"he says．
RD：Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation？
Sense of humour does differ a lot by country，according to an author named Scott
Weems．British humour is thought to be absurd in nature，while American humour has an aggressive quality．According to a study，Germans are found to find everything funny．
21．What do we know about the oldest joke book？B
A．It remains unknown．
B．It was written in Greek．
C．It was found in the UK．
D．It cntains the oldest joke．
22．What does Rod Martin agree with about people's sense of humour？A
A．Nobody is born with a sense of humour．
B．Some adults lose it when they grow up．
C．Childhood is the best time to develop such ability．
D．Children have a poorer sense of humour than adults．
23．What kind of humour has an aggressive feature？D
A．British humour
B．German humour
C．Canadian humour
D．American humour
24．Where can you probably find the text？A
A．In a popular magazine
B．In a research paper．
C．In a personal diary．
D．In a textbook．

7．Waters exists in three forms---liquid，gas and solid．

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