Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations（情况）and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.

1.
Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is for people to remember.
1. A.
  louder
2. B.
  easier
3. C.
  prettier
4. D.
  harder
2.
Famous people want their new names to .
1. A.
  have special sound
2. B.
  be ordinary
3. C.
  have no meaning
4. D.
  be unknown
3.
Mr. Li uses his new name when he .
1. A.
  stays with his family
2. B.
  is at his job
3. C.
  is among Chinese friends
4. D.
  comes back to China
4.
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
1. A.
  Women have to change their names when they get married.
2. B.
  Women can’t use their husband’s name without permission.
3. C.
  If a singer becomes famous, he or she has to change his or her name.
4. D.
  Some people changed their names in order to get much more attentions.
5.
What is the best title（标题）of this passage ?
1. A.
  Family Names
2. B.
  Women’s Names
3. C.
  Changing Names
4. D.
  Special Names

Exited about landing your first job after graduation? Good, work hard and get learning. Don’t forget to listen to young professional’s advice about the “real world” you’re stepping into.
1. Keep up with current events.
In school, it’s easy to live in a cocoon, where you focus on studies and social life. But in the working world, not knowing who Alan Greenspan is or why North Korea is in the news so often can lead to potentially embarrassing conversations.
2. Consider living with parents, even if you have a job.
Think it over before you rule it out. Not only can you save a lot of money by living at home, but your parents may provide emotional support that you may need. They can help pave the way for you to move once you are settled into your new life.
3. Don’t compare yourself to other people your age.
Young adults are good at putting up impressive appearance, but you don’t really know what their lives are like. Those who seem to have the perfect job may spend part of the day making coffee and picking up boss’s dry-cleaning.
4. Pay attention to small jobs as well as big ones.
Don’t stress if, in your first job or internship(实习期), you get a lot more face time with the copy machine than with clients. You may wonder why you spent so much time studying in school only to do such tasks. But you may also be learning more about your new professional than you realize.
5. Know when it’s time to move on.
Give a new job a chance, perhaps a year, before you make up your mind to leave, especially if it’s your first job out of school. When you’re sure that the job isn’t for you, figure out what you want to do and how to do it. Zhang Yue, 26, spent three years working as an accountant in Shanghai before becoming a financial planner. He loves his new job and spent 10 months searching for it: “To find something you really want to do takes time.”

1.
By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants to show ____.
1. A.
  how he succeeded
2. B.
  why he is important to the world nowadays
3. C.
  it is necessary to know key figures
4. D.
  he has a strong effect on the world
2.
Which of the following is TRUE?
1. A.
  Comparing yourself to other people your age will make you harmed.
2. B.
  If you don’t have impressive appearance, you can’t pick up boss’ dry-cleaning.
3. C.
  What you have learned in school may come to nothing in your first job.
4. D.
  Even a small job can do good.
3.
The last sentence means “____”.
1. A.
  It’s easy to find a new job once you have experience
2. B.
  If you hope to do something, you need suffer too much
3. C.
  You needn’t be worried, even though you are trying to find a good job
4. D.
  It will take you time to find a job that suits you well
4.
The aim to write the passage is to ____.
1. A.
  show how and why to get a satisfying job after graduation
2. B.
  give some advice about how to behave when you work
3. C.
  encourage people to ask for help from parents
4. D.
  expect people to fit in with the working conditions as soon as possibl

No one knows for certain why people dream, but some dreams misht be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time (午睡时间) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.
“I was astonished by this finding,” Robert Stickgold told Science News. He is a cognitive neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School who worked on the study of-how the brain and nervous system work, and cognitive studies look at how people learn and reason. So a cognitive neuroscientist may study the brain processes that help people learn.
In the study, 99 college students between the ages of 18 and 30 each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (虚拟迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to start in a different place each time they tried - making it even more difficult. They were also told to find a particular picture of a tree and remember where it was.
For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the particularity stayed awake and half were told to take a short nap. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who took a nap were asked about their dreams before sleep and after steep - and they were awakened within a minute of sleep to describe their dreams.
About a dozen of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were connected to the maze. Some dreamed about the music that had been playing when they were working; others said they dreamed about seeing people in the maze. When these people tried the computer maze again, they were generally able to find the tree faster than before their naps. However, people who had other dreams, or people who didn’t take a nap, didn’t show the same improvement.
Stickgold suggests the dream itself doesn’t help a person learn - it’s the other way around.

1.
It is a cognitive scientists job to study__ .
1. A.
  how people dream and learn
2. B.
  the structure of the nervous system
3. C.
  whether someone is reasonable
4. D.
  the process of understanding
2.
The purpose of the study attended by 99 college students is to .
1. A.
  find the hidden tree in the maze
2. B.
  test the design of a difficult virtual maze
3. C.
  train people’s memory
4. D.
  see how dreams and learning are connected
3.
The better performance in working out the maze is connected with .
1. A.
  how people dream
2. B.
  what people dream
3. C.
  when people dream
4. D.
  where people dream
4.
The writer will probably continue to talk about in the 6^th paragraph.
1. A.
  how learning process caused the dream
2. B.
  how a dream helps a person learn
3. C.
  how dreams and learning influence each other
4. D.
  how to improve people’s memory

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business, but he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshots”.
Photography also turned into a form of art by the end the 19^th century, some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

1.
Matthew Brady was well-known for _______.
1. A.
  inventing daguerreotype
2. B.
  taking pictures of French cities
3. C.
  taking portraits of famous people
4. D.
  inventing the first camera
2.
The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.
1. A.
  Brady to take pictures of famous people
2. B.
  anyone to be a photographer
3. C.
  only rich people to take pictures
4. D.
  people to use daguerreotype
3.
Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.
1. A.
  take pictures to show the real world
2. B.
  make documentaries
3. C.
  show ideas and feelings in pictures
4. D.
  copy old pictures

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
Animals are more than beautiful or interesting or a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1.
Why do people kill animals?
1. A.
  They kill animals for something they need.
2. B.
  They kill animals to raise some money.
3. C.
  Animals destroy their natural resources.
4. D.
  Animals create many problems.
2.
Animals are important to us mainly because ______.
1. A.
  they give us a source of food
2. B.
  they are beautiful and lovely
3. C.
  they keep the balance of nature
4. D.
  they give us a lot of pleasure
3.
Which of the following is NOT true?
1. A.
  People care much about animals because they need them.
2. B.
  Once a certain kind of animal is gone forever, there will never be any more.
3. C.
  Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.
4. D.
  People must not kill any animal or plant.

When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
“Storm chasing” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”

1.
For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to
1. A.
  head straight for the center of the storm
2. B.
  get into the car for safety
3. C.
  wait patiently for the storm to develop
4. D.
  collect information about a coming storm
2.
Beginners of storm chasing are advised
1. A.
  not to drive in a heavy rain
2. B.
  to do it in an organized way
3. C.
  not to get too close to a storm
4. D.
  to spend more time on it in summer
3.
By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that
1. A.
  storm chasing costs a lot of money
2. B.
  storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
3. C.
  efforts in storm chasing are well paid
4. D.
  a storm presents the greatest show on Earth
4.
What can we learn from the text?
1. A.
  Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment
2. B.
  Many storm chasers get killed in the storms
3. C.
  Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world
4. D.
  Storm chasing is only fit for young people

NEW YORK CITY?A hurricane warning has been given for New York City.Forecasters say Hurricane Irene could cause widespread flooding, power failure and billions of dollars in damage.About 65 million Americans live in Hurricane Irene's projected path —many of whom have been evacuated.
In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the city's first-ever evacuation. Roughly 250,000 people have been told to leave their homes in low-lying areas, including the Wall Street financial district.
WASHINGTON D.C.—On Aug.24, 2011, Apple announced that Mr.Steve Jobs, who has battled cancer for several years, was stepping down as the CEO but would serve as chairman.
In January, he had announced that he was taking a medical leave of absence from Apple.In announcing his leave, he turned daily oversight of the company over to the chief operating officer, Timothy D.Cook, and it was Mr.Cook whom Apple named to succeed him as the next CEO of the company.
TRIPOLI—Opposition forces in Libya say they control more than 90 percent of the country.It is still not clear where Moammar Gadhafi is.The opposition has offered more than 1,600,000 dollars for his capture （逮捕）.The head of the opposition forces said his group supports a decision by local businessmen to provide the money in an effort to speed up the capture.Earlier Wednesday, government forces fired onto the former headquarters （总部） of Mr.Gadhafi, which is now controlled by opposition forces.Heavy fighting also continued near Tripoli's airport and in a town of Zuara.

1.
The underlined word "evacuated" probably means ________.
1. A.
  sent away to safer places
2. B.
  gathered around to higher positions
3. C.
  flooded off to lower reaches
4. D.
  left behind to dangerous situations
2.
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Apple?
1. A.
  Steve Jobs.
2. B.
  Michael Bloomberg.
3. C.
  Moammar Gadhafi.
4. D.
  Timothy D.Cook.
3.
From the news above, we know that in Libya _______.
1. A.
  the local businessmen have offered money to catch hold of Gadhafi
2. B.
  the opposition forces suffered a thorough defeat near Tripoli's airport
3. C.
  the government forces are defending the headquarters of Mr.Gadhafi
4. D.
  the town of Zuara is the place where Moammar Gadhafi probably hides

It was shortly before midnight, and Dr Patricia was getting ready for bed. The phone rang on the end of the line was a woman about to break a promise.
The woman was her mother’s neighbor. Flora Harris had made the neighbor swear she wouldn’t tell her daughter she’d had a heart attack and was in the hospital, for fear her daughter would worry. The neighbor wisely decided to disobey orders.
Harris desperately wanted to get to the hospital immediately, but she couldn’t. She lives in Washington, D. C, and her mother lives in California.
For the past year a half, Harris has gone to Los Angeles every other month to take care of her mother. Flora Harris takes care of her husband, James, who’s 91 and has Alzheimer’s disease. They live in their own home, and a caregiver comes to help them a few hours a day.
Harris is one of many Americans facing the heartache of how to take care of aging parents from afar. She’s often worried, not to mention exrtemely busy with a demanding job, two teenage daughters and the frequent trips to California.
In some ways, Harris is lucky. She has the resources to make the trips to Los Angeles. Plus, Harris is a doctor who treats the elderly.
“But it’s still tough,” she says. “I can foresee what the next few years are going to look like, and it’s not a pretty picture. My father’s going to need diapers (尿布). There will come a time when he won’t recognize me and he’s easily excited. I worry he’s going to be violent and hurt my mother.”
So what do you do when you live a continent away from your aging, sick parents? There are no magic answers. You can hire someone to help, but you can’t oursource it completely.

1.
Why was the woman thought to have broken a promise?
1. A.
  She failed to take care of Flora.
2. B.
  She was not supposed to call Harris at midnight.
3. C.
  She couldn’t go to hospital on time.
4. D.
  She told Harris about her mother’s illness.
2.
What can we learn about Patricia Harris from the passage?
1. A.
  She thinks it harder to look after her parents the next few years.
2. B.
  Her parents cannot take of themselves at all.
3. C.
  She cannot do a demanding job.
4. D.
  She cannot afford to go to California often.
3.
What does the underlined word “outsource” in the last paragragh mean?
1. A.
  Arrange somebody outside to do a job.
2. B.
  Work something out by oneself.
3. C.
  Speak something out for help.
4. D.
  Understand something.
4.
What’s the main idea of this passage?
1. A.
  Aging people in the USA are increasing.
2. B.
  The rate of heart disease is high in America.
3. C.
  It is difficult to tend aging parents from afar.
4. D.
  Harris advises on tending aging parents from afar.

A new study done by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario （HEQCO） shows that it doesn't make much of a difference that parents reward their children with cash for their better marks.
Many parents have offered cash to their children in the hope that it would improve marks and possibly raise their children's interest in achieving higher marks.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto （UT） and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT） to learn more about the potential for financial encouragement as motivation for improved marks, involved first and second year students receiving financial aid in 2008-2009 at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
The top students participating in the study who said they were "very concerned" about having enough money to complete their degrees were to receive $100 for getting a grade of 70 per cent for each one-semester course, plus $20 for every percentage point beyond that.It was imaginable that a student could earn as much as $700 for achieving 100 percent in a course.
Harvey Weingarten, president and CEO of HEQCO said, "In its efforts to help disadvantaged students by exploring the idea of paying them to attend school, the Toronto District School Board （TDSB） is asking the same question many other districts are asking about how to improve student participation and performance.Our study and others to date indicate that this practice has little effect if any in those situations where it has been tested."
The authors of the study suggest that ineffective study habits may be a barrier to academic achievement and that the real problem may be more a lack of academic preparation than a lack of effort or motivation.They note that the availability of peer （同伴） advising does not appear to have helped greatly.They conclude that other potential avenues to improving performance, or other approaches of teaching, are needed at the high school and postsecondary levels.

1.
If a student gets a grade of 85% in a course, he will get _____.
1. A.
  $100
2. B.
  $300
3. C.
  $400
4. D.
  $700
2.
The underlined words "this practice" in Paragraph 5 refer to _____.
1. A.
  improving student participation
2. B.
  seeking help from different districts
3. C.
  paying disadvantaged students to attend school
4. D.
  testing student performance in the same district
3.
The real problem with student participation and performance is most probably a lack of____.
1. A.
  academic preparation
2. B.
  effort or motivation
3. C.
  teaching methods
4. D.
  peer advising
4.
What is mainly discussed in the passage?
1. A.
  Many parents have offered cash to their children.
2. B.
  Many first and second year students receive financial aid.
3. C.
  Ineffective study habits lead to poor academic achievement.
4. D.
  Rewarding students with cash for good grades has little effect

YUZHOU, HENAN –An accident in a central China coal mine killed 21 miners Saturday and left another 16 trapped underground , the government said.
The death toll rose to 26 Sunday morning as rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners who were still trapped underground, rescue headquarters said.
Rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners still trapped underground, but chances for them to survive were very slim, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters.
"Based upon past experience, the remaining 11 miners could be buried in coal dust, so the survival chances are frail," Du said.
More than 2,500 tons of coal dust smothered(厚厚的覆盖) the pit after the gas leak（漏出）, which hampered（阻碍） the rescue, said Du.
The gas outburst happened at 6:03 a.m. Saturday when 276 miners were working underground in the mine in Yuzhou City. A total of 239 workers escaped but 21 were found dead and 16 trapped.
An initial（最初的） investigation showed that 173,500 cubic meters of gas leaked out in the accident. Liu Wenbin, a deputy chief engineer of the company that owns the mine, was in the pit（矿井） when the accident happened. He organized the escape.
"At around 6 a.m., I felt there was something wrong with the airflow in the shaft, and one of the team captains told me he also felt it and had already reported the problem," said Liu
The mine is owned by Pingyu Coal & Electric Co. Ltd., a company jointly established by four investors, including Zhong Ping Energy Chemical Group and China Power Investment Corp.

1.
What could be the best title for this passage?
1. A.
  Death Toll Rises in an Accident in China
2. B.
  A Coal Mine Accident in Central China
3. C.
  An Accident in Central China
4. D.
  Coal Mine Accidents in China
2.
What does the underlined part mean in the second paragraph?
1. A.
  payment required for the use of rescuing persons
2. B.
  the number of people killed in a particular accident
3. C.
  the percentage of the dead persons in an accident
4. D.
  a number of people killed in an accident
3.
From this passage we know that ____.
1. A.
  Of the 276 miners in the mine only 21 were dead until the next morning
2. B.
  The miners trapped underground would be saved without difficulty
3. C.
  16 miners trapped underground were still found alive waiting for the rescue
4. D.
  Until the next morning another 5 miners were found dead in this accident
4.
According to the writer, which of the following is not true?
1. A.
  The mine was owned by more than one company
2. B.
  There was at least one more similar accident happening in Central China before
3. C.
  Before the accident happened there was no sign of something wrong
4. D.
  When the accident happened one of the mine owners was in the pit

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Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is for people to remember.

Famous people want their new names to .

Mr. Li uses his new name when he .

Which of the following statement is TRUE?

What is the best title（标题）of this passage ?

By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants to show ____.

Which of the following is TRUE?

The last sentence means “____”.

The aim to write the passage is to ____.

It is a cognitive scientists job to study__ .

The purpose of the study attended by 99 college students is to .

The better performance in working out the maze is connected with .

The writer will probably continue to talk about in the 6th paragraph.

Matthew Brady was well-known for _______.

The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.

Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.

Why do people kill animals?

Animals are important to us mainly because ______.

Which of the following is NOT true?

For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to

Beginners of storm chasing are advised

By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that

What can we learn from the text?

The underlined word "evacuated" probably means ________.

Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Apple?

From the news above, we know that in Libya _______.

Why was the woman thought to have broken a promise?

What can we learn about Patricia Harris from the passage?

What does the underlined word “outsource” in the last paragragh mean?

What’s the main idea of this passage?

If a student gets a grade of 85% in a course, he will get _____.

The underlined words "this practice" in Paragraph 5 refer to _____.

The real problem with student participation and performance is most probably a lack of____.

What is mainly discussed in the passage?

What could be the best title for this passage?

What does the underlined part mean in the second paragraph?

From this passage we know that ____.

According to the writer, which of the following is not true?

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The writer will probably continue to talk about in the 6^th paragraph.