Students who date (约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

"Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.

Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表）about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

"At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit，being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

"Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker," Orpinas said, "when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移）attention from studying.”

Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school，”Orpinas concluded.

67. When doing his study, Orpinas_____.

A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B.      completed a survey and a report each year

C. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts

D. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

68. Study skills may include the following behaviors and qualities Except_____

A. being diligent                                     B. being well organized

C. being kind and helpful                        D. finishing assigned schoolwork

69.   What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.

B. Their attention to studying will be affected.

C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes

D. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.

70. Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____

A. supportive    B. positive                   C. negative              D. indifferent 

If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．

I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．

1．Do less

Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things－or even just one important thing－and work on those first．

2．Have fewer meetings

Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．

3．Give yourself time to get ready and get there

If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot（分配） enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Fill your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．

4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing

When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening to people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．

5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．

There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's a frustrating(令人感到挫败的) attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will unavoidably go on．

Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．ks5u

Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．

63．Which can be the best title of the passage?

       A．How to give out our life?            B．How not to hurry in our life?

       C．What to do with our life?            D．How to change our life?

64．If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend,___．

       A．you don't have to put on makeup

       B．you should arrange 10 minutes for it

       C．you'd better squeeze(挤出) about 35 minutes out for it

       D．you should rush there

65．According to the passage, we can know_______．

A．if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better

B．we should try to do all the things better on our task list

C．there's always tomorrow, so we can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrow

D．even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything

66．The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______"．

A．develop rapidly    B．pay enough     C．drop suddenly     D．fail completely

If you want to be a success, study at the University of Waikato is right for you. The university is internationally recognized for its excellence and achievements. It will help you develop advanced research skills. As a university student you can get first-class research facilities (设施) with trained teachers to help, support and advise you in your study. We pride ourselves on our high standards, our research success and our international recognition. For further information: inf@waikato.ac.nz.

Degree

We offer a wide choice of bachelor’s degrees (学位) for international students, which includes: Arts, Communication Studies, Social Sciences, etc. Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education are only for New Zealand citizens, for further information: deg@waikato.ac.nz. 

Tuition Fees(学费)

Tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. For further information: tui@waikato.ac.nz. 

Accommodation(住宿)

You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about $100 a month with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person. For further information: acc@waikato. ac.nz

Health

The Student Health Service provides excellent medical services for students. The Medical Centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your medical needs. For further information: heal@waikato.ac.nz.

Sports

The Centre is a great place to have sports activities. Trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active. The sports hall has volleyball, basketball and indoor football courts and a swimming pool as well. There are also a large number of sports clubs at Waikato. For further information: sport@ waikato.ac.nz

60. If you want to get more information about arts, you can write to ______.

A. sport@waikato.ac.nz                    B. heal@waikato.ac.nz

C. deg@waikato.ac.nz                       D. inf@waikato.ac.nz

61. Which of the following statement is true?

A. You don’t have to pay more than $5000 a year.

B. Everyone can’t choose the Bachelor of Music.

C. If you want to know more about Health, you can visit acc@waikato. ac.nz.

D. You can live in a flat with two bedrooms.

62. According to the text, what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holidays?

A. Go to a hospital nearby.

B. Buy some medicine in a drug store.

C. See a doctor at the school medical centre.

D. Try to get help from your classmates.

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?” “Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”

“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?” “He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…” “His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying everywhere. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.

“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!” “You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?” “But he held the box in his right hand.” “Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.” “And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”

56. We can learn from this passage ________.

A. the writer had known about the old man before.

B. the old man made a living by telling jokes in the café.

C. the writer came to the cafe for the first time

D. what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad.

57. Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______.

A. couldn't help laughing immediately.

B. didn't believe him at all.            

C. showed great mercy upon him.

D. bought the old man another cup of coffee.

58. It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.

A. the right thumb of his best friend.

B. the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person.

C. something made of bloody white materials.

D. his own right thumb.

59. The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

A. the old man helped the cafe in some way.

B. he was nobody but the best friend of the old man.

C. the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did.

D. the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick.

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the   36   side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to   37   in good health, or  38   about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to   39   damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text   40   the title．Therefore, the scissors would   41   before they start,   42   halfway done when I find out the   43   result．

       Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  44  . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  45   up. ks5u

       But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left   46  . Thus you are   47   in a difficult position and feel sad．How  48   that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life   49   greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．

       In fact that is what   50   is like: we are often   51   with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable (吸引人的) like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only   52   we get into another. The   53   may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I   54   remember a philosopher's（哲学家）remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual (不经意的)   55   may not be a bad one．

36．A．front               B．same               C．opposite           D．either

37．A．get                B．keep                C．lead          D．bring

38．A．a report            B．news               C．a theory         D．advice

39．A．reduce           B．suffer               C．prevent          D． cause

40．A．on                 B．for                C．without         D．off

41．A．use                B．stay                 C．prepare           D．handle

42．A．or                B．but                 C．so              D．for

43．A．satisfying           B．surprising            C．regretful          D．impossible

44．A．courage            B．strength             C．attention       D．patience

45．A．given              B．held                C．made           D．picked

46．A．near               B．alone                 C．behind          D．about

47．A．caught             B．attracted                C．filled           D．struck

48．A．dares              B．deals                    C．comes            D．does

49．A．goes                  B．changes              C．progresses            D．improves

50．A．life          B．society                 C．nature           D．study

51．A．supplied             B．faced                  C．connected       D．fixed

52．A．before              B．after                       C．until      D．as

53．A．following            B．next                 C．above         D．former

54．A．almost              B．also                  C．once           D．still  

55．A．treatment            B．choice                 C．action            D．remark (评论)

 Progress so far has been very good. ________, we are sure that the project will be completed on time .

   A. Besides                    B. Therefore              

C. However                 D. Otherwise

Gorge managed to ___________ several customers of the advantages of his product.

   A. remind                    B. accuse                 

C. inform                    D. convince

The unemployment __________ in this city has fallen from 16% to 8% in the past two years.

   A. speed                      B. rate                       C. welfare                  D. line

 Like so many others, the little tramp has rushed there ___________ gold , but without success.

   A. in search of              B. in place of             

C. for lack of               D. for fear of

We shouldn’t complain about being poor --- many families are much ________ than we are.

   A. better off                B. well off               

C. worse off               D. badly off