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Classified ads
FOR DORECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800-0557 10 A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY
FOR SALE
———————————
COME to our moving sale-
Plants, pottery, books, clothes, 
etc.Sat,Dec.14th---9a.m.-5p.m.
1612 Femdale,Apt.1,800-4696
USED FUR COATS and
JACKETS ,Good condition
$30-$50.Call 800-0436 after
12 noon.
MOVING; Must sell.TV21”,
$50; AM/FM radio A/C or
battery, $15; cassette tape
recorder, $10.Call Jon or
Pat, 800-0739 after 5p.m. or
Weekends.
SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s
size 42, 1year old. $85 after
6 p.m., 800-5224.
LOST AND FOUND
———————————
FOUND; Cat, 6 months old,
black and white markings.
Found near Linden and South
U. Steve.800-4661.
LOST; Gold wire rim glasses
In brown case. Campus area.
Reward. Call Gregg 800-9662,
FOUND: Nov.8th-----A black and
white puppy in Packard-Jewett
area 800-5770.
PERSONAL
————————————
OVERSEAS JOBS—Australia,
Europe, S. America, Africa.
Students  all professions and
occupation, $700 to $3000
monthly. Expenses paid,
overtime sightseeing. Free
information at STUDENTS’
UNION.
THE INTERNATIONAL
————————————
CENTER plans to publish a
booklet of student travel
adventures . If you’d like to
write about your foreign
experiences, unusual or just
plain interesting, call us
(800-9310) and ask for Mike
or Janet.
UNSURE WHAT TO DO?
Life-Planning Workshop. Dec.
13th-15th. Bob and Margaret
Atwood, 800-0046.
ROOMMATES
————————————
FEMALE ROOMMATE
WANTED: Own room near-
campus. Available December
1# . Rent $300 per month until
March 1#. $450 thereafter. Call
Jill for details, 800-7839.
NEED PERSON to assume
lease for own bedroom in apt.
near campus, $380/mo.starting
Jan. 1# Call 800-6157 after
5 p.m. 
DOMESTIC SERVICE
————————————
EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP
SERVICE: For prompt,
courteous wake-up service,
call 800-0760.
HELP WANTED
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BABYSITTER—MY HOME
If you are available a few 
hours during the day, and some
evening to care for 2
school-age children, please
call Gayle Moore, days
800-1111, evening and 
weekends 800-4964.
PERSONS WANTED for
Delivery work Own
Transportation Good pay
Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office
101, after 9a.m.
TELEPHONE RECEPTION-
IST WANTED. NO experience
Necessary Good pay. Apply
2311 E. Stadium. office 101,
after 9a.m.
WAITRESS WANTED:
10a.m.-2p.m.or 10:30 a.m.-
5p.m. Apply inperson,2075
Main. Curtis Restaurant.
HELP WANTED for house
Cleaning 1/2 day on weekends
When—to be discussed for
mutual convenience. Good
wages. Sylvan Street. Call
800-2817.


  1. 1.

    Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

    1. A.
      PERSONAL.                     
    2. B.
      HELP WANTED.
    3. C.
      C. DOMMESTIC SERVIC
  2. 2.

    A second-hand jacket will probably cost you________.

    1. A.
      $60
    2. B.
      $40
    3. C.
      $20
    4. D.
      $10
  3. 3.

    To have your travel notes published, you may contact_________.

    1. A.
      Students’ Union
    2. B.
      Gayle Moore
    3. C.
      The International Center
    4. D.
      Life-Planning Workshop
  4. 4.

    If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call_________.

    1. A.
      800-5224
    2. B.
      800-5770
    3. C.
      800-7839
    4. D.
      800-0760

Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race across the Mojave Desert, seeking a million in prize money. To win, they had to finish the 142-mile race in less than 10 hours. Teams and watchers knew there might be no winner at all, because these vehicles were missing a key part -drivers.
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, organized the race as part of a push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields. But the Grand Challenge, as it was called, just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human guidance. One had its brake lock up in the starting area. Another began by throwing itself onto a wall. Another got tied up by bushes near the road after 1.9 miles.
One turned upside down. One took off in entirely the wrong direction and had to be disabled by remote (远距离的) control. One went a little more than a mile and rushed into a fence; another managed to go for six miles but stuck on a rock. The “winner,” if there was any, reached 7.8 miles before it ran into a long, narrow hole, and the front wheels caught on fire.
“You get a lot of respect for natural abilities of the living things,” says Reinhold Behringer, who helped design two of the car-size vehicles for a company called Sci-Autonics. “Even ants (蚂蚁) can do all these tasks effortlessly . It’s very hard for us to put these abilities into our machines.”
The robotic vehicles, though with necessary modern equipment such as advanced computers and GPS guidance, had trouble figuring out fast enough the blocks ahead that a two-year-old human recognizes immediately, Sure, that very young child, who has just only learned to walk, may not think to wipe apple juice off her face, but she already knows that when there’s a cookie in the kitchen she has to climb up the table, and that when she gets to the cookie it will taste good. She is more advanced, even months old, than any machine humans have designed.

  1. 1.

    Watchers doubted if any of the vehicles could finish the race because        .

    1. A.
      they did not have any human guidance
    2. B.
      the road was not familiar to the drivers
    3. C.
      the distance was too long for the vehicles
    4. D.
      the prize money was unattractive to the drivers
  2. 2.

    DARPA organized the race in order to         .

    1. A.
      raise money for producing more robotic vehicles
    2. B.
      push the development of vehicle industry
    3. C.
      train more people to drive in the desert
    4. D.
      improve the vehicles for future wars
  3. 3.

    From the passage we know “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that         .

    1. A.
      can do effortlessly whatever tasks living thing can
    2. B.
      can take part in a race across 142 miles with a time limit
    3. C.
      can show off their ability to turn themselves upside down
    4. D.
      can move from place to place without being driven by human beings
  4. 4.

    In the race, the greatest distance one robotic vehicle covered was          .

    1. A.
      about eight miles
    2. B.
      six miles
    3. C.
      almost two miles
    4. D.
      about one mile
  5. 5.

    In the last paragraph, the writer implies that there is a long way to go         .

    1. A.
      for a robotic vehicle to finish a 142-mile race without any difficulties
    2. B.
      for a little child who has just learned to walk to reach the cookie on the table
    3. C.
      for a robotic vehicle to deal with a simple problem that a little child can solve
    4. D.
      for a little child to understand the importance of wiping apple juice off its face

Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit(山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.
Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.
But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming. Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit; the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit.
Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava(熔岩) and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night. the burning lava quietly falls down tae side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down .

  1. 1.

    What is the main purpose of this passage?

    1. A.
      To attract tourists to Pacaya.
    2. B.
      To describe the beauty of Pacaya.
    3. C.
      To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.
    4. D.
      To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.
  2. 2.

    Antigua is a city      .

    1. A.
      where people can enjoy cultural festivals
    2. B.
      where the daring Pacaya tour starts
    3. C.
      that gives a close-up view of Paraya
    4. D.
      that is famous for its tour companies
  3. 3.

    Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will    .

    1. A.
      walk directly to the active summit
    2. B.
      hear the continuous loud noise from above
    3. C.
      make greater efforts than to other summits
    4. D.
      see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions
  4. 4.

    Many tours are timed for people to      .

    1. A.
      get down the mountain in time when night falls
    2. B.
      avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone
    3. C.
      enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky
    4. D.
      appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.
Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

    1. A.
      Want to buy
    2. B.
      Take the place of.
    3. C.
      Use at the same time
    4. D.
      Seek for information from.
  2. 2.

    In Paragraph 3, the author points out that      .

    1. A.
      family members do not cat at the family table
    2. B.
      family member do not greet each other
    3. C.
      young people live happily in their families
    4. D.
      young people seldom talk with their family members
  3. 3.

    What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      Multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.
    2. B.
      Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets
    3. C.
      Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
    4. D.
      Young people must learn skills for future jobs.
  4. 4.

    The author develops the passage mainly by    .

    1. A.
      providing typical examples
    2. B.
      following the natural time order
    3. C.
      comparing opinions from different fields
    4. D.
      presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

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  1. 1.

    If you happen to be the 200th customer to buy Cholesterolblock, you will      .

    1. A.
      be able to buy it at a low price
    2. B.
      be the luckiest one online
    3. C.
      try it free of charge
    4. D.
      change your diet
  2. 2.

    LiptorR, ZocorR,CrestorRare       .

    1. A.
      diseases
    2. B.
      side effects
    3. C.
      medicines
    4. D.
      cholesterol
  3. 3.

    CholesterolblackTM has the following advantages EXCEPT that       .

    1. A.
      it helps take cholesterol out of whatever food you eat
    2. B.
      it has been proved useful in hospital testing
    3. C.
      it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol
    4. D.
      it sells best on Internet every month
  4. 4.

    Where can you most probably read this passage?

    1. A.
      In a travel guide book.
    2. B.
      On a university bulletin board.
    3. C.
      In a health magazine.
    4. D.
      In a doctor's prescription.

We often use the words “growth” and “development” as if they meant basically the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development).
In the past, most development policies were aimed at increasing the growth rate of income per capita (人均所得). Many are still based on the theory that benefit of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should encourage development.
By the early 1970s, however, the relationship between growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is now clear that more than decades of rapid growth in developing countries has been of little benefit to & third of their population.
The World Bank study showed that increase in GNP per capita did not promise important improvements in such devel?opment indicators as nutrition (营养), health, and education. Although GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefit came down to only a small part of the population. This realization gives rise to a call for new development policies. These new policies favor agriculture over industry, call for national redis?tribution (资源分配) of income and wealth, and encourage programs to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s the international macroeconomic crises (大规模的经济危机) of high oil prices, worldwide recession (衰退) and the third world debt, forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. however, the lesson remains: economic growth does not prom?ise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity (能力) into economic benefit that reach most of a nation’s people.

  1. 1.

    What do we learn from the first paragraph about the relationship between growth and development?

    1. A.
      Growth and development refer to the same thing.
    2. B.
      Growth always brings about development.
    3. C.
      Development is not a necessary result of growth.
    4. D.
      Development is a reliable measure of growth.
  2. 2.

    Before the 1970s, most development policies were based on theory that economic growth would benefit ________.

    1. A.
      most people in society
    2. B.
      some people in society
    3. C.
      few people in society
    4. D.
      everyone in society
  3. 3.

    according to the study by the World Bank in 1974, economic growth in some backward countries brought ________.

    1. A.
      benefit to a third of their population
    2. B.
      benefit to two thirds of their population
    3. C.
      little benefit to their people
    4. D.
      no benefit at all to their people
  4. 4.

    If the passage continues, what would the author most likely discuss in the next paragraph?

    1. A.
      How to turn growth into development.
    2. B.
      How to remove poverty from society.
    3. C.
      How to decrease the third world debt.
    4. D.
      How to cope with economic crises.

When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions, that is, their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver bowls. But now in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance (优雅)has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and informality, with dresses in an informal and ordinary look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it means economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is removing 1,000 jobs -- one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4, 000  the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) field. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs(失业) in Stoke have their roots in great social changes. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend(潮流)" toward informal dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or because they want to eat in front of television. Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone informal. In a time of long work hours and busy family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it's better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Clean the silver bowls ? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned before at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (" Chew with your mouth closed." "Keep your elbows off the table. ") must be picked up else-where. Some companies now offer etiquette courses for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially.

  1. 1.

    In many homes nowadays, people tend to ______________________

    1. A.
      stick to formal traditions when they dine
    2. B.
      set their tables with the good dishes and silver bowls
    3. C.
      have dinner informally
    4. D.
      buy many sets of fine china
  2. 2.

    Why do people tend to follow the trend towards informal dining?

    1. A.
      Family members need more time to relax.
    2. B.
      Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.
    3. C.
      People prefer to live a comfortable life.
    4. D.
      Young people won't follow the etiquette of the older generation.
  3. 3.

    It can be learned from the passage that ‘Royal Doulton’ is              .

    1. A.
      a store of steel tableware                
    2. B.
      a store of stoneware
    3. C.
      a store of pottery chain                 
    4. D.
      a producer of fine china
  4. 4.

    The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is              .

    1. A.
      the increased value of the pound         
    2. B.
      the worsening economy in Asia
    3. C.
      the change in people's way of life        
    4. D.
      the fierce competition at home and abroad
  5. 5.

    In the last paragraph, we can find that formal table manners, though less popular than before in present social life,               .

    1. A.
      are still a must on certain occasions      
    2. B.
      are certain to return sooner or later
    3. C.
      are still being taught by parents at home  
    4. D.
      can help improve personal relationships

What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”

  1. 1.

    The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.

    1. A.
      bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding
    2. B.
      pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking
    3. C.
      great and important; common
    4. D.
      hopeful and helpful; careless
  2. 2.

    According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

    1. A.
      a normal person; a funny person
    2. B.
      a strong person; a weak person
    3. C.
      a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person
    4. D.
      a famous person; an ordinary person
  3. 3.

    A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.

    1. A.
      whose parents are clever
    2. B.
      often thinking about difficult problems
    3. C.
      often helped by his parents and teachers
    4. D.
      born with a good brain and putting it into active use

Living an Adventurous Life
Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor (瘤), and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever. I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over. I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症), which meant that, although they were not over,the nature of my adventures could have to change.
Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have
had. Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs. I might not be able to do it this time. If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity.
I admire the grand adventures of others. I read about them with interest. With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain. I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all Seasons. David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has
rowed me down the Colorado River, I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips - 2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles - ready to bear cold and tiredness - indeed not just to bear but to celebrate.
But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read. Some days I don't even make it to the backyard. And yet I'm unwilling to give up the adventurous life, the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, aud the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive.
I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller. And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat, lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have.

  1. 1.

    What happens to the author after her illness?

    1. A.
      She has a fear of medical treatments.    
    2. B.
      She travels to places she has dreamed.
    3. C.
      She can't take care of herself any longer  
    4. D.
      She is not drowned in anger and self-pity.
  2. 2.

    Why does the author admire the people mentioned in paragraph 3?

    1. A.
      Because they write popular novels.    
    2. B.
      Because they are great adventurers.
    3. C.
      Because they are famous geographers.  
    4. D.
      Because they struggle with hardship in life
  3. 3.

    The author ends the article with a feeling of______

    1. A.
      sadness     
    2. B.
      sacrifice      
    3. C.
      security     
    4. D.
      satisfaction
  4. 4.

    What does "adventurous life" in the title mean to the author?

    1. A.
      The struggles of great people against difficulties.
    2. B.
      Her concern about giving up certain activities.
    3. C.
      Her adapting to the situation with an illness.
    4. D.
      The exciting traveling experience of others.
  5. 5.

    What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

    1. A.
      Travel can enrich a person's life.
    2. B.
      Reading is an activity that a patient enjoys most.
    3. C.
      A positive attitude can improve a difficult situation.
    4. D.
      A person's ability can be improved through reading.
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