There is a lot of misunderstanding about studying. Most students have not been taught the principles behind really effective working. Imagine a graph showing the amount a person learns against the number of hours he works in a day. If he doesn’t do any work, he learns nothing (point 0). If he does an hour’s work he learns a certain amount (point 1). If he does two hours’ work he learns about twice as much (point 2). If he does more work he’ll learn still more (point 3). However, if he tries to do twenty-three and a half hours’ work in a day, he will be so tired that he’ll hardly remember anything: what he learns will be very little (point 4). If he did less work he’d learn more (point 5).

Now whatever the exact shape of the graph’s curve(曲线), made by joining these points, it must have a high point. Point “X” is the very maximum anyone can learn in the day. And this represents the optimum(最适度), the best, amount of work to do. It is the best possible compromise between adequate time at the books and fatigue(劳累). Fatigue is an absolutely real thing; one can’t escape it or ignore it. If you try to ignore it and press yourself to work past the optimum, you will only get on this downward slope and achieve less than the best – and then become very tired and lose your power of concentration.

The skill in being a student consists of getting one’s daily study as near the optimum point as possible. I cannot tell you what the optimum is. It differs with the type of work, it differs from person to person, and even in the same person it varies from week to week. You must try to find your own. Every day you study, bear this principle of the optimum in mind. When you feel yourself getting fatigued, if you find yourself reading the same paragraph over and over again and not taking it in, that’s a pretty good sign you’ve reached your highest point for the day and should stop. Most ordinary students find their optimum at five hours a day. Yours may be a little more or a little less – but if you get in five hours’ good work a day, you will be doing well.

Now, what are you doing with yourself when you aren’t working? Before examinations some students do nothing at all except sit in a chair and worry. Here is another misunderstanding. People often think that the mind works like the body; it does not. If one wanted to save one’s physical energy in order to cut the maximum amount of firewood, one would lie flat on a bed and rest when one wasn’t chopping. But the mind cannot rest. Even in sleep you dream, even if you forget your dreams. The mind is always turning. It gets its relaxation only by variety. That is what makes the mind rest.

When you’ve finished your optimum number of hours you must stop. You must not then sit around in the chair thinking about the work – that only tires without any learning. You must get out and do something. It doesn’t matter what – anything so long as you are actively doing something else but work.

1.According to the passage, _______.

2.Fatigue can result in ________.

3.The passage tells us that a person’s optimum number of working hours _______.

4.The only way the mind can relax is by ________.

5.After you have reached the optimum point of study in a day, you should ________.

One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,    36   you can just wait until we make a quick    37   at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something    38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we    39   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to    40   your question.” I put one apple of each    41   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a    42   look on her face.

“People are like apples. They come in all    43  colors, shapes and sizes. On the    44  , some of the apples may not    45   look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was    46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,    47   them back on the table, but    48   a different place.

“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

She said, “I    49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of    50  . See if that helps you    51   which one is which. ”

She took    52  , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are    53   like apples! They are all different, but once you    54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

She totally    55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.                A．although        B．so             C．because  D．if

2.                A．stop           B．start           C．turn D．stay

3.                A．expressive      B．encouraging     C．informative    D．interesting

4.                A．bought         B．counted        C．saw  D．collected

5.                A．check          B．mention        C．answer   D．improve

6.                A．size            B．type           C．shape    D．class

7.                A．worried        B．satisfied        C．proud    D．curious

8.                A．ordinary        B．normal         C．different  D．regular

9.                A．outside         B．whole          C．table D．inside

10.               A．still            B．even           C．only  D．ever

11.               A．examining      B．measuring      C．drawing   D．packing

12.               A．keeping        B．placing         C．pulling    D．giving

13.               A．on            B．toward         C．for   D．in

14.               A．mustn’t       B．can’t         C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

15.               A．each one       B．each other      C．the other  D．one another

16.               A．admit          B．consider        C．decide    D．believe

17.               A．big bites        B．deep breaths    C．a firm hold D．close look

18.               A．just            B．always         C．merely    D．seldom

19.               A．put away       B．get down       C．hand out  D．take off

20.               A．made          B．took           C．got   D．did

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Millions of people will be able to track each and every move by friends and family through their mobile phones，thanks to a new feature launched by Google yesterday．

The new system named “Latitude” uses a map to show exactly where a loved one is at any time, sometimes discovering their location to a few meters．Worried parents will be able to check up on where their children have got to after school, friends can meet for a quick drink if they see they are nearby and wives will be able to see if their husbands really are working late at the office．

The feature was made available immediately on millions of mobile phones that can access the web，such as the Black Berry．Within weeks Google hopes to launch a new one that will also work on computers as well．

“Once you've shared your location，you can hide it from all of your friends at once，or you can turn off Google Latitude completely at any time．” said a Google spokesman．“You can adjust your privacy settings in Latitude so that you share as much or as little about your location as you want，with whom you want．”

Google said that the company had tested the product with thousands of people to make sure that it was safe for the customers，but experts were not so sure．Simon Davies，director of Privacy International，said Latitude would open up a “privacy minefield（危险地带）”．

“It's about the little white lies．You might be avoiding going to work, and now your boss might be able to see that you're at Twickenham instead of at home．”said Ian Angell, an information expert at the London School of Economics．“You've already got mobile phone technology where husbands and wives track each other in secret．Now Google is so widely used that it will only worsen the situation．”

60. According to Google，the new system “Latitude” can ___________．

A．prove that the partner has told a lie about working late

B．tell the parents the locations of their children after school

C．provide the friends with the most suitable pub for a drink

D．help people find what their loved ones are doing at any time

61. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to ___________．

A．the new system                                      B. the Google company  

C.  the mobile phone                               D. the privacy minefield

62. From the passage，we know that Ian Angell believed ___________．

A．Latitude keeps husbands and wives in good relationship

B．Google tricked all its customers to make more money

C．with Latitude more privacy problems would come up

D．privacy settings could protect your personal information

63. The best title of the passage might be ___________．

A．Google Allows You to Track Friends' and Families' Every Move  

B．Google and BlackBerry Open the New Webs to Their Customers

C．Latitude Working on Computers is Being Developed by Google

D．Latitude Sets a Good Example on Mobile Phone Privacy Settings

As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

1.According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.

2.Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

3. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to         .

4. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is         .

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◆ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted: Required by busy electronics (电子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30a.m.-1:0p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon.

1.The one who put on the first ad probably wants to _________.

A．rent a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley

B．find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat

C．share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet

D．take on a maid to look after herself and the flat

2.According to the ads, you may _______.

A．buy an old picture for $150

B．call at 25245867 and see a beautiful park

C．buy two armchairs for $ 400

D．hire a maid by paying $6,800

3.Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.

A．you have to work at least 4 hours a day

B．you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan

C．you will get no more than $6 598 each month

D．you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends