Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also put a valuable educational tool in their hands.

The University of Illinois in the United States has a project called SAWBO—Scientific Animations Without Borders. It produces educational videos that can be downloaded to cell phones. The goal is to help people in developing countries improve their lives.

One video shows farmers how to make a natural insecticide from neem seeds to prevent insect damage to crops. The process starts with sorting and drying the neem fruits. Then let the fruit dry in the sun for about three or four days, until they become brown. Using a mortar(碾槌) and stick, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.

The videos use computer animation(动画). Some of the animated characters are a little funny looking-like a farmer with a long nose. But the subjects are serious, including a health video on preventing cholera(霍乱). Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the information in the videos is meant to be quickly understood. He says, “The information is digested in such a way that in two minutes, we can transmit a complex idea.”

The researchers tested the seven-minute video on seven mobile phones. They wanted to see if people would share the video using Bluetooth wireless technology. With Bluetooth, files can be passed to a nearby phone even if neither phone is connected to the Internet. As a result, in one month, the video had spread to one hundred eighteen people in fifty different villages. “This is just incredible impact,” said Francisco Seufferheld.

The team has made a few videos so far. These are available in a total of eighty languages, dialects and accents. Professor Barry Pittendrigh says there are plans for more videos later this year.

67. What is the text mainly about?

A. A best-selling mobile phone　 　　　　B. A valuable educational project for farmers

C. United States support for developing countries D. A new type of scientist –farmer relationship

68. The SAWBO program is introduced in order to ____.

A. raise farmers’ standard of living B. do some research on mobile phones

C. develop farmers’ practical skills D. help farmers prevent insect damage to corps

69. The biggest advantage of the program is that it______.

A. includes health video on preventing cholera　　

B. can be passed to farmers using Bluetooth technology

C. can be used to sort and dry the neem fruits　　　

D. is easy for farmers to understand

70. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “ pound” in the 3^rd paragraph?

A. moved　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　 C. picked　　　　　 D. cut

Most people nowadays are persistently seeking for opportunities that will assist them in reaching their goals. Marketing yourself is when there is a demand for you and your services that will help you achieve your goals.

Marketing yourself means you are simply “selling” yourself! The common problem in marketing yourself is that most people think that it is nasty to do this.They think that marketing concerns only to a business. Of course, this is absolutely not true. People who want to attain the success they desire must promote themselves.

In every attempt you make, just think that marketing yourself is a very useful tool. The better you market yourself, the more opportunities you will have. Marketing yourself does not really mean telling every person how beautiful and wonderful you are. It simply means telling your prospective employer that you exist, that you have the possibility of generating much greater income than your prospective employer makes. Or maybe you have the chance of doing something better. There are actually several different ways of marketing yourself.But there are only two primary approaches that you implement(实施)．The first is you find ways to reach out to others and the second is to construct ways in order for the people to find you and make connection with you.

In order for you to reach out and touch the lives of others, you have to be a good person and a good employee.In that way your good reputation will follow naturally. Have a brief and concise(简明) message that you can share with others.When you market yourself, you tell people who you are and what you can do for others.Plan well and practice your message.

In constructing ways for the people to notice and make connection with you, you must be open to them. Bear in mind that communication is a great opportunity to make an impact especially when you market yourself. You also communicate by what you are wearing.Know the appropriate dress code and have plenty of time to decide what you will wear. Just remember to make a great first impression!

1．According to the passage, in general people tend to think marketing yourself________.

A．is a very useful tool

B．will make you have more opportunities

C．is nasty and concerns only to a business

D．is natural

2．All of the following are true about the marketing yourself EXCEPT________.

A．if you can marketing yourself better, you will have more opportunities

B．if you want to succeed, you must learn how to market yourself

C．marketing yourself simply means making your boss know you can make more money than him

D．marketing yourself really means telling others you are beautiful and wonderful

3．In order to market yourself well, you can do these things EXCEPT________.

A．praise yourself greatly 　　　

B．wear appropriately

C．have a brief and clear message 　

D．be open to others

4．It can be concluded from the passage that________.

A．there are only two ways of marketing yourself

B．communication plays an important part in marketing yourself

C．you needn’t spent plenty of time to decide what you will wear

D．marketing yourself simply means telling your employer you must earn much greater than him

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.
　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.
　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.
　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.
　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.
　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".
　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?
　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.
　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.
　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.
　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people
　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks
　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?
　　　A.They are two different types of money.
　　　B.In fact they are not real money.
　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.
　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.
　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.
　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.
　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.
　　　　c.He araws dollars.
　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.
　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.
　　　A.c - a - e - b - d
　　　B.c - e - b - d - a
　　　C.e - c - b - d - a
　　　D.e - b - c - a - d

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __16__ one morning with his young son, 17   the horse before it died. Father and son walked, 18 the farmer did not want the horse to be 19 . ?

They met two men on the road20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked. ?

Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. ?__28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up　 30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__.

It is a fact that you cannot please__35__the people all the time.