1.Which of the following will help to improve your speech? 

A. IELTS Listening  .                       B. Car and Driver.

C. Quick & Easy Meals.                      D. Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.

2. Who will probably be interested in Quick & Easy Meals?

A. Car fans.                                B. English speakers.

C. Housewives.                          D. Businessmen.

3.How many of the four short passages are introductions of magazines?

   A. One.              B. Two.             C. Three.               D. Four.

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When are you an adult?

When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different     have different ideas.

Now let's see what some American teenagers say.

Sam: In    idea, you are an adult at the     of 18. That's when you can vote(投票）. You can help to   who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote    he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.

Jenny: I don't     it's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can    it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things.      sixteen must be the age when you change from a      person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a       any more.

Suzie: Well, I think there is    wrong with American laws for when young people can    things. I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up,     16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm     an adult at 18, how can people stop me from      a cup of beer in a bar?

1.A. teenagers           B. adults                      C. drivers                    D. grandfathers

2.A. his                        B. my                            C. her                           D. your

3.A. age                       B. end                          C. front                        D. number

4.A. make     B. keep                         C. teach                       D. choose

5.A. after                     B. until                         C. when                       D. if

6.A. hope                    B. want                        C. like                           D. think

7.A. show           B. send                        C. ask                           D. pass

8.A. But                       B. And                         C. So                            D. Or

9.A. old                        B. young            C. little                         D. tall

10.A. baby            B. grown-up                 C. boy                          D. kid

11.A. anything            B. everything              C. something             D. nothing

12.A. do                      B. buy                          C. like                           D. borrow

13.A. as if                   B. even though C. ever since              D. above all

14.A. already             B. still                          C. also                          D. yet

15.A. selling                B. making                   C. drinking                  D. giving

Many strong and out-of-control emotions are recognized as an illness. People who are always very sad have depression (抑郁症); those who worry a lot have anxiety.

But what about anger problems? Anger is largely viewed as a secondary emotion – one caused by other emotions. People are thought to be angry because they are sad, anxious or stressed. In the past, many doctors didn’t accept the idea that anger could be a problem all on its own.

Today, though, a growing number of mental health experts think that anger is a serious problem that needs its own treatment.

How to tell the difference between “normal” anger and “anger problem” is difficult. After all, everyone gets really mad from time to time. Experts point out a few ways.

Disordered anger, as it is sometimes called, tends to be of greater intensity (强度). It takes very little to set off a person with an anger problem, and their responses (反应) are very strong. An example: While most people would get upset if a driver cut them off, someone with disordered anger might try to chase down the car and force it off the road.

And in cases of disordered anger, the person gets angry more frequently and his/her anger lasts longer. For most people, angry feelings disappear quickly. But people with anger problems often stay angry for days, weeks or even years; their feelings of anger don’t disappear over time.

Consequences are also important to consider: Disordered anger often damages people’s lives. “It interferes (干扰) with people’s relationships and their jobs,” says Raymond Chip Tafrate, a US psychologist. “Even their health is affected.”

Anger clearly increases the risk of certain health problems, as many studies have shown. “When a person is angry, their heart beats faster and their blood pressure goes up,” says Howard Kassinove, a professor at Hofstra University in New York. Over time, these changes take their toll on the body, he adds.

Experts suggest that people with an anger problem take anger-management programs. The programs teach people to control their responses to stressful situations through the use of relaxation techniques. The programs sometimes include life-skills training as well: increasing someone’s level of competence (竞争)– whether on the job or as a parent or partner – helps bring down stress and cut angry feelings.

1. A person who _________ most possibly has disordered anger in the experts’ opinion?

A. can’t get out of anger quickly

B. is dissatisfied with relationships

C. has high blood pressure

D. is worried about his job

2. What does the underlined word Consequences mean?

A. Responses.         B. Effects.        C. Reasons.         D. Feelings

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Anger is an secondary emotion that makes people sad and stressed.

B. Anger was recognized as an illness by most doctors in the past.

C. A person with an anger problem gets angry more often and easily.

D. The use of relaxation techniques is the best way to manage anger.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Can anger be an illness?

B. Is it disordered anger?

C. Can anger influence our life?

D. Is anger management important?

On the night of May 9, 2011, the famous musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing, because he drank(饮酒) too much. Gao went to prison(监狱) for six months and paid some money for it. “I am so sorry for that and I want to ask people around me not to drive after drinking,” Gao said.

From May 1 on, drunk drivers have to pay some money, and they can’t drive for five years or more. The new law(法律) sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪).

In the West, drunk driving is also a crime. In the U.S. , if the police catch(捉住) a drunk driver, the driver will pay money, lose his or her driving license(驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do many helpful things.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）

1.Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars because      .

A、it was too dark(黑) to see things clearly

B、he drank too much

C、the road was too crowded

2.Gao thought he was      after he went to prison.

A、excited           B、unfriendly             C、wrong

3.When did the new law come into use?

A、On May 1,2011.

B、On May 9,2011.

C、On November 1,2011.

4.If someone drives after drinking, he or she      in America.

A、won’t lose his license

B、will pay some money

C、won’t go to prison

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A、Drunk driving is not a crime according to the new law.

B、The new law in China is not kind to drunk drivers.

C、People think that the new law is not useful.