_____ in time for Christmas，all these gifts must be mailed immediately

_____ in time for Christmas，all these gifts must be mailed immediately

A．So as to be received                     B．In order to receive

C．So as to be receiving                     D．In order to be received

Just in time for Christmas, Claire Green of Parents ，Choice Foundation，a non-profit guide to quality children's media and toys, offers some of 2012’s best toys, surely to attract the imagination and develop playful learning— for a variety of age ranges and budgets.

The Baby Chimp and Polar Bear Cub ( ages 5 +， $19. 99). Two lovable and realistic-looking toys will never be put on the playroom's endangered species list.

Recycled Cardboard Dollhouse ( ages 4 +， $29. 99, Creativity for Kids), Markers, stickers , furniture and more let little ones do the decorating. Even the box itself becomes part of the house.

My Take Along Farm ( $ 54.99) and My Take Along Puppet Theater (ages 4 +， $49. 99, Playmobil； batteries required). Self-contained and ready to go, these play sets are the essence of fun and learning. Farm animals include a pig with baby pigs and rabbits with a cage. The puppet theater comes with figures, backdrops，even sound effects with music，applause and laughter (2 x 1.5V- AAA batteries required for sound).

Leapster Explorer (ages 4 —9，$ 69.99) . This toy delivers games, videos and e-books. The display is clear, the look is child-friendly and the learning is fun. One free downloadable game and USB are included^ The Leapfrog library offers a growing list of games, programs, a camera/video recorder and more*

Spy Video TRAKR (ages 8 + , $ 129. 95). This first-ever programmable remote-controlled car digitally delivers color video ，audio and data, comes pre-loaded with programs that let you see in the dark ( Night Vision). Go online to post and trade your favorite programs and program the TRAKR to do exactly what you want it to do.

31 . The passage is mainly about _____.

A, Christmas presents                               B. best parents

C. a non-profit guide                                 D. 2012，s best toys

32. Of all the toys, the cheapest one is _____.

A. The Baby Chimp and Polar Bear Cub B. Recycled Cardboard Dollhouse

C. My Take Along Farm                             D. Leapster Explorer

33. Leapster Explorer and Spy Video TRAKR have a lot in common EXCEPT _____.

A. they are suitable for children of nine years old

B. both of them are able to play videos and games

C. they both offer programs online to download

D. both of them are one of the best toys of 2012

34.What's special about Spy Video TRAKR?

A. It，s good for imagination and learning.

B. It encourages children to love animals.

C. It can be played in the day and at night.

D. It looks very lovely as part of the house.

In no time _______ me if he had any further information for pig flu..

1. A.
   will he declare
2. B.
   he would notice
3. C.
   would he notify
4. D.
   he will note

In Greek mythology（神话）, the gods punished Sisyphus by forcing him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity（来世）. But he was probably better off than if they’d forced him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, conclude the authors of a new study on keeping busy. They found that people who have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit around.
“The general phenomenon I’m interested in is why people are too busy doing what they are doing in modern society,” says Christopher K. Hsee, of the University of Chicago. “People are running around, working hard, the way beyond the basic level.” Sure, there are reasons, like making a living, earning money, and so on. But, Hsee says, “I think there’s something deeper: We have extra energy and we want to avoid idleness.”
In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Not everyone chose to go to the faraway location. Two-thirds chose the lazy option. Yet those who chose to stay busy by going to the faraway location were found to be happier than those who had stayed put.
But if the chocolate bars offered at the  two locations were different, they were more likely to choose the far location—because they could make up a good and acceptable reason for the trip, Hsee and his colleagues say.
Hsee thinks it may be possible to use this principle—people like being busy, and they like being able to show being busy right or reasonable—to benefit society. “If we can find a way for idle people to engage in activity that is at least not harmful, I think it is better than destructive business,” he says. Hsee himself has been known to  give a research assistant a useless task when he doesn’t have anything to do, so he isn’t sitting around the office getting bored and depressed.

1. 1.

   The author starts the passage with the Greek mythology story to ________.

   1. A.
      make it easier to understand the passage
   2. B.
      draw readers’ attention to Greek culture
   3. C.
      show Greek people enjoyed being busy
   4. D.
      bring about the subject of the passage
2. 2.

   According to Hsee, people are busy in modern society because they want to _________.

   1. A.
      make others think they are not lazy
   2. B.
      keep their energy at the basic level
   3. C.
      earn more money to support their family
   4. D.
      avoid the state of having nothing to do
3. 3.

   The underlined phrase “stayed put” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.

   1. A.
      remained there
   2. B.
      kept occupied
   3. C.
      got around
   4. D.
      stayed awake
4. 4.

   How does Hsee’s assistant probably feel while performing a task?

   1. A.
      Blue.
   2. B.
      Empty.
   3. C.
      Contented.
   4. D.
      Trapped.