This charming table lamp is a wonderful way to add customized color and accented lighting to a room. Turn on this light and give your home the soft glow while adding a natural style to your home. The lamp comes with an on/off switch for easy lighting control.

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* Perfect ambiance(情调) with soft glow; an all-in-combining the beauty of decorative lighting.

* Made with eco-friendly dark stained natural bamboo pole; parchment canvas shade.

* Designed for a 35 watt bulb (not included); on/off switch for easy lighting control.

* Measurements: (5.25 inches W×5.25 inches D ×8 inches H )

* Handcrafted by skilled artisan; light bulb not included.

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You will love this coffee table with a traditional style. You can place this elegant table in your living room for an instant style update. This beautiful pie-shaped table features a lift top for convenience, in a warm dark walnut finish that will add depth to your room. An angular apron(板) at the base, and silver metal feet complete the fine look. Create a warm and welcoming living room that is great for entertaining, with this excellent cocktail table.

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* Dark brown pie-shaped coffee table

* Wooden structure with dark brown walnut finish

* Unique pie-shaped design

* Features a lift top that raises the top surface

* Accented with silver finish legs

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The Home Office Desk by Coaster combines clean lines and functionality. Serving as a convenient computer space the wide glass-top desk includes a keyboard tray, two file drawers and two locking drawers to keep your work materials safe. Enjoy your work with this comfortable desk.

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1.What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To make advertisements for the three items.

B. To attract more and more tourists.

C. To make more money from the goods.

D. To make preparations for an auction.

2.What’s the advantage of the coffee table?

A. It is worth collection.

B. It makes the room more convenient.

C. Its top is purely made of silver metal.

D. Its shape can be easily adjusted.

3.We can infer from the passage that the Home Office Desk is ___.

A. totally made of dark walnut wood

B. meanwhile sold with a personal computer

C. designed to protect individual privacy

D. only allowed to be used at home

4.Which of the above goods has the least discount?

A. A charming table lamp.     B. The Home Office Desk

C. The lovely coffee table.     D. None of them

Another food which is closely associated with Americans is apple pie．Apple pie is often served hot with a spoon of ice cream or a slice of cheese at the end of the biggest meal of the day—dinner, and it is a favorite dessert throughout the nation, if a person is typical of Americans, we can say, "He is as American as apple pie．"
It is true that the apple and apple pie do not originate in America, but the expression "as American as apple pie" is not the product of a pure imagination．As early as 1625, the English colonists, having brought orchards （果园） on this new land and in most of the colonial times, the apple was a main material of both plain and fancy cooking．The first Massachusetts governor, William Endicott, was one of many keen apple planters who helped to lay the foundations for today' s apple-growing industry in America．
A major attraction of the apple for the colonists was that it could be made into cider （苹果酒）. Like most Europeans, English colonists held a strong suspicion （怀疑） of drinking water, and since grapegrowing was hindered by plant peats, cider became an alternative to wine．Cheap and easy to produce, it was the American drink of first choice well into the nineteenth century． Whether it was dried, raw or cooked, the apple also found its way into numerous colonial dishes, including apple sauces, pudding, stuffings and many desserts．Therefore, the conclusion to be drawn here is obvious．The apple pie became known as American, not because it was invented on this land （since it was proved that Europeans had been eating apple pies for centuries）, but because, thanks to the huge orchards in the states of Washington and New York, America became the world's largest apple-producing nation．
【小题1】If a person is said to be as American as apple pie, it means that _______．

　　Q: I have been under such physical and emotional stress lately; I often forget phone numbers, lunch dates and hair-cut appointments or school plays; I even forgot my dad’s birthday. Does stress affect memory? And if so, how?

　　A: Absolutely! One very simple way to understand this is whether you visualize the total energy and capability of the human system as a pie. Picture the pie being portioned out（分配）, with slices pre-designated for energy to work, for day-to-day living activities, attention to family and friends, and energy for necessary bodily functions, etc. Can you see how your power can be depleted（使枯竭）by many such small things?

　　Stress affects the brain, particularly memory, but the effects differ significantly depending on whether the stress is acute（急性的）or chronic（慢性的）. Studies indicate that the immediate effect of acute stress weakens short-term memory. However, high levels of stress hormone during acute stress have been associated with enhanced（增强的）memory storage and greater concentration on immediate events. If stress becomes chronic, sufferers often experience loss of concentration at work and at home, and they are easy to have accident.

　　Here are some strong suggestions that can intentionally keep the mind and body active to greatly reduce stress and enhance memory.

　　Memory Training: Crossword puzzles and memory exercises that emphasized verbal skills throughout the day.

　　Healthy Diet: Eating frequent meals to prevent dips in blood glucose（血糖）, the primary energy source for the brain.

　　Physical Fitness: Brisk daily walks and other stretching exercises.

　　So, making a point of avoiding stress if possible, and reducing the unavoidable stress we experience can in fact help us process and keep information we wish to access again more readily. If we can just remember to do that!

(1)Questions are asked to seek advice on how to ________.

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A．change the present life

B．make up for forgetting dates

C．improve memory under stress

D．deal with stress and bad memory

(2)A pie was mentioned in the passage to ________.

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A．tell how the energy was used improperly

B．describe how to use energy properly

C．show how our energy is used up

D．indicate how to reduce stress

(3)According to the passage, if a man suffers from acute stress, he may _______.

A．forget important events slowly.

B．concentrate more on immediate events

C．become easy to have accident

D．lose concentration on work or study

(4)What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

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A．It is impossible for people to avoid stress.

B．It’s good for us to process and keep information.

C．People can access information more readily with stress.

D．Some people cannot remember to avoid or reduce stress.