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摘要：55．A．on B．of C．with D．at H About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn’t very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so 36 going around the room making sure that nobody 37 . He asked the students to pile the 38 tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess. Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good 39 . Many students did poorly when rushed. 40 of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “ 41 down and check up your exam sheets . Five 42 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty - almost an hour 43 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, 44 up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there, 45 waiting for the student to complete. “What do you think you are doing? It was clear that the professor had 46 only to give the student a 47 time. “Turning in my exam, replied the student confidently. “I’m afraid I have some bad 48 for you, the professor gloated, “Your 49 is an hour late. You’re FAILED it. And I’ll see you next term when you 50 my course. The student smiled slyly 51 asked the professor, “Do you know who I am? “No, cried out the professor 52 . The student 53 the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “I didn’t think so, so he lifted up one of the 54 half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall 55 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.

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Taste is suc．h a subjective matter that we dori't usually conduct preference tests for food．The most you can say about anyone's preference is that it's one person's opinion．But because the two bigcola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola-are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big arole taste-preference actually plays in brand loyalty．We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting．

We inwited staff wolunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet Coke．or Diet Pepsi．These were people who thought they'd have no trouble telling their brand from the oLher brancl．

We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers．Then we fed them with four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other．rOVe asked them to tell us whether each sample wa．s Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants' choices \~-ith what mere guesswork could have accom-plished．

Getting all four samples right was a tough test, biit not too tough, we thought, for people whobelieved they could recognize their brand．In the end, only 7 0ut of 19 regular cola drinkers correct-ly identified their brand of choice in all four trial．s．The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of 27 identified all four samples correctly．

Both groups did better than chance would predict, but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times．Two people got all'four samples vrrong．Overall, hal．f theparticipants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burn-out, was not a factor．Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price．

1.According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to

A．show that a person's opinion about taste is mere guesswork

B．compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks

C．find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking

D．reveal which cola is more to the liking of the dr-inkcrs

2.The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that

A．there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi

B．few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi

C．people's tastes differ from one another

D．Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people's two most favorite drinks

3.It is implied in the first paragraph that

A．the competition between the two colas is very strong

B．blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans

C．the purpose of taste test is to promote the sale of colas

D．the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies

4.The underlined word "bumout" here refers to the state of ．

A．being seriously bumt in the skin

B．being badly damaged by fire

C．being unable to bum for lack of fuel

D．being unable to function because of too much use

5.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ．

A．emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other

B．recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control'of colas

C．show that taste preference is highly subjective

D．argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy

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　　"Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami(海啸)，adding weight to the notion they possess a‘sixth sense’for disasters," experts said．

　　Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed hundreds of thousands of people along the coast of Indian Ocean island seemingly missed the wild beasts, with no dead animals found．

　　"No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit．I think animals can sense disasters．They have a sixth sense．They know when things are happening," H．D．Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department, said．

　　The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km(2 miles)inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards．"There has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes．But it has not been proven,"said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo．

　　"There have been no specific studies because you can’t really test it in a lab or field setting," he said．

　　Other authorities(权威)agreed with this judgment．

　　"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain phenomenon, especially birds．There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters," said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife．

　　Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉动物)．

　　The notion of an animal "sixth sense"－or some other mythical power－is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka’s battered coast is likely to add to．

　　The Romans saw owls(猫头鹰)as omens of coming disasters and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred(神圣的)animals endowed with special powers．

　　The tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean．It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa．

(1)

It can be infer from the first paragraph that ________．
[　　]
A．	after the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists are sure of an animal "sixth sense"
B．	before the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists didn’t believe in an animal "sixth sense"
C．	before the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists had some idea of an animal "sixth sense"
D．	the Indian Ocean tsunami has offered the only proof for an animal "sixth sense"

(2)

The author quoted Clive Walker’s words to ________．
[　　]
A．	throw doubt on an animal "sixth sense"
B．	show the different opinions between Sri Lankan wildlife officials and the authorities
C．	show that authorities know better than animal behaviour specialists
D．	add proof to an animal "sixth sense"

(3)

Which of the following does not belong to an animal "sixth sense"?
[　　]
A．	Elephants avoiding the coming Indian Ocean tsunami．
B．	Dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes．
C．	Birds detecting coming disasters．
D．	Animals relying on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger．

(4)

The underlined word in the passage probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	victims
B．	signs
C．	tests
D．	causes

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Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

A．survey B．off C．better D．care E．conducted

F．differed． G．personal H．prepared I．contrast J．differences,

GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day ____ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．

Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three

years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the __．

Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was ____ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（调整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．

The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty___ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．

Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ __ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．

For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_, only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．

The responses from the Chinese students also __ significantly from their peers （同龄人）

in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．

Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't ___ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

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　　Although man has known asbestos(石棉)for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent．H．W．Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers(盖屋顶的人), was responsible for(对…负责)the opening of that first mine．

　　Mr．Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy．He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers．After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands．How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all．You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials．However, because it was very expensive to transport(carry)them from Italy to the United States, Mr．Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home．This young man found great vein(岩脉), in the province of Quebec in Canada．

　　Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen．When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be．When it is separated, a strange thing happens; the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibres(纤维)．

　　Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads(线), but they have found thousands of users of this fireproof(防火的)material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”．

(1)

Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage?
[　　]
A．	Asbestos mined in Canada
B．	Fireproof matter
C．	A “wonder” mineral
D．	A new roofing material

(2)

Johns proved his ability as a salesman by ________．
[　　]
A．	going into roofing business
B．	carrying asbestos from Italy
C．	sending a trained scientist
D．	showing the use of asbestos gloves

(3)

Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us?
[　　]
A．	It is like thread．
B．	It feels soapy．
C．	It burns easily．
D．	It is unusually heavy．

(4)

The author's main purpose in writing this passage was to ________．
[　　]
A．	show the need for more scientists
B．	compare asbestos with other minerals
C．	increase the sales of asbestos
D．	present facts about asbestos

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Sourcing assistant needed

Posted On: Sunday, 28 March, 2010, 17:27

Expires On: Monday, 27 September, 2010, 17:237

Indian company’s Shanghai office is now looking for a local Chinese girl, who can speak fluent English, and has at least one year experience in trading business. Healthcare working experience would be an advantage.

Main responsibilities are: sourcing for new suppliers, factory visiting, negotiating and orders following up…

Interested candidates can email me your expected salary, resume and current photo to: sarah @ gate. com, Miss Sarah Wang for more details. Thanks.

Senior Interior Designer

Posted On: Sunday, 10 January, 2010, 11:50

Expires On: Wednesday, 09 June, 2010, 11:50

Reply to: linette, killbourn @ rhdesign. Com. Cn

KHK Design is seeking a Senior Interior Designer for our corporate projects. Your primary role is to work closely with our American and European clients to deliver the international design solution they require. You must have an ability to work with 8 individual managers to negotiate space needs and requirements, and communicate your designs to your design support team. Indepth knowledge of interesting and innovative（创新的）materials is required. Travel throughout China may be required.

Customer Service Assistant

Posted On: Monday, 01 February, 2010, 15:25

Expires On: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 15:25

Reply to: chinasemeste: @ gmail. Com

Compensation（报酬）: RMB 8-10K

Type of job: Full-time

Contract: One year contract or longer

Job Category: Customer Service

Requirements:

—B.A, or B.S. degree; foreigners only:

—1 year’s working experience desired, preferably in customer service or hospitality industry

—Responsible, pleasant personality and self-motivated.

—Customer-oriented with good communication and interpersonal skills

—Good command of both spoken and written English; Putonghua is an advantage but not a must

Work Load: 5-day-work; national holidays

Monthly Salary: Around RMB 8-10 K

Female English Tutor Needed

Posted On: Tuesday, 05 January, 2010, 03:38

Explres On: Friday, 01 October, 2010, 03:28

Reply to: zsj123@ 163. com

A girl is looking for an oral English tutor

Location: close to Metro Line Six

Time: twice a week , in the evening and weekend, 1.5 hrs at a time

Rate: 200/h

Student: 10 years old

Requirements: From America: female; experienced

64．We can know from the first two ads that .

A．KHK Design deals with business from European countries

B．to be a sourcing assistant, you need to be very persuasive

C．to work for KHK Design, you need to be very experienced in trading

D．a girl from Beijing is very likely to be employed by the Indian Company

65．If you are an American woman looking for a part-time job, you can contact .

A．sarah@ gste. Com B．linette. killboum@ rhkdesign. com. cn

C．zsj123@ 163. com D．chieasemester@ gmail. com

66．For one who doesn’t mind traveling a lot, which of the positions above can be considered?

A．Senior Interior Designed. B．Female English Tutor.

C．Sourcing assistant. D．Customer Services Assistant.

67．Which of the following statements about the third position is TRUE?

A．Nationalities are not required for the position.

B．There’s a requirement of maximum service period.

C．The deadline for application is July the 31st.

D．Communication skills are requested a must.

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