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　　For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is to bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all．Yet, for many, the holiday season often means stress, tiredness, pressure, disappointment and loneliness．

　　These feelings, often known as the “holiday blues,” may be even more common this year, due to the emotional disorder of the past few months, not to mention the unsteady economy．Experts say even the more usual tasks of shopping, decorating, late-night parties, cooking, planning and family reunions can be holiday stressors．

　　In addition, the psychological phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, may bring a specific type of depression related to winter's shorter days and longer nights．

　　“Certainly just because it's the holidays doesn't mean people are going to be happy,” says Dr．Doug Jacobs of Harvard University．“And this will be a particularly hard holiday for some who are dealing with a lost job, debt, or even a lost loved one．”

　　And with family reunions becoming less frequent events over the years, there is now the added pressure of getting just one chance to get it all right．“Families are much more different now,” says John Stutsman, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago．The disappointment and sense of unfriendliness that often results from family gatherings, he adds, are actually a realization that “the fantasy is not met”．

　　Still, say experts, the blues should be dealt with．The most essential step, says Stutsman, is for the individual to admit their feelings and the reason for their depression．“Disagreement will only compound the stress they're feeling．”

　　Stutsman recommends people do things that are normally comforting in order to get a handle on the holiday stress．“If they're feeling a little blue, they should try to do things personally satisfying for them．Maybe this is exercise, cooking, reading a book, or massage．”

　　Stutsman also advises that sometimes “avoidance is actually not such a bad idea”．In some situations, fulfilling social obligations may be self-destructive when the best thing may be to just stay home．“The healthy choice has to do with taking care of oneself．”

(1)

According to the passage, holiday blues ________．
[　　]
A．	didn't exist before
B．	bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all
C．	result from various factors
D．	happen to every one of us

(2)

In the opinion of John Stutsman, ________．
[　　]
A．	family gatherings have become less frequent events over the years
B．	people usually feel disappointed when their families get together
C．	families are friendly to each other as usual
D．	holidays doesn't mean people are going to be happy

(3)

It can be concluded from the passage that the most important thing to deal with the blues is to ________．
[　　]
A．	stay at home
B．	do things that are normally comforting
C．	fulfill social obligations
D．	admit your feelings and the reasons for your depression

(4)

Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Family Reunions
B．	Emotional Disorder
C．	Holiday Blues
D．	Holiday Stressors

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

When she was fourteen, Michel was already interested in the differences in her friends' that she would spend hours them. After college she went to France for a two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is for people to hide their handwriting. She can of what she needs to know simply looking at the writing with her own eyes, she also has machines help her make different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good of what kind of person the is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be , however.

1.A. with B. by 　　　　 C. like 　　　D. as

2.A. search　　　B. follow 　　 C. catch 　　 D. judge

3.A. so　　　　　 B. too 　　　　C. quite 　　 D. extra

4.A. books　　　　B. letter　　　C. tongues 　 D. handwriting

5.A. writing 　　　B. studying　　C. settling 　D. uncovering

6.A. attending　　 B. finishing 　C. starting 　D. stepping into

7.A. powerful 　　B. natural 　　C. special　　D. common

8.A. main 　　　　B. safe 　　　 C. easy 　　　D. impossible

9.A. most 　　　　B. nothing　　 C. little 　　D. sight

10.A. with 　　　 B. by 　　　　 C. of　　　　D. about

11.A. so 　　　　 B. for 　　　　C. thus 　　　D. but

12.A. they 　　　 B. in which 　 C. that 　　　D. those

13.A. up 　　　　 B. out 　　　　C. for 　　　 D. into

14.A. of 　　　　 B. to　　　　　C. with 　　　D. for

15.A. test 　　　 B. sign 　C. means 　　D. habit

16.A. thief 　　　 B. criminal　　C. writer 　　D. policeman

17.A. whether 　　 B. unless 　　 C. if 　　　　D. after

18.A. adds 　　　 B. tells 　　　C. repeats 　 D. cries

19.A. before 　　 B. after 　　　C. so 　　 D. and

20.A. necessary　　 B. all right 　C. important 　D. quite easy

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36  a handwriting expert. She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already   38  interested in the differences in her friends'   39  that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44  of what she needs to know simply   45  looking at the writing with her own eyes,   46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50  of what kind of person the 51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    52  I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman   54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.

Force other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the turning, jumping funnel(漏斗) passes over a house, the walls and ceiling burst apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This explosion(爆炸) is caused by the low air pressure at the center of a tornado.

The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house the air pressure is normal, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that measures 20 by 10 by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balanced by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that adds up to an unbalanced pressure of 57,600 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172,800 pounds.

If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air will rush out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut tightly, the great inside pressure may cause the building to burst.

　　Unfortunately, heavy rain happens in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So, people often shut all windows to protect their property. This may cause far worse damage later.

63. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A. Where tornadoes are formed. 　　 B. When tornadoes usually occur.

C. How tornadoes can be prevented.　　 D. Why tornadoes cause so much damage.

64. According to the passage, tornadoes can destroy building because the _____.

A. force of a tornado increases the air pressure in a building

B. air pressure at the center of a tornado is over 172,000 pounds

C. weight of a tornado can crush a building’s roof when it passes overhead

D. air pressure inside a tornado is less than the air pressure inside a building

65. According to the passage, the pressure on a building during a tornado can be reduced　　　　by _____.

A. closing the windows 　　　　　 B. opening the windows

C. using an electric fan 　　　　 D. making the roof and walls stronger