Everyone knows how a fishing calendar(日历) works: it tells you when you have the best chance of catching the most fish. This year, though, Kelson Poepoe, a conservationist on Hawaii’s Molokai Island, helped publish an unusual version on this model. Poepoe and his colleagues decided to print a calendar telling people when not to fish.

Many of the Homestead’s residents still follow an existence lifestyle, gathering roughly one-third of their food by fishing in nearby Mo’omomi Bay. But, even though overfishing has exhausted fish populations throughout Hawaii, Mo’omomi Bay’s fishery is booming, with a higher fish density(密度) than nearly anywhere else in the main islands.

The new calendar is based on the ancient fishing practices that have helped keep those populations strong. Hawaiians have long known that carefully tended resources will renew themselves. To make this process easier, fishermen traditionally worked hard to understand and adapt to fish behavior. For example, they closely monitored where and when key species gathered to reproduce, and they prevented fishing during those times. By contrast, most of today’s fishermen see spawning(产卵) periods as a chance to get large numbers of fish, which can cause population break down.

While these traditional methods have largely died out, they are still practiced by Poepoe and his fellow men at Mo’omomi Bay. “We have a rule of conduct that basically says, take only what you can eat fresh, don’t stock your fridge, and don’t take the fish when they spawn,” Poepoe said.

In 1993, Poepoe helped found the conservation group Hui Malama Mo’omomi to teach those practices to new generations, and publishing the calendar is a key part of this move. It follows the lunar cycle, declaring when certain species are not available or “taboo.” It also includes helpful hints about fish lifecycles, detailing exactly where in the bay certain kinds of fish like to gather, how to tell males from females, and which fishing methods are least likely to harm fish populations long-term.

So far, these methods have helped keep Mo’omomi Bay’s fish number totals far higher than elsewhere in the surrounding islands.

With hopes of copying this success, a number of local groups are interested in creating similar calendars for other coastal areas. But that’s a difficult project, partly because fish habits are highly local, meaning that the information in the calendar applies mainly to Mo’omomi Bay. Still, these groups believe the basic methods are transferable.

51. What does the passage mainly tell us?

  A. New lunar calendar tells Hawaiians when not to fish.

  B. Traditional methods prevent fishermen from fishing.

  C. A conservation group was founded in Hawaii.

  D. Less fish will be caught in Hawaii Mo’omomi Bay in future.

52. According to the passage, Poepoe’s new calendar ________.

  A. decides the best time for fishing

  B. makes Mo’omomi Bay’s fishery booming

  C. is based on the regular fishing calendar

  D. helps to take care of fishing resources

53. The underlined words “those practices” in Paragraph 5 refer to ________.

  A. the foundation of the conservation group

  B. understanding of fish behaviours

  C. Hawaiian traditional methods of fishing

  D. modern fishermen’s fishing behaviours

54. To use a similar new calendar for other coastal areas, people have to ________.

  A. fish only when key species gather to reproduce

  B. understand and adapt to fish behavior there

  C. learn how to tell males from females

  D. keep fish number totals high

55. It seems that most modern fishermen ________.

  A. may use the new fishing calendar soon

  B. are likely to catch fish during spawning periods

  C. fish much more than what they can eat fresh

  D. try their best not to harm fish populations long-term

"Tipping" (给小费)is always a difficult business. You do not want to give too much or too little, or tip the wrong person.

In Britain and America, people usually tip waiters in restaurants, porters, taxi drivers and hairdressers. They do not tip people in offices, cinemas, garages or airports.

Do you invite your friend to the restaurant? Then you pay the bill. Does your friend invite you? Your friend pays. If there are men and women in the party, the men usually pay.

These days, men and women are equal in many ways. If you work in Britain or America, your boss could be a man or a woman. There are increasing numbers of women in important positions in politics, law, medicine and in the business world.

But it is still polite for men to open doors for women and to ask them to go first.

And it is polite for men to stand up when they are introduced to women.

5. In this passage, the writer tells us ________.

A. not to give any tip to others

B. only to give tip to women

C. only to give tip in restaurants

D. to give tip to the right person

6. If you have had a meal with your friend in a restaurant, ________.

A. you should pay the bill

B. your friend should pay the bill

C. the person who invites the other person should pay the bill

D. you should ask your friend to pay the bill

7. Today in Britain and America _______ .

A. women are quite equal to men

B. men hold all the important positions in politics

C. women hold all the important positions in business

D. women have changed their conditions in many ways

8. It is impolite for a man to ________.

A. open a door for a woman and to go first himself

B. stand beside a woman

C. let a woman go first

D. stand up when he is introduced to a woman

Recently we had two reports about concerns over the progress of boys in the American education system．Some people say there is a crisis for boys．Others say there are problems for some boys．But they say the situation is not so much that boys are falling behind as girls are catching up with boys．

Today we examine changes that have taken place at the college level．Some people are worried about the situation for men while others praise areas of progress for women．

In 1970, women made up forty-two percent of college students in the United States．Now they are about fifty-six percent．

A recent report called “The Truth about Boys and Girls” included this information-but not as evidence of a crisis．Sara Mead, a policy analyst（分析家）at the research group Education Sector, wrote the report．She sees the situation this way： Yes, men are earning fewer four-year college degrees than women．But men are still earning more degrees than they had in the past, only at a slower growth rate than women．And, yes, more women than men are also earning master’s degrees．But men still earn more doctor degrees．These are the degrees needed to become a doctor or a lawyer or a professor．Besides, men hold more positions and earn more money on average than women do．

There are many explanations why males and females perform differently in their schooling．Some are based on recent brain research, but others centre on environment．Some people say boys now face a bad environment in American education．Christina Hoff Sommers, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote the book The War Against Boys．She says the lower percentage of men in college points to a serious problem in the education of American boys．

1．How many opinions are there about concerns over the progress of boys in the American education system according to Paragraph 1?

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

2．What percentage do the men make up in the college students in the USA now?

     A．56%．               B．42%．             C．44%．             D．58%．

3．Which of the following is not Sara Mead’s opinion?

       A．Men earn more degrees than they did in the past．

       B．Men earn more money than women do．

       C．More women earn master’s degrees than men do．

       D．She sees the situation as a serious problem．

　It is always dangerous to generalize;however, it seems 1 that, on the 2 , men hold a higher position in society than women ． Because of this 3 , men enjoy more　　 power than women．

　A person’s 4 often depends on his title or profession ． For example, in many countries, doctors and lawyers are greatly 5 ．

　There seems to be a 6 between one’s sex and one’s status in society ． On the whole, men 7 higher status than women．

　Most women’s clothing is made without pockets．As a result , women are forced to carry their belongings in a 8 ．

　 9 the fact that women often make valuable contributions, they have not been able to 10 the same social and economic status as men．

1．A．clear B．easy C．believable D． understandable

2．A．entireness B．completeness C．whole D．All-round level

3．A．state B．situation C．position D． employment

4．A．Ability B．power C．right D． strength

5．A．Admired B．belittled C．envied D． respected

6．A．co-education B．co-existence C．co-operation D． correlation

7．A．enjoy B．like C．love D． own

8．A．bag B．container C．purse D． wallet

9．A．regardless of B．unmoved by C．unnoticed by D． instead of

10．A．win B．win back C．win over D． win through