73．Which do psychologists NOT use for effective treatment of phobias?

　　　 A．To take medicine for anxiety

　　　 B．To listen to comforting light music

　　　 C．To lose oneself in a peaceful environment

　　　 D．To understand the very source of one's own anxiety

72．Phobias are mainly caused by　　　 .

　　　 A．anxiety　　 　　 B．animal attacks

　　　 C．terrible dreams and imagination 　　 D．a certain situation or thing

67．When more citizens are beginning to have labored breathing soon after they are in the open air, it suggests that　　 .

　　　 A．it is so cold that they may have caught a cold

　　　 B．there is a large amount of sulfur dioxide in the air

　　　 C．they are starting to cough or have a fever

　　　 D．they must be infected with permanent lung disease

答案　 64.C　 65.D　 66.A　 67.B

Passage 16

(江西省南昌二中2009届高三5月模拟考试E篇)

Are you one of those who always fear whenever a dog is approaching? If you are, you have got phobia (a very strong feeling of being afraid of something). Of all human fears, phobias may be the most uncontrollable. They are most often caused by a particular situation or object. In general, phobias can mainly be divided into three varieties. To begin with, agoraphobia is a fear of staying in strange surroundings, for example, an unfamiliar place, or an open area．Social phobia refers to the anxiety people show when they have to stay or perform on social events, for instance, speaking in front of the class. Lastly, there are a wide range of specific phobias. People suffering from this kind of phobia are terrified of specific objects or creatures. such as spiders, perhaps to your surprise, clowns. Besides, there are about six hundred and fifty phobias having been listed by psychologists(心理学家)as yet.

Faced with their phobias, many people choose to do nothing but just escape the situations or objects they fear. Psychologists, however, warn that if not treated properly, this kind of anxiety will get worse, so that it may disturb the sleep pattern, cause physical symptoms, and finally affect their daily activities. As for treatment, clinical research has discovered that medicine for anxiety is not successful in curing phobias. However. the anxiety disorders can be efficiently treated through cognitive behavioral therapy (认知行为疗法), through which patients are led to inspect the connections between their own fear und the situation or object, and then actively choose the acceptable treatments. Also, other treatments proved effective in reducing phobias are Meditation(quiet thought that can help people relax), listening to calming music, and so on.

66．Which of the following statements is TURE?

　　　 A．On September 8th the color-symbol of Beijing City’s air quality is “Blue”.

　　　 B．With API value below 150 the air is free from being polluted.

　　　 C．The colors from purple to Yellow indicate the air quality is becoming much worse.

　　　 D．When there are floating solid particles and dust in the air, it is dangerous pollution.

65．If your city is symbolized by either red or purple, the pollution in your city is 　　　.

　　　 A．Moderate or slight. 　　　 B．Moderate or high.

　　　 C．Medium or slight.　　 D．Medium or high.

64．According to Graph 1, which of the following cities has the worst air pollution?

　　　 A．Qinhuangdao.　　　　 B．Tianjin.　　　　　

　　　 C．Shenyang.　　　　 D．Qingdao.

74. What can we conclude from the difference between a skeptic and a cynic? 　　 A. Skeptics are reasonable but cynics are too optimistic. 　　 B. Skeptics are reasonable but cynics are too pessimistic(opposite of optimistic). 　　 C. Skeptics take a position but cynics are extreme in their attitude. 　　 D. Skeptics reject all new ideas but cynics only reject some of them. 　 75. When faced with an incredible or fantastic claim, what shall we do according to the author? 　　 A. Ask questions and look for proof.　 B. Ignore the information and its source. 　　 C. Change the subject immediately.

D. Try to consult an expert who knows the truth.

答案　 72.C　 73.A　 74.B　 75.A

Passage 15

(江西省南昌二中2009届高三5月模拟考试C篇)

China’s government has been trying all measures to reduce pollution in the past few years. Now people can enjoy a fresh environment everywhere. The following two graphs are adopted from the column of “City Information” on the webpage of Beijing Review.

Graph 1: Olympic Cities Air Quality Report

Graph 2: Chinese National Standard

Notes:

　 **API stands for Air Pollution Index(指数).

　 **Particulate matter (PM10) is a major component of air pollution that threatens both our health and our environment. It consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air.

　 **Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid．Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage.

73. What does the author say is the more reasonable approach to processing the information wave? A. A skeptical approach.　　　 B. A subjective approach.　

C. A cynical approach.　　　　 D. A philosophical approach.

72．The writer implies that if we want to make some judgments about some information, the first thing that we should do is to . A. ask for the information　　　　　　　　　 B. cut off all channels of information C. receive and go through the information　 D. become information "hermits"

63. Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?

　　 A. Because most black holes are so far away.

　　 B. Because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.

　　 C. Because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.

　　 D. Because as a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　

答案　 60.A　 61.D　 62.A　 63.B

Passage 14

(江西省抚州一中2009届高三第四次模拟考试E篇)

Every day from the time we wake up until the time we go to bed, we are bombarded with information from all sides, from TV, radio, newspapers and books; from family, friends, and colleagues. As a new cable television subscriber, I am absolutely amazed at the quantity and varying levels of information quality on cable television. Including the networks, there are eight TV "news" organizations vying to provide us with all the information we can possibly absorb. Newspaper, magazines, books, radio, the Internet, email, snail mail, and the telephone all compete for our attention and our minds. At the office conversations around the water cooler and coffee maker serve to spread even more items of information. 　There is valuable information out there about the world we live in, on topics as varied as health, safety, traffic, nutrition, business, finance, philosophy, nature, science, weather, history and the human condition. There is also a large amount of misleading and outright false information, not just on controversial subjects such as politics and religion but on any topic one can think of, including all of the topics mentioned above. 　With all this information coming at us from all directions, how does one sift through it all to sort out the facts from the fiction, the truth from the lies, the more important from the less important? Should we turn off the TV, cancel our newspaper subscriptions, disconnect our phones and modems to become information "hermits"? Probably not. 　A better method of sifting through the information wave without being overwhelmed and confused is to become a skeptical inquirer-or skeptic-with regard to the surrounding world. By "skeptic"-I do not mean a cynic-a person who rejects new ideas simply because they are new. A skeptic is one who questions the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it. Skepticism is a method, not a position. It is a provisional approach to all factual claims. In terms of processing information, a skeptic needs to be able to grasp reality and acquire knowledge about the environment that agrees with reason, logic, and evidence. In other words, as skeptics, when we hear a claim that may or may not be fantastic, we should say, "That's nice, prove it."