23、Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’money, he opened a small art gallery in Paris．By 1931, the money had been used up．Dior’s friends in the art gallery, asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing．His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手艺）．
In February,1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection．He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions．Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design．
The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸围）, usually with a low-cut neckline and a long full skirt．To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New look was a great success, for people were tired of tile extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions．
It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings”, but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged（投入） into the production of his new style．Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion, rounded, gentle, feminine, a delight in elegance．A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London．Considered as King of Couture（women’s clothing）for years, the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and on and on．More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then．
His sudden death in 1957 when he was 53 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior．Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world, His first, great New Look, with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s．
1．Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?
A． B． C． D．
2．According to the passage．in Dior’s life, he did NOT___________．
A．make creative fashion designs B．work in a diplomatic service
C．1earn craft as his first job D．open a New Look House
3．We can infer from the passage that _________．
A．Dior and his supporter had different interests in business
B．Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then
C．Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion
D．Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first
4．What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．The History of the New Look
B．The Growth of the Dior Empire
C．An Expression of Freedom—Dior
D．The Founder of the New Look—Dior
22、Dieters are often advised to stop drinking alcohol to avoid the extra calories lurking in a glass of wine or a favorite cocktail．But new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate（适度的） amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at lower risk for obesity （fatness）．
The findings, reported this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, are based on a study of 19,220 United States women aged 30 to 40 who fall into the “normal weight” based on their body mass index．Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston tracked the women’s drinking habits over 13 years．About 60 percent of the women were light or regular drinkers, while about 40 percent reported drinking no alcohol．
Over the course of the study, 41 percent of the women became overweight．Although alcohol is packed with calories, the nondrinkers in the study actually gained more weight over time: nine pounds, on average, compared with an average gain of about three pounds among regular moderate drinkers．The risk of becoming overweight was almost 30 percent lower for women who consumed one or two alcohol drinks a day, compared with nondrinkers．
The findings are certain to be confusing for women who continue to receive conflicting messages about the health benefits and risks of alcohol．Although moderate drinking is associated with better heart health, regular drinking also increases breast cancer risk．
The trend toward less weight gain among drinkers doesn’t appear to hold true for men．A 2003 study of British men showed that regular drinkers gained more weight than nondrinkers．Studies suggest that drinking alcohol has different effects on eating habits among men and women．Men typically add alcohol to their daily caloric intake, whereas women are more likely to substitute（替代）alcohol for food．In addition, there may be differences in how men and women metabolize（代谢）alcohol．Metabolic studies show that after men drink alcohol, they experience little if any metabolic change．But alcohol appears to slightly speed up a woman’s metabolism．
The findings don’t mean women should rush to drink alcohol to lose weight．Other research shows that once a person is already overweight, her alcohol metabolism is more efficient, and so an overweight woman may gain more weight from alcohol than a lean（瘦的） woman．The data do, however, suggest that for many women facing weight problems, the extra calories are probably not coming from alcoholic drinks．
1．According to the study, which of the following regular drinker is less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers?
A B C D
2．That men regular drinkers gained more weight than women regular drinkers is due to the following except ______．
A．women are more likely to substitute alcohol for food．
B．men drink alcohol much faster than women．
C．men and women metabolize alcohol differently．
D．men have different effects on eating habits with women．
3．The underlined word “whereas” may probably mean _______．
A．so B．in order that C．but D．and then
4．What can a dieter probably do before reading this passage?
A．Rush to drink alcohol to lose weight
B．Add alcohol to his or her daily caloric intake．
C．Face the weight problems alone．
D．Try to stop drinking any alcohol or wine．
21、Section One
The city is an accumulation of human civilization．Just as the American social philosopher （哲学家） Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization．Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin （拉丁语的） word “civitas”（meaning “city”）, and it is by no means a coincidence．The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society．
Section Two
The emblem, showing the image of three people ― you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind．Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世” （meaning the world）, the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world．
Section Three
Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture．It tells the world the eternal core （永恒的核心） and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human．The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”．
The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke（一笔，一划） supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help．If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available．Such an urban life will be nice．
Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ― “World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”
1．Section One mainly tells us about ______．
A．the part cities play in human civilization
B．the development of the word “city”
C．why the Expo is held in Shanghai
D．where human civilization originated
2．The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______．
A．the civilization B．the philosopher C．the word D．the city
3．Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures described in the passage?
Pictures
A．
Section One
B．
C．
D．
4．The second paragraph in Section Three explains how the creation is connected with the _____ of the Chinese word “人”．
A．story B．meaning C．shape D．usage
19、Susan was just _____ at those pigeons at the time, so I don’t think she saw me．
A．spotting B．watching C．glaring D．staring
18、The child should be punished．You shouldn’t let him ______ telling lies．
A．keep away from B．keep away with
C．get away from D．get away with
17、______ it is hoped that college students should be equipped with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is not always the case．
A．When B．While C．As D．Unless
16、The job is great in terms of salary．It has its disadvantages, _______ ．
A．though B．however C．even D．therefore
15、In order to continue to learn by ourselves after leaving school, we must ______ learn how to study in the school now．
A．after all B．in all C．above all D．first of all
14、------ Can I pay the bill by check?
------ Sorry, sir．But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment _______ be made in cash．
A．shall B．can C．will D．may
