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4、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so even if we could）, we need to find ways to deal with it.

1．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.

A．strong will to hold out stress B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility D．having control over performance

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

B．Stress is always harmful to people's health

C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.

3．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.

A．"expose ourselves to stress"

B．"find ways to deal with stress"

C．"remove stress from our lives"

D．"establish links between diseases and stress"

4．According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.

A．to avoid it B．to try to cope with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation D．to find some relaxation

3、In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US's Carnegie Mellon University （CMU） and Germany's University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.?

One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.?

Another prototype（雏形机） can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,” Waibel said.?

Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe（转录） the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal（液晶） display（LCD） screen.?

Then there's the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face, according to researchers.?

During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin（普通话） to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”?

This particular gadget（器械）,when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university's prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,” Waibel said.?

With spontaneous（自发的,自愿的） translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.?

1．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.?

B．Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.?

C．There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.

D．The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.

2．What's the final destination of inventing the language translators??

A．To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.?

B．To help students learn foreign languages more easily.?

C．To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.?

D．To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.

3．What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?

A．The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.?

B．The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.?

C．With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.?

D．The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.

1、假定你班在“珍爱生命，拒闯红灯”教育活动中，召开了一次主题班会。请你根据下表中的内容，用英语写一篇短文。

行人闯红灯的危害	１. 妨碍交通，影响车辆的正常行驶。
	２. 容易引发事故，危及他人和自身的生命安全。
	３ ……（自己设想）
对行人闯红灯的处罚措施	１. 批评教育，让其意识到闯红灯的危害性。
	２. 当场给予警告并罚款。
	３ ?……（自己设想）

注意：1.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；2.词数：150左右。

参考词汇： pedestrian n. （行人）；jay-walk .v（乱穿马路）；reprimand .v（批评,训诫）

29、最近，宁波博物馆宣布免费开放。消息传出，博物馆每天被闻讯涌来的上万名游客挤得近乎“爆棚”。这一现象引发了各方的热烈讨论：博物馆该不该免费开放？下图是中国宁波网做的一次社会调查，请你根据图示用英语给该网站的英语栏目写一篇短文介绍调查结果，并为三种不同的意见拟写各自的理由。

注意： 1．词数120左右（文章开头已经给出，但不计入总词数）；

2．可以有适当发挥，以使行文连贯。

Recently a survey entitled “Should museums be free to the public?” has been conducted to find out people’s attitudes towards this question________

28、

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* “Outsells all other brands on Internet every month.

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1．If you happen to be the 200th customer to buy Cholesterolblock, you will .

A．be able to buy it at a low price B．be the luckiest one online

C．try it free of charge D．change your diet

2．Liptor?, Zocor?, Crestor? are .

A．diseases B．side effects C．medicines D．cholesterol

3．Cholestrolblock^TMhas the following advantages EXCEPT that _____________________.

A．it helps take cholesterol out of whatever food you eat.

B．it has been proved useful in hospital testing.

C．it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol.

D．it sells best on Internet every month.

4．Where can you most probably read this passage?

A．In a travel guide book. B．On a university bulletin board.

C．In a health magazine. D．In a doctor's prescription.

26、Forget Miami, Los Angeles and New York. The next big Latin music explosion is on its way in secondary markets across the United States, and the numbers are there to back it up. Among all genres（种类）,Latin music was the only one registering growth in 2005. From tiny Vero Beach in northern Florida to Des Moines, Iowa, in the heart of the Midwest, from Charlotte, N. C．to Salt Lake City, Latin music sales are skyrocketing.

Wilson says there are two major reasons for the increase. One is simply the Hispanic（说西班牙语国家的） population's increase in specific areas, which encourages stores to carry Latin product for the first time. Second, and perhaps more important, is the fact that major companies—whether dealing in music or not—are addressing the Latin consumer at a corporate （公司的） level, creating Latin departments and hiring Latin ad agencies. One of Handleman's suburban Detroit stores, for example, has expanded its Latin section four times in the last two years. Cities like Milwaukee and Des Moines are now stocking Latin product.

Besides, it also results from economic development. It goes something like this: More often than not, a city or country with a seeming important Hispanic population will suddenly expand its construction or offer affordable housing to those working in larger, neighboring cities. This attracts lower-income workers, many of whom are Latin. Small shops and groceries begin to stock a small selection of music．When the Latin population numbers reach a critical mass, the local mass merchant, if there is one, begins stocking the product. Sooner or later, a local radio station follows; first AM, then FM. Sometimes it's a cable TV show or a small TV station.

Of course, there are other driving forces that should not be forgotten, for example, regional Mexican music．

1．The passage mainly tells readers _____________.

A．that more and more Americans like Latin music

B．what makes Latin music develop fast in American market

C．why Latin music becomes Americans' favorite music

D．that Latin music is bringing in more benefits for Americans

2．The underlined word "skyrocketing" in the first paragraph means________.

A．changing very quickly B．disappearing slowly

C．recovering slowly D．increasing very quickly

3．According to the third paragraph, which shows the right relations among the following things?

①economic development ②more Latin workers

③shops' stock of Latin music ④local radio station

⑤small TV station ⑥the development of Latin music

4．Suppose that passage doesn't finish, which of the following may be discussed next?

A．The variety of Latin music in America．

B．The economic development in Hispanic area．

C．The historic development of Mexican music．

D．The driving forces of regional Mexican music

24、--- May I take your order now?

--- _______.

A．No, I'm in trouble now B．Yes, we obey orders

C．Yes, I'd like a dish of chicken D．No, do what you please

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