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　　You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away．A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying：

　　An apple a day may keep aging away．

　　The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans．The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet．

　　It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days－five days longer than the flies that were normally fed．The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged．

　　According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging．

　　In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women．They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke．

　　The apples' genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently．It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits．Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer．

　　Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first“extra-healthy''apples on supermarket shelves within just four or five years．

　　The team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries．Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today's apple tree, experienced a great genetic change．The number of many of its genes doubled．The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits．

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　　For a long time being happy was considered natural，and there was nothing special to do about it．Now we know that we can work at getting along well with other people．It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better．

　　One way is being unselfish，not wanting everything your own way or asking for the best share of everything, including the attention of your friends．Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people．

　　You don't have to be spineless(无骨气的)in order to be popular．In fact，you will be liked and respected(尊重)if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights(权利)．But do it politely and pleasantly．One way to develop a good character is being friendly and polite to your own group,　to older people，to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you．

　　You cannot expect to be perfect,　so you must learn not to be too unhappy when you make a mistake．Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them．Many young people become discouraged(泄气的) when they know their unpleasant qualities－selfishness，laziness，etc．Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them．

　　When something is wrong，it is best to try to make it right．Perhaps you don't like a teacher or a classmate．Try to see why，and look at yourself，too．Make sure that you are not doing something to make others dislike you．In time, things may turn out all right, then you simply have to learn to get along the best you can with the situation, without thinking too much about it．Worrying never helps in a situation you can't change．

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　　It was the last day of final examinations at a large college．On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin．On their faces was confidence．This was their last exam before they graduated(毕业)and found jobs．

　　Some talked of jobs they already had，others of jobs they would get．With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer(征服)the world．

　　The coming exam，they knew，would be easy．The professor(教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted，but they couldn't talk to each other during the test．

　　They walked into the classroom．The professor passed out the papers．The students' smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions．

　　Three hours passed and the exam came to an end．Then the professor began to collect the papers．The students no longer looked confident．They seemed worried．No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand．

　　She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked，“How many students completed all five questions?”

　　Not a hand was put up．

　　‘‘How many of you answered four?” Still no hands．

　　“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats．

　　“One，then．Certainly somebody finished one．”But the class stayed silent．The professor put down the papers．“That is just what I expected，”she said．

　　“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don't know．Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I've given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom．You can't expect to be an expert(专家)on the day you graduate．You have to learn as you go．”

　　Then，smiling, she added，“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun．''

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阅读理解。阅读A、B两篇短文，选择能回答短文后面的问题的最佳选项。

　　The word “shanzhai” originally means "mountain village", but it means “copy’ in Chinese now．

　　I started to research this topic and found a whole new shanzhai world．There are shanzhai products and online games, even shanzhai culture．It is so popular that some people say to each other "have you shanzhaied today”? Like it or not, shanzhai has become part of our life in China．

　　I even met an American IT professional recently who has just had his shanzhai mobile phone．He was so proud of it and would not stop talking about all the functions while showing off the look of his phone．I could hardly see the back cover as he had stuck fake logos(假冒标记)“iPhone”, “Nokia” ＆ LG on it．

　　But why has shanzhai become so popular in China? Why do over 50 percent of the people surveyed by CCTV support it? Firstly, many may not realize it but for Chinese people, the word “shanzhai “also reminds us of "the heroes of Liangshan”．Secondly, there would be no shanzhai without the Internet．Shanzhai has caught the interest of millions of Chinese online．

　　There are also shanzhai celebrities．Many shanzhai singers can be seen performing in some remote places where people cannot see performances by the actual "real" stars．These events are very successful, even though people know that they are not getting the "real" thing．

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　　Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience．During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down and transferred a finger ring into an egg．The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks．“I saw the surprise on everyone's face．It was

　　cool, ” Liu said．

　　However, you may not believe that Liu didn't go to any magic school．He just learned by himself．When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store．At that moment Liu decided to learn magic．He worked hard at it．He practiced hard to improve his skills．Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class．

　　After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician．But he isn't satisfied with what he has got and keep on trying every day．He may spend three years

　　working out a new show．

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阅读理解，阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。

　　This is a chart of a car's fuel consumption during a certain day．

　　Fuel consumption－燃料消耗　petrol－汽油　litre－升

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阅读理解，阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。

　　After the killer earthquake hit Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, love and charity(慈善)began spreading through China from all over the world．Rebuilding after the quake begins now, and it will last long into the future．First of all, the most important thing is to help the people in the disaster area take care of their mental(心理的)health．

　　Here are Professor Le's suggestions：

　　Dos：Do have enough sleep every day．

　　Do stay with your family and friends．

　　Do treat yourself to healthy food．

　　Don'ts：Don't hide your feelings．

　　Don't feel shy to talk to others how you feel．Try to get them to understand you and they can help you．

　　Don't run away when your relatives talk about their experience during the earthquake．

　　Don't force yourself and your family to forget the disaster．

　　But how long will it take to recover psychologically(心理上恢复)from the earthquake? “It depends on the person's character．They have to help themselves, which is more efficient(有效的)than passively receiving comfort and sympathy(同情)from others, ” said Professor Le, a member of the Chinese Psychological Society．

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　　October 31^st is Halloween．During this holiday, people wear special costumes with masks．You can see pumpkin lanterns everywhere．It is not very easy to carve(雕刻)a lantern out of a pumpkin．

　　First you have to wash a pumpkin because there is dirt on it．Then open the top and scoop out(舀出)the inside．It is not an easy job．It may take you two hours to take out all the inside with a big knife．What you do next is to cut three triangles(三角形)in the side．Two triangles will be eyes, and the other for a nose．And at the bottom cut out a mouth．At last you can put a candle or a lamp inside and take the lantern outside．

　　These days a lot of houses don't carve lanterns．They just buy fake(假的)ones．They are cheap and a fake lantern doesn't go bad．However I never buy one, because I think it fun to make the real thing．

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