Based on a telephone survey of about 72, 000 people in 2005, only about 1 in 4 Americans knows the warning signs of a heart attack and what to do first, according to a new government report．That’s a decline from the last survey in 2001, which showed that nearly 1 in 3 were well informed．
The study’s lead author, Dr．Jing Fang, called public awareness in the new survey“alarmingly low”．Fang is with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which surveyed residents of 13 states and District of Columbia．
Heart attack warning signs can include one or more of the following：shortness of breath, pain or discomfort in the chest, discomfort in the arms or shoulders, a feeling of weakness or light headedness, and discomfort in the jaw, neck or back．Chest pain is the most common symptom．Women are more likely than men to experience some of the other symptoms, particularly shortness of breath and back or jaw pain, according to the American Heart Association．Anyone experiencing these symptoms should call 911, the heart association advises．In America, the groups best informed of heart attack warning signs, and what to do, tended to be white, highly educated women．Also scoring well were residents of West Virginia, which has some of the nation’s highest heart attack death rates．
Each year more than 900, 000 Americans suffer heart attacks, about 157, 000 of them fatal(致命的)．About half the deaths occur within an hour of the symptoms appearing, experts say．Because different people experience different symptoms, it’s important to be aware of all of them, doctors say．
Of course, knowing is not the same as doing．Although most of those who got the heart attack symptoms right said they would call 911, other studies show that only about half of heart attack victims go to a hospital by ambulance, Rosamond noted．
Patients’s concerns about lack of health insurance or other matters may explain why so few went to a hospital, said Rosamond, who was not involved in the new study．
(1)
What’s the main topic of the passage?
[ ]
A．
People’s declining knowledge of heart attack symptoms．
B．
The importance of knowing the heart attack warning signs．
C．
The seriousness of heart attacks．
D．
Some of the symptoms of heart attacks．
(2)
We learn from the passage that American women
[ ]
A．
suffer more chest pain from heart attacks
B．
have a greater possibility to experience shortness of breath in heart attacks
C．
have heart attacks more often than men
D．
having heart attacks all experience rather similar symptoms
(3)
Who is most likely to know the most about heart attack warning signs?
[ ]
A．
A white, poorly educated man
B．
A while, highly educated woman．
C．
A black, highly educated woman．
D．
A black high school boy．
(4)
Why don’t some people who get heart attacks call 911?
[ ]
A．
Because they don’t trust doctors in the hospital．
B．
Just because they are suffering too much to move．
C．
Partly because ambulances are not available to them．
D．
Partly because they don’t have health insurance．
(5)
What do we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Patients with heart disease rarely suffer chest pain．
B．
Dr．Jing Fang did the survey by himself．
C．
West Virginia has the lowest heart attack death rate．
D．
A person having a heart attack may have one or more symptoms．
Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers．However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find．In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction．In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education．Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents(答问卷者)listed“to give children a good start academically”as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices．To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group．The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents．
Like in America, there is diversity(多样性)in Japanese early childhood education．Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development．In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools．Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities．Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens．
(1)
We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________．
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A．
Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents
B．
Japan's economic success is a result of its scientific achievements
C．
Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
D．
Japan's higher education is superior to theirs
(2)
In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on ________．
[ ]
A．
preparing children academically
B．
developing children's artistic interests
C．
developing children's potential
D．
shaping children's character
(3)
Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?
[ ]
A．
They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education．
B．
They can make more group experience grow there．
C．
They can be individually oriented when they grow up．
D．
They can do better in their future studies．
(4)
Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
broaden children's knowledge
B．
lighten children's study load
C．
train children's creativity
D．
enrich children's experience
(5)
Which of the following statements is true?
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A．
Most of the Japanese preschools pay much attention to academic instructions．
B．
Very few Japanese respondents don't agree to give children a start academically．
C．
In Japan it is common for parents to teach their children at home．
D．
American respondents don't agree to give children a start academically．
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Institutional construction is needed to guarantee public participation in environmental protection, says a commentary in Dazhong Daily．An excerpt follows．
The State Environment Protection Administration(SEPA)last week released a set of guidelines on public participation in environmental impact(影响)assessment, encouraging direct involvement from the general public in the country’s environmental affairs．
This is the first official document on public involvement in the environmental sector, which will make government decisions in the sector more transparent and democratic．Last year, a series of environment issues plunged SEPA into an administrative accountability(问责)storm．The issues include a construction project that could lead to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, water pollution in the Songhua Rive and disputes over the construction of a dam on the Nujing River．Then came the“environment impact assessment storm,”which showed the efforts made by the government in this aspect．
Although there are some articles on public involvement in the Environment Impact Assessment Law, they are very ambiguous and not practical．The temporary measures give specific arrangement procedures．It gives recognition and respect to the public rights to environment participation, and also shows the government’s open mind for better environment participation．But such a right of participation is still partial in the assessment stage．There is still a lack of arrangements in the policy-making and law-enforcement phases．
In a modern society, every citizen has a right to live in a good environment．Citizens should be able to participate based on their rights t know．Marking such temporary measures is a good way to realize citizens'right to participate．But more should be included, such as citizens'rights to participate in law-making, policy-making and law-enforcement．There should be an open mechanism to provide environment information, and a democratic system encouraging the public to participate in decision-making concerning the environment．
(1)
Which is not the last year’s environment issue?
[ ]
A．
a construction project leading to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace
B．
water pollution in the Songhua River
C．
disputes over the construction of a dam on the Nujing River
D．
measures to guarantee public participation in environmental protection
(2)
The underlined word“transparent”in the third paragraph probably means?
[ ]
A．
clear
B．
doubt
C．
temporary
D．
clean
(3)
The best title of this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
Public can help environment
B．
The serious environmental problems
C．
The government can protect the environment
D．
The public’s rights
(4)
Which of the following is not the citizens'right to help environmental protection?
[ ]
A．
the right to participate in making laws
B．
the right to be responsible for environmental disasters
C．
the right to participate in making policies
D．
the right to participate in law-enforcement
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Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight．No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China．Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift－the book“Who Moved My Cheese?”
The book－a bestseller in the US－is being used by men and women to deal with
changes in their lives and work．Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes．
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood－our jobs, the Industries we
work in, relationships and love as well．
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face more changes and challenges．So what should we do once this“cheese”on which we are so dependent is moved?
“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely,”Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book．
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees．“We should change ourway of thinking．The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us withgreat chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive．”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese．”Zhang smiled confidently．
(1)
The whole passage is about ________．
[ ]
A．
people’s opinions about a bestseller of the US
B．
what people think about China’s entry into the WTO
C．
the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges
D．
how a book influences the Chinese
(2)
The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of“Who Moved My Cheese”in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
be more competitive with foreign firms
B．
find an excuse for their job cuts
C．
let the workers make a living on their own
D．
encourage the fired workers
(3)
The word“cheese”in the passage can refer to ________．
[ ]
A．
something we depend on for a living
B．
a most important kind of food
C．
change or challenge
D．
way of life
(4)
From what Hengwei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that ________．
[ ]
A．
they have different opinions on changes and challenges
B．
people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies
C．
the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges
D．
they are both greatly encouraged by the book
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Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee．And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea．The physical sensation(感觉)of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions－those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A．Bargh．
Psychologists have known that one person’s perception(感知)of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships．Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable．Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness．Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle．Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills．
Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal．Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries．
To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students．A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses(假设), handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form：The drink was then handed back．After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description．Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink．
“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh．
(1)
According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by _________．
[ ]
A．
the visitors to his office
B．
the psychology lessons he has
C．
his physical feeling of coldness
D．
the things he has bought online
(2)
The author mentions Harlow’s experiment to show that _________．
[ ]
A．
adults should develop social skills
B．
babies need warm physical contact
C．
caregivers should be healthy adults
D．
monkeys have social relationships
(3)
In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to _________．
[ ]
A．
evaluate someone’s personality
B．
write down their hypotheses
C．
fill out a personal information form
D．
hold coffee and cold drink alternatively
(4)
We can infer from the passage that _________．
[ ]
A．
abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences
B．
feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide
C．
physical temperature affects how we see others
D．
capable persons are often cold to others
(5)
What would be the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Drinking for Better Social Relationships
B．
Experiments of Personality Evaluation
C．
Developing Better Drinking Habits
D．
Physical Sensations and Emotions
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Over 70 percent of the "double single-child couples" in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey．
"Women of China" magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the "single-child" generation, the Morning Post reports．The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4.000 yuan(＄531)．Among them, 43.5 percent have kids．
Results show that 71.9 percent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids．
Grown up as the "single-child", the only child in a family since the family planning policy was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents．
The parents of the "single-child" generation focused more on their children's physical well-being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists．
The research also found that the "double single-child couples" follow a rather traditional value system．
Survey shows that 27.5 percent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 percent two to five years, and 20 percent didn't tie the knot until dating for five years．Also, 30 percent of the couples were schoolmates, while 43．8 percent were introduced by someone．
Since their marriage are based on enduring relationships, 65.2 percent of the husbands and 62.9 percent of the wives think that compromise(妥协)and tolerance(宽容)are necessary in their marriage．Meanwhile, 21.7 percent of the husbands and 37.1 percent of the wives support the idea that happiness is the key standard for a marriage．
(1)
The best title for the passage should be _________．
[ ]
A．
Mom and Dad, Take Care of My Kid Please
B．
Double Single-child Couples
C．
The Problem of the Single Child
D．
A Recent Survey By Woman of China"
(2)
Which of the following descriptions about “double single-child couples” is True ?
[ ]
A．
They are single child in either family and independent of their parents
B．
They are single child in either family and they are dependent on their parents
C．
They have at least two children and can afford to support themselves
D．
They, who were introduced by someone, follow a rather traditional value system
(3)
The traditional value system
mentioned in the passage refers that _________．
[ ]
A．
parents are concerned about their children’s physical life as well as the spiritual life
B．
most couples were introduced by someone and made dating for a long time
C．
once begun, double single-child couples’ marriage will last forever
D．
the couples think that compromise and tolerance are necessary in their marriage．
(4)
According to the passage, we can learn that _________ is necessary in marriage．
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