题目内容
.Influenced by the economic crisis, the rate of unemployment in big companies has risen in the last 3 months , _____ 10 percent in average.
A. have reached B. reaching C. to reach D. to be reaching
B
Blogs (博客) are the place where young people go to show their hearts, to express their anger, sorrow or disappointment, and even to gossip (说别人的闲话).
Many people enjoy the freedom in blogging. Some, however, find that putting one’s life online can have a price. The blogs of some students in America were stopped by the government for some time because they posted threatening words to their teachers on their blogs.
A recent study finds that nearly a fifth of teens who surf the Internet have their own blogs. And 38 % of teens say they read other people’s blogs. By comparison, about a tenth of adults have their own blogs and a quarter say they read other people’s online magazines.
With the development of the Internet, more and more people will be attracted by blogging.
In another study, 79% of teens agree that people at their age aren’t careful enough when giving out information about themselves online. Besides, careless blogging can also influence blog readers. When you are angry or unhappy, your blog is the first place you turn to. The words you post then may not be rational which you may regret later. To minimize (使减到最小) the negative influence, change the safety setting and make such posts “personal” so that only you can read them.
As long as you are careful with what you post, blogging is a great means of staying in touch with friends and displaying one’s creative works.
【小题1】Blogs are the place where people __________.
| A.go online to have a chat |
| B.go online to enjoy freedom |
| C.exchange their views online |
| D.go online to express themselves freely |
| A.people should not put their life online |
| B.American students are limited in blogging |
| C.anyone who gets on the Web has his blog |
| D.people should be careful with what they write |
| A.strange | B.perfect |
| C.helpful | D.reasonable |
| A.the use people make of blogs |
| B.the number of people who have blogs |
| C.advantages and disadvantages of blogs |
| D.the author’s suggestions about blogging |
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods (情绪). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
【小题1】An active person may like ____
| A.yellow, orange, or red | B.yellow, black, or red |
| C.orange, blue, or black | D.black, red, or orange |
| A.tired | B.bored | C.worried | D.relaxed |
| A.the bridge was very tall |
| B.the bridge was too crowded |
| C.people didn't like the bridge |
| D.the color of the bridge was depressing |
| A.worse | B.harder | C.more slowly | D.more angrily |
Kong Zi , also called Confucius (551-479 B.C) , and Socrates(苏格拉底) (469-399 B. C) lived only a hundred years apart , and during their lifetimes there was no contact (联系)between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers(哲学家) came from shaped their ideas , and how these ideas in turn ,shaped their societies.
Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life:” Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some bad more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior(下层的)classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
【小题1】Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?
| A.Socrates and Confucius had much in common, |
| B.Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas. |
| C.The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas. |
| D.There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece. |
| A.all men were equal when they were born |
| B.the lower classes should be ruled by the upper class |
| C.the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom |
| D.people should not ask others to do what they did not want to |
| A. Family. | B.Potential(潜力). | C.Knowledge. | D.Community. |