Passport Control
     If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring (转换) another flight outside
Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs (海关) immediately
after leaving your plane. If you are not British or a citizen of the European Community, you must fill out
a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given
to you during the flight to London. After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the
right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community
passports, and a second channel marked
     "Other Passports".
      Baggage Reclaim (行李领取) Area
     After passing through Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have
luggage which was carried in the aircraft along with other cargo, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage
Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through
the Baggage Reclaim Area to Customs.
     Customs
     All passengers must pass through Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels,
Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about
your Duty Free allowances (免税额), or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel.
Information about Duty Free allowances can be found on special notice-boards in the Baggage Reclaim
Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not.
Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open you luggage
for inspection.
  

1. When a Chinese traveler is arriving at Heathrow Airport for a trip in London, he must ______.

A. fill out a landing card first
B. pass through Customs before Passport Control
C. walk through the Red Channel
D. immediately reclaim his baggage after landing

2. Those who are not sure about their Duty Free allowances _______.

A. can check the information in the Baggage Reclaim Area
B. need to go through the Green Channel
C. will be asked to open the luggage for inspection
D. can do as those who have nothing to declare

3. Which of the following travelers DO NOT have to go through Passport Control and Customs?

A. People traveling straight to London.
B. Holders of European Community passports.
C. Passengers transferring to a city in Ireland.
D. Passengers only with some hand luggage.

     For a writer, there is hardly any greater honor than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
     And for a woman writer, claiming the prize is even harder, for only eight women once won it. Austria's
Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first since 1996.
     The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy announced last Thursday that Jelinek won this year's Nobel Prize
in literature. She is recognized for her socially critical (批判的) novels and plays.
     Jelinek, 57, made her literary debut (初次露面) in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is
best known for her autobiographical 1983 novel"The Piano Teacher", made into a movie in 2001.
     The basic theme of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities
traditionally expected of them. Her characters struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in society. "The
nature of Jelinek's texts is often hard to define. They shift between prose (散文) and poetry and songs, they
contain theatrical scenes and film script," said the academy.
     The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and left his fortune
of about US $920 million to a fund to honor people who have helped other human beings. This year each prize
is worth US $13 million.

1. The underlined word "them" in the last second paragraph refers to _____.

A. roles
B. people
C. texts
D. women

2. Elfrede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize just because _____.

A. she was an Austrian woman writer
B. she wrote socially critical novels and plays
C. her novel "The Piano Teacher" was made into a movie
D. the nature of her texts is hard to define.

3. Which of the following about the Nobel Prize is TRUE?

A. It is harder for a woman writer to win than a man writer.
B. The total prize every year was $920 million.
C. Women writers were not awarded until 1996.
D. Only eight women writers won the prize since 1996.

4. This passage is most likely taken from _____.

A. a travel magazine
B. a history book
C. a newspaper
D. an advertisement

     An important key to being successful in school is to have a pleasant personality. Students will be much
more successful if they have a respectful attitude to their teachers and their peers.   1    
     Remember to have self-confidence when faced with subjects that you find difficult.   2   . Don't feel bad
and give up because you are slow in a single area. Try your best and if someone hurts your feelings by
commenting negatively about your efforts, don't feel bad,because everyone has experienced difficulty in
pleasing others. Remember that your goal is to pass your classes and attend a university.
     Be honest with your teacher about your desire to be successful. Tell him/her about your goals and
dreams.   3   Volunteer to stay after school if necessary to receive tutoring or to complete work.
     Remember to have a positive attitude even when faced with an obstacle. Every obstacle presents an
opportunity for success.   4   we have all experienced failures, but successful students are those who pick
themselves up and proceed even when with obstacles.   5   There is no doubt that you have many talents,
and you should not be discouraged id someone dose not appreciate one of your abilities. You may be musical,
artistic, creative, athletic, analytical, and / or friendly. Your school counselor (辅导员) might be able to
recommend tests to determine abilities, but you are ultimately the one who will build the talents through choice
and dedication (专心致志).

A. If you are struggling with a subject, be honest about the difficulty that you are experiencing.
B. Just as employers would much prefer to hire cooperative employees, teachers do appreciate students 
    who know how to behave and be respectful.
C. What students focus on nowadays is enjoying their lives freely.
D. If you try you best, do not get angry about a failure.
E. in a word, students vary from person to person.
F. Most students tend to be strong in some areas and weak in others.
G. Try to discover where your talents are.

     Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin
early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people-adults included-do not have a good sense of
saving for the long run.
     I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10
years old. Of the money I make, I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.
     Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to build up wealth. I have put my
earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow.
Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
     At high school, many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small. If you have a
job, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then
you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose
the interest you should have earned by saving it.
     After high school, college is expensive and then "real" life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If
you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house
will be much easier. The earlier you begin saving, the more time the money has to grow. If you are in your
thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle, The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to
create a nest egg (储备金).

1. According to the author, a man can build up his wealth by _____.

A. finding a good job
B. saving money when he grows up
C. buying a house
D. saving money and spending less

2. The author seems to believe _____.

A. it is hard to save money when in high school
B. if you have a job, you needn't save money
C. when spending one loses more than the money he pays
D. going to college will be easier if you borrow money from the bank

3. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Saving for future
B. Learning to spend less
C. How to save money
D. How to make money

     The iPhone, the iPad, the iPod, each of apple's products sounds cool and has become a pad (一时的风尚).
Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter "i",-- and many other brands are following suit.
The BBC's iPlayer-which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the internet-adopted the title in 2008.
A lovely bear-popular in the US and UK-that plays music and video is called "iTeddy". A slimmed-down version
of London's Independent newspaper,was launched last week under the name "i".
     In general, single-letter prefix have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and
e-commerce first came into use.
     Most "i" products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of the Independent's "i",
it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name.
     But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter "i". Why not use "a", "b" or "c" instead? According to
Tony Thorne, head of Language Center at King's College, London, "i" works because its meaning has become
ambiguous. When Apple uses "i", no one knows whether it means internet, information, individual or interactive,
Thorne told BBC magazines "even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn't have one clear definition," he
says.
     "However,thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便)," adds Thorne.
     Clearly the letter "i" also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each
person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.
     Along with "Google" and "blog", readers of BBC magazines voted "i" as one of the top 20 words that have
come to define the last decade.
     But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to the 1990s, products with "2000" in
their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as
we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.

1. We can infer that the Independent's "i" is aimed at _____.

A. young readers
B. old readers
C. fashionable women
D. engineers

2. The underlined word "ambiguous" means "____".

A. popular
B. uncertain
C. definite
D. unique

3. Nowadays,the "i" term often reminds people of the products which are _____.

A. portable
B. environmentally friendly
C. advanced
D. recyclable

4. The writer suggests that _____.

A. "i" products are often of a high quality
B. the popularity of "i" products may not last long
C. the letter "b" replace letter "i" to name the products
D. iTeddy is a live bear

     How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have
never yet found the time? Far too many.
     This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its
best moments.
     We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this
style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or
65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all
those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life.
     In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English: "Have a nice day" they speak slowly and
seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to
enjoy the moment: to value this very day.
     How often do we say to ourselves, "I'll take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher
position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position.
     When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily
Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to
be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central
London for a small local area?I wanted to know.
     Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual
pressure. He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region
trains.

1. The first paragraph of the passage tells us that _____.

A. we always try to find some time to write a book
B. we always make plans but seldom fulfill them
C. we always enjoy many of life's best moments
D. we always do what we really want to do

2. The underlined phrase "turn his back on" (paragraph 6) most probably means _____.

A. leave for
B. return to
C. give up
D. rely on

3. The man ( paragraph 6) left his first job partly because he was _____.

A. in an abnormal mental state
B. under too much pressure
C. not well paid
D. not respected

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A. Provide Homes For Our Family
B. Take Up Horse-riding
C. Value This Very Day
D. Stay Alive

     What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 1_____. Do you prefer grays and blues?
Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least,
this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the
meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 2_____. If you happen
to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. 
     3_____. 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. 4_____. A black bridge over the Thames
River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area-until it was
repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even
more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. 
     5_____. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when
their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.
B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up-we are born with
    our preference.
C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.
D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.
E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours. G. Colours do influence our moods-there is no
    doubt about it

     When creating a digital advertisement or something to promote (促销) a product or service, music is one
of the most important aspects. Whether it is simply a jingle (短歌), musical note or any other use of sound,
music can play a huge role in attracting a customer's attention or being noticed by your target audience.
     Music can work hand-in-hand with what you are advertising. Many times the advertising jingle, or saying,
is what the audience remembers. Companies such as McDonald's and Subway have used this method many
times with different jingles and little sayings that are easy to remember and fun to sing along with.
     Usually concepts that are part of a jingle would sound conceited (自负的) and pompous (浮夸的) when
said in a normal conversation. When put to music however, and sung in a rhythm (节奏), it suddenly sounds
attractive. For example, if someone said, "No one does it better than me" in a normal statement, this would
sound very conceited. Add music and a tune to this statement and it becomes attractive and fun for others to
sing along with.
     While understanding how important music is for your advertising needs, it is also important for you to
know the best way to get special music.
     Having people from many different backgrounds all over the world write something specifically for you is
one of the best ways to get songs written just for you. You simply choose which one you believe is best for
the project. So instead of hiring a single songwriter to compose your music, you can run a contest for you
advertising jingle and songwriters around the world write you a finished jingle in an attempt to win your contest.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. How to use music in advertising.
B. How to get an advertising jingle.
C. Advertising jingles can help sell products.
D. Advertisements are important in promoting.

2. What makes concepts of an advertising jingle sound attractive?

A. Music and tune.
B. Word and pictures.
C. Beautiful voice.
D. Wonderful sayings.

3. According to the writer, the best way to get an advertising jingle is _____.

A. to hire a top songwriter
B. to invite a famous singer
C. to get advice from experts
D. to collect works from public

4. What's the advantage of your running a contest for an advertising jingle?

A. It will save much time.
B. It will cost less money.
C. You can get the best works.
D. You can sell more products.