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　　Making an advertisement for television ________．For example, a two-hour movie costs ＄6 million to make．A TV commercial can cost more than ＄6000 a second．And that does not include cost of paying for air time．Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money－and making money is what television is all about－the commercial is by far the more important．

　　Research, market testing, talent, time and money－all come together to make us want to buy a product．No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works．The sales of Charm went up once the ads began．TV commercials actually buy their way into our head．We, in turn, buy the product．

　　And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them Here are some rules of commercial ad making．If you want to get the low middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice．Put some people in the ad who work with their hands．If you want to sell to upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies(认同)with．If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself．

　　We laugh at commercials．We don't think we pay that much attention to them．But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves．The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff．It's big, big business．And it's telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy．

　　To put simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing．

1．What's the best title of this passage?

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2．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．What's the main idea of the third paragraph?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?

TV ads are making far more money than TV programs．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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　　In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person's life．There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(过渡)into adulthood．

　　After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver's license, and leave home．Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday．At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into many nightclubs, buying liquor, or gambling until they are twenty-one．

　　In many Latin cultures, a young woman's fifteenth birthday is important．At this age, she is considered an adult．To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera．The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church．Later, there is a party and many guests are invited．

　　In Japan, young people become adults at twenty．At this age, they can legally vote, drink alcohol, and smoke．The second Monday in January is a national holiday called“Coming of Age Day”．On this day, twenty-year-olds celebrate by first going to a shrine(神祠)to pray with their families．Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders．Afterward, many celebrate with family or friends late into the night．

　　In some countries, birthday celebrations ________．Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement year, with a huge party．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They are not allowed to go to nightclubs, drink alcohol, and gamble．

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4．Which country do you think China has the similar culture? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Fill in the blanks in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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　　The rain was coming down in sheets．It was already after 8∶30 a.m., and I was late for an important meeting．I was dressed up high heels and everything, so I called for a cab, thinking that would be faster than the subway．

　　It wasn't．

　　After a long wait, I finally got a cab, but the traffic was moving at a snails pace, and the driver stopped to pick up another customer along the way．

　　I was really going to be late．I looked at my watch every 10 seconds．Then, just as the traffic started moving, the driver spotted a man up ahead in a wheelchair．

　　“________!”the driver cried, and began to pull over．

　　I could see another 20 minutes waiting, the whole period of lifting him into the cab, folding up his chair and fitting it into the cab's small trunk then dropping him off who knows where, and everyone at work staring as I went into the meeting room mid-morning．

　　“What are you doing?!”I exclaimed to the driver．

　　As the words came out of my mouth, I wanted to take them back．The wrongness of my reaction started to sink in, and it shocked me．I almost wasn't sure who that person was who had just spoken．

　　The driver ignored me, and as I sat there in the back seat, he stopped the cab and got out, as did the other passenger, to attend to the man．

　　I got out of the cab and fled for the nearest subway station．As I ran, I understood that, while it wasn't incumbent on me to take the time to help the man into the cab, I shouldn't have complained about the driver stopping．I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to attend to what was most inerrant．When I thought about it at the times, and when I think about it now, this is my analysis：While I am not a particularly self centeredness that living a busy life in a big, fast paced city can promote．

1．Why was the author impatient that morning?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

I was sorry for what I said about the driver picking him up．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．

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4．Please use one word to describe the feeling of the author when she let out the angry words．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last but two paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Some people think that they will get ill if they use their brains(大脑)too much．It is not true．Through many researches, scientists show us that the more you use your brains, the better they will be, and the wiser you will become．

　　Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and be energetic(充满活力的), you must take a proper rest and study properly．To the teenagers, in the morning is good for their health．

　　There are many ways to rest．One is a peaceful rest．Sleep is a peaceful rest．Another is an active rest．For example, take a walk outdoors, do morning exercises every day．To change the way of the brains' activities(活动)is also a good way to rest．

　　In everyday life, to eat some eggs, meat, fresh vegetable and fruit is also good for the brains．

　　Wish you a wise man and a happy life．

1．What's the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

You can surely have quick and clear thinking on condition that you should rest well and properly study．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the paragraph with proper words and phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which ways to rest do you think is the best for you? Why?

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　We often feel trapped(困于)within the routines(日常事务)of our everyday lives．In order to achieve a true state of relaxation, we must make time for uninterrupted leisure(休闲)．Set aside an hour a day, or even a day a week if you can, for your chosen leisure pursuit(追求)．Take all the necessary steps to make sure that you will not be called away or interrupted, and leave the telephone off the hook－then, set your spirit free．

　　Accept Change

　　Sometimes it seems safer to stay where we are than to risk going into the unknown or to accept change．But in reality, true relaxation comes not from trying to control life's natural flow, but from allowing ourselves to be carried along by that flow without fear of the future, or nostalgia(留恋)for the past．

　　Believe in Yourself

　　Each of us has unlimited potential(潜力)to achieve our goals－even those that seem the most far-reaching．Mark out realistic stepping stones toward your aims, and try each day to work toward reaching another stone．Most importantly, do not feel disappointed if, on one day, you make only half your intended progress, or even ________ at all－the act of thinking about your goals will help to bring you closer to them．

　　Value Your Blessings

　　We are all gifted with spiritual blessings, among them happiness, health, truth, an inner stillness．Spend today bringing happiness to yourself－and your friends and family．Tomorrow, eat especially healthily．The next day, be true to yourself if something makes you unhappy, try something else．The day after, spend time in quiet thinking．The reward for being rich in these blessings is a fulfilled and peaceful life．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

All the wishes will bring you a quiet and meaningful life．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which of the suggestions do you think is helpful to you? Why?(Please answer within 30 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Steven Spielberg, whose mother was a music teacher, was born in 1946 in a small town in America．He started making short films when he was still a young boy．He made his first real film when he was twelve．This was a film in which Spielberg used real actors instead of toys．He wrote the scripts for the films himself．In 1959 Spielberg won a prize for a short film which he made when he was thirteen years old．A few years later, when he Was sixteen, he made a film called Fire-light．

　　When Spielberg was young, his dream was to go to the Film Academy, but he couldn't．The reason why he could not go there was that his grades were too low．After studying English, he got a small job at a film studio．Here he worked on a short film．which won him a job as the youngest film director in the world．This was the moment when Spielberg's career really took off．

　　Jaws(1975), one of his first films, was a real blockbuster．It is about a big white shark that attacks swimmers who are spending their holidays in a small village by the sea．Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scenes in which people were eaten by the shark．

　　Spielberg has made two films about creatures that come to the earth from outer space．For example, ET(1982)is about a young boy called Elliott who makes friends with a small creature from outer space and helps him to find a way to go home．The world of adults is cold．Scientists want to find ET to cut him into pieces to do research．But in the world of children and the world where ET comes from, love and friendship are the most important things in life．

　　Jurassic Park, which Spielberg made in 1993, is about a park where a very rich man keeps different kinds of dinosaurs．When the park is hit by a storm, things start going wrong．The film becomes very exciting when the children are hunted by meat-eating dinosaurs．

　　After these highly successful films Spielberg made several follow-ups of Jaws and Jurassic Park．His later films such as Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan are about the cruelty of war．In his war films, he has shown that love and peace will win over war in the end．

　　Steven Spielberg is one of the top directors in the film industry and also has many fans in China．When asked about the secret of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he owes much of his success and happiness to his wife and children．He met Cate Capshaw, who is an actress, when he was working on one of his films．After that it still took seven years before they finally got married．The couple has seven children in all．

1．Why did Spielberg study English instead of film?(with in 15 words)

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2．Why were people who saw the film Jaws afraid to swim in the sea?(with in 20 words)

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3．How important is his family to Spielberg's career?(with in 10 words)

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4．What have you learned from needing about Spielberg?(with in 20 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　I was sure that I was to be killed．I became terribly nevuous．I felt in my poekets to see if there were any ciqarettes, which had escaped their search．I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips．But I had no matches．They had taken those．I looked through the bars at my jailer．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him：“Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette．As he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently locked with mine．At that moment, I smiled．I don't know why I did that．Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile．In any case, I smiled．In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls．I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated a smile on his lips, too．He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile．

　　I kept smiling at him, now aware of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new dimension(分寸)too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．“Yes, here, here．” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the pictures of my family．He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them．My eyes ________．I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes, too．Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out．Out of the jail, quietl and by back routes, out of the town．There, at the edge of town, he released me．And without another word, he turned back toward the town．

　　Yes, the smile－the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn't be enemies．We couldn't have hate or envy or fear．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

All of a sudden, silently, the jailer opened the door and set me free of the jail．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Who set the writer free?Why do you think he released the writer?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　It's Friday morning in the year 2025, and you're running late．You got upset watching the music video that is playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth．How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?

　　A quick check of your Internet-connected refrigerator magnet tells you your train, which ________ up to 250 miles an hour as it electromagnetically hovers above its guide track, is a bit behind schedule, too．So you decide to drive your environmentally-friendly hydrogen fuel cell car instead－or rather, let your car drive you．It's programmed to know the way, and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing．

　　Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you're wearing, you pick up yesterday morning's newspaper．Printed on reusable electronic paper, it instantly rewrites itself with today's headlines．Now it's time for your big meeting．Uh-oh! You're left your handwritten notes at home．No problem．The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote．

　　Your wristwatch videophone suddenly rings．Your best friend's face pops up on the organic light-emitting diode screen asking what you're doing this weekend．Will you slap on your 3-D contact lenses and play virtual soccer with the U．S．Olympic team? No, no．Your friend says, so you have to take the new nano-tube elevator(made of microscopic fibers many times stronger than steel)60, 000 miles into space．

　　Could this scene really take place in just a couple of decades? The researchers who are currently developing all this stuff think so．These gadgets may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

What you wrote at home has been automatically stored in your magic pen．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What is special of the newspaper in the year 2025?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

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Why did a lot of new dances come from the United States?

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What is the main difference between folk and popular dances?

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