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The people below are all looking for someplace to enjoy some kind of activity in Beijing．After the description of these people, there is information about places A－F．Decide which place would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1－5 and then mark the correct letter(A－F)on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph about one place which you do not need to use．

________1．Stephen studies art in Beijing University．He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life．

________2．Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture．He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic(杂技表演)performance in China．

________3．Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music．They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs．

________4．Charles works in Philips Company, Shanghai Branch．He is going to Beijing on business in middle September．He will be free in the evening, so he wants to go to someplace to enjoy some music performed by foreign bands．

________5．Carol studies Chinese in Beijing．She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity so that she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature．

A．Capital Theatre：To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present“The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real．Chills(寒战)will run down your spine(脊柱)as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art ant the bodies to the edge．Time：7∶30 p.m., September 13-19．

B．Huangshicheng Gallery：A group ink painting exhibition is running．About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display．Time：9 a.m.－5p.m.until September 10．

C．The Wangfung Art Gallery：A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery．On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wonderous variety of life in unique(独特的)styles．

D．Anyuan Museum：The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949．Time：9a.m.－4p.m., daily．

E．The Olympic Center：“The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock”is set to bring back fans out by the thousands next month．Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals．The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm．Time：September 16．

F．Grand Theater of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities：La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform as part of activities across the world to commemorate(纪念)the 250th anniversary of Bach's death．Time：70∶30p.m.September1 1-14

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　　Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live in a new culture．This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock, is the way our brain and our personality react to the strange new things we encounter when we move from one culture to another．

　　Culture begins with the“honeymoon stage”．1________．We are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds of food．2________．

　　3________．After we have settled down into our new life, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, friends, pets．All the little problems in life seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture．This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting or pulling away from the new culture．

　　The third stage is called the“adjustment stage”．4________．Your sense of humour usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place．Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!

　　The fourth stage can be called“at ease at last”．Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings．5________．You may still have problems with the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them．

A．You can cope with most problems that occur．

B．This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the host culture．

C．It is extremely difficult to get through the first stage of culture．

D．You may feel sad, anxious, frustrated, and want to go home．

E．Unfortunately, the second stage can be more difficult．

F．This stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure．

G．This is the period of time when we first arrive in which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting．

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　　The Mississippi is a great river whose relationship with man goes way back beyond its discovery in the 16th century．The River Indians used it as a highway and as a source of food, and it was they who gave it its name－“misi”meaning“great”and“sipi”meaning“water”．When the length of its branch, the Missouri, is added to it, the Mississippi becomes greater．　　1　　．From the source of the Missouri to the tip of the delta(三角洲), it is 2, 480 miles long．

　　Great rivers are likely to suffer floods．In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres, sweeping away farms, towns, everything in its path．In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless．Today the river has largely been controlled．　　2　　．

　　Industries have spread down some of the waterways of the delta, but otherwise the delta is a remote place, the homeland of a little colony of French Canadians that the British drove out of Nova Scotia in the 18th century．They still speak French, mixed with English, Indian, Spanish and Negro idioms．They keep to themselves, farming the rich soil of the delta．　　3　　．

　　　　4　　．Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went, but what lay beyond．In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king, Louis XV．This city, named St．Louis, became the jumping-off(起点)place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains, and the way to the Far West．

　　Some 40 years earlier, at the beginning of the 18th century, the French had founded another city just above the Mississippi delta, New Orleans．　　5　　．New Orleans is one of the great ports of the world, and one of the greatest terminals for both sea and river traffic．

A．It was the Mississippi that made the city what it is

B．Levees, high banks built of earth, hold back the flood waters

C．Therefore, as we know, it's the third longest river in the world

D．It is known that the“Great Water”has also been a frontier river

E．However, they paddled up and down the Mississippi in their boats to seek their fortune

F．The“Great Water”always remains a threat, for the streets of the city are below the level of the river

G．They call themselves Cajuns, who have actually been leading fairly primitive lives and preserving their own traditions

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　　How can we all get more laughter into our lives?Here is what the experts suggest：

　　　　1　　．Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N．Y．, was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing．Then she married a circus clown(小丑)．“I became interested in the clowns,”she recalls“One day I put on a costume and paint my face．That afternoon my whole life changed．I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before．”　　2　　 To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing．

　　　　3　　 It doesn't take you too much time and can be easy．Collect favourite cartoons and jokes．Also, keep a paper for writing down humour you find in everyday life．“Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,”says Virginia Tooper．

　　Laugh when you need it most．“　　4　　”says comedian Bill Cosby．“And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it,”he insists．

　　Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain－because it comes naturally．　　5　　．Just remember：we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs．

A．You can soften the worst blows through humour．

B．Mix with people who laugh．

C．Practise the art of laughing．

D．Keep a laughter file(文档)．

E．He who laughs last laughs best．

F．But it's also something that has to be developed(培养)．

G．People's joy can affect those around them．

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　　Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations, They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．　　1　　

　　The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．　　2　　 So they are called“disease of civilization”．Many cancers and disease of blood system are examples of such diseases．

　　Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none．　　3　　 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．

　　Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．　　4　　 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors(祖先)．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．

　　　　5　　 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way as our ancestors did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food．

A．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．

B．People today probably do not want to live the way people thousands of years ago did．

C．Ancient people also lived in large groups．

D．But today, we eat a lot of these．

E．Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise．

F．In that case, they would live much healthier．

G．People today probably live the same life as people thousands of years ago did．

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　　When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift．　　1　　

　　It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away．　　2　　 I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone．

　　Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken．I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems．And I didn't want my parents to worry about me．

　　Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．　　3　　 I didn't know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me, with a smile on his face．

　　Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy, lively and warm．

　　　　4　　 I started to talk with other students and made friends．Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!

　　　　5　　 I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think it lonely, you might always be alone．So smile at the world and it will smile back．

A．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom．

B．He's living in Australia now and he loves it．

C．It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone．

D．It was a smile．

E．That smile changed my life．

F．It's practically impossible to make friends here．

G．As a result, no one knew who I was．

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　　Being organized is an important skill for school and life．When you're well organized, you can stay focused, instead of spending time hunting things down．

　　　　1　　 For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments, so you know what you have to do and when．Keeping labeled folders(贴有标签的文件夹)for handouts(课堂讲义)and keeping all your school work neat and in a specific place－these are the main parts of organization．

　　For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go．　　2　　 It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them．

　　Planning is part of being organized, too．　　3　　 Calendars, lists, and schedules can help you plan．You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace．Making a schedule or“to-do”list for yourself is a good idea．Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do．　　4　　 Check off things when you've done them．Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first．

　　　　5　　 But once you're organized, it feels great．The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing．

A．Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it．

B．First, you should get your schoolwork organized．

C．Add new things as you get assignments．

D．You will benefit a lot from a good habit．

E．What does it mean to be organized?

F．It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff．

G．It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair．

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　　Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it．They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer．

　　　　1　　 Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way．Others burst with anger, and scream and yell．But other people keep their anger inside．They can not or will not express it．This is called repressing anger．

　　For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person's health than expressing it．They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones(荷尔蒙)．They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc．　　2　　

　　Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous．They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure．

　　　　3　　 They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about．If it is, they say,“　　4　　 Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably．”

　　Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry．　　5　　

A．In general the person feels excited and ready to act

B．They said that laughter is much healthier than anger．

C．Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it．

D．Anger may cause you a cancer．

E．Do not express your anger while angry．

F．Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time．

G．Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger．

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A：Nowadays, doctors can do a great job transplanting organs such as the heart．As(1)m________ science develops, I am sure that it will be several years(2)b________ doctors are able to transplant human brains．

B：I think you are right about that, but transplanting brains and

transplanting memories are not(3)a________ the same．

A：Why not?Our memories are in our brain, aren't they?

B：Yes．But it is not clear whether the memories will still be there if you transplant the brain．

A：Well, I(4)s________ so．Why shouldn't they?

B：They may still be there．(5)B________, in what other way could we then transplant memories?

A：Memories may be downloaded like a(6)c________．

B：Oh, what you said is(7)b________ my imagination．But how would that(8)a________ our society?

A：Well, it would be great．We could(9)c________ down all schools．People would not need to learn any more because(10)k ________ could also be transplanted．

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　　Television, the most popular and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth－is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world．It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies．

　　The world“television”, derived from its Greek(tele：distant)and Latin(vision：sight)roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance．Very simply put, it works in this way：through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of converting an image(focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera)into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable．These impulse, when fed into a receiver(television set), can then be electronically reconstituted into that same image．

　　Television is more than just an electronic system, however．It is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication．

　　The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission．First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad – based airwave transmission of television signals．Second, there is no broadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques．

　　Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses．We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today．During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBD, who have been the major purveyors(供应商)of news, information, and entertainment．These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well．We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer．