The first thing I do when I wake up is to make a mental list of all things I have to do that day．I'm very organized! Then I get up and have my bath．Often my best matchmaking ideas come while I'm in the bath．Sometimes I have a really good idea about who might be with whom．
Before I did matchmaking, I was a social worker, but I knew I wanted to do something without bosses telling me what to do and that I am good at dealing with people．Also I had seen too many broken marriages and too many people go downhill because they were so lonely．So I gave up my job, did a bit of research and started the matchmaking business in 1970．
Over the last few years we've been doing introductions throughout Europe as well as here in Britain．Europeans want to meet British people．For every 100 people who come to us, about 65 will settle down．We keep going until clients(委托人)find someone that they get on very well with．Of course there are impossible people, those who will never settle．
Sometimes I end up giving advice to clients．A few months ago, we had a highly paid scientist with a very nice face, but every woman refused to meet him a second time．It soon became clear that he did not like changing his shirts．So I had to be very honest and direct and told him, “But a woman can't start to love you if your shirt smells．” The job is most satisfying when I get a call from a couple telling me they have fallen in love．
(1)
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
On Being a Matchmaker
B．
Dealing with People
C．
Matchmakers and Clients
D．
The Most Satisfying Job
(2)
What does the author mean by saying “I'm very organized”?
[ ]
A．
She is especially capable of organizing things．
B．
She has a fixed plan for her everyday activities．
C．
She likes to remember things she has to do．
D．
She always finishes what she does on time．
(3)
What was the personal factor that made the author change her job?
[ ]
A．
She was warm and kind - hearted．
B．
She could understand people better than others．
C．
She liked to make her own decisions．
D．
She was interested in social problems．
(4)
From the author's experience given in the last paragraph, we can conclude that to be a good matchmaker, sometimes it is better for one to be ________．
[ ]
A．
direct
B．
kind
C．
hard working
D．
organized
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Drunken driving-sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder－has become a national epidemic(流行病)．Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 Over the past ten years．A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours．Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the America manly image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant(忍受)．
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing trend(逆转潮流)in the 1960s to reduce It to 18．After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21．
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests many areas already, to a marked drop in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks．A bar in Massachusetts Was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was“obviously drunk” and later drove the road, killing a nine-year-old boy．
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition(禁令)of alcohol that began in 1919, which President Hoover called the“noble experiment”．They forgot that legal
prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption(腐败)and organized crime．As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution．
(1)
What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey?
[ ]
A．
Young drivers were usually bad．
B．
The legal drinking age should be raised．
C．
Some drivers didn't surprise the legal drinking age．
D．
Drivers should not be allowed to drink．
(2)
The underlined word“lenient”in the first paragraph means
[ ]
A．
merciful
B．
cruel
C．
serious
D．
determined
(3)
As regards drunken driving, public opinion has changed because
[ ]
A．
judges are no longer lenient
B．
new laws are introduced in some states
C．
drivers do not appreciate their manly image
D．
the news media have raised public attention of the problem
阅读理解
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“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right, ” says Mollie Hunter Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people．She firmly believes that is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is, In Mollie’s opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing．“If you aren’t telling a story, you’re a very dead writer indeed, ” she says．With the chief function of a writer being to entertain(让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer．“I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language, ” she says．“This love goes back to early childhood．I’ve told stories all my life．I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handing them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said ‘Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you’ll be a writer．’ So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer．”
This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical(自传体的)and gives a picture both of Mollie’s ambition(理想)and her struggle towards its achievement．Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields――sadly now covered with modern houses．“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood．I’ll never go back, ” she said．“Never” “When I set one of my books in Scotland, ” she said, “I can recall my romantic(浪漫的)feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work．And that’s important, because children now know so much so early that romance can’t exist for them, as it did for us．”
(1)
What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?
[ ]
A．
It should not aim at a narrow audience．
B．
It should be attractive to young readers．
C．
It should be based on original ideas．
D．
It should not include too much conversation．
(2)
In Mollie Hunter’s opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?
[ ]
A．
Being poor in life experience．
B．
Being short of writing skills．
C．
The weakness of description．
D．
The absence of a story．
(3)
What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?
[ ]
A．
She didn’t expect to become a writer．
B．
She didn’t enjoy writing stories．
C．
She didn’t have any particular ambitions．
D．
She didn’t respect her teacher’s views．
(4)
In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that children are ________．
[ ]
A．
more intelligent
B．
better informed
C．
1ess eager to learn
D．
1ess interested in reality
(5)
What’s the writer's purpose in this text?
[ ]
A．
To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books．
B．
To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s books
C．
To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience．
D．
To provide information for Mollie Hunter’s existing readers．
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Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf．
Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell．Health foods are packaged in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors．Ice cream packers are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver．
When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective．Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package――blue, because we think of it as safe, And white as calm．
The size of a product can attract a shopper．But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as It appears to．
It is believed that the better –known companies spend, on average, 70 per cent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product．The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote their goods, came to the conclusion：“Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it．”
(1)
Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?
[ ]
A．
The cost of its package
B．
The price of the product
C．
The color of its package
D．
The brand name of the product
(2)
The underlined part “the color turned the customers off”(in para．3)means the colors ________．
[ ]
A．
attracted the customers strongly
B．
had weak effects on the customers
C．
tricked the customers into shopping
D．
caused the customers to lose interest
(3)
Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
[ ]
A．
The way to promote the goods．
B．
the discovery of a genius
C．
The team to produce a good producer
D．
The brand name used by successful producers．
(4)
Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
Choice of good products
B．
Disadvantage of products
C．
Effect of packaging on shopping
D．
Brand names and shopping tricks
阅读理解
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One thing the tour books don’t tell you about London is that 2000 of its residents are foxes．They ran away from the city about two centuries ago after developers and pollution moved in．But now that the environment is clear, the foxes have come home．
“ The number and variety of wild animals in urban areas is increasing,” says Comer Jones．A survey of the wildlife in New York’s Central Park last year counted 14 species of mammals．A similar survey conducted in the 1890s counted only five species．
Several changes have brought wild animals to the cities．Foremost is that air and water quality in many cities has improved as a result of the 1970s pollution-control efforts．Meanwhile, rural areas have been built up, leaving many animals on the edges of suburbs．In addition, urban wildlife refuges(避难处)have been created．The Greater London Council last year spent ￡ 750,000 to buy land and build 10 permanent(永久的)wildlife refuges in the city．As a result, many birds are now living in the city．For peregrine falcons cities are actually safer than rural cliff dwellings(悬崖栖息地)．y 1970 the birds had died out east of the Mississippi because of the DDT had made their eggs too thin to support life．That year, scientist Tom Cade of Cornell University began raising the birds for release in cities afforded plenty of food．
Cities can attract wild animals without turning them harmful．The trick is to create habitats where they can be self-sufficient but still be seen and appreciated．Such habitats can even be functional．In San Francisco, the local government is testing different kinds of rainwater control basins to see not only whish ones retain(保持)the cleanest water but which will attract the most birds．
(1)
The passage is mainly concerned with ________．
[ ]
A．
wildlife returning to large cities
B．
foxes returning to London
C．
wild animals living in zoos
D．
a survey of wildlife in New York
(2)
It can be inferred from the passage that
[ ]
A．
Londoners are putting more and more wild animals into their zoos
B．
Londoners are happy to see wild animals return to their city
C．
Londoners file trying to move wild animals back to the countryside
D．
Londoners have welcomed the wild birds, but found foxes a problem
(3)
According to the passage, the number of species of wildlife in NewYork's Central Park ________．
[ ]
A．
is slowly decreasing
B．
competes favorably with other cities
C．
is on the same level as before
D．
has more than doubled in the last century
(4)
Which of the following is NOT a reason that wildlife returning to the cities?
[ ]
A．
Food is plentiful in the cities．
B．
Wildlife is appreciated in the cities．
C．
Wildlife refuges have been built in the cities．
D．
Air and water quality has improved in the cities．
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Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I knew of．It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living．By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment．It lowers the costs of many services：without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 percent more．
And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the produces and services you buy．Apart from the fact that twenty seven acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements, He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising．He will not do so for long ,for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once．If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value．
Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other force I can think of．
There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on．Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs．He was drawing excessively fine distinctions．Of course advertising seeks to persuades．
If its message were confined merely to information－and that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive－advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention．But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants．
(1)
By the first sentence of the passage the author means that ________．
[ ]
A．
he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising
B．
everybody knows well that advertising is money consuming
C．
advertising costs money like everything else
D．
it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising
(2)
The underlined word‘it’in the second paragraph stands for ________．
[ ]
A．
the article．
B．
the advertiser．
C．
the advertisement．
D．
the proof．
(3)
The author deems that the well-known TV personality is ________．
[ ]
A．
very precise in passing his judgment on advertising
B．
interested in nothing but the buyers’ attention
C．
correct in telling the difference between persuasion and information
D．
obviously partial in his views on advertising
(4)
In the anther’s option, ________
[ ]
A．
advertising can seldom bring material benefit to man by providing information
B．
advertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over
C．
there is nothing wrong with adverting in persuading the buyer
D．
the buyer is not interested in getting information from an advertisement
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How to beat a bad mood
Having one of those days－or weeks－when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time．But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster－often within a day or two．
* Walk it off
Exercise is the most popular bad - mood buster．A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension．Taking a fast ten - minute walk, or doing some quick exercises can do wonders towards changing that bad mood．
* Tune it out
Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had．
* Give yourself a pep talk
Stop and listen to what’s on your mind．Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts．Write them all down on paper; the pessimistic(悲观的)messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers．(“I still don’t have - ajob．” vs．“I have two interviews next week．”)
* Reduce your stress
Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood - lifters．These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing(想像), all of which sound complicated but aren’t．One easy way to visualize：close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach．Another simple way to distress is to make a to - do list．One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options(选择)．By taking control over certain areas, you realize you’re not helpless．You can make changes in your mood and life．
* Avoid things that won’t improve your mood
TV may not help much：you need to increase your energy level and stimulate(激活)your mind－something that the TV show “Neighbors” won’t do．And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked．Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods．The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta, produce a calming effects in people who have a desire for them．
(1)
We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood to
[ ]
A．
do nothing about it
B．
take a long walk on the beach
C．
do some exercises with light music
D．
talk it to neighbors
(2)
Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?
[ ]
A．
It is not complicated to do so．
B．
It is an area to be easily controlled．
C．
It helps beat a bad mood．
D．
It brings us a new technique．
(3)
TV may not improve your mood because ________．
[ ]
A．
it sometimes shows what happens around you
B．
it does not energize you
C．
it reminds you of eating and drinking
D．
it produces a calming effect
(4)
This text most probably appears in ________．
[ ]
A．
a TV programme on physical exercises
B．
a doctor’s handbook
C．
an advertisement
D．
a magazine
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To：manger @ tastytrreat．com
Date：Monday, 7 October, 3∶34 p．m．
From：raymondyuen @ canada．net
Subject：Complaint
Dear Mr Price ,
I have eaten in your restaurant many times and have always been happy with the food and service．This makes what happened last Saturday even more disappointing．
It was my son’s birthday so we booked a non - smoking table at your restaurant for 7∶30 p．m．We arrived on time but were told that our table was not yet ready．At 8∶00 p．m．, we were given a table in the smoking section．I asked to move but I was told that there were no other tables．A lot of people were smoking so it was uncomfortable and unhealthy．
Our first waitress, Janet, was very polite and helpful．She gave us free drinks for waiting so long．Our food also came quickly and looked fresh and tasty．When my wife had eaten most of her meal, she found a dead cockroach(蟑螂)in her vegetables．She was shocked and wanted to leave．At first, the waitress told us it was a piece of garlic．When we told her that garlic does not have legs, she apologized and took the food away．
We asked for the bill, expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal．Nobody came．After 15 minutes, I asked to see the manager．The head waiter told us that you were on holiday．I complained again about the horrible cockroach．He told me Janet had finished work．He didn’t believe my story and gave me a bill for three meals．I argued with him but was forced to pay．
The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your impolite head waiter and a full refund for our meal．It cost $ 68．Until then, I will not be eating at your restaurant or recommending it to anyone．
You can contact me at 742 - 3254 or through e - mail if you want more information．
Thank you for your attention．
Yours Sincerely ,
Raymond Yuen
(1)
We learn from the text that, before Saturday, Mr Yuen ________．
[ ]
A．
was satisfied with the restaurant
B．
was disappointed with the restaurant
C．
had to wait for his table
D．
rarely ate at the restaurant
(2)
The head waiter didn’t believe Mr Yuen because ________．
[ ]
A．
the waitress hadn’t told him about what happened
B．
he believed that the cockroach was garlic
C．
he didn’t want to pay Mr Yuen back
D．
the manager was on holiday
(3)
What does Mr Yuen want to pay for now?
[ ]
A．
Nothing．
B．
Two meals．
C．
Three meals．
D．
Only the drinks．
(4)
Mr Yuen demanded that Mr Price ________．
[ ]
A．
say sorry to his family
B．
let the head waiter stop working in the restaurant
C．
get the head waiter to say sorry
D．
get the head waiter and Janet to say sorry
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Sydney Airport International Terminal - Arrivals Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink：Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers．
Downtown Duty Free：Make sure you shop at Down - town Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes．It’s your last chance before customs．
Beach Culture：A must for those into the latest in beach clothing．Top surf, street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes．
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe：Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate．Morning pastries, fresh juice, breakfast rolls and coffee while you wait．
McDonald’s：hamburgers, fries, drinks, muffins and shakes－all your family favorites．Breakfast served until 10∶30．
SERVICES
ATM：ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrivals and Departures．Dollars, pounds, francs and RMB are all available．
Vodafone Rentals：This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and servicing．
(1)
Where is this passage likely to appear?
[ ]
A．
In a morning newspaper．
B．
In a monthly magazine．
C．
In a geography book．
D．
In an official guide．
(2)
If you want to have some coffee while waiting for your flight, you can go to ________．
[ ]
A．
Vodafone Rentals
B．
Blue Sky Café
C．
Downtown Duty Free
D．
McDonald’s
(3)
At Beach Culture you can buy ________．
[ ]
A．
newspapers and magazines
B．
skincare and cigarettes
C．
Mambo and Stussy
D．
fresh juice and breakfast rolls
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
You can have breakfast at Mc Donald’s at 11∶00
B．
You’ll save money if you buy alcohol or perfume at Downtown Duty Free．
C．
You’ll not find any beach clothing for your seven――year - old boy in Beach Culture．
D．
There is only one ATM throughout Arrivals and Departures．
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The question has puzzled scientists since the SARS virus first appeared and spread around the world：Where did it come from?
Now, the first clue has appeared．Researchers in Hong Kong and Shenzhen have proved the probable culprit(凶犯)－－ the palm civet, a small cat - like animal that is treated as a tasty dish in some parts of China．
After investigating many civets and other animals, scientists from the University of Hong Kong and Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, made a discovery．Four of the palm civets tested were carrying the coronavirus(冠状病毒)that causes SARS．
The study provides the first suggestion that the SARS virus exists outside humans．However, many important questions remain．The possibility of animal - to - animal transmission(传播)has to be investigated．For example, the presence of the virus could result from eating of an infected animal．
Yuen Kwok - Yung, a microbiologist at the university, said the virus may have jumped into humans as people raised, killed and cooked the wild animals．
The civet is one of the main parts in the usual wildlife dish “dragon - tiger - phoenix soup”, for which wealthy Chinese in Guangdong Province will pay large sums．The soup includes pieces of civet cat and snake．
Hong Kong virologist Malik Peiris, who heads the team that first found the SARS coronavirus, said that if the food was properly cooked, the virus should be killed．
However, he said, it obviously came from the wild animal, and someone could come into contact with it while the live animal was being handled(买卖)．
The findings, announced Friday, caused Chinese officials to ban the sale of the animals to try to stop the spread of the disease and prevent new outbreaks, World Health Organization officials said．
News from the WHO website says that it is too early to know how much wild animals cause the transmission of SARS．
(1)
Scientists have been puzzled since SARS first appeared and spread because ________．
[ ]
A．
SARS virus existed outside humans
B．
SARS virus came from a cat - like animal
C．
they didn’t know where SARS virus came from
D．
they didn’t know how to control SARS virus
(2)
In order to prevent the spread of the disease, Chinese officials ________．
[ ]
A．
encourage people to carry on the sale of wild animals
B．
ask people to protect wild animals
C．
forbid people to sell and buy wild animals
D．
ask people to eat wild animals so that they can be more healthy
(3)
Who was the first to find the clue that shows where the SARS virus comes from?
[ ]
A．
World Health Organization officials
B．
Researchers in Hong Kong and Shenzhen
C．
Chinese officials
D．
Wealthy Chinese in Guangdong Province
(4)
The passage as a whole is about that ________．
[ ]
A．
Chinese officials try their best to ban the sale of the animals
B．
it is very certain that wild animals are the source of the SARS virus
C．
SARS virus appeared and spread around the world
D．
scientists have found the probable source of the SARS virus
