Directions：Read the following passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight．They hit one another hard．At the start they only fight with their fists．But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs．And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below．He is dead! Of course he isn't really dead．With any luck he isn't even hurt．Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals．They do this for a living．These men are called stuntmen．That is to say, they perform tricks．There are two sides to their work．They actually do most of the things you see on the screen．For example, they fall from a high building．However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress．Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training．Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing．For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment．Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives．They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed．A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖)a thousand feet high．His parachute(降落伞)failed to open, and he was killed．In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only．Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous actions．For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool．

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Directions：Read the following passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　For Sparky, school was all but impossible．He failed every subject in the eighth grade．He flunked physics in high school, getting a grade of zero．Sparky also flunked Latin, algebra and English．He didn't do much better in sports．Although he did manage to make the school's golf team, he promptly lost the only important match of the season．There was a consolation(安慰) match; he lost that , too．

　　Throughout his youth Sparky was awkward socially．He was not actually disliked by the other students; no one cared that much．He was astonished if a classmate ever said hello to him outside of school hours．There's no way to tell how he might have done at dating．Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school．He was too afraid of being turned down．

　　Sparky was a loser．He, his classmates…everyone knew it．So he rolled with it．Sparky had made up his mind early in life that if things were meant to work out, they would．Otherwise he would content himself with what appeared to be his inevitable mediocrrity(平凡)．

　　However, one thing was important to Sparky－drawing．He was proud of his artwork．Of course, no one else appreciated it．In his senior year of high school, he submitted some cartoons to the editors of the Yearbook．Although the cartoons were turned down．Sparky was so convinced of his ability that he decided to become an artist．

　　After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios．He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested．Sparky spent a great deal of time on it．Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios．He had been rejected once again．Another loss for the loser．

　　So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons．He described his childhood～a little boy loser and chronic under achiever．The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide．For Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schultz．He created the Peanuts comic strip(连环漫画)and the little cartoon character whose kite would never fly and who never succeeded in kicking a

football－Charlie Brown．

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Directions：Read the following passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　Can you imagine a stranger will read your e－mails without your permission or scan the website you've visited or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills? All of the things may happen to you one day．

　　In fact, it's likely that some of these things have already happened to you．Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal．Whoever it is they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen or even do something that may bring a disaster to you．

　　Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, and that it's important to reveal to riends, family and lovers at appropriate times．But few boundaries remain nowadays．The digital bread crumbs(碎屑)you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to know who you are, where you are and what you like．In some cases, a simple Google search can leak the deepest thought in your mind．Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret．

　　The key question is：Does that matter? For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no” ．

　　When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy? most of them say they are really concerned about losing it．And 60 percent of the respondents say they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me"．

　　But people say one thing and do another．Only a small of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费站)to avoid using the EZ－Pass system that can track automobile movements．Privacy economist Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will give up personal information such as telephone number, address , or social security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50－cents－off coupon(优惠券)．But privacy does matter－at least sometimes．It's like health; when you have it, you don't notice it．Only when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it．

Without privacy, one will be naked in front of others．

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Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　Once upon a time, there was a farmer in central China．He didn't have money, so instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field(犁地)．

　　One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse fell down, dead．Everyone in the village said, “Oh, what a horrible thing! ” The farmer said simply, “We'll see．” He was so peaceful and so calm that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift．

　　Everyone's reaction now was, “What a lucky man! ” And the farmer said, “We'll see．”

　　A couple of days later, the new horse jumped over a fence and ran away．Everyone in the village shook their heads and said, “What a poor fellow! ”

　　The farmer smiled and said, “We'll see．”

　　Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone said, “What a fortunate man! ”

　　The farmer said, “We'll see．”

　　Later in the year, the farmer's young boy went out riding the horse and fell and broke his leg．Everyone in the village said, “What a poor boy! ”

　　The farmer said, “We'll see．”

　　Two days later, the army came into the village to draft new recruits(征召新兵)．When they saw the farmer's son had a broken leg, they decided not to recruit him．

　　Everyone said, “What a fortunate young man! ”

　　The farmer smiled again and said, “We'll see．”

　　There's no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our everyday lives．When our hearts are in the right place, all evens and circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from．

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Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　Remembering names is an important social skill．Here are some ways to master it．

　　Recite and repeat in conversation

　　When you hear a person's name, repeat it．Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips．You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial．

　　Ask the other person to recite and repeat

　　You can let other people help you remember their names．After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you．Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names．

　　Admit you don't know

　　Admitting that you can't remember someone's name can actually make people relaxed．Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, “I'm working to remember names better．Yours is right on the tip of my tongue．What is it again? ”

　　Use association

　　Link each person you meet with one thing you find interesting or unusual．For example, you could make a mental note：“Vicki Cheng－tall，black hair” ．To reinforce your association, write them on a small card as soon as possible．

　　Limit the number of new names you learn at one time．

　　When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names．Free yourself from remembering everyone．Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names．Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names．Last names can come later．

　　Go early

　　Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes．Sometimes just a few people show up on time．That's fewer names for you to remember．And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others－an automatic review for you．

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