In the past, the affairs happening inside one country had little influence on other countries, even the neighboring ones. Therefore, incidents of food safety only affected and spread within one country, one city, one island or one village. However, with globalization, goods and products can almost flow freely between countries, regions, and continents. So the food safety problem is therefore no longer a national or regional issue, but rather a global one．
In 1997, Avian Influenza caused widespread panic in Hong Kong．It is said that the Avian Influenza originated from Shenzhen. Some Hong Kong people blamed the chicken farm staff on the mainland for the outbreak. The staff was accused of not thoroughly checking the health condition of the chicks under their care. It resulted in Hong Kong people's anger towards chicken farm staff in Shenzhen, whose supposed negligence(疏忽)contributed to the later spread of Avian Influenza in Hong Kong．
Worse still, in Germany, people have been warned not to eat cucumbers until tests can identify the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak. The scare has spread across Europe, with 16 people so far having been killed．In many people's minds, European countries have the strictest standards and checking procedures on their food safety. But the E. coli cucumber incident brought home the reality that it was not an effective defense against such an outbreak．
These diverse food safety issues from various parts of the world are enough evidence that food safety problem is not endemic in China. In fact, food safety is not even directly related to the development level of a place, thanks, no doubt, to the connectivity of our age. If we do not maintain our vigilance(警惕), people's confidence in food safety can be destroyed instantly—even in a developed country
【小題1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Nowadays, food safety incidents spread inside one country 
B．In 1997, Avian Influenza caused great fear in Hong Kong 
C．16 Germans died of deadly E. coli after eating cucumbers 
D．Food safety is only related to the developing countries 
【小題2】The underlined word "endemic" in the last paragraph most probably means "______"
A．serious B．common C．urgent D．unique 
【小題3】We can infer from the passage that ______
A．food safety problems spread from one country to another 
B．the staff of a Shenzhen chicken farm caught Avian Influenza 
C．the strictest standards protected European people from getting E. coli 
D．China is a country where food safety problem is related to people's age 
【小題4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Food Safety Problem Is a Global Issue 
B．Cucumbers Are Popular in European Countries 
C．Avian Influenza Originated from Shenzhen 
D．Food Safety Issues Are Various from Country to Country 

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【小題1】According to the text, the journal Pediatrics__________.

A．may cover the subject of the health of children
B．mainly deals with the water drinking problem
C．is mainly about the mental health of kids
D．must be a journal entitled(授權(quán)) by a school
【小題2】What do we know about the survey from the text?
A．The teacher were also encouraged to drink water.
B．The students surveyed were all overweight.
C．It surveyed children in the countryside.
D．It lasted for a whole school year.
【小題3】The fifth paragraph is mainly about __________.
A．the technique used in the surveyB．the benefits of the survey
C．the process of the surveyD．the result of the survey
【小題4】What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A．Drinking water definitely decreases appetite.
B．Further research is needed to confirm the finding.
C．The experts will encourage all the students to drink water.
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When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer (使…快活) me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and more friendly and they are more ready to offer support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we're very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy — emotional response.
【小題1】Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

A．Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B．Because she did not love her grandmother.
C．Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D．The author doesn’t give the explanation.
【小題2】 It can be inferred (推斷) from the text that ______.
A．there are two ways to keep healthy
B．laughing does more good to health than crying
C．crying and laughing play the same roles
D．emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
【小題3】 According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A．Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B．Holding back tears may cause some health problems.
C．We will know our deep feelings if we cry.
D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
【小題4】What might be the best title for the text?
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C．Why We CryD．A New Scientific Discovery
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【小題1】According to this passage, which of the following is true?

A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay at home and keep silent.
B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine.
C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.
D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.
【小題2】It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _________.
A．they have used up their energy
B．they have lost their living hopes
C．they have more pressure in life and work
D．they begin to get older
【小題3】The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ________.
A．work hard B．sleep more
C．form good living habits D．take more medicine
【小題4】The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A．a(chǎn)rrange by turns B．cause to take place
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A．How can people live longer?
B．Cutting carbon dioxide emissions saves lives.
C．Global warming threatens people’s lives.
D．People should stop relying on fossil fuels.
【小題2】The new research differs from past studies in that _______.
A．it focuses on the immediate benefits of cutting carbon dioxide emissions
B．it studies the bad effects arising from future global warming
C．it is believed by more people
D．it mainly targets at developing countries
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C．the main reason why people get sick is that they rely on fossil fuels
D．deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are closely related to greenhouse gas emissions
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A．Driving less
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C．Stopping using fossil fuels
D．Reducing the use of polluting fuels to cook.
【小題5】It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A．London and Delhi have already benefited from reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Obama Still Smokes in Secret
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At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday.
Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn’t completely kicked the habit. Every now and then he still smokes in secret.
“As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time. Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes. Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No.” Obama said at a news conference.
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A．Obama
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C．White House
D．US Food and Drug Administration
【小題2】What do we know about Obama?
A．He no longer smokes
B．He still smokes as usual
C．He began to smoke at eighteen
D．He is trying hard to give up smoking
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Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant (抑制藥)，damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination (協(xié)調(diào))，slowing down reaction time and greatly increasing the risk of accidents. Even below the drink driving link , driving will be affected.
Alcohol may take a few minutes to be absorbed into the bloodstream and start action on the brain. Absorption rate is increased when drinking on an empty stomach or when consuming drinks mixed with fruit juice. To get rid of alcohol from the body is a very slow process and it is not possible to speed it up with any measures like taking a shower or having a cup of tea or coffee.
The present Road Traffic Ordinance states clearly that the limit of alcohol concentration (濃度) is:
● 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood ;or
● 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath ;or
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Drivers who cause traffic accidents, or who commit a moving traffic offence(罪) or are being suspected of drink driving will be tested.
Any drive found drinking beyond the limit will be charged. The driver declared guilty may be fined a maximum of HK﹩25,000 and be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and punished for 10 driving-offence points; or temporarily banned from driving.
The same punishment applies to failing to provide specimens (樣本) for breath, blood or urine tests without good excuse.
Drink driving is a criminal offence. Be a responsible driver, think before you drink. For the safety of yourself and other road users, never drive after consuming alcohol.
【小題1】The first paragraph is mainly about_____________.

A．the introductions of driving skillsB．the damage of drinking to your body
C．the effect of drinking on drivingD．the process of alcohol being absorbed
【小題2】 The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “________”.
A．a(chǎn)lcoholB．a(chǎn)bsorptionC．bloodD．process
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving
B．Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.
C．Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.
D．50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink limit
【小題4】A driver suspected of drink driving_________.
A．should provide specimens for testing.
B．will be forbidden to drive for 3 years
C．will be punished for 10 driving-offence points
D．should pay a maximum fine of HK＄25,000

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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock(有現(xiàn)貨的), the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
【小題1】The underlined sentence “the price is a secondary consideration” in the first paragraph means when a man is shopping ______.

A．he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear
B．he buys whatever he likes without considering its value
C．he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
D．he often buys things without giving the matter proper thought.
【小題2】What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?
A．He buys a similar thing because of the color he wants.
B．He usually does not buy anything.
C．At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.
D．So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.
【小題3】What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?
A．Men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do.
B．Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.
C．The time they take over buying clothes.
D．Men go shopping based on need, but women never.

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China is a land of bicycles.At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the country.Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.Millions of them, all black.Cars were rare.Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year.I've found the opposite is true.There are millions of cars.However, people still use their bicycles to get around.For many, it's the easiest and cheapest way to travel today.Bicycles also come in different colors—silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.
It's fun watching people biking.They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidewalks(人行道)．Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can't provide.
Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle.Great weather accompanied my great buy.I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.
My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的)．To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times.I didn't want to get hit.So I took the ride carefully.
Crossing the streets was the biggest problem.It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States.The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.
I finally made it home.The feeling on the bicycle was amazing.The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wonderful.I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people.Biking made me feel alive.
【小題1】According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?

A．Because they are traditional and safe.
B．Because they are convenient and inexpensive.
C．Because they are colorful and available.
D．Because they are fast and environment­friendly.
【小題2】The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ________.
A．to ride it for fun
B．to use it for transport
C．to experience local culture
D．to improve his riding skills
【小題3】How did the author feel about his street crossing?
A．It was boring. B．It was difficult.
C．It was lively. D．It was wonderful.
【小題4】Which of the following best describes the author's biking experience?
A．The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.
B．The author was annoyed by the air while riding.
C．The author was praised by the other bikers.
D．The author took great pleasure in biking.

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