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① On Friday, January 14, 2005, my cousin, Kara Rose, came into the world. ② She looked perfectly healthy from the outside, but on the inside, the doctors had failed to discover a serious problem. ③ She often had trouble breathing and then turned blue. ④ The doctors found that Kara had been born without part of her heart. ⑤ They didn’t think she would live long enough to leave the hospital. ⑥ When she was four days old, she had her first operation. ⑦ My family stayed together during this hard time, hoping everything would turn out for the best.
Kara’s strength and determination to live were strong. Eventually, she could go home. We all waited patiently for new technology that could give Kara a new heart. When she was eighteen months old, her parents took her to a famous surgeon who performed a series of operations. There was no guarantee she would make it through the operation, but she succeeded.
Kara grew stronger every day, and it was not long before she was well enough to be around people. She had an amazing character and always wore a sweet smile. When she fell asleep against my body, happy and content, I realized how valuable life really is. As I took her in my arms with her warm breath against my neck, I decided to live every day of my life to the fullest.
This child, who is 15 years younger than I, has gone through more suffering and pain than I ever have. I admire her strength and determination. Kara has taught me that no matter how bad things seem, they can work out in the end. Knowing this small, beautiful child has made me a stronger person, I now believe that difficulty can be beaten

  1. 1.

    Kara often had trouble breathing because ________. 

    1. A.
      she didn’t stay long enough in the hospital
    2. B.
      the doctors failed to discover the problem
    3. C.
      she was born with an incomplete heart
    4. D.
      her first operation was not successful
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      Kara’s determination helped her get through
    2. B.
      The new technology gave the family the hope to live on
    3. C.
      Kara eventually recovered at the age of 15
    4. D.
      Doctors were confident in the success of her operation
  3. 3.

    The writer wants to tell us that _______

    1. A.
      younger people often suffer more pain
    2. B.
      strong-will helps defeat difficulties
    3. C.
      experienced doctors can make miracles
    4. D.
      medical technology is developing fast
  4. 4.

    Where should the sentence in the box be added in Paragraph 1?

    I was also   anxiously hoping the doctors would be able to make her life longer.

    1. A.
      After Sentence ①
    2. B.
      After Sentence ③
    3. C.
      After Sentence ⑤
    4. D.
      After Sentence ⑦

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Children are getting so fat that they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert says.
Today's young people will be affected by potential (潛在的) killers such as heart disease because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with the lifestyles with televisions and computers could mean kids will die young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a great change because adults are getting so fat.
Here in Britain, the latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36～38 inches and may be 42～44 inches by 2032.This compares with only 32.6 inches in 1972. Women's waists have grown from an average of 22 inches in the 1920s to 24 inches in the 1950s and 30 inches now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under 16 years old are thought
to be overweight or fat—double the number in the 1980s. One in ten of four-year-olds are also medically said to be obese.
The obesity which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and the Middle East. Many nations now record more than 20 percent of their population as obese and well over half of the population as overweight.
Professor Prentice says the change in our shape has been caused by high-energy foods combined with a dramatic (急劇的) drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments.
He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical magazine revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for heart disease and so on. An averagely obese person's lifespan (壽命) is shortened by around nine years while a seriously obese person by much more.
Professor Prentice says,
“So_will_parents_live_longer_than_their_children,_as_an_American_obesity_expert_said_recently？”
“The answer is yes—and no.” Yes, when most children become obese. No, because this is now becoming an alarmingly serious problem in the US. “Such children will have a greatly reduced quality of life on both body and mind.”
So say “No” to sandwiches and hamburgers

  1. 1.

    From the second paragraph, we know that ________

    1. A.
      heart disease is caused by people's weight
    2. B.
      bad living habits make children die young
    3. C.
      increasing weight could kill young people
    4. D.
      adults know how to change their shape of body
  2. 2.

    According to Professor Prentice, people become fatter because ________

    1. A.
      the energy people take in is more than they need
    2. B.
      high technology makes people use less energy
    3. C.
      food contains too much energy
    4. D.
      people like to eat fast food
  3. 3.

    For the underlined question, the answer “no” suggests ________

    1. A.
      children should refuse fast-food diets
    2. B.
      children's obesity is becoming more and more serious
    3. C.
      Americans have realized the bad consequence of the obesity
    4. D.
      the government should call on fat people to lose weight as soon as possible

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“Children who eat less salt and drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks may significantly lower their risks of obesity,” researchers recently reported in the journal Hypertension.
“Sugar-sweetened soft drinks are a significant source of calorie intake in children,” said Feng J. He, a researcher at St George’s University of London, England. “It has been shown that sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is related to obesity in young people.” They wanted to know whether there is a link between salt intake and sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption.
Dr He and colleagues analyzed data from a 1997 national survey of more than 2,000 people between 4 and 18 in Britain. “We found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank less fluid,” said He. “From our research, we estimated that 1 gram of salt cut from their daily diet would reduce fluid intake by 100 grams per day.”
The researchers also found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks. From their research, they predicted that reducing salt intake by 1 gram each day would reduce sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption by 27 grams per day, after. “If children aged 4 to 18 cut their salt intake by half, there would be a decrease of about two sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week per child, so each child would decrease calorie intake by almost 250 kilocalories per week,” Dr He said.
In previous studies, researchers found that a low-salt diet lowers blood pressure in children, and prevents the development of high blood pressure later in life. “Both high blood pressure and obesity increase the risk of having strokes and heart attacks,” Dr He said.
Dr He recommends that parents check labels and choose low-salt food products. “Small reductions in the salt content of 10 to 20 percent cannot be detected by the human salt taste receptors (感受器) and do not cause any technological or safety problems,” Dr He said

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, obesity is directly linked to ______

    1. A.
      high-salt foods
    2. B.
      sugar-sweetened soft drinks
    3. C.
      high blood pressure
    4. D.
      strokes and heart attacks
  2. 2.

    Compared with previous studies, the recent one found that ______

    1. A.
      a lower-salt diet may mean less sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption
    2. B.
      a low-salt diet keeps children out of high blood pressure
    3. C.
      children face the risk of having strokes and heart attacks
    4. D.
      low-salt food products do not do harm to people’s health
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements would Dr He agree to?

    1. A.
      The less salt people eat, the healthier people become
    2. B.
      Children should reduce fluid intake in their daily life
    3. C.
      No high-salt food products will be available in shops
    4. D.
      A low-salt diet may prevent both high blood pressure and obesity
  4. 4.

    After reading the passage, who should take effective action?

    1. A.
      Children
    2. B.
      Parents
    3. C.
      Doctors
    4. D.
      Researchers

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I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with the others. However, learning came fairly easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (惡夢) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others.
Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe! One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn’t do a good job when she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree. It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann, played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe, I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards, I smiled confidently (自信地).
Miss Forsythe’s understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher

  1. 1.

    What do we know about Miss Forsythe?

    1. A.
      She was good at dancing
    2. B.
      She was young and energetic
    3. C.
      She liked to play games with the students after class
    4. D.
      She taught students how to dance
  2. 2.

    How did the author feel about the game at first?

    1. A.
      She was excited
    2. B.
      She thought it would be fun
    3. C.
      She was glad
    4. D.
      She was nervous
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that __________

    1. A.
      Miss Forsythe had planned the game that way on purpose (故意地)
    2. B.
      Miss Forsythe helped the author pick up the tallest girl
    3. C.
      the author was afraid when she felt ten feet tall
    4. D.
      the author didn't like his teacher
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Our PE Teacher—Miss Forsythe
    2. B.
      My School Life
    3. C.
      A Forgettable Experience
    4. D.
      A Game with My Classmate

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Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp,US researchers said.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles ,studied people doing web searches by recording their brain activity.
“What we saw was people who had Internet experience used more of their brain during the search,”Dr.Gary Small, a UCLA expert on aging, said,“This suggests that just searching on the Internet may train the brain and that it may keep it active and healthy.”
“This is the first time anyone has simulated(模擬)an Internet search task while scanning the brain,”Small said. His team studied 24 normal volunteers between the ages of 55 and 76. Half were experienced at searching the Internet and the other half had no web experience. However, the two groups were similar in age, gender and education.
Both groups were asked to do Internet searches and book reading tasks while their brain activity was monitored.
“We found that in the book reading task, the visual cortex— the part of the brain that controls reading and language — was activated,”Small said,“In doing the Internet search task, there was much greater activity, but only in the Internet-savvy（了解）group.”
He said it appears that people who are familiar with the Internet can engage in much deeper level of brain activity. Activities that keep the brain engaged can preserve brain health and thinking ability. Small thinks learning to do Internet searches may be one of those activities

  1. 1.

    Researchers          when volunteers were doing web searches

    1. A.
      studied the Internet
    2. B.
      activated the brain
    3. C.
      recorded their memories
    4. D.
      monitored the brain activity
  2. 2.

    The two volunteer groups were         

    1. A.
      similar in education
    2. B.
      of the same age
    3. C.
      good at the computer
    4. D.
      book lovers
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, we can learn that         

    1. A.
      reading books keeps the brain more engaged
    2. B.
      searching the web keeps the brain more engaged
    3. C.
      watching TV keeps the brain more engaged
    4. D.
      chatting online keeps the brain more engaged
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      When you read, the whole brain will be activated
    2. B.
      Dr.Gary Small is a UCLA expert on brain health
    3. C.
      Internet searches can preserve brain health and thinking ability
    4. D.
      People who read books may have a better memory

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COLUMBUS, Ohio—The heart operation taking place in the pale-green operating room at the Ohio State University Medical Center was unusual. The patient, a 62-year-old man, was made to sleep, tied with blue drapes（消毒帷簾）and lying face up on a narrow table. But no one was touching him.
Instead, the operation was being performed by a robot, whose three metal arms went through pencil-sized holes in the man’s chest. At the ends of the robot’s arms were tiny metal fingers, with turning wrists, which held a tiny instrument, a light and a camera. The robot’s arms and fingers were controlled by Dr. Randall K. Wolf, sitting at a computer in a corner of the operating room about 20 feet away.
This sort of operation, heart surgeons say, is the start of what may be the biggest change in their profession since heart bypass surgery（心臟搭橋手術）began nearly 30 years ago. “The reason we make cuts is that we have big hands,” said Dr. Wolf, the director of the surgery at Ohio State. The robot’s dainty fingers, no longer than a nail on the small finger, at the end of the long sticks could work better.
Eventually, surgeons believe, most heart surgery will be done by robots whose arms are put in through pencil-sized holes punched in patients’ chests. Instead of directly staring into a patient’s body, surgeons will view magnified images of the operation on computer screens. In theory, the doctor would not have to be in the same room, or even the same country, as the patient

  1. 1.

    In this passage, the underlined word “dainty” means ______

    1. A.
      weak
    2. B.
      small
    3. C.
      fat
    4. D.
      quick
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, the reason that most operations require large cuts is that ______

    1. A.
      patients have large organs
    2. B.
      surgeons have large hands
    3. C.
      large cuts take less time
    4. D.
      large cuts cost less money
  3. 3.

    The main idea of this passage is that heart surgery by robots ______

    1. A.
      is quicker than surgery done by doctors
    2. B.
      may replace surgery done by doctors
    3. C.
      is a new and risky procedure
    4. D.
      was developed at Ohio State University
  4. 4.

    Based on the information in this passage, all of the following conclusions are true EXCEPT ______

    1. A.
      Robot surgery is being developed at Ohio State
    2. B.
      Robot surgery will be used on many patients in the near future
    3. C.
      All doctors at Ohio Sate develop new surgical techniques
    4. D.
      Many hospitals will eventually offer robot surgery to patients

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Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to pre-school children. But a new study suggests that calling attention to the words and letters on the page may lead to better readers.
The two-year study compared children who were read in this way in class with children who were not. Those whose teachers most often discussed the print showed clearly higher skills in reading, spelling and understanding. These results were found one year and even two years later.
Shayne Piasta, an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University, was an author of the study. She says most pre-school teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach. They already read story-books in class. The only difference would be increased attention to the printed text. “If you get children to pay attention to letters and words, it makes sense that they will do better at word recognition and spelling.” But she says research suggests that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic way.
More than 300 children aged four and five were observed in classrooms. They came from poor families and were below average in their language skills. For thirty weeks, the children took part in a program called Project STAR--- Sit Together and Read. The project is based at Ohio State. It tests the short-term and long-term results of reading regularly to pre-school children in their classrooms.
There are different ways that adults can talk to children about print. They can point to a letter and discuss it, and even trace the shape with a finger. They can point out a word and discuss the meaning of the print or how the words tell the story. And they can talk about the organization of the print--- for instance, showing how words are written left to right in English

  1. 1.

    What do we know about the ways pre-school children are usually taught?

    1. A.
      More attention is paid to the pictures ,with words and letters being ignored
    2. B.
      Preference is given to the shape of letters and the organization of the print
    3. C.
      The focus of the teaching is on bringing them up to be good readers
    4. D.
      Equal attention is paid to the texts and the pictures
  2. 2.

    What does Shayne Piasta suggest pre-school teachers should do in class?

    1. A.
      Teach children how to draw pictures to get an idea of what they mean
    2. B.
      Change the way they teach and pay more attention to words and letters
    3. C.
      Adopt different methods according to the students’ difference in reading skills
    4. D.
      Read storybooks to children rather than explain the meaning of the pictures
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE about the study on language skills of pre-school children?

    1. A.
      Many teachers want to change their way of teaching pre-school children
    2. B.
      Attention on the pictures has made the children uninterested in reading
    3. C.
      Project STAR aims to research into the results of reading books to pre-school children in the classroom
    4. D.
      Teachers are often prevented from taking different approaches to language teaching
  4. 4.

    Which section of a magazine does the passage probably come from?

    1. A.
      Fashion
    2. B.
      Economy
    3. C.
      Entertainment
    4. D.
      Education

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Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. Parents often give their children an amount of money that they may spend as they wish. The purpose is to let the children learn from experience at an early age when financial mistakes are not very costly.
A child may receive an allowance each week or each month. The amount is not so important.  But parents should make clear what the child is expected to pay for with the money.
At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents should not offer more money until the next allowance is to be given.
Older children may be responsible enough to budget larger costs like those for clothing. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.
Many people who have written on the subject say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the home, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving it to organizations. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer free savings accounts for young people with small amounts of money

  1. 1.

    The functions of allowances given to children are the following EXCEPT ______

    1. A.
      they can save more money for their future business
    2. B.
      they can give them to charities
    3. C.
      they may spend them on what they like
    4. D.
      they can learn to deal with money
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "sacrifice" in the last paragraph means "_____"

    1. A.
      犧牲
    2. B.
      計劃
    3. C.
      選擇
    4. D.
      放棄
  3. 3.

    What's the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Children should save part of their allowance
    2. B.
      Don’t pay your child for work around the home
    3. C.
      Allowance helps teach children early about money
    4. D.
      Parents should allow children to spend money as they wish
  4. 4.

    How many advantages of saving has the passage mentioned?

    1. A.
      2
    2. B.
      3
    3. C.
      4
    4. D.
      5
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Children are advised to buy anything they wish to with the allowance
    2. B.
      Parents should offer children more money if they spend all of their allowance soon after they get it
    3. C.
      It can be useful to pay children to do extra work around the home
    4. D.
      It is unnecessary for the children to save part of the allowance

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Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday．The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its history．Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared"．
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan-a pen name for Guan Moye，grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing．
He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by a famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a prolific（多產(chǎn)的）writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages．
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10．The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million．

  1. 1.

    How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?

    1. A.
      Excited and proud．
    2. B.
      Happy and surprised
    3. C.
      Worried and cautious
    4. D.
      Uncertain and shocked
  2. 2.

    Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was        ．

    1. A.
      on a farm
    2. B.
      in a factory
    3. C.
      in a school
    4. D.
      in the army
  3. 3.

    One of Mo Yan's characteristics of writing is that he         

    1. A.
      writes about topics he is familiar with
    2. B.
      focuses on social problems in the country
    3. C.
      describes his characters in a unique way
    4. D.
      explains difficult matters in simple words
  4. 4.

    Which of the statements is true?

    1. A.
      Mo Yan published his first book when he was 20 years old
    2. B.
      The movie Hong Gaoliang was made in 1987
    3. C.
      Mo Yan only writes novels
    4. D.
      Mo Yan’s works are mostly about city life
  5. 5.

    What's the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      How Mo Yan Gets Nobel Prize
    2. B.
      An Introduction to Nobel Prize
    3. C.
      Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
    4. D.
      A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan

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Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(迷),” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled(皺的).” Today David wears casual clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday).This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing,” said business adviser Maisly Jones.
Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

  1. 1.

    David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict” because ______________

    1. A.
      he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
    2. B.
      he couldn’t stand a clean appearance
    3. C.
      he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time
    4. D.
      he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
  2. 2.

    David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ______________

    1. A.
      they make him feel at ease when working
    2. B.
      he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
    3. C.
      he looks handsome in casual clothes
    4. D.
      he no longer works for any company
  3. 3.

    According to this passage, which of the following is FALSE?

    1. A.
      Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code
    2. B.
      Comfortable clothes make workers more productive
    3. C.
      A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers
    4. D.
      All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear
  4. 4.

    According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago
    2. B.
      Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s
    3. C.
      “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers
    4. D.
      Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people
  5. 5.

    In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT ______________

    1. A.
      saving worker’s money
    2. B.
      making workers more attractive
    3. C.
      improving worker’s feeling
    4. D.
      making workers happier

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