Canadian experts have found that so – called self – help books may actually do more harm than good to people who really need help．Researchers say that individuals （個人） with low respect felt much worse after repeating positive statements about themselves．

In their study, psychologists Joanne Wood and John Lee sought to determine how positive thinking affected people with different levels of self – confidence．They questioned dozens of people both made and female, analyzed their self – worth and optimism by means of the standard psychological methods and then asked them to write down their thoughts and feelings．The scoring system ranged from 0 to 35．

During the experiment, the researchers asked a total of 68 participants to repeat the self-help book phrase, “I am a lovable person．” After that they measured the participants’ moods and their feelings about themselves．The results revealed that the participants in the low self – respect group who repeated the mantra （頌歌）, were feeling much worse afterwards, when compared to other participants in low self – respect group who did not repeat the phrase．Those with low self – respect who repeated the phrase scored an average of 10 points．Their counterparts （對比者） with equally low self – respect who were not asked to repeat the statement, were able to score a little higher average of 17 points．

However, individuals with high self – respect reported feeling better after repeating the positive self – statement – but only slightly．They scored an average of 31 points, compared with an average of 25 for those with equally high self – respect who did not repeat the phrase．

Professor Wood urged those who promote self – help books, magazines and television shows to stop telling people that simply repeating a positive mantra could change one’s life．First, people start following this idea and feel like they are not alone．They are told that all they have to do is just to read that book and then to repeat these positive statements in a hope that things will be better, and when it does not work for them and they realize that nothing gets better, then it is really frustration to people．

Researchers concluded: “Repeating positive self – statements may benefit certain people such as individuals with high self – respect but discourage the very people who need confidence the most．”

The experts tried to find out, when repeating positive self – statements,         ．

       A．the different influences on people with different levels of self - confidence

       B．whether males or females will get more benefit from self – help books

       C．which group of people self – help books will do the greatest harm to

       D．who will get the least benefit from self – help book

How many points did the low self – respect participants get after repeating the self – help book phrase?

       A．An average of 10 points．      B．An average of 17 points．

       C．An average of 31 points．      D．An average of 25 points．

So – called self – help books do some good to          ．

       A．people lacking confidence

       B．people with high self - respect

       C．people with problems to settle urgently

       D．people repeating positive self – statements

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卡上將該選項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

   Operator: Hello, Emergency Line．_______

    Li Dong: Yes．I am calling to report you an accident．

    Operator: ___________

    Li Dong: A truck hit a car on highway 320．

    Operator: Has anyone been badly hurt?

    Li Dong: __________ The driver of the truck says he is OK．But the woman must have had her leg broken．

    Operator: ________

    Li Dong : Li Dong．

    Operator: OK．Mr．Li．We will immediately send an ambulance and a police car．It is 11:55 now, and they should be there by 12:00．__________

    Li Dong : That is nothing．

    A．Thanks very much．

    B．What can I do for you?

    C．You are so great．

    D．Would you please give me some details, sir?

    E．I am not quite sure．

    F．May I have your name, sir?

    G．What happened?

Not a single word_______ when _______about his late mother．

       A．he said, asked                       B．did he say, asked

       C．he said, asking                      D．did he say, asking

_____ the flight to Beijing will be delayed is _______ I’m especially worried about.

  A．If; what           B．Whether; that     C．When; that      D．Whether; what

The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students.

    Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(動機(jī)). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that school will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though school is important, but they never teach them to believe that.

    Years ago, families ensured that the offspring recognized the value of school. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell the child that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.

    Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (無動于衷的) students that they must stay in school.

    Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.

    Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales worker—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.

    Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.

What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?

  A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.

  B. A large number of the 9^th grades can graduate now.

  C. There are still quite a few 9^th graders leaving school early.

  D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.

Without the help of youth professionals,_____.

   A. more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school.

   B. some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future.

   C. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won’t continue to drop.

   D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.

The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______.

   A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the past

   B. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern society

   C. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rate

   D. emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary

It can be inferred that______.

  A. both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rate

  B. many new jobs don’t need children’s high school diploma

  C. working in a store doesn’t require a high school diploma

  D. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study

If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”.

A. They will know that they can ‘a(chǎn)lways’ do without a diploma

B. More of them will drop out early to go to work

C. They will discover that lack education is a disadvantage in choosing jobs

D. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a job

請你根據(jù)右面表格中的內(nèi)容寫一篇英語短文，介紹2010年上海世博會的情況。

    注意：

    1．短文需包括表格中的全部內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫；

    2．詞數(shù)：100左右。

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— Could you spare me some ink?

—_______. Here you are.

A. With pleasure    B. It’s a pleasure   C. That’s nice of you      D. Thanks a lot

I bought a dress on sale for only 20 dollars; it was really a good ______.

       A．deal B．exchange  C．trade D．business

The number of people in their class _______51.

A. is                B. are               C. does            D .has

--- When shall we leave?

    --- As soon as I      what I        .

       A．will finish; do         B．have finished, am doing

       C．finish, will do         D．finish, do