People ______ at the meeting would have a discussion on pollution.

A. were present     B. took part in           C. join in              D. present.

------ The authors of computer viruses are geniuses.

 ------ I agree. They can apply their wisdom to other net technology ________ human beings can benefit.

A. in which    B. through which    C. on which    D. from which

How long do you think ______ the computer company brings out a new product?

       A. it will be before                                    B. will it be until  

C. will it be when                                      D. it will be that

Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?

       A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle (懶散的) that they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

       Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health center. The results were extremely surprising.

       About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

       More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

       This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school.

       Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.”

       “If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks.”

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most idle city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.

       The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

How many people questioned don't play with their children?

       A．1280.                           B．More than 333.

       C．654.                            D．About 420.

The study leads us to believe that      .

       A．the pets in the UK will be in trouble if their owners keep their way of life

       B．Glasgow people feel ashamed because they don't get enough exercise

       C．British people are the laziest around the world

       D．five sixths of the British children are healthy

How does the author convince the readers?

       A．By presenting the results of a study.       B．By providing answers to questions.

       C．By interviewing some experts.                     D．By telling a story.

What is the passage mainly about?

       A．A study of British people's laziness.       B． A study of British people's lifestyles.

       C．The health service in the UK.                D．The obesity problem in the UK.

Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

In tomorrow’s offices, there will be more bosses and fewer assistants. New technologies have made clerical work so efficient that fewer workers are necessary, so one assistant may serve bosses.

Bosses in the United States are spending twice as much time resolving employee disputes as they did just a decade ago. Corporate downsizing has made workers more insecure and competitive, increasing the number of personality conflicts that managers are forced to settle.

Fighting age bias(偏見(jiàn)) may be a critical workplace issue of the future. As companies depend on older, more experienced workers to solve labour shortages in the next century, managers will need to overcome the view that older workers are less productive, less flexible, and more expensive.

Electronic networking will give more power to workers at the bottom of the corporate pecking order(等級(jí)排序). Computer networks allow employees to skip over chains of command and communicate directly with senior managers. The relative anonymity(匿名) of electronic communications will make low-status individuals more relaxed about expressing their points of view and offering valuable new ideas.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN ELEVEN WORDS.)

Fewer workers are necessary in the future due to

                                                                                                                                  .

Employee disputes mainly arise from the fact that

                                                                                                                                  .

What kind of view do many managers hold about older workers now?

                                                                                                                                  .

How could electronic networking give more power to low-status workers?

                                                                                                                                  .

Translation (13%)

1. 我們很驕傲2008年成功舉辦了奧運(yùn)會(huì)。(feel proud to)

2. 如果那位心理學(xué)家提早出現(xiàn)了，那該怎么辦？( What if )

3. 教師的工作需要布置作業(yè)，批改試卷，會(huì)見(jiàn)家長(zhǎng)。( involve )

4. 根據(jù)記載，許多美味的小吃都和中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日有關(guān)。（connect）

5. 他后悔昨天沒(méi)有及時(shí)回復(fù)電子郵件，不得不推遲約會(huì)。(respond…; choice )                               

The boy always spent the whole day ______ in the room reading English during the holiday.

A. locking                    B. having locked    C. being locked      D. locked

_____ around Zhongshan Park, the tourists were taken to visit the Sank Lake.

       A.Showing      B.Having shown   C. Being shown      D.Having been shown

Have you really realized the part computers have ____ in the daily life?

A. made            B. given          C. caused     D. played

While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcohol related danger: drunken pedestrians.

Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact, they are intoxicated(喝醉的) more frequently and with higher blood alcohol levels than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents, various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol level of at least 0.10 which by law in most states signifies intoxication compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents, according to recent federal data.

Some types of pedestrian accidents have been declining nationally, especially those involving children, but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2500 a year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in U.S. traffic accidents is at least 7000, or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.

“We’re dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety problem,” said Richard Bloomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc, in Norwalk, Coon.

Bloomberg, whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research council’s Transportation Research Board(TRB)  in Washington in January.

Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past, according to Kay Colpitts, who chairs the board’s committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits, she said, and researchers have been mystified（迷惑不解） about how to prevent disasters.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Traffic Safety.                   B. Drunken Drivers.

C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.      D.A Severe Highway Safety problem.

Among the causes of walkers’ accidents, the most serious problem is .      

A. long delays in traffic signals that may make people cross streets without paying attention to traffic rules

B. alcohol

C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents

D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time

According to recent federal data, drunken drivers with an over 0.10 blood alcohol level in deadly accidents .      

A. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers with the same level

B. are 2500 a year

C. are at least 7000 in US traffic accidents

D. make up one seventh of highway accidents

According to the passage, what is Bloomberg?

A.A researcher.                        B.A specialist in traffic safety.

C.A clerk of a consulting company.        D.A government official