Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.) Ingredients Strawberries in syrup(糖漿), 1 package(unfrozen) Heavy cream, 1 cup Corn flour, 2 tablespoons Process Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 8～10 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours. Fill the frozen mixture in cake, and serve.

Rosy Cake(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Sugar, cup Water, 1 cup Corn flour, 3 tablespoons Strawberries, 2～3 cups Process Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve.

Triangle Sweet(Prep. Time: 15 mins.) Ingredients Sugar, cup Whipping cream, cup Unflavoured gelatin(明膠), 1 tablespoon Cold water, 2 tablespoons Boiled water, 3 tablespoons Strawberries crushed, 2 cups Process Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir(攪動(dòng)) until the gelatin dissolves(溶解)．Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(攪打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve.

Flaming Maple(Prep. Time: 10 mins.) Ingredients Fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoons Honey, 2 tablespoons Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints Process Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve.

【小題1】Which of the following ingredients (is) are used in all the recipes?

A．Heavy cream.	B．Sugar syrup.
C．Corn flour.	D．Strawberries.

【小題2】Chefs needn't freeze the ingredients when preparing ________．
① Honey Sweet Cake ② Rosy Cake ③Triangle Sweet    ④Flaming Maple

A．①②

B．②③

C．①④

D．②④

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Triangle Sweet takes the longest time to prepare.

B．Strawberries used in the recipes aren't all fresh.

C．Most strawberries are used when making a Rosy Cake.

D．Honey Sweet Cake is the best choice for busy mothers.

【小題4】In how many recipes should chefs thicken the mixture by heating?

A．Only one.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

I bought a Paul Smith shirt three months ago. For those who don’t know, Paul Smith is an English designer brand.
His shirts cost about 1,000 yuan and upwards. I paid 50 yuan for my colorful shirt from a street vendor in Beijing.
Of course my shirt was a knockoff, a cheap copy of the brand. After a few washes, little balls formed on the surface of the thin material.
Do I care? Not at all. You get what you pay for.
I have to admit I hate shopping. I don’t care enough about spending money on clothes. I have other priorities.
In You Are What You Wear, US writer Jennifer Baumgartner says people’s clothes tell a story about their personality.
She writes: “The clothes you choose to wear provide important information about you as a person: your approximate education level, your income, social status and even your level of self-esteem (自信).” When I started work as an undercover crime reporter, I had to shop for jeans and a hoodie (連帽衫) in order to fit in with a rough and ready (世故的) social group.
I bought the hoodie in a charity shop. My daughters were shocked. They thought I looked bad, but I knew my disguise was perfect.
Elizabeth L. Cline thinks she knows best when it comes to cheap clothes in her book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion. She expresses sadness that clothing has been turned into a good that is thrown away after being used once or twice.
She looks down her nose at cheap fashion and longs for the good old days when department stores sold quality clothes at high prices.
I don’t agree. At least people now can choose what to wear without breaking the bank.
【小題1】The underlined sentence in the article meant that         .

A．I don’t mind spending money on clothes

B．there’s not much point spending money on clothes

C．it is too much trouble to spend money on clothes

D．I never spend money on clothes

【小題2】From the text we can infer that the author’s disguise         .

A．immediately won the admiration of his daughters

B．turned out unsuited to his plan

C．proved that clothes can’t show a person’s true personality

D．had something to do with his income

【小題3】The author mentions Elizabeth L. Cline’s book to         .

A．express his anger at the poor quality of clothes

B．show his disagreement with her idea

C．show his dislike for how people treat their clothes

D．support her attitude toward spending money on clothes

【小題4】Which of the following might be the best title for the story?

A．The variety of clothes	B．You are what you wear
C．High cost of cheap fashion	D．You get what you pay for

Autumn blues? Let the sunshine in falling leaves, flowers, and cold winds. For many people late autumn can be a season of depression.
Those who suffer from “the autumn blue” are often extremely tired, lack energy, need more sleep, feel increased appetite and gain weight. “The exact cause of this condition, often called seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder（SAD）, is not known yet,” says Chen Jue, associate professor at Shanghai Mental Health Center. “But recent studies indicate that weather change is influential and strongly suggest that this condition is caused by changes in the availability（得到）of sunlight.”
One theory is that with decreased exposure to sunlight, the biological clock that regulates mood, sleep, and hormones is delayed, running more slowly in winter. Exposure to light may reset the biological clock. Another theory is that brain chemicals that transmit information between nerves, called neurotransmitters （for example, serotonin）, may be altered in individuals with SAD. It is believed that exposure to light can correct these imbalances. “It is a sad season, but you can try to make it happy. Remember, spring always lives in your heart ,” Chen says. “Going outdoors to get some sunlight may reduce the tension that brings you the low spirits. Relax at work. Stretch, breathe deeply. Take a tea break. Think of your next vacation. Color treatment also works in handling low mood. Music also plays a role in treating autumn blues.”
【小題1】Autumn blues is also called autumn _______.

A．depression

B．sunshine

C．blue music

D．cold winds

【小題2】From the 3rd paragraph we know that there ________ that can help to deal with autumn blues.

A．is no biological clock	B．is a real example
C．is no possibility	D．a(chǎn)re some ways

【小題3】Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Autumn blues can be feelings of happiness.

B．The real cause for autumn blues is still unknown.

C．People feel tired in autumn.

D．Weather doesn’t change people.

【小題4】Which of the following CAN’T you do in order to deal with autumn blues?

A．Eat more food very low in calories and sugar.

B．Reset the biological clock regulating mood, sleep and hormones.

C．Keep the balance of nerves that transmit information.

D．Take outdoor activities or sports.

At first sight, you would think the collection of hundreds of colored shards（碎片）could be a work of abstract art. But the objects are the contents of the stomach of a sea turtle that lost its battle with plastic pollution.
Environmentalists examined the stomach of the turtle found off the coast of Argentina. What they found is the symptom of the increasing threat to sea turtles from a human addiction to plastic.
Sea turtles often mistake plastic items for jellyfish or other food. Ingesting（攝�。﹐cean pollution can cause a digestive blockage and internal cuts. The result can be dangerous, followed by death.
Humans produce 260 million tons of plastic a year. When those products are pulled into the sea’s currents, the plastics are just broken into smaller pieces which are consumed by marine life at the bottom of the food chain. An examination of a green turtle found off Florida discovered that, over the course of a month, the animal’s faeces（糞便）had contained 74 foreign objects, including “four types of balloons, different types of hard plastic, a piece of carpet--like material and two 2--4 mm tar balls.”
“The oceans have become a giant refuse bin for all manner of plastics. All sea turtle species may be seriously harmed, “according to the biologists Colette Wabnitz, from the University of British Columbia. ”The symptom of this growing crisis can be seen inside and on sea turtles as well as their oceanic and terrestrial habitats. It is urgently necessary to directly confront the source of plastic pollution, redesign packaging and rethink the very idea of ‘throwaway culture’.”
Almost all marine species, from plankton to whales, have ingested plastic. But, even in small quantities, plastic can kill sea turtles, the biologists said.
Fifty out of 92 turtles found dead, stranded on the shorelines of Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil, had ingested a “considerable amount of man-made debris”.
【小題1】What’s tile passage mainly about?

A．How to prevent the sea turtle from plastic.

B．Why plastic is dangerous to the sea turtle.

C．Protecting the sea turtle from being polluted.

D．Sea turtles suffering from plastic pollution.

【小題2】The author mentions the “throwaway culture” probably in a（n） _________ tone.

A．praising

B．positive

C．ironic

D．comedic

【小題3】The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means _________.

A．a(chǎn) kind of food	B．a(chǎn) kind of fish
C．pieces of cloth	D．pieces of rubbish

【小題4】The paragraph following the last one will probably talk about ________.

A．the way the biologists examined the sea turtle

B．some tips on how to make sea turtles avoid plastic

C．how to prevent plastic pollution

D．the reason why we should protect the sea turtle

It is a wonderful morning，as I write this：hot，but without being too hot. Outside my window，I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water. It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer’s temporary nature —a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday，time is running out .
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it. You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music.  What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?
So what is my problem? On the surface, I'm probably a bit of homebody. And I just find the pressure of being on holidy too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing a carefully itemized list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it.
Thankfully, I am not alone. This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break. And a recent survey highlighted the downside(負(fù)面）of holidays, with the results shoeing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal. And this year's the Idler magazine published its book of awful holidays .Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically--damaging vacations it's possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website. Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life. The leisure(休閑）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book's editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays.
【小題1】According to the first paragraph We can know that the writer        .

A． has a strong desire to book a holiday

B． wishes that the weather would change

C． finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine

D． realizes it’s time to decide whether to go on a holiday

【小題2】What can be inferred from the sentence underlined in the passage?

A． people may find the man unbelievable

B． People think traveling is not so easy an act as drinking tea

C．The writer often regrets not taking a holiday．

D． The writer doesn't like drinking tea or listening to music

【小題3】The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that      .

A． it usually takes too much time

B． he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays

C． it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance

D． he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn't

【小題4】We can learn from the survey that a lot of people         .

A． pretend to enjoy their holiday

B． fail to relax while they are on holiday

C． feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited

D． have made the some decision as the writer and most of his friends

【小題5】The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to             .

A． damage the reputation of the magazine

B．prove his idea to be more popular than expected

C． indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared

D． foucs entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays

You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (禮儀) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “Elevators are socially very interesting but often very awkward (尷尬的) places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (對角線地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle（三角形）. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act according to their decisions. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people, we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be understood as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact(接觸) ,” she said.
【小題1】According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.

A．turn around and greet one another

B．look around or examine their phone

C．try to keep a distance from other people

D．make eye contact with those in the elevator

【小題2】Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator? (The point in the chart refers to one person.)

【小題3】The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.

A．ignore

B．judge

C．put up with

D．make the best of

【小題4】According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.

A．the lack of space

B．someone’s odd behaviors

C．their unfamiliarity with one another

D．their eye contact with one another

【小題1】  When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels.  【小題2】 .
The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans.   【小題3】 It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “l(fā)ife-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “l(fā)uxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. 【小題4】    
On this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice.  【小題5】 In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.

A．Then a third level appeared.

B．Human wants seem endless.

C．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.

D．There are several levels of wants in one’s life.

E. At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.
F. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.
G. Different people have different wants on each level.

Finding true happiness is a universal aspiration (渴望). We all want it, but can we all have it? Genuine happiness is written all over our faces when we are truly contented, and, likewise, a forced smile does nothing to hide underlying sadness.
Believing that everyone can create their own lasting joy, Matthieu Richard has been declared the Happiest Man in the World. Richard earned his “happiest man” status after a series of laboratory tests in 2004. Richard has shared his thoughts on happiness with a worldwide audience. As an experienced speaker, he has explained his insights into happiness to everyone, from students to corporate groups. Looking inwards to find joy rather than relying on outer conditions, he believes, is the way to achieve well-being.
“It’s quite clear that the outer conditions are not enough. The way we interpret those outer conditions in our inner experience is what determines either a sense of well-being or misery. We love to go jogging for fitness and we do all kinds of things to remain beautiful, yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the way our minds function. It’s the essential thing that determines the quality of our experience.” Besides this, Richard stresses that it is not what’s happening around us that makes us unhappy, but rather the way we choose to react to it.
The pursuit of happiness is becoming a modern obsession（癡迷）. As life becomes more complex, our ability to process our reactions to various outside influences comes under strain. “Genuine happiness” he says, “doesn’t mean pleasant feelings one after the other. It’s more like a series of qualities that we can develop as skills — like openness, genuine love, compassion, inner strength and inner peace.” 
【小題1】Richard has been declared the Happiest Man in the World _______.

A．because he has shared his thoughts on happiness with a worldwide audience

B．a(chǎn)fter he has explained his insights into happiness to everyone

C．a(chǎn)fter a series of laboratory tests

D．because he tries his best to achieve happiness and well-being

【小題2】According to Richard, what is the best way to achieve well-being?

A．Interpreting those outer conditions in our inner experience.

B．Looking inwards to find joy rather than relying on outer conditions.

C．Spending little time taking care of what matters most.

D．Reacting to various outside influences in the modern world.

【小題3】What determines the quality of our experience?

A．The way our minds react to outer conditions.

B．Insights into happiness that we hold.

C．The constant pursuit of happiness in our life.

D．Those outer conditions affecting our happiness.

【小題4】How can we pursuit happiness?

A．Go jogging for happiness.

B．Do everything to remain beautiful.

C．Make sure that our minds are functioning normally.

D．Develop necessary qualities.

Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made; your future begins here.
However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily defeated by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you.
The following you may find useful about life on campus:
?   Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university. Give yourself time to make new friends and became familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.
?   If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day timer, a computer data book), get one. Most of all, don’t depend on your memory.
?   Don’t miss the guidelines. The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student’s handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can / can’t you do in your student residence（住處）? Who has the right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?
?   Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of your bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this — you are paying thousands of dollars for your course. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.
?   Build your identity. This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do. Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas. Do not be afraid of the beyond. This is learning to make good choices.
【小題1】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To offer advice on college life.

B．To explain why college life is exciting.

C．To describe the importance of college life.

D．To persuade you to go to college.

【小題2】According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

A．Because you will have more freedom at college.

B．Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond.

C．Because you prepare for your future career and life there.

D．Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas.

【小題3】The underlined word “know-how” refers to _________.

A．a(chǎn)n understanding of college communities

B．practical knowledge concerning college life

C．college halls where rules and regulations are presented

D．a(chǎn)n environment completely different from the one you’re used to

【小題4】According to the passage, college students _________.

A．needn’t learn from those who went to college before them

B．should spend as much time as possible on social activities

C．should know what they have rights for on campus

D．a(chǎn)re supposed to repeat or replace at least one course

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow(烏鴉) rested on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?”
The son replied “It is a crow.”
After a few seconds the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I just now told you; it is a crow.”
After a little while, the old man again asked his son the third time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of anger was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father, “It is a crow, a crow.”
A little later, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is it?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? Although I have told you so many times? It is a crow. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his  son to read that page. The following words were written in it:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa. When a crow was sitting on the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and   I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel angered. I rather felt affection for my innocent(單純的) child.
So ……
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but be kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.
【小題1】How many times did the father asked his son the same question?

A．Twice.	B．Three times.
C．Tour times.	D．Twenty-three times.

【小題2】What was written in the diary mainly shows_________.

A．the son’s foolishness	B．the father’s loneliness
C．the father’s love for his son	D．the son’s curiosity

【小題3】After reading the diary, the son most probably felt_________.

A．very disappointed	B．even angrier
C．rather happy	D．deeply ashamed

【小題4】What lesson should we learn from the passage?

A．We should be considerate to our parents.

B．It’s important to be a great father.

C．We should form the habit of keeping a diary.

D．Old diaries have extraordinary values.