Heading off to college this year? Here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind;
Dress to impress: Stylist and business consultant Daniela Smith says, "Girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the bridge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional．network． You don't need to dress like you're going to the office, but you should display an ability to properly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence, and look put-together．"
Lo go mania（品牌熱癥）: Wearing the logos of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group, so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop at．It's tempting to load up on logos, especially well-known logos that signify high-end brands．But consider this: college is a time of self-discovery, a chance to develop your own personal style．Instead of wearing logos head to toe, "walking advertisement"-style, why not express who you really are?
Wear real pants: The combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses．Smith points out that leggings, yoga pants, and sweatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless you're exercising． Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls, they are not an appropriate choice for daywear; As a young woman, your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level．So, get rid of leggings and wear real pants!
Keep the cute factor to a minimum: Stay away from sweaters and T-shirts with smiling animals, cartoon characters, or Hello Kitty on them．Sure, kittens might be cute, but they're not doing you any favors in the style department．Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look, and not necessarily in a good way!
【小題1】The second paragraph indicates the importance of               .

A．impressing professors	B．getting on well with classmates
C．creating a professional image	D．dressing appropriately

【小題2】The author believes that college girls should                .

A．choose a logo that suits their age

B．try to load up on well-known logos

C．use logos to show who they are

D．find their identity by trying different logos

【小題3】In which magazine would you most likely find this passage?

A．Business Week．	B．Parents
C．In style．	D．Travel&Leisure

A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog（博客）”.The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information，advertisements, advice and ideas for many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perscus has studied more than 300 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year. 
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products. At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago. And thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing. One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Web-site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far. Ms. Blood says Rebecea’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything — politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on -line bank accounts.
【小題1】The author wrote this passage mainly to _________.

A．introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog”

B．introduce a short way of saying Weblog

C．tell readers how to write blogs

D．tell readers about blogs

【小題2】From the passage we can learn that blogs cover almost everything EXCEPT ______.

A．a(chǎn)ccount passwords	B．medical advice
C．a(chǎn)dvertisements	D．different ideas

【小題3】Dave Winer closed his “weblogs. Com” because __________.

A．more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity

B．American companies used blogs to advertise their products

C．people stole money from on -line bank accounts

D．He couldn’t afford the increasing money needed to run the blogs

【小題4】The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ______.

A．it was created by a woman

B．it is about the history of blogs

C．it provides useful information and advice

D．it has editions in at least four different languages

【小題5】What is the author’s attitude toward blog?

A．Objective	B．Sceptical
C．Disapproving.	D．Sympathetic.

In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well．
First, let's talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it．
This has several implications（含義）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now，however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”，but "text me around 8 and we'll see where we all are."
Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”－those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.
They found that the mobile phone's individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．
Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.
Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people's privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn't worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.
【小題1】According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on                    

A．talkers

B．the “speakeasy”

C．the “spacemaker"

D．texters

【小題2】 We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are

A．quite revealing	B．well written
C．unacceptable by others	D．shocking to others

【小題3】According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?

A．Talkers.	B．The“speakeasy”
C．The “spacemaker”.	D．Texters.

【小題4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．The SMS Effect

B．Cultural implications of Mobile Phone Use

C．Changes in the Use of the Mobile

D．Body Language and the Mobile Phone

Dear Michelle,
My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody” (共同監(jiān)護(hù)). What a joke! I am 15, my brother is nine, and we have a life of hell, frankly.
We live one week on and one week off. This was the brilliant idea of both of my parents, which was fair to them but ruining my life. I cannot get away from his voice and his putting my mom down. Sometimes I think about running away.
A Hopeless Ant
Dear Hopeless Ant,
First, thank you for trusting me with your problem. If all you said is correct, then there are several things that you can and should do to help yourself, your brother, and oddly enough, your parents.
You need a family counselor. Such a person could listen to each family member alone and then meet together to talk about the situation.
If refused, you need to talk to a counselor in your school. You need to be heard, and you need an adult who will listen. A school counselor can organize a meeting with your parents.
Perhaps you need to write to your mother. Writing things down allows people to go over it more than one time.
I cannot imagine that she will stand passively by and do nothing at all to help once she reads how you feel. Your father needs a letter as well. He may not realize the destructive effect that it has on his children.
Lastly, have a plan in mind when all else fails that is not self-destructive. Life passes very quickly, sweetheart, and you will grow up and have your own life.
Until then, you need to keep yourself safe. Never doubt that it will get better. Write back and let me know how everything is going.
Michelle
【小題1】The Hopeless Ant wrote the letter to ________.

A．express dissatisfaction with his parents

B．a(chǎn)sk for advice seriously

C．make his father punished

D．just make a joke

【小題2】The Hopeless Ant hated his father because ________.

A．his father always told a lie

B．his father wasn’t friendly to his mother

C．his father divorced his mother

D．the Hopeless Ant couldn’t stay with his parents

【小題3】According to the text, which of the following is the Hopeless Ant in need of at present?

A．Keep himself/herself away from danger

B．Have a talk with his/her parents.

C．Have his/her own family plan

D．Write letters to families.

【小題4】In which part of a magazine will the text probably appear?

A．Entertainment

B．Advertisement

C．Life

D．Education

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are th eir pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won’t carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal , you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. 
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
【小題1】The passage mainly talks about ______. 

A．how to keep diseases from pets

B．Canadians have pets as friends

C．how to take good care of pets

D．life of the old in Canada

【小題2】Pets are given injections in animal hospitals ______.

A．in order to keep them safe	B．a(chǎn)fter being taken home
C．because they carry diseases	D．because they are sick

【小題3】The word “bird feeder” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A．a(chǎn) person who gives food to birds

B．a(chǎn) container that has food for birds

C．something that catches birds

D．a(chǎn)n animal that eats birds

To protect you and your fellow passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is required by law to inspect all checked baggage. As part of this process, some bags are opened and inspected. Your bag was among those selected for inspection.
During the inspection, your bag and its contents may have been searched for items forbidden by law such as fireworks, fuels, gunpowder, etc. At the completion of the inspection, the contents were returned to your bag, which was resealed (重新封口) with a “special” lock.
If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for inspection because it was locked, the screener may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. TSA sincerely regrets having to do this, and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of inspection. However, TSA is not liable for damage to your locks resulting from necessary precaution.
For packing tips and other suggestions that may assist you during your next trip, visit: www.tsatraveltips.us.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation .If you have questions, comment,or concerns , please feel free to contact the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Centre:
Phone: toll-free at (866)289-9673
Email:telltsa@tas.dot.gov
Section 110(b)of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001,49
USC&44901(c)-(e)
【小題1】The leaflet(宣傳單) is trying to __________.

A．introduce one of the security acts

B．persuade people to contact TSA

C．warn against the damage of locking the baggage

D．inform people of baggage inspection

【小題2】The leaflet is most probably provided by TSA to those who __________.

A．had their baggage selected for inspection

B．refused to have their baggage checked

C．kept some damaged items in their baggage

D．left their baggage unlocked

【小題3】The underlined word “l(fā)iable” means ___________.

A．suitable by law	B．permitted by law
C．responsible by law	D．prepared by law

【小題4】For packing tips and other suggestions, visit __________.

A．telltsa@tas.dot.gov	B．www.tsatraveltips.us
C．toll-free at (866)289-9673	D．TSA Consumer Response Centre

You’re finishing up your history homework when your cell phone rings. You’ve got 30 minutes to reach head-quarters, get your equipment packed and receive your task. There’s a lost hiker in the mountains near the edge of town. Your task: find the missing person; provide emergency medical treatment, if necessary; and be prepared to operate 48 hours on your own with only the supplies you carry.
Sounds like some kind of film’s plot? Not if you’re a member of the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol in the suburbs of Denver. About 25 teen guys and girls are active members of this search, rescue and emergency organization, and they know firsthand that you don’t have to be an adult to save lives.
These 9th-through-12th graders are the real deal when it comes to emergency services. In fact, they’re the only teen-commanded patrol in the nation. Sure they have adult advisers to turn to if necessary, but in the field it’s a teen patrol officer calling the shots — sometimes even giving direction to adults.
Members are trained in rock-high-angle，swift-water and avalanche rescue (雪崩施行營救), winter and alpine operation , wilderness life support and emergency care, among other skills. They also regularly ride along with the local fire and police departments, providing support such as security details and evidence searching.
When asked what qualities make a good patrol member, founder and president Stan Bush named good physical conditioning and an interest in helping people. “We put in lots and lots of hours helping people in trouble,” he says. “So if a person is not really interested in doing that kind of thing, he won’t last as a member.”
【小題1】In the first paragraph, the author describes ______.

A．a(chǎn) plot in some kind of film	B．a(chǎn) teen patrol member’s life
C．a(chǎn)n emergency rescue	D．a(chǎn) lost hiker in trouble

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true about the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol?

A．They are trained to have many special skills.

B．They also work with local firemen and policemen.

C．They turn to adults for help sometimes.

D．They think they can save lives only when growing up.

【小題3】If you want to become a good rescue patrol member, you must ______.

A．be strong and interested in offering help

B．be a 9th-through-12th grader

C．finish your history homework first

D．spend many hours helping people first

【小題4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．What qualities make a good patrol member?

B．The Arapahoe teen rescue patrol

C．How to become a rescue patrol member

D．Skills a rescue patrol member needs

Our interpersonal skills have a great effect on success in our daily lives. This appears not only in the workplace where we can make more money or enjoy our job more, but also shows itself in marriage, raising a family and the ability to reach goals in almost every area of life. Interpersonal skills come into play when our flight is cancelled and we need to make other arrangements. They come into play when a marriage is threatened by financial challenges or infidelity(不忠).
Our communication skills even matter when we are in traffic and we need to make a decision about how to respond to other drivers. Communicating with others becomes inseparable from having a good day, or a bad day not only in how we begin communication, but in how we react to the communications of others who are having a difficult time.
It can make a difference in saving a marriage or getting a divorce, celebrating a rise or getting fired, and even having your eggs cooked as the way you like at the local restaurant. Many wise men and women have stressed the importance of dealing with others in a skillful manner.
Getting feedback(反饋意見) from others can be of great value in improving our interpersonal communication skills. Often, however, others are not skilled at giving feedback. When we get negative results, they rarely include the details we need in order to improve our interpersonal skills.
Since life improves so much with greater communication skills, getting feedback and an opportunity to improve would be not only life-saving for pilots, but labor-saving for the rest of us. Contact Alice Aspen March for a free consultation today and see how you might improve your communication skills, or learn more about The Attention Factor.
【小題1】Which of the following can greatly influence our success in our daily life according to the passage?

A．The education we receive.	B．The skills of making a decision.
C．The nationality of our friends.	D．Our interpersonal skills.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “They” refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A．Family members

B．Interpersonal skills.

C．Husband and wife

D．Challenges of lack of money.

【小題3】Why does the author mention “traffic” and “other drivers” in the second paragraph?

A．Just to call our attention

B．To tell us the importance of communication skills.

C．To lead us to think of a sad scene

D．To help us not to forget traffic is very important.

【小題4】Which of the following is true?

A．Getting feedback from others can be valueless in improving our interpersonal skills.

B．Even if we have good communication skills, we will surely not be able to improve our life.

C．If we pay enough money, we can get some advice from Alice Aspen March.

D．Many wise people think communicating with others needs skills.

【小題5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Attention Factor

B．The Problems of Marriage

C．Interpersonal Skills

D．The Relationship Between Our Feelings and Traffic

The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States in the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses.
Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak to their operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People also use computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.
One important new use of computers is for entertainment. Many new games have been designed to be played on computers. People of all ages play these games. People also buy home computers to watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.
【小題1】Compared with those of today, computers used to ______.

A．work rapidly	B．be used for fun
C．be large and expensive	D．be easy to use

【小題2】In recent years, computers have become ______.

A．more and more difficult to use	B．slower and slower
C．more and more expensive	D．smaller and smaller

【小題3】Home computers can be used for ______.

A．doing business	B．writing letters
C．playing games	D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

【小題4】Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.

A．talk with their friends	B．write letters
C．check the list of goods and send bills	D．play games for pleasure

How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families don't consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts． With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations． Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home．
●Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return． Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway．
● Set several different lights in your house on random timers（隨機(jī)定時(shí)器）. Don't leave your outdoor lights on all the time．Instead, put your outside light on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off．
● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them, When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home．
● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don't know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in．
●This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe on holiday．Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system．
【小題1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．To let the outdoor lights on all the time．

B．To tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays．

C．To tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday．

D．To tell us to have our neighbor go to our house to take care of our pets．

【小題2】If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should           .

A．be turned on only once a day

B．be kept on all the night

C．be replaced by random timers

D．be lit in an irregular way

【小題3】To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?

A．Equip your home with security system．

B．Stop your mail service at once．

C．Turn to your close neighbors or friends

D．Have all the curtains closed．

【小題4】The underlined word “deter” probably means           .

A．discover

B．surprise

C．discourage

D．a(chǎn)ttract