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Vacancies(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low season.
 
The snowdonia Centre
The Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners’ costs are ￡57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.
You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.
 
The World Sea Trip of a Lifetime
Our World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.
On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home.
During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.
You will visit all the places most people only dream about — from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokoy and Hong Kong.
For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.
 
 
68. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A. Choose the holiday in Devon.           B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.
C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.       D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.
69. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?
A. It provides chances of family gatherings.
B. It provides customers with good food.
C. It offers a sports lesson.
D. It offers comfortable rooms.
70. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?
A. You can have free meals on deck every day.
B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.
C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.
68-70 ACB

68. A. 從Holiday News倒數(shù)第二句話可知：孩子和寵物是受歡迎的。故如要帶寵物度假的話，只能選擇A項。
69. C. 從The snowdonia Centre第一句話可知：The snowdonia Centre給登山者提供登山培訓(xùn)課。A項并沒有提到；B、D項是一般的度假中心都提供的。
70. B. 上面的兩個旅游項目都是一次在一個地方的，而本旅游則是在睡覺的時候在一個國家，而醒來時則到了另一個國家，這便是它的特別之處。故B項正確。
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Scientists have been puzzled by the phenomenon that migrating birds fly not just in groups all the time, but in "V" formations and they have tried to figure out what benefit birds get from this particular formation. Now, a research group from University of London may have found the answer ― migrating birds fly in a "V" to save energy, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
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"They're able to sense what's going on from the bird in front, where this 'good air' is coming from and now how to position themselves perfectly in it," lead researcher Steven Portugal told BBC.
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"For scientists, the new study provides an insight into an interesting natural phenomenon. But it could mean even more for aircraft companies — helping them understand how they can imitate that with their plane formations to save fuel, said Portugal."
小題1:What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
A．To explain how birds benefit from migration.
B．To introduce how migrating birds find their way.
C．To tell some applications of migrating birds' "V" formations.
D．To report new findings about migrating birds' "V" formations.
小題2: According to the recent study, when birds migrate        .
A．they don't change their lead birds during the whole journey
B．they fly in "V" formations to protect themselves against enemies
C．they form the shape of a "V" to make best use of the lifting effect
D．the air they stir around makes it hard for the birds behind to fly fast
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A．It might inspire aircraft companies to think of ways to improve efficiency.
B．It has proved that the "V" formation can improve in efficiency in many fields,
C．It has led scientists to discover that birds' heart rates go down when they fly in a "V".
D．It shows that the best formation of jet fighters in battle should be a "V" formation.
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The largest earthquake ( magnitude里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.
It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis(海嘯). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla（島） Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe---the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland.
There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed. A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed --- one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.
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A．ConcepcionB．Isla ChiloeC．ValdiviaD．Valparaiso
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A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake.
B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats.
C．The tsunami waves were very destructive.
D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.
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A．2,000,000B．between 490 to 57，002
C．200,000D．it was hard to know.
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Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.
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A．a(chǎn)n act of stealingB．something delicious
C．something very cheapD．a(chǎn)n act of buying
小題2:London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.
A．the high cost of clothingB．the stronger pound against the dollar
C．its expensive transportationD．the high prices of fast food meals
小題3:Which city is the third most expensive on the list?
A．Tokyo.B．Hong Kong.C．Moscow.D．Sydney.
小題4:Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?
A．New York.B．Los Angeles.C．San Francisco.D．Toronto.

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A. The House of Representatives is poor men’s club.
B. The House of Representatives was made up of people with low and middle income.
C. The House of Representatives, was rich men’s club;
D. The House of Representatives is made up of people with low and middle income.
6. What does "this remarkable swing" in the third paragraph refer to?
A. The House of Representatives prides itself on being" the people’s House".
B. The new study based on the members’ financial reports.
C. A court decision that outlawed limits on what candidates could give to their own campaigns.
D. The representatives elected now are much wealthier than those elected a few years ago.
7. Which of the following is wrong according to the study?
A. Any honest man can become a representative of the House.
B. Women are more difficult than men to be an entrenched office holder.
C. Limits on what a candidate could give to his campaign are outlawed.
D. One must spend much money getting a seat in the Congress.
8. What is the United States Public Interests Research Group like?
A. The House of Representatives.
B. A public policy institute based in New York.
C. A public policy institute based in Washington.
D. The House of Lords.
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A. Doubtful.        B. Believable.            C. Opposed.               D. Normal.

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A press report stating that Microsoft has restarted talks to buy Yahoo's search business for 20 billion U. S. dollars. "It has no basis in fact," the San Francisco Chronicle said on Monday.
The Times of London reported on Sunday that the deal under discussion would put former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller and Ross Levinsohn, a former president of Fox Interactive Media, in charge of Yahoo. The report also said executives (管理人員) at both companies had agreed to the broad terms of a deal.
In fact, there are no current talks between the two companies. The Chronicle quoted an executive at one of the firms who requested his name to be kept secret as saying. Furthermore, the 20-billion-dollar price mentioned in the Times of London article for Yahoo's search business appears questionable given that the market capitalization (資本總額) for all of Yahoo is 16 billion dollars, said The Chronicle.
Yahoo and Microsoft had had on-again, off-again talks over several months earlier this year about a 47. 5-billion-dollar takeover, and later a proposal focused only on Yahoo's search business. Discussions regarding both plans collapsed without an agreement.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said repeatedly that he is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo, but that he is open to some sort of partnership involving their respective search businesses.
Brad Williams, a Yahoo spokesman, said Sunday "We don't comment on rumors." Frank Shaw, a Microsoft spokesman, declined to comment.
Yahoo's shares have plummeted since Microsoft withdrew its 33-dollar-a-share acquisition offer earlier this year, leaving people to think that discussions would eventually be restarted. Yahoo's shares closed Friday at 11. 51 dollars, nearly one-third of the original offer.
小題1:
1. From this passage, we can know that ______.
A．Microsoft has given up buying all of Yahoo but its search business
B．Microsoft has already taken over the whole company of Yahoo
C．the market capitalization for all of Yahoo is over $ 20 billion
D．the market capitalization for all of Microsoft is only $ 6 billion
小題2:
2. What is the author trying to convince readers of in the third paragraph?
A．Yahoo and Microsoft are talking about takeover.
B．Microsoft is buying Yahoo’s search businesses for $ 20 billion.
C．Yahoo would like to sell its search businesses to another company.
D．There are no current talks between Yahoo and Microsoft.
小題3:
3. What does the underlined word “plummet” in the passage most probably mean?
A．develop rapidlyB．increase quicklyC．fall quicklyD．keep balanced
小題4:
4. You can find this passage most probably in ______ .
A．a(chǎn)n entertainment websiteB．a(chǎn)n economical newspaper
C．a(chǎn) sports magazineD．a(chǎn) biological dictionary

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If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise—and as a result, we are aging unnecessarily soon.
Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of aging could be slowed down.
With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.
Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.)
Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty- and seventy-year-olds.
Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head.  The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.    Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”
小題1:The team of doctors wanted to find out ________.
why certain people age sooner than others  
B. how to make people live longer
C. the size of certain people’s brains       
D. which people are most intelligent
小題2:On what are their research findings based?
A survey of farmers in northern Japan.       
B. Tests performed on a thousand old people.
C. The study of brain volumes of different people 
D. The latest development of computer technology.
小題3:The word “subjects” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
something to be considered                 
B. branches of knowledge studied
C. persons chosen to be studied in an experiment  
D. any member of a state except the supreme ruler.
小題4:According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?
A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.
C．Clerks.D．Shop assistants.

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 Global Positioning Systems（GPS） are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype （網(wǎng)絡(luò)電話軟件）. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. BARRY BROWN: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'.”
Mr Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. BARRY BROWN: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.”
It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues(時機問題) related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says, “ To make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.”
小題1:In paragraph 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _______.
A．build up his own reputation
B．laugh at his stupid friend
C．prove the GPS system is only garbage
D．describe an example of human error
小題2:What is the disadvantage of small screens in GPS equipment according to the text?
A．They just provide the next turn.B．They are harmful to eyes.
C．They make drivers tired easily.D．They often break down suddenly.
小題3: Which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree with?
A．GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.
B．We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.
C．Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.
D．Drivers, GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.
小題4:What is Mr. Brown’s attitude towards GPS?
A．Unconcerned.B．Prejudiced.
C．Objective.D．Critical.
小題5:Which of the following statements can best describe the main idea of the pasage?
A．Driving with GPS can be difficult.
B．Driving confusions can be caused by small screens.
C．Driving without GPS should be much more convenient.
D．GPS equipment in driving to be deserted or improved

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