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     Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while boys will head for the toy
cars,  a study has shown. The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is
a biological basis to their preferences.
     Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90
infants aged nine months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were
stereotypically boys' toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy.  The rest were girls' toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy
they liked. Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.
     Of the youngest children (nine to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than
boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two-and
three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly
touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely
touched. There was no link between the parents' view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or
girls, and the children's choice.
     Dr Brenda Todd said: "Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be
given 'toys that go' while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these
findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There
could be a biological basis for their choices. Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts(本能), while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the
color of a newborn baby."
1. Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because          .
A. baby boys are much more active
B. baby girls like bright colors more
C. their parents treat them differently
D. there is a natural difference between them
2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?
A. Nine-month-old baby boys don't play with dolls at all.
B. Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.
C. The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.
D. Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys.
3. What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?
A. Adults purposely influence their babies preference.
B. Babies' preference isn't affected by social surroundings.
C. Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.
D. Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted.
4.We may read this article in a         section of a newspaper.
A. science
B. health  
C. education  
D. entertainment  
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     Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of
locusts (蝗蟲) that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path. And now in the battle to
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    This is West Africa's biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to
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northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia. Experts say the harmful effect on crops in areas already
suf-fering from food shortage and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the areas are
not well equipped to fight the pest.
     Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough.
     "We are now treating 6,000 hectares (公頃) per day with pesticide (殺蟲劑 ), but we need to treat 20,000
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     Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the disaster, the UN's Food
and Agricul-ture Organization warned.
1. By using " dark cloud" to describe locusts in the first para-graph, the author of the article ________.
A. showed the size and speed of the mass of locusts
B. suggested the great damage that locusts can cause
C. warned that locusts would sweep the continent like rain clouds
D. both A and B
2. The story is mainly about ______.
A. West Africa's united effort in fighting a disaster
B. the difficulty in controlling locusts
C. how locusts caused great damage to West Africa
D. a struggle to fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa
3. The locust disaster ______.
A. would be even more serious in Asia
B. is (was)out of control
C. affected only the warning areas
D. can not be stopped unless twice as much pesticide is provided for the affected areas
4. Which of the following is WRONG ?
A. Sud-Fm offered a reward for fighting locusts so that more people would join in the effort.
B. Senegal is to the southwest of Sudan.
C. The locusts can cause such damage mainly because it has no natural enemy in West Africa.
D. 12 countries affected by locusts have united but still lack pesticide.

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It said that there was an old lady who swept nearly every inch of his Internet company. When she passed
by a programmer, she took a look at the codes on the programmer's computer and kindly reminded him,
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     Actually, the "Sweeping Old Lady" is not new figure, but is based on the "sweeping monk (和尚)"in Louis
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    Although there may be 1,000"Sweeping Old Ladies" in 1,000 people's minds, it cannot prevent the
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1.What quality does the "Sweeping Old Lady" have?
A. Honest and knowledgeable.
B. Modest and patient.
C. Modest and knowledgeable.
D. Honest and patient.
2.Which description about the "Sweeping Old Lady" is right?
A. She is an old lady good at sweeping the Internet.
B. She is just an imaginary figure created by a netizen.
C. She is well-know as the old "sweeping monk."
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3.What can we infer from the text?
A. The sweeping old lady is always looking down on the people around her.
B. We should ask sweeping old lady for advice when meeting with difficulties.
C. People want to have a "Sweeping Old Lady" nearby to do the cleaning.
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     International Studies (BA)
     Key features
     ● Recognizes the "global community" (國(guó)際社會(huì))
     ● Has close connections with practical research
     ● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
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     Related (相關(guān)的) courses
     BA (Hons) Community Management
     BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
     Employment possibilities 
     International organizations
     International business
     Earth Science (BSc)
     Key features
     ● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
     ● Pays much attention to practical skills
     ● Offers chances for fieldwork (實(shí)地考察)
     About the course
     The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind.
Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning
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and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
     Related courses
     BSc (Hons) Geograhpy
     BSc (Hons) Geology
     Employment possibilities
     Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
1. International Studies is a course in ______.
A. international polities
B. international business
C. international systems
D. international bodies
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A. become practical and open-minded
B. have a greater ability to discuss theories
C. know how to settle international problems
D. have good jobs in any international organizations
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A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
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     Key features
     ● Recognizes the "global community" (國(guó)際社會(huì))
     ● Has close connections with practical research
     ● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
     About the course
     The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more
space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world
debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations,
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     The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular
countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
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     BA (Hons) Community Management
     BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
     Employment possibilities 
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     International business
     Earth Science (BSc)
     Key features
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     ● Pays much attention to practical skills
     ● Offers chances for fieldwork (實(shí)地考察)
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Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning
of using the natural resources.
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and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
     Related courses
     BSc (Hons) Geograhpy
     BSc (Hons) Geology
     Employment possibilities
     Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries
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A. international business
B. international polities
C. international systems
D. international bodies
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A. know how to settle international problems
B. have a greater ability to discuss theories
C. become practical and open-minded
D. have good jobs in any international organizations
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A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
4. It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who ______.
A. enjoy research work
B. are interested in overseas fieldwork
C. study in the UK
D. plan to choose courses

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     International Studies (BA)
     Key features
     ● Recognizes the "global community" (國(guó)際社會(huì))
     ● Has close connections with practical research
     ● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
     About the course
     The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more
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the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
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     Key features
     ● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
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     Related courses
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     BSc (Hons) Geology
     Employment possibilities
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A. international business
B. international polities
C. international systems
D. international bodies
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A. know how to settle international problems
B. have a greater ability to discuss theories
C. become practical and open-minded
D. have good jobs in any international organizations
3. Earth Science, as described in the second text, ______.
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A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork
B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories
C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies
D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources
4. It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who ______.
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A. enjoy research work
B. are interested in overseas fieldwork
C. study in the UK
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