Child labor — the employment of children in industry, often against their will — has been a problem for many years. Over a hundred years ago, Charles Dickens shocked many of his readers when he described the conditions under which young children worked in British factories. The conditions Dickens described continue almost unchanged today in many parts of the world. The only difference is that today employment of children is confined（limited）to small industries and family businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and particularly farms, rather than to large factories.
Girls suffer more from child labor practices than boys. Many of them are forced to start work when they are only ten years old. Although the work they are given to do is often light, it is often harmful to the health. Recently, children as young as six years were found to be working in Asian factories, and the children were working from eight to fourteen hours a day in overcrowded and unhealthy working conditions. Sometimes a whole family group is employed, with the payment going to a parent or older relative. The children not only receive nothing or very little for their long hours of work, but also they are prevented from attending school. Therefore, when they become older they are unable to do any other kind of work.
The solution to the problem of child labor is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision（監(jiān)督）of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives—childhood.
小題1:Which’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．Children are often willing to work in large factories.
B．Most children are working in British factories.
C．The poor working conditions of child labor in Dickens’ novel.
D．The working conditions for children are similar to those a hundred years ago.
小題2:Girls’ work is ____.
A．not harmful to the health though it is heavy
B．not harmful to the health because it is light
C．harmful to the health though it is light.
D．harmful to the health because it is heavy
小題3:Young children go to work ____.
A．because they are forced toB．in order to be skillful in a certain kind of work
C．in order to be paid wellD．in order to earn money for education
小題4:To solve the problem of child labor, the writer suggests the following BUT ____.
A．looking over factories more closely
B．raising their payment and improving the system of education
C．improving laws of protecting children’s interests
D．punishing lawbreakers with severer fines

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
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The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.
So what exactly does CGFNS do?
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B．if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa
applications
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We all hate speed cameras，don’t we？They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents；they just make money for the government．They trick us，cost us cold hard cash，disturb us from driving properly and are unfair．
Well，here’s a surprising thing：what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives？It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France，a country with a historically poor record of road safety．
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example，but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（強(qiáng)迫的）seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995．
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time，or 4.9 percent less than2004．Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005，that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806．
And guess what？Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years．
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways，it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government，rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
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A．speed cameras cost us our lives
B．speed cameras help HS drive properly
C．most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down
D．most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government
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C．camera location updatingD．seat belt wearing
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A．lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office
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C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights
D．police conduct traffic in streets
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B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
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Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close．They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors．
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小題1:Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?
①small stores ②superstores ③shopping malls  ④shopping online
⑤supermarkets
A．①②③④⑤B．①⑤②③④
C．①⑤③②④D．②③④①⑤
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A．Shopping malls．B． Small stores．
C．Supermarkets．D．Superstores．
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A．Because they are built near small towns．
B．Because they are across the United States．
C．Because they sell all kinds of products people need．
D．Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the price．
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A．Wasting time．B．Leaking personal information．
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The number of girls worried about being fat at such a young age concerns Tantleff-Dunn because of the potential effects later in life. Studies have shown young girls worried about their body image are more likely to suffer from eating disorders when they are older.
The encouraging news for parents is that taking their young daughters to see the new Disney film “The Princess and the Frog” isn’t likely to influence how they see their bodies.
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“We need to help our children challenge the images of beauty, particularly thinness, that they see and idolize, and encourage them to question how much appearance should be part of their self-worth,” said Tantleff-Dunn. “We should help them build a positive self-image with an appreciation for many different types of body features.” And as their children’s most important role models, parents also should avoid criticizing their own bodies.
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A．have diet trouble in the future
B．cause trouble when they are older
C．have mental problems later in life
D．have difficulty in communication
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A．Having black hair.B．Having a slim body.
C．Having golden skin.D．Having big bright eyes.
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C．telling kids the importance of appearance
D．a(chǎn)voiding complaining of their own bodies
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Anything on eBay that's available immediately, rather than up for bid, can be purchased this way starting today at groupgifts．eBay．com．If members of an extended family wanted to buy a gift for one member, one person would choose a gift — or have one recommended by eBay — and invite family members to chip in using Facebook or e-mail．Those who wanted to join in would choose an amount to contribute （or agree to pay a requested amount） and pay using either PayPal or a credit card．They could also add a personal note．
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EBay, with its 200 million products, millions of sellers and mobile commerce proficiency, is a logical place to pull together the products, groups of buyers and payment tools, Payne says．
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①Asking family members to contribute more money if enough members don’t chip in
②Choosing a gift at groupgifts．eBay．com
③Paying using PayPal or a credit card
④Contributing or agreeing to pay a requested amount of money via Facebook or e-mail
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C．②-④-①-③D．②-③-④-①
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A．In a research paperB．In a travel magazine
C．In a microblogD．On a website
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A．The online group gift-buying service
B．People’s social-network and e-mail contacts
C．A major step forward in social commerce
D．The still-small practice of selling products through social networks
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A．through eBay’s new tool, 200 million products on eBay are available to online shoppers
B．social commerce can eliminate the headache of collecting contributions
C．eBay’s new tool will gain mass adoption by online shoppers
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A recent trend(趨勢) in Californian restaurants shows new eating habits among those people out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizers(開胃品)seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor of smaller snacks served in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for a further appetizer.
Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, together with the increased specialty in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on.
Prices for appetizers are not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that they are by no means as cheap as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see this trend for “butterfly eating”---moving around several different places in one evening continues, then all the traditional style restaurants may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well!
小題1:How are the eating habits of the Californians changing?
A．People are dining out less.
B．Californian restaurants are becoming less popular.
C．Most people eat less than they used to.
D．A full restaurant meal is less popular.
小題2:All the places that serve appetizers   _  .
A．have much the same menu
B．have their own particular characteristics
C．have a bar with live music
D．a(chǎn)re located at the end of the town
小題3: If you go out for an evening of appetizers, you are likely to       _.
A．need a car or take a bus or other transport
B．be bored with some kinds of snacks
C．spend more time for a full meal than you would
D．eat too much meat
小題4:Appetizers used to be seen as        .
A．relatively importantB．a(chǎn) full meal
C．a(chǎn) cheap meal D． an expensive meal

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