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Many cities have subways and underground public transportation to take locals and tourists alike rapidly around the city.However, there’s something different about riding a London subway.It may not look different, but the historical value of one of England’s most popular forms of transportation is enough to make riding the subway a must when visiting London.With a little under 300 different stations, the subway can take you almost anywhere you need to go.
Riding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other.In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times.That’s not rudeness―people are just too busy to bother looking.
Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they’re certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking.Nor are they reading a book.New technology has replaced quiet habits.Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.
Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters(使用月票上下班者).Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000―yes, that’s 40,000 “apps” have been designed.
Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-fillers.One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks.Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination.iSteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone.You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.
For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction(消遣)of choice.It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music-iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.
And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV shows or films on the way to work.With all these distractions, it’s amazing that people still remember to get off the train.

  1. 1.

    Those who want to save time to reach where they go can download ______ to their iPhones.

    1. A.
      iShoot
    2. B.
      iPod
    3. C.
      iSteam
    4. D.
      Tube Exits
  2. 2.

    People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because ______.

    1. A.
      they are going to work and have no time to communicate with each other
    2. B.
      they are busy playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching film
    3. C.
      they feel sleepy because of getting up early
    4. D.
      they love reading books and do not want to be disturbed
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “apps” in the fourth paragraph means ______.

    1. A.
      computers
    2. B.
      fortune from London commuters
    3. C.
      computer companies
    4. D.
      programs downloaded for the iPhone
  4. 4.

    Which word best describes the writer’s attitude towards commuters’ behaviors ?

    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      neutral
    3. C.
      against
    4. D.
      hateful
  5. 5.

    The main idea of the passage is that ______.

    1. A.
      London commuters are unfriendly to strangers
    2. B.
      technology is changing how London commuters spend their traveling time
    3. C.
      Apple has earned a lot of money from selling 40,000 apps
    4. D.
      riding a London subway is a must when visiting London

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Have you heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of advice to make effects towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a small task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like organizing a business meeting in your later life.
Perfection just needs paying attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt shows from any direction. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease(皺紋)shows on the bed-covers.
There are only two ways to do a job: either sloppily, or well. If you choose the latter, you need to realize that any job that qualifies as (取得…的資格)“your” work deserves your best. Perfection is an attitude that can be developed with just a little effect. It is a habit that is helpful to a person in later life. Let us prove with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay on, for example, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few facts that you already know, you could make the project more effective by looking up a reference books, encyclopedias(百科全書)or websites for additional information. You could then go over the finished essay for slips(疏漏)and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to put in extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult projects at the college or university level?
As Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once put it: Trifles(瑣事)go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, to achieve perfection is _______

    1. A.
      to realize the quality of the work
    2. B.
      to pay attention to details of one’s work
    3. C.
      to do as many jobs as possible
    4. D.
      to form the habit of doing things ahead of time
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “sloppily” in paragraph 3 may mean _______

    1. A.
      badly
    2. B.
      patiently
    3. C.
      carefully
    4. D.
      slowly
  3. 3.

    What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

    1. A.
      It is necessary to provide pictures for your essay
    2. B.
      Websites are the sources of information you want
    3. C.
      Perfection is a habit that promises a good future
    4. D.
      You should make much effort to develop perfection
  4. 4.

    The purpose of writing this passage is to _______

    1. A.
      introduce the famous painter Michelangelo
    2. B.
      advise us to do the things that are worth doing
    3. C.
      explain to us the meaning of the perfection
    4. D.
      expect us to give our best to our work

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Everyone gets sick of hearing. “Put on your seat belt!”But it’s good advice. People who wear seat belts are 45 percent less likely to be killed while riding in the front seat of a car.
The US government wants more seat belt laws. It says children aged 4 to 15 are often killed in car accidents. In 2005, there were 1,627 children aged 4 to 15 killed in car accidents. More than 1,000 of those children were not wearing seat belts. If they had been wearing seat belts, 500 of those children could be alive today.
These children are too old to be in car seats, but they often sit in the back seat. Seat belt laws in many states, including Wisconsin, only require people in the front seat to wear seat belts. Children who aren’t wearing seat belts can be thrown from the car. The risk of dying in an accident is three times greater if the person is thrown from the car.
New laws could require children aged 4 to 8 to be in booster seats in the car. Booster seats help seat belts fit children properly. Right now, only 5 percent of children aged 4 to 8 are seated in booster seats.
While parents have the choice of whether wearing seat belts or not, children are too young to make that choice. Even if you decide not to wear a seat belt, make sure you children are in seat belts and car seats. It’s the law and it will save their lives

  1. 1.

    The underlined sentence “Everyone gets sick of hearing”in the first paragraph means“________”

    1. A.
      there is something wrong with everyone’s ears
    2. B.
      all people fall ill when they hear something
    3. C.
      many people don’t pay attention to wearing seat belts
    4. D.
      none of the people knows it is a piece of good advice
  2. 2.

    More than two-third of 1,627 children were killed because ___________

    1. A.
      they weren’t using seat belts
    2. B.
      they were too careful when they walked on the road
    3. C.
      they were not old enough to sit in the car
    4. D.
      they wore seat belts
  3. 3.

    You must get your children to put on seat belts in order to ________

    1. A.
      keep them comfortable in the car seat
    2. B.
      keep them safe
    3. C.
      keep them awake in the car all the time
    4. D.
      prevent all kinds of traffic accidents
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Children Should Put on Seat Belts
    2. B.
      Too Many Traffic Accidents Happened Recently
    3. C.
      Traffic Laws Are Very Important
    4. D.
      Parents Are Important to Children

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Many French teachers and parents complain that their kids are less bright than they were. They say young people visit museums less often and spend too much time on the Internet. They only read comics and listen to music, and like American culture more than their own. But is this true?  A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as other kids always have.
Most French teens love music, with 86% putting it as their top hobby, above the cinema, sport and television. French kids read a lot and like different things, from Japanese cartoons to American novels. Many French people worry that their children watch too many American films and listen to too much American music. But the results of this survey show that French young people like their own culture.
As Silvia Berlin, a student from Paris, says, "I love watching American TV, but I watch more French programmes. I love being French!"

  1. 1.

    Many French teachers and parents        

    1. A.
      think their kids are as clever as they were
    2. B.
      don' t think their kids are as clever as they were
    3. C.
      think their kids are more clever than they were
    4. D.
      don' t think their kids are clever at all
  2. 2.

    Most French teens' top hobby is       

    1. A.
      going to the movies
    2. B.
      doing sport
    3. C.
      watching TV
    4. D.
      listening to music
  3. 3.

    The French kids like all of the following except _________

    1. A.
      Japanese history
    2. B.
      Japanese cartoons
    3. C.
      American films
    4. D.
      American music
  4. 4.

    This passage is mainly about a survey of______

    1. A.
      French parents' complaint
    2. B.
      French kids' study
    3. C.
      French kids' interests
    4. D.
      French teachers' complaint

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Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars. They chewed tobacco, piped tobacco, and snuffed. Most women did not use tobacco at all.
The cigarette industry began in 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.
Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have quit smoking. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes for some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing. Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24—44.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes, he’s likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenager smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and also fewer from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who don’t plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “picture” in the last paragraph probably means _____________

    1. A.
      situation
    2. B.
      photo
    3. C.
      painting
    4. D.
      teenager
  2. 2.

    Which group of people smoked more according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The group of women
    2. B.
      The group of teenagers
    3. C.
      The group of men
    4. D.
      The group of old people
  3. 3.

    Which of the following factors will be likely to decide whether a person smokes or not?

    1. A.
      Income and sex
    2. B.
      Education and occupation
    3. C.
      Sex and age
    4. D.
      All the above
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, if a teenager doesn’t plan to go to college, and if his parents both smoke, he will ________________

    1. A.
      probably not smoke in the future
    2. B.
      probably start to smoke in the future
    3. C.
      persuade his parents to give up smoking
    4. D.
      hate his parents as well as other smokers
  5. 5.

    Which of the following isn’t true?

    1. A.
      It wasn’t until the twentieth century that cigarettes became an important threat to public
    2. B.
      More and more people are giving up smoking
    3. C.
      A poorly-educated woman with lower income is more likely to smoke than a well-educated woman with high income
    4. D.
      There are the most smokers in the age group of 24-44

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Surgical teams accidentally leave clamps, sponges and other tools inside about 1,500 patients nationwide each year.
The mistakes largely result not from surgeon tiredness, but from the stress arising from emergencies or complications(并發(fā)癥) discovered on the operating table, the researchers reported.
The study found that emergency operations are nine times more likely to lead to such mistakes, and operating–room complications requiring a change in procedure are four times more likely.
It also happens more often to fat patients, simply because there is more room inside them to lose equipment, according to the study.
Two–thirds of the mistakes happened even though the equipment was counted before and after the procedure, in keeping with the standard practice.
Most lost objects were sponges, but also included were metal clamps and electrodes(電極). In two cases, 11–inch retractors (牽引器) metal strips were forgotten inside patients. In another operation, four sponges were left inside someone. When there is significant bleeding and a sponge is placed in a patient, it can sometimes look indistinguishable from the tissue around it.
The lost objects usually lay around the abdomen (腹腔) or hips but sometimes in the chest. They often caused tears or infections. Most patients needed additional surgery to remove the object. In other cases, patients even sensed nothing about the object, and it turned up in later surgery for other problems.
To prevent such mistakes from happening, Loyola University Medical Center is becoming one of the first hospitals in the country to use sponges outfitted with bar codes. The new system was brought to Loyola through the efforts of the hospital’s operating room nurses.
Another effective way is to X–ray patients after surgery to reduce the likelihood of objects being left inside patients

  1. 1.

    In which of the following situations are objects most likely to be left inside a patient?

    1. A.
      The nurses are counting the equipment and the patient is being X–rayed
    2. B.
      The surgeons are doing the last operation of the day, and everyone is exhausted
    3. C.
      unexpected happens and some changes must be made in the procedure
    4. D.
      A complex operation is going on according to the plan made by many experts
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Such mistakes happen more often to fat patients
    2. B.
      1,500 patients suffer from the mistake all over the world every year
    3. C.
      X–ray examination can help to find the lost objects
    4. D.
      The mistake largely results from stress rather than tiredness
  3. 3.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      Surgical teams aren’t to blame for the mistakes
    2. B.
      Some people never know there is something left inside their body
    3. C.
      Most mistakes happen because equipment isn’t counted after the procedure
    4. D.
      Only some small objects may be left inside the patients
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Never Trust Anyone
    2. B.
      A Mistake in the Operating Room
    3. C.
      Carelessness and Mistakes
    4. D.
      Tips for Patient Safety

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My dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what happened to me.
I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員)turning around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would turn around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. 
Reality woke me up when I heard someone saying, "I don't know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty and slender(苗條) girls. Besides, you don't have the talent to even be a ballerina." I remember how those words hurt every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours. 
I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection(倒影). There I was, looking nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer. Reflections don't lie. Once the waves would come, my reflection was washed away just like my dream to dance.
As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born was because it was something that was inside of me. The dream I had was never nurtured(培育) and cared for, so it slowly died. It's not that I wanted it to die, but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words, "You can't do it." When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can't only settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform

  1. 1.

    Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Care for your dream
    2. B.
      Dream and reality
    3. C.
      Nothing is impossible
    4. D.
      Efforts to be a ballerina will pay
  2. 2.

    The author didn’t realize her dream of being a ballerina mainly because_______

    1. A.
      she was bored of dancing and performing
    2. B.
      she had lack of self-respect
    3. C.
      her health conditions allowed her dream to die
    4. D.
      she was deeply affected by others easily
  3. 3.

    From the passage, it can be inferred that _________

    1. A.
      the author was once a pretty and slender girl with wonderful dream
    2. B.
      we should dare to give up our dream facing much pressure and difficulty
    3. C.
      if you stick to your dream and never say die, you will enjoy a bright life
    4. D.
      You should necer give up
  4. 4.

    What is the main purpose of writing the passage?

    1. A.
      to complain
    2. B.
      to praise
    3. C.
      to warn
    4. D.
      to criticize
  5. 5.

    The underlined expression “settle for” in the last paragraph means_________

    1. A.
      turn down
    2. B.
      take up
    3. C.
      give up
    4. D.
      settle down

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An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5'8'' tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.
“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”
But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work.” Said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.
But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation can change the situation. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.”
However, the efforts to regulate models’ weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.
Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”

  1. 1.

    What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?

    1. A.
      A new show held by those skinny models
    2. B.
      A worldwide prize for the healthiest model
    3. C.
      A measure of body health based on height and weight
    4. D.
      A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders
  2. 2.

    One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is ________

    1. A.
      to change the working conditions of models
    2. B.
      to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders
    3. C.
      to lower the chance of skinny models’ death
    4. D.
      to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness
  3. 3.

    In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because        

    1. A.
      the fashion industry is much too influential
    2. B.
      it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit
    3. C.
      it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well
    4. D.
      it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is         

    1. A.
      practical
    2. B.
      acceptable
    3. C.
      reasonable
    4. D.
      controversial

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In real life, the daily struggles between parents and children are around these narrow problems of an extra hour, extra TV show, and so on” said Avi Sadeh, psychology professor at Tel Aviv University. “Too little sleep and more accidents,” he said.
Sadeh and his colleagues found an extra hour of sleep can make a big difference. The children who slept longer, although they woke up more frequently during the night, scored higher on tests, Sadeh reported in the March/April issue of journal Child Development.
“When the children slept longer, their sleep quality was somewhat weak, but in spite of this their performance for study improved because the extra sleep was more significant than the reduction in sleep quality. ” Sadeh said. “Some studies suggested that lack of sleep as a child affects development into adulthood and it’s more likely to develop their attention disorder when they grow older. ”
In earlier studies, Sadeh’s team found that fourth graders slept an average of 8. 2 hours and sixth graders slept an average of 7. 7 hours.
“Previous research has shown children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night on a regular basis, said Carl Hunt, director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in Bethesda, and high-school-age children need somewhat less, he said, adding the results of insufficient sleep could be serious.
“A tired child is an accident waiting to happen,” Hunt said. “And as kids get older, toys get bigger and the risks higher. ”Hunt also said too little sleep could result in learning and memory problems and long-term effects on school performance.
“This is an important extension of what we already know, ” Hunt said of Sadeh’s research, adding sleep is as important as nutrition(營養(yǎng)) and exercise to good health.
“To put it into reality,” Hunt said, “parents should make sure they know when their children actually are going to sleep and their rooms are conducive to sleeping instead of playing. ”

  1. 1.

    What is Child Development?

    1. A.
      A new story
    2. B.
      A popular book
    3. C.
      A periodical magazine
    4. D.
      A TV programme
  2. 2.

    How many persons are exactly mentioned in the text?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
    5. E.
      our
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “conducive to” (in the last sentence) means ________

    1. A.
      helping to happen
    2. B.
      influenced by
    3. C.
      full of
    4. D.
      acceptable of
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      There are some daily struggles between parents and children because of having nothing in common with extra rest time
    2. B.
      The children who sleep longer are weak in their study
    3. C.
      Lack of sleep as a child has great effect on their development into adulthood
    4. D.
      In general, children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night

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One day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of mankind to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads; they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else.
He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate(耕作)the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:
“And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?”
Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?
“We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, “The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It’s the same with everyone: when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out the fishermen move on. That’s what the nomads did, isn’t it ?
The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized.
The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said “I am not a nomad!
And , from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.
And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago

  1. 1.

    From Paragraph 2, we can know that______

    1. A.
      people got tired of living in the same place
    2. B.
      people gradually got used to living in cities
    3. C.
      people tended to settle down after learning farming
    4. D.
      people spent a long time in learning to keep animals
  2. 2.

    In the teacher’s opinion, Lucy’s argument was______

    1. A.
      shocking
    2. B.
      ridiculous
    3. C.
      puzzling
    4. D.
      reasonable
  3. 3.

    Which of the following agrees with the message “I am not a nomad” (Paragraph 7)?

    1. A.
      People eat young fish for its delicious taste
    2. B.
      Foresters leave the place where wood is not available
    3. C.
      Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left
    4. D.
      People use recycled materials as much as possible
  4. 4.

    The writer tries to make us believe that ______

    1. A.
      mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling about
    2. B.
      it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled way
    3. C.
      it’s quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankind
    4. D.
      in the beginning men were nomads

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