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     Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of
guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.
     Body image is a person's opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance.    1    . You appreciate your body for its capabilities and accept its imperfections.
        2    . Here are some ideas:
     Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body
do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination makes you better than others at a certain sport.
That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have
non-sports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting, 
          3    .
    Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself. Good physiques
(體形)don't just happen.     4    . A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour
three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.
     Respect your body! Practicing good habits - regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and
skin; wearing clean clothes, and so on -can help you build a positive body image. 
    5      . Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy, a quick wit (智慧), and all
the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over.
A. Use this as an opportunity to discover what you're good at.
B. Be yourself.
C. Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look.
D. Just explore talents that you feel good about.
E. They take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet.
F. The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed.
G. So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?

     Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer
people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can
bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man,
when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
     Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And
books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and
enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as
paperbacks (平裝本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is
always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read
it many times.
     Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in
every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全書), though
expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such
books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from
time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your
favorite poets.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge
B. cinemas are the best choice in getting information
C. reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun
D. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself

2. What does the sentences "Television has not killed reading, however " underlined in the second
paragraph suggest? 

A. People only need reading, though.      
B. Reading is still necessary today.
C. Reading is more fun than television.    
D. Watching television doesn't help reading.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Fewer and fewer people will buy books.  
B. A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C. Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.
D. More people like TV programs about famous men.

     The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a
significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
     As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some
of the country's most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the
hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100
now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.
     These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a
Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place
in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.
     A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 500 visitors each week. What better place to
hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients
waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain's first hospital artist,
Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.
     The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of
fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.
     The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering
from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number
of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

1. According to the passage, "to soften the hard edges of modern buildings" means ___________.
A. to pull down hospital buildings
B. to decorate hospitals with art collections
C. to improve the quality of treatment in hospitals
D. to make the corners of hospital buildings round

2. According to Peter Senior, _______.
A. art is losing its audience in modern society
B. art galleries should be changed into hospitals
C. patients should be encouraged to learn painting
D. art should be encouraged in British hospitals

3. After the improvement of the hospital environment, patients may _______.
A. no longer need drugs in their recovery
B. no longer depend wholly on expensive drugs
C. need good-quality drugs in their recovery
D. use more pain killers in their recovery

4. The fact that six young art school graduates joined Peter shows that_______.
A. Peter's enterprise is developing greatly
B. Peter Senior enjoys great popularity
C. they are talented hospital artists
D. the role of hospital environment is being recognized

     The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an
industry.
     Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home service
work is melting away from minds of the city's laidoff workers. The Conference suggested the
establishment of municipal (市政的) centers which supervise property management, household mending
and installation, and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for home services. This
will create job opportunities for laidoff workers, said vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of
the Conference.
     Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new
economic growth. There are few high quality home help services in Beijing and customers are always
complaining.
     In the past, few laidoff workers worked as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from
the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern
household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home
to thousands of laidoff workers.
     By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women
in their 40's, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the
planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a
way of life they had got used to for decades.
     They never imagined being laidoff by state; they never considered other kinds of employment. For
them, the private sector (領(lǐng)域) meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao
yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and
works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month.
     So she no longer worries about her daughter's tuition at a university in Shanghai.

1. What is talked about in the passage?
A. Home service.  
B. Modern city life.  
C. Laidoff workers.  
D. Social status.

2. Why didn't the laidoff workers like to do home services in the past?
A. Low salary.            
B. Lower social status.  
C. Dirty working condition.  
D. Too much extra work.

3. Why were many laidoff workers at a loss?
A. Because they didn't get used to the new way of life.
B. Because they are too old to find a new job.
C. Because they dislike being laid off.
D. Because they think they lost their social status.

3. In which ways is home service industry good for our society?
A. It meets the needs of modern life.  
B. It provides work opportunities for the laidoff worker
C. It is a new industry.            
D. A and B.

1. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.

A. dare to challenge yourself
B. feel it hard to change yourself
C. are unconfident about yourself
D. have a high opinion of yourself

2. According to the passage, our serf-images _________.

A. have positive effects
B. are probably untrue
C. are often changeable
D. have different functions

3. How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?

A. To keep a different image of others.
B. To make your life successful.
C. To understand your own world.
D. To change the way you think.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to prepare for your success.    
B. How to face challenges in your life.
C. How to build a positive self-image.
D. How to develop your good qualities.

     A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century
disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They
spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects
their lives.
     Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could
affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers
and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
     They become addicted to computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this
situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences
their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there.
Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
     They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends
changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they
speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
     Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with
their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their
life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have
known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the
world.

1. The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being ______.

A. friendly
B. oppositive
C. positive
D. tolerant

2. The main idea of the passage is about _______.

A. the cause of weboholism
B. the advantage of weboholism
C. the popularity of weboholism
D. the influence of weboholism

3. The underlined word "obsessional" in the second paragraph most probably means"______".

A. addictive
B. professional
C. attractive
D. hidden

4. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
B. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway
C. people are addicted to games on the Internet
D. students can hardly balance real and virtual life

     What has the telephone done to us or for us in the hundred years of its existence? A few effects suggest
themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness, injury, or fire from distant places. By
joining with the lift to make possible the multi-story building or office building, it has made possible-for better
or worse-the modem city. By bringing about a great leap in the speed and ease with which information moves
from place to place, it has greatly sped up the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in
industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened, if not killed, the ancient art of letter writing It has made living
alone possible for persons with normal desires; by so doing, it has played a mile in one of the greatest social
changes of this century, the breakup of the multi generational house-hold. It has made the war more efficient
than before. Perhaps though not provably (可證實(shí)), it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of
international misunderstanding caused by written communication. Or perhaps-again not probably-by
magnifying and extending irrational (非理性的) personal disagreement based on voice contact, it has caused
wars. Certainly it has extended the scope (范圍) of human conflicts, since it fairly spreads the useful knowledge
of scientists and the nonsense of the ignorant (無知者), the affection of the affectionate and the malice (惡意)
of the malicious.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The telephone has helped to save people from illness and fire.
B. The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts.
C. The telephone has made the modem city neither better nor worse.
D. The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on us.

2. According to the passage,it is the telephone that _____.

A. has made letter writing an art
B. has prevented wars by avoiding written communication
C. has made the world different from what it was
D. has caused wars by extending human conflicts

3. The author describes the telephone as fair because it _____.

A. saves lives of people in distant places
B. enables people to live alone if they want to
C. spreads both love and ill will
D. replaces much written communication

4. The writer's attitude towards the use of the telephone is _____.

A. affectionate
B. disapproving
C. approving
D. neutral (中立的)

     Having visited museums and churches, visitors will be delighted to try these things which can be done
and seen in London. They are well worth visiting.
     London Eye
     Make a reservation (預(yù)訂) for London Eye before you leave the United States. The Eye is a huge
wheel that takes you up into the sky. It was built to celebrate the millennium (千禧年), and has drawn
millions of tourists ever since. Fun for the entire family, the Eye is a great way to see all the spectacular
sites, including the River Thames, Parliament, Leicester Square, and Big Ben.
     Speaker's Corner
     Speaker's Corner never fails to draw a crowd. Near Marble Arch in Hyde Park, a group gathers every Sunday to speak their mind. You'll hear everything from political activists to religious zealots (狂熱者), and all who live between these extremes. Go shopping on Oxford Street afterward, and walk over to Trafalgar Square to see where people have toured for ages.
     Kew Gardens
     If you garden, or appreciate beautiful surroundings, then you will be in heaven wandering the paths of
the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens, simply known as Kew Gardens. Featuring the world's largest collection of living plants, the collections in the greenhouses and beautiful displays of foliage throughout the garden
will take your breath away. Walk around on your own, or take a guide and learn about the garden's
secrets.
     Camden Town
     Camden Town is well known for its pop culture ways and extensive street markets. Home to many
punk (朋克搖滾樂) performers and artists, Camden Town also hosts amazing markets on the weekends, selling goods of all types including fashion, food, books and even some rather bizarre (極其怪誕的) items.
     Portobello Market
     Nestled in the middle of Notting Hill, Portobello Market is one of London's most popular spots. The
market actually has several distinct sections and they are dedicated to antiques, fruits and vegetables,
fashion, and secondhand "finds". Top off a visit to Portobello with a pub lunch, a couple of pints and some lively conversation with the locals.

1. Who is the text intended for?

A. American travelers.                              
B. French visitors.
C. The natives.                                        
D. Foreign tourists.

2. What do you know about London Eye?

A. It is not necessary to book a seat in advance.
B. It is designed mainly for visitors from abroad.
C. it was completed to welcome the new century.
D. It allows you to see all tourist attractions in London.

3. Speaker's Corner is famous for ________.

A. free admission                  
B. freedom of speech
C. its favorable location          
D. the number of speakers

4. One remarkable feature of Kew Gardens is that ________.

A. it is for the royal family only
B. it helps fight against greenhouse effect
C. its scenery is the most beautiful in Britain
D. it is home to the largest number of living plants.

5. If you want to pick up a used bargain, where should you go?

A. Oxford Street.                              
B. Portobello Market.
C. Camden Town.                              
D. Leicester Square