Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful(有壓力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(轉(zhuǎn)移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______.

A. make people live more easily

B. smooth away daily problems

C. deal with life changes

D. cure types of illnesses

The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______.

A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?

A. takes place of                                B. makes up of

C. lessens the effect of                        D. gets rid of

Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of _______.

A. instrumental support                       B. informational support

C. social companionship                      D. the strengthening of self-respect

What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. Interpersonal relationships.             B. Kinds of social support.

C. Ways to deal with stress.                 D. Effects of stressful conditions.

We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

How to use your NatWest Servicecard

As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, whenever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money (or an agreed overdraft(透支) to cover it. It is also a cheque guarantee(擔保) card for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

How to use your NatWest Chshcard

You can use your Cashcard as a Sulo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo.  It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw(提取) what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

Using your card abroad

You can also use your Servicecard and Cashcard when you’re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

We take a commission charge(手續(xù)費) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make (up to ￡4) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

How to use your NatWest Credit Card

With your credit card you can do the following:

Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days’ interest-free credit.

Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the Maestrocard or Visa logos.

Collect one AIR MILE for every ￡20 of spending that appears on your statement(結(jié)算單).

(This does not include foreign currency or traveler’s cheques bought, interest and other charges.)

If you carry the Servicecard or the Cashcard, _______.

   A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

   B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

   C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

   D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

If you withdraw ￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ______.

   A. ￡4         B. ￡4.5        C. ￡5.25            D. ￡5.3

Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

   A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

B. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

C. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller’s cheques.

The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ______.

   A. play your cards right          B. use your cards abroad

   C. draw cash with your cards      D. pay for goods with your cards

I like riding my bike. Though it is not very new, but it is    1.___________

my best friend. I find very convenient to go anywhere with a         2.___________

bike. Ride gives me not only exercise but also pleasure. I           3.___________

use my bike mostly on summer when the weather is warm          4.___________

and dry. It can very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and              5.___________

rain is pouring down. It can also be very danger. Of course         6.___________

I will be very careful on my bike. In facts, accidents are not         7.___________

the only problem. One day I went to school and come back               8.___________

to find his front wheel was missing. It was a long walk to           9.___________

the repairer’s shop. Now I have two strong locks.                      10.___________

改正下面短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在答題卡該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√），請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

      2.原行沒有錯的不要改。

I like travel very much. I had been to most                                1.___________

of the interested places in Britain already and I just                   2.___________

don’t want other cold English summer. So I’ll go                       3.___________

abroad for change this year. Where I’d like                                4.___________

to is France, Spain, or Italy. Though going abroad                     5.___________

has the trouble of changing money abroad. But                           6.___________

when I just think of the sun I’d enjoy for, the new                   7.___________

places I’d see, the people I’d meet, I get excited.                     8.___________

In fact, which I’d really like to do is to practice my                 9.___________

French and Spanish. It would do me a lot at work.                  10.___________

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

改正下面短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在答題卡該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√），請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

      2.原行沒有錯的不要改。

Bill and Harry met at school the first time           1.        

 at the beginning of term. Bill said firstly, "Hello,         2.                 .

I'm Bill. What's your name, please?""My name is          3.        

 Harry," other answered. Bill continued to ask which      4.          

school he had been the last year. Harry answered,         5 .          

"Centre School""Really? So is my good friend Bob        6.                 .

 White. Do you know him?" Harry answered glad,        7              

"Surely, We were in the same class then. " Bill took a      8.        

 look at his watch and say," Well, it's getting late. I        9.        

 must be leaving now. Nice to have met with you.        10.         .

愛是人類普遍而偉大的感情，請以“l(fā)ove”為題，寫一篇100單詞左右的英語小短文。文章每一段的前一句話已經(jīng)給出。

　　Love plays an important part in this world today.

　　The love between you and your parents is a specials love.

　　There are other kinds of love.

According to a famous optical(光學) expert, Alexander, who recently visited Shanghai, the developed countries in Europe and America have made rules that children must wear resinous(樹脂) glasses instead of the traditional glasses made of glass. This is because the glass glasses are more likely to do harm to children’s eyesight.

Alexander pointed out: wearing the right glasses as soon as possible is still the best way to cure and put right children’s eyesight problems.

In America and Japan the resinous glasses have taken up 80 percent of the glasses market. And some European countries and America have made it a law that children, teenagers and drivers must wear resinous glasses. Now, about 10 million children in China have different eyesight problems and they need timely treatment.

But still, too many parents are buying the traditional glass glasses for their children. This is mainly because many parents know little or nothing about the good points of the resinous glasses. Besides, the price for the new glasses is a little higher than the traditional ones.

This news article mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. Alexander visited China and introduced a new type of glasses

B. we should wear resinous glasses instead of glass glasses

C. resinous glasses are popular in Europe and America

D. glasses can be made of other materials instead of glass

According to Alexander, the “timely treatment” to eyesight problems is _______.

A. to stop wearing glass glasses any more

B. to buy a pair of glasses and wear them right away

C. to wear suitable resinous glasses at the right time

D. to buy glasses made in Europe, Japan or America if possible

It can be inferred from this news text that _______.

A. resinous glasses are not on sale in China yet

B. resinous glasses are not acceptable in China

C. glass glasses have disappeared on western market because there is a law against them

D. glass glasses are the first choice in China not only because of their price

To get cash out in the 21st century, you won’t need a bank card, a PIN(個人識別編號) or even have to move a finger. You will simply have to look the cash machine straight in the eye, declares National Cash Registers, a multinational company that makes automated teller machines, or ATMs. NCR has shown its first example machine that is believed to be the future of banking. Instead of asking you for your PIN on a screen, the Super Teller-Stella for short, asks you orally through a loudspeaker to look straight ahead while an infrared camera turns to your head, then your eye, and finally takes an infrared photograph of your iris(虹膜). For identification(識別) purposes, an iris picture is better than a fingerprint, with around 256 noticeable characteristics compared with 40 for fingerprints. This means that the chances of someone else being recognized in your place is about 1 in 1020. Once you’ve been identified, Stella greets you by name and says: “Would you like cash or a statement?” An infrared port allows the machine to send a bank statement straight to your pocket computer.

What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. A new medical instrument

B. A new type of talking machine.

C. A new type of cash machine.

D. National Cash Register

What is this new machine called?

A. Stella                      B. ATM                C. PIN                 D. NCR

When you want to get cash out in the 21st century, you will _______.

A. need a bank card                                   B. have to put in your PIN

C. move your finger                           D. just look directly at the teller machine

There is no reasoning with such a       woman as Lucy. You might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with her.

A. stubborn   B. shabby   C. merciful   D. pessimistic

I like       of the two stories，for this story is        than that one．

   A. both；not more interesting    B. neither；no more interesting

   C. neither；not more interesting  D. either；no more interesting