People who studied plants have found that plants carry a small electrical charge（ 電荷）．It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”．The galvanometer is placed on a leaf of the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf．Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked for frightened．

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results．He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them –perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot-then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field．It seemed as if the plants were signaling a feeling of shock．This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects．

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signals when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room．

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backater’s, he kept galvaometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what were sending．In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when they felt strong, pleasure or pain．In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles imply by thinking about them．

1．What was Backerster’s discovery?

       A．Plants carry galvanometer．

       B．It is possible to measure a small electrical charge with a small piece equipment called “galvanometer”

       C．The small electrical charge on the leaves of the other plant can change if he destroyed the leaves on one of the two plants．

  D．Humans have a similar field which can charge when we are shocked or frightened as plant．

2．Backster was surprised at the result of his studies because      ．

       A．he destroyed an insect

       B．he destroyed a plant by pulling off his leaves

       C．he found that plants seemed to express feelings of shock

       D．he found that plants could move and speak after all

3．The plants sent out signals      ．

       A．only when Backster started to destroy plants．

       B．when Backster destroyed plants or other living things．

       C．only when he destroyed things such as insects．

       D．only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants．

4．The scientist called Sauvin      ．

       A．did not agree with Backster’s ideas

       B．did not get any results about the electrical charge

       C．got different results from Backster’s

       D．found out some of the same things that Backster did

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us．

       B．A tree will signal when it has been cut down．

       C．Sauvin should only make his plants receive nearby signals．

       D．Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving．

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About 40 percent of the top students in college entrance examinations have chosen overseas universities for their postgraduate studies, according to a survey．

Most of them have stayed overseas after finishing their intended courses, showed a survey that tracked 130 top performers in college entrance exams from 1977 to 1998．

The survey, released on the China Alumni Association website, found it worrying that many of the top students would not      despite the country’s rapid development in the past few decades．

The government should find better ways to hold back talented students, said Cai Yanhou, a professor with Central South University in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province．

UNESCO figures show Chinese students comprise 14 percent of international students, the highest in the world．Their favorite destinations for higher studies are the US, Britain Japan．Some experts said handsome scholarships, better job prospects and more opportunities to pursue further studies are the main attractions of foreign universities．

But Cai, who also led the survey team, said “top in exams” does not necessarily mean “top in career” because the study found none of the top students at college entrance exams had become a top Chinese expert or academic．Some of them are just more adaptable to exam-oriented education than their peers, experts said．

The media fill pages and time slots with their “success” stories to gain wider readership and viewership．High schools promote their former students proudly to attract new ones, and universities want to show their superior status by recruiting them, they said．

Wang hoped future reforms would do away with the score-oriented method so that students can be judged from all aspects．

1．What is the best title of the passage?（ Please answer within 10 words）

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

The top students’ “success” stories are widely announced by the media to attract the

    readers’ and the viewers’ interest．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the

sentence．（ Please answer within 10 words）

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4．If you are one of the top students in college entrance examinations, will you choose to

study abroad? Why or why not?（ Please answer within 30 words）

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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As _________ beautiful movie about pain, struggle, hope and love, Slumdog Millionaire swept the ceremony with eight awards, including ________ prize for best picture.

A．a(chǎn); the               B．a(chǎn); a                  C．the; a               D．the; the

“When my husband died five years ago, ________ was difficult to go from ‘we’ to ‘me’,” said Joe Kita to us.

A．I            B．that                C．it                D．which

“Must” _____________ be used to express necessity or strong recommendation, although native speakers prefer the form “have to”.

A．would              B．might        C．need                D．can

____________ I appreciate the honor, I could not accept the position. I want to spend more time on my present program.

A．While              B．Since               C．Yet                D．So

According to jsonline.com, 217,736 Barbies _______on eBay in the past three months.

A．had been sold                            B．were sold

C．have been sold                           D．have been selling

The residents were warned of high temperatures and strong winds forecast for Friday, _______ could make the still-burning wildfires more dangerous.

A．when               B．which              C．that              D．where

__________ the Scottish, Welsh and Irish associations are opposed to is a British team taking part in the 2012 Olympics in London.

A．That            B．As              C．What             D．Whether

There’s still a long way to go for the economy-rescue plan to _________ the goal of rescuing the American economy from the financial crisis.

A．obtain              B．get                 C．a(chǎn)chieve              D．a(chǎn)ccomplish