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     Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security. Her
friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.
     Introduction
     A lot of crime is against bicycles. About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most are never
found. You can prevent this happening by following a few careful steps.
     Basic Security
     Do not leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places. Always lock your bicycle when you leave.
Secure it to lampposts or trees. Take off smaller parts and take them with you, for example lights and
saddles(車座).
     Locks
     Get a good lock. There are many different types in the shop. Buy one that has been tested against
attack. Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop.
     Marking
     Security marking your bike can act as a deterrent to a thief. It can also help the police find your
bicycle. It should be clearly written and include your postcode and your house or flat number. This will
provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.
     Registration
     There are a number of companies who will security mark your bicycle for you. They will then put
your registration number and personal details on their computer database. Then if your bicycle is found
it will be easy to contact you.
     Finally
      Keep a record of the bicycle yourself: its make, model and registration number. You can even take
a photograph of it, this will prove the bicycle belongs to you.

1. Which part of the article gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A. Locks      
B. Marking      
C. Registration      
D. Basic Security

2. The underlined phrase "act as a deterrent to a thief" means__________ .

A. help you recognize your bike          
B. help the police find your bicycle
C. stop someone stealing your bicycle      
D. stop you worrying about your bike

3. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle ____________. 

A. in the bike shop and your computer
B. in a police station and security company
C. in a security company and your university
D. by yourself and in a security company

4. The main purpose of this article is _____________. 

A. to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen
B. to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe
C. to give you advice on where to buy a good lock
D. to say why you shouldn't keep your bicycle in a quiet place

     Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they
are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have
foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign. Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its
best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it is sometimes terrible. Part of the
problem is that we are not really interested in food-we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don't
generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is
simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating.
     You can find that best English food is in the country, where life is slower and people are not in such a
hurry. But, of course, most visitors come to London. They come because they are interested in shopping
and sightseeing. They do not come because of the food, so why should they complain about it?

1. When English people have guests they  ______.

A. think it is better to cook some unusual food
B. prefer to take their guests to restaurants
C. have to serve the food their guests are used to having
D. prefer to serve them English food

2. The writer thinks that ______.

A. we live to eat, but not eat to live
B. we do not eat to live, we live to eat
C. we eat to live, but not live to eat
D. we eat to live, we live to eat

3. People like to cook ______.

A. in a complicated way
B. with only fresh vegetables
C. some typical English food
D. in a quick and easy way

4. The last paragraph suggests  ______.

A. the criticism of English food by visitors is unfair
B. it is possible to find good English food in towns but it takes time to find
C. apart from food, people also come to go shop－ping and sightseeing
D. if people complain about English food, they will get better food

     If you lose your wallet, how often do you think someone will be kind enough to return it to you,
with cash and credit cards?
     Some people may be greedy, and others are simply too lazy to bother with the trip to the post
office to send back a wallet to a stranger. But according to a psychology study by Dr. Richard
Wiseman, there's one thing that'll greatly increase your odds of being reunited with a lost wallet:
a photograph of a cute baby.
In the study, hundreds of wallets were scattered around the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland. The
psychologists wanted to see how many strangers would take the trouble to return them to the
addresses listed on the drivers' licenses inside-but more than that, they wanted to find out what
would make a person more likely to help out a stranger.
     To finish this, they included personal touches in most of the wallets: some included a photo of
a happy elderly couple, some contained a cute puppy, some contained a family portrait, and some
held a photo of a lovely baby. Others had receipts(發(fā)票) showing that the wallet's owner had recently
donated to a charity. Some contained no personal details.
     As the psychologists soon discovered, the sight of a smiling baby is enough to warm nearly any
heart: only one in ten of the strangers who retrieved such wallets did not return them. In contrast, the
second most successful image, the puppy, had a 53% return rate. When the wallet included no
photograph, it stood only a one in seven chance of being returned to the owner.
     The success of the baby photograph shows a human compassion for the young that's been passed
down through the ages, according to Dr. Wiseman. "The baby kicked off a caring feeling in people,
which is not surprising from an evolutionary perspective(進化的角度)," he told the Times.
     To ensure our species' survival, scientists think that we must feel empathy and compassion for our
young. Scientists say that this study supports the argument that we won't feel compassion only for our
own babies, but for any that we see-hence, the strong desire a stranger would feel to return a wallet to
the baby's parent.
     On a more basic level, the study also provides a great tip to help ensure that if your wallet is ever
lost, you're more likely to get it back. "If you want to increase the chances of your wallet being
returned if lost, obtain a photograph of the cutest baby you can find and ensure that it is clearly
displayed," said Dr. Wiseman.

1. The main purpose of the psychologists' leaving hundreds of wallets around was to find out________.

A. whether people were as honest as before
B. what made people willing to help strangers 
C. what kind of feelings could be caused by a smiling baby
D. how evolution influenced human beings

2. The underlined word "retrieved" in Para. 5 probably means "________".

A. picked up
B. spread out
C. found out
D. looked for

3. Why did people return a wallet with a photograph of a cute baby in it?

A. Because the wallet was not attractive enough to keep.
B. Because the sight of a baby could cause a caring feeling in them.
C. Because they were curious to know the parents of the baby
D. Because the sight of a cute baby reminded them of their own children.

4. If there are 30 lost wallets with a photograph of a cute baby, how many of them will probably
be returned?

A. Only 3.
B. About 15.
C. 20 or so.
D. About 27.

5. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that________.

A. humans usually have compassion for the young
B. the caring feeling in people is gone during evolution
C. scientists believed that people only feel compassion for their own babies
D. a wallet with a cute baby's picture in it cannot be lost

     An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly
a bribe(賄賂), but is close to it.
     All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices-just abou
t everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of
George Fox and his party, but failed.
     There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”-“soft-soaping” or
“buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another
that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise-telling him how good he looks, or how
well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.
     Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the
thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so
little of it.
     We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we
just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to
ourselves.
     Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good
example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got
tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies,
as a man of limitless might.
     He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered
the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might
show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.

1. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?

A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.
B. An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.
C. A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.
D. A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.

2. What does the writer want to prove with Cromwell’s example?

A. Everybody can be an apple-polisher.
B. Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.
C. George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.
D. There are people who don’t like being apple-polished.

3. Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?

A. Too much flattery can carry us away.
B. Flattery is too empty to do people any good.
C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(過度的) pride.
D. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.

4. King Canute of Denmark and England took his follows to the seashore because _______.

A. he was sick of his normal life
B. he disliked being overpraised any more
C. he wanted them to realize how wise he was
D. he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king

5. The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who _______.

A. are politicians or in high offices            
B. lack confidence
C. are really excellent                      
D. think highly of themselves

     It’s 10 pm. You may not know where your child is, but the chip does.
     The chip will also know if your child has fallen and needs immediate help. Once doctors arrive,
the chip will also be able to tell them which drugs are not suitable for little Johnny or Janie. At the
hospital, the chip will tell doctors his or her complete medical history. And of course, when you
arrive to pick up your child, settling the hospital bill with your health insurance policy will be a simple
matter of waving your own chip-the one embedded in your hand.
     To some, this may sound unbelievable. But the technology for such chips is no longer the stuff
of science fiction. And it may soon offer many other benefits besides locating lost children or elderly
patients. It could be used as credit cards and people won’t have to carry wallets anymore.    
On the other hand, some are already wondering what this sort of technology may do to the sense
of personal privacy and liberty.
     “Any technology of this kind could result in abuse of personal privacy,” says Lee Tien, senior
staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “If a kid can be tracked, do you want other
people to be able to track your kid? It’s a double-edged sword.”
     Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. in Palm Beach, Florida, says it has recently applied to the Food
and Drug Administration for permission to begin testing its device in humans. About the size of a
grain of rice, the microchip can be encoded (編碼) with bits of information and embedded in humans
under a layer of skin. When scanned by a nearby reader, the embedded chip gives the data.
     Most embedded chip designs are so-called passive chips, which give information only when
scanned by a nearby reader. But active chips-such as the proposed Digital Angel of the future-will
give out information all the time. And that means designers will have to develop some sort of power
source that can provide a continuous source of energy, yet be small enough to be embedded with
the chips.
     In addition to technical problems, many suspect that all sorts of legal and privacy issues would
have to be cleared as well.

1. By using the example in the first two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that        .

A. chips are usually used to locate lost children 
B. chips are more convenient than credit cards
C. chips will soon be useful in many aspects of daily lives
D. chips will bring out the issue of abuse of personal privacy

2. What is the attitude of Lee Tien towards the chips?

A. Negative.        
B. Indifferent.      
C. Arbitrary(隨意的).  
D. Cautious.

3. One of the features of the device considered by Applied Digital Solutions is        .

A. duration(持續(xù)時間)
B. capacity        
C. safety            
D. purpose

4. Which of the following statements about Digital Angel is NOT true?

A. Digital Angel will include at least a chip and a power source.
B. Digital Angel will soon be produced and replace passive chips.
C. Digital Angel will be embedded in humans under a layer of skin.
D. Digital Angel will give information without being scanned by a reader.

5. It is indicated in the passage that chip producers have to consider the following issues EXCEPT       .

A. financial problems  
B. technical problems  
C. legal problems    
D. privacy problems

     The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving
self. The more patient you are, the more accepting you will be of what life is, rather than insisting tha
t life be exactly as you would like it to be. Without patience, life is extremely frustrating. You are
easily annoyed, bothered, and irritated. Patience adds a dimension of ease and acceptance to your
life. It’s essential for inner peace. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present
moment, even if you don’t like it. If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, being
patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking get out
of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an
opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme of things, being late is “small stuff”.
     Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. An effective
way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods-periods of time
that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience. Life itself becomes a classroom, and the
curriculum is patience. You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for
patience over time. What you’ll discover is truly amazing. Your intention to be patient, especially
if you know it’s only for a short while, immediately strengthens your capacity for patience. Patience
is one of those special qualities where success feeds on itself. Once you reach little milestone(里程
碑)-five minutes of successful patience-you’ll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to
be patient, even for longer periods of time. Over time, you may even become a patient person.
     Being patient will help you to keep your perspective. You’ll see even a difficult situation, say your
present challenge, isn’t “l(fā)ife or death” but simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with. Without
patience, the same scenario can become a major emergency complete with yelling, frustration, hurt
feelings, and high blood pressure.

1. In the first paragraph, the expression “building a mental snowball” can be best replaced by ________.

A. imagining a big snowball                  
B. awaiting a result calmly
C. taking a deep breath                      
D. losing your patience

2. The main idea of the first paragraph is that         .

A. it takes a long time to cultivate patience      
B. patience is very important for us
C. patience is essential for inner peace          
D. being late is “small stuff”

3. It’s implied in the second paragraph that         .

A. the quality of patience is very hard to cultivate 
B. patience should become a school course
C. you’ll get more than expected from practicing patience
D. the quality of patience will lead you to success

4. People without patience will treat the challenge as        .

A. a minor thing                            
B. a matter of life or death 
C. the small stuff                            
D. a great chance

5. The purpose of this passage is to          .

A. persuade people to be more patient            
B. tell how to practice patience 
C. list the advantages of patience                
D. state the importance of patience

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     When difficult people express themselves orally,they generally want at least two things: they've been
heard and they've been understood.As a good communicator should be a good listener,five steps are
advocated toward good listening.
     The first step is cooperating(合作). How does a difficult person know that you're listening and
understanding? In fact, it's through the way you look and sound while he is talking.You may help him to
fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain
sounds of understanding.
     When the person begins to repeat what's been said, it's a signal of step two: turning back. It means
that you repeat back some words he is using,sending a clear signal that you're listening carefully and that
you think what he is saying is important.
     Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask some open ended questions, which will allow you to figure out
what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
     The fourth step is to summarize(概括)what you've heard. This allows you to make sure that both you
and the difficult person are on the same page. When you do this,two things happen. First, if you've
missed something, he can fill in the details(細節(jié)). Second, you've shown that you're making an effort to
understand completely. This increases the possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
     Having listened carefully, you've now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels
satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood. When enough sincere
listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved  and a
difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.

 

     In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to
animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won't carry diseases. There are many special
animal food stores, though people can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend
around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they will
be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every
family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against
killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to be hurt by a
car, people would be very sad about it. 
     People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own lives. Then the old will
feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1. The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. how to keep disease from pets
B. pets in Canada
C. how to take good care of pets      
D. life of the old in Canada

2. They give their pets injections before keeping them in their houses because ______.

A. the pets are sick      
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from carrying disease
D. they want them to sleep on the way home

3. This passage shows that Canadians ______.

A. hate animals                
B. often kill animals
C. love animals
D. don't keep pets inside houses

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.
B. Pets eat better than people.
C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.
D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

     Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and
feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we
know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.
     How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help
you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.
    First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a
question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they
did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to
other matters-sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far
you can go.
     Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear,
but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to.
And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.
Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If
someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also
means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you
to change the subject.
     Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you're saying good-bye,
you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that
person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as
if they've known you half their life.

1. Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way _______.

A. for you to make more and more new friends
B. to begin your business talks
C. to get the conversation going smoothly
D. for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others

2. After having asked somebody a question, it'll be polite of you to _______.

A. make clear what kind of person he is
B. listen to his reply attentively
C. wait quietly and patiently for his answer
D. go on asking him more questions

3. Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who _______.

A. are good at making any topic interesting
B. never talk too much or too little
C. always speak in a gentle way
D. know how and when they should change the topic of the talk

4. If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _______.

A. you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friend
B. it seems necessary for you to let him know it
C. it's proper for you to give him a second handshake
D. it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him

        1   .Being angry doesn't really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important.
The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults,
too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like
a volcano!
       2    .Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways
unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper.  3  
Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something , or even worse , hit
their brothers or sisters.  4   .However, it's not OK for a kid to do any of those things .Kids don't want
to act in this way , but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?
     Well, the good news is that kids don't just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over
again.  5   .Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not
bad - it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that
puppy is causing some problems to you.
A. You can train you temper.
B. You don't want to cause trouble.
C. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.
D. Everybody gets angry sometimes.
E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.
F. Instead of thinking of the person you're angry with, think of something else.
G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids.