閱讀理解 　　The weather is getting hotter and you'll be getting thirstier playing basketball or riding home from school．A cold drink may be just the thing．But be careful what you pour down your throat．Something that looks cool may not be good for your health． 　　There are plenty of so-called energy drinks on the market．Most of them have an attractive color and cool name．Their nutrition lists also contains various things from vitamins to ginseng(人參)．Sounds great! 　　But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine(咖啡因)．These drinks are typically aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players． 　　Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake．But be careful not to drink too much．Caffeine raises your heartbeat．Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited their use．The amount of caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as high as in a strong cup of coffee or strong tea． 　　Research by Australian scientists has found that many teenagers are affected by caffeine．The results of their survey show that 27 percent of boys aged 8～12 take in more caffeine than their parents． 　　There are potential(潛在的)health risks linked to energy drinks．Just one can of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart attacks． 　　Teenagers should be discouraged from consuming drinks with a lot of caffeine in them, an expert from the Australia Nutrition Foundation said． (1) Have a cold drink after a basketball game is ________ [　　] A． very cool thing for boys B． one's own idea C． cool but it may hurt you D． just OK (2) Most energy drinks that contain high levels of caffeine are aimed at ________．(Which one is FALSE?) [　　] A． young people, busy people B． sports players C． students D． women and girls (3) What should be the young's attitude towards energy drinks?________ [　　] A． Drink them as much as possible． B． Throw and never drink them again． C． Drink less energy drinks with lots of caffeine． D． Try to make new drinks． (4) It is said that energy drinks can ________．(Which one is FALSE?) [　　] A． make people better at sports B． keep people awake C． raise people's heartbeat D． make people die (5) What's the main idea of the whole passage?________ [　　] A． A cold drink after a game is not so good． B． Drinking energy drinks may be cool, but it also brings some harm． C． People shouldn't drink energy drinks． D． Energy drinks are harmful, so we should get rid of them．

    When you use or take personal tests, what are the factors that lead to job success? There are several personality factors that have been correlated with general success in jobs, although it has also been shown that too much of one factor can cause problems.

    Intelligence

    A number of studies have shown that general intelligence often correlates well with job success. Basically, it means that intelligent people are generally good at jobs. Hire bright people and they will be able to do what you ask of them.

Conscientiousness(責(zé)任心)

    Conscientiousness has also been shown by several studies as being highly correlated with job success. If a person is conscientious, then they will work hard to complete work they have committed themselves to do. They can also be left alone without need for constant supervision.

    Openness

    If you are open to experience, you are ready to challenge yourself and learn and welcome feedback from others, then you will not only learn far more, you will also be thought of as a pleasant person by others who will be more ready to work with you. Unsurprisingly, this tends to make people better at jobs.

    Agreeableness

    When paired with conscientiousness, a person who is easy to get on with becomes even more successful in many jobs. Particularly if the work requires working with other people, a person who is disagreeable is not likely to gain good cooperation.

    Extraversion (外向)

    If you are outgoing and get your energy from being with other people, you will probably do better in many jobs than others, especially those that require you to work actively with others, whether in managerial or team environment.

    Other factors have also been shown to be linked with success, although studies showed that these tend to be more related to some jobs more than others, particularly those with more significant social elements.

60. According to the passage the advantage of employing clever people is that ______.

   A. they can understand their task and do better

   B. they are bright and won’t make the boss angry

   C. they can get on well with the manager

   D. they have a great effect on other employees

61. The underlined word “correlated” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______.

   A. contributed         B. connected          C. contained         D. contacted

62. Those who can work on their own without too much supervision are       .

   A. intelligent           B. conscientious        C. open             D. outgoing

63. What do agreeable people and outgoing ones have in common?

   A. willing to listen to others’ opinions       B. ready to challenge themselves

   C. good at working with others             D. active in finishing their work

During the last twenty years there has been increasing concern with the quality of the environment. Along with air and water pollutions, noises pollution has been recognized as a serious pollutant. As noise levels have risen, the effects of noise have become more apparent.

Noise is defined as "unwanted sound". Causes of noise pollution include traffic, aircraft, rock bands, barking dogs, televisions, garbage trucks, and noise from neighbors, voices, alarms, and watercrafts. Studies show that over forty percent of Americans are disturbed at home or lose sleep because of noise pollution.

    Noise has bad effects on people and the environment. Noise causes hearing loss, interferes (妨礙) with human activities at home and work, and is in various ways dangerous to people's health and well being.

    When we think, talk, listen to music, or sleep, we need quiet. Even low levels of noise can be annoying or frustrating. Sudden increases in volume can make sounds annoying. The quieter the background is, the more penetrating a noise can be.

    Noise can also make instructions or warning unclear, resulting in accidents. Louder noise bursts can be more disruptive (破壞性).Continued stress can lead to high blood pressure, which is the major cause of some diseases.

Long exposure to noise levels above eight-five decibels (分貝) can damage inner cells and lead to hearing loss. Noise can result in the involuntary fear response and can cause adrenaline (腎上腺素) to be pumped into the bloodstream, the heart rate to quicken, muscles to tense, breathing to increase, and the digestive system to slow down.

    Local government has the responsibility to fight noise pollution. For example, it can regulate the speed of trains through their community. On the other hand, a responsible citizen will never make noise pollution wherever he is.

1. How many kinds of environmental pollution are mentioned in the text?  

A. Two                  B. Three             C. Four            D. Five

2.According to the text, noise pollution may be caused by         .  

A. parties and meetings                      B. zoos and theaters

C. schools and factories                     D. vehicles and animals

3.What does the underlined word "penetrating" in paragraph 4 mean?  

A. High and exciting                         B. Sharp and shocking

C. Loud and unpleasant                       D. Clear and comfortable

4.In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that         .  

A. individuals and government should work together to reduce noise pollution

B. the government should offer it's people better education on noise pollution

C. the government should be responsible for noise pollution

D. people who make noise pollution should be punished

5.Which of the following is not related to noise pollution?  

A. hearing loss                              B. speeding the digestive system

C. high blood pressure                      D. accidents

 

In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution（污染）and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf（聾）. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（織）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分貝）can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
【小題1】 The text is mainly about _________ .

A．a(chǎn)ir pollution	B．noise pollution
C．water pollution	D．world pollution

【小題2】According to the text, a continuous noise of _______ decibels can make people deaf.                                                                
　    

A．less than 85	B．less than 65
C．more than 85	D．a(chǎn)bout 65

【小題3】10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because_______________ .

A．they are too busy to listen to others' talk

B．they often listen to pop music

C．they live near airports

D．they are working in noisy places

【小題4】The government of China is trying to solve ____________ .

A．a(chǎn)ir, water and noise pollution

B．only air and water pollution

C．only water pollution

D．only air pollution

B
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up.I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓約) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life,not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(空閑), it is work.Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this:  Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy.And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
50．The best title of this passage probably is        
A．Love your friends               B．Live a real life
C．Don't waste time                         D．Be a good mother and wife
51．How did the author form her view of life?       
A．Through working and social experience.      
B．By learning from her friends.
C．Through an unfortunate experience.
D．From her children and husband
52.By the underlined sentence "It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph, the
author really means that people tend to_____.
A．make a living rather than live a real life  
B．work rather than enjoy life 
C．waste a lot in life
D．forget the most important lessons in life          
53．What's the author's attitude toward work?       
A．Do it well to serve others.
B．To earn enough money to make life better.
C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.
D．Don't let it affect your real life.

In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution（污染）and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.

   People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf（聾）. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（織）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

   It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分貝）can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.

   In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.

The text is mainly about _________ .

　 A. air pollution                        B. noise pollution   

C. water pollution                       D. world pollution

According to the text, a continuous noise of _______ decibels can make people deaf.                                                                 

　     A. less than 85                         B. less than 65        

C. more than 85                          D. about 65

10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because_______________ .

    A. they are too busy to listen to others' talk

  B. they often listen to pop music

    C. they live near airports         

D. they are working in noisy places  

The government of China is trying to solve ____________ .

　 A. air, water and noise pollution       

B. only air and water pollution

C. only water pollution              

D. only air pollution 

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Mirriam Websters online dictionary defines happy as: enjoying good health and satisfaction. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I know a secret that can lead to happiness. Now you may ask, what secret is that? It’s a well-known secret, in fact. Perform a random(隨意的) act of kindness per day.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to grow. According to University of Pennsylvania’s website, positive psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual character, and positive systems. Understanding positive emotion includes the study of satisfaction with the past, happiness at present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual character consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as love, courage, creativity, curiosity, self-knowledge, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive systems needs the study of meaning and purpose as well as the strengths that help the growth of better communities, such as responsibility, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance(忍耐力).
Positive psychology focuses on strengths as well as weaknesses, on building the best things in life as well as repairing the worst. It asserts(斷言) that human goodness and excellence is just as real as sadness and illness, and that life consists more than seeking the answers to problems. All these things can be summed up in one concept: giving can equal a meaningful life, i.e. happiness.
But you are probably wondering how. Well, let’s examine the research, shall we? A 1996 study showed that wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level. So money does not mean happiness. In 2000, a different study showed that activities that make people happy in some way—such as shopping, good food and making money—do not lead to satisfaction in the long term, indicating that these have quick diminishing returns(收益遞減).
However, on the other hand, we also know that people who witness others perform good deeds experience an emotion which drives them to perform their own good deeds. Making a contribution to the lives of other people may help to extend our own lives.
This is why I make a point of trying to do something nice every day. Sometimes I tip much larger than I need to. Sometimes I just smile at someone who looks like they really need it. A random act of kindness is an act that receives just as much as it gives. You’ll be happier. They’ll be happier. And you’ll live longer. So, please, perform a random act of kindness each day.

Title	Happiness and kindness
The 【小題1】 ______ of happiness	Being healthy and 【小題2】_____.
The 【小題3】_____ to happiness	Performing a random act of kindness per day
Positive psychology behind happiness	The three central concerns: Positive emotion is the positive attitude toward the present, the past and the future. Positive character is the【小題4】_______ and virtues in one. Positive system is what helps better communities 【小題5】_______.
	The focus of positive psychology: It attaches much importance to building the strengths and repairing weaknesses. Life is more than 【小題6】_______ problems. A meaningful life lies in 【小題7】______.
The results of a study	Wealth is only related to happiness in a(n) 【小題8】______ way. Some activities only bring happiness for a 【小題9】_____ time.
The influence	Good deeds can bring people an emotion to do the 【小題10】_____ and make them live longer. I will do something nice every day such as giving a larger tip and smiling at whoever needs it.

I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓約) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(空閑), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
【小題1】The best title of this passage probably is________.

A．Love your friends	B．Live a real life
C．Don't waste time	D．Be a good mother and wife

【小題2】The underlined sentence "It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as________.

A．it is so easy to keep alive but not to live a real life

B．it is very hard to live a real life

C．it is so easy to make a living

D．it is more difficult to exist than to live a happy life

【小題3】What's the author's attitude toward work?

A．Do it well to serve others.

B．To earn enough money to make life better.

C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.

D．Don't let it affect your real life.

【小題4】It can be inferred from the passage that_________.

A．the author is a success in personal life

B．the author didn't try her best to work well

C．the author spent all her time caring for her children

D．the author likes traveling very much

In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal：A dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to people’s lives. Some people regard their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to become the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for “visit”.
Americans hold “Be---Kind-to-Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pets shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.
f you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves

1. 1.

   “A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” means that__________

   1. A.
      pets have the right to inherit (繼承) money
   2. B.
      money can give pets happiness
   3. C.
      it’s the best way to spend money
   4. D.
      some pets are treated as children
2. 2.

   Why are dogs brought to hospitals?

   1. A.
      Because they are ill and need to see doctors
   2. B.
      Because they can make the patients happier
   3. C.
      Because they can find out the problems of the patients
   4. D.
      Because doctors can do experiments on them
3. 3.

   What’s the most popular activity in the “Be-Kind-to-Animals Week”?

   1. A.
      Holding a pet show in the week
   2. B.
      Playing with pets the whole week
   3. C.
      Cooking delicious food for pets
   4. D.
      Making friends with other people’s pets
4. 4.

   What’s the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      A lot of people are interested in dogs
   2. B.
      Dogs can help people do many things
   3. C.
      Pets are lovely and need care and protection
   4. D.
      We have done a lot of things for pets
5. 5.

   The words“man’s best friends”shows____________

   1. A.
      the friendship between people
   2. B.
      the friendship between people and animals
   3. C.
      the friendship between animals
   4. D.
      the friendship between men and women

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red?  71  Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist（悲觀者）. At least, this is what psychologists（心理專家） tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   72 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
 73  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.  74  A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
  75 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A．On the other hand, black is depressing.

B．They tells us that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up——we are born with our preference.

C．The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

D．If you do, you must be an optimist（樂(lè)觀者）, a leader, an active person who enjoys

life, people and excitement.
E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.
G. Colors do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it .

High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things. Here’s an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bun. High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals.
Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest.
Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For examples, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, you don’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing.
【小題1】 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer likes high-tech cooking.

B．Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals.

C．High-tech news programs always keep you reading what is important to you.

D．Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework.

【小題2】 How does the writer feel about high-tech tool?

A．Better late than never.	B．Easy come, easy go.
C．Every coin has two sides.	D．Learn to walk before you run.

【小題3】 What is the main subject discussed in the text?

A．High-tech vs. low-tech.

B．Advantages vs. disadvantages.

C．Newspapers and magazines vs. television and the Internet.

D．Word-processing vs. handwriting.

You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.

When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

1.People communicate ________.

A.with words only                    B.in many different ways

C.in letters and drawings            D.with smiles, tears and hands

2.Signs can carry as many _________ as words.

A.questions　      B.examples       C.tears and smiles      D.messages

3.Which of the following is not talked in the passage as which can help us communicate?

A.books and magazines    B.TV and films C.newspapers　          D.radio

4.Communication is important because it can help people to ______.

A.understand the world and other people better around us.

B.teach each other to speak, write, read and draw.

C.know what other people are thinking about

D.learn about mountains,blue sea and other things.

5.The best title（題目）for this short passage is _________.

A.Signs Carry Messages                 B.The important Communication

C.Words, Signs and Drawing              D.Ways of Communication.

 

The American book Who Moved My Cheese has bee a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “l(fā)ittle people” and some cheese.
The four are in amaze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
【小題1】The book Who Moved My Cheese is __________.

A．read across the world	B．written all over the world
C．sold only in America	D．loved only by teens

【小題2】What does the text mainly discuss?

A．Never change in our life.	B．Change when you like to do.
C．Change with the changes.	D．Pay attention to the changes,

【小題3】The underlined word “four”（paragraph 3）refers to __________.

A．Mice and little people

B．Students

C．Cheese

D．Readers

【小題4】In our lives, we should learn from __________.

A．Mice

B．Little people

C．Chris

D．Spence Johnson

【小題5】Which of the following statements is true?

A．The author is Britain.

B．There are three terms in every school.

C．Most teens don't understand Chris' story.

D．The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.

  What time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard(儀表板).
Even if you don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates(調(diào)節(jié)) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge(排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.
Time is something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally. 
By taking control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.
The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.
【小題1】 The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is ___.

A．your supporter and helps you	B．under your control and obeys you
C．under your influence and follows you	D．your slave and serves you

【小題2】 The author intends to tell you that time __________.

A．could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies

B．should be well managed for our own interest

C．should be saved for outside interests

D．could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch

【小題3】 In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you _________.

A．how to make up for lost time	B．how to have a good time
C．how to make good use of time	D．how to keep up with the times

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine(咖啡堿)in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much. Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee(IOC) has limited(限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1.Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ______.

A. they have beautiful colors and cool names

B. they have lots of caffeine

C. they can keep them awake and better at sports

D. they are said to be helpful to health

2.The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause ______.

A. heart problems            B. nervousness

C. sleeping difficulty       D. possible health dangers

3.The underlined word “discouraged” can be replaced(替換) with ______.

A. encouraged            B. stopped       C. helped      D. disliked

4.From the passage we can know that ______.

A.advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B.energy drinks are helpful to teenagers’ study

C.sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D.energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? ______

A. What’s the Use of Energy Drinks?

B. Who Can Drink Energy Drinks?

C. What’s That in Energy Drinks?

D. Why Can’t We Buy Energy Drinks?

 

A hug is a wonderful thing and it is a great gift to share with people. For some people, a hug is considered to be a great way to say “I care.” A hug communicates support, affection(喜愛), unity and belonging. A hug shows a strong feeling of sympathy. A hug brings happiness. A hug also touches the soul.
Hugs are healthy. Hugs can ease pain, reduce stress, cure depression and refresh the heart, yet they have no side effects…No wonder, it is a true miracle medicine.
A hug can say “I love you”…A hug can say “I hate to see you go”. A hug can say “ It’s good to have you back”. A hug can say “It’s great to see you’. A hug can say “I feel your pain”. A hug can also say “Let me share your burden”.
No matter whether you’re the giver or the receiver, hugs touch the inner being. From friends, to families, to loved ones, to those in need, a hug warms the heart.
A hug is truly amazing. It brings generosity(慷慨) to the giver and happiness to the receiver. It brings blessings to those who give and joy to those who receive.
Hugs are one of the reasons why God gave us arms. So, stretch out your arms to someone today. Reach out to those you love. It will warm the heart of the giver and give light to the soul of the receiver.
Reach out to your neighbor. It will show that you care. Reach out to one in need. It will show that you are responsible. Reach out to the world. It will show God that you care for his creation.
【小題1】What is the best title of the passage?

A．The advantages of hugs.	B．How should we hug
C．The tips on giving others hugs	D．The facts of hugs

【小題2】Hugs can benefit people in the following ways EXCEPT________.

A．improving the health	B．cheering people up
C．making receivers happy	D．creating great wealth

【小題3】According to the third paragraph, we can learn hugs can__________.

A．send some messages	B．make people come back
C．stop people going somewhere	D．break people’s hearts

【小題4】To show you care, you should reach out to_________.

A．those who need joy

B．your neighbor

C．those you miss

D．God

【小題5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Sometimes hugs have side effects.

B．If people are sad, we'd better not hug them.

C．We must hug each of our neighbors every day.

D．People often feel joyful when they receive hugs.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A – F選項(xiàng)中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。

	A．Limit the number of new names you learn at one time. B．Arriving early helps to remember more names. C．Use imagination to know other’s names． D．Acknowledge（承認(rèn)）you don’t know other’s names. E．Read one’s name to yourself over again. F．Remember the names with someone’s help．

 

 
Remembering names is an important social skill．Here are some ways to master it.
【小題1】When you hear a person’s name and want to remember it, repeat it．Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips．You could also say the name again in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.
【小題2】You can let other people help you remember their names．After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you．Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.
【小題3】Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed．Most of them will feel sympathy if you say “I’m working to remember names better．Yours is right on the tip of my tongue．What is it again?”
【小題4】    When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names．Free yourself from remembering every one．Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names．Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names．Last names can come later.
【小題5】    Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes．Sometimes just a few people show up on time．There are fewer names for you to remember．And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others — an automatic review for you.

A. Necessity for developing adult education B. Early days of adult education C. Ways of receiving adult education D. Growth of adult education E. Institutions of adult education F. Functions of adult education

【小題1】Voluntary learning in organized courses by mature men and women is called adult education. Such education is offered to make people able to enlarge and interpret their experience as adults. Adults may want to study something which they missed in earlier schooling, get new skills or job training, find out about new technological developments, seek better self—understanding, or develop new talents and skills.
【小題2】This kind of education may be in the form of self-study with proper guidance through the use of libraries, correspondence courses, or broadcasting. It may also be acquired collectively in schools and colleges, study groups, workshops, clubs, and professional associations.
【小題3】Modern adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Great economic and social changes were taking place: people were moving from rural areas to cities; new types of work were being created in an expanding factory system. These and other factors produced a need for further education and re-education of adults.
【小題4】The earliest programs of organized adult education arose in Great Britain in the 1790s, with the founding of an adult school in Nottingham and a mechanics’ institute in Glasgow. The earliest adult education institution in the United States was founded by Benjamin Franklin and some friends in Philadelphia in 1727.
【小題5】People recognize that continued learning is necessary for most forms of employment today. For example, parts of the adult population in many countries find it necessary to take part in retraining programs at work or even to learn completely new jobs. Adult education programs are springing up constantly to meet these and other needs.

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.

A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(靈活的),”he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34.Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,”explained the scientists.

The main subject talked about in this passage is_______.

A. science on learning a second language

B. man's ability of learning a second language

C. language can help brain power

D. language learning and maths study

In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to_______.

A. say language is also a kind of physical labor

B. prove that one needs more practice when he(she)is learning a language

C. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

The underlined word “bilingual” probably means_______.

A. a researcher on language learning

B. a second language learner

C. a person who can speak two languages

D. an active language learner 

We may know from the scientific findings that_______.

A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is

B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn't know a second language

C. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people's brain

D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time