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阅读理解。     Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials
(商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether
you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard (广告牌) glides (滑行) by outside the bus window.
"Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink Good Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep,
which is equal to turning the television off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
     The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you"ve traveled that way before.
Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver
has a style of driving and it"s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless
(鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling (惊险的) as a suspense (悬念) story. Will the driver pass the
truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane (车道)? After a while, of course, the
excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus
rides more interesting. But you"ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can
make you very thirsty between stops.
     The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there"s a kind of
expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now
you"ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests even with
your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit. 1. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? A. Buses on the road.
B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements (广告) on the billboards.
D. Gas stations. 2. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To give the writer"s opinions about long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows are different.
D. To describe the billboards along the road. 3. The writer of this passage would probably prefer _____.A. bus drivers who aren"t reckless
B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus
D. no billboards along the road 4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because _____. A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. neither traveling nor watching TV are not exciting. 5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _____. A. exciting
B. comfortable
C. tiring
D. boring

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阅读理解。     In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of
Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty four billion dollars. 　　
     There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune
of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra-rich is in New York followed by
Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty seven
different countries with Iceland Kazakstan Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year. 　　
     Laksmi Mittal, an Indian born steel tycoon (巨头) enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net
worth has quadrupled (变成四倍) to thirteen billion dollars making him the world"s third richest man. Ingvar
Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth
place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years - there are for example three Russians
and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong
Kong. Asian wealth is probably under represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks
at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list - among them is JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter
novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the
Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their
company"s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number
25 in the global wealth league. 1. Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year"s Forbes magazine?A. Laksmi Mittal.
B. Ingvar Kamprad.
C. JK Rowling.
D. Silvio Berlusconi. 2. There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world. A. 300
B. 180
C. 70
D. 1503. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.
B. Russia is a developing country.
C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.
D. There are more billionaires (亿万富翁) in New York than any other city in the world.4. We can infer from the passage that ______.A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.
B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.
C. JK Rowling"s novels have sold very well.
D. The IT industry is a profit making industry.

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阅读理解。     We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it
was introduced, most people did not like it as well as "regular" coffee, and it took several years to gain general
acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many
brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one brand and
sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees were
introduced (stage of decline).
     The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle
call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One
strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market
sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally
designed for the military?
     Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a
different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market
sections.
     Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality,
features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are
using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once
changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling. 1. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will _____. A. decrease gradually
B. remain at the same level
C. become unstable
D. improve enormously2. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to _____. 　 A. work out marketing policies
B. promote its production 　
C. increase its popularity
D. speed up its life cycle 3. The author mentions the example of "backpacks" in paragraph two to show the importance of _____. A. pleasing the young as well as the old
B. increasing usage among students
C. exploring new market sections
D. serving both military and civil needs 4. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are _____. A. improving product quality
B. increasing product features
C. modernizing product style
D. re-positioning their product in the market

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     What are the basic elements (要素) of good manners? Certainly a strong sense of justice is one; courtesy
(谦恭) is often   1 more than a highly developed sense of fair play. A friend of mine once told me about a
time he was   2 along a narrow, unpaved (未铺柏油的) mountain road.    3 was another car that produced
clouds of   4 , and it was a long way to the nearest   5   highway. Suddenly, at a   6 place, the car ahead
pulled off the road.   7  that its owner might have engine trouble, my friend stopped and asked if anything
was wrong."   8 ,"said the other driver,"but you"ve endured (忍受) my dust this far; I"ll   9 with yours the
rest of the way."
     Another element of courtesy is empathy (善解人意), a  10  that enables a person to see into the mind or
heart of someone else, to understand the pain or  11  there and to do something to minimize it. A man  12
alone in a restaurant was trying to open the cap of a beer bottle,  13  he couldn"t do it because of badly injured
  14 . He asked a young busboy to help him. The boy took the bottle, turned his back  15  and loosened the
cap without difficulty. Then he  16   it again. Turning back to the man, he  17  to make great efforts to open
the bottle without success.  18  he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed
to loosen it-but only with a pair of pliers (钳子).
     Yet another element of politeness is the ability to treat all people  19 , in spite of all status or importance.
   20 when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners. You may
also be astonished to find out what they really are. Courtesy is the key to a happier world.

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In Kenya, educational and career opportunities are almost non-existent for people born with physical challenges. They face many forms of discrimination-including beliefs that their condition was caused by a curse. But one father whose son Brain was born deaf, mute and blind aims to change all that. Joseph Shiroko started a school four years ago that teaches students who can not hear, speak and who have very low or no vision a wide range of skills to support themselves. The baby clothes the students knit (编织) are well known in the local community. And the school has developed a reputation for its dried smoked meat products. Brain Resource Center, a boarding school, teaches deaf and blind young Kenyans from across the country a variety of skills they can use to earn a living. "We have a number of philosophies that inform what we are doing: accepting these people; loving them; giving them opportunities." said founder Joseph Shiroko. Teachers, most of whom are graduates from the school or are themselves physically challenged, work with students. Mary Kerubo, 22, has a passion for knitting sweaters, which she plans to continue in her village. "I feel comfortable here because Sween - my teacher understands me," said Kerubo. "Even if I do not see well, she always repeats her lessons again and again so that I may understand how to make sweaters. I know I will make it." Kerubo"s teacher, Sween Lyaka, was among the first graduates of Brain Resource Center four years ago. She says her students have a lot of unrecognized potential. Sween says in the future, she plans to purchase four sewing machines that she will use to teach students and produce and sell sweaters in her home village. The center also works with students" families to set up projects that will continue after the students graduate. Founder Joseph Shiroko"s son, Brain, was the inspiration behind Brain Resource Center. The senior Shiroko says he began the school initially as a project to teach Brain bakery skills. The family later expanded Brain"s training and brought in other young people with similar physical conditions.
1. What"s the function of the first paragraph?
A. Attract the reader"s attention. B. Lead us to the topic. C. Tell us important news. D. Warn us of a serious problem.
2. The founder Joseph Shiroko treats children with physical problems except ____.
A. loving them B. accepting them C. ignoring them D. giving them opportunities
3. According to the passage, we know ____.
A. the teachers in Brian Resource Center are healthy and normal B. the teachers merely help students who can"t hear or speak in Resource centre C. Kerubo was among the first graduates of Brian Resource Centre D. Joseph"s son gave Joseph the inspiration to found Brian Resource Centre
4. What"s the main idea of the passage?
A. There are non-existent opportunities for the disabled in Kenya. B. Joseph Shiroko started a new school four years ago. C. Brian Resource Centre teaches the disabled skills to support themselves. D. The baby clothes the disabled students knit are well-known in Kenya.
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With the development of science and technology, most of us will comment: "Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in 53 AD wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives? Picture this, you"re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, even no electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives. One family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lynn said,"It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic. "The more things you have the more difficult life becomes." She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a"trendy, beer-drinking granny to one who cooked things". Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions! ●Don"t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don"t check your emails every day. ●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family. Set aside one evening a week when you don"t turn on the television. Play cards and chat instead. ●Get a low-tech hobby. Every day,do something in the old-fashioned way,such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone. ●Don"t worry too much about life-laugh more!
1. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life B. improvements of our life with technology C. problems with technology D. major changes are likely to happen to technology
2. The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the story to _____.
A. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same B. tell us what life was like long time ago C. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen D. share a truth about life
3. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?
A. Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions. B. Because they liked to live simple lives. C. Because they were troubled by modern inventions. D. Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.
4. What does the underlined word "available" in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?
A. Busy on line. B. Free. C. Be able to move. D. Be found by others.
5. The writer may support that ______.
A. you ring back your boss immediately when you get home and see his message to you. B. you take your iphone and taptop and power them on all the time while traveling. C. you find fun in some exercise like hiking and jogging instead of chatting on the Internet. D. you check your mail account as frequently as you can.