Generally speaking, the rich are happier because money can buy them goods and services and it is the
consumption (消费) of these materials that increases one"s enjoyment of life. Especially nowadays, money
seems to be one thing that drives the people around. "Human beings live for money while birds die for food."
-a well-known Chinese saying is quite quotable (适宜引用的) to explain the present society. Some people try
every means to make money at the cost of others" interests. These people harm others to benefit themselves.
They think the more money they make, the happier they will be.
In addition to money, people"s happiness was affected by other factors. High age is what many Chinese
are dreaming of. Longevity is the very term that people often use to pray for their dears and elders. So there
are many books and theories that introduce the way of living longer. Dancing, jogging, dieting, even singing
and shouting together are said to do good to one"s health.
However, some people think that high spirits is the most important to the quality of one"s life. If you are
in high spirits, you"ll find everything pleasing and comfortable in life: warm sunshine, blue sky, white clouds,
happy birds, comfortable breeze (gentle wind), sweet smiles, and so on. You seem to have friends across the
world. Your life will be happy at every moment. You will be in good health and can make more money if you
live longer.
In one word, let"s keep ourselves in high spirits, therefore we could keep longevity and make considerable
money at the same time.
B. to live is to make more money
C. the more money people make, the longer they will live
D. people will die for making more money, just as birds die for food
B. they can gain all the things in the world
C. the consumption can increase their enjoyment of life
D. they help the poor by giving them a lot of money
B. high spirits
C. high age
D. high income
B. good mood
C. wealth
D. a high age
people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give
them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive
(行政的; 管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a
woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain (平常的,不漂亮的)
men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to
have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such
as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than
the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was
connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine
and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage
in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly"
qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women
differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political
candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one
of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices.
They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had
ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
B. advantage
C. misfortune
D. trouble
B. strengthens the qualifies required
C. is of no importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly
B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
C. affects men and women alike
D. has as little effect on men as on women
B. supportive
C. old-fashioned
D. one-sided
B. discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
More and more mothers have joined it and have benefited from it. What attracts them most is the idea that you
pay your babysitter not in cash, but in paper cards. When you join the babysitting pool, you are given thirty
cards, which are worth 30-minute babysitting time each. For each half an hour while you are gone, th
e babysitter gets paid one card.
There are rules regulating this service. You should not watch more than three kids at a time including your
own. On big holidays, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, the babysitter should be paid twice as much,
which means two cards for every half an hour. When you leave the babysitting pool, you should return all the
cards. If you are out of cards, you cannot use money instead. You should have to baby-sit for others to earn
enough cards so that you will have them handy when you yourself need a babysitter.
Many mothers think highly of this service. It keeps children in constant touch with one another, and makes
life easier for the mothers. Since in most cases, the babysitter is the mother who watches other kids at her
own home, it is still possible for her to do her own things while the kids play with each other. In fact most
mother babysitters find that their own kids are less of a monster and easier to watch when they are around
other playmates. Moreover, since the babysitting pool service does not involve money, it will not be a financial
loss to the family.
In the past year, the babysitting pool has helped so many mothers with their work that they all think that it
is indeed a good community service worth keeping.
documentary (纪录片) Open wide last Tuesday was excellent for people like me. However, none of my
school friends watched it because they didn"t know it was on. Why can"t television companies let us
know about such important programmes in advance?
This pragrammes was important because it showed how methods for helping people with toothache
have developed over the centuries. If you think visiting the dentist today is an uncomfortable experience,
just be grateful you didn"t live 200 years ago! Then, the programmes told us, the only cure for toothache
was removing the tooth. There weren"t any dentists, so the person who cut your hair also pulled out
your bad teeth, and there was nothing to stop you feeling the pain.
The programme has also completely changed my attitude to looking after my teeth. My parents were
always saying to me things like, "Don"t eat too many sweets." And, "Brush your teeth after meals." But I
never paid much attention. Now I"ve seen what damage sugar can do, especially if I don"t use a toothbrush
regularly. I"m going to change my habits. Many people would benefit from a repeat of this programme.
Sophie Ashley, Oxford
1. Sophie has written this letter to _____.
B. ask for more television programmes designed for school children
C. advise people to watch a particular television programme
D. persuade a television company to show a programme again
B. where to get information about future television programmes
C. what kind of subjects young people enjoy studying at school
D. which television channel shows the most interesting programmes
B. Dentists used to help people who had it.
C. Hairdressers have it more than other people.
D. Ways of curing it have changed.
B. Their advice is worth listening to.
C. They eat things that are bad for them.
D. They don"t clean their teeth often enough.
Even if you are an experienced backpacker or climber, you need to know what to do if something goes
wrong. It is not that Alaska is that much more dangerous than other places. It is no more hazardous than
elsewhere, as long as the proper precautions (预防措施) are taken. So, being prepared is important to a safe
trip.
First of all, make sure you pack everything you will need for your trip. Even if you are traveling by car,
pack clothers and gear (用具) for backpacking. Because of the extreme weather, cars break down frequently.
Pack a coat, gloves, a hat, snow-pants, sleeping bags, candles, a flashlight, and high-energy food.
If you are traveling by car, also pack extra belts, a spade, and a chain (铁链). If you are camping or
hiking, make sure you know how to avoid bears. If you are lost in the forest, there is no doubt that you will
encounter (遇到) them.
However, there is no need to be nervous. Just take these precautions: make noise as you walk, bears will
avoid you; cook your food away from where you sleep, and store your food away from where you sleep, so
the bears are not attracted. Both of these should keep the bears away. However, if you do encounter a bear,
there are two different schools of thought. One is to make noise and scare the bear away. The other is to
stand still and speak softly to get the bear to leave. If you are dealing with a brown bear, you can climb a tree,
since they cannot follow. But black bears can climb. If for some reason the bear attacks, play dead. Try to
protect your head and neck, and hopefully the bear will leave its “dead” prey (捕获物).
A. interesting
B. dangerous
C. wonderful
D. important
B. the weather is always bad in Alaska
C. you should take what you need for your trip
D. cars break down often while traveling
A. trying to make noise as you walk
B. saying something to the bear in a soft voice
C. using a club to scare the bear away
D. pretending to be dead when you are in danger
B. the very dangerous bears in Alaska
C. how to prevent your cars from being attacked by a bear
D. how to protect yourself when in trouble
People have all sorts of thoughts that they wish to express. For many reasons, most people just keep their
thoughts to themselves and never share them with others. One from of self-expression is the written word.
For many people, it is easier to express their thoughts or emotions in writing. It is an especially popular way
of expressing feelings among shy people.
People"s thoughts are written down and then published so that others can read and enjoy them. There are
many reasons why newspapers and publishers actually publish people"s thoughts, but the main reason is to
give information.
With the introduction of newer technologies, new ways now exist for people to share their thoughts. Blogs
are just one way to share ideas more quickly. People can now let the world know their hopes, dreams and
day-to-day activities through a web log. Tools exist to make starting such a page quite simple. Better than that,
many advertiser driven sites allow customers to create their own web log for free!
The word "blog" comes from the words "web" and "log". Blogging is the term that is used to identify activities
relating to a blog, such as authoring it,updating (更新) and adding information. Articles in a blog are known as
posts, and the blogger is the person who puts articles on the blog.
The fastest growing method of communication today is the blog. It can bring down governments,
affect (影响) elections and can affect policies. Blogs can change the world by changing the opinions of
large numbers of people around the world.
B. newspapers will be read by fewer and fewer people
C. shy people should be given more chances to speak in public
D. writing is a common way for people to express their feelings
B. what a web log is
C. how to update a blog
D. it is important to have a blog
B. It is not difficult to create one"s own blog.
C. People are free to express their thoughts in a blog.
D. People can chat with each other in a blog.
B. blogging can improve bloggers" writing abilities
C. new technologies are being misused
D. advertisers are making huge profits
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