Kong Zi, also called Confucius (551—479B.C.), and Socrates(蘇格拉底) (469—399 B.C.) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.
Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical (激進(jìn)的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.
Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: "Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you." He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下層的) classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
小題1:Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?
A．Socrates and Confucius had much in common
B．Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.
C．The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.
D．There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.
小題2:Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that ________.
A. all men were equal when they were born
B. the lower classed should be ruled by the upper class
C. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom
小題3:What made some people different from others according to Confucius?
A．Family.B．Potential.C．Knowledge.D．Community.
小題4:This passage is organized in the pattern of ________.
A．time and eventsB．comparison and contrast
C．cause and effectD．definition and classification

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文采用對(duì)比的寫作手法，介紹了生活在不同時(shí)代，不同國(guó)家的兩位偉大的哲學(xué)家孔子和蘇格拉底。盡管在生活背景，家庭觀念，社會(huì)觀念以及對(duì)待教育的態(tài)度等方面他們有著不同的看法，但是他們的思想觀念對(duì)社會(huì)都有著很大影響。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第一段how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.判斷可知他們的觀念無疑對(duì)社會(huì)有著很大影響，故C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段Confucius assumed…it was knowledge that set men apart.和 Socrates focused… the superior class should rule the inferior classes.可知他們都認(rèn)為上層階級(jí)應(yīng)該統(tǒng)治下層階級(jí)。所以B為正確選項(xiàng)。
小題3:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段that it was knowledge that set men apart.可知C選項(xiàng)正確。是知識(shí)造成了他們的差別。
小題4:B推理判斷題�？v觀全文可見，文章的每一段都是通過比較來說明他們生活背景，思想觀念等各個(gè)方面的，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
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So what is Britain doing to try and save the British family ? The government is trying to make it cheaper to have children , For example ,there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools, so that parents do not need to bay so much for child care.
The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills, If parents didn’t have to work so many hours, they’d have moue time to spend with their children and wouldn’t need to spend so much on childcare, On average, a Briton works 49 hours a week ,which is the most in Europe, The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees’ work –life balance, Let’s hope they’re not too late to save the British family , Otherwise, the British will always be too tired ,and won’t have enough time and money, to have children.
小題1:Young British people live in their parents’ home until around 30 because       
A．They are allowed to get married at 30
B．they can’t allowed to get married at 30
C．they can’t afford a house of their own until then
D．they enjoy family life with their parents
小題2:The British are now having fewer children than before for all the following reasons EXCEPT that       
A．they have fewer years to have children
B．they live much shorter lives than before
C．it is more expensive to bring up a child
D．people are losing their jobs because of the recent financial crisis
小題3:The underlined word “subsidies” in Paragraph 5 means       
A．food paid by the government
B．school buildings for poor students
C．free transportation
D．money from the government to benefit the public
小題4:It can be inferred from the text that       
A．with long work hours, it is hard for British parents to balance life and work
B．more and more families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children
C．a(chǎn)mong Europeans, British people work hardest and earn the least
D．childcare takes up too much energy and time for the British
小題5:To make it cheaper to have children , the British government is         
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“Now I just don’t believe that.” Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It’s simply badly researched, or, the makers must think we’re fools.
If movies were completely scientifically accurate, they’d probably be as interesting as a Physics 101 lecture. In real life, there are no explosions in space, gas usually doesn’t explode from a lit cigarette, and Bruce Willis / Jackie Chan / Will Smith would most likely be in a coma(昏迷) after getting kicked in the head.
Recently, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing tech moments from some top movies. Let’s see what they are all about.
Telegraph writer Tom Chivers’ first example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computer system the alien(外星人的) spacecraft uses. “It’s a good thing they didn’t have Norton antivirus,” jokes Chivers.
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Chivers’ second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: “ the bellow(咆哮) of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road”. But sound needs a medium to travel through, like air. In space, there wouldn’t actually be any sound at all.
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小題2:From the first two paragraphs we can know that some movie makers ____.
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D．didn’t try their best to improve the quality of the movies.
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C．few people think Matrix films silly
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Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief (安慰). Computers already seem like they can do everything. But at least they should leave the funny things to us.
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B．to know what funny people are from different nations and cultures
C．to find out the differences between the male’s and female’s sense of humor
D．to get more personal details about participants
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A．to show that the French people have a better sense of humor
B．to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humor”
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D．to prove that the Germans have no sense of humor
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A．The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans.
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Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different．Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood．The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情） is that so many ways of playing games are called "interactive”．The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today．
Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same．
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A．To show who the passage is written for
B．To gather people's opinions on childhood
C．To compare the childhood lives of two generations
D．To get people's attention and lead in the topic
小題2:Which is NOT a reason for the changes?
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B．Toys can be played by children alone at home
C．It's too dangerous to play outside
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B．Computer and video games have replaced the board games
C．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games
D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games
小題4:The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing is _____．
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What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options. In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the workforce, but their options have greatly increased. There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers. In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status. A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as“merely a nurse”. Teachers many be also at fault. Many high school students are actually away from nursing, told by teachers that they are“too bright to be a nurse”.
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A．How nurses have been looked down upon.
B．Why women have chosen many different jobs.
C．What has caused nurse shortage.
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小題2:The Passage tells that high school teachers are at fault for      .
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C．not asking the government to raise the nurses’ payment
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B．warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problem
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Beware of those who use the truth to cheat. When someone tells you something that is  36   , but leaves out important information that should be     37  , he can create a false impression.
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This guy’s a winner,    40  ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred     41    , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big     42   !
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Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s    53   the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the    54   . An advertisement might boast (吹噓), “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It     55   to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of cheat happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
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Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?
We really don’t have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through—up to a point.
In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious country.
We know what we should be doing to lose weight—but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.
Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.
Some also blame their parents—their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.
It’s a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say—not as I do.
小題1:What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?
A．The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.
B．Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.
C．WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.
D．Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.
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A．A lot of effective diet pills are available.
B．Body image has nothing to do with good food.
C．They have been made fully aware of its dangers.
D．There are too many overweight people in the world.
小題3:The example of Finland is used to illustrate ______.
A．the cause of heart disease
B．the fashion of body shaping
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the history of a body-conscious country
小題4:Which would be the best title for the passage?
A．Actions or Excuses?B．Overweight or Underweight?
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Being less than perfectly well-dressed in a business setting can result in a feeling of great discomfort that may well require treatment to eliminate (remove). And the sad truth is that “clothing mismatches” on the job can ruin the day of the person who is wearing the inappropriate attire(著裝)—and the people with whom he or she comes in contact.
Offices vary when it comes to dress codes. Some businesses have very high standards for their employees and set strict guidelines for office attire, while others maintain a more relaxed attitude. However, it is always important to remember that no matter what your company’s attitude is regarding what you wear, you are working in a business environment and you should dress properly. Certain items may be more appropriate for evening wear than for a business meeting, just as shorts and a T-shirt are better suited for the beach than for an office environment. Your attire should reflect both your environment and your position. A senior vice president has a different image to maintain than that of a secretary or sales assistant. Like it or not, you will be judged by your personal appearance.
This is never more apparent than on “dress-down days”, when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could. In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress-down days than on “business professional” days. Thus, when dressing in “business casual” clothes, try to put some good taste into your wardrobe choices, and recognize that the “real” definition of business casual is to dress just one notch(等級(jí)) down from what you would normally wear of business-professional attire days.                                                              
Remember, there are borders between your career and our social life. You should dress one way for play and another way when you mean business. Always ask yourself where you are going and how other people will be dressed when you get there. Is the final destination the opera, the beach, or the office? Dress properly and you will discover the truth in the principle that clothes make the man—and the woman. Unless you are sure what to wear, it pays to dress slightly traditionally than the situation demands.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to dress properly in a business setting.
B．The relationship between career and social life.
C．The differences between professional and casual dress.
D．Dressing codes vary in different situations.
小題2:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Every company has strict rules regarding office dress.
B．You can wear whatever you like if your company doesn’t have high standards for it.
C．You should dress according to the business setting even when there are no fixed rules.
D．In companies with relaxed rules on office dress, you can’t spot a manager among others.
小題3:Which statement best describes “dress-down days”?
A．On dress-down days, you can wear whatever you like.
B．People’s clothes on dress-down days don’t receive much attention.
C．We can’t judge a person’s taste by his clothes on dress-down days.
D．People are usually more careful about what they wear on dress-down days.
小題4:Which of the following is NOT the rule offered in the passage regarding business dress?
A．Remember to ask others for advice when you don’t know what to dress.
B．Think about how other guests will wear if you are invited to a dinner.
C．For a business meeting and a concert, you should dress differently.
D．Dress a bit traditionally if you are not sure what to wear.

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