Internet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Internet．Basically, Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first．
The first thing to do it you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile （簡介） which can include your hobbies, hopes for the future, and so on．A photograph is optional, but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile．Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-lime registration fee to use their services.
Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world．You can even narrow the search down to your area by zip code．Another advantage is that you can communicate by e-mail before you meet in person．Thousands of people have met, fallen in love, and married through Internet dating．It is an excellent way for shy people to meet．It is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others, and an easy way to meet people who share your interests．
Just as in traditional dating and love, there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Internet dating．The person you have been talking to on the Net may not be who they say they are, Be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details, such as marital status, income, and so on, for their own reasons．It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in, and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time．Nevertheless, taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Internet dating experience is fun．
小題1:The purpose of writing the passage is to _____．
A．persuade readers to go dating on the Internet
B．inform us how to date on the Internet
C．warn readers against web love
D．introduce Internet dating to us
小題2:Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?
A．A photo．B．A profile．C．Money．D．Business experience．
小題3:One advantage of Internet dating is that _____．
A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning
B．you’re sure to find a partner with the same interests
C．you’ll find absolutely dependable information of others
D．you’ll gain fame and money overnight
小題4:What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?
A．Traditional dating．B．Hidden advantages．
C．Safety measures．D．Romantic love．
小題5:The underlined word "pitfalls" in Paragraph  4 most probably means ______
A．rulesB．trendsC．problems D．skills

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C

小題1:主旨題：文章主要向讀者介紹了網(wǎng)上約會，選D
小題1:細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子：The first thing to do it you decide to try Internet dating is to build your profile （簡介） which can include your hobbies, hopes for the future, and so on．可知簡介是必須的。選B
小題1:推理題：從第三段的句子：Another advantage is that you can communicate by e-mail before you meet in person．可知網(wǎng)上約會可以避免第一次面對面交流。選A
小題1:文章的最后一句話是承上啟下的作用：Nevertheless, taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Internet dating experience is fun．說明下一段應(yīng)該講網(wǎng)上約會的安全措施。選C
小題1:猜詞題：后面的句子都是說網(wǎng)上約會的一些問題。選C
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Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture. Aside from trying to stop the graying of America’s farmers, her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No. 1 on a list of “useless” college degrees. Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting, and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country.
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In addition, a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food production by 2050, she said.
“I truly believe we’re at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an all-time record high, and global supplies are at all-time record lows,” said Matt Rush, director of the Texas Farm Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.”
The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food. The National Young Farmers’ Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.
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A．Fewer and older farmers.B．Higher fuel prices.
C．More natural disasters.D．Lower agricultural output.
小題2:Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country?
A．To draw federal agriculture officials’ attention.
B．To select qualified agriculture graduates.
C．To clarify a recent blog posting.
D．To talk more students into farming careers.
小題3:According to Matt Rush, American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people
because__________..
A．the government will cover production costs
B．global food supplies will be even lower
C．investment in agriculture will be profitable
D．America will increase its food export
小題4:What do the underlined words “to turn around the statistics” in the last paragraph mean?
A．To re-analyze the result of the national census.
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B．he couldn’t stand a clean appearance
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D．he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
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B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．he no longer works for any company
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A．Many workers don’t like a conservative dress code.
B．Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.
C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.
D．All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.
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A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.
B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.
C．“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.
D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
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小題1:This article is most probably taken from ____.
A．a(chǎn) letterB．a(chǎn)n advertisement
C．a(chǎn) personal diary D．a(chǎn) newspaper article
小題2:According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ____.
A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women .
B．try to get financial(財政的) support from the government for their children’s training.
C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods
D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
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A．By starting young, you won’t have much time for your schoolwork.
B．Early training may damage your muscles.
C．Most children may become professional sports men after a long period of training.
D．It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports.
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Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?
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C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
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Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手術(shù))”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
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D．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.
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Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
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A．that it’s not easy to travel abroad
B．that humor is very important in communication
C．of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners
D．of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners
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C．realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation
D．being aware of the unclear situation
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B．Americans are used to the culture of other countries.
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In fact, every year, 10 percent more girls graduate from high school than boys. “I think that there’s a tendency to focus on boys as problems at this point, rather than recognize that boys have problems,” says Joanne Max, PhD. Experts say the problems start in grade school, where there’s often an emphasis on sports instead of reading, for example. “I think that with boys there’s some idea that it’s not masculine(男子漢的)to read,” says Rob Jenkins, an English professor.
There’s also a shortage of male teachers as role models. “I think boys need role models, so if you’re a boy and you don’t have a dad in your home and then you have one male teacher and it’s your athletic coach then I don’t think you have a message that education is very important,” says Carol Carter, another expert. In addition, classrooms often have too little activity and too much passive listening, which is not conducive(有益的)to boys’ learning.
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A．classroomsB．factories
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B．it is shameful for boys to read
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B．a(chǎn)thletic coaches contribute a lot to education
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D．classrooms lack enough activities that are suitable for boys
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Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制藥的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (轉(zhuǎn)換) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
小題1:By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________.
A．university researchers know little about the commercial world
B．there is little exchange between industry and academia
C．few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university
D．few university professors are willing to do industrial research
小題2:What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?
A．Flexible work hours. B．Her research interests.
C．Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.D．Prospects of academic accomplishments.
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A．do financially more rewarding workB．raise his status in the academic world
C．enrich his experience in medical researchD．exploit better intellectual opportunities
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A．Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market.
B．Develop its students’ potential in research.
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