-----People should stop using their private cars and begin using public transport.

----- ________________. The roads are too crowded as they are.

A. Go head. B.Pardon C. All right D. Exactly

Nowadays, many people go on diets and work out to keep a good figure. But do you know that your house may have an effect on your figure? Some experts say how you design your home could play a part in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off . You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.

Draw the curtains aside and turn on the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating , for people are often less self-conscious（難為情）when they’re in poorly lit places-and so more likely to eat lots of food . If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.

Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.

Don’t forget the clock-or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories（卡路里） per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

Downsize the dishes, big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one ,total intake（攝入） jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.

1.The passage is especially helpful for those who care about_______.

A. their home comforts B. house buying

C. healthy diets D. their body shape

2.A home environment in blue can help people_________.

A. digest food better B. burn more calories

C. reduce food intake D. regain their appetites

3.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?

A.Use smaller spoons.

B.Play fast music.

C.Eat quickly

D.Turn down the lights.

4.What can be a suitable title for the test?

A. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?

B.Ways of Serving Dinner

C.Effects of Self-Conscious

D.Is Your House Making You Fat ?

Do you know what is love? Love is a telephone which always keeps silent when you are longing for a call, but rings when you are not ready for it. As a result, we often miss the sweetness from the other end.

Love is a telephone which is seldom program-controlled or directly dialed. You cannot get an immediate answer by a mere "hello", let alone go deep into your lover's heart by one call. Usually it had to be relayed by an operator, and you have to be patient in waiting. Destiny(命運(yùn)) is the operator of this phone, who is always irresponsible and fond of playing practical jokes to make you a lifelong victim intentionally or unintentionally.

Love is a telephone which is always busy, When you are ready to die for love, you only find, to your disappointment, the line is already occupied by someone else, and you are greeted only by a busy line. This is an eternal regret handed down from generation to generation and you are only one of those who languish for（因。。。受煎熬）followers.

Love is telephone, but it is difficult to seize the center time for dialing, and you will let slip the opportunity if your call is either too early or too late.

Love is a telephone which is not always associated with happiness. Honeyed words are transmitted by sound waves, but when the lovers are brought together, the phone servers no purpose that many lovers observe that marriage is the doom of love.

Love is a telephone which, when you use it for the first time, makes you so nervous and excited that you either hold the receiver upside down or dial the wrong number. By the time you've calmed down, you will beat a loss to whom you should make the call.

Love is a telephone which often has crossed lines. And this usually happens to you unexpectedly. Your time will either cross or be crossed. Both cases are referred to as "triangle". Fortunately, all such occurrences are transient(轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的).

1.Which statement has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?

A．“all shall be well，Jack shall have Jill.”（有情人終成眷屬）

B. Love is all we have in life

C．A lifelong love is not only romantic but also practical

D．Beauty is in the eyes of beholder

2.Which is the synonym with the underlined word ”doom”?

A．monument B．final end

C．key point D．substitute

3.In which part can this passage probably be found ?

A．a(chǎn)dvertisement B．financial

C． Education D．emotion

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Love is transient B．Love is permanent

C．What’s love in life D．Love is a telephone

用方框內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空

1.At last, Mr Smiths declared that they would ______ the production of computers by ten percent.

2.Since he had a(n) ___ with his wife, he hasn’t spoken to her even if they sit next to each other.

3.He ________ other famous scientists and tried to make contributions to the important research.

4.We’d better believe him because he is always ___________________.

5.____________, I wish China Daily European Weekly every success in the Year of the

Monkey and years beyond.

6.She felt guilty about what she had done and _________ to her friend for it.

7.When lying on the sofa, _________ in her book, Mary didn’t notice her parents come in.

8.Yesterday two people are arrested at the train station for bringing animals into China from the Korea ___________.

9.You may also want to _________ some steam(過(guò)剩精力) by drawing, writing or anything else that relaxes yourself.

10.Some chemical factories pour waste water into rivers for convenience, _________ serious water pollution.

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫(xiě)一篇120詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。

For long, there was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he would hammer a nail in the back fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled(逐漸減少) down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day when he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal (言語(yǔ)的) wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.”

【寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容】

（1）用約30個(gè)詞概括上文的主要內(nèi)容。

（2）用約90個(gè)詞發(fā)表你的看法，內(nèi)容包括：

①憤怒的負(fù)面影響；

②通過(guò)你或你身邊的例子說(shuō)明憤怒的負(fù)面影響；

③在你憤怒的時(shí)候你將怎么控制自己的情緒。

【寫(xiě)作要求】

（1）寫(xiě)作時(shí)，可以參考閱讀材料，但不得直接引用原文；

（2）作文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱；

（3）不必寫(xiě)標(biāo)題

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We have dreams almost every night. Do you ever notice the colors of your dreams? Do you dream in black and white or do you dream in yellow, red and green?

New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a great effect on the color of your dreams.

While almost all people under 25 dream in color, thousands of people over 55, all of whom were brought up with black and white TV sets, often dream in monochrome(黑白畫(huà)面)。

“It suggests there could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed”, said Eva Murzyn, a psychology student at Dundee University in Britain who carried out the study.

Research from 1915 through the 1950s suggested that the vast majority of dreams are in black and white. But the tide(潮流) turned in the sixties, and later results suggested that up to 83 percent of dreams contain some color.

Since this period also marked the transition(過(guò)渡) between black-and-white film and TV and Technicolor(印染法彩色)，an obvious explanation was that the media had been painting people’s dreams. However, there weren’t any firm conclusions.

But now Miss Murzyn believes she has proven the link. She made a survey of more than 60 people, half of whom were over 55 and half of whom were under 25.

She asked the volunteers to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure to film and TV.

She then analyzed her own data. Only 4.4 percent of the under-25s’ dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to color TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 percent.

But the over-55s who only had access to black-and –white media reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time.

Even though they would have spent only a few hours a day watching TV or films, their attention and emotion would have been heightened during this time, leaving a deeper imprint on their mind, Miss Murzyn told the New Scientist.

“The crucial time is between three and ten when we all begin to have the ability to dream”, she said.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. The relationship between dream color and the age of the people.

B. The relationship between people’s dreams and colors that they see in their life.

C. The relationship between dreams and types of television and films that people watch.

D. The relationship between dream color and types of television and films people watch.

2. From the text, we can see that ___________.

A. all people who are below 25 dream in color

B. people over 55 always dream in monochrome

C. watching TV or films probably affects dream color

D. people begin to dream when they are 10 years old

3.Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Miss Murzyn thought she has proved the connection between dream color and TV and films.

B. Eva Murzyn is a professor at Dundee University in Britain.

C. The period between 3 and 10 is an important time in forming dreams.

D. The 1960s was a time which marked a transition in dream color.

4. In which magazine can you find the article?

A. New Scientist B. Psychology Analysis

C. Aging Healthily D. TV And Film Reviews

Many independent Chinese women like to earn their own bread, even if their husbands are already bringing home the bacon. But a recent survey suggests that such women find more joy from relationships, rather than successful careers.

About 73 percent of the 7,000 women surveyed in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou said they would choose to work even if their husbands earned enough for the family. The survey also found that 77 percent define happiness as "enjoying a relationship".

But striking a balance between career and family can bring challenges to the woman's career advancement.

"In my company, women usually have an equal or even a higher starting salary than men," said Li Hua, general manager of Beijing Chuangjiashe Book Circulation Company. "However, as they begin to climb up the career ladder, women often meet problems along the way, while men can climb the ladder more easily."

Both physical and emotional differences can prevent some women from taking tough positions, Li said. But family life is often the main difficulty for Chinese career women.

Despite these challenges, however, some experts believe it's reasonable for some women to want to be breadwinners.

"In this way, the roles of a family are decided by the parents' abilities rather than their gender（性別）," said Gu Donghui, a sociology professor at Fudan University.

Gu says women should have the freedom to decide if they want to stay at home or work to support the family. "Everyone has a different interpretation（解釋）of what it means to find self-worth".

Wang Haibin, an economic expert from Renmin University shares that view: "Traditionally, we tend to regard the family as the cell unit of society. Some members have always been expected to make sacrifices for it. But, it really doesn't matter who earns more. Economic independence and personal choice is essential for both sexes in the family."

1.What brings career women more joy and happiness according to the passage?

A. Relationships B. Money

C. Challenges D. Successful careers

2.What's the main problem that career women meet while working?

A. Physical difference B. Tough positions

C. Family life D. The career ladder

3.Some women want to be breadwinners probably because ______.

A. their families are poor

B. they have a lot of children

C. their husbands do not work

D. they want to show their self-worth

4.Who should make sacrifice for the family according to the passage?

A. The wife B. Either of them

C. The husband D. Neither of them

完形填空

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙(卡)上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, ________ he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his ________ .

When he had gone about three blocks, he ________ an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and ________ his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked ________ , so he offered him a drink. The man ________ it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he ________ him another one. The man ________ smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy ________ it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he ________ , ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man ________him his biggest smile ever. When the boy ________ home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of ________ on his face. She asked him what made him so happy. He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful ________ I’ve ever seen!” Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was ________ by the look of joy on his face and asked him the ________ question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he ________, before his son responded, “You know, he’s much________ than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the ________ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet ________ ; they come into our lives for a reason. Embrace all equally!

1.A. ifB. soC. butD. or

2.A. workB. studyC. journeyD. exploration

3.A. came acrossB. picked upC. learned fromD. took away

4.A. hidB. openedC. examinedD. ignored

5.A. worriedB. anxiousC. thirstyD. tired

6.A. refusedB. avoidedC. receivedD. accepted

7.A. lentB. boughtC. madeD. offered

8.A. againB. stillC. onlyD. just

9.A. imaginedB. realizedC. announcedD. pretended

10.A. played aroundB. sat aroundC. turned aroundD. got around

11.A. gaveB. promisedC. suppliedD. begged

12.A. leftB. calledC. missedD. returned

13.A. joyB. confidenceC. disappointmentD. horror

14.A. drinkB. foodC. faceD. smile

15.A. sadB. nervousC. amazedD. excited

16.A. sameB. strangeC. uniqueD. unusual

17.A. repliedB. addedC. remindedD. thought

18.A. braverB. shorterC. youngerD. cleverer

19.A. powerB. qualityC. favorD. difficulty

20.A. differentlyB. proudlyC. calmlyD. kindly

閱讀下列材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

With the invention of personal computers, the Internet, and cellphones, people now have more immediate access 1. others and information than any time in hostory. Losing that access can lead to “disconnect anxiety”, 2. is a psychological term used to describe the anxious or depressed feelings that people experience when they are 3. (able) to use their cellphones or cannot log on to the internet. Some people 4. (affect) by disconnect anxiety start to feel upset when they can’t reach their cellphone contacts or friends online. 5. worry about not being able to respond to emergencies. Still others are 6. dependent on their cellphones that they are afraid of missing any phone calls. So far cellphones and the Internet 7. (become) the most important things in these people’s lives. They cannot afford 8. (live) without them. However, these people should understand that they cannot really enjoy the 9. (convenient) that this new technology offers if they don’t use these devices in10. reasonable way.

Imagine there is a bank that puts $ 86, 400 in your account each morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank writes off(注銷) the balance that you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Take out every cent, of course!

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it puts in 86, 400 seconds. Every evening it writes off, as it is lost. There is no balance or overdraft. If you fail to use the day's savings, the lost is yours. There is no going back. There is no taking from “tomorrow”. You must make good use of it so as to get more in health, happiness and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of today. To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade; To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature(早產(chǎn)) baby; To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper; To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet; To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train; To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.

Make good use of every moment that you have. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called "The Present".

1.The underlined word "balance" in paragraph 1 means _______________.

A.貸款 B. 余款 C. 平衡 D. 提款

2. What is special about the TIME bank we each have?

A. We can store time in it whenever we like.

B. Someone puts $ 86, 400 in it every day.

C. Someone helps you spend your time every night.

D. The time in it will surely get lost if you don't use it.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Bank of Money B. The Clock is Running

C. The Bank of Time D. The Value of One Hour