Put a tie on – it’ll make you look more          .

A．respected         B．respective        C．respectable       D．respectful

The police have searched for the missing gunman for three months, but         .

A．in vain      B．a(chǎn)t large     C．beyond question      D．a(chǎn)gainst their will

Eventually I           and accepted the job on their terms.

A．gave up    B．gave off    C．gave in     D．gave away

--- So are you planning another trip to the store?

---          . I’ll probably go again in January for the sales.

A．That’s all right. B．I am not    C．I expect so       D．I don’t expect so

She is not          she was a few years ago.

A．that   B．who  C．whom      D．what

         us calmly together, our captain made an announcement          we must save only essential supplies before the ship sank.

A．Calling; that      B．To call; that      C．Calling; which  D．To call; which

Of all man’s natural enemies, the one that has caused him more trouble than any other must be the common rat. For centuries, man has been   1   to solve the problem of rats. The ancient Egyptians were probably the first people to try to   2   them with poison, and this method is still being used today. This says a great deal about how   3   this method has been. We have set innumerable   4  , from simple wires to   5   machines that drowned the rats in beer! We have tried to infect (感染) them with   6   developed germs. We’ve   7   tried to raise super cats to kill them. However, we are still losing the   8  .

So why can’t man manage to   9   a mere animal like the rat? The answer is simply that the rat isn’t a ‘mere’ animal; it is a very special kind of animal. An average rat   10  : wriggle through a hole no   11   than a $ 1 coin; climb a brick wall as if it were climbing steps; happily leave a building by being flushed down the toilet, and then return the same   12  ; jump from a fifth storey window and run away   13  ; and last but certainly not least,   14   so rapidly that a single pair could have 15,000 babies in one year!

  15   all these physical qualities, we also have the   16   that rats are rather good at not getting caught. They seem to have an almost supernatural ability to   17   when food has been poisoned and a suspicious rat will starve   18   it eats poisoned food. They also seem to be able to   19   a trap with no real difficulty.

One thing looks certain, we had better find a way to   20   these small brown creatures soon, or it may be too late.

1．A．trying                   B．managing             C．coming               D．failing

2．A．solve                    B．drive                   C．kill                      D．murder

4．A．troops                   B．tricks                  C．tyres                   D．traps

5．A．commercial           B．complicated         C．conventional        D．contemporary

6．A．secretly                 B．especially             C．specially              D．separately

7．A．ever                      B．never                  C．just                     D．even

8．A．competition           B．companion           C．battle                  D．challenge

9．A．overcome              B．hunt                    C．grasp                  D．interrupt

10．A．should                 B．can                     C．must                   D．may

11．A．larger                  B．smaller                C．less                     D．more

12．A．method               B．way                    C．means                 D．road

13．A．harmed               B．unharmed            C．brave                  D．clumsy

14．A．a(chǎn)dopt                  B．grow                   C．multiply               D．a(chǎn)ccelerate

15．A．In spite of           B．Owing to             C．In addition to       D．At the mercy of

16．A．phenomenon        B．problem               C．principle              D．privilege

17．A．touch                  B．taste                    C．feel                     D．sense

18．A．a(chǎn)fter                   B．when                  C．since                   D．before

19．A．realize                 B．recognize             C．ruin                    D．rewind

20．A．win                        B．hit                   C．strike                      D．defeat

Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.

These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work some every day.

Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup – they all die. So do we.

And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all :LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology and politics and sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and clean up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.

1．In this passage, the author intends to           .

      A．inform the readers of what he learned in kindergarten

       B．show the importance of enlightening (啟蒙) education

       C．call on people to hold hands and stick together

       D．tell people how to live a successful life

2．What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?

       A．The author wonders why the roots go down and plants go up.

       B．A person should be curious about plants.

       C．The author likes seeding in the plastic cup.

       D．Everything develops in its natural way.

3．What didn’t the author learn to do while in kindergarten?

       A．Cook cookies and dishes.

       B．Keep the things he used in place.

       C．Look out for traffic.

       D．Make an apology to someone he hurt.

4．We can infer from the passage that the author            .

      A．must be a success thanks to the good habits.

       B．has learned to share everything with others

       C．expects harmony and unity

       D．is at an old age now

5．In which column of a magazine can you probably find the passage?

       A．Popular Science.                                  B．Entertainment.

       C．Fashion.                                             D．Life Guide.

    People born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring and are less likely to fall chronically ill when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectancy over the age of 50.

Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infections occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new -born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring after a 40 – week pregnancy spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breast - feeding and starts giving her baby normal food, it’s in the hot weeks of summer when babies are prone to infections of the digestive system.”

In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn—the European spring—lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring.

The study focused on people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data. Although nutrition at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern persists, Doblhammer said.

1．The passage is mainly about          .

       A．food and health                                    B．infections and health

       C．nutrition and lifespan                            D．birth season and lifespan

2．The underlined word “outlived” in Paragraph 3 could be replaced by          .

       A．compared                                           B．survived             

       C．bypassed                                            D．updated

3．Which of the following statements is true?

      A．Pregnant mothers get more vitamins in winter than in summer.

       B．A mother mustn’t stop breast – feeding in summer.

       C．A pregnant mother tends to take in more vitamins in summer.

       D．Scientists from Australia, Austria and Denmark did the research.

4．The passage tells us that             .

       A．a(chǎn)n Austrian lives longer than an Australian

       B．the discovery doesn’t apply to Asians

       C．a(chǎn) baby doesn’t have a sound digestive system

       D．the seasonal pattern remains despite the improved nutrition

5．According to the passage,           is a good time to get pregnant in Austria.

       A．July                                                    B．August               

       C．February                                             D．November

The health – care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the special roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor – patient relationship. In most areas of the economy, it is the seller who attempts to attract a potential buyer, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition, however, does not exist in most of the health – care industry.

In the health – care industry, the doctor – patient relationship is different from the ordinary relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physician, it is the physician who usually makes all significant purchasing decisions: whether the patient should “return next Wednesday”, whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs should be prescribed, etc. It is a rare patient who will challenge such professional decisions, especially when the disease is regarded as serious.

This is particularly significant in relation to hospital care. The physician must provide evidence for the need for hospitalization, and announce when the patient may be discharged. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctor’s judgments that are final. No wonder that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who is the real “consumer”. As a consequence, the medical staff represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.

Although usually there are in this situation four participants — the hospital, the physician, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance carrier or government) — the physician makes the essential for all of them. We estimate that about 75 – 80 percent of health – care expenses are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy (節(jié)約) directed at patients or the general are ineffective.

1．The author’s primary purpose is to              .

       A．criticize doctors for exercising too much control over patients.

       B．a(chǎn)nalyze some important economic factors in health-care.

       C．urge hospitals to change their decision-making authority.

       D．inform potential patients of their health-care rights.

2．Doctors are able to determine hospital policies because         .

       A．it is doctors who bring in income for the hospital

       B．it is doctors who arm with professional skills

       C．a(chǎn) doctor is responsible for a patient’s health

       D．a(chǎn) doctor is in charge of a patient’s hospital care

3．According to the author, when a doctor tells a patient to “return next Wednesday”, the doctor is in effect             .

       A．instructing the patient to buy more medical services.

       B．reminding the patient of the exact time to come again.

       C．a(chǎn)dvising the patient to seek a second opinion.

       D．a(chǎn)dmitting that the initial visit was ineffective.

4．The author is most probably preparing for          .

       A．a(chǎn) proposal to control medical costs.

       B．a(chǎn) discussion of a new medical treatment.

       C．a(chǎn)n analysis of the cause of the doctor – patient conflicts.

       D．a(chǎn) study of cases against doctors for neglecting their duty.

5．The author is likely to agree that         .

       A．patients tend to object to the course of the treatment prescribed by a doctor

       B．a(chǎn) seriously – sick patient is less likely to object to the course of treatment prescribed

       C．the payer is less likely to pay when the patient’s illness is serious

       D．patients would dislike the physician’s decisions when the diseases are serious