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56. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00p. m. on Saturday, which one can you

choose?

A. Live Music - Late Night Jazz B. Scottish dancing

C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum D. Dining - Sushi chef in town

57. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?

A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.

B. The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long.

C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.

D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.

58. From the text we may learn that Kamura is _______.

A. a cook B. a waitress C. an instructor D. an artist

B

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (ÓÐѹÁ¦µÄ) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (תÒÆ×¢ÖØÁ¦) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support money aid, material resources, and needed services - that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

59. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can ________

A. make people live more easily

B. smooth away daily problems

C. deal with life changes

D. cure types of illnesses

60. The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______

A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

61. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "cushions"?

A. takes place of B. makes up of

C. lessens the effect of D. gets rid of

62. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of ________

A.instrumental support B. informational support

C.social companionship D. the strengthening of self-respect

63. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. Interpersonal relationships.

B. Kinds of social support.

C. Ways to deal with stress.

D. Effects of stressful condition.

C

Many people are interested in family history, an area of study called genealogy (¼ÒÆ×ѧ). Most genealogy experts have heard about the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Library claims to have the largest collection of genealogical records in the world. Shirley Griffith has more about this unusual research center.

The Family History Library has many records to help people search for information about their family histories. It has birth, marriage and death records from religious groups and governments. The collection includes official population, court and property records. It also includes burial records, ship passenger lists and published family histories.

The Family History Library has information from almost every area of the world. Most records are from 1550 through 1920. These records include the names of more than two thousand million people who have died. The library has few records of living persons.

The Family History Library is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church has been gathering family history records around the world for more than one hundred years. The group urges (´ß´Ù) its members to study the lives of early family members as a religious requirement.

The Family History Library is open to the public every day except Sunday and some holidays. Visitors are invited to use its books and other materials. Library officials say it is one of the most popular places for visitors in Utah. About two thousand four hundred people use the library each day.

Individuals, families and private groups have given some of their records to the library. The library bought other records from governments. All the information is gathered with the approval (Åú×¼) of governments or officials who supervise (¼à¶½) the records.

The library copies many records to a kind of film that can be read with special equipment. It is known as microfilm. The collection is always expanding. Today, Church representatives are making copies of important records around the world.

Many people find it difficult to travel to Utah to use the Family History Library. So, the Church has set up more than three thousand Family History Centers in seventy-five countries around the world.

64. It is less likely that you can get _________ from the Family History Library.

A. dates of some people's births

B. names of some people who died at sea

C. records of certain judges or some laws

D. information about certain persons alive

65. Normally how many visitors does the library in Utah receive in a week?

A. 2,400. B. 3,000. C. 14,400. D. 16,800.

66. The text is mainly about ________

A.the history of genealogy B. the study of family history

C.the Family History Library D. the Church of Jesus Christ

D

Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight, or hold more than one job.

Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist (¾«Éñ²¡´ó·ò) heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.

Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.

Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of "Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side."

The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.

People also take second jobs with an eye to the future - wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.

Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable (²»Îȶ¨µÄ). He wanted to make sure he wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.

Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries - no longer just service, office and sale jobs.

¡°Technology just affects your ability to make money,¡± Hausman says. "That makes a frequent change in moonlighting."

As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.

Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.

"The primary employer is saying, ¡®Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,¡¯¡± says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. "If you' re burning yourself at both ends, it's going to show."

Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.

Besides, "it's fun," Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.

"It' s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says, "and offering a little variety throughout the day."

67. What is the article mainly about?

A. The ways of moonlighting.

B. The reasons for moonlighting.

C. The problems with moonlighting.

D. The kinds of people who moonlight.

68. The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ________.

A. he found it exciting to do a part-time job

B. he needed to make ends meet with more money

C. he feared he would lose his present job one day

D. he felt more and more pressure from his employer

69. Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ________.

A. their workers can not do extra-hour work for them

B. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time

70. The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet." in the last paragraph means _________.

A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don' t enjoy

B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

C. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

D. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

E

"I've changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back." Lucien Lawrence' s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.

But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I' m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was "I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!" I haven' t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (ÌôÐÆÕß)£¬and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It's a serious thought, one to give me pause.

I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet "Deliver my soul from the sword (½£), and my darling from the power of the dog." Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

71. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph _________.

A. puts forward the subject of the text

B. shows the author's pity on the kid

C. acts as an introduction to the discussion

D. makes a clear statement of the author's views

72. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us _________.

A. how much he misses his parents now

B. why his parents often appear in his dream

C. when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D. how proud he was when he succeeded in life

73. What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply?

A. Proud. B. Happy.

C. Disappointed. D. Worried

74. In the author's opinion, the value of a person's life is ________.

A. to leave behind a precious memory to the people related

B. to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C. to care what others will remember and treasure

D. to share happiness and sadness with his family

75. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

A. Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B. Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.

C. Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death.

D. Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

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Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate(ÃüÔË) of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers (°ó·Ë) and no sign of his where abouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome port city Karachi, Pakistan.

Pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An email allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba.

The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been killed and his body thrown¡°in the graveyards of Karachi.¡±

Pearl has worked for The Wall Street journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in communications.

He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

The members of a radical(¼¤½øµÄ) Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearl's employers have angrily denied(·ñÈÏ) that he is the agent (´úÀí) of any government.

Pearl's French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small miclitant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.

56.ª±We can see from the text that ______.

Aª±Pearl has been murdered Bª±Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

Cª±Pearl is in danger Dª±Pearl's fate still remains in question

57ª±According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared __________.

Aª±on January 24,2002 B on January 26,2002

C on January 4,2002 D on January 11,2002

58ª±Pearl's disappearance has something to do with_________ .

Aª±Tanzeem ul-Fuqra Bª±a radical Islamic group in Pakistan

Cª±the US naval base in Cuba Dª±the Israeli intelligence service

B

Student participation(²ÎÓë) in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on the student's oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role(i.e., listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures. In graduate discussions the professor had a ¡°manager¡± role and the students make presentations and lead discussions. The students do the actual teaching in these discussions.

A professor's teaching method is another factor (ÒòËØ) that determines the degree and type of student participation. Some professors prefer to control discussion while others prefer to guide the class without controlling it. Many professors encourage students to question their ideas. Students who object to the professor's point of view should be prepared to prove their positions.

In the teaching of science and mathematics, the controlling mode of instruction is generally traditional, with teachers presenting formal lectures and students taking notes. However, new educational trends have turned up in the humanities and social sciences in the past twenty years. Students in edcuation, society, and history classes, for example, are often required to solve problems in groups, design projects, make pressentations, and examine case studies. Since some college or university courses are¡°practical¡± rather than theoretical, they pay more attention to ¡°doing¡±for themselves.

59ª±¡°Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student¡± in many courses except in_________ .

Aª±science and mathematics Bª±the humanities and social sciences

Cª±informal lecture courses Dª±discussion courses

60ª±From the passage we know that education in the humanities and society.

Aª±has not changed much

Bª±pay attention to students' studying instead of teachers' teaching

Cª±is much more important than that of science and mathematics

Dª±has become more practical than theoretical

61ª±The reason why some professors ask students to make presentations and lead discussions is that____ .

Aª±these professors are often not well prepared before class

Bª±these professors want to strees¡°doing¡±

Cª±these professors want to test the students' abilities

Dª±these professors are not willing to teach theory

62ª±Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?

Aª±Student participation is not common in the classroom in many courses like society.

Bª±Some professors want to control the classroom discussion.

Cª±Some professors usually want the students to take part in the teaching of science and mathematics.

Dª±New educational trends have turned up in teaching of natural sciences such as chemistry.

C

Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls.However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out,¡°There are slight genetic(ÒÅ´«µÄ) differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether they've been brought up to think of these subjects as boys'¡® territory¡¯¡±.

Statistics(ͳ¼ÆÊý¾Ý) show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics becuase of social attitudes. One of the reports' authors says,¡°While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are ¡®hope-less¡¯at maths. Our research shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys', they have not been encouraged to do so.¡±

The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nursery school, girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys and not girls, are often asked to ¡®help¡¯ with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. Evidence(Ö¤¾Ý) shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers; they had to find out for themselves.

A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls.

Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students. All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects, gives them confidence(ÐÅÐÄ) and makes them believe that they can succeed.

Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard such ¡®male¡¯subjects like mathematics and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons.

Mathematics and science are mainly male subjects, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them up. Girls do not seem to want to be in open competition with boys. Neither do they want to do better than boys because they are afraid to appear less female and so, less attractive.

63ª±The underlined word¡°territory¡± in the second paragraph most probably means ¡°________¡±.

Aª±interest Bª±area of land Cª±special field Dª±district

64ª±According to scientific studies, ____________.

Aª±maths is not fit for girls to learn

Bª±boys have a special sense of maths

Cª±girls are poorer at maths because they are the weaker sex

Dª±girls can learn maths as well as boys if given enough encouragement

65ª±Those who made extraordinary contribution in mathematics and science____________.

Aª±usually had good teachers to help them

Bª±had the abilities to solve problems by themselves

Cª±usually worked harder than others

Dª±were encouraged to repair things when young

66ª±Which of the following is not true according to the text?

Aª±It seems socially acceptable for a girl not to be able to read and write.

Bª±It is a social problem rather than a problem of brains that girls are poor at maths

Cª±Mathematics and science are no easy subjects to either girls or boys.

Dª±There is no connection between a girl's ability in maths and her appearance.

67ª±What would be the best title for the text?

Aª±Who's Afraind of Maths Anyway?

Bª±Are Boys Cleverer than Girls?

Cª±Boys Are Better at Maths than Girls by Birth

Dª±Maths-A Difficult Subject

D

The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending(ÍƼö) phone call¡°made ¡±by US President George W. Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just¡°borrow¡± their voices.

AT&T labs will start selling speech software that it says is so good at reproducing the sounds of a human voice that it can recreate voices and even bring the voices of long-dead famous people back to life.

The software, which turns printed text into speech, makes it possible for a company to use recordings of a person's voice to say things that the person never actually said.

Possible customers for the software, which is priced in the thousands of dollars, include telephone call centres, companies that make software that reads digital(ÊýѧµÄ) files aloud, and makers of automated voice devices(×°ÖÃ). The advances raise several problems. Who, for example, owns the rights to a famous person's voice?( Some experts even believe that new contracts(ºÏͬ) will be drawn that include voice-licensing clauses.)And although scientists say the technology is not yet good enough to commit fraud(¼Ùð), would the synthesized(ºÏ³ÉµÄ) voices at last be able to trick people into thinking that they were getting phone calls or digital audio recordings from people they know?

Even Mr Fruchterman, one of AT&T lab's possible first customers, said he wondered what the new technology might bring.¡°Just like you can't trust a photograph any more.¡±he said,¡°you won't be able to trust a voice either.¡±

68ª±With the help of the speech software, it is most possible___________ .

Aª±to improve a famous person's speech Bª±to say what you want in another's voice

Cª±to make a speech much more easily Dª±to help you to find a better job

69ª±If the speech software were widely used,__________ .

Aª±people would no longer believe each other

Bª±it would not be necessary to go for a speech by a famous person

Cª±no radio or TV broadcasters would be needed

Dª±recording of a voice alone would not be taken as a proof in the court

70ª±According to the passage, you can infer that .

Aª±the software will turn out to be an immediate success in the market.

Bª±the government will forbid the sale of the software in the market.

Cª±it's hard to decide whether the software will enjoy popularity.

Dª±the software will soon prove to be nothing but rubbish.

71ª±The passage mainly wants to .

Aª±introduce a new software Bª±explain the disadvantage of a new invention

Cª±advertise a new kind of product Dª±describe the future market of a new product

E

Although they may not die from lack of love, adults also need a great amount of affection(ÓÑÇé) and companionship. In the past, many people spent their entire lives in the communities in which they were born and raised. Many more people continued to live with their parents, brothers and sisters after they were married and had children of their own. By remaining in familiar communities with relatives nearby, families had enough opportunities for friendly contact and for support in time of trouble.

Recent studies suggest that family arrangements in Western societies have not changed as much in the last few centuries as is generally believed. Yet most sociologists agree that in modern societies, there are fewer opportunities for friendship and support from relatives outside the immediate family. Parents and children often live apart from other relatives, and seldom visit them. Also, the family moves when a parent accepts a job in another place or when it decides to live in a better neighborhood. Together, loneliness and mobility(ǨÒÆ) force immediate family members to depend heavily on one another for affection and companionship.

Because the family is one of the few ongoing sources of affection and companionship in modern societies, a high percentage of people continue to marry, even though it is possible for a single man and woman to live together without marrying. On the other hand, because affection and companionship have become so important, families are more likely to break up if the husband's or wife's emotional(Çé¸ÐµÄ) needs are not met within the family circle-even if all other family functions (¹¦ÄÜ) are being satisfactorily performed, and in this sense, affection and companionship have become the touchstone of the modern family.

72ª±It is generally believed that __________.

Aª±many people spend their lives in familiar communities

Bª±a person can easily get in touch with relatives in times of difficulty

Cª±the organization of the family has changed a great deal

Dª±western societies have not changed much in the past few years

73ª±Sociological studies show that___________ .

Aª±the more the family moves, the less support it gets from its distant relatives

Bª±parents and children live together to make up for the lack of relatives outside the family

Cª±family arrangements have changed and so there is little need for companion of relatives

Dª±family members are separated from each other because of lack of support from relatives

74ª±The word¡°touchstone¡±in the last paragraph may be replaced by _____________.

Aª±result Bª±trouble Cª±function Dª±standard

75ª±In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to say .

Aª±affection and companionship are important for the family and they can be gained from nowhere but the family

Bª±affection and companionship can come from the family and at the same time safeguard the family

Cª±there are few ways to gain affection and companionship but the best way to get them is from the family

Dª±in modern societies a lot of families break up and it's just for a lack of affection and companionship