8. John preferred to go into business alone        anyone else.(team)

约翰情愿独自经商，不愿与人合伙。

7.        they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudice. (a great many)

许多人，当他们正在整理自己的偏见之时，以为是在思考呢。

6. If you will be on holiday on election day,you        . (apply)

倘若选举那天你在休假，可以申请用邮寄方式投票。

5.        to use your sight to see into the inner nature of a friend or acquaintance?(occur)

你是否想过用你的视觉去探视一位朋友或认识的人的内在本性？

4. I        a girl who(m) I was at school with twenty years ago. (keep)

我一直同20年前上学时的一位女同学保持着友谊。

3. She would go to the ends of the earth        for the family.(make)

为了让她的家庭过上比较好的生活，她愿去天涯海角。

2. Explorers in remote areas,ships at sea,even astronauts circling the earth are able to keep in touch with civilization        . (means)

到遥远地区探险的人们，在海上航行的轮船，甚至绕地球环行的宇航员们，都能借助无线电与有人居住的地方保持联系。

1. The minority in the primitive forest        of wild animals.(live)

原始森林里的少数民族过去以野生动物为食。

  In recent years,many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become interested in improving their bodies. They have become devoted to physical fitness. The need to exercise has almost become natural with many people who have a strong desire to be more physically fit.

  By nature,Americans are enthusiastic and energetic about their hobbies and pastimes. They apply their energy to running. As a result,there are running clubs to join and many books and magazines to read about running.

  The desire to be physically fit is explained by a "passion" for good health. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960s caused an increase on the part of the public in improving the human body. Middleaged men especially suffer from heart attacks.   Thus,they are one group strongly interested in more physical exercise. In fact,many doctors encourage their patients to become more physically active,especially those who have sedentary jobs. It is interesting to note that the rate of heart attacks began to decrease in the 1970s and it is still decreasing. Physical fitness enjoys a favored role in the United States at present,it is a new "love" that many Americans have valued very much. Will it last long? Only time can tell―or until another " new passion" comes along.

(   ) 5. We can learn from the passage that         .

   A. people's interest in physical exercise has something to do with their health condi?

tion

   B. by nature,Americans are stronger and more energetic than others

   C. the love for physical exercise won't last long in America

   D. men have stronger desire than women to take exercise

(   ) 6. In recent years,many Americans have become interested in improving their bodies because         .

   A. there are many running clubs to join

   B. they are eager for their hobbies and pastimes

   C. they have a strong desire to be more physically fit

   D. there are many books and magazines about running

(   ) 7. According to the passage, "sedentary" in Paragraph 3 means         .

   A. challenging intelligence   B. energytaking

   C. needing much sitting   D. sleepproducing

(   ) 8. Where would the above passage most probably appear?

   A. In a textbook. B. In a physical health magazine.

   C. In an advertisement. D. In a scientific paper.

  You can hardly avoid TV talk shows when you turn on the TV in the daytime. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content,while at the same time standing out above the rest than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.

  Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk". The contents on his show are as surprising as possible. For example,the show takes the forevercommon talk show titles of love,sex,cheating,and hate,to a different level. Clearly,the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society,yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives.

  Like Jerry Springer,Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top,but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and the quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons,managing your work week,to getting to know your neighbors.

  Compared with Oprah,the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured in?to society. Jerry ends every show with a " final word". He makes a small speech about the main idea of the show. Hopefully,this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

  Clean as it is,the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main viewers are middle? class Americans. Most of these people have the time,money,and ability to deal with life's tough problems. Jerry Springer,on the other hand,has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love,rela?tionship,sex,money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation.

(   ) 1. Compared with other TV talk shows,both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are         .

   A. more inspiring   B. more popular   C. more positive   D. more negative

(   ) 2. What is the audience's reaction about the social problems that Jerry Springer talks about?

   A. They are interested in them.

   B. They are not ready to face them.

   C. They are cold to them.

   D. They want to get away from them.

(   ) 3. Which of the following topics is a probable one for the Oprah show?

   A. Cheating. B. Drug deal.

   C. Single mum's happy life. D. A traffic accident.

(   ) 4. From the passage we learn that the two talk shows         .

   A. have their own viewers   

    B. are the only ones of their kind

   C. appear at different times of the day  

    D. explore weaknesses in human nature