20．Shopping on the Internet is very convenient，but many people are uncomfortable using their credit cards online．Those fears are not totally unfounded，especially since identity theft is such a big problem in the modern world．Fortunately，you can request a temporary credit card number from your card issuer arid use that to buy products from your favorite online merchants．
That temporary credit card number is good for one use only．which avoids the risk that a thief can steal it and rack up big charges in your name．
Instructions．
Contact your credit card issuer by calling the toll-free number listed on the back of your card．Tell the representative you wish to get a temporary credit card number to shop online．
Follow the instructions provided by the account representative．MasterCard，Visa and Discover card all offer temporary credit card numbers you can use to shop safely online．Each of these card issuers uses a browser-based system to generate those one-time use numbers．You can log on to your account，request a temporary credit card number and use it at any online merchant that accepts credit card payments．
Log on to your Paypal account if you prefer to use that service rather than your credit card．Paypal now offers the Secure Card service，which generates a one-time use MasterCard number you can use to shop online without revealing any credit card information．
Go to the online merchant's website and put the products you want to buy in your shopping cart．Go to the checkout and enter your temporary credit card number．Walt for the confirmation that your order has been placed，then log off of the site．

56．What will probably happen if you don't have a temporary credit card number？A
A．A thief may purchase things in your name．
B．Your credit card will not be accepted online．
C．You can't buy products from online merchants．
D．Your card issuer will ask you to return your credit card．
57．What is NOT true according to the instructions in the passage？B
A．Contact your credit card issuer to get a temporary credit card number．
B．Log on to your Paypal account to announce your credit card information．
C．A browser-based system is used to generate temporary credit card number
D．Log off of the merchant's website after your order online has been placed．
58．The passage tells us how toB．
A．get a credit card from a bank
B．make your Internet purchase safe
C．buy products from online merchants
D．send the temporary credit card number．

19．What do you buy for someone who doesn't actually need anything？"Nothing"is the most sensible answer!Or perhaps something unusual．The British magazine The Week has suggestions for unusual presents．Here are a few ideas．
Do you want to get fit but find jogging boring？Then you need the Run Personal treadmill（跑步机）from Technogym．Designed by Italian Architect Antonio Citterio，the Run Personal is wonderful and stylish．But the best thing about it is the 19-inch TV screen and iPod，which allow you to watch TV，listen to music or even play games while you train．Price：￡7，508．
And after you've finished running，why not relax in a hot bath？Oh．but now you can't see the TV!Don't worry，for￡999 Aquavision will provide you with a completely waterproof LCD television which becomes a luxurious（奢侈的）bathroom mirror when you're not using it．Perfect!
If you have a large private swimming pool，then you are sure to need the water toy-The Iceberg Water Climber．It'S 4 meters tall and made from industrial-strength PVC．One side is a giant slide，while the other three sides are climbing walls of varying degrees of difficulty．Lots of fun for all the family．Price：￡2.235．
Everyone'S got a bike，but how many people have got a tandem （连座车）？The French fashion label Comptoir des Cotonniers has designed tandem which they describe as"perfect for a mother and daughter shopping trip"．Healthier than taking the bus and easier to park．And at￡1，284 a lot cheaper too．
Rabbits need a good home too．You Can keep your rabbits safe and warm in a Ryedale hutch，a rather beautifully hand-made rabbit house．It provides comfortable sleeping space for rabbits who prefer to live in the garden but sleep in comfort．A luxurious double costs from￡139-226．
71．Which of the following about the Run Personal treadmill is wrong？D
A．It is designed by Antonio Citterio and from Technogym．
B．It allows US to watch TV，listen to music and play games．
C．It is not a good present for those who prefer outdoor jogging．
D．It Can keep you more fit than traditional treadmills．
72．If your friend has bought a new house with a swimming pool in the back garden，what kinds of present will be more suitable for him？B
A．A treadmill and a tandem．   
B．A water climber and a Ryedale hutch．
C．A Ryedale hutch and a waterproof LCD．
D．A water climber and a tandem．
73．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3 refer to？C
A．A hot bath．   
B．A luxurious bathroom．
C．A waterproof LCD TV
D．An ordinary mirror．
74．What can be a perfect present which can keep your friend fit with less money？D

75．The author wrote the text in order toB．
A．attract more readers to The Week   
B．advertise some unusual products
C．introduce healthier ways for travel
D．develop more creative products．

18．If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen，beginning in 2011．The company Terrafugia，based in Woburn，Massachusetts，says it plans to deliver its car-plane，the Transition，to customers by the end of 2011．
"It's the next‘wow'vehicle，"said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh．"Anybody can buy a Ferrari，but as we say，Ferraris don't fly．"
    The car plane has wings that unfold for flying--a process the company says takes one minute--and fold back up for driving．A runway is still required to take off and land．
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies，although it is both．The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations，and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations．
The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly．They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports：You drive the car to the airport and then you're good to go．When you land，you fold up the wings and hit the road．There are no expensive parking fees because you don't have to store it at an airport--you park it in the garage at home．
The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10，000 feet．It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1，430 pounds，including fuel and passengers．Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal（临界） conditions．
The Transition's price tag：$194，000．But there may be additional charges for options like a radio，transponder or GPS．Another option is a full-plane parachute．
"If you get into a very awful situation，it is the necessary safety option，"Gersh said．
    So far，the company has more than 70 orders with deposits．"We're working very closely with them，but there are still some remaining steps，"Brown said．
67．From the first paragraph we can learn thatD．
A．car-planes will be produced in large amount in 2011
    B．Richard Gersh is the president of Terrafugia
    C．both Transition and Ferrari can fly and land safely
    D．possibly people will drive a car-plane in 2011
68．It takes the car-plane one minute toC．
    A．fold and unfold its wings             B．fold back up for driving
    C．unfold wings for flying              D．land in the airport
69．According to the passage，which of the following is Wrong？B
    A．The car-plane requires a runway to take off and land．
    B．The car-plane may fly higher than normal planes．
    C．People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home．
    D．the company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations．
70．What's the best title for the passage？A
    A．Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes．
    B．Which to Choose：A Ferrari or a Car Plane
    C．A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly．
    D．Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner．

17．"The world has never been a better place to live in，"says science writer Matt Ridley，"and it will keep on getting better．"Ridley's critics have accused him of his views on climate change and the free market．Yet Ridley，54，sticks to his guns．"It is not mad to befieve in a happy future for people and the planet．"he says．Ridley，who's been a foreign correspondent，a zoologist，an economist，and a financier，brings a broad view to his sunny outlook．"People say I'm bonkers to claim the world will go on getting better．yet I can't stop myself，"he says．Read on to see how Ridley makes his case．
Compared with 50 years ago，when I was just four years old，the average human now earns nearly three times as much money，eats one third more calories，and can expect to live one third longer．In fact，it's hard to find any region of the world that's worse off now than it was then，even though the global population has more than doubled over that period．
City citizens take up less space，use less energy，and have less impact on natural ecosystems than country livers．The world's cities now contain over half its people，but they occupy less than 3 percent ofits land are8．Urban growth may worry environmentalism，but living in the country is not the best way to care for the earth．The best thing we can do for the planet is build more skyscrapers．
The rich get richer，but the poor do even better．Between 1980 and 2000，the poor doubled their consumption．Nigerians are twice as rich and live nine more years．The percentage of the world's people living in absolute poverty has dropped by over half．The United Nations estimates that poverty was reduced more in the past 50 years than in the previous 500．
71．Ridley's attitude towards the human future isD．
A．worried      B．proud       C．concerned       D．optimistic
72．According to Paragraph 2，the improvement of people's life is great in theirB．
A．earning much money，eating more and living happily
B．earning more money，better food and living longer
C．spending more money，richer food and easy life
D．higher pay，various food and active life
73．The writer believes thatA．
A．urban Hving is a good thing
B．all people should live in cities
C．living in the countryside causes trouble
D．tall buildings should be built in the country
74．The last paragraph mainly tells us thatA．
A．the poor people benefit more than the rich
B．poverty in the world nearly disappears
C．the percentage ofthe rich has dropped by over half
D．the rich get more benefit than the ordinary people
75．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？C
A．Go ahead!B．Calm Down!C．Cheer Up!D．Take Care!

16．Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge？A challenging new book by the Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is"yes"．
In The Better Angels of Our Nature，Pinker presents data showing that human violence，while still very much with us today，has been gradually declining．Moreover，he says，"over the long sweep of history，women have been and will be a peaceful force．Traditional war is a man's game：tribal women never band together to attack neighboring villages．"As mothers，women tend to maintain peaceful conditions in which to bring up their children．
Skeptics（怀疑者）immediately reply that women have not made war simply because they have rarely been in power．If they were empowered as leaders．the disorder of the world would force them to make the same waxlike decisions that men do．Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi were powerful women；all of them led their countries to war．
But it is also true that these women rose to leadership by playing according to the political rules of"a man's world．"It was their success consistent with male values that enabled their rise to leadership in the first place．In a world in which women were in the majority of leadership positions，they might behave differently in power．
So we are left with the broader question：does gender（性别）really matter in leadership？In terms of traditional opinion，various psychologieM studies show that men tend towards the hard power ofcommand，while women are cooperative and naturally understand the soft power of attraction and persuasion．
The key choices about war and peace in our future will depend not on gender，but on how leaders combine hard and soft power skills to produce smart policies．Both men and women will make those decisions．
61．Which of the following does Pinker agree？B
A．Human violenee has been increasing．
B．Men play a vital role in traditional war．
C．Women have not made war due to their powerlessness．
D．Women prefer to take care of their babies at home．
62．The author mentions Margaret Thatcher，Golda Meir，and Indira Gandhi to sayD．
A．they were all women
B．they also acted as leaders
C．they were all heroes
D．they also made war
63．How did these women rise to leadership？B
A．By entering a famous university．
B．By following values similar to men's．
C．By showing their good character．
D．By playing political games．
64．In terms of traditional opinion，C．
A．men prefer cooperation
B．men are wiser than women
C．women know well about soft power
D．women are excellent leaders
65．What does the writer intend to tell us？A
A．War and peace depend on wise policies made by men or women．
B．We had better choose women as our leaders if we want peace．
C．Women are more likely to nlake smart policies than men．
D．Men tend to lead their countries to war．

15．Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate，yet with loans （贷款） to pay off．The pair decided to begin a strange，year-long project to battle their debt．
The men，Ross Harper and Ed Moyse，set up the site BuyMyFace．co．uk．last October as a way to get rid of the 80，000they shared as student loans．The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year．Each day，they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand's logo （商标） or name on their faces and including a link to the company's site．After they paint their faces and publish them on the site，Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces'exposure．At this time，Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they're more than halfway to their goal．Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD   1.60 per company，the prices have risen as their popularity increased．For advertising space during the remainder of April，they range between USD   250 and   750．
Terri L．Rittenburg，associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming，said she had heard of people tattooing （纹身） logos on themselves before，but this idea is much better．According to her，at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention，but she is unsure how long it would last．
At least for now，companies that have bought Harper and Moyse's faces have written positive comments on the pair's website．"We had a three percent increase in website traffic （流量） on the very day and for two days more afterwards，"said an alcoholic beverage company．
71．Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace．co．uk．？D

72．At BuyMyFace．co．uk，you canAof the company being advertised for．
A．click to enter the website               B．download product pictures
C．get in touch with the staff              D．read a brief introduction
73．Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas toC．
A．have fun       B．make friends       C．show their faces  D．find new customers
74．We can infer from the article that the two menA．
A．must have earned more than $40，000      
B．aren't getting on well with their project
C．may close their site next month         
D．always work hard except on holidays
75．The men's idea of advertising has proved to work becauseC．
A．many people visit their website          B．their faces have become well-known
C．their customers get more attention       D．an expert has highly praised them．

14．The iPad is an Apple tablet computer．The device sits somewhere between a laptop and a smart phone，according to Apple's chief executive，Steven P．Jobs，and does certain things better than both of them，like surfing the Web，reading e-books and playing videos．The iPad went on sale on April 3，2010，and Apple said it had shipped 500，000 units in the first week．The handheld device puts Apple on a direct collision course with the Kindle from Amazon，which Mr．Jobs ever considered as pioneering the category．
It is common knowledge that media companies hope the iPad will finally lead to available way for them to charge for news，books and other materials．The half-inch thick，1.5-pound device features a 9.7-inch multi-touch screen and is powered by a customized（订制的）Apple microchip，which is called A4．It has been designed with an exposed screen and without a camera or separate keyboard．The iPad has the same operating system as the iPhone and also has access to its 140，000 applications．
The price of the device starts at 499 for the most basic model，with a Wi-Fi wireless connection．More expensive models with more memory and with 3G wireless access will cost 629 to 829，depending on storage size．
Because Apple is attempting to popularize a new kind of computing device，acceptance among consumers is expected to be slower than with previous Apple devices．Critics assume that some buyers are waiting for future versions of the iPad to appear，perhaps with a camera or USB ports（端口）．
On its first day on sale，iPad users downloaded more than one million applications from the company's AppStore and more than 250，000 electronic books from its iBookstore．A new wave of apps is expected in response to the iPad．For an application developer，having an application accepted for a highly desired Apple product means reaching a passionate group of consumers．The potential income is huge：the apps market for the iPhone and iPod Touch alone is already worth a billion dollars a year in sales．

61．In Mr Job's opinion，the iPadD．
A．is a standard computer
B．is better than a laptop in any function
C．helps Apple to beat Amazon
D．is a"revolutionary"product between a laptop and a smart phone
62．Which of the following is NOT true of the iPad？D
A．It is expected to benefit media companies．
B．It has a lot of similar features to a laptop．
C．It has a virtual keyboard．
D．It has the fastest Apple microchip．
63．The different prices of the iPad are determined byB．
A．the size of the screen           
B．the size of the memory
C．the speed of the microchip       
D．the Wi-Fi wireless connection
64．What do we know from the fourth paragraph？A
A．Some consumers hope for an iPad with more functions．
B．Buyers can improve their iPads with USB devices．
C．The iPad is basically different from conventional computers．
D．The iPad is accepted faster than former Apple products．
65．It is implied in the passage thatD．
A．people may download any application from the App Store
B．people would prefer to buy an iPad rather than an iPhone
C．owning an Apple product means that you will be respected
D．the Apple company will make more profit from the iPad．

13．Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country．The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education，Skills，Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012．As a result，the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified，and the deposit （押金）required to study in Australia has been reduced．Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased．Also，overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation，as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement．
"This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas，"says Wang Lan，a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group （EIC），a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas．However，in the past few years，many of Wang's student clients （客户）could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements，visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough．The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia，Wang says．A 22?year?old female student surnamed Li，in Beijing，who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia，learned about the policy change several weeks ago．"According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa，my family was required to put down 550，000 yuan （$ 86，850）．Now we only need to prepare 410，000 yuan．This is a relief for my parents，"Li says．
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans．
"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China，"she says．Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad，according to the report by EIC．

61．What's the main idea of the passage？B
    A．Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia．
    B．Australia widens window of opportunity for international students．
    C．Australia is a most attractive place for students in China．
    D．More students will work in Australia after their graduation．
62．Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations？B
    A．The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified．
    B．Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult．
    C．The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced．
    D．After graduation，some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia．
63．After the new regulations are passed，D．
    A．more students will come to Australia to work
    B．the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students
    C．more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia．
    D．more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia
64．How much can Li's parents save according to the new regulations？A
    A．140，000 yuan   B．550，000 yuan   C．410，000 yuan   D．86，850 yuan
65．Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation？C
    A．They have to do so according to the new regulations．
    B．They can earn more money in Australia．
    C．the working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness．
    D．Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever．

12．"Extra？Extra！Gasoline hits four dollars a gallon!"
No one will really be shocked一except，perhaps，the old-timers who tell about the good old days when gas was three gallons for a dollar，and people drove around"just for the fun of it"． As a matter of fact； the price of gas has been rising fast and steadily for several years，and many adjustments have already been made．
There was，for a time，considerable unemployment in the auto industry，and three quarters
of the garages and service stations have gone out of business．However； the bicycle and
motor-scooter business has flourished（兴旺）； and many people have found employment there：Now that Federal Motors has brought out its new Lilliput，which travels forty miles on a gallon，the auto business is picking up again．The factories that haven't switched over to two-wheel transportation are working on their new smaller models．There is talk，too，about bringing out new steam and electric automobiles that will be just as economical as the old cars．
In the meantime，streetcars are gradually replacing buses all over the country because of the greater economy of electric power．And many people who have seldom used public transportation are now riding the streetcars while their automobiles rust（生锈）in their garages． There's no market at all for their big，luxurious cars，for only the wealthy can now afford to operate them．Many people are now shopping in their own neighborhood，and small businesses are thriving．
Ministers，educators，and editorial writers are pointing out that there has been a great
improvement in family life．Families now stay at home more for their fun，and children and
parents are becoming better acquainted．The stores report a booming business in parlor games，hobby materials，books，musical instruments and albums．
People have lost their pale indoor look．The revival of the lost art of walking has brought a healthy pink back to many a cheek．This return to the heels has revolutionized the clothing styles； people now need to be ready for all kinds of weather：
These conditions，however，may not last．Already our clever chemists are at work on new
synthetic fuels which，they say，will put us right back where we were一on wheels．Shall w e
wish them success or not？

59．Which of the following is NOT a result of the gas price rising？C
A．More people prefer to travel on public transportation which costs less than driving cars．
B．People return to the traditional exercise of walking，which helps them to look healthier．
C．People shop in nearby stores without having to drive，so small businesses are declining．
D．The auto industry has been forced to develop new models which are more economical．
60．The purpose of writing this passage isA．
A．to show the chain reaction of the rising gas price
B．to discuss whether it's necessary to work on new fuels
C．to warn people not to use too much gasoline
D．to picture what life will be like if gas runs out
61．What is the best title for this passage？D
A．New fuels on the way
B．Cars or bicycles，that is a question
C．End of the good old days
D．From wheels to heels．

11．It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position．In their educational background，special skills and work experience，there is little，if anything，to choose between half a dozen candidates．How then does the employer make a choice？Usually on the basis of an interview．
There are many arguments about the interview as a selection procedure．The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision．As often as not，employers do not choose the best candidate，but the one who makes a good first impression on them．Some employers，of course，reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate's likely performance．Unfortunately，both for the employers and applicants，there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well．There are also，of course，people who interview extremely well，but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees．
Those in favour of the interview insist that the well-structured procedure is valid in assessing a candidate's ability，an essential guarantee for the future job．They also argue that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability，but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation．Many employers，for example，will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary so long as she has a pleasant personality．Perhaps the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things，such as personality，character and social ability．
Today，interview is still the key section of the entire selection procedure，though different employers have different standards for competence．Generally speaking，candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident，but never boastful； direct and straight-forward in their questions and answers； cheerful and friendly，but never over-familiar； and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic．Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour．They are either very shy or over-confident．They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it．They either talk too little or never stop talking．They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt．

63．We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's occasional mistakes if  the latter isC．
A．direct  B．shy  C．cheerful  D．competent
64．What is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure？C
A．Supportive．  B．Negative．  C．Objective．  D．Unconcerned．
65．The last paragraph indicatesA．
A．a link between success in interview and personality
B．connections between work abilities and personality
C．differences in interview experience
D．differences in personal behaviour
66．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？B

CP：Central Point     P：Point     Sp：Sub-point （次要点）     C：Conclusion．