20．Women don't talk more than men．Really，they don't．Women speak 20，000 words a day，compared to the average man's 7，000．But a study published recently denies this old rule．Both men and women use about 16，000 words a day，says the new research in Science magazine．
"It's been a common belief，but it just didn't fit，"says James Pennebaker，the researcher of the seven-year study．Pennebaker and his colleagues analyzed （分析） recorded conversations of 396 university students age 18 to 29 in the USA and Mexico，including 210 women and 186 men．The study didn't look at vocabulary or word use，but rather word count．
Pennebaker says two-thirds of participants spoke 11，000 to 25，000 words a day，with the average for both sexes about 16，000 words．The finding may seem surprising in a popular culture where women are often thought of as talkative and men as silent．
Most recently，psychiatrist （精神病学家） Louann Brizendine used the 20，000 and 7，000 comparison in her 2006 book The Female Brain，as evidence for brain differences．After the book came out in August，the data was widely reused．"That hits a nerve （神经）．It's been surprising to me that this little point is the point people pick out，"says Brizendine．
But experts in neurolinguistics（神经语言学） thought that the data was uncertain．Mark Liberman，a linguistics professor at the University of Pennsylvania，says that after Brizendine's book came out，he tried to find evidence to support her claim，but failed．

21．According to the new research in Science magazine，how many words do women use a week？C
A.140，000．
B.47，000．
C.112，000．
D.28，000．
22．What did Pennebaker and his colleagues focus on in their study？D
A．The use of words．
B．The structures people used．
C．The speed of speaking words．
D．The number of words people used．
23．We can know the comparison used in The Female Brain wasB．
A．seldom reused by others
B．accepted as a truth by most scientists
C．considered untrue by most scientists
D．considered as evidence for sex brain similarities
24．It can be inferred from the passage that at the beginning，Mark LibermanC．
A．succeeded in finding the evidence to support Brizendine's claim
B．didn't believe Brizendine's data in her 2006book The Female Brain
C．thought Brizendine's data in her 2006book The Female Brain was true
D．cared little about Brizendine's claim in her 2006book The Female Brain．

19．A visit to the Bordeaux vineyards （葡萄园） in the French countryside is a pleasure in many ways．
The sightseeing is （61）amazing（amaze）．This countryside is perfect for a bicycle trip，（62）which has always been a great way （63）to tour （tour） the little villages and meet the local people．
A large number of （64）castles （castle） make the visit like being in a cartoon movie．Often a guided tour（65）is offered （offer），with explanation about the wine making process．Wine tasting will be（66）an unbelievable part of the tour．
When coming back（67）in the evening，you can have a feast of French food．Many nice restaurants are at a convenient（68）distance （distant）．Choosing from the menu （69）seems （seem） challenging here．After dinner，walk in town and watch the sun set before （70）having （have） a hot shower in the hotel-good life is just simple!
Bordeaux，a place to remember and return to!

18．Sometimes it may seem like you're always getting into trouble with your teachers or your parents and that no matter what you do you just can't seem to get things right．（36）E．Staying busy and active is considered the first step to make yourself on the way．Here below are some approaches to making it．
（37）AJoining a sports team，whether it's a team at your school or in your community，is a great way to stay out of trouble．Whether you're playing soccer，basketball，or baseball，team sports are a great ay to meet interesting people and to find something to do other than get into trouble．（38）G．This can help you calm down and will keep you from using your energy the wrong way．
Join a club
（39）F，whether it's through regular school or another commuity organization．You can join an art club，chess club，cooking club，debating club，or really all sorts of clubs that can help you focus on something you care about that doesn't have to do with annoying your teachers or not doing your homework．
Be an active student
Being an active student means a lot，such as showing up on time，not skipping class，raising your hand when you have questions，and doing the work in advance．（40）C．If you focus on being a good student，then you can avoid annoying your teachers or your parents．

A．Join a sports team
B．Keep out of trouble
C．Thus you can participate in class
D．There are many ways to satisfy your parents
E．The best thing to do is to stop trouble before it starts
F．If sports aren't your thing，you can always join a club
G．Joining a sports team will also provide you with weekly exercise．

17．There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and（61）less（little） salt．This trend，which was started by the medical community（医学界）as a method of fighting heart disease，has had some unintended side（62）effects（effect） such as overweight and heart
disease-the very thing the medical community was trying to fight．
Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet．They are（63）required（ require） to process the food
that we eat，to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions．When fat and salt（64）are removed
（remove） from food，the food tastes as if is missing something．As a result，people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing．Even （65）worse（bad），the amount of fast food that people eat （66）goes（go） up．Fast food（67）is（be） full of fat and salt； by eating （68）more （much） fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet．
Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack（吃点心） between meals and
will improve the taste of your food．However，be （69）careful（care） not to go to extremes．Like anything，it is possible to have too much of both，which is not good for the （70）health（healthy）．

16．nterruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you're trying to get work done．（36）B，there are several ways to handle things．Let's take a look at them now．
（37）A．Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time．
When people try to interrupt you，have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then．（38）E．It can help to eliminate（消除）future interruptions．（39）D
excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are．
If you have a door to your office，make good use of it．（40）GIf someone knocks and it's not an important matter．Excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint（暗示）than when the door is closed，you're not to be disturbed．

A．If you're busy，don't feel bad about saying no
B．When you want to avoid interruptions at work
C．Set boundaries for yourself as your time goes
D．If you're in the other person's office or in a public area
E．It's important that you let them know when you'll be available F．It might seem unkind to cut people shirt when they interrupt you
G．Leave it open when you're available to talk and close it when you're not．

15．I work with Volunteers for Wildlife，a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley．Trying to help injured，displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking； survival is never certain．However，when it works，it is simply beautiful．
I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown．She had found a young owl（猫头鹰）on the ground．When I arrived，I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl．It had already been placed in a carrier for safety．
I examined the chick（雏鸟）and it seemed fine．If I could locate the nest，I might have been able to put it back，but no luck．My next work was to construct a nest ans anchor it in a tree．
The homeowner was very helpful．A wire basket was found．I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable．I placed the chick in the nest，and it quickly calm down．
Now all that was needed were the parents，but they were absent．I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks．These advertise the presence of chicks to adults； they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well．I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring．
A nervous night to be sure，but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all!The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings．I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active．And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all-----LUNCH!The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so．

24．What is unavoidable in the author's rescue work according to Paragraph 1？A
A．Efforts made in vain．
B．Creatures forced out of their homes．
C．Feeling uncertain about his future．
D．Getting injured in his work．
25．Why was the author called to Muttontown？C
A．To cure a young owl．
B．To take care of a woman．
C．To look at a baby owl．
D．To rescue a woman．
26．What made the chick calm down？C
A．A recording．
B．Some food．
C．A new nest．
D．Its parents
.27．How would the author feel about the outcome of the event？A
A．It's beautiful．
B．It's humorous．
C．It's unexpected．
D．It's discouraging．

14．The task of being accepted by a university begins early for some students．Long before（61）graduating/graduation（graduate） from high school，these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study．They may also take one or more examinations to test how well prepared they are for the university．In the final year of high school，they complete （62）applications（apply） and send them to the universities（63）that/whichinterest them most．Some high school students may be required to have（64）aninterview with people from the university．Neatly（65）dressed（dress） and a little bit frightened，they are determined （66）to show（show） that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed．
If the new students（67）are accepted（accept），many universities will offer an instruction programme for them to get to know the procedures for students advising，university rules，the use of the library and all the other major services of the university．
Beginning a new life in a new place can be very（68）confusing（confuse）．The more knowledge students have about the school，the（69）easier（easy） it will be for them to adapt to the new environment．However，（70）ittakes time to get used to college life．

13．If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）year after year，they have only themselves to blame．Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion，they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores．Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion．When you come to think of it，only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe（衣橱）packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear．
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste．Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn．Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way，waste hours of their time altering（政变）the dresses they have．Skirts are lengthened or shortened；neck-line are lowered or raised，and so on．
No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society．Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth，comfort and durability（耐用）．They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort，as long as they look right．There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some times in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day，or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes．
When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion，the conclusions to be drawn are obvious．Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes，one wonders，reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability （不稳定）？Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers．Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability（可靠）？That is for you to decide．

31．Designers and big stores always make moneyC．
A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing-industry
B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions
C．by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing
D．because they place great importance on quality in women's clothing
32．To the writer，the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen asA．
A．a waste of money  
B．a waste of time
 C．an expression of taste 
D．an expression of creativity
33．The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on theCof clothing．
A．cost    
B．appearance    
C．comfort   
D．suitability．
34．According to the passage，which of the following statements is true？A
A．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women．
B．The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character．
C．The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society．
D．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women．
35．By saying"the conclusions to be drawn are obvious"the writer means thatD．
A．women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B．women are better able to put up with discomfort
C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion．

12．Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen．Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English，especially your spoken English．
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers．You may find the information you need．
Global English Center
●General English in all four skills：listening，speaking，reading and writing．
●3-month （700 yuan），6-month （1，200 yuan） and one-year （ 2，000 yuan） courses．
●Choice of morning or evening classes，3 hours per day，Mon．---Fri．
●Experienced college English teachers．
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Modern Language School
●Special courses in English for business，travel，banking，hotel management and office skills．Small classes （12-16 students） on Sat．& Sun．from 2：00-5：00pm．
●Native English teachers from Canada and USA．
●Language lab and computers supplied．
●3-month course：1，050 yuan； 6 month course：1，850 yuan
Write or phone：Modem language School，675 Park Road，100056
Tel：67353019
The 21^st century English Training Center
●We specialize in effective teaching at all levels．
●We offer morning or afternoon classes，both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan．
●We also have a six-week TOFEL preparation class during winter and summer holidays．
●Entrance exams：June 1and Dec.1．
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Call 67801642 for more information
The International House of English
●Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost：60 yuan for 12 hours per week； convenient class hours：9：00-12：00am．and 2：00-5：00pm．
●A four-month evening program for developing speaking skills （same cost as day classes）．
●Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as second/foreign language．
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For further information call 67432308

21．You work from 9：00am to 4：30pm every day．Which schools will you choose？B
A．Global English Center and Modern Language School
B．Global English Center and the International House
C．Modem Language School and the 21st Century     
 D．The 21^st Century and the International House
22．The 21^st Century is different from the other three schools in thatD．
A．its teaching quality is better                 
B．it is nearest to the city center．
C．its courses are more advanced              
D．it requires an entrance examination
23．If you take the evening program at the International House，you will pay aboutD．
A.60 yuan
B.240 yuan
C.720 yuan
D.1，000 yuan．

11．
Online Degree Programs Face Barriers to SuccessThe United States Department of Education has noted the growing popularity of online degree programs，known as‘distance education'．It reported that 14 percent of all students at American colleges and universities studied through such programs in 2014．
Leanne is one of those students．Her goal was to earn a master's degree in nursing from George Washington University in Washington，D．C．She signed up for the university's online program in 2014．
Leanne chose to study online for many of the same reasons that other students do．She was working full-time，and did not want to move away from her job and family to continue her education．Leanne liked that she was able to study whenever and however much she wanted．
But while the program met her needs at first，Leanne feels there are things she did not get from studying online．She earned her undergraduate degree from a traditional，face-to-face study program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia，Pennsylvania．
Leanne says physically being in a classroom helps build a strong connection between students and their professors．She says in some ways she liked taking control and leading her own studies．But many times，she also felt lost without that special connection．
"In the end，there's really no substitute for the exchanges that actually happen in a classroom．So if I were to do it again，I don't know whether I would have made the same decision．"
In addition，it may not be just a student's learning that suffers in a distance learning program．There is some concern about what future employers think about an online degree．
Public Agenda is a nonprofit research organization in the United States．In 2013，the group reported on a study of over 600 employment specialists working for American companies．
Fifty-six percent said they were more likely to offer jobs to people with a more traditional college experience，where students and teachers meet face-to-face．Forty-two percent said they thought students in online programs learned less than those in traditional programs．And 39 percent of those questioned said they thought online programs were easier to complete．
It is hard for people to change their ideas about higher education from a professor teaching students in a classroom．Also，some employers may have limited understanding of what is possible through an online program．Many people think studying online just means watching videos of teachers talking．Yet technology is always changing．Computer programs may someday educate and test students in ways human teachers cannot．
However，until there are widely accepted standards for online programs，critical opinions about what online programs can do will likely remain．There is still a long way to go before online and traditional programs operate on the same level．
 
1．Students may choose online study programs because of the following reasons EXCEPT thatB．
A．they can't stop working to continue their education
B．they don't like to take control of their own studies
C．they can decide time and place for their studies
D．they don't want to be away from their family
2．The underlined word"substitute"in Paragraph 6 probably meansA
A．replacement
B．use
C．agreement
D．need
3．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．students in online programs can't find jobs after graduation
B．Leanne thought online programs suited her better than traditional ones
C．widely accepted standards will win more supporters for online programs 
D．computer programs have more advantages in educating and testing students  
4．What's the author's attitude towards online programs？D
A．Subjective．
B．Supportive．
C．Doubtful．
D．Objective．