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Tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. It is responsible for the death of one in ten adults worldwide (about 5 million deaths each year). If current smoking patterns continue, it will cause some 10 million deaths each year by 2020. Half the people that smoke today, that is about 650 million people, will eventually be killed by tobacco.
Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide. The economic costs of tobacco use are equally devastating (破坏性的). In addition to the high public health costs of treating tobacco-caused diseases, tobacco kills people at the height of their productivity, depriving (剥夺) families of breadwinners(养家糊口的人) and nations of a healthy workforce. Tobacco users are also less productive while they are alive due to increased sickness. A 1994 report estimated that the use of tobacco resulted in an annual global net loss of 200 thousand million US dollars, a third of this loss being in developing countries.
Tobacco and poverty are closely linked. Many studies have shown that in the poorest households in some low-income countries as much as 10% of total household expenditure is on tobacco. This means that these families have less money to spend on basic items such as food, education and health care. It contributes to a higher illiteracy rate, since money that could have been used for education is spent on tobacco instead.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Smoking causes 10 percent of the deaths worldwide.
    2. B.
      About 10 million people will die from smoking each year by 2020.
    3. C.
      Half the people in the world will be killed by smoking.
    4. D.
      Roughly there are 1,300 million smokers nowadays.
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, tobacco affects a family in the following aspects EXCEPT _______.

    1. A.
      relationship
    2. B.
      education
    3. C.
      health
    4. D.
      economy
  3. 3.

    The text uses a lot of figures to _____.

    1. A.
      show we shouldn’t smoke too much
    2. B.
      tell people exactly the number
    3. C.
      warn people of the harm of smoking
    4. D.
      indicate the writer had a careful investigation
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “illiteracy” in the last paragraph means ____.

    1. A.
      great intelligence
    2. B.
      good education
    3. C.
      bad behaviors
    4. D.
      inability to read or write
  5. 5.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Tobacco Should Be Banned.
    2. B.
      Why Is Tobacco a Major Threat to Public Health.
    3. C.
      Tobacco and Poverty Go Hand in Hand.
    4. D.
      Tobacco May Cause Death.

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Marine scientists studying the effects of the BP disaster(英国石油公司漏油事件)are seeing some strange phenomena.Fish and other wildlife seem to be fleeing the oil out in the Gulf and gathering in cleaner waters along the coast in a trend that some researchers see as a potentially troubling sign.The animals.presence close to shore means their usual habitat is badly polluted,and the crowding could result in mass die-offs as fish run out of oxygen.Also,the animals could easily be captured by their enemies.
The nearly two-month-old spill(漏油)has created an environmental disaster in US history as tens of millions of gallons have flown into the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.Scienfists are seeing some unusual things as they try to understand the effects on thousands of species of marine life.For nearly four hours Monday,a three-person crew with Greenpeace cruised(巡航)past delicate islands and mangrove-dotted inlets in Barataria Bay off southern Louisiana.They saw dolphins by the dozen frolicking(嬉戏)in the oily sheen(光泽)and oil-tinged pelicans feeding their young.But they spotted no dead animals.
“I think part of the reason why we’re not seeing more yet is that the impacts of this crisis are really just beginning,”Greenpeace marine biologist John Hocevar said.
The counting of dead wildlife in the Gulf is more than an academic exercise;the deaths will help determine how much BP pays in damages.

  1. 1.

    What do the marine life react to the BP disaster?

    1. A.
      Dolphins and sharks show up in deep water.
    2. B.
      Tens of thousands of marine animals are found dead.
    3. C.
      Sea creatures flee from oil spill,gathering near seashore.
    4. D.
      Birds crawl(爬)deep into caves.
  2. 2.

    The environmental disaster was caused by       .

    1. A.
      the lack of environmental sense of BP
    2. B.
      the nearly two-mouth-old oil spill
    3. C.
      the crowding marine life
    4. D.
      the damage of Mexico Gulf ecosystem
  3. 3.

    What is John Hocevar’s attitude towards the disaster?

    1. A.
      Disappointed
    2. B.
      Depressed
    3. C.
      Neutral
    4. D.
      Worried
  4. 4.

    From the passage,we can infer that         .

    1. A.
      marine scientists have seen some strange phenomena.
    2. B.
      the disaster has little influence on dolphins.
    3. C.
      a three-person crew reached no conclusion.
    4. D.
      BP will pay much money according to the number of dead wildlife there.

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Was Princess Diana murdered? The verdict(判决)is no according to an inquiry(调查)held into the cause of her death over the last six months.
The big question was whether the deaths of Diana and her boyfriend Dodi A1 Fayed in a deadly car crash in 1997 had been accidental, or whether there was some kind of conspiracy(阴谋)to have them killed.
Dodi’s father Mohamed A1 Fayed, owner of London’s world-famous department store Harrods, has insisted for the last decade that the pair were murdered by spies of the British state who did not want them to marry. But his theories now look to have been blown out of the water.  The court found that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were not murdered but killed due to the “gross, carelessness” of her driver and the paparazzi(偷拍的摄影记者). Her driver was drunk at the time of the crash and the paparazzi had been running after their car.
So is this the end of the Diana story? British taxpayers may hope so. The inquiry has cost them about £10m(140m RMB). “Thank God it’s over”, was the headline in The Guardian newspaper. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was time to “draw a line” under the death of the Princess. But Mohamed AI Fayed has refused to accept the judgment. He says the result will come as a “blow” to millions of his supporters around the world, and has not ruled out starting another investigation.
Whatever happens, next, the special place Princess Diana has in the hearts of people around the world is not likely to be forgotten.

  1. 1.

    According to the text, the inquiry focuses on _______.

    1. A.
      what caused the deaths of Diana and her boyfriend  
    2. B.
      who were the paparazzi
    3. C.
      how much British taxpayers paid for the case      
    4. D.
      whether the driver was drunk then.
  2. 2.

    By saying the underlined “his theories now look to have been blown out of the water”, the author means that ________.

    1. A.
      Mohamed lacks confidence in the case  
    2. B.
      Mohamed feels disappointed at the result
    3. C.
      Mohamed’s idea seems to be believable 
    4. D.
      Mohamed’s idea possibly proves to be wrong
  3. 3.

    Similar to The Guardian newspaper, UK Prime Minister ________.

    1. A.
      felt sorry for the deadly car crash      
    2. B.
      questioned the purpose of Dodi’s father
    3. C.
      stood for the court’s judgment        
    4. D.
      blamed the paparazzi for their bad behavior

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I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open    door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.
She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.

  1. 1.

    The author saved the baby _____.

    1. A.
      because he was very brave.
    2. B.
      because he liked the baby very much.
    3. C.
      but he just happened to save it.
    4. D.
      because it was the Mayor’s baby.
  2. 2.

    He ran in the wrong direction because he _______.

    1. A.
      was a stranger there                     
    2. B.
      could see nothing
    3. C.
      was not completely awake                
    4. D.
      Both A and C
  3. 3.

    He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.

    1. A.
      save the baby  
    2. B.
      call for help  
    3. C.
      protect his face   
    4. D.
      run quickly
  4. 4.

    From which group of words can we learn the fire took place out of people’s surprise?

    1. A.
      old and wooden house, a bundle     
    2. B.
      crashed to, fell down
    3. C.
      terrible, half-awake                       
    4. D.
      bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat

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LINDA  MAYNARD
11 Windrift Circle
Methuen, MA
978 – 555 – 4539
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seek special education, primary school, or middle school math teaching position.
EDUCATION
Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Bachelor of Arts in Education – May, 2006
Major: Elementary Education
Have successfully completed PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II. Meet highly qualified testing requirements for Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
November, 2005 – January, 2006
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Student Teacher
· Developed and completed student – centered lessons in all subject areas for various groups of fifth grade special and regular education students.
·Adapted lessons to meet students’ needs by reviewing their backgrounds and learning needs through IEPs.
·Communicated with parents on a regular basis via newsletters, daily or weekly progress reports, phone calls, and email, resulting in increased parental participation at home.
September, 2005 – November, 2005
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Student Teacher
·Taught reading and writing through Language Experience Approach methods.
·Introduced a Writer’s Workshop appropriate for first grade students to help them to develop their writing skills.
·Developed learning stations in reading and science, enabling students to be more independent learners.
Spring, 2005
Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
Designed and taught a unit on Insects and Spiders, based on New Hampshire Standards to 23 self -contained, third and fourth grade students with disabilities.
Fall, 2004
Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
Taught a class of 24 third grade students with a wide range of abilities.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
·After-School Aid, Amherst School District, Amherst, NH (2004 – 2005)
·Summer Camp advisor, YMCA, Nashua, NH (Summers, 2002 and 2003)
·Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer, Nashua, NH (2002 – 2005)

  1. 1.

    What kind of job does Linda want to get?

    1. A.
      A Big Brother / Big Sister Volunteer.
    2. B.
      A middle school math teacher.
    3. C.
      A special education advisor.
    4. D.
      A summer camp advisor.
  2. 2.

    Linda has worked for the following schools EXCEPT ________.

    1. A.
      Rivier College, Nashua, NH
    2. B.
      Wilkins Elementary School, Amherst, NH
    3. C.
      Charlotte Avenue Elementary School, Nashua, NH
    4. D.
      Amherst Street Elementary School, Nashua, NH
  3. 3.

    What can we know about Linda according to the passage?

    1. A.
      She was merely interested in developing student’s math abilities.
    2. B.
      She was not active in participating in after – school activities.
    3. C.
      She is permitted to teach in any high school of New York.
    4. D.
      She has plenty of experience in teaching.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT included in the ways Linda used to communicate with the students’ parents?

    1. A.
      Newsletters.
    2. B.
      Phone calls.
    3. C.
      Face-to-face talks.
    4. D.
      Daily or weekly progress reports.

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Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing?
Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta(Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.
If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.
What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny(Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.
Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking(Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.

  1. 1.

    What does the writer want to tell us by the underlined sentence?

    1. A.
      The world is complex and hard.
    2. B.
      Scarpetta is a thriller.
    3. C.
      The fiction is hard to understand.
    4. D.
      Society is hard to fit into.
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is true of Mary Pipher?

    1. A.
      She is an adventurous writer.
    2. B.
      She doesn’t care about fortune.
    3. C.
      Her books normally sell well.
    4. D.
      She can help you achieve writing skills.
  3. 3.

    To get further information about Jim Lehrer, you may________.

    1. A.
      go to Reader’s Digest issued in March
    2. B.
      go to Random House
    3. C.
      analyze the characters in Oh, Johnny
    4. D.
      read the novel Oh, Johnny
  4. 4.

    Which book isn’t directly based on the writer’s own life?__________________

    1. A.
      Seeking Peace.
    2. B.
      Reviving Ophelia.
    3. C.
      Wishful Drinking.
    4. D.
      Oh, Johnny.

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A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was alarmed to discover that it was a rat trap (捕鼠夹).
Going back to the farmyard the rat gave a warning: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” The chicken raised her head and said: “Excuse me, Mr Rat, I can tell this is a big concern to you, but it is of no business to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!”“I am so very sorry, Mr. Rat,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”
The rat turned to the cow. She said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?”
So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s rat trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet (短柄斧) to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.
His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer killed the pig.
The farmer’s wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to        .

    1. A.
      disappointed
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      confused
    4. D.
      doubtful
  2. 2.

       Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

    1. A.
      The chicken showed great concern for the rat.
    2. B.
      The pig helped the rat get rid of the trap.
    3. C.
      The cow didn’t care about what the rat said.
    4. D.
      The snake was killed after being caught in the trap.
  3. 3.

      We can conclude from the article that        .

    1. A.
      the farmer’s wife got good treatment in the hospital
    2. B.
      the farmer regretted setting up the rat trap
    3. C.
      the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap
    4. D.
      none of the other animals felt threatened by the rat trap
  4. 4.

       What message does the story intend to convey?

    1. A.
      We should mind our own business.
    2. B.
      Everything is related to something else.
    3. C.
      Helping others is always a virtue.
    4. D.
      We should treat animals in a friendly way.

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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
"I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生)," said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. "I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate".
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术)make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. "There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years," he said. "Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years."
However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. "It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?" said Leonard Pooh, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology(老龄学) Center. "At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all."

  1. 1.

    By saying "we are knocking at the door of immortality", Michael Zey means ________

    1. A.
      they believe that there is no limit of living
    2. B.
      they are sure to find the truth about long living
    3. C.
      they have got some ideas about living forever
    4. D.
      they are able to make people live past the present life span
  2. 2.

    Donald Louria's attitude towards long living is that ________

    1. A.
      people can live from 120 to 180 years
    2. B.
      it is still doubtful how long humans can live
    3. C.
      the human body is designed to last about 120 years
    4. D.
      it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
  3. 3.

    The underlined "it"(paragraph 4)refers to ________

    1. A.
      a great push
    2. B.
      the idea of living beyond the present life span
    3. C.
      the idea of living from 200 to 300 years
    4. D.
      the conservative estimate
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for this text?

    1. A.
      Living Longer or Not
    2. B.
      Science, Technology and Long Living
    3. C.
      No Limit for Human Life
    4. D.
      Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living

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In 1953, the New Zealander Edmund Hillary, then 33, joined a British Qomolangma expedition led by Colonel John Hunt. Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans were the first team to attempt the summit (顶峰). Despite a violent storm, they reached the South Summit — at 28,700 feet (8,748 meters) — by 1 p.m. on May 26. But both men knew they would run out of oxygen if they went on. They agreed to turn back.
Two days later, Hillary and Norgay, set out from Camp IX at 25,900 feet to make the next attempt. At 27,900 feet they made a temporary camp on a six foot wide rock to spend the night. At 6:30 the next morning, cheered by clearing skies, the team moved out. Roped together, cutting steps with their ice axes, they inched up a steep, knife-edged ridge (山脊) southeast of the summit. They reached the South Summit by 9:00 a.m.
Farther up, they met a 40-foot icy rock face, which was later named the Hillary Step. “…looking up at the rock step at 29,000 feet, it really did look extremely difficult to overcome,” said Hillary. But they found a narrow crack on the surface of the rock, just large enough to move inside on hands and knees, and managed to climb it by supporting feet against one side and backs against the other. Hillary said, “That was really the first moment during the whole of the expedition that I was confident that we were going to get to the top.” 
The last few yards to the summit were relatively easy. “Then I realized that the ridge, instead of rising ahead, now dropped sharply away,” Hillary said. “I looked upward to see a narrow ridge running up to a sharp point. …and we stood on the summit.” It was 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953.

  1. 1.

    What is the passage mainly about? 

    1. A.
      The climbing history of Qomolangma.
    2. B.
      The life and achievements of Edmund Hillary.
    3. C.
      How Hillary and Norgay conquered Qomolangma.
    4. D.
      How the Hillary Step got its name.
  2. 2.

    At what height did Hillary and Norgay set out on May 29? 

    1. A.
      25,900 feet.
    2. B.
      27,900 feet.
    3. C.
      28,700 feet.
    4. D.
      29,000 feet.
  3. 3.

    According to Paragraph 2, one of the main advantages to Hillary and Norgay was        .

    1. A.
      fine weather conditions
    2. B.
      good rest the night before
    3. C.
      enough food supplies
    4. D.
      good climbing skills
  4. 4.

    When looking back, Hillary described the Hillary Step as        .

    1. A.
      much easier to climb than she expected
    2. B.
      impossible for her to overcome again
    3. C.
      easy to climb up but hard to climb down
    4. D.
      one of the biggest barriers before the summit

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Laws to stop tigers, camels, zebras and snakes being used as performing animals in circuses have been announced by the government.
The environment minister, Jim Paice, hoped the laws would be brought in before the end of the parliament in 2015, which is the main law-making institution of the UK. At present between 35 and 50 wild animals are thought to be used by circuses in England and Defra offered to help find new homes for the retired performers.
The announcement follows a campaign by animal charity organization for the ban (禁令), which became worse when a video appeared last year of a circus elephant being beaten by a worker. Campaigners were angry when Paice previously announced tougher licensing instead.
Circus Mondao, whose website shows zebra and camels, said it would probably challenge the suggested ban. The circus is a member of the European Circus Association, which previously challenged Austria's ban, saying there was no scientific evidence (证据) that the animals were harmed by the travelling or conditions. On its website, Mondao says that when it travels animals are the last to be loaded and the first to be unloaded; they are moved to tents within an hour of arriving, and are usually moved 20-50 miles.
Animal charities welcomed the move, but called for ministers to speed up the laws. Asked why circuses would be banned from keeping wild animals but not domestic animals such as horses, a Defra spokesman said a key difference was that domesticated animals were more used to conditions such as travelling. "Wild animals aren't domesticated: we feel it's not right ethically (伦理上) for wild animals to perform," he said.

  1. 1.

    What is the proper order of the following events ?
    a. Tougher licensing was announced by the environment minister.
    b. A campaign for a ban was launched by an animal charity.
    c. Laws were announced by the government.
    d. The suggested ban was challenged by Circus Mondao.

    1. A.
      b, d, c, a
    2. B.
      c, b, a, d
    3. C.
      b, a, c, d
    4. D.
      c, a, d, b
  2. 2.

    According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Retired performers are taken good care of in their new homes.
    2. B.
      The environment minister expected to introduce the law during the present parliament.
    3. C.
      Austria’s ban has been seriously challenged by all the European circuses.
    4. D.
      Animal charities were not satisfied with the suggested laws at all.
  3. 3.

    “Domestic animals ” are probably      .

    1. A.
      animals that provide meat for people
    2. B.
      animals that are introduced from other countries
    3. C.
      animals that are well trained by a circus
    4. D.
      animals that live on farm or in people’s home

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