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Stainless Steel Travel Mug Owners

Lid Recall—15 oz Stainless Travel Mug

　　A fault at the cup has been recognized. The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug, and could probably cause injury from the body of the mug, and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking(泄露) .Therefore we have given an immediate lid recall notice. This recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons 15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2002 and January 2003 . The bottom of the mug is stamped with distributor's (经销商) name, “Thermoserv” .There is no printing on the handle of the mug.

　　At Tim Hortons we value our customers' safety above anything else . So, whether your lid is leaking or not, in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons (excluding Esso Tim Hortons), where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely. The new lids will be available. in February 1 , 2003. Please do not use your mug until you exchange the lid.

　　Here's what you do:

　　●Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one.

　　●New lids will be available in February 1, 2003 .

　　●Return your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store(as of February 1,2003).

　　●Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid.

　　If you prefer to return the entire mug, bring it back at any time for a full repayment.

　　If you have any questions regarding this recall, please contact us at:

　　Toll free number: 1-888-601-1616, 8: 30 a. m.—5: 00p. m. Eastern Standard Time

Tim Hortons

1．This advertisement is trying to ________.

[　　]

A．introduce a new type of mugs

B．persuade people to buy a new lid

C．inform people of exchanging a lid

D．warn against the danger of using the mug

2．The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who ________.

[　　]

A．often travel around

B．have 15 oz stainless mug

C．want to buy 15 oz stainless mugs

D．are selling the mugs

3．According to the advertisement which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．People should stop using the mug immediately.

B．People can get the money back if they return the mug.

C．People with questions can call the company free of charge.

D．People can return the lid between October 2002 and January 2003.

4．From the passage we can learn that Tim Hortons ________.

[　　]

A．cares about the customers' safety

B．wants to make more money

C．is a club for travelers

D．is an organization helping customers

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　　If you're hunting a chance to improve yourself in English, TOP ENGLISH CITY will be a smart choice. We are the member of “the International Language Workshop”, and enjoy both of the good honor in English teaching and high quality of our teaching team. We are devoted to providing affordable, excellent English training programs for those who want to improve both their English knowledge and their language skills.

　　In TOP ENGLISH CITY, you will be a top English speaker among your competitors and enjoy the advantage that your competitors have not. You will be proud of being a member of TOP ENGLISH CITY.

　　Courses designed:

　　Basic Studies……Sat.8:00—10:00a.m.

　　Intermediate(中级) Spoken English……Sun.8:00—10:00a.m.

　　Standard Spoken English… … Sun.8:00—10:00a. m.

　　Basic Business English… … Sun. 8:00—10:00a. m.

　　Intermediate Business English… … Sun.7:00—9:00a. m.

　　TOEFL, Super Studies….. .Sun.7:30—9:00a.m.

　　Children's Weekend……Sat& Sun.8:00 a.m.—5:00p.m.

　　For more information, please contact:

　　Room 806 American Plaza Tianhe West Read 510150 Guangzhou

　　Te1:86668888-8806

　　Part 2 ENGLISH SALON

　　A place for you to practise your English, to exchange your English learning experiences, to know more about the culture of English-speaking countries, to make friends who can speak very good English.

　　You will have free talks, famous English films and songs appreciation, English lectures and games, which are all for you to improve yourself in English in the special full-of-fun salon.

　　How to join:

　　We are a group with membership system, so if you want to join our group, please make an application to the Tianhe office of Top English City filling in the applying forms. You will be given a Salon ID card, and become our member.

　　The qualifications(条件):

　　You must be fluent in English-speaking or/and an English lover. Those who are now learning English in the Top English City will be advantageous.

　　For more information, please contact:

　　Mr. Jiu Chan at: 47129198

　　English Salon, your best friend! Join right now.

1．Which of the following can be the proper title for Part 1?

[　　]

A．Top English, always be your smart choice!

B．If you want to learn English, we can teach you.

C．Top English , the best English !

D．We have what you want.

2．Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?

[　　]

A．Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

B．Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

C．Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

D．Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.

3．If you work in a joint venture(合资) company, you probably take the ________course.

[　　]

A．Standard Spoken English

B．Intermediate Business English

C．TOEFL Super Studies

D．Children's Weekend

4．If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least ________.

[　　]

A．be a university graduate

B．be a student learning English in the Top English City

C．be an English lover and can speak English well

D．make more friends and know more about the culture of the English speaking countries

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　　Right now in schools across the country children are busy selling Pepsi-Cola in the name of education. They are part of Pepsi's “Learn and Earn Project” —a competition set up by Pepsi once a year that encourages students to sell the soft drink at parties, basketball games and other school functions.

　　Then, each spring, the students write up their Pepsi-selling success stories for a chance at national prizes: shares of stock(股份) in the Pepsi-Cola Company.

　　According to materials the company sends the teachers, the project declares “help strengthening students' broad understandings of business, particularly its broad marketing and management aspects. ”

　　Whether it fufills this objective or not, it does succeed in selling Pepsi .

　　The “Learn and Earn Project” is just one example of the hundreds of ways food companies encouraging the buying ad their products in schools. Particularly in the fields of nutrition and hams economics, companies send numerous “teaching aids”: highly Professional films, shiny workbooks and pamphlets (小册子) , all available to teachers at well commercial rates or free.

　　For example, the Savennach Sugar Refining Corp puts out a book for students called “Sugar through the Ages” which includes statements such as “Scientists have found that generous amounts of sugar are a valuable part of well-balanced diets for growing children.”

　　By far the largest supplier of nutrition-education materials to schools is the National Dairy Council, which provides all sorts of pamphlets addressing questions ranging from “How am I doing socially?” to “How am I doing physically?”These materials are full of things about dairy(乳) Products, daily calcium (钙)requirement , etc . Drink milk ,the message seems to be, and you too can be popular.

　　But nutrition and home economics are rat the only areas where companies have found a lucrative(获利) form of advertising.

1．What is NOT true of Pepsi's “Learn and Earn Project”?

[　　]

A．Students selling Pepsi-Cola successfully will become stock holders in the company.

B．Students may gain a better understanding of a business project.

C．It is carried out every year.

D．The Pepsi Company gains much profit out of it.

2．The main idea of the passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．students learn much knowledge of nutrition and home economics through their practice of business

B．Pepsi's “Learn and Earn Project ”helps strengthening the students' broad understanding of business

C．many big companies provide money for schools successfully by carrying out their “Learn and Earn Project”

D．various types of companies extend the selling of their products to schools

3．What do you think is the author's attitude toward such approaches (探讨) to education?

[　　]

A．The author doesn't show his like or dislike for them.

B．The author doesn't think highly of them.

C．The author doubts if those companies can fulfill their objectives .

D．The author takes a denifite(明确的) attitude towards them .

4．The underlined word “generous” most probably means ________.

[　　]

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　　Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit(学分) which he may count toward a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree includes thirty-six courses each lasting for one tern. A typical course includes three classes per week for fifteen weeks, while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two terms each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a long period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

　　For every course he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is valuable for the students to show to employers . All this gives a constant (经常) pressure of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm (热情) . The effective(有效的) work of keeping discipline(纪律) is usually performed by students who advise the university leaders. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With quantities of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his future.

1．Normally a student would at least attend ________ classes each week.

[　　]

2．American university students are usually under pressure of work because ________.

[　　]

A．they want to run for position of authority

B．their academic performance will affect their future work

C．they are heavily involved(卷入) in student affairs

D．they have to observe university discipline

3．Some students are eager for positions in student organizations probably because ________.

[　　]

A．such positions are usually well paid

B．they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study

C．such positions help them get better jobs

D．they will then be able to stay longer in the university

4．The student organizations seem to be effective in ________.

[　　]

A．evaluating(估价) students' performance by bringing them before a court

B．keeping up the students' enthusiasm for social activities

C．making sure that the students observe university regulations

D．dealing with the students affairs of the university

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　　Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. What's more, that extra candle on the cake represents another year of growth and maturity (成熟)—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just alder. Most of us enjoy observing the miracle of growth in others as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That's a different story. Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American . Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You're as young as you feel . ” Older people joke about how many years young they are ,rather than how many years old. People in sane countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americana seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”. Many older Americans find the“golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens”often struggle just to get by. Retirement — typically at age 65—brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social Security Benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition(营养) , medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination.

　　Ironically, the elderly population in America is expanding fast. Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies ere being born. The middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the ranks of the elderly, so America may soon be a place where wrinkles(皱纹) are “in” . Marketing experts are already focusing on this growing group of consumers. And even now the elderly have a great deal of political power.

　　A common stereotype(模式化的形象) of older Americana is that they are usually “put away” in nursing homes and forgotten about. Actually, only about 5 percent live on acme type of institution(慈善机构).

　　More than half of those 65 or older live with or near at least one of their children. The vast majority ad the elderly live alone and take care of themselves.

　　In spite of challenges they face, Americans in their “twilight years (暮年)” generally refuse to we up on life. They find a variety of ways to keep themselves active. To help them stay in shape, they may join mall (商业区) walkers club, fitness programs and even the “Senior Olympics” .They can enjoy hours of entertainment at senior centers and adult amusement parks. Many enroll in continuing education programs to maintain their mental skills. For Americans, if you're going to grow old, you might as well do it gracefully.

1．Older people in America ________.

[　　]

A．think it sad to enter the golden age

B．are not popular in the society

C．are respected by all

D．find it happy to have another year of growth

2．Which of the following is NOT the reason why there are more and more older people in America?

[　　]

A．The birthrate is lower.

B．The older people are taken good care of.

C．There are many more middle-aged people than before.

D．The average life-span becomes longer.

3．The underlined part in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

[　　]

A．the babies

B．baby-boomers

C．the middle-aged

D．the elderly

4．It can be seen from the passage that older people in America ________ .

[　　]

A．are content with their life now

B．are faced with challenges throughout their life

C．have chances to remain active in the society

D．receive continuing education programs to hunt for life

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　　London—What could possibly be wrong with planting trees? The benefits(益处) are obvious: they firm the soil, soak up extra water and take carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) out of the atmosphere.

　　However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming.

　　Tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind's power. The problem is that some of those dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide.

　　Huge dust storms, which is generally believed to have done nothing favorable for man, blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and Central Asia. Tons of dusts are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface. The dust fuels oceanic life.

　　Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a tree-planting programme there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the next result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean.

　　Andy Ridgwell, an environmental scientist from the University of East Anglia, has spent the past few yeas studying dust and says his work “shows clearly the complexity of the system and the importance of rat tinkering(修补) with it without understanding the results. For this reason the need to focus (集中) on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than monkeying(瞎摆弄) about with the land surface. ”

　　An American scientist, Robert Jackson, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. “We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grasses, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees. ” says Jackson.

　　In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground.

　　Countries that plan to combat global warming by Planting trees may have to think again. Solutions to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth's climate is a very great challenge.

1．People usually hold the opinion that huge dust storms ________.

[　　]

A．cannot do anything favourable to human

B．can destroy the ocean life

C．can absorb carbon dioxide

D．can be controlled only by planting trees

2．Andy Ridgwell, the environmental scientist, believes that ________.

[　　]

A．dust plays a more important part than trees

B．trees shouldn't have been planted in dry places

C．environmental problems are more complex than realized

D．carbon dioxide is harmful to everything

3．Robert Jackson's experiment proves that ________.

[　　]

A．grassland areas should be coveted by forests

B．trees hold more carbon than grass

C．less carbon can make trees grow faster

D．carbon can make grass into dust

4．The underlined word “combat” in the text probably means ________.

[　　]

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　　In finding appropriate means of development it is important to recognize the central role that women play in the economic life of rural communities(社会) in less developed countries. In Africa, for example, about 70 percent of the food eaten in the home is grown and produced by women. As more and more men in less developed countries go to work in the cities, women's responsibilities for farming and managing the land have increased. In parts of Africa women now provide up to 90 percent of the agricultural (农业的) labor force . They one closely involved in making the day-to-day decisions about how the lend should be farmed, when it should be ploughed and when the crops should be harvested(收获) . Yet, despite their key role , women traditionally have had few rights of lard ownership; women are often unable to buy seeds or farm implements(工具) . They can only do so if their husbands agree.

　　Because of their role in agriculture and food production, it will be important in the development of the less developed countries of the world for women to have rights to land, to increase their participation(参与) in agricultural training projects, and to be consulted(咨询) over appropriate technologies.

　　In addition to their important role in food production, rural women in the less developed countries are well placed to encourage environmental protection.

　　Despite their important role in management and protection of the biophysical (生物物理学的) environment women in less developed countries are kept from the decision-making process. Because of cultural values they are “invisible” despite their obvious productive and social worth. The percentage of females who can read and write is much lower than it is for males. The lack of education for rural women can mean that a new idea that could improve the quality of life takes longer to be accepted and for the idea to spread.

1．Who plays the key role in the economic life of rural communities in less developed countries?

[　　]

A．Bath men and women.

B．Rural women.

C．Well-educated women.

D．Rural men.

2．In which aspect do we say that rural women play the important part in the less developed countries?

[　　]

A．Food production.

B．Environmental protection.

C．Agricultural technologies.

D．Both A and B.

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．As more and more men go to work in the cities, more and more rural women are engaged in farming.

B．Because of the lack of land ownership, women usually have few rights to make decisions.

C．Nowadays most of the rural women can gain profit from the agricultural training project.

D．What the rural women need most is education.

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．The Role of Women in Less Developed Communities

B．No Women, No Food

C．Women—the Owner of the Land

D．Rural Women Need Education

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　　If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or at school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you finally fall asleep. When you wake up, you don't feel refreshed but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.

　　Dr. Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled “Stress and Sleep” indicates that stress and lack of sleep are directly related. Dr. Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep, we can often find energy to deal with what's worrying us. ”

　　So, what is a good right's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer ten gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.

　　Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleep is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out, ”Dr. Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your , working slowly up from you feet, and you'll be asleep before you know it. ”

1．This passage mainly talks about ________.

[　　]

A．what causes a person to stay up too late into the night

B．how to prepare for a good sleep before going to bed

C．whether a good sleep is important

D．how to get rid ad your stress

2．If we say “she tossed in bed in pain” , we mean that ________.

[　　]

A．she had to lie in bed because of pain

B．she was tightly tied on the bed, unable to move

C．she threw herself from side to side restlessly because of pain

D．she was thrown up into the air, which hurt her a lot

3．From the passage we can learn that ________.

[　　]

A．enough sleep can help you gain the energy to deal with stress

B．the more we sleep, the healthier we are

C．one person needs sleep seven hours at least

D．you cannot fall asleep until you put the light out

4．Which of the following is false according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Worry stops people falling asleep soon.

B．Doing exercises during the daytime may help you fall asleep sooner.

C．Don't think about anything else once you have gone into bed.

D．You can have whatever drink you like before going to sleep.

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　　All research to date on body image shows that women are much more critical of their appearance than men, much less likely to admire what they see in the mirror. Up to 8 out of 10 women are dissatisfied with their reflection(映象) and more than half may see a distorted(扭曲的) image. Men looking in the mirror are likely to be either pleased with what they see or indifferent(淡漠). Research shows that men generally have a much more positive body-image than women, if anything they may tend to over-estimate their attractiveness. Some men looking into the mirror may literally not see the flaws in their appearance.

　　Why are so much more self-critical than men? Because women are judged on their appearance more then men, and standards of female beauty are considerably higher and more flexible. Women are continually bombarded with images of the “ideal” face. And constant exposure to idealized(理想化) images of female beauty on TV , magazines and billboards makes exceptional good looks seem normal and anything short of perfection seem abnormal(不正常的) and ugly. It has been estimated that young women now see more images of outstandingly beautiful women in one day than our mothers saw throughout their entire adolescence(青春期).

　　Also, most women are trying to achieve the impossible. Standards of female beauty have in fact become progressively more unrealistic during the last century. In 1917, the physically perfect woman was about 5ft4 in height. Even 25 years ago, top models and beauty queens weighed only 8% less than the average woman, now they weigh 23% less .The current media(媒介) ideal for women is achievable by less than 5% of the female population and that's just in terms of weight and size. If you want the ideal shape , face , etc, it's probably like 1% .

1．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

[　　]

A．explain a phenomenon(现象)

B．compare two facts

C．make a suggestion

D．strengthen a current they

2．The difference between men and women when they look into the mirror is that ________.

[　　]

A．women stay longer then men before the mirror

B．women feel more comfortable about their appearance than men

C．women, more than men, come away from the mirror feeling unsatisfied

D．women's looks before the mirror appear more distorted than men's

3．The underlined part “bombarded with ”( in Para. 3 ) could be beat replaced by ________.

[　　]

4．Which of the following can be inferred about the physically perfect woman in 1917?

[　　]

A．She was rat very much different from the average woman.

B．She was hardly achievable by the female population.

C．She looked into the mirror more then women today.

D．She was regarded as perfect only in terms of her face.

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　　The question sat unanswered in the clear Montana air. Kathleen Englund always wanted to know who was her biological (生物学的) mother.

　　“I've always wanted to find her. It's always been a dream in my life. ”says Englund, 24, an athletic department administrator at the University of Montana. “I wanted to know what she looked like, why she did it, all the questions adopted(领养的) kids have. ”

　　For three years Englund searched the court records in Missoula, finding her original birth certificate (证) , finding the name of her mother, Gail Patterso, but no trace of finding her mother. She sent $ 100 to a woman in Great Falls who promised to track her down, but got no response and no repayment.

　　Then on May 14 , 1997 , four days after mother's day , she logged onto the Internet (因特网) . She found a mysterious woman in Helena who wouldn't give her name, but offered to look up records. Two hours later, the woman called back .

　　She had found Gail Patterson. Patterson had married, taken her husband's last name , been separated and now lived in Fort Benton .

　　“I can't even remember how I was feeling. Excited? Nervous? I mailed her a letter that day to say I wanted to meet her. ”Englund says. “Two weeks later, I got a phone call . It was her. ”

　　They met in June. Englund opened the door, felt like she was looking into a mirror and met her biological mother for the first time.

　　Since then, the two have seen each other a couple of times. They have struck up a friendship, and Englund has answered the troublesome question. “I have a part of me that feels whole again. ”she says.

1．Before Kathleen Englund found her biological mother, she ________.

[　　]

A．had been homeless for a long time

B．had been living with her father

C．had many unanswered questions

D．had searched for England for long

2．By the time Englund found her mother, her mother ________.

[　　]

A．had been married and separated

B．had suffered a lot from loneliness

C．had forgotten her own daughter

D．had searched for Englund a long time

3．When Englund saw her mother, she found that ________.

[　　]

A．her mother looked very similar to herself

B．her mother had changed greatly over the years

C．her mother was far from what she had imagined her to be

D．her mother was old and poor

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．mothers have the forever love for their children

B．the Internet is useful in finding information

C．Mother's Day has a great effect

D．adopted children live a difficult life