A football coach in a high school had an idea and made a contract with his wife that he would take care of their children and do all the housework during the summertime．Would he be able to complete the task ?

　　It was all his own idea, says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters．Bob had 　1　 made a motherhood contract (合同) declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 　2　 the care of their four children and all the housework．　3　 he didn't even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident．

　　After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 　4　．I was beaten down, admits Bob．Not only is motherhood a 　5　 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．

　　Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 　6　 a secretary to help put him through university．　7　 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids．　8　 two years ago Pat went back to work．I had been 　9　 children so much, she 　10　 , I couldn't talk to a grown-up．She continued to run the household, 　11　 until Bob sighed the contract．

　　Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 　12　 ．For the last three weeks, the family 　13　 a lot ?sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner．

　　　14　 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made．I found 16 I shut the doors, he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．When we went to 　17　 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 　18　 side out so they would look clean．

　　Now that Bob has publicly 　19　 he was wrong, he is 　20　 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．

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　　We welcome you aboard the Finnair Flight and will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable．

　　For your safety and convenience

　　To begin the trip, we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details．These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you．Seat belts must remain fastened while the “Fasten seatbelts” sign is on．It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated．All flights are non-smoking．The use of mobile telephones is now

allowed when the airplane is on the ground and “the fasten seatbelts” sign is turned off．During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is now allowed．

　　For your entertainment

　　To help you enjoy your trip, we provide a range of newspapers on international flights．On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft, we are also pleased to provide music and video programs．On Airbus A321/320/319, aircraft route maps and short videos are shown．Details of entertainment programs available on MD-11 aircraft are shown on the separate “On the Air” brochure located in your seat pocket．

　　For your children

　　Special reading material is provided for children and on longest flights there are also audio and video programs for them．On long-distance flights, first-time flyers between the ages of 2 and 15 can join our Finnair Junior Plus Club．

　　Meals and drinks

　　During most flights we serve you a tasty meal with drinks to accompany it．Beer, wine and other drinks are served free of charge．Coffee, tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic flights of over 35 minutes．On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to northern Finland, a snack is served．We value your opinion．

　　In this magazine you'll find a special form for your comments about our service．Kindly return the form to our crew or any Finnair office．It will be forwarded directly to the appropriate department．You can also fax it (＋358-(0)89819-7729) or send your comments by email to feedback @ finniar．com．Our crew is pleased to answer your questions during the flight whenever possible．

1．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．During the flight you have to keep your seat belt fastened all the time．

B．When taking Airbus 321/320/319, you may know where you are through an aircraft route map．

C．During the flight you may listen to music or watch video．

D．During the flight you may have some coffee or tea or juice for free．

2．The purpose of the passage is to ________．

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A．teach the passengers how to use the seat belts

B．tell the passengers what kind of entertainment they can enjoy during their flight

C．encourage the passengers to give comments on the service

D．introduce the good service of the Finn air and attract more passengers

3．You may find this passage in ________．

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　　By 1990, according to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report, only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world half of them in India．Mr．Foresters, who followed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in May 1992 only about 1,800 tigers existed in India．Project Tiger supported by WWF was immediately launched．Nine tiger reserves were created, with armed guards protecting them．

　　The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits．Studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 sq．kms, depending on its age, size and strength．

　　The territory of a male includes the smaller territories of three or four tigresses．A tiger marks the boundaries of its territory by spraying urine (尿) and other bodily liquids on bushes．But it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers．Tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending her young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males．

　　The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter．But studies show that it catches only one of 20 victims it tries to attack．

　　Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful．It has enabled the tiger population to double but India's human population has also grown out of control．Currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century．The land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers．A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility (敌意)．

1．The ultimate (最终的) aim of Project Tiger is to________．

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A．study the growth rate of tigers

B．promote the breeding of young tigers

C．protect tigers from being killed

D．analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers

2．Studies have shown that ________．

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A．a tigress never attacks until attacked

B．the tigress is not as fierce as the tiger

C．a tiger usually fights another tiger to defend its own territory

D．the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described

3．Some people are afraid that Project Tiger________．

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A．has been carried too far

B．has failed to achieve its goal

C．hasn't received enough attention

D．is not worth the money spent on it

4．The author seems________．

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A．to be enthusiastic about Project Tiger

B．to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards Project Tiger

C．to have a hostile attitude towards Project Tiger

D．to be satisfied with Project Tiger

　　America is growing older．Fifty-eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older．Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65．The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways education, medicine, and business．Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages．

　　A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health．There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family．The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be．It doesn't surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time．Public ideas are changing．

　　Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age．” No one says “act your age” any more．We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways．

1．It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America________．

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A．has made people feel younger

B．has changed people's social position

C．has changed people's understanding of age

D．has slowed down the country's social development

2．The underlined word one refers to________．

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3．“Act your age” means people should________．

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A．be active when they are old

B．do the right thing at the right age

C．show respect for their parents young or old

D．take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4．If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ________．

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　　When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely．“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr．Johnson,” he said．Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head．That was something he knew very well．“I've never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted．Johnson nodded again．“No?” he said politely．Then he added, “But I think you will, sir．A very great deal of it．” He appeared to think for a moment．“I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now．” He smiled．

　　The manager thought that was uncertain．He said, “It is better than our fish oils．I admit that．” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson．

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr．Johnson?” Johnson smiled again．

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”

　　“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager．“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently．“Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils．Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact．”

　　“Perhaps,” said the manager．“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr．Johnson．Shall we discuss it?”

　　“Of course,” said Johnson．“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort．The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible．That is, of course, the best way．” The manager nodded．He knew plenty about all that．

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time．” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring (询问), “Oh?”

　　“The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts．”

1．The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it________．

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A．cheaper than the new oil

B．more quickly

C．more expensive

D．as good as the new oil

2．Johnson's new oil would be________．

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A．more expensive than fish oil, but better

B．less expensive, and better

C．less expensive, but not good

D．more expensive, and not so good

3．Johnson expressed his regret that the manager________．

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A．could not stop the new oil being made

B．would never know how to make it

C．had spent a lot of money on it

D．didn't know enough about it

4．Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted ________．

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A．to produce it himself

B．to prevent it being produced

C．to be paid not to produce it

D．the manager to produce it

　　Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space．The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference, not an economic one．Knowing your own psychological space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home．If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them．In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies．This is very unusual in the world．In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them．

　　The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs．Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it．Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone．

　　Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic-pressure．It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs．

1．The first sentence “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” in Paragraph 1 means________．

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A．Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space

B．Living space requirements are not always the same

C．The world requires the same amount of living space

D．Nobody needs a required amount of living space

2．Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ________．

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A．they have limited living space

B．they are brought up in a large family

C．it satisfies their psychological space needs

D．the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth．

B．Economic situation decides one's amount of space needs．

C．People in various countries demand different psychological space．

D．Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it affects your future．

4．According to the writer of the passage, psychological space needs________．

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A．are not affected by income at all

B．can hardly be changed altogether

C．can be changed if you make up your mind to do so

D．have nothing to do with cultural background

5．The best title for this passage is________．

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A．American Way of Living

B．Psychological Space

C．Space Needs in Different Countries

D．Psychological Space and Economic Pressure

　　The Erie canal was the first important national waterway built in the US．It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean．The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east．The Erie canal helped New York develop into the nation's largest city．

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York．It cost $7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over．Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges were stopped, the state collected $ 121,461,891．

　　For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean．The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton．Those who were against the canal laughingly called it Clinton's Ditch (沟)．Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it．He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful．

　　Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N．Y．．The first part of the canal was completed in 1820．As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast．The length of the canal is 363 miles．

1．We can see that the Erie Canal ________．

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A．joined the Great Lakes together

B．crossed New York from north to south

C．played an important part in developing New York City

D．was the first waterway built in the US

2．It can be inferred that ________into the Atlantic Ocean．

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A．the Great Lakes flow

B．the Hudson River flows

C．Lake Erie flows

D．the Erie Canal flows

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．The Erie Canal brought profits of over $ 114,000,000．

B．It's 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean．

C．The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built．

D．Many other states helped New York build the canal．

4．All the statements are FALSE EXCEPT________．

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A．Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends．

B．Clinton started building the canal before he became governor．

C．All parts of the canal were completed at the same time．

D．Construction of the canal took eight years．

　　When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie expert turned him down, saying, Can't sing．Can't act．Dances a little．Here's another stupid mistake．When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull．And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he'd never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short．

　　What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius (天才) cannot be suppressed (压抑)．For some reason or other it works its way out．Second, early judgements of a person's abilities may be unfair or just wrong．Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside．

　　The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars through hardships”．Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong．

1．Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

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A．Fred Astaire was a famous dancer．

B．True ability will always make itself known．

C．Some people never get discouraged．

D．Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong．

2．When Paderewski's teachers told him he'd never be a success, they were ________．

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A．being humorous

B．cheerful, though concerned

C．somewhat hesitant

D．seriously mistaken

3．“Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage________．

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A．as a motto for the three men's lives

B．to show the value of Latin

C．to send the reader to the dictionary

D．to point out that genius is always recognized early

4．The writer of the passage thinks that the reader________．

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A．knows that the three men were successes

B．dreams to become as successful as the three men

C．sympathizes with (同情) the poor teachers of the three men

D．knows that Fred Astaire was famous for performing Shakespeare's plays

　　After a day of work and play, the body needs, to rest．Sleep is necessary for good health．During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day．The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day．

　　There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before．As you sleep, your muscles relax (肌肉放松) little by little．Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down．After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the others．

　　Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream．Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming starts, your eyeballs begin to move quickly (although your eyelids are closed)．This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement．

　　If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend (推荐) breathing very slowly and very deeply．Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy．There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep should put you to sleep．

1．A good title for this passage is________．

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2．The word “drowsy” in the passage means________．

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3．This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you________．

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A．dream more often

B．have poor health

C．move eyeballs less quickly

D．look a bit too old

　　Did you ever notice that when you're fat, men don't look you in the eye? They look across your shoulder．There's no eye contact．

　　My name is Leslie．I am a real person．Up until two years ago, I was never looked in the eye, by anyone．

　　I was too tired to be a lover to my husband．I was falling asleep by 8 o'clock most evenings．When I did go out for an evening, my husband was ashamed of me．And he said so to my face．When I walked, my thighs scrape together．I couldn't even cross my legs．I was fat．Not just “overweight”．I was 5'55 tall and weighed 205 pounds．

　　About 18 months ago, my husband Darrell left a “Dear Leslie” letter on my bed and asked for divorce．

　　I went to a psychologist for advice．I knew that my weight was the source of my troubles．But I'd tried 14 different diets, at which I failed one by one．

　　He listened carefully and recommended an entirely different program．This was not a “diet．” It was a unique new weight-loss program researched by a team of specialists who help to treat the severely fat．I entered the program．Within the first four days, I lost only three pounds．So I was disappointed．But during the three weeks that followed, my weight began to drop from 205 pounds to 124 pounds．To me it was a miracle．

　　The reason the program worked was simple．I was always eating．I could eat six times every day．I could snack in the afternoon．Snack before dinner．I could even have snack at night while watching TV．

　　How can you eat so much and still lose weight?

　　The secret is in the combination of foods, approved by the research team, which you eat in each 24 hour period．You will enjoy a variety of meats, chicken, fish, vegetables, potatoes, sauces．Even some light wine or beer if you wish．But be sure to have them in the right proportion (比例), thus a complete 24-hour fat-reduction cycle is formed．

　　Without hunger, without nervousness, it lets you lose pounds so easily．Once you lose the weight, you'll keep it off．Forever, I am sure of that．

1．Leslie ________．

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A．had never looked anybody in their eyes

B．had difficulties in walking because she was too fat

C．was looked down upon by her husband because she went to bed too early each evening

D．was often embarrassed because she was overweight for her height

2．Leslie went to psychologist for advice in order to ________．

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3．The reason why the weight-loss program worked very well is that________．

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A．Leslie ate very little food and sometimes even fast food

B．Leslie only had snacks and never had dinners

C．Leslie could have rich food several times a day in the right proportion

D．Leslie had rich food whenever she felt hungry

4．Where do you think this article is most likely to appear?

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