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　　While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided．The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress．

　　◆Try physical activity

　　When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity．Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try．

　　◆Take care of yourself

　　You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest．If you easily get angry and can not sleep well enough, or if you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor．

　　◆Make time for yourself

　　Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don't forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work．You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．

　　◆Make a list of things to do

　　Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there's so much to do, and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything．Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then ________ checking off each task as it is completed．Set out to do the most important tasks first．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer with in 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

You might feel stressed as a result of bad temper, poor quality of sleep or diet．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer with in 10 words．)

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4．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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Read the passage and do the exercises according to the requests．

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　　Comic(喜剧的)book superhero Spider-Man uses tiny hairs on his fingertips to climb up walls．But he could have had another secret weapon to help him stick．

　　Scientists have now found that some spiders can also make silk in their feet, which may sometimes help them get a firmer grip on a surface．

　　Spiders are good at gripping walls with their legs．Thousands of little hairs on their feet make it possible．To test whether spiders also make these hairs wet to improve grip, scientists watched zebra tarantulas crawl(爬行)up glass slides．

　　When they tilted a glass slide until it was almost vertical, the spider slipped a few millimeters before attaching itself again．The scientists were surprised to see little threads(线)stretching from its feet to the slide．When they studied the spider’s feet under a special microscope, they found tiny silk-shooting spouts(吐出)among the hairs．

　　This was a surprise because scientists had previously thought spiders only use special organs near their stomachs to make silk．

　　It’s possible that, a long time ago, feet were the first body parts of spiders to produce silk．Only later in their evolutionary(进化)history did spiders develop spinnerets on their abdomens(腹部)to produce silk for webs(网)．

　　If so, the researchers say, this could mean that the silk’s original purpose was to , rather than to build homes or trap prey(猎物)．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be best replaced by the following one?

It has been discovered that the silk spouted from the feet of the spiders can assist them to get attached on objects．

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3．Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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5．What can you learn from this discovery?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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Read the following passage, then fill in the form with the correct information from the passage．

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　　There are three branches of medicine．One is called “doctor medicine”, or “scientific medicine”．Scientific doctors try to observe sicknesses, look for logical patterns, and then find out how the human body works．From there they figure out what treatments may work．This kind of medicine is believed to date from the 4th century B．C．Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient world this method probably didn’t cure many patients．

　　A second kind of medicine is called “natural cures” or “folk medicine”, in which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs．These folk healers also use observation and logic, but they don’t realize it．They try things until they find something that seems to work, and then they keep doing that．Folk medicine widespread long before the development of scientific medicine and was more successful in ancient times than doctor medicine．

　　The third kind is called “health spas”, or “faith healing”．Sometimes this may be as simple as touching the holy(神圣的)man and being immediately healed．Other times, a magician may make you a magic charm, or say a magic word, to cure you．Some religious groups organize special healing centers for the sick．In these places people rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and exercise in various ways．They also pray to the gods．If you are feeling sad or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to make you feel better．

Question：

Read the following passage, then fill in the form behind it with the correct information from the passage．

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　　It is December thirty-first, 2004, the time when the old year dies and the New Year is born．

　　Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends．Many of these events are noisy．People shout and sing．They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight．They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with．They dance to music．Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home．They drink Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year．

　　Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year’s Eve celebrations．This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car．The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday．?

　　In recent years, the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the “designated driver”．One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year’s Eve celebrations．Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home．Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year’s Eve to take people home safely．

　　Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol．More than 220 American cities hold these First Night celebrations．Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations in 1976．They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year．But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties．So they organized music, art and other events to observe the holiday．

Read the passage and do the exercises according to the requests．

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　　Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy(使恼怒)you?Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood(情绪)will probably go away after some time．But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two．

　　·Walk it off

　　Exercise is the most popular way to remove a bad mood．A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension(紧张)．Taking a fast ten－minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood．

　　·Tune it out

　　Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had．

　　·Give yourself a pep(鼓励)talk

　　Stop and listen to what’s on your mind．Bad moods are often started by too many negative(消极的)thoughts．Write them all down on paper, including the pessimistic(悲观的)messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic(乐观的)answers．

　　·Avoid things that won’t improve your mood

　　TV may not help much：you need to increase your energy level and stimulate(刺激)your mind．And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how ________ are linked．Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed(消沉的)moods while carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta(意大利面食)，produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them．

1．What’s the general idea of this passage?(Please answer in less than 10 words．)

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2．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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3．Please design a pessimistic situation and then find an optimistic solution(解决办法)，following the third suggestion．(Please answer within 20 words．)

Situation：________________

Solution：________________

4．Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words．

(Please answer in less than 10 words．)

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5．What do most people do to beat the bad mood according to the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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Read the following passage, then fill in the form with the correct information from the passage．

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　　For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．Some may hide．But all of them have something in common．They spend part of each day alone．They are called latchkey children．They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work．And their bad condition has become a subject of concern．

　　Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school．She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened．I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts．There were so many keys．It never came to my mind what they meant．”Slowly, she learned they were house keys．

　　She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the impact(影响)working couples and single parents were having on their children．Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone．One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared．Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety．

　　The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding．It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, or in a closet．The second is TV．They’ll often play it at high volume．It’s hard to get statistics(数据)on latchkey children, the Longs learned．Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone．

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　　Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen again．

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　　Every day, thousands of species(种类)of animals draw closer to extinction(灭绝)．There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered．

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　　The problem is acid(酸)rain．Acid rain is a kind of air pollution．

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　　The rain in many places isn’t natural and clean any more．It’s full of acid chemicals．

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　　But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem．Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain．

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　　Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals．For example, they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain．If deer are hurt by the rain, what about people?This is the question many people are beginning to ask．No one knows the answer yet．But it is an important question for us all．

A．Seldom does it rain and there is little fresh water here for the fish．A series of development projects has destroyed the natural environment．Waste of different kinds can be seen here and there．This has caused a serious problem for fish and other animals living around．

B．In some large areas trees are dying．Not just one tree here and there, but the whole forests．At first scientists couldn’t understand why．There were no bugs(虫)or diseases in these trees．The weather was not dry．But now they think that the rain was the cause．Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas．Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic．

C．When it falls in lakes, it changes them too．The lakes become more acidic．Acid water is like vinegar(醋)or lemon juice．It hurts when it gets in your eyes．It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water．That is why the fish are dying in lakes．

D．It is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gas．These factories send smoke into the air．The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories．Some of the harmful substances(物质)in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away．

E．Strangely, it is the most intelligent(聪明的)but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems－man．Nature is very carefully balanced(平衡的)and if this balance is disturbed(破坏)，animals can disappear surprisingly fast．

F．In many lakes the fish are dying．Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all．Scientists are beginning to get worried too．What is killing the fish?

Read the passage and do the exercises according to the requests．

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　　Help your child keep what he reads－a crucial skill, especially as he gets older and needs to gain important information from textbooks．

　　1．Let him read aloud．This forces him to go slower, which gives him more time to process what he reads．Plus, he’s not only seeing the words, he’s hearing them, too．

　　2．Provide the right kinds of books．Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading books that aren’t too hard．He should recognize at least 90 percent of the words without any help．Stopping any more often than that to figure out a word makes it tough for him to focus on the over all meaning of the story．

　　3．________．To gain meaning from text, your child needs to read quickly and smoothly－a skill known as fluency．Rereading familiar, simple books gives your child practice at decoding words quickly, so he’ll become more fluent．

　　4．Talk to the teacher．If your child is struggling mightily with comprehension, he may need more help with his reading－for example, building his vocabulary or practicing phonics skills．

　　5．Supplement class reading．If his class is studying a particular theme, look for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic．Some prior knowledge will help him get better prepared and make his way through tougher classroom texts．

　　6．Talk about what he’s reading．This “verbal processing” helps him remember and think through the themes of the book．Ask questions before, during, and after a reading session．For example：

　　Before：“What interests you in this book?What doesn’t?”

　　During：“What’s going on in the book?Is it turning out the way you thought it would?”

　　After：“Can you summarize the book?What did you like about it?”

1．Which sentence in the passage can replace the following sentence?

What has been learned in advance can assist him in understanding what he will learn in his lessons．

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2．If a child is reading a 900-word-long passage, how many words should he recognize at least according to the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

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4．Fill in the blank with a proper topic for the third suggestion．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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5．What other questions may you ask during a reading session?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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　　My name is Niharica and I come from India．I think that India has the best festivals in the whole world．In fact, it is a land of festivals．Diwali(排灯节)，the festival of lights, and Holi(胡里节)，the festival of colours, are two of my favorite holidays in India．

　　On Diwali all the shops are decorated brightly．They are filled to capacity in this festive season．Everybody buys new things and decorates their homes．People visit their friends and relatives and give them sweets．On Diwali my friends come over for the whole day and relatives come and go．We have a wonderful time．Diwali is a day when all the sad things are forgotten and happy times are remembered．

　　Many people make“rangoli”in their house or outside．Rangoli is a pattern which is made on the floor, normally by coloured powder(粉末)，but in the house it is made with paint．My mother and I once made a rangoli with coloured powder in our garden, but unfortunately it started to rain and ________．I felt a bit sad．

　　In the evening the family prays to Laskmi, the goddess of wealth．After the prayer I normally help my mother to put diyas(oil lamps)all around the house．After that I get ready and wear a“ghagra”．A ghagra is a long skirt with lots of designs on and has a blouse for the top．Then the family eats a grand meal together．The food to me tastes better than any food I ever had．

　　About 9∶00 pm the fireworks start．This is the time when the whole of India is lit up．Everybody lights tons of fireworks until midnight．Then I go to sleep and don’t get up until the next morning．The day after Diwali is a new year according to the Hindu calendar and is yet another time for visiting．Diwali is celebrated from mid-October to mid-November．It is celebrated on a new moon day and it is my favorite time of the year．

1．The suitable title for the passage would be ________．(within 5 words)

2．Which sentence(s)in the passage has/have the same meaning as the following one?

After that I get ready and wear a“ghagra”, which is a long skirt with lots of designs on and has a blouse for the top．

3．Which day in Chinese lunar calendar is most like the last day of Diwali?

4．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph．

5．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper sentence, words or phrases to complete the sentence．

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　　A day after they were declared heroes in Beijing, the special administrative region(SAR)yesterday gave Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng a warm welcome as they arrived for a 3-day visit．

　　The two astronauts who successfully piloted last month’s Shenzhou VI spaceship came to Hong Kong at the invitation of Chief Executive Donald Tsang．

　　The space heroes attended a welcome ceremony at the Hong Kong Stadium where they were welcomed by Tsang and some 40 000 people．

　　Tsang said the delegation’s visit has enhanced(增强)Hongkongers’ sense of pride in being Chinese．

　　Speaking at the welcome ceremony, delegation leader Hu Shixiang(胡世祥)told Hongkongers that they could compete to become national astronauts and scientists here could also join in space projects．

　　The day’s activities for the delegation ended with a welcome banquet(宴会)at Government House hosted by the Chief Executive．

　　This morning, they will be at Chinese University of Hong Kong to talk about the spaceship; and the afternoon will see them at Hong Kong Disneyland．In the evening, they are expected to visit Santa’s Town at Statue Square．

　　The delegation will leave Hong Kong for Macao on Wednesday．

1．If the passage was issued in a newspaper, what is the best title for it?

2．Use simple sentences to express the following complex sentence．

The two astronauts who successfully piloted last month’s Shenzhou VI spaceship came to Hong Kong at the invitation of Chief Executive Donald Tsang．

3．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

4．Ted is an office worker in a company．He must work in the day, but he really wants to see the two space heroes．Please tell him where he can go when he is free．

5．From the passage we know the delegation arrived at Hong Kong on ________．