It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting (迂回) as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1^st Avenue, 2^nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and are also numbered, e.g. 51^st Street, 63^rd Street. It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names. But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g. “Bishopgate” (which is not a gate and hasn’t a Bishop in it); “Haymarket” or “Corn market” (where you won’t see any hey or corn) or “Poultry” (without a living chicken anywhere in sight) or “Thread needle Street” (where you won’t find little girls learning to sew).

1.In the second sentence of the passage, “laid out” means ______.

A．built             B．be put            C．designed          D．cut down

2.The streets running from north to south are called _______.

A．avenues in London                      B．streets in America

C．avenues in New York                     D．streets in London

3.According to the writer’s opinion, ______.

A．avenues and streets are the same

B．streets in America are better than avenues in England

C．streets in New York are better than those in London

D．the writer didn’t agree with the London streets planners

4.The names of streets both in London and New York ______.

A．are quite good                         B．are interesting

C．are not practical                        D．differ greatly in form

5.The writer tells his readers that he prefers (更喜欢) _____.

A．London streets                         B．New York streets

C．both                                 D．neither

Israel has passed a law banning the use of underweight models in advertising. Known as the “Photoshop Law”, it also requires that agencies tell their audience if they’ve digitally changed pictures to make models look thinner.

The new law forbids the use of models with a body mass index of 18.5 or less, a standard based on internationally accepted measures. The figure matches the set of fixed limits by the U. S. Department of Health.

The law doesn’t set a money amount that can be gained in court from such a suit. Lawmakers realize that it may be a long and difficult process to prove in court that a company broke the new law, but they feel that simply having the law in place will accomplish what they want; stopping advertising companies from continuing to influence Israelis with images of unhealthy-looking models as the gold standard of beauty.

Some modeling agencies in Israel aren’t happy. They say that the indexes on which the law is based are arbitrary (任意的)and are not suitable for every model. Many models who are totally healthy girls might be disqualified because of the law. Some models are naturally thin and unable to gain weight and the new law would unfairly prevent them from finding jobs.

However, plus-size American supermodel Emme told CNN that she thinks the law will cause other countries to make similar measures against showing underweight models. “I think this is fantastic because so many young women and men are suffering to look in a way that is unrealistic and unhealthy,” she said.

1.What is “Photoshop Law” about?

A. Banning the use of underweight models.

B. Banning underweight models in advertising.

C. Banning changing pictures digitally.

D. Banning models in advertising.

2.The underlined word “suit” in Paragraph 3 means           .

A . a set of clothing

B. a group of rooms

C. an action in court

D. a performance in advertising

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. All models are happy about the law.

B. All advertising agencies are happy about the law.

C. The law makes no sense.

D. There are arguments over the beauty standard of models.

One family, which had emigrated from Japan and settled at the turn of the century near San Francisco, had established a business in which they grew roses and trucked them into San Francisco three mornings a week.

The other family was a naturalized(加入国籍的)family from Switzerland who also marketed roses, and   21   families became modestly successful,   22 their roses were known in the markets of San Francisco for their  23 vase-life.

For four decades the two families were neighbors, and the sons   24 the farms, but then on December 7, 1941, Japan   25   Pearl Harbor. Although the rest of the family members were American, the   26   of the Japanese family had never been naturalized. In the turmoil(动乱) and the questions about internment camps（拘留营）, his neighbor made it clear that, if   27  , he would look after his friend’s nursery（花圃）. It was   28 each family had learned in church—Love the neighbor as thyself. “You would do  29 for us, ” he told his Japanese friend.

It was not long before the Japanese   30   was transported to a poor landscape in Granada, Colorado. The relocation center consisted of tar-paper-roofed barracks (兵营)  31 by barbed wire and armed guards.

A full year went by. Then two. Then three. While the   32 neighbors were in internment, their friends worked in the greenhouses, the  33   before school and on Saturdays, and the father's work often stretched to 16 and 17 hours. And then   34 , when the war in Europe had

  35 , the Japanese family packed up and   36  a train. They were going home.

What would they find? The family was   37 at the train station by their neighbors, and when they got to their home, the whole Japanese family stared.. There was the nursery, complete, clean and shining in the sunlight, neat, prosperous and healthy.

So was the balance of the bank passbook   38 to the Japanese father. And the house was  39 as clean and welcoming as the nursery.

And there on the dining room   40  was one perfect red rosebud, just waiting to unfold- the gift of one neighbor to another.

The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat（喉咙）operation. His throat  21   ,and he was afraid .However ,the young nurse  22   by his bed smiled so  23   that the little boy smiled back .He  24   to be afraid .The young nurse was May Paxton  25   she was deaf（聋的）.May Paxton graduated  26   the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909 .Three years  27   she went to see Dr. Richardson about   28   a nurse . Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City.  29   had never heard of a deaf nurse .She told May that her   30   would be very low and that the work would be   31   .However ,May said that hard work did not frighten her .Dr. Richardson was   32   her ,and accepted May as a student nurse.

       Dr. Richardson never   33   her decision .  34   ,she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses .The   35   was Miss Marian Finch ,who was hard of   36   .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie .These three were   37    “the silent angles（天使）of Mercy Hospital” during the   38   they worked there.

       Dr. Richardson often   39   her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing .She wrote to May. “For three years ,you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man,  40   or child ever ,to my knowledge ,made a complaint（投诉）against you…”

21．A．cut                     B．hurt                    C．wounded             D．damaged

22．A．standing              B．jumping               C．lying                   D．crying

23．A．shyly                  B．sadly                   C．cheerfully            D．weakly

24．A．continued            B．began                  C．stopped               D．forgot

25．A．for                      B．so                       C．and                     D．but

26．A．as                       B．from                   C．with                    D．in

27．A．later                    B．before                 C．ago                     D．then

28．A．seeking               B．changing             C．hiring                  D．becoming

29．A．You                    B．She                     C．We                     D．He

30．A．money                B．check                  C．pay                     D．price

31．A．easy                    B．disappointing        C．joyful                  D．difficult

32．A．angry with           B．satisfied with       C．sorry for             D．ashamed of

33．A．regretted             B．thought of           C．liked                   D．believed

34．A．In fact                B．In a hurry            C．In surprise           D．In public

35．A．one                     B．others                 C．first                    D．other

36．A．reading                B．hearing                C．listening              D．writing

37．A．offered                B．chosen                C．told                     D．called

38．A．year                    B．month                 C．time                    D．term

39．A．spoke of              B．said                     C．heard of              D．noticed

40．A．person                B．woman                C．boy                     D．girl

DEARAUNTYf

My husband’s niece is 13 and what I would call “a handful”. She wants to stay with us for while, and her mother and grandmother have told me what a great influence I would be on her. Her visit ，no doubt, would bring about a long list of demands’ and she’d want to bring a friend too. I don t feel comfortable hosting her, but I don 3r know how to tell my husband’s family members without hurting their feelings.

-Reluctant Aunt

Dear Reluctant,

Let’s get you out of this mess. Your husband’s family is making a request that borders on a demand and sugarcoating it with self-serving flattery (恭维）• Put your foot down, and tell the truth. Say you don’t feel equipped or comfortable hosting the little darling, and regretfully decline (拒绝).Under no circumstances should you take part in any discussion that attempts to change your mind through flattery.

DEAR AUNTY

  have two stepdaughters, 21 and 24. On holidays, the older one always buys me gift but adds her sister’s name on the card. I feel insincere thanking the younger daughter -Vd rather get no gift than be a part of this pretence. Is it tacky (俗气)to ask the 24-year-old to stop giving her sister credit while it isn t deserved? Will the younger one ever learn to be thoughtful?

-Mindful Mum

Dear Mindful,

Lighten up! Your older stepdaughter is a considerate and generous sister who covers for and protects her younger sister. Good for her! The girls’ relationship is between them. As for your role, you can’t punish anyone into being thoughtful. You can, however, model thoughtful behavior. Spend some time with her, and get to know her better.

1.The underlined word “a handful” would probably mean a person who______

A.is difficult to deal with    B.enjoys making friends

C.is easy to get along with D.gets easily influenced

2.AUNTY suggested that Reluctant Aunt______

A.kindly host the guest

B.discuss with her husband

C.politely turn down the request

D.try to meet all the demands

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the second case?

A.Mindful Mum is very proud of her two step daughters.

B.The two stepdaughters always buy Mindful Mum gifts.

C.AUNTY thinks the older sister should be punished.

D.The older stepdaughter cares for her sister.

4.In which section does the passage most probably appear in a magazine?

A.Entertainment.       B. Advice. C. Health.  D. Food &Recipes.