Thursday, January 3
Book a Librarian One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session	Location：Main Library Training Center(5th F1．) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 p．m．－6 p．m． Description： Do you need personalized help Using a computer or the Internet? During the month of January，the library is offering limited one-on-one training sessions(培训课程)．Sessions are limited to 30 minutes and require signing up in advance．Call(415)557-4400 to book an appointment or for more information．
Friday, January 4
Beyond Journal Writing for Teens	Location：Main Library Paley Rm．(3rd F1．) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 p.m.--- 5：30 p.m. Description： In this nine-week(January 4 through February 29)class，you will have the opportunity to develop and share your writing (poetry, biography and more) in a supportive group led by a Writers Corps teacher．Open to teen writers aged 13-19． For information，communicate with Betsy Levine，Teen Librarian，at (415)557-4497 or Dmail blevine@sipI．org．
Tuesday, January 8
Power Panels and Films by World Savvy	Location：Main Librarv Koret Auditorium Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：5 p．m．-8 p．m． Description: World Savvy，The Global Film Initiative team up to take you on a world tour through explorations of art，media and film．Come and share how film and media affect youth，education and our global community at large．To book a position，communicate with Jennifer Collins at(415)557—4268 or jennifercollins@sfpl.org．
Wednesday, January 9
Business Counseling Sessions	Location：Main Library(Fourth Floor Business Center) Address：100 Larkin St．(at Grove) Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：10 a．m．-3 p．m． Description： SCORE—Service Corps of Retired Executives(行政人员)offers free，one-hour business counseling(咨询)sessions from 10 a．m．to 3 p．m． To schedule an appointment with a SCORE counselor, call(415)744-6827．Cosponsored by the Business，Science and Technology Center．

1.．If a boy wants to improve the skill of writing poems he can call            ．

    A．(415) 744-6827               B．(415)557-4268

    C．(415) 557-4497               D．(415)557-4400

2.Who would be most likely to attend the event on Wednesday, January 9？

    A．A science teacher              B．A retired worker．

    C．A school headmaster．         D．A supermarket owner．

3.Which event doesn’t need booking in advance?

    A．One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session.

    B．Beyond Journal Writing for Teens.

    C．Power Panels and Films by World Savvy.

D．Business Counseling Sessions.

 

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Basic Photography
This is an eight-hour course for beginners who want to learn how to use a 35mm camera. The teacher will cover such areas as kinds of film, light, and lenses(镜头). Bring your own 35mm camera to the class.
Course Charge: $150
Jan. 10, 12, 17, 19, Tues. & Thurs. 6-8p.m.
Marianne Adams is a professional photographer whose photographs appear in many magazines.
Understanding Computers
This twelve-hour course is for people who don’t know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do, and how to use them.
Course Charge: $75
Equipment Charge: $10
Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28, Sat. 9-12 a.m.
Joseph Saimders is a professor of computer science at New Urban University. He has over twelve years of experience in the computer field.
Stop Smoking
Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now it is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.
Course Charge: $30
Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 Mon. 4-7 p.m.
Dr.John Goode is a practicing psychologist(心理学家)who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.
Typing
This course on weekdays is for those who want to type as well as those who want to improve their typing. You are tested in the first class and practice at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.
Course Charge: $125
Materials Charge: $25
Two hours each evening for two weeks.
This course is taught by a number of business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.
【小题1】 The word “professional” in this advertisement most probably means “_____”

A．spiritual

B．journalist

C．professor

D．experienced

【小题2】 The shortest course is _____.

A．Basic Photography	B．Understanding Computers
C．Stop Smoking	D．Typing

【小题3】 A course which can do something good for your health will cost____.

A．$50

B．$30

C．$10

D．$125

【小题4】 There are typing courses_____.

A．on Saturdays and Sundays	B．from Monday to Friday
C．from Monday to Saturday	D．on each day in the week

Space travel is definitely bad for astronauts’ bones, reducing their bone density(密度) after only a month of weightlessness, according to French research published on Friday.
Laurence Vico and his fellow workers at St Etienne University called for more research into the effects of microgravity, after their study of 15 astronauts from the Russian MIR station showed bone loss continued throughout space flights.
“Bone loss was especially striking in four astronauts, ” the scientists reported in the Lancet Medical Journal.
They measured the bone mineral density (BMD) of bones in the forearm(前臂) and lower leg of the astronauts who had spent one to six months in space.
The BMD loss was significant in the tibia(胫骨) of the lower leg, a weight-bearing bone, but barely changed in the radius(桡骨) of the forearm. “Our results indicate the need to investigate not only different bones, but also different areas of the same bone since not all sites of the skeleton (骨架) are similarly affected by space conditions, ” they added.
Without gravity the body isn’t bearing any weight so there is no need for calcium (钙) which makes bones strong, and it becomes empty into the bloodstream.
The research team suggested in future scientists should try to determine if the loss of bone density was only on weight-bearing bones on longer flights, also the possible recovery after returning to Earth.
【小题1】French scientists did their research on Russian astronauts, because _______.

A．they only cared for the Russian astronauts

B．they were not interested in their own astronauts

C．the Russian government invited them to do their research

D．the Russian astronauts worked in space for a long time

【小题2】 Scientists have found that _______.

A．the BMD loss may cause serious illness to astronauts

B．the BMD loss may cause some change in astronauts’ bodies

C．astronauts shouldn’t care about the BMD loss

D．astronauts should take some calcium before space travel

【小题3】 What cause the BMD loss to astronauts, according to this passage?

A．The food they eat in space.	B．The drinks they take in space.
C．The temperature in space.	D．The gravity in space.

【小题4】In the third paragraph, the word “striking” means ______.

A．unusual

B．simple

C．weak

D．slow

An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.  

Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.   

Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.   

“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.   

University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.   

A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.   

Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”  

71. Professor John Beath’s lectures are ______ .  

A. given in a traditional way                 B. connected with the present situation  

C. open to both students and their parents    D. warmly received by economics  

72. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their_____.   

A. greater stability     B. higher pay    C. fewer applications   D. better reputation  

73. in the opinion of most parents ______ .   

A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching  

B. more students should be admitted to universities  

C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.   

D. children should solve financial problems themselves   

74. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters_____ .   

A. wiser in money management  

B. have access to better equipment  

C. confide about their future careers  

D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds  

75. What’s the main idea of the text?  

A. Universities have received more applications.  

B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students  

C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty  

D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.   

The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.

In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.

My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.

1.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.

A.  he wanted to talk to the author

B.  he might think the author dropped the bread

C.  the author appeared too nervous

D.  the author was going to get off

2.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A. easily obtained              

B. strongly supported

C. deliberately created         

D. completely unaccepted

3.Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

   A. He noticed that no one was looking at him.

   B. He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.   

   C. He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.  

 D. He valued kindness more than his own pride.