根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意：涂在答题卡上，E涂 AB  F 涂 AC   G涂 AD)

Our mood may change suddenly like a storm with lightning and thunderbolts that comes without notice.

The good news is that bad moods can leave as suddenly as they have come. Exceptions to this rule of course are cases where there are other problems such as depression or any other mental destruction.

How to improve your mood?

______1_________When you understand that you are not feeling happy but you are in depression or disappointment, then you can use these simple techniques that will be able to change the negative situation and improve your mood.

______2_______. Exercises, gymnastics and sports help a lot to achieve a better emotional balance.

If you feel that you are in a bad mood, take a hot bath or sauna. _________3__________.

Watch a movie, read a book or talk to a friend.

________4__________. When you leave work or home, go to places that make you happy and calm. This helps to improve your mood.

Make relations with happy, optimistic and pleasant people. ______5_______. Positive and optimistic feelings that create positive thinking for the future will help you overcome your bad feelings and defeat your bad mood.

When the problem of bad moods, frustration and negative emotions beyond normal situations becomes chronic (长期的), it is important to turn to a specialist for help.

A．The relaxation of the muscles will help.

B．Change your environment.

C．Use physical activity to fight against feelings of depression.

D．This can help you improve your mood significantly.

E. First you have to learn to recognize when you are in a bad mood.

F. There are ways to improve your mood.

G. Changes in feelings and mood can happen for various reasons.

 

By Road Around the World

Nickname: Walker

Email: ragwani@hotmail.com

When to travel: May 2011-Aug 2011

Who am I: I am 55. From my childhood, have this dream to go around the world by hitch hiking. However this is now changed and I want to go by road.

My travel plans: Going throughout the world and study various people, culture, habits.

Who am I looking for: A female companion, and she must have similar interest as me.

 

Just for fun

Nickname: Stream

Email: qrutta@yahoo.co.uk

When to travel: Jan 2011-Dec 2011

Who am I: Young slim girl, looking to see Asia with anyone who wants to travel.

My travel plans: I most prefer a white man in his late30’s to have fun with me as he travels either on business or leisure trips

Whom am I looking for: Someone who is honest, friendly; good sense of humor, adventurous.

 

22yr old Australian looking for travel companion

Nickname: Angela

Email: alyssia_europe@hotmail.com

When to travel: March 2011

Who am I: a lovely girl, with fun, honest, caring.

My travel plans: I will be traveling to Europe cities, then the world!

Who am I looking for:  An extremely fun and entertaining male/female, middle-aged, someone that I can enjoy every travel moment with.

 

★Fun and maybe more

Nickname: Sunnygirl

Email: sunnygirl2008@yahoo.com

When to travel: Jun2011-Aug2011

Who am I: Slender African girl in her late 20’s. Quite charming, loving, pretty,fun to be with.

My travel plans: Nothing in mind for sure, just looking to come with you.

Whom am I looking for: Looking for a white male between 40-50 years, someone who is full of energy and lively.

 

1.What way would Walker like to choose for his travel this time?

A. By plane.                                     

B. By road.           

C. By water.         

D. By hitch hiking.

2.Stream will probably travel to ______ according to the ad.

A. France                                   B. Egypt       

C. Japan                                     D. Australia

3.Who’s to travel for the shortest time with a companion?

A. Sunny girl                              B. Angela             

C. Stream                                   D. Walker

4.A middle-aged man wants to travel from June to August in 2011, he should send an email to _______ to find a travel companion.

A. sunnygirl@yahoo.com                          

B. alyssia_europe@hotmail.com

C. qrutta@yahoo.co.uk                      

D. ragwani@hotmail.com

 

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro/nanoelectromechanreal systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

1.Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

A．He teaches chemistry at MU.

B．He developed a chemical battery.

C．He is working on a nuclear energy source.

D．He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

2. Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.

A．to show chemical batteries are widely applied.

B．to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.

C．to describe a nuclear-powered system.

D．to introduce various energy sources.

3.Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.

A．get rid of the radioactive waste	B．test the power of nuclear batteries.
C．decrease the size of nuclear batteries	D．reduce the damage to lattice structure.

4.According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.

A．uses a solid semiconductor	B．will soon replace the present ones.
C．could be extremely thin	D．has passed the final test.

5.The text is most probably a ________.

A．science news report	B．book review
C．newspaper ad	D．science fiction story

 

 

 

14days from just ￡2,090pp

Fully inclusive from the UK

Price cover international airfares, departure taxes, fuel charge, local transportation all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens. 

◆ Days 1-3 UK-Shanghai

Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. Visit the beautiful YU Garden, Old Town. Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nampa Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’s style Smkomen buildings and end your stay in shanghai with an amazing Huangpu river evening tour. 

◆ Days 4-7:Shanghai-Yangtze River Tour

Fly to Yichang and change （approx: one hour）to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the three Gorgee Dam（三峡大坝）before sailing on the grand Yangtze River ,passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side tripe to the lesser Three Gorges or travel up the shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way. 

◆ Day8 :Chongqing—chengdu

Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay. 

◆ Day9-10;Chengdu-xi’an

Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals We then fly to the bistoric city of xi’an for two nights stay and enjoy traditional Shuijiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20^th century—the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑），followed by the ancient City wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing. 

◆ Day11-13:xi’an-beijing

Visit little wild goose pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shanxi provincial museum before walking through the lively militia Quarter to see the Great Mosque. Later fly to Beijing for three nights stay and try Peking Duck. During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden city, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in china, and visit the summer palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrzibatio show. 

◆ Day14:Beijing-UK

Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories. 

1.The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “       ”

A. buy          B. reserve          C. taste        D. make

2.The first and last scenic spots to he visited in xi’an are       . 

A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque

B. the Terracotta Warriors and shanghai provincial Museum

C. little wild goose Pagoda and Great Mosque

D. Little wild goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter

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

A. The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals. 

B. The tourists will visit the 1920’s Shikumen buildings in Beijing

C. The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour. 

D. The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK

4.The ad is mainly intended to        . 

A. encourage the British to travel in China

B. attract the British to traditional Chinese food

C. offer service of booking air tickets to tourists

D. provide the British with a better understanding of China. 

 

So you thought the hamburger was the world’s most popular fast food? After all, McDonald’s Golden Arches span（跨越）the globe（全球）. But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate（极好的）fast food. It’s easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied than the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands and it’s delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It’s been one of America’s favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
It’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was “invented”. It changed over the years, but one thing’s for certain—it’s been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them “plakuntos” and ate them with various simple toppings（配料）such as oil, garlic（大蒜）, onions and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it “picea”. By about 1000 AD in the city of Naples, “picea” had become “pizza” and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoⅠand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named “Pizza Margherita” in her honour.
Pizza went to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about(夸赞) “that great Italian dish”. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
【小题1】Which is the correct order of the changes of pizza?

A．Plakuntos→pizza→picea	B．Pizza→plakuntos→picea
C．Picea→plakuntos→pizza	D．Plakuntos→picea→pizza

【小题2】Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?

A．Because pizza first became popular in these countries.

B．Because pizza was invented in these countries.

C．Because one topping was brought to Italy from these countries.

D．Because people there are the greatest consumers of pizza.

【小题3】What do the Italian flag and a Pizza Margherita have in common?

A．There is a picture of a Pizza Margherita.	B．They have the same colours.
C．Both of them represent Italy.	D．They are both popular in Italy.

【小题4】When did pizza become really popular in the United States?
A. After 1945.      B. In 1889.     C. In 1905.         D. By 1000AD.
【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．McDonald’s and Pizza	B．Global Pizza
C．Pizza in the United States	D．How to Make Pizza