4、As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
    Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so even if we could）, we need to find ways to deal with it.

1．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.

A．strong will to hold out stress           B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility            D．having control over performance

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

B．Stress is always harmful to people's health

C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.

3．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.

A．"expose ourselves to stress"

B．"find ways to deal with stress"

C．"remove stress from our lives"

D．"establish links between diseases and stress"

4．According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is _____.

A．to avoid it                         B．to try to cope with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation        D．to find some relaxation

3、In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English—and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US's Carnegie Mellon University （CMU） and Germany's University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.?

One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.?

Another prototype（雏形机） can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,” Waibel said.?

Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe（转录） the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal（液晶） display（LCD） screen.?

Then there's the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face, according to researchers.?

During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed—without speaking aloud—a few words in Mandarin（普通话） to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”?

This particular gadget（器械）,when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university's prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,” Waibel said.?

With spontaneous（自发的,自愿的） translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.?

1．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily.?

B．Muscle Translators can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth.?

C．There is no Muscle Translator in the world now.

D．The spontaneous translators will help us a lot.

2．What's the final destination of inventing the language translators??

A．To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.?

B．To help students learn foreign languages more easily.?

C．To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.?

D．To help people learn more foreign languages in the future.

3．What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph?

A．The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need.?

B．The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge.?

C．With the help of the translator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all.?

D．The translator needs to be improved before being put into market.

1、假定你班在“珍爱生命，拒闯红灯”教育活动中，召开了一次主题班会。请你根据下表中的内容，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；2.词数：150左右。

参考词汇： pedestrian n. （行人）；jay-walk .v（乱穿马路） ；reprimand .v（批评,训诫）

28、

1．If you happen to be the 200th customer to buy Cholesterolblock, you will          .

       A．be able to buy it at a low price               B．be the luckiest one online

       C．try it free of charge                              D．change your diet

2．Liptor?, Zocor?, Crestor? are         .

       A．diseases              B．side effects          C．medicines            D．cholesterol

3．Cholestrolblock^TM  has the following advantages EXCEPT that _____________________.

       A．it helps take cholesterol out of whatever food you eat.

       B．it has been proved useful in hospital testing.

       C．it helps people absorb at least 42% cholesterol.

       D．it sells best on Internet every month.

4．Where can you most probably read this passage?

    A．In a travel guide book.                          B．On a university bulletin board.

       C．In a health magazine.                            D．In a doctor's prescription.

24、--- May I take your order now?

--- _______.

A．No, I'm in trouble now                  B．Yes, we obey orders

C．Yes, I'd like a dish of chicken              D．No, do what you please