The gray-haired lady can’t wait to leave the building to search for her dad .Unless watched ,she will walk in the streets in an effort to find her father ,who died 30 years ago.

Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease look like this ,but Alzheimer’s is a serious disease that is said to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death for people over age 75.

It is said that about three percent of the U.S. population over age 65 have Alzheimer’s .In the early stages ,people may exhibit short term memory loss. Some may experience changes in personality , easy to be angry .As the disease progresses ,patients might lose the ability to move and may be unable to speak or move at all. This progressive disease generally lasts 8 to 10 years before death occurs.

While no one is certain what causes these changes in the brain’s nerve fibers （神经纤维）,their effect is certain .Alzheimer’s destroys not only the patients ,but also spouses（配偶）,friends and families.

What should you do if you notice progressive memory loss in yourself or a loved one? Have the person examined by a doctor who is a specialist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Though many reasons other than Alzheimer’s disease may cause memory loss ,its

early diagnosis（诊断）and treatment may delay some of the most serious effects.

What feeling will you likely experience should a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’ s disease? A person will often go through the various stages of sadness, shock ,anger ,and so on. If the spouse develops the disease ,you may experience hurt and disappointment when he or she doesn’t remember you are married.

Life for the Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones will never be the same as the disease progresses ,bringing a deep sorrow ,loss and even anger towards God .No matter what feelings are present ,facing them honestly will serve one better than burying them.

1.

What can be inferred from the passage about the gray-haired day?

 A．She has been living with her father.

 B．She was sad about the death of her father.

 C．She can’t search for her father without being watched.

 D．She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

2.

．When people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease , ________.

A．their families and friends will suffer from the same disease

 B．their families and friends will experience mental sufferings

C．they will certainly die in 8 to 10 years

 D．they will forget everybody but their spouses

3.

．Memory loss occurs ________.

 A．from Alzheimer’s disease and nothing else

 B．from sadness ,shock ,anger ,and so on

 C．for a number of reasons 

D．with changes in personality

 

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home . So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said.  “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer     .

A．was rather impolite                      B．was warmly received

C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair        D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper     .

A．changed his mind                       B．saw the writer’s purpose

C．accepted the offer                      D．decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay?

A．£5               B．£7               C．£20              D．£27

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was         .

A．smart             B．careful            C．honest            D．funny

 

When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It’s time to enjoy yourselves!

There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.

High school students in western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have party to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.

As the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.

Common party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing(加冕)of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.

High schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or，to be unusual, on a pleasure boat．But often costs are out by simply using the school gym．Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special．The music played at the party will be the most popular kinds，like rock and hip-hop．

Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the party，but others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to say goodbye．

1.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to         ．

A．tell an interesting experience of high school students

B．tell how the western students spend the last days of high school

C．introduce several ways of the western students’ killing time

D．tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation

2.What does the party mean, for western high school students that are about to graduate?

A．They are adults and will not depend on parents．

B．These teenagers can find a job to support themselves．

C．They have grown up and need friends’ help．

D．They have finished high school and will go to college．

3.What does the underlined word“mark”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Remember

B．Show

C．Sign

D．Celebrate．

4.From the fourth paragraph，we can infer that        .

A．the party is very interesting

B．graduates pay much attention to the party

C．boys wear as usual to attend the party

D．girls like to make themselves beautiful at all hours

5.All the following statements are true EXCEPT that     .

A．generally speaking，students will receive 12 years’ formal education before going to college

B．girls wear formal dresses or dress in shiny or brightly colored materials in order to be noticed

C．using the school gym is cheaper and students don’t need to make a lot of effort

D．sometimes teachers and parents are also invited to the parties

 

The gray-haired lady can’t wait to leave the building to search for her dad .Unless watched, she will walk in the streets in an effort to find her father, who died 30years ago.

  Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease look like this ,but Alzheimer’s is a serious disease that is said to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death for people over age 75.

  It is said that about three percent of the U.S. population over age 65 have Alzheimer’s .In the early stages, people may exhibit short term memory loss. Some may experience changes in personality, easy to be angry .As the disease progresses, patients might lose the ability to move and may be unable to speak or move at all. This progressive disease generally lasts 8 to 10 years before death occurs.

  While no one is certain what causes these changes in the brain’s nerve fibers （神经纤维）,their effect is certain .Alzheimer’s destroys not only the patients ,but also spouses（配偶）,friends and families.

  What should you do if you notice progressive memory loss in yourself or a loved one? Have the person examined by a doctor who is a specialist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

  Though many reasons other than Alzheimer’s disease may cause memory loss ,its early diagnosis（诊断）and treatment may delay some of the most serious effects.

   What feeling will you likely experience should a loved one suffer from Alzheimer’s disease? A person will often go through the various stages of sadness, shock, anger, and so on. If the spouse develops the disease, you may experience hurt and disappointment when he or she doesn’t remember you are married.

  Life for the Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones will never be the same as the disease progresses, bringing a deep sorrow, loss and even anger towards God. No matter what feelings are present, facing them honestly will serve one better than burying them.

1.What can be inferred from the passage about the gray-haired day?

    A．She has been living with her father.

 B．She was sad about the death of her father.

    C．She can’t search for her father without being watched.

    D．She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

2.When people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, ________.

 A．their families and friends will suffer from the same disease

    B．their families and friends will experience mental sufferings

    C．they will certainly die in 8 to 10 years

    D．they will forget everybody but their spouses

3.Memory loss occurs ________.

    A．from Alzheimer’s disease and nothing else

 B．from sadness ,shock ,anger ,and so on

    C．for a number of reasons

    D．with changes in personality

4.From the passage we know that_____.

 A．early treatment may stop Alzheimer’s disease occurring

    B．it is still unknown what causes the changes in the brain’s nerve fibers

    C．nerve fibers in the brain will cause Alzheimer’s disease

 D．when one suffers from Alzheimer’s disease ,he will be buried

 

 

 

CANBERRA(Reuters)—Australia’s kangaroos are genetically similar to humans and may have first evolved in China, Australian researchers said Tuesday.

Scientists said they had for the first time mapped the genetic code of the Australian marsupials(有袋类)and found much of it was similar to the genome for humans, the government backed Center of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics said.

 “There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order,”center Director Jenny Graves told reporters in Melbourne.

“We thought they’d be completely scrambled, but they’re not. There is great chunks of the human genome which is sitting right there in the kangaroo genome,” Graves said, according to AAP.

Humans and knagaroos last shared an ancestor at least 150 million years ago, the researchers found, while mice and humans separated and went in different ways from one another only 70 million years ago.

Kangaroos first evolved in China, but migrated across the America to Australia and Antarctica, they said.

“Kangaroos are hugely informative about what we were like 150 million years ago,” Graves said.

68.Where does the kangaroo first develop according the scientists?

         A.In China.       B.In America.  C.In Australia. D.In Antarctica.

69.What does the passage mainly tell us?

         A.How the Kangaroo first evolved. B.Kangaroo’ genetic code have been mapped.

         C.Kangaroos’genes are close to humans’.      D.Scientists did much research into Kangaroos.

70.What does the underlined word “scrambled” probably mean in the fourth paragraph?

         A.Funny.   B.Wrong. C.Curious.        D.Right.