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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young．She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star．“I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says．“I used to wear them to watch TV．”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt．The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”．It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights．Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest．But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must．
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street．Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s．As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies．In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwoo d in The Blue Brothers．Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun．Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black．
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement．The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation．UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully．But you don’t have to give up style for safety．The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge．So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach．
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A．The use of sunglasses． B．The history of sunglasses．
C．The sunglasses wearing． D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses．
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A．She was a movie star．
B．She wanted to follow a movie star．
C．Wearing sunglasses was good for her eyes．
D．It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV．
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______．
A．they wore sunglasses B．they went out in the sun too much
C．the lights on movie sets were too bright D．their scripts were written in very small writing
4.We may know from this passage that ______．
A．Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star
B．Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker
C．Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986
D．Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses
5.Now people wear sunglasses ______．
A．just to protect their eyes B．for fashion and to protect their eyes
C．because of bright lights D．because movie stars wear them
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Human Capital - How what you know shapes your life
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 20 Feb 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264029088 Price: €15 ￡19 1$10
This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives．
Economic Policy Reforms -- Going/or Growth, 2007 Edition
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 15 Feb 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264030473 Price: €60| ￡75 |$41
Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth 2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth．
Climate Change in the European Alps -- Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 22 Jan 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264031685 Price: €24 ￡32$ 17
The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany．
OECD in Figures 2006--2007--Statistics on the Member Countries -- OECD Observer
-- Volume 2006 Supplement 1
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 05 Jan 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264022638 Price．; €15 |￡20 |$10
A handy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range of OECD
work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technolog y, public finances, agriculture, trade, and development aid．
OECD Economic Outlook -- December No, 80 -- Volume 2006 Issue 2
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 26 Jan 2007
language-English ISBN: 9789264030954 Price: €80 | ￡97|$55
OECD's twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members．This edition also looks at the rise in household debt．
1.Which of the following books was published most lately?
A．OECD in Figures 2006-2007．
B．OECD Economic Outlook．
C．Human Capital．
D．Climate Change in the European Alps．
2.We can learn from the passage that Alps is _______ ．
A．an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer seasons
B．an European mountain belonging to three countries
C．a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries
D．an European mountain famous for its winter skiing
3.From the book with ISBN ____ you can get a wider range of information about OEC D．
A．9789264029088 B．9789264022638
C．9789264030954 D．9789264030473
4.You should afford _______ Euro dollars for a book to know about the recent progress in economic policies in the OECD countries．
A．60 B．15 C．55 D．80
5.All the five books are ______．
A．written in English
B．concerned about OECD countries
C．involved with education and economy
D．published by the same print
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Compared with the previous week, air quality in Shanghai became worse last week , according to the latest report from the Shanghai Environment Monitoring Centre．
The average air pollution index （API） for sulphur dioxide （SO2） remain almost unchanged from the previous week, but the APIs for nitrogen oxide （NOx） and total suspended （悬浮） particles （TSP） rose by 35 and 27 percent．
The overall quality still belonged to class 2 category．Nitrogen oxide, caused mainly by vehicle exhaust and burning of cooking gas, was still the major pollutant of the week．
The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre operates six automatic air monitors in the city’s Putuo, Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Jing’an and Xuhui districts．
1.Judging from the chart, on which day was the air quality the worst?
A．October 13． B．October 14． C．October 17． D．October 18．
2.Which of the following can be used to describe the air quality of the week?
A．Good． B．Seriously polluted．
C．Excellent． D．Slightly polluted．
3.Six automatic air monitors are operated in the city except ________．
A．Putuo District
B．Xuhui District
C．Chang’an District
D．Hongkou District
4.In shanghai, nitrogen oxide mainly comes from ________．
A．the burning natural gas
B．the burning cooking gas
C．the burning coal
D．dust raised by vehicles
5.This passage is obviously taken from ________．
A．a magazine about air pollution
B．a scientific report from TV
C．the weather column in a newspaper
D．the traveling guide to Shanghai
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Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships．One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful（有压力的） conditions．Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties．Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems．People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties．Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely．
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways．First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us．Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties．Second, other people often provide us with informational support．They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them．Third, we typically find social companionship supportive．Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移注意力） us from our worries and troubles．Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems．
1.Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______．
A．make people live more easily B．smooth away daily problems
C．deal with life changes D．cure types of illnesses
2.The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______．
A．lies in the social medical care systems which support them
B．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others
C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes
3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?
A．takes place of B．makes up of
C．lessens the effect of D．gets rid of
4.Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of _______．
A．instrumental support B．informational support
C．social companionship D．the strengthening of self-respect
5.What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．Interpersonal relationships．
B．Kinds of social support．
C．Ways to deal with stress．
D．Effects of stressful conditions．
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