—Do you like Mary’s new hairstyle?— Perfect！H...

—Do you like Mary’s new hairstyle?

— Perfect！How much _____ she looks with the curly short hair!

A. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. good

C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. better

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I was surprised to see how much ____ she was looking with her new hairstyle.

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How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __ to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__________as you do.

A recent survey among high school __________in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __________teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were__________ about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were __ by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.

“The different results show __________of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different ________of beauty, so teens are more __________to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the __. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.

What’s ________, US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent___  that “people should follow their own interests rather than ________of others”. This is much ________ than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.

Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and_________most dissatisfied.

“________to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference.  __ Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.

The students have different  __________ backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.

Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much  _ _ among most of the teens ___________for the survey.

1.A. absorbed            B. willing           C. careless      D. unhappy

2.A. hairstyle            B. dresses          C. fashion       D. culture

3.A. teachers              B. students          C. citizens      D. colleagues

4.A. Asian                 B. American        C. African       D. Western

5.A. answered             B. requested        C. persuaded    D. questioned

6.A. followed             B. decreased        C. reduced       D. compared

7.A. relations             B. barriers           C. customs       D. differences

8.A. awareness           B. standards         C. consciences   D. expenses

9.A. admirable           B. confused         C. likely          D. unbelievable

10.A. survey               B. setting            C. reference       D. paper

11.A. worse                 B. better             C. less             D. more

12.A. disagreeing         B. observing         C. agreeing       D. puzzling

13.A. those                 B. that                C. it              D. one

14.A. lower                 B. larger             C. smaller         D. higher

15.A. first                 B. third               C. fourth            D. last

16.A. leading              B. devoting          C. appealing        D. According

17.A. But                   B. And                C. So                D. Or

18.A. political             B. cultural           C. economical      D. commercial

19.A. expectation          B. hesitation       C. concern           D. ambition

20.A. interviewed          B. advised          C. overlooked       D. invested

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A. He really likes his wife’s new hairstyle.

B. His wife didn’t take his sensible advice.

C. He didn’t want to cut his wife’s long hair.

D. His wife often complains about everything.

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1.How much time do you need to babysit Mary's two boys each week?

A. 5 hours.　　 B. 10 hours.

C. 14 hours.　　 D. 40 hours.

2.Which ad requires the job－hunters to work on Monday mornings?

A. Ad A.　　 B. Ad B.

C. Ad C.　　 D. Ad D.

3.What is a necessity for people to get these jobs?

A. They should look after Mary's two young boys on weekends.

B. They are supposed to work full－time just on Saturdays in the Munchies Café.

C. They should have your own bike to take this long－time newspaper delivery work.

D. They need to communicate in a certain foreign language when working for the City Museum shop.

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1.How much time do you need to babysit Mary's two boys each week?

A. 5 hours.　　 B. 10 hours.

C. 14 hours.　　 D. 40 hours.

2.Which ad requires the job－hunters to work on Monday mornings?

A. Ad A.　　 B. Ad B.

C. Ad C.　　 D. Ad D.

3.What is a necessity for people to get these jobs?

A. They should look after Mary's two young boys on weekends.

B. They are supposed to work full－time just on Saturdays in the Munchies Café.

C. They should have your own bike to take this long－time newspaper delivery work.

D. They need to communicate in a certain foreign language when working for the City Museum shop.

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How Much Music Can You Make?

On Nov. 18, 1995, violinist Perlman, performed a concert in New York City. Stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症)as a child, Perlman painfully walked with the aid of two crutches(拐杖)to a chair in the middle of the stage. He carefully laid the crutches on the floor, extended one leg forward and the other underneath his chair, picked up his instrument and nodded to the conductor to begin.

But something went wrong. After only seconds of playing, one of the strings on his violin broke. The sound was so loud that the audience immediately knew what had happened and fully expected the concert to be stopped until another string or even another instrument could be found. However, Perlman surprised them. He closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra restarted where they had left off and Perlman played on three strings. He played with passion and power. All the time he worked out new fingering in his mind to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play well on four strings Perlman played on three.

When he finished, an awesome silence hung in the room. And then as one, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. Applause burst forth from every corner of the concert hall as fans appreciated his talent and his courage.

Perlman smiled and wiped the sweat from his brow. Then he raised his bow to quiet the crowd and said, in a quiet tone, "You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left." Disease left him with less power than he had before, yet he went on. Playing a concert on three strings is like his motto—he went on with what he had left and still made music.

And isn't that true with us? Our task is to find out how much music we can still make with what we have left, for I'm convinced that the world needs the music only you and I can make.

1.After the string on his violin broke, Perlman__________.

A. found another instrument　　 B. stopped the concert

C. played on three strings　　 D. changed a new string

2.The audience cheered and clapped to show their ________.

A. appreciation　　 B. talent and courage

C. engagement　　 D. passion and power

3.Perlman succeeded due to his ________.

A. cautiousness　　 B. patience

C. kindness　　 D. faith

4.The story inspires people to ________.

A. go with the flow　　 B. share music with others

C. employ what we have　　 D. smile and keep quiet

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We are much happier in our new house because it has a large garden, and you know how enthusiastic we both are about gardening. When we moved in a month ago, Mary wanted to get a dog to keep out burglars. However, we finally decided that it would be cheaper to put an iron grille in front of the door and get a burglar alarm.

Last week, I went to a shop and bought an alarm for just over £200. It consists of a control unit with three smaller units. I put the control unit in the lounge and put the other units in place by the front door, back door and lounge windows.

That night I soon fell asleep because I was confident that no one could get into our house undetected. At about 1:50 a.m. I woke up suddenly and heard the siren. It was like an ambulance driving right through our bedroom. I couldn’t leave the siren on all night. I went downstairs in the dark. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I switched on the light and looked around. Oh my gosh. The back door was unlocked. I rushed to lock it and it was just at that exact moment that the ‘burglar’ disappeared behind a curtain. Guess what? It was an ordinary house lizard(蜥蜴).Apparently the alarm system had been made for American or European homes in which lizards are never seen. I switched the alarm off and sat down to watch. A few moments later, a lizard ran across a wall, right in front of one of the alarm units.

I won’t bother to finish this story but if you’d like a burglar alarm system free of charge, just let us know.

1.What do we know about the author and his wife?

A. They are pet lovers.

B. They love plants and flowers.

C. They are fond of catching lizards.

D. They hate technology.

2.What happened after they got the alarm system?

A. It worked unexpectedly.

B. It did not work.

C. A burglar broke into the house.

D. Their neighbors complained about it.

3.What will the author do after the incident?

A. He will sell the alarm to someone else.

B. He will buy a dog to keep out burglars.

C. He will fix the alarm system immediately.

D. He will file a complaint to the company.

4.How does the author sound when telling the story?

A. Curious. 　 B. Anxious. 　 C. Cautious. 　 D. Humorous.

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Much like a smartphone, your body will go to sleep when there are no new inputs. When you are on a bus, your senses will give you the same repetitive inputs. The streets will flow by, the engine adds constant white noise, you’re seated and not moving, and the smell... well you hope the smell doesn’t change.

Any repetitive input going to your brain will eventually be ignored and your brain will start going into a low energy state. The fact that you fall asleep quickly when closing your eyes on a bus is because you were already on the bus for a while and got used to all the repetitive sensory data.

When you go to bed, you have a lot of new changes. You are lying down, you wear different clothes, you feel the pressure of your covers, you go from bright to dark, noisy to quiet. All of these are new sensory inputs that your brain needs to get used to before going to sleep.

A laboratory experiment to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (震动) on seated human alertness and sleepiness was carried out. Vibration was applied to the volunteers sitting on the vehicle seat on the vibration platform. Volunteers for this investigation included 18 young male and healthy university students. None of the volunteers had a history of neck pain, diseases of the cervical spine or musculoskeletal disorders. Seated volunteers were exposed to a Gaussian random vibration, with 1–15 Hz frequency bandwidth at 0.2 ms−2 r.m.s., for 20-minutes.

The results suggest that exposure to vibration even for 20-minutes can cause significant sleepiness. The data clearly show that exposure to vibration has considerable influence on subjective sleepiness levels, and more importantly, human reaction times and decrease of attention.

Drowsy driving has been reported to account for approximately 20% of accidents worldwide. In Australia, 16.6% of total road deaths were caused by sleep-related accidents in 1998 alone. It is well established that sleepiness caused by extended hours of driving has considerable influence on driver performance, therefore, compromising transportation safety.

These findings need to be further proved particularly in relation to driving behavior. This line of research can then assist in the development of practical and relevant guidelines for limitation of vibration exposure in the automotive industry, in an effort to reduce the burden of road accidents. That’s something for both car manufacturers and road safety experts to think about.

1.According to the passage, why do we fall asleep quickly on the bus?

A.Because we meet a lot of new changes.

B.Because the surroundings become quiet.

C.Because we get used to the repetitive sensory data.

D.Because our senses give us different kinds of inputs.

2.What is the purpose of the experiment?

A.To investigate people’s sleeping hours and situation.

B.To research whether vibration can affect people’s health.

C.To study the relationship between inputs and people’s attention.

D.To find out how shaking affects people’s sleepiness in the vehicle.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Sleepy driving is the main cause of road accidents.

B.The research has helped to reduce the burden of road accidents.

C.The findings of the experiment have been recognized by road safety experts.

D.The research results can give some implications to the automobile production.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the findings?

A.Positive. B.Negative.

C.Disappointed. D.Indifferent.

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In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and found the answers interesting.

One morning I got into three different taxis and announced, “Well, it’s my first day back in New York in seven years. I’ve been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno.” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver, “Reno? That is in Nevada?”

Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said I’d just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my boss’s house. A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope; he refused to take me to the middle of George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Don’t worry. Take a new job.”

One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.

“Let’s go across the park.” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $25,000.”

“$25,000?” He asked.

“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?”

“No, man. I work 8 hours and I don’t make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”

As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.

“Hey, there’s another bank,” I said, “Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”

“No, I can’t wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can’t expect unconditional support.

1.Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?

A. Because he was able to help the author to find a new job.

B. Because he wanted to go home and relax.

C. Because it was far away from his home.

D. Because he thought that the author would commit suicide.

2.What is the author’s interpretation of the driver’s reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank”?

A. The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low.

B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally.

C. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible.

D. The driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery.

3.Which of the following statements is true about New York taxi drivers?

A. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.

B. they often refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.

C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.

D. They work only for money.

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