Over the past 20 years the once-sleepy fishin...

Over the past 20 years the once-sleepy fishing village ______ into an international tourism destination, with many visitors coming to explore its spectacular rainforests and beaches．

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Over the last 30 years, Bangkok, once a small fishing village, has transformed into a rich, concrete, high-rise city that it is today. The spreading metropolis and its population of 12 million now produces 35 per cent of Thailand's economic wealth.

As a magnet for foreign companies, Bangkok attracts many overseas managers and business people from different fields, including tourism, automobiles and electronics. The city's population of foreigners is in the high hundreds of thousands, with tens of thousands of Japanese, Chinese and western employees working alongside hundreds of thousands of Burmese who mostly do unskilled jobs shunned by Thais.

For those used to the good life, the variety and quality of the city's food is a key attraction, says one US manager, before listing many of his favourite Italian, Mexican and, of course, Thai restaurants. Most offer quality meals for less than the cost of a takeaway sandwich in London.

Great choice and value can be found in Bangkok's other attractions, too. For overseas business people who enjoy shopping in luxury and air-conditioned comfort, the city has hundreds of modern shopping malls. Some foreigners, however, prefer the charms of Chatuchak Market, where anything can be bought at a good price by the skilled bargainer.

When the time comes to talk business many overseas business people prefer to move out of the markets and onto the golf course. Thailand has thousands of courses, which can provide a welcome break from the busy and noisy city life. But most business people go to the golf course because it's the perfect place to discuss the next big deal.

Because of the fast-paced life some foreign business people see Bangkok as a place to stay for the short term, rather than a lifetime. Australian computer software designer Sarah Huang is seven months pregnant but still working full-time in her Bangkok office. She says the city is "definitely a place I want to stay for the next five, ten years". Nannies and home help are affordable, but high fees for quality secondary education have convinced Ms. Huang to return to Australia when her child reaches high school age.

1.According to the first two paragraphs, we know that

A. Bangkok offers many working opportunities for people

B. Bangkok has always been a rich Thai city

C. most foreigners coming to Bangkok are tourists

D. Burmese in Bangkok mostly work for Thais

2.The underlined word "shunned" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

A. forgotten　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unwanted

C. appreciated　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rewarded

3.What is the main attraction of golf for business people according to the passage?

A. It is the most convenient way for them to get regular exercise.

B. It is a good place in which to discuss business matters.

C. It is a great way to escape from the noise and pollution of the city.

D. It gives them the opportunity to meet local people in a social setting.

4.Sarah Huang says she'll eventually leave Bangkok because

A. she is going to have a baby

B. her working hours are too long

C. it's not easy to find suitable home help there

D. the cost of a good education there is too high

5.The main purpose of the passage is to

A. explain the reasons for Bangkok's rapid economic growth over the past 30 years

B. promote the many attractions Bangkok has to offer tourists visiting the city

C. describe the attractions of living in Bangkok for foreign business people

D. compare the lifestyles of Burmese workers and foreign business people in Bangkok

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Believe it or not, the size of the human brain has become smaller over the past 20,000 years. Scientists argue over whether this means we are becoming more or less intelligent as a species.

“I’d call that a major downsizing in an evolutionary eye blink (眨眼),” John Hawks told Discover magazine.

Why is the brain becoming smaller?

There are different theories to explain it. One is that tens of thousands of years ago, before the decline began, to survive in cold and dangerous conditions, humans needed a stronger and larger body and therefore, a larger head. Also they had to chew the tough meat of rabbits, foxes and horses. As conditions improved, the brain stopped growing, according to supporters of this theory.

Another theory comes from a recent study by David Geary and Drew Bailey. They found that brain size decreased as population density(密度) increased.

“As complex societies appeared, the brain became smaller because people did not have to be as smart to stay alive.” Geary told AFP.

But smaller brain size does not necessarily mean that modern humans are less smart than their ancestors. “Modern humans simply developed different, more complex forms of intelligence,” said Brian Hare.

Hare’s studies focus on two types of great apes: chimpanzees and bonobos. Both are much like humans, but are physically quite different from one another. The bonobo has a smaller brain than the chimpanzee, and is also much less aggressive and more tolerant.

“When it comes to working out a problem,” Hare said, “chimpanzees are much less likely to accomplish it if it involves working together. Not so with bonobos.”

The smaller brain in modern humans may be evidence that we can cooperate,” Hare told the US National Public Radio.

1.Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 2?

A. speed　　 B. increase

C. decline　　 D. change

2.We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A. the size of human brain has something to do with many factors

B. the brain size increases because of the increase of population density

C. the abilities of the bonobos and the chimpanzees are almost the same

D. modern humans can certainly do teamwork better than other species

3.According to Brian Hare, _____________.

A. bonobos are much likely to cooperate better than chimpanzees

B. chimpanzees tend to work well with others

C. modern humans are less smart their ancestors

D. small brains are certainly connected with intelligent beings

4.Which of following is probably the best title of the passage?

A. Bonobo or Chimpanzee—Which Smarter?

B. Smaller Brain--Less Intelligent?

C. Human and Animal—More Intelligent?

D. Human Brain-Why Downsizing?

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Over the past 20 years, AIDS and war have claimed the parents of 2．4 million Ugandan children．When Alexis Hefley first visited the country,, in 1993, she saw the children's sorrow, but the former Texas banker also spotted "a world of possibility"．She watched as they danced for tourists to earn money, and she had a thought: If people in America could see them perform, they'd support them too．

The children's passion and talent inspired Hefley to work with the kids at an orphanage（孤儿院）in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, to organize a traveling dance troupe（团）．The goals: to give the problems in Uganda a human face, to raise awareness and to raise money．

The first tour touched down at six American cities in 1994．Today, the 22-member troupe, known as the Spirit of Uganda, travels across America every two years．The young performers bring their energy and joy to audiences across the U．S．and help support hundreds of Ugandan orphans back home．Among the young dancers, some earn scholarships to attend the U．S．colleges, and then return to their country to help rebuild it．

Photojournalist Douglas Menuez first photographed the troupe in 2006 -?a project that led to his new book, Transcendent Spirit, from which these images are drawn．At each performance, the dancers' faces show pure joy, quite an achievement given the hardships they've faced．"They look to the future, not the past," explains Menuez．"They embrace beauty and good in the world．" As one dancer puts it, "People think we have lost our parents．We've had so many problems．But then they see us perform．They see our smiles．And they learn that life goes on．"

1.What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?

A．How miserable Ugandan orphans' life is．

B．How the dance troupe was set up．

C．How the young dancers earned money．

D．How the orphans lost their parents．|

2.What do we learn about the Spirit of Uganda?

A．It was started by a journalist．

B．It travels across the U．S．annually．

C．It consists of two dozen performers．

D．Its dancers have chances to study in the U．S．

3.In the eyes of Menuez, the young performers are_____．

A．beautiful               B．talented   C．optimistic       D．humorous

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．Ugandan orphans turn tragedy into dance

B．Transcendent Spirit: A close look at Uganda

C．AIDS and war are claiming people's lives

D．Lots of people are helping Ugandan orphans

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Over the past 20 years, the Internet has helped change our world in _____way or another for the better.

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Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption, say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease．Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory．More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart．

In the study, researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvad Medical School compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attack with those of healthy people of the same age and sex．The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are．The apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high density lipoproteins （脂蛋白）, the so called good cholesterol （胆固醇）, which is known to prevent heart disease．

As evidence has mounted （增长）, some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases．But most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone．The risks of teetotal ling （绝对戒酒） are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles---not to mention violent behavior and traffic accident．Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon cancer．Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose （吸收剂量） of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store．

60．The report mentioned in the first paragraph indicates________．

A．the way in which alcohol can help the heart．

B．that a couple of cocktails daily can help stop heart problems

C．why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one’s health

D．that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misled

61．Experiments showed that nondrinkers had___________．

A．larger amounts of good cholesterol   B．smaller amounts of good cholesterol

C．higher blood pressure              D．lower blood pressure

62．According to the passage, moderate drinking_______．

A．is recommended by most doctors for heart patients

B．should be allowed on prescription

C．is still not medically advisable

D．is not related to liver problems

63．The main theme of this passage is___________．

A．the change in recent drinking habits

B．the connection between cancer and alcohol

C．whether moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers

D．whether alcohol may be good for one’s health

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Over the past 20 years, Zhang Bi has donated her blood more than 130 times to help people in need.

Zhang, 44, an employee of a company in Yichang, Hubei province, first donated blood in 1998 while studying at Wuhan University of Technology. “It was in the summer when I was with my classmates, and medical workers were promoting the idea of voluntary blood donations, ” she recalled. To mark her upcoming graduation with a degree in international trade and commerce, she decided to donate 200 milliliters of blood. “In fact, I was jittery at first, ”she said. “But with the nurse explaining things and providing guidance, I gained basic knowledge and finally calmly finished the blood donation.”

After graduation, she began to donate blood once or twice a year. In May 2001, an incident touched Zhang and deepened her understanding of voluntary blood donation. Her brother, a traffic policeman, was attacked and got hurt in a lung after dealing with an illegally operated motorcycle. He suffered blood loss and needed massive blood, but for lack of supplies in the blood bank, all the police officers in the city volunteered to donate blood. “Finally, with the help of the volunteers, my brother was saved, ”she said.

From then on, she began to donate blood every six months, the maximum allowed, according to the Blood Donation Law. In 2006, Zhang's father had a heart surgery and needed blood. Zhang had donated so much blood that she had earned enough “credits” for receiving the blood her father needed from the blood center.

Yi Xiaomei, an official at the Yichang Blood Center, said there are more than 400 regular blood donors in the city. “They have made great contributions to blood donation in the city, ” Yi said. “Zhang Bi, as a typical example, tries her best to guarantee the quality and quantity of blood.” Zhang said donating blood is not only good for the recipient Abut improves her own mental and physical well-being. “I hope I can continue as long as my physical condition can meet the donor requirements, ”she said.

1.What does the underlined word “jittery” mean in paragraph 2？

A.Excited. B.Curious.

C.Nervous. D.Embarrassed.

2.What played an important part in saving Zhang Bi’s brother？

A.The blood in the blood bank.

B.The help of the police officers.

C.Zhang Bi’s donation of blood.

D.The contribution of an official at the Blood Center.

3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph？

A.Blood Center has no limit in donating blood.

B.Yichang has the best and most blood donors in China.

C.Blood donors make a little money from blood donation.

D.Donating blood benefits both the recipient and the donor.

4.What's the best title for the text？

A.A Blood Donor Proves Love not in Vain.

B.Our Society Needs Women's Contribution.

C.An Accident Changed a Traffic Policeman.

D.Blood Donors Promoted Voluntary Blood Donation.

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Over the past 20 years, the Internet has helped change our world in ________ _______way or another for the better.

A. any   B. one    C. every      D. either

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In order to find the missing child，villagers ________ all they can over the past five hours.(2012·安徽)

A．did　 B．do

C．had done　 D．have been doing

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In order to find the missing child, villagers 　　 all they can over the past five hours.

A. did　　　　 　　 B. do

C. had done　　　 D. have been doing

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