任务型阅读(10’):每空填一词。Nowadays people use different ways to communicate with each oth

任务型阅读(10’):每空填一词。Nowadays people use different ways to communicate with each oth

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Nowadays people use different ways to communicate with each other. And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone? Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an e-mail or giving an instant message? Recent research has found that communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e-mails. The fact that e-mails are automatically recorded--- and can come back to trouble you---appears to be the key to the finding.
Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or e-mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of e-mails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls.
His results, to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable, the detachment(非直接接触) of e-mailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because people are more practiced at that form of communication.
But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in e-mail than on the phone.
People are also more likely to lie in real time---in an instant message or phone call, say---than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect, such as: “Do you like my dress?”
Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e-mails.
Jeff Hancock’s study on lying in different ways of communications
The ___71___ from the statistics of the investigation
Lies become ___72___ when the communicating ways change from ___73___ to instant messages to face-to-face interactions to phone call.
The ___74___ why people lie / don’t lie
People won’t lie when their conversations will be recorded and can be reread, or when they know they should be ___75___ for what have said.
People lie in real time mostly because they have to answer ___76___questions without hesitation.
The ___77___ that business companies can learn from the study
Using telephones for ___78___ because their employees can stretch the truth.
Using e-mails for work assessment because their employees must tell what they’ve done ___79___.
The inference(推断) from the study
Suitable media should be chosen for different ___80___ purposes.

答案
71. finding / conclusion   72. more   73. e-mails   74. reasons   75. responsible
76. unexpected / sudden / immediate   77. lessons   78. sale / selling   79. honestly  
80. communication / communicating
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第三部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
(A)
Fang Wei had planned to study in Britain for his master"s degree,but had to keep putting it off. These days,however,Fang is quite happy about the delay since the exchange rate of the British pound against the RMB has been descending.
“The change means I can save a large sum of money for my studies.” said Fang. “I pay a lot of attention to the pound­to­RMB exchange rate every day now.” Last Tuesday the rate broke the 10­yuan mark for the first time since 2005.
So,what is an exchange rate?
This is the standard term for the comparison of two currencies and tells how much one currency is worth when measured by the other. For example,the pound­to­RMB exchange rate last Wednesday was 9.88,meaning that one pound was worth the same as 9.88 yuan.
But how could this affect our lives?
The exchange rate is important for anyone wanting to travel to or study in a foreign country.
A higher RMB value is good news for Chinese tourists and students. That"s because any given amount of RMB can be exchanged for a larger amount of foreign money than with a lower RMB value. It therefore buys more abroad.
For example,according to Chinese agencies that handle study abroad,the cost for university study in Britain used to be around 20,000 pounds a year. At the beginning of 2008,when the pound­to­RMB exchange rate stood at 14,Chinese students had to have 280,000 yuan for a year. But now that the rate has fallen to less than 10 yuan,200,000 yuan is enough for a year in Britain.
However,the stronger yuan may be bad news for Chinese exporters. A rising RMB means that Chinese products are becoming expensive and less attractive on foreign markets.
56.Why did Fang Wei have to put off his study in Britain?
A. Because he didn"t have enough money.
B. Because the exchange rate of the pound­to­RMB was too high.
C. Because he didn"t get the letter from the university he had applied for.
D. The passage didn"t tell us.
57.What"s the meaning of the underlined word “descending” in Paragraph 1?
A. Turning down.              B. Putting off.
C. Falling down.                D. Going up.
58.If the pound­to­RMB exchange rate was 12, Fang Wei would have paid 240,000 yuan for a year"s study. Now the rate is 9.6,how much can he save if he goes to study in Britain?
A.46,000 yuan.                  B.42,800 yuan.
C.192,000 yuan.                D.48,000 yuan.
59 .When RMB has a higher value in the currency exchange market,the following are right except that     .
A. it shows we have a strong economic potential
B. it indicates we have a stable political environment
C. it will help our export business
D. it is beneficial for Chinese students and travelers to foreign countries
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C
The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year-old college student from Utah, but his flexible fingers could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone calls, and ergonomics(人体工程学) researchers are starting to wonder whether it’s putting the younger generation at risk for some overuse injuries – once reserved for older adults who have spent years in front of a computer. Judith Gold, an assistant professor of Epidemiology at the College of Health Professions and Social Work, thinks this might be the case. At this year’s annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, she presented previous research which suggested that among college students, the more they texted, the more pain they had in their neck and shoulders.
“What we’ve seen so far is very similar to what we see with office workers who’ve spent most of their time at a computer,” said Gold, who directs the Ergonomics and Work Physiology Laboratory. “The way the body is positioned for texting – stationary(不动的)shoulders and back with rapidly moving fingers – is similar to the position for typing on a computer.”
Text messaging is a fairly new technology, Gold says, so this is a new area of research among ergonomists. “But given the similarities in body position, findings from research on overuse injuries from computers could be applied here,” she said.
Current studies on computer use show office workers have the tendency to get involved in such diseases as tunnel syndrome, bursitis, and tendonitis.
In Gold’s lab, she and her team use tools like special cameras, motion analysis and heart rate monitors to study the body’s position in several job-related situations. But given the popularity of text messaging among young adults, Gold wants to explore further into the physiological effects of this latest form of communication.
“Looking around our campus, you see every student on their cell phones, typing away,” she said. “It’s the age group that texts the most, so it’s important to know what the health effects may be in order to learn whether it will cause long term damage.”
64. Which of the following are ergonomics researchers not sure about?
A. A 21-year-old college student holds the world record for fastest text message typing.
B. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone calls.
C. Overuse of computer will cause injuries to health.
D. Over text message will cause long term damage to health.
65. Current studies on computer use will lead people to believe that ______.
A. office workers are good at texting messages
B. office workers tend to suffer from some kinds of physical problems
C. texting messages seriously damage people’s health
D. e-mails and phone calls will be forbidden
66. When texting messages, college students will ______.
A. keep moving shoulders and back
B. move fingers very fast with shoulders and back still
C. spend most of their time at a computer
D. look around their campus
67. The most suitable title of this passage may be ______.
A. Over text messaging could cause shoulder and neck pain
B. Overuse of computers could cause diseases
C. A new world record for fastest text message typing
D. A new scientific discovery by ergonomics researchers
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Have you ever posted letters to your friends or parents? If so, you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them. But, how did people receive letters before stamps were invented, and who came up with the idea of using stamps?
In the past, stamps and envelopes were not used. When people wanted to send a letter, they would close the paper with a seal(封印). The person who got the letter had to pay for it. Because costs at that time were very high, most people refused to accept letters. In fact, the sender would often place secret marks on the outside of the letter. The person who was sent the letter would read the secret message. Then, they would refuse to accept the letter and did not have to pay for it.
In Britain, Sir Rowland Hill introduced the “Post Office Reforms” in 1837. He decided that letters could go to any place in the country for a penny even if the letter had to go far away. The cost was to be paid by the sender of the letter. Payment was recorded by placing a small piece of coloured paper on the letter, the stamp! On May 6,1840, the first stamp called the “Penny Black” was born. Because the stamp was printed in black, the stamp became known as the “Penny Black”. This is now the world’s most famous stamp. This new system spread fast.
小题1:The best title for this passage should be______
A.The First Stamp.B.How Stamp Was First Made
C.Why the First Stamp Was MadeD.When Was Stamp First Made
小题2:Before stamps were used,______ would pay for the letter.
A.the senderB.the receiverC.the governmentD.no one
小题3:The first stamp was made______.
A.more than 160 years agoB.more than two centuries ago
C.less than 100 years agoD.about 100 years ago
小题4:Which of the following is true about the first stamp of China?
A.It was made much earlier than the first stamp of the US
B.The stamp had a snake on it
C.The stamp couldn’t be found now
D.The stamp had a picture of a dragon on it

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第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31—40的相应位置。
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City        31          a woman and a young boy sat down __32_       _ the next table. I couldn’t help __33_       _ (overhear) parts of their conversation. At one point        34         woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy, __35_       _ could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed __36_       _ (late).”
This incident __37_       _ (stick) in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children __38_       _ (increase) steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults __39_       _ they used to.        40_       _ this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, why?
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第二节   信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先,请阅读下列的应用文:
A. Capital Theatre: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic (杂技的) Troupe will present The soul of China, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (恐惧) will run down your spine (脊柱) as you watch breathlessly performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 pm, September 13-19
B. Huangshicheng Gallery: An exhibition of a group of ink paintings is running. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9 am-5 pm until September 10
C. Wan Fung Art Gallery: A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous (美好的) variety of life in unique styles.
D. Anyuan Museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the development of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9 am-4 pm, daily
E. The Olympic Center: “The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
F. Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform as part of activities across the world in honor of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 pm, September 1-18
请阅读以下个人的信息,然后匹配到合适的地方。
Stephen studies art in Beijing University. He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life.
Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic performance in China.
Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music. They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs.
Charles works in Philips Company, Shanghai Branch. He is going to Beijing on business in middle September. He will be free in the evening, so he wants to go to someplace to enjoy some music performed by foreign bands.
Carol studies Chinese in Beijing. She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity from which she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature.
人名              地点
56. Stephen                         A. Capital Theatre
57. Mark                           B. Huangshicheng Gallery
58. Oscar                     C. Wan Fung Art Gallery
59. Charles                       D. Anyuan Museum
60. Carol                     E. The Olympic Center
F. Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
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