Britain"s most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting

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Britain"s most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using "sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found．
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year． Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average a

t least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal．with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white He．It usually came after they hit the "ignore" button when their mobile rang．
Three quarters of people think women are better Hare．The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men．
The second most common fib（无关紧要的谎言） is “I haven"t got a

ny cash on me" when asked for money by tramps （流浪者）．beggars and Big Issue sellers．"Nothing"s wrong - I"m fine" came third followed by "You look lovely" and "Nice to see you"．
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with "I didn"t get your text" in 18th．"Our server was down" in 20th and "My battery died" in 26th place．
Other lies to make the top ten included "I"ll give you a ring", "We"re ju

st good friends" and "We"ll have to meet up soon"．"I"m on my way" and "No, your bum doesn"t look big in that" completed the top ten．
Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times． In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4．300 adults．
小题1:Whether the person being called has pushed the "ignore" button or _____．the caller at the other end hears the same tone．

A．really has no signal	B．can"t get the text
C．has a battery failure	D．answers the call

小题2:Most people think women are better liars because _____．

A．there"re more women liars	B．fewer women liars are found out
C．women tell less harmful lies	D．women are harder to convince

小题3:"Our server was down" is perhaps a lie told as an excuse for not _____．

A．inviting a friend to dinner	B．responding to an e - mail
C．coming to a party on time	D．cleaning one"s room

小题4:"You look lovely" and "I"m on my way" rank _____ on the popular - lie list．

A．3rd and 8th	B．5th and 10th
C．4th and 9th	D．5th and 12th

小题5:The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it"s _____ for the British to lie so much．

A．puzzling

B．disgusting

C．impossible

D．reasonable

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D

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The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer(臭氧层) has until now protected Antarctic from the worst effects of global warming, but scientists have warned that as the hole closes up in the next few decades, temperatures on the continent could rise by around 3℃ on average, with melting ice contributing to a global sea level increase of up to 1.4 meters.
In the past decades the western Antarctic has seen rapid ice loss as the world has warmed, but the other parts of the continent have, paradoxically, been cooling, resulting in a 10% increase in ice in the seas around the region. This is because the hole in the ozone layer has increased cold winds in Antarctic, making much of the continent surface colder than usual.
But now that the gases that cause the ozone hole have been banned, scientists expect the hole to repair itself within the next 50 to 60 years. By then the cooling effect will have faded out and the Antarctic will face the full impact of global warming. This means an increase in average air temperatures of around 3℃ and a reduction in sea ice by around a third.
The biggest threat to the continent comes from warming seas. Robert Johnson, a scientist who monitors Antarctic ice sheets, said, “The ice sheets in Antarctic are hundreds of meters thick. But once warm ocean waters start flowing underneath, the ice will begin thinning and could break up very quickly.” Thinning ice sheets cause ice to break away from the continent and to melt even faster. Escaping ice from western Antarctic has already resulted in a 10% rise in global sea level in recent decades.
Johnson believes that international action to reduce global warming is required immediately or it may be too late. “Everything is connected——Antarctic may be a long way away but it is an important part of the Earth’s system,” said Johnson. “It contains 90% of the world’s ice, 70% of the world’s fresh water and that is enough, if it melts completely, to raise sea levels by 63 meters.”
Even in a worse-case situation scientists don’t expect the ice to entirely disappear, but predict that, because of the melting ice sheets, average sea level rise will be around 1.4 meters higher by the end of the century.
小题1:
The underlined word “paradoxically” (in paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”.

A．rapidly

B．generally

C．contradictorily

D．apparently

小题2:
What is the effect of the hole in the ozone layer on Antarctic?

A．It is causing the ice to melt faster.

B．It is making much of the continent colder.

C．It is making the e

ffects of global warming in the region worse.

D．It is reducing the amount of water in Antarctic.

小题3:
What do scientists think is the biggest danger facing Antarctic?

A．Rising sea levels.	B．Warming sea water temperature.
C．Water pollution.	D．Growing ice sheets.

小题4:
Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Antarctic is currently experiencing the full effects of global warming.

B．The average temperature has increased by 3℃ in recent decades.

C．Antarctic contains most of the world’s fresh water.

D．Ten percent of Antarctic’s ice has already been lost.

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For a writer, there is hardly any greater honor than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
And for a woman writer, claiming the prize is even harder, for only eight women once won it. Austria’s Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first since 1996.
The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy announced last Thursday that Jelinek won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. She is recognized for her socially critical(批判的) novels and plays.
Jelinek, 57, made her literary debut (初次露面) in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is best known for her autobiographical 1983 novel “The Piano Teacher”, made into a movie in 2001.
The basic theme of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities traditionally expected of them. Her characters struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in society. “The nature of Jelinek’s texts is often hard to define. They shift between prose(散文) and poetry and songs, they contain theatrical scenes and film script,” said the academy.
The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and left his fortune of about US $920 million to a fund to honor people who have helped other human beings. This year each prize is worth US $13 million.
小题1: The underlined word “them” in the last second paragraph refers to _______.

A．roles

B．people

C．texts

D．women

小题2:Elfrede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize just because _______.

A．she was an Austrian woman writer

B．she wrote socially critical novels and plays

C．her novel “The Piano Teacher” was made into a movie

D．the nature of her texts is hard to define.

小题3: Which of the following about the Nobel Prize is TRUE?

A．It is harder for a woman writer to win than a man writer.

B．The total prize every year was $920 million.

C．Women writers were not awarded until 1996.

D．Only eight women writers won the prize since 1996.

小题4:This passage is most likely taken from _______.

A．a travel magazine

B．a history book

C．a newspaper

D．an advertisement

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The pupils of the remote Beau-Roc primary school in Haiti are chanting (singing the same words again and again)．One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin．Their headmistress, Emile Jean-Noel, is one of the few women school headteachers in the country．
Today, over 70% of Haitian population live without proper food, water, schools, or housing． To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school, meals are provided by the World Food Programme．
"We are so cut off that we have many difficulties," comments Emile, adding that finding chalk, school books and other materials is practically impossible．Emile tries to encourage people around her to make use of available resources．Her efforts are bearing fruit．One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children" s schooling and increase their income by selling embroidery（刺绣） and other handicrafts．
Recent political instability（不稳定）has meant that the country has not invested （投资） in education for ten years．Only 44% of children go to school and less than half of them finish primary school. Less than a third of these children go on to secondary school．In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school- Beau-Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils．Emile works constantly to improve her pupils" environment．Under her direction, a local worker is now constructing a store house for the food delivered regularly by the WFP．
Not only is Emile" s salary small, but she receives it irregularly．For her, transport is a real headache．She lives five kilometers away and has to take the tap tap, a privately-owned bus, costing more than she can afford．
"The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly" , Emile comments． "With all the sacrifices and risks it requires, only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it．" However, Emile loves her job．"I always feel at home with the children and, because the parents understand what I"m doing, I try to give my best．"
小题1:Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau-Roc primary school?

A．Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts．

B．Persuading local women to care about their children" s education．

C．Encouraging people around to use those available resources．

D．Finding chalk, school books and other materials．

小题2:In the last paragraph, "those who are really cut out for teaching" refer to people who are _____．

A．dismissed from teaching	B．unfamiliar with teaching
C．qualified for teaching	D．cautious about teaching

小题3:What topic is presented in this passage?

A．Hardship for teachers．	B．Devotion to education．
C．Politics and children．	D．Love and beauty．

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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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小题1:.
What do the four books have in common according to the passage?

A．Their prices are the same and they are all about famous leaders.

B．They are all about Africans and their contributions to society.

C．They are written for the same grades and their prices are the same.

D．They are for the same readers and printed by the same publisher.

小题2:.
Emma is dreaming of being a car racer. Who can be an example to her?

A．Brack Obama

B． Danica Patrick

C．Ellen Ochoa

D．LeBron James

小题3:.
If John wants to learn something about becoming a basketball player, which book should he read?

A．Brack Obama

B． Danica Patrick

C．Ellen Ochoa

D．LeBron James

小题4:.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Obama was popular with most of the people in America before he ran for president.

B．In 2005, Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an IndyCar race.

C．Ochoa is the first Hispanic woman to have gone aboard the space shuttle Discovery for the ride.

D．LeBron James is the most talented basketball p

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In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was forming. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the US with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promises of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that causes success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social separation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
小题1:. While making great achievements at college, Asian-American students ________.

A．feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English

B．are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character

C．still worry about unfair treatment in academic areas

D．generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

小题2:. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?

A．Solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.

B．Hard work and intelligence.

C．Hard work and a limited knowledge of English.

D．Asian culture and the American educational system.

小题3:.Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because_________.

A．their English is not good enough

B．they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areas

C．there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures

D．they know little about American culture and society

小题4:. The author’s tone in this passage is __________.

A．sympathetic

B．doubtful

C．critical

D．objective

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