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Who owns the large American companies that produce cars, washing machines, and television sets? They are owned by a large group of people called stockholders.
　　A company must have money to build factories and to buy machinery. To get this money, it sells shares of stock（股份）. Each share of stock is a share in the ownership of the company. The person who buys a share of stock becomes a part owner of the company. He is called a stockholder. A company can have thousands of stockholders. Sometimes a very large company is owned by millions of stockholders.
　　Few persons can afford to buy a whole company, but the average individual can become part owner of a business. He can save his dollars and buy a share of stock in a large company. A person does not have to be wealthy to be a stockholder.
　　When a company makes money, each stockholder may receive a dividend(股息) check, which is his share of the profits（利润）. Parts of a company’s profits are not paid out to the stockholders. This money is used by the company so it can grow larger. If the company does well, its shares of stock become more valuable.
　　More than 20 million people own shares of stock in America’s companies. By owning stock, they are helping America’s businesses grow. They are also putting their money to work to earn more money.
小题1:The story makes you think that _____.
A．a farmer is not allowed to buy the shares of stock
B．if a company does well, its shares of stock have no value
C．a person may own a part of the company that makes TV sets
D．the only people who can buy stocks are those who are wealthy
小题2:A dividend is the stockholder’s share of the _____.
A．company’s profits
B．company’s savings
C．company’s income
D．products made by the company
小题3:Why do companies keep part of their profits?
A．They want to buy the shares of stock, too.
B．They cannot find all the names of their stockholders.
C．They use the money to help the company grow larger.
D．They think they have sent their stockholders enough money.

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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
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试题分析：本文介绍了一个大公司要想发展，需要很多人去投资，投资人按股份成为公司的***，公司挣得利润一部分用来继续投资公司的发展上，一部分分给***们。
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据The person who buys a share of stock becomes a part owner of the company.C
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据When a company makes money, each stockholder may receive a dividend(股息) check, which is his share of the profits（利润），当公司挣钱时，每一个持股人都可以分利润，故选A。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据Parts of a company’s profits are not paid out to the stockholders. This money is used by the company so it can grow larger. 公司的一部分利润用来扩大公司，故选C。
点评：做细节理解题需要阅读时对某些细节仔细琢磨。尤其应注意有些表明作者观点词汇，如形容词、副词等。
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The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet , chat and go where we"ve never been before.
But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of  behavior that should be followed when on line . _1____Imagine how you"d feel if you were in the other person"s shoes.
For anything you"re about to send: ask yourself,"Would I say this to the person"s face ? If the answer is no ,rewrite and reread .____2__________
If someone in the chat room is rude to you , your instinct (本能 ) is to fire back in the same manner . But try not to do so ._____3________If it was caused by a disagreement with another member , try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
____4_____offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it"s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it is a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn"t give you license to correct everyone else .___5_______At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those you have offended.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex, and marital statues. unless you know the person very well , and both comfortable with sharing personal information, don"t ask such questions.
A．It"s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make online.
B．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you"d feel comfortable saying the words to the person"s face.
C．Everyone was new to the network once.
D．The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.
E. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.
F. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.
G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake , point it out politely.
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Boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.
Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (男子气概), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype, a US study says.Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions, rather than feeling they had to obey to the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.
The findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being ignored by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.
The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys’learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James of the University of Virginia.
Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have sharper vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modern type in which violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.
Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to give in to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.
小题1:The author believes that a single-sex school would ____ .
A．force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”
B．help to form masculine aggressiveness in boys
C．encourage boys to express their emotions more freely
D．naturally place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys
小题2:It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _____ .
A．perform relatively betterB．grow up more healthily
C．behave more responsiblyD．receive a better education
小题3:What does Tony Little say about the British education system?
A．It fails more boys than girls academically.
B．It focuses more on mixed school education.
C．It fails to give boys the attention they need.
D．It places more pressure on boys than on girls.
小题4:According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _____.
A．teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys
B．boys can focus on their lessons without being absent-minded
C．boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
D．teaching can be designed to promote boys’ team spirit
小题5:Which of the following is the characteristic of boys according to Abigail James’ report?
A．They enjoy being in charge.
B．They act the same to stereotypes.
C．They have sharper vision.
D．They are violent and sexist.

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Celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends to base its consumption(消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they don’t sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for others’ products to developing their own.
Celebrity clothing lines aren’t a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today  they’re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.
However, for every success story, there’s a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the product’s origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial(最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.
Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the ego’s(自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashion—like celebrity—has always been temporary.
小题1:Fashion magazines today         .
A．seldom put models on the cover
B．no longer put models on the cover
C．need not worry about celebrities’ market potential
D．judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly
小题2:A change in the consumer market can be found today that         .
A．price rather than brand name is more concerned
B．producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisements
C．producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements
D．quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned
小题3:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly         .
A．decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his products
B．damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public
C．cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show business
D．influence the price of a celebrity’s products
小题4:The passage is mainly about         .
A．celebrity and personal styleB．celebrity and market potential
C．celebrity and fashion designD．celebrity and clothing industry

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Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in me U. S. Last Thursday, she didn"t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between me ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
Cara"s father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she h2Ls many choices.
小题1:What is Cara"s father?
A．An engineer.B．An official.C．A moviemaker.D．A professor.
小题2:According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.
A．on every Thursday in April
B．a holiday for girls of all ages
C．a day for girls to know about jobs
D．a day for girls to get a job easily
小题3:On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.
A．she learned to use scales
B．she worked as an actress
C．she went to work with her aunt
D．she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge
小题4:What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl
B．Take Our Daughters to Work Day
C．Children"s Day and Work Day
D．Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women

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When I worked as a waitress in Chicago, US, my coworkers and I would sigh whenever we heard someone with a foreign accent coming into our restaurant. We knew what it meant to serve a non-American: no tip. We would work just as hard as we always did, but we might not get paid.
Americans have an unspoken rule about tipping: they give tips to almost everyone who offers them a service of some kind. Americans tip their waiters, barbers and taxi drivers. An appropriate tip is between 15 and 20 percent of the amount charged for the service (But the charge for the tip doesn’t appear on the bill. The customer is expected to add it himself/herself.) Tipping less than this sends a message to your waiters that you think they’ve done a bad job serving you. And to leave no tip at all is simply unacceptable.
It’s not that American waiters are greedy. In many countries, waiters are paid a salary for their work. They’ll earn money even if no one comes into the restaurant. This system offers much more safety for waiters than the American version. In the US, waiters know that a night without customers means a night without pay.
Some countries include a tip for waiters – a “service charge” – on the bill itself. Since the tip is included with the other charges, waiters don’t need to worry about people forgetting to tip. But in the US, waiters do not receive a salary, and service charges only appear on bills when there are six or more customers at the table.
Since almost all American customers are familiar with the system, they know to add a tip without being told. But visitors to the US may expect waiters to be paid a salary, or think that the tip is included on the bill.
So much as we waiters loved hearing stories about other places from our foreign customers, we were always nervous when they got ready to leave the restaurant. We were never sure what to expect.
小题1:If you order $200 worth of food, which of the following is a proper total payment?
A．$200B．$215C．$220D．$230
小题2:Why don’t some foreigners tip a waiter according to the writer?.
A．because they are unfamiliar with the American tip system .
B．because they are too mean to give tips to any waiter.
C．because they have difficulty communicating with waiters.
D．because they are not really easy to become satisfied.
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?
A. The service charge never appear on the bill in the USA.
B. Customers are usually expected to tip waiters in the USA.
C. Dining out in other countries is much more expensive than in the USA.
D. Waiters in other countries earn much more money than those in the USA.
小题4:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To complain about the difficult life of American waiters.
B．To warn other waiters not to serve any foreign customer.
C．To call on foreign customers to leave tips for American waiters.
D．To tell us something about American waiters’ salary system.

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