阅读理解。 Someday a stranger will read your email without your permission or scan

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阅读理解。    Someday a stranger will read your email without your permission or scan the websites you"ve
visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone
bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
    In fact, it"s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you
without your permission? It might be a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a
criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen-the 21st century
equal to being caught naked(裸露的)．
    Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it"s important to reveal(透露) yourself to
friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain.
The digital breadcrumbs(面包屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct
who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal
what you think, like it or not, increasingly we live_in_a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
    The key question is:Does that matter? For many Americans, the answer apparently is "no"．
    When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it.
A survey found a majority of people are pessimistic about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents
saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me"．
    But people say one thing and do another.  Only a small part of Americans change any  behaviors
in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费亭) to avoid
using the EZPass system that can track(跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket
loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will
submit personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50centsoff
coupon(优惠券)．
     But privacy does matter-at least sometimes. It"s like health; when you have it, you don"t notice it.
     Only when it"s gone do you wish you"d done more to protect it.1. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?A. There should be a distance even between friends.
B. There should be fewer quarrels between friends.
C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
D. Friends should open their hearts to each other.2. Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret"?A. There are always people who are curious about others" affairs.
B. Many search engines profit by revealing people"s identities.
C. People leave traces around when using modern technology.
D. Modern society has finally developed into an open society.3. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.
B. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
C. They rely more and more on electronic equipment.
D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.4. According to the passage, privacy is like health in that________.A. its importance is rarely understood
B. it is something that can easily be lost
C. people will make every effort to keep it
D. people don"t treasure it until they lose it

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阅读理解     Doctors"  moonlighting is becoming popular in hospitals around China. It has not only raised a lot of
heated discussions in the media, but also has caught the attention of the central government in Beijing.
     On December 26, a spokesman of the Ministry of Health stressed that the ministry was firmly against
doctors" moonlighting, while strict regulations should be applied to doctors taking parttime jobs, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
    Last year, the Ministry of Health sent out a notice to a variety of health organizations to speed up the
reform of their personnel systems. According to the notice, medical organizations can hire medical experts as parttime doctors, but such activities should take place under the hospital"s management and regulations.
     As for moonlighting-meaning that a doctor provides medical service without the permission of the
original hospital-such activities go against the Law on Practicing Doctors of the People"s Republic of
China, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
     In China, doctors used to be controlled by hospitals and they could work for only one hospital.
However, as China"s medical personnel system reform developed, it has been recognized that medical
human resources, just like human resources in other areas, should be shared by the whole society. But on
the other hand, doctors" taking parttime jobs should follow the relative regulations applied in the medical
field.
     First of all, they should follow relative government laws and regulations. They should also follow the
rules and regulations set by the medical organizations they work for. In addition, they should pay taxes for
their income from the parttime jobs. What matters most is that they should first finish their regular jobs as
required and be responsible for patients to ensure qualified and safe medical treatment.1. What is the greatest difference between moonlighting and taking parttime jobs?A. Doctors can earn more money by moonlighting than by taking parttime jobs.
B. Doctors pay fewer taxes for the money made by moonlighting than by taking parttime jobs.
C. Taking parttime jobs is permitted by hospitals while moonlighting is against the present regulations.
D. Doctors" parttime jobs, instead of moonlighting, are encouraged by health organizations2. From this passage we know that doctors are allowed to ________ nowadays.A. only work for one hospital
B. work for more than one hospital
C. work any time when they are free
D. be out of control of hospitals3. The passage is taken most probably from ________.A. a notice sent out by the Ministry of Health
B. regulations made by health organizations
C. the Law on Practicing Doctors of the People"s Republic of China
D. a magazine or a newspaper4. According to the passage, we have got to know that ________.A. all doctors around China prefer moonlighting to parttime jobs
B. moonlighting has been permitted by the Law on Practicing Doctors of the People"s Republic of China
C. taxes should be paid for the money doctors get from their parttime jobs
D. strict management policies have been adopted to direct the moonlighting

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阅读理解    Grammarphobia is the fear of grammar. This fear attacks almost everybody at one time or another, and it"s most likely to strike during English or language arts classes. Even people who love reading and writing
have been known to get feverish and insecure when they are aware of the possibility of turning in
homework with grammar or spelling mistakes. Though writing may be enjoyable, being corrected is
definitely not!
     Grammarphobes, it"s time to put your fears behind you.Grammar isn"t that dreadful (可怕的). Here"s
why.
     Let"s assume you like hearing and telling stories and that you enjoy joking with friends. You probably
also like emailing and instantmessaging.  Well, what do you think makes all these possible? Grammar!
     Grammar is simply the art of putting words together to make sentences. Whenever you use words to
express yourself, you"re using grammar. You do this all the time without even thinking.
     So why think about it? Because good grammar helps you convey the ideas you intend. If your words
aren"t right, or if they are not in the right order, the person you are talking to might get the wrong idea. This can have embarrassing results.
     Grammar helps us understand each other.  It"s like a manual (手册) for assembling the words in your head. You have to put your words together the right way if you want them to make sense. They can"t do
what you want if they aren"t put together correctly.
     What if everybody you know had a different manual? How would you agree on what others" words
mean? People with different grammar manuals might be speaking different languages.
     Communicating is similar to playing cards.  To make sense, we have to play the same game, by the
same rules. What are the rules for playing the game of English? You already know most of them without
having to open a book.1. Grammarphobes refer to people who ________.A. consider grammar to be boring
B. are worried about grammar homework
C. mind grammar too much in writing
D. are afraid of making grammar mistakes2. The underlined word "assembling"  in Paragraph 6 may    mean ________.A. directing
B. remembering
C. bringing together
D. looking for3. What does playing cards have in common with communicating?

A. Both need standards.
B. Both can be interesting games.
C. Both can be learned easily.
D. Both can make sense for our life.

4. What might be the main idea of the passage?A. Forgetting grammar when writing.
B. Grammar is not horrible.
C. Improving grammar through writing.
D. What is grammarphobia

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阅读理解     Far more people in India have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet, according to a UN study.
     India"s mobile users totaled 563.73 million at the last count, enough to serve nearly half of the
country"s population.
    But just 366 million people-around a third of the population-had access to proper sanitation (卫
生设施) in 2008, said the study published by the UN University, a UN thinktank.
     "It is a tragic irony (讽刺) to think in India, a country now wealthy enough that roughly half of the
people own phones, so many people cannot afford the basic necessity and quality of a toilet, " said
UN University director Zafar Adeel.
     Adeel heads the UN University"s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, based in the
Canadian city of Hamilton, which prepared the report.
      Worldwide, an estimated 358 billion dollars is needed between now and 2015 to achieve the UN
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people with inadequate (不充分的)
sanitation from 2000 levels.
     "Proper sanitation could do more to save lives, especially those of young people, improve health
and help pull India and other countries in similar circumstances out of poverty than any alternative
investment, " Adeel said.
     Poor sanitation is a major contributor to waterborne diseases (水传播疾病), which in the past three
years alone killed an estimated 4.5 million children under the age of five worldwide, according to the
study.
    The report gave a rough cost of 300 dollars to build a toilet, including labour, and materials.The
world could expect a return of up to 34 dollars for every dollar spent on sanitation through improved
productivity and reduced poverty and health costs, said Adeel.He said improving sanitation was an
economic and humanitarian opportunity of historic proportions.1. The population of India is about________.A. less than 1 billion
B. about 1.2 billion
C. 900 million
D. 800 million2. From Paragraph 4, we can draw a conclusion that________.A. India is so poor that they can"t afford the basic necessity and quality of a toilet
B. a mobile phone is more important than a toilet
C. it"s normal in Indian that they can"t attach importance to toilets
D. Zafar Adeel wasn"t satisfied with the sanitary situation in India3. Improving sanitation can play an important part in the following EXCEPT________.A. preventing waterborne diseases
B. saving lives of young people
C. pulling developing countries out of poverty
D. improving the quality of mobile phone and getting more information4. According to the last paragraph, if the government put into $10,000 on sanitation, they
can get a return of________.A. $3,000,000
B. $10,000
C. $340,000
D. $10,200

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阅读理解。     Each year about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad. For many of them, a summer or
a semester in a foreign country now involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with
other American students. Instead, they are encouraged and sometimes required to be involved in the
local communities they are studying in.
     "It"s absolutely important that they know something about how people in other parts of the world
live and think, and how they behave," says William Finlay, head of the sociology department at the
University of Georgia. In 2008, he co-founded a study abroad program with South Africa"s Stellenbosch University. It combines traditional academic in-class learning with community involvement.
     "We"ve been working with a non-government organization in the township. Our students typically
either work with little children in day care centers or work in the library and teach very basic computer
skills to young children," says Finlay.
     The three-week program proved to be an unforgettable experience for Hillary Kinsey. She says, "
It was interesting to learn the history of the area and then talk to these people and see what the social
dynamics were, and how certain groups felt about other groups."
     When Hillary Kinsey returned home from South Africa, she and other students in the program
established a non-profit group. Kinsey says the group wants to contribute to advancing education and
development in South Africa. "One of the purposes of the group is that we hope to raise money and
awareness about the situation where those people live and help to promote any sort of educational
development that we can, " Kinsey added.
     While many study abroad programs focus on helping Americans to learn foreign languages, others
take a more intensive approach. "In all of our locations, we place students with local roommates," says
Mark Lenhart, director of CEF Academic Programs, which sends more than a thousand students to
China, Korea and other countries each year.
     He says American students benefit from such one-on-one interactions, in spite of the challenges they
face. Lenhart says, "They have to adjust to the local life. This will enable students to become more
employable when they graduate."1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. How non-profit groups work in South Africa.
B. How to take part in study abroad programs.
C. Americans studying abroad pay more attention to working with local children.
D. Americans combine community involvement with study while studying abroad.2. The purposes of Hillary Kinsey"s non-profit group include all of the following EXCEPT          .A. learning more about South Africa
B. raising money for local people
C. helping to develop education in South Africa
D. raising people"s awareness of the local situation3. Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe Hillary Kinsey"s feelings about studying
abroad?A. Interested.
B. Surprised.
C. Impressed.
D. Unforgettable.4. The advantages of studying abroad mentioned in this passage include           .
① making more friends
② being qualified for more jobs
③ learning a foreign language
④ having the ability to adjust to a new environmentA.  ①②③
B.  ②③④
C. ①③④
D.  ①②④

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阅读理解。     The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man
with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over
100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this
interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable
electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.
     RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation(航空) industry, has recommended that all
airlines ban such devices from being used during "critical" stages of flight, particularly take-off
and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently,
rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit
passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce
a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.
     The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft"s computers.
Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which
aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce
these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be
dangerous or not.
     The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that
terrorists may use radio system in order to damage navigation equipment. As worrying, though,
is the passenger who can"t hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music"s too loud.
1. The passage is mainly about ________.A. a new regulation for all airlines.
B. the defects of electronic crashes
C. a possible cause of aircraft crashes
D. effective safety measures for air flight2. What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?______A. They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.
B. They may have taken place during take off and landing.
C. They were proved to have been caused by the passengers" portable computers.
D. They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.3. Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because _______.A. they don"t believe there is such a danger as radio interference.
B. the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved.
C. most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players.
D. they have other effective safety measures to fall back on. 4. Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane"s
computers?______A. Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.
B. Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.
C. Because research scientists have not been to produce the same effects in labs.
D. Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research.
5. It can inferred from the passage that the author _________.A. is in favor of prohibiting passengers" use of electronic devices completely
B. has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference
C. hasn"t formed his own opinion on this problem
D. regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight

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