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When we Americans shop at the grocery stores today, we don’t seem to be surprised at the sight of strawberries in the winter or perfect tomatoes from Holland. In the space of a generation, we’ve become accustomed to eating food that’s never grown roots in local soil. In fact, most produce(农产品) grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold.
Trucking, shipping and flying in food from around the country and the globe has a very bad effect on the environment and on public health. Take grapes for example. Every year, nearly 270 million pounds of grapes arrive in California, most of them shipped from Chile to the Port of Los Angeles. Their 5,900-mile journey in cargo ships and trucks gives off 7,000 tons of global warming pollution each year, and enough air pollution to cause dozens of asthma(哮喘) attacks and hundreds of missed school clays in California.
The way we eat has a great influence on the health of the planet. By choosing to eat lower on the food chain, and focusing on local and organic(有机的) produce, we can reduce global warming and air pollution, avoid poisonous chemicals, support local farmers and enjoy fresh, tasty food.
People are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. How your food is grown, stored, transported, processed and cooked can all influence how it affects climate and the environment. Transportation-related influences are particularly important for imported foods. NRDC calculated the transportation influences of importing fresh produce and wine widely consumed in California. They directly compared the climate and air quality influenced by importing these foods instead of growing and consuming them in California. Their analysis shows that—all else being equal—locally grown foods are a better choice.
72. From the passage we can learn that most produce sold at the grocery stores in the US     .
A. is grown by local farmers                          B. is from foreign countries
C. comes from far away                              D. is out of season
73. What would be the effect of transportation of foods?
A. It pollutes the foods during the transportation.
B. It makes the cost of the foods much higher.
C. It makes the foods less fresh and tasteless.
D. It causes air pollution and global warming.
74. Which of the following may have a bad effect on the health of the planet?
A. Eating higher on the food chain.                 B. Eating locally grown foods.
C. Eating more organic produce.                   D. Eating fresh and tasty foods.
75. The main purpose of the passage is         .
A. to help the local farmers grow and sell their produce
B. to tell people that imported foods are less healthy
C. to warn people of the harmfulness of food transportation
D. to get local people to reject the imported foods

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23-year-old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann 26 her work with her colleague Laurie because they can 27 to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One 28 thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages—Spanish, French and even Chinese— 29 driving and even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann 30 that nobody is normal; everyone is different in 31 ways. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the 32 between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong 33 to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who 34 slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.
In fact, Ann’s character is 35 . One morning, 36 aft

er Don had taken the kids to school Ann   37 just as she was about to go to work. She was   38 by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her. She rushed her to   39 .
The doctor discovered that there are tumors(肿瘤) in both her ovaries(卵巢) .   40  can be done about the cancer. Ann   41 from the doctor that she has only two or three months to   42 .
Shaken   43 Ann was by this news, she decided not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened.   44 in a cafe, Ann began to write down all the things she   45   to do before her death:
“1. Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;
2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like;
3. Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;
4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic;
5. Smoke and drink as much as I want;
6. Say just what I’m thinking;
7. Go and see Dad in jail.
…”
26. A. shares      B. spares           C. enjoys        D. completes
27. A. talk       B. work            C . affect        D. help
28. A. ordinary     B. strange         C. special        D. perfect
29. A. although     B. until           C. unless         D. while
30. A. insists       B. disagrees        C. imagines      D. hopes
31. A. his          B. some          C. any           D. no
32. A. relation      B. struggle         C. difference     D. fight
33. A. desire       B. difficulty        C. design        D. delight
34. A. shocks      B. remains          C. realizes       D. becomes
35. A. abstract      B. attractive        C. abnormal      D. absolute
36. A. only         B. even           C. ever          D. just
37. A. blacked out   B. turned out       C. make out      D. came out
38. A. brought      B. discovered      C. taken          D. ordered
39. A. garage       B. college         C. school         D. hospital
40. A. Everything    B. Something      C. Anything      D. Nothing
41. A. informed     B. learned         C. took           D. told
42. A. leave        B. live           C. stay           D. die
43. A. since        B. because         C. as            D. for
44. A. Arriving     B. Getting          C. Finding       D. Sitting
45. A. instructs     B. supposes        C. intends        D. Imagines

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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first –year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done,” he added.
University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门)，which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
50.Professor John Beath’s lectures are_____.
A.given in a traditional way    B. connected with the present situation
C.open to both students and their parents D.warmly received by economists
51.Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_____.
A. greater stability B.higher pay C.fewer applications D.better reputation
52.According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters_____
A. wiser in money management   B.have access to better equipment
C.confident about their future careers   D.get jobs in Child Trust Funds
53.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Universities have received more applications.
B

. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.
College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.
Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

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The Lantern Festival first evolved along the banks of the Yellow River during the peak of freezing winter conditions. The celebration held on the night of the first full noon of the lunar new year is often referred to as the “Little New Year”.
The festival’s origin has been argued by historians. Some say the festival was set up in relation to New Year Buddhist ceremonies. Lanterns were used to praise Buddha and request his protection for the coming year. However, Taoists insist that the Martial Emperor Wu Ti (141 B.C.~86 B.C.) began the festival a century earlier in an effort to gain eternal life.
In the huge courtyard of his palace, he ordered lanterns to be hung on the night of the first full moon until the entire courtyard was lit as bright as the day.
After a Chinese eunuch (太监) invented paper in 105 A.D., people of all classes began to enjoy the beauty of inexpensive paper lanterns. Today, the lantern has experienced further revolution and paper has been replaced by plastic animated characters lit by battery operated light bulbs. In Taiwan, this development has extended to the creation of extravagant, enormous and highly technical lanterns representing the zodiac animals. Even still, many of the old ways remain mixed with the new.
73. According to the article, which of the following statement is true?
A. Historians are troubled by different opinions.
B. Wu Ti ordered an eunuch to make lanterns using inexpensive paper.
C. The weather conditions under which the first lantern festival was held were extreme.
D. Buddhists believe that Wu Ti began the Lantern Festival.
74. Wu Ti is believed to have established the Lantern Festival in his vain effort to ______.
A. change night into day.                    B. live forever.
C. make the greatest of offering to Buddha.   D. celebrate the “Little New Year”.
75. The invention of paper in 105 A.D. ______.
A. helped to invent paper lanterns.
B. replaced paper lanterns with plastic animated characters.
C. lit up the sky.
D. increased the popularity of lanterns.

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The Internet has become part of teenage life．There’s report on 3375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities．It says that 38 percent of them believe they use the Internet often．While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way．Many are playing online games too much．A few even visit Web sites they should not look at．Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet．
In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term．It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet．It gives useful advice such as its good to read news or find helpful information to study．Some students also make online friends．But if you are meeting a friend offline, let your parents know．
Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea．It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world．It will be a guide for teens to use the Internet and keep students away from bad sites．
60．The underlined word“it”means         ．
A．the book    B．report    C．the Internet   D．useful information
61．From the report，about          students between 10～18 years old in the seven cities use the Internet often．
A．3 375    B．1 280    C．2 100    D．3 000
62．What do most of the students do on the Internet?
A．To make online friends．
B．To play online games．
C．To get useful information to help in their studies．
D．To visit Web sites they should not look at．
63．Why do teachers and parents think the book is a good idea?
A．Because it helps with the students’ studies．
B．Because it gives useful information for studying．
C．Because it is used in Shanghai middle schools．
D．Because it teaches students how to be a good person in the online world．

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Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
68. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.
A. Yes, No B. No, Yes C. Yes, Yes D. No, No
69. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.
A. nod his head
B. shake his head
C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head
D. either nod his head or shake his head
70. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.
A. the Indian driver has something important to do
B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money
C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time
D. In India shaking the head means agreement
71. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.
A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office
B. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money
C. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India
D. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn’t say any words

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