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Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach about who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer′s background, personality, status, mood, and social outlook.
Since clothes are such an important source of social information, we can use them to influence people′s impression of us. Our appearance takes on particular significance in the initial phases of interaction. An elderly middle-class man or woman may be alienated (疏远) by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person′s education, background, or interests.
People tend to agree on what certain types of clothes mean. Adolescent girls can easily agree on the lifestyles of girls who wear certain outfits (套装), including the number of boyfriends they likely have had and whether they smoke or drink. Newscasters and announcers on TV are considered to be more convincing, honest, and competent when they are dressed conservatively. College students who view themselves as taking an active role in their interpersonal relationships say the costumes they wear change the way they feel about themselves and how they act. Perhaps you have used clothing to gain confidence when you face a stressful situation, such as a job interview, or a court appearance.
In the workplace, men have long had well-defined role models for achieving success. It has been otherwise for women. A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine”（男性）and “feminine”（女性）characteristics they should convey to men.
Male administrators tend to judge women more favorably for managerial positions when the women display less “feminine” grooming (打扮)— shorter hair, moderate use of make-up, and plain tailored clothing. As one male administrator confessed, “An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer interview, but she won′t get a job.”
57. According to paragraph two, an elderly middle-class man and unconventionally-dressed young man are unlikely to____.
A. understand each other"s lifestyle
B. share the same background or interests
C. influence their impressions of each other
D. interact in a positive way
58. The author uses the newscasters" example to show the idea that____.
A. certain clothing gives people more confidence
B. clothes have nothing to do with one"s abilities
C. we tend to label people by their clothes
D. competent people always dress conventionally
59. Men"s professional clothing can best be described as "_____".
A. conventional B. individualistic
C. out-of-date D. changeless
60. How should professional women dress according to the passage?
A. They must be dressed conservatively.
B. They don"t have a certain dressing style to follow.
C. They choose either masculine or feminine clothing.
D. They can"t wear unconventional outfits. |
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Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area．
The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic jams．Low or no parking fees would be used as economic leverage(杠杆作用) to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas．
Car owners living in the suburbs will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area．Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city’s traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometer downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the city’s total area．
The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads are filled to capacity during rush hours every morning and evening．Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars．
According to the communication commission, half of the city’s investment in transportation will go towards public transit（公共交通） construction in the next few years, making a jump from the current only 20 per cent．Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout （布局） by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown．
The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams．The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial center, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions．
Traffic experts say building more urban centers around Beijing may reduce the number of residents living in the suburbs and traveling long distances to work downtown every day, thus reducing traffic flow．
40．In the coming years, if a man beyond the Fourth Ring Road goes to work in the downtown of Beijing, he is encouraged to _________．
A．take buses or subways B．take a taxi
C．drive the car quickly D．park his car in a place which asks for no fees
41．According to this passage, when more and more people drive to work in rush hour in Beijing, it is likely to _______．
A．save time B．cause traffic jams
C．cause traffic accidents D．reduce air pollution
42．The aim in building new city centers is to ________．
A．make it convenient for people to go shopping
B．develop its local resources
C．reduce the traffic flow to the downtown
D．solve the problem of more laid-off workers
43．The passage suggests the author ______．
A．is tired of driving to work
B．finds it costs less to take subways than to drive
C．is for the plan to reduce Beijing’s traffic congestion(拥挤)
D．has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day |
Your cellphone holds secrets about you. Besides the names and numbers that you’ve programmed into it, traces of your DNA remain on it, according to a new study.
DNA is genetic material that appears in every cell. Like your fingerprint, your DNA is unique to you - unless you have an identical twin. Scientists today usually analyze DNA in blood, saliva （唾液）or hair left behind at the scene of a crime. The results often help detectives identify criminals and victims.
Meghan J. McFadden, a biologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, heard about a crime in which the suspect bled onto a cellphone and later dropped it. This made her wonder whether traces of DNA remained on cellphones - even when no blood was involved. To find out, she and a colleague collected flip-style （翻盖式）phones from 10 volunteers. They collected invisible traces of the users from two parts of the phone: the outside, where the user holds it, and the speaker, which is placed at the user’s ear.
The scientists cleaned the phones using a liquid mixture made mostly of alcohol. The aim of washing was to remove all detectable traces of DNA. The owners got their phones back for another week. Then they returned the phones and the researchers collected traces on each phone once more. They discovered DNA that belonged to the phone’s owner on each of the phones.
Surprisingly, DNA was even picked up immediately after the phones were cleaned. That suggests that washing won’t remove all traces of evidence from a criminal’s cellphone. So cellphones can be added to the list of clues that can settle a crime-scene investigation.
64. In a crime-scene investigation, now experts are likely to turn to ________.
A. the criminal’s fingerprint B. the DNA analysis of physical items
C. the detectives D. the criminal’s cellphone
65. According to the passage, McFadden was inspired by ________.
A. the secrets stored in people’s cellphones B. the special characters of DNA
C. a cellphone-involved case D. the challenging job of detectives
66. According to the passage, the potential application of the new study would be ________.
A. identifying criminals B. designing new cellphones
C. protecting individual privacy D. preventing cellphone-involved crimes
67. Which of the following has the closest meaning with the underlined word “identify” in Paragraph 2?
A. imagine B. recognize C. discover D. determine |
第三部分: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine。 Inside were the 26 parents, Mr。 and Mrs。 Green。 The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ally。 The girl had some 27 stuck in her throat and could 28 breathe。
The driver, Mr。 White, turned on his siren(警报器) and sped towards the 29 hospital, fighting against the time。 The 30 ahead of him pulled out of the way 31 he drove through the busy traffic。 From the back of the 32 the parents were shouting at him to be __33 , since Ally had almost stopped 34 。 In front of him he saw some traffic 35 , with the red “Stop” light shining。 Mr。 white knew he had no time to 36 , so he drove straight through the traffic lights。
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the 37 closed, and the driver was playing his radio, He did not 38 the ambulance。 The lights were green; 39 he drove straight on into the ambulance。
Mr。 White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too 40 。 It hit the taxi。 Everyone was shaken, but no one was hurt。 Mr。 White looked to see 41 little Ally was。 He was astonished to see relief(宽慰) instead of 42 on the faces of the parents。
“Look!” cried Mrs。 Green。 “She is breathing again。”
“It 43 have been the crash,” said her husband, “It 44 the food out of her throat。”
The baby’s color was turning 45 , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice。 They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident。
26。 A。 worried B。 angry C。 satisfied D。 surprised
27。 A。 honey B。 drinks C。 food D。 water
28。 A。 never B。 almost C。 hardly D。 simply
29。 A。 modern B。 promising C。 children’s D。 nearest
30。 A。 interviewers B。 drivers C。 cars D。 parents
31。 A。 that B。 as C。 if D。 as though
32。 A。 street B。 cars C。 traffic D。 ambulance
33。 A。 quick B。 convenient C。 anxious D。 calm
34。 A。 breathing B。 circulating C。 saying D。 talking
35。 A。 signs B。 policemen C。 lights D。 marks
36。 A。 stop B。 spare C。 lose D。 miss
37。 A。 engine B。 car C。 door D。 window
38。 A。hear B。 see C。 find D。 notice
39。 A。 however B。 so C。 but D。 on the other hand
40。 A。 dangerous B。 late C。 careless D。 quick
41。 A。 how B。 what C where D。 who
42。 A。 pleasure B。 anger C。 fear D。 surprise
43。 A。 may B。 can C。 should D。 must
44。 A。 took B。 picked C。 knocked D。 pulled
45。 A。 common B。 normal C。 general D。 ordinary |
It is a typical case. A young professional has just moved to a new city. She is very active in her new job but wishes to meet people socially outside of work. How does she do this？
Signing up for a night class is always a good starting point. Not only is it an ideal way to meet like-minded people，it can also be a great new learning experience. Pubs and clubs can be a good meeting place but can be a bit hard if you are on your own.
Join a gym
GL-14 health club in Manchester city centre is a gym which also has lots of member activities outside the gym from charity fashion shows to dinner dances giving members a chance to socialize away from the treadmill（繁忙的工作）. Or if you want a gym with a difference，try a“Green Gym”for people who want to exercise but wish to be outdoors and doing something that will benefit the environment at the same time. The“work out”could involve such activities as practical conservation or gardening work. It’s a great way to get people’s heart and muscle working. And many agree that meeting other people and having a matter and a laugh is a big attraction of the scheme.
Reading groups
In the Reading Groups，Jenny Hartley suggested that there may be as many as 50，000 people in reading groups in the UK. They range from informal groups of friends or colleagues who meet in someone’s home or at the local pub，to discuss a book. If you want something a bit more structured，lots of libraries have reading groups and could have a broader group of members.
Statistics
The BBC recently conducted a survey called Going solo：single life in the 21st century. You can look at the overall results or search by area. It found that：
*69％ of people thought that the gym was a good place to meet new
*Pubs or clubs were considered to be good meeting places by 58％ of people in the UK
*68％ thought that work was a good place to meet people
*72％ thought that internet chat was not an ideal way to meet people
（ ）56．“Green Gym”in Paragraph 3 refers to an activity in which you can________.
A．have night classes with like-minded people
B．do something good for the environment on your own
C．discuss a book with other members at a pub
D．benefit the environment while doing outdoor exercise
（ ）57．Which of the following is a Green Gym activity？
A．Gardening work. B．Chatting on the Internet.
C．A charity fashion show. D．A dinner dance away from the treadmill.
（ ）58．What’s the most popular place to meet new people outside of work？
A．Pubs or clubs. B．The Internet. C．The working place. D．The gym. |
第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Are you too stupid to do anything right?” These words — said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son — were spoken 26 he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes downcast.
Not a 27 moment, perhaps, 28 small moments last a very long time. And a few words — though they mean 29 at the time to the people who say them — can have great 30 .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 31 . Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 32 . He had few 33 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment . The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 34 the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 35 . Today he can not recall anything 36 about the chapter he wrote, or what 37 Mrs Brach gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs Brach wrote in margin（空白）of the paper: “This is 38 writing.”
Four words. They 39 his life.
“ 40 I read those words, I had no ideal of who I was or 41 I was going to be,” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 42 of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs Brach to evaluate. She was 43 , tough and honest. “She was just what I 44 ,” Dalkoff said.
His confidence 45 . Dalkoff believed that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of the paper.
26. A. where
| B. why
| C. because
| D. when
| 27. A. wonderful
| B. difficult
| C. funny
| D. big
| 28. A. yet
| B. although
| C. for
| D. therefore
| 29. A. much
| B. little
| C. more
| D. most
| 30. A. meaning
| B. power
| C. force
| D. sense
| 31. A. writer
| B. player
| C. poet
| D. singer
| 32. A. sorry
| B. proud
| C. sick
| D. shy
| 33. A. books
| B. ideals
| C. friends
| D. chances
| 34. A. follow
| B. match
| C. decide
| D. improve
| 35. A. on
| B. in
| C. out
| D. down
| 36. A. more
| B. again
| C. different
| D. special
| 37. A. honors
| B. remarks
| C. prizes
| D. grade
| 38. A. poor
| B. serious
| C. good
| D. silly
| 39. A. changed
| B. damaged
| C. affected
| D. improved
| 40. A. Unless
| B. Until
| C. When
| D. While
| 41. A. what
| B. how
| C. where
| D. which
| 42. A. tired
| B. fond
| C. proud
| D. dreaming
| 43. A. strict
| B. kind
| C. encouraging
| D. praising
| 44. A. feared
| B. needed
| C. expected
| D. loved
| 45. A. grew
| B. lifted
| C. appeared
| D. returned
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