It"s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the
parents that nature dealt them. That"s especially__1__of children who remain in homes where they"re
badly treated__2__the law blindly favors biological parents. It"s also true of children who__3__for
years in foster (寄养) homes because of parents who can"t or won"t care for them but__4__to give up
custody (监护) rights.
Fourteenyearold Kimberly Mays__5__neither description, but her recent court victory could
__6__help children who do. Kimberly has been the__7__of an angry custody battle between the
man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge__8__
that the teenager can remain with the only father she"s ever known and that her biological parents have
"no legal__9__" on her.
Shortly after__10__in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly
switched and sent home with the__11__parents. Kimberly"s biological parents, Ernest and Regina
Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests__12__that the child wasn"t
the Twiggs" own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus leading to a custody__13__with Robert Mays. In
1989, the two families__14__that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting__15__
rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being__16__.
The decision to__17__Kimberly with Mr. Mays caused heated discussion. But the judge made it
clear that Kimberly did have the right to sue (起诉)__18__her own behalf. Thus he made it clear that
she was__19__just a personal possession of her parents. Biological parentage does not mean an
absolute ownership that cancels(取消) all the__20__of children.
( )1. A. terrible
( )2. A. but
( )3. A. settle
( )4. A. have
( )5. A. likes
( )6. A. actually
( )7. A. victim
( )8. A. ruled
( )9. A. expectation
( )10. A. birth
( )11. A. biological
( )12. A. examined
( )13. A. battle
( )14. A. thought
( )15. A. equal
( )16. A. harmed
( )17. A. make
( )18. A. by
( )19. A. more than
( )20. A. freedom | B. sad
B. if
B. live
B. refuse
B. gives
B. eventually
B. object
B. believed
B. action
B. judgment
B. own
B. explained
B. right
B. quarreled
B. same
B. forbidden
B. leave
B. through
B. no more than
B. happiness | C. true
C. when
C. suffer
C. stick
C. fits
C. successfully
C. sacrifice
C. ordered
C. effect
C. operation
C. kind
C. decided
C. agreement
C. agreed
C. visiting
C. wounded
C. give
C. on
C. not more than
C. rights | D. natural
D. because
D. gather
D. fail
D. knows
D. abruptly
D. teenager
D. indicated
D. claim
D. school
D. wrong
D. showed
D. decision
D. prepared
D. speaking
D. hidden
D. keep
D. in
D. less than
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A smart card is a card that is carried with either a microprocessor and a memory chip or only a
memory chip that is not programmable. The microprocessor card can add,delete, and deal with the
information on the card, while a memorychip card can only do one thing.
Smart cards, unlike magnetic stripe cards, can do many different things and hold a lot of information.
In this way, they do not need to get information from a faraway place when they are used.
Today, there are several kinds of smart cards, all of which are very popular in the market: IC
(Integrated Circuit) Microprocessor Cards (chip cards) offer a larger memory and better security
than the traditional magnetic stripe cards do. Chip cards can also hold data. These cards are used for
many things. Thus, chips have been the main platform for cards that hold a secure digital identity. Some
examples of these cards are:
Cards that hold money.
Cards that provide safe access to a network.
Cards that allow setting stop boxes on televisions to remain safe from privacy.
Optical Memory Cards look like cards with a piece of CD on the top. Optical memory cards can
store up to 4MB of data. But once written, the data cannot be changed or removed. Thus, this type
of card is good for keeping records, such as medical files, driving records or travel histories. Today,
these have no processors in them (although this is coming in the near future). While the cards are almost
as cheap as chip cards, the card readers are expensive.
Title: 1. ________ cards
| Types | 3.________ | Disadvantages | Similarities | | | | | | IC Chip Cards | A larger memory & better 4.________ to hold data | Not mentioned | | | Optical 2.________ Cards | Store much data.
Good for 5.________,drivers and
6.________to keep records.
7. ________ not much.
| 8.________ data.
No processors.
Expensive card
9. ________.
| Popularity. Large
10．. ________.
Low cost of cards. | | 阅读理解 | Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy.Almost everyone thinks attractive
people are happier and healthier,have better marriages and have more respectable occupations.
Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs.Even judges are softer on attractive
defendants(被告). But in the executive circle,beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder,it is harmful
to a woman.
Handsome male executives were thought as having more integrity than plainer men；effort and
ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones；their
success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable
than the attractive female executives.Interestingly,though,the rise of the unattractive overnight successes
was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able?An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine
and an attractive man more masculine(有男子气概的)than the less attractive ones.Thus,an attractive
woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs,but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine
position appears to lack the"masculine"qualities required.
This is true even in politics."When the only clue is how he or she looks,people treat men and women
differently,"says Anne Bowman,who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates.She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs,one of men and
one of women,in order of attractiveness.The students were told the photographs were of candidates for
political offices.They were asked to rank them again,in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men,but the women who had
been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.
1. The underlined word "liability"(in Para.1)most probably means "________".
A. misfortune
B. instability
C. disadvantage
D. burden
2. In traditionally female jobs,attractiveness________.
A. reinforces(加强)the feminine qualities required
B. makes women look more honest and capable
C. is of primary importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly
3. Bowman"s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics,attractiveness________.
A. turns out to be an obstacle to men
B. affects men and women alike
C. has as little effect on men as on women
D. is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women | Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you
better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account(交易账户)where you receive
a keycard so you can get to your money 24/7-that"s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It"s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
No account keeping fees!
You"re no millionaire so we don"t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping
or transaction fees!
Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better
if you make at least two deposits(储蓄)without taking them out in a month.
Convenient
Teenagers are busy-we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners
Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet…
You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket
money or your pay from your parttime job!
Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even
more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application
form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian(so we can organize that cool keycard)but it is easy. We can"t wait to hear from you. It"s the best way to choose to be a winner!
1. The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ____.
A. parents
B. teenagers
C. winners
D. adults
2. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A. Special gifts are ready for parents.
B. The bank opens only on work days.
C. Services are convenient for its members.
D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
3. The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.
A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers
C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
4. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.
A. be an Internet user
B. be permitted by your parent
C. have a big sum of money
D. be in your twenties
5. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To set up a club.
B. To provide parttime jobs.
C. To organize keycards.
D. To introduce a new banking service. | 任务型阅读。
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Celebrating sleep
World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of
sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world
ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.
In 2002, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in
10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded
to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent
were diagnosed with insomnia (失眠) and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems
and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
Overall, the survey found that many people suffer from the effects of poor quality sleep, some
examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main
factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise
pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey"s
findings are particularly troubling because large numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping
at night. The shortterm effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long
time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular
sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your
bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you
should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as
caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night"s sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest
better at night and work better during the day.
Title: Celebrating Sleep
| Topic | Content | | World Sleep Day | Owing to 3.________ of the importance of sleep, people celebrated World Sleep Day, bringing attention to the increasing problems of sleep. | | Responses of the survey | Of 35,000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24% of the people
4.________ from sleeplessness.
31.6 % were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5% were on the edge of insomnia.
The 5.________ of the people feeling sleepy during the day is 11.6.
30.7 % reported 6.________ to a doctor for sleep problems.
| 1.________ causing sleep problems & their consequences
| Under 7.________ from school or work, people may have sleep problems.
Poor quality sleep also 8.________ from noise or light pollution.
Feeling tired and sleepy, people have difficulty 9.________ on what they are doing.
It is likely that sleepless people easily put on weight and have a heart attack. | | 2.________ to take to improve sleep quality | Have regular sleep habits.
Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet.
Avoid things 10.________ caffeine. |
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