阅读理解 There are some differences in replying to compliment between Chinese an

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阅读理解     There are some differences in replying to compliment between Chinese and Americans. Americans
tend to accept the compliment while Chinese generally murmur(低语)some reply about not being worthy
of the praise. Here are two examples.
     A young Chinese woman in the U.S. was complimented for the lovely dress that she was wearing.
"It"s graceful. The colors are so beautiful!" She was pleased but somewhat embarrassed. In typical
Chinese fashion, she replied, "Oh, it"s just an ordinary dress that I bought in China."
     At a reception in an American college, a newly-arrived Chinese scholar was chatting with the hostess, who was an old friend. As an acquaintance(熟人)of hers came up, she said, "Ron, let me introduce
Mr. Chen, an outstanding physicist and one of the nicest people I know." Mr. Chen offered his hand to
the newcomer but looked at his hostess and said with a smile, "Should I feel ashamed, or should I tell him
you don"t really mean it?"
     In both cases, the words of the Chinese conveyed a message quite different from what was intended.
In the case of the Chinese woman, the reply could have meant that the one paying the compliment did
not know what a really good dress is; otherwise, how could she get so excited about an ordinary dress?
The implication(暗示)was that the American woman"s taste in clothing was questionable. In the second
case, if Chen had not been smiling, he could have meant "You"re just saying that to be polite; you don"t
really mean that." So in one case, the person had poor judgment. In the other case, the hostess was not
sincere. Quite a gap between intention and message!

1. Which word can best replace the underlined word compliment in Paragraph 1?
A. praise
B. complaint
C. explanation
D. blame

2. Two examples are given in the passage to           .
A. amuse the readers
B. draw readers" attention
C. support the author"s opinion
D. arouse readers" interest

3. The following statements are true except           .
A. both stories happened in the USA
B. Mr. Chen achieved achievements in physics
C. the dress was a beautiful one
D. Mr. Chen worked in the USA for long

4. The passage mainly tells us           .
A. Americans like to praise people
B. Chinese people are very modest
C. culture varies in different countries
D. people should respect each other

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阅读理解     Few of us make money by losing sleep. But three graduate students at Brown University in
Providence built a company around sleep deprivation (睡眠不足).
    Jason Donahue, Ben Rubin and Eric Shashoua were working late nights in Brown"s business
and engineering schools. They began thinking about ways to sleep better. They discovered they
weren"t alone in burning the midnight oil. Around 20% of Americans get less than six hours of rest
a night.
     The friends imagined a smart alarm clock that could track how much time people spend in the
most restorative (有回复作用的) stages of the sleep cycle: REM (rapid eye movement) and deep
sleep. What would it cost to design such a thing? Five years of research, 20 employees, $14 million
and a whole lot of doubting from investors and scientists.
     Their company, Zeo, based in Newton, Mass, launched its product in June, 2009. The Zeo device
uses a headband with tiny sensors (传感器) that scan your brain for signs of four sleep states- REM,
light, deep and waking sleep. The smart alarm clock displays a graph of your sleep pattern and wakes
you as you"re not in REM sleep (which is when you"re least groggy). In the morning you can upload the
data to the company"s Web site, and so track your sleep over time. Most of the feedback comes in the
form of Zeo"s ZQ score showing how well you"ve slept.
     "Zeo allows people to unlock this black box of sleep," says Dave Dickinson, a health-care CEO.
Whether any of this actually improves sleep is up to the consumer, who will also need to make lifestyle
changes like cutting out alcohol before bedtime or caffeine after 3 pm.
For now the company is selling Zeo online only. Dickinson also plans to spread it to countries such as
Australia, where sleep deprivation approaches US levels.

1. Who will support Zeo?
A. People full of imagination.
B. People suffering sleeping problems.
C. People having access to the Internet.
D. People having bad lifestyles.

2. Why did the three graduate students imagine a smart alarm clock?
A. To wake them up on time in the morning.
B. To earn enough money for their study.
C. To improve the quality of people"s sleep.
D. To enjoy their life while working at night.

3. To design the Zeo device, the three graduate students ____.
A. spent much time and money
B. were widely supported by scientists
C. worked by themselves all the time
D. attracted many investors

4. What can we know from the passage?
A. Zeo has a direct effect on users" lifestyles.
B. It needs more personal efforts to make Zeo function better.
C. A large quantity of Zeo devices have been sold in Australia.
D. Consumers can go to the Zeo company to purchase Zeo in person.

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阅读理解     Three-Dimensional (3D) movies have been becoming more and more popular in recent years. It
seems 3D TV sets may be going into family households in the near future. While new digital 3D
technology has made the experience more comfortable for many, for some with eye problems, long 3D
viewing may result in an aching head, doctors say.
     "There are a lot of people walking around with very minor eye problems, which under normal
situations, the brain deals with naturally," said Dr Michael Rosenberg, an ophthalmologist (眼科医师)
in Chicago. He said in a 3D movie, these people face a completely new sensory experience. "That
translates into greater mental effort, making it easier to get a headache," Rosenberg told Reuters.
     In normal vision, each eye sees things at a slightly different angle. "When that gets processed in the
brain, that creates the perception (感觉) of depth," said Dr Deborah Friedman, an ophthalmologist in
New York. The images people see in three dimensions in the movies are not calibrated (校准的) in the
same way that their eyes and brain are. "If your eyes are a little off to begin with, then it"s really throwing
a whole degree of effort that your brain now needs
to exert (竭尽全力)," he said.
     Dr John Hagan, a Kansas City ophthalmologist, said some people who do not have normal depth
perception cannot see in 3D at all. He said people with eye muscle problems, in which the eyes are not
pointed at the same object, have trouble processing 3D images.
Rock Heineman, a spokesman for RealD, a provider of 3D equipment to theaters, said headaches and
nausea were the main reasons 3D technology never took off.
     Heineman said older 3D technology used two film projectors(放映机), one that projected a left-eye
image and one that projected a right-eye image. Three-D glasses would allow viewers to see a different
image in each eye.
     "People often complained of headaches and it was really because the projectors weren"t lined up,"
Heineman said.
     Now his company has developed a new single digital projector, which switches between the left and
the right-eye image 144 times a second, to help overcome some of the old problems.
     "By going to a single digital projector, those problems were solved," he said. Friedman said he thinks
most people will do fine with 3D movies and with 3D TVs, but Rosenberg said people may quickly tire
of the novelty (新鲜事物). "I suspect there will be a lot of people who say it"s sort of neat, but it"s not
really comfortable," he said.

1. The text is mainly about ____.
A. the reasons why people like 3D movies
B. how to improve 3D technology
C. the development of 3D technology in recent years
D. causes of headaches and nausea when people watch 3D movies

2. The underlined phrase "took off" could be replaced by "______".
A. became popular
B. flew in the sky
C. left hurriedly
D. removed one"s clothes

3. This article implies that _____.
A. people do not like new things like 3D movies
B. 3D TVs will completely take the place of old TV sets
C. 3D technology is the most important technology ever
D. those with eye muscle problems should not watch 3D movies

4. We can learn from what Rosenberg said in the last paragraph that
A. a single digital projector could solve all the problems with 3D technology
B. people will gradually become comfortable with 3D movies and TVs
C. the appeal of 3D movies and "TVs may fade
D. most people will actually enjoy the 3D experience

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阅读理解     Where do you want to travel this year? What are some of your favorite vacation spots? See some
places we have picked as the top destinations for 2010.
     ●Sri Lanka
    The island feels like one big tropical zoo: elephants roam freely, water buffaloes(水牛) idle in paddy
fields and monkeys swing from trees. And then there"s the beautiful coastline. Among the most scenic is
Nilaveli Beach in the Tamil north. Vacationers can lie on poolside hammocks(吊床) under palm trees or
swim in its crystal-clear waters. Or they can order cocktails at the Nilaveli Beach Hotel.
     ●Shanghai
     Following up on Beijing"s successful Olympics, Shanghai is expecting 70 million visitors to its World
Expo. From May 1 to Oct. 31, more than 200 nations and regions will turn a two-square-mile site by the
city"s Huangpu River into an architectural playground: Switzerland will be represented by a building
shaped like a map of that country, while England is in the celebrated hands of the designer Thomas
Heatherwick. However, by contrast, the United States pavilion might be mistaken for a suburban(郊区
的) office park.
     ●Copenhagen
     Last year, thousands of environmentalists challenged world leaders in Copenhagen for the climate
summit, but the Danish capital has already emerged as one of the world"s greenest, and maybe coolest,
cities. In Copenhagen, long, flat roads all have bicycle paths where locals cycle around the city. Away
from all the modernism and the happy cyclists, cultural thrill-seekers are being attracted to the district of
Norrebro, where the city"s young crowd the cafes and galleries or dance in local clubs until the early hours.

1. According to the passage, visitors to the palce with natural beauty can have _____________.
A. a vacation on the palm beach
B. a great time in busy local clubs
C. a feast for the eyes of architectural wonders
D. a chance to see an environmentally friendly city

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the 2010 World Expo?
A. Millions of people will visit Shanghai in seven months.
B. Switzerland has built something that looks like a map of the world.
C. The building of England is designed by Thomas Heatherwick.
D. The US pavilion reminds people of downtown New York.

3. This passage is probably printed on the __________ page of a newspaper.
A. culture
B. entertainment
C. travel
D. weekend

4. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. A Trip to the World Expo
B. The Places to Go in 2010
C. Join the Copenhagen Climate Summit
D. The Most Visited Travel Destinations

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阅读理解    Across the United States there are several places where two independent towns grew together to
become one city-but kept both their names.
     Winston-Salem is one of them. It"s a mid-sized city in what"s called the plateau(high land), between
the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North Carolina. The Winston part is a
relatively new place, founded early last century. It"s home to the nation"s biggest open-air tobacco
market.
     The giant R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company"s headquarters is in Winston-Salem and Winston is the
name of one of Reynolds" best-known cigarette brands. Fast-growing Winston soon surrounded the
much older town of Salem, so in 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.
     From historical and tourist point of view, Salem, or Old Salem, as it"s called today, is the interesting
and unusual part of town.
     Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians. They spoke German, and their community was
religiously based, with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitories. The Moravians
greatly valued women"s work and brainpower. In fact, one of the nation"s oldest boarding schools for
young women-the Moravians"Salem Academy founded in 1772-is still in operation.
     Over the years, Salem lost its Moravian character. That all changed, though, when a nonprofit group
began to rehabilitate the historic area. These days Old Salem is what"s called a living history museum,
with exhibits, music, and tours of 18th -century houses, taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just
seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in Winston-Salem.
     The historic community is booming again. Just as R.J.Reynolds is taking in millions of dollars making
cigarettes across town, Old Salem is generating about $15 million a year in tourism revenue and donations.

1. From the passage we can know that ______________.
A. Winston-Salem is the name of a city
B. Salem is home to the tobacco market
C. the city Winston-Salem has two names
D. Old Salem is the name of a tobacco brand

2. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that ______________.
A. the two cities benefited each other
B. Salem developed faster than Winston
C. R.J.Reynolds Company has moved into Salem
D. the combination meets the wishes of the people

3. The city Salem is special for its ______________.
A. boarding school
B. lifestyle and tradition
C. respect for brainpower
D. religious belief

4. The underlined word "rehabilitate" in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to "________________".
A. reconstruct
B. evaluate
C. enlarge
D. decorate

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阅读理解     Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?
Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness. Some have put their hearts and
efforts into their work. Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol. Meanwhile, untold numbers have
looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic(异国的) vacation homes and other popular
"toys". Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact: people are looking for a lasting source of
happiness.
    Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes from many people because they misunderstand the
journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, "I"ll be happy when I get my new promotion."
Or "I"ll be happy when I lose that extra 20 pounds." It is dangerous because it accepts that happiness is
a "response" to having, being or doing something.
     In life, we all experience stimulus(激励) and response. Today, some people think that an expensive
car is a stimulus, and happiness is a response; a great paying job is a stimulus, and happiness is a
response; a loving relationship is a stimulus, and happiness is a response. This belief leaves us the thinking
and feeling: I"ll be happy when …
     It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and a
response is what life brings to those who are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend to have more
success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships.
When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness
is not a response but a stimulus.
     Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives. For unknown reason to me, many
choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is not something that happens
to us after we get something we want-we usually get things we want AFTER we choose to be happy.

1. From the second paragraph, we know too many people ______________.
  A. are not happy when they work hard
  B. are not happy when they drink or take drugs
  C. Are happy when they possess their own expensive cars
  D. all desire exotic vacation homes

2. Generally speaking, most people feel happy because ______________.
  A. they think happiness is rooted in their deep hearts
  B. they get what they want to have
  C. they get a great paying job
  D. they get an expensive car

3. Which of the following is right according to the author?
  A. If you want to get what you want, you first choose to be happy.
  B. We should try to get more and then we"ll be happy.
  C. Most people today are happy.
  D. Work is a necessary part in our daily life

4. From the viewpoint of the author, happiness is _______________.
A. based on our needs
B. unconditional
C. out of reach
D. limited

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