阅读理解。 With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of wo
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| 阅读理解。 |
With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been
advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a
nutritional supplement (营养补充品)? What was your first impression?
Posted by Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8:05 PM
Madeline on Dec. 24, 2010 7:25 PM
Years ago, as a young morn with two small children, I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy
life. One day, I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!
A friend gave me some Royal Jelly-an amazing substance (物质) from the beehive (蜂房). I was doubtful,
but desperate.., so I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy and vitality (活力) like never
before! Now, over two decades later, I travel all round the country, sharing my life-changing experience. I"m
grateful for the energy to keep up and love to share this wonderful discovery with others.
Blanca on Dec. 25, 2010 7:02 PM
Ten years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didn"t. I became tired
and lethargic (无精打采的). That"s when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal
Jelly. It made such a dramatic (巨大的) difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating
for 2 days, I gave in. She was right! I no longer felt worn out. I had a new, youthful zest (热情) for life and
I"ve been OK-thanks to Royal Jelly!
Lori on Dee. 25, 2010 10:27 PM
When my mom Madeline was introduced to Royal Jelly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her
fantastic Royal Jelly. Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina (耐力) and was finally able
to keep up with high school and, eventually, college activities. Today, I"m a busy mom in my mid-thirties with
two active boys and a new business! I have enough energy to do it all! I"m glad I took my Mom"s advice. |
| 1. From the text, we learn that _____. |
A. Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning
B. Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies
C. Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person"s energy and vitality
D. Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product |
| 2. Which of the following is true of Blanca? |
A. She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.
B. She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.
C. She is now supposed to be in her seventies.
D. She was the second one to reply to the topic. |
| 3. What"s the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers? |
A. Lori and Blanca are Madeline"s grandchildren.
B. Madeline is Blanca"s daughter and Lori"s mother.
C. Blanca is Lori and Madeline"s great grandmother.
D. They have no blood relationship but friendship. |
| 4. Where can we most probably read this text? |
A. In a sports club.
B. On an Internet page.
C. In a fiction.
D. In a travel magazine. |
答案
| 1-4 CDBB |
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| 阅读理解。 |
How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts (偷窃)? Around the holidays, many families don"t
consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple
steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a
few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.
● Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your
mail until you return. Nothing says "Hey, we are not home!" like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of
mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.
● Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器). Don"t leave your outdoor lights
on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains
on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having
someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering
your house every day, they will know you are not home.
● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see
what is in your house. If they don"t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break
in.
● This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday.
Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system. |
| 1. What is the main idea of the passage? |
A. to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays.
B. to let the outdoor lights on all the time.
C. to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday.
D. to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet. |
| 2. If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should _____. |
A. be lit in an irregular way
B. be kept on all the night
C. be replaced by random timers
D. be turned on only once one day |
| 3. To make your home is well protected, what does the writer advise you to do? |
A. Have all the curtains closed
B. Stop your mail service at once
C. Turn to your close neighbors or friends
D. Equip your home with security system |
| 4. Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to _____. |
A. be very popular with families
B. have no effect on preventing thefts
C. give a false impression on thefts
D. be a little hard to be brought into effect |
| 5. The underlined word "deter" probably means "_____". |
A. discover
B. discourage
C. surprise
D. attract |
| Reading comprehension. |
The following is a recent survey among teenagers:
Radio
Most teenagers nowadays are not regular listeners to radio. They may occasionally tune in, but they
do not try to listen to a program specifically. The main reason teenagers listen to the radio is for music,
but now with online sites streaming music for free they do not bother, and users can choose the songs
they want instead of listening to what the radio presenter/DJ chooses.
Television
Most teenagers watch television, but usually there are points in the year where they watch more than
average. This is due to programs coming on in seasons, so they will watch a particular show at a certain
time (as long as it lasts) but then they may watch no television for weeks.
Teenagers are also watching less television because of services such as BBC iPlayer, which allows
them to watch shows when they want. Whilst watching TV, adverts come on quite regularly (18 minutes
of every hour) and teenagers do not want to watch these, so they switch to another channel, or do
something else whilst the adverts run.
Newspapers
No teenager that I know of regularly reads a newspaper, as most do not have the time and cannot be
bothered to read pages and pages of text while they could watch the news summarized on the Internet or
on TV.
Internet
Every teenager has some access to the Internet, be it at school or home. Home use is mainly used for
fun (such as social networking) whilst school (or library) use is for work. Most teenagers are heavily
active on a combination of social networking sites. Facebook is the most common, with nearly everyone
with an Internet connection registered and visiting>4 times week. Facebook is popular as one can interact
with friends on a wide scale.
For searching the web, Google is the dominant figure, simply because it is well known and easy to
use. Some teenagers make purchases on the Internet (on sites like eBay) but this is only used by a small
percentage, as a credit card is required and most teenagers do not have credit cards. Many teenagers use
YouTube to watch videos (usually anime which cannot be watched anywhere else) and some use it as a
music player by having a video with the music they want to listen to playing in the background.
Mobile Phones
99pc of teenagers have a mobile phone and most are quite capable phones. Usually, teenagers only use
their phones for texting, calling. Features such as video messaging or video calling are not used-because
they are expensive.
Services such as instant messaging are used, but not by everyone. It usually depends, whether the
phone is Wi-Fi compatible, because otherwise it is very expensive to get Internet off the phone network.
As most teenagers" phones have Bluetooth support, and Bluetooth is free, they utilize this feature often.
Mobile email is not used as teenagers have no need; they do not need to be connected to their inbox
all the time as they don"t receive important emails. | Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph.
There is one extra heading which you do not need. | A. Leave others a deep impression
B. Be a pleasant listener
C. Pay attention to your wearing
D. Get enough background information
E. Make full self-preparation
F. Apply appropriate postures | | 阅读理解。 | We all remember seeing hitchhikers, standing by the side of the road, thumb sticking out, waiting for a
lift. But it is getting rare nowadays. What killed hitchhiking? Safety is often mentioned as a reason. Movies
about murderous hitchhikers and real-life crime have put many drivers off picking up hitchhikers. That no
single women picked me up on my journey to Manchester no doubt reflects the safety fear: a large, strangely
dressed man is seen as dangerous.
But the reason may be more complex: hitchhiking happens where people don"t have cars and transport
services are poor. Plenty of people still hitchhike in Poland and Romania. Perhaps the rising level of car
ownership in the UK means the few people left hitchhiking are usually considered strange. Why can"t they
afford cars? Why can"t they take the coach or the train?
Three-quarters of the UK population have access to a car; many of the remainder will be quite old. The
potential hitchhiking population is therefore small. Yet my trip proves it"s still possible to hitchhike. The
people who picked me up were very interesting-lawyer, retired surgeon, tank commander, carpenter, man
who lived in an isolated farmhouse and a couple living up in the mountains. My conclusion is that only really
interesting people are mad enough to pick up fat blokes in red, spotted scarves. Most just wanted to do
someone a good turn; a few said they were so surprised to see a hitchhiker that they couldn"t help stopping.
The future of hitchhiking most likely lies with car-sharing organised over the Internet, via sites such as
hitchhikers, org. But for now, you can still stick your thumb out (actually, I didn"t do much of that, preferring
just to hold up my destination sign) and people-wonderful, caring, sharing, unafraid people-will stop.
In the UK, with its cheap coaches and reasonable rail service, I don"t think I"ll make a habit of it. But having
enjoyed it so much, I"m ready now to do a big trip across Europe and beyond. In the 1970s a female friend of
my wife"s hitchhiked to India. How wonderful it would be to have another go, though Afghanistan might be a
challenge. I wish I"d got that tank commander"s mobile number. | | 1. The author tried to hitchhike but was rejected by single women drivers because _____. | A. they were not heading towards Manchester
B. they thought most hitchhikers were dangerous
C. hitchhiking had been banned and they didn"t want to break the law
D. he was a strong man in strange clothes who seemed dangerous | | 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? | A. Movies have discouraged people from hitchhiking.
B. Car ownership levels are lower in Romania than in the UK.
C. 25% of UK people don"t have access to cars.
D. Increased car ownership has reduced the need for hitchhiking. | | 3. The "fat blokes in red, spotted scarves" in Paragraph 3 most likely means _____. | A. murderous hitchhikers
B. friendly and talkative hitchhikers
C. typical hitchhikers
D. strange hitchhikers like the author | | 4. According to the author, future hitchhikers are more likely to _____. | A. visit websites and find people to share cars with
B. stand by roads with their thumbs sticking out
C. stick out signs with their destinations written on
D. wait for some kind people to pick them up | | 5. From the last paragraph, we know that the author _____. | A. frequently hitchhikes in Britain
B. plans m hitchhike across Europe
C. thinks public transport is safer for travel
D. is going to contact the tank commander | | 根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 | A. The general result of a survey.
B. Some specific data about whether people in different areas are appreciated.
C. Being appreciated may promote growth of productivity.
D. In most places people are well-praised.
E. Most people need encouragement but haven"t got it.
F. Politeness actually means much to people. | 1._____
It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact, frequently hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well
done" means the same to staff as a pay rise, researchers say. Praise and encouragement makes employees
more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding replacements.
2._____
A third of 1 000 workers surveyed (调查) by consulting firm White Water Strategies (WWS) said they
did not get thanked at all when they did well, and a further third said they were not thanked enough. In both
cases, staff said they felt undervalued, meaning they were less likely to exert (使努力) themselves and were
more likely to look for employment elsewhere.
3._____
The yearly result is around 5.2 billion in lost productivity from employees who would improve their
performance if they felt more appreciated, WWS claimed. According to the company, praising staff has
the same encouragement as a l percent pay rise, and works out much cheaper for bosses.
4._____
Three out of four employees said that regular appreciation by their bosses was important to them, but
only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise as they felt they needed. The survey found that
those in blue-collar and manual (体力的) jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well.
5._____
In regional terms, Scottish staff felt most undervalued. Four out of ten workers said they were never
thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise. However, workers in the Northeast are less
impressed by being praised by the boss, for only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told "well done"
regularly. Older employees and women need the most reassurance, according to psychologist Averil Leimon,
a director of WWS. She said that words of praise did more than create a pleasant place to work-they could
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