| Kinds of stamps | Usages | Reasons | Where to buy |
| New stamps | 1._____ | send a letter or 2._____ | 3._____ |
| Used stamps | collecting as 4._____ | 5._____ | not mentioned in the text |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends-you are in a slightly (稍微的) unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you-loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself. Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a govemment official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard. | |||
| 1. When you speak to the class, you should speak ____. | |||
| A. as slowly as possible B. in a low voice C. loudly D. forcefully | |||
| 2. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is ____. | |||
| A. noisy B. quiet C. having a rest D. serious | |||
| 3. The situation in the class is ____ that in your house. | |||
| A. not very different from B. sometimes the same as C. sometimes not. the same as D. not the same as | |||
| 4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ____. | |||
| A. to show your ability B. to be very gentle C. to make sure that you can be heard D. to put the official at ease | |||
| 5. The main idea of this passage is ____. | |||
| A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations B. that we must speak loudly C. that we must keep silent at any time D. that we must talk with the class | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy (值得表扬的). Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages (婚姻) and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) 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 (帅的) male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" 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(候选人). 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 completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes. | |||
| 1. The word "liability" most probably means ____. | |||
| A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble | |||
| 2. Bowman"s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ____. | |||
| A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women C. has as little effect on men as on women D. affects men and women alike | |||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often ____. | |||
| A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided | |||
| 4. The author writes this passage to ____. | |||
| A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive C. demand equal rights for women D. state the importance of appearance | |||
| 阅读表达。 | |||
| I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages. First of all, watching TV is a good rest. After a day of hard work, we need a good rest. Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays. Besides, watching TV is entertaining. There are many kinds of entertainments, such as sports activities, singing and dancing concerts, plays and the activities within a short time. We need at least ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens District to Manhattan District. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels. Most important, watching TV is educational. Our children can learn every kind of subjects through the educational programs and the special reports on TV, and it"s easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow. Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays. Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge classroom. | |||
| 1. What"s the best title for the text? ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. According to the writer what"s the most important reason for watching TV? ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. Why can watching TV make the writer have a good rest? ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. Why is it not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time? ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Why is watching TV educational? ________________________________________________________________________________. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future. I see the city of the future in three zones-inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential (住宅的) and recreational (娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves-to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open space, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely. Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars. The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don"t need every day. All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside. This is my ideal city of the future-a very beautiful place! But I don"t really think things will ever be like that! | |||
| 1. Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves? | |||
| A. In the middle zone. B. In the inner zone. C. In the outer zone. D. In the inner and middle zones. | |||
| 2. Where will big car parks be? | |||
| A. Just outside the middle zone. B. Just inside the middle zone. C. Just outside the inner zone. D. Just inside the inner zone. | |||
| 3. What will be in the middle zone? | |||
| A. The banks, hospitals and schools. B. The banks, hospitals and police stations. C. The banks, schools and car parks. D. The banks, hospitals and most of the shops. | |||
| 4. Where will the factories and offices be? | |||
| A. In the outer zone. B. In the middle zone. C. In the inner zone. D. In the middle and inner zones. | |||
| 5. Douglas Grace is probably _____. | |||
| A. a painter B. a builder C. a town planner D. a dentist |