My parents taught me not to take what ’s not mine. I ’ve always tried to_________________

目标和缺乏自信 ).

e_________________ (更健康、不容易早逝、更加快乐 ).

ded up in the recycling bin? That ’s where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found. Swift ’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week.

Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr announced openly that he would throw them out because he was too busy. Others do attempt to get through it themselves. Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads“tones and tones”of letters from fans.

Many artists, however, outsource( 外包 ) the tasks of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities.

Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity ’s security tea m and the police.

The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence. Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and the letters: most of them just get recycled.

Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “autograph(亲笔签名)”. For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fans and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.

56.Where were the unopened letters to singer Taylor Swift found?

What will Sylvia Taylor do if fans are threatening her celebrity clients?

Who told fans not to send any letters?

What do fans usually get in return if they write letters to celebrities?

Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to “public figure ”?

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college graduates ___36___ That may sound impossible, ___37___ according to Education at a Glance 2013, the ___38___ international report on the state of education ___39___ Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the ___40___ is still the world leader in producing college graduates. ___41___ , OECD data ___42___ that almost half of the world ’s university graduates come from three countries — the United States, China and Japan.

___43___ the 34 OECD countries, ___44___ 26 percent of the total 255 million college-educated ___45___ between the ages of 25 and 64 come from the United States. China comes in a distant second at 12.1 percent and Japan is a ___46___ third at 11.4 percent.

Global prosperity( 繁荣) won’t increase if only three nations ___47___ higher education output, so it ’s exciting to see that the number of students ___48___ to college increased 25 percent across all OECD countries ___49___ 1995 and 2012. If that ___50___ continues, 59 percent of young adults in those countries will go on to college, ___51___ 19 percent will enter vocational programs over their lifetimes.

The number of students who actually graduate ___52___ college has increased as well. In 2012, an average of 39 percent of students in OECD nations ___53___ college, up from 20 percent in 1995. Since college dropouts ___54___ the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year, an international increase in graduation ___55___ is good news for the entire planet.

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A.at

B.since

C.from

D.by

37()A.if

B.so

C.but

D.for

40()A.university

B.organization

C.nation

D.continent

42()A.appeals

B.exposes

C.emerges

D.shows

44()A.nearly

B.really

C.rarely

D.necessarily

45()A.objects

B.individuals

C.subjects

D.targets

46()A.close

B.counter

C.further

D.forward

48()A.confronting

B.encountering

C.longing

D.heading

49()A.including

B.between

C.excluding

D.toward

50()A.trend

B.currency

C.direction

D.distinction

51()A.so

B.while

C.before

D.because

52()A.for

B.against

C.from

D.in

53()A.tried

B.hunted

C.left

D.completed

54()A.give

B.cost

C.bring

D.plan

55()A.fee

B.benefits

C.rates

D.advantages

39()A.recovered

B.released

C.recommended

D.required

41()A.However

B.Otherwise

C.In fact

D.By the way

43()A.Above

B.Among

C.Beyond

D.Beneath

47()A.demonstrate

B.occupy

C.dominate

D.reach

38()A.annual

B.average

C.advanced

D.available

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ook. The ___26___ found that over half of male schoolchildren lacked confidence because of their body ___27___ .The figure for girls was slightly ___28___ , at 59 percent. Researchers questioned 693 teachers about how their students ___29___ about their bodies. All the children had taken lessons on body image and self-esteem.

Teachers said many children were very ___30___ if others said bad things about their appearances. Around 55 percent of teachers reported that girls were extremely sensitive to comment ___31___ their looks; the figure for boys being easily hurt by teasing(取笑)was 27 percent. Teachers gave a number of ___32___ why children as young as four years old were stressing out about their shapes. Over 90 percent of teachers ___33___ the Internet and television. Children see images of “perfect”bodies every day and they feel they have to look that way too. Many children are on diets to make themselves ___34___ to the opposite sex. One elementary school teacher said :“I work with four to five-year- olds and some say things like, ‘I can ’t eat cheese , it will make me ___35___ ’”, A teachers ’ spokeswoman warned that children trying to look like “celebrities in the media only lead to misery ”.

A. about F. fat K. questions B. attractive

G. felt L. reasons C. blame H. for

M. shape D. complete E. discover I. higher

N. study J. lazy O. upset

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if you don’t burn, your skin may be damaged. Stick to SPFs between 15 and 50+. Pick a product based on your own skin color, time outside, shade and cloud cover. News about vitamin A. Eating vitamin A –rich vegetables is good for you, but spreading vitamin A on your skin may not be. Government data shows that cancers develop sooner on skin coated with creams with vitamin A .

22___________ Pick a good sunscreen. EWG ’s sunscreen database rates the safety and effect of about 1,400 SPF-rated products, including about 750 sunscreens for beaches and sports use. We give high ratings to brands that provide broad-range, long- lasting protection with ingredients that pose fewer health concerns when absorbed by the body.

23___________Cream, because sprays cloud the air with tiny particles that may not be safe to breathe. Reapply cream often. Sunscreen chemicals sometimes degrade in the sun, wash off or rub off on towels and clothing.

24___________ The FAD treats powdered sunscreens as unapproved new drugs and may take enforcement action against companies that sell them-except for small businesses, which can sell powders until December 2013.

25___________ Wear sunscreen. In 2009, nearly twice as many American men died form. skin cancers as women. Surveys show that 34 percent of men wear sunscreens, compared to 78 percent of women. Got your vitamin D? Many people don ’t get enough vitamin D, a hormone manufactured by the skin in the presence of sunlight. Your doctor can test your level and recommend supplements if you are low in this vital nutrient.

A.No powder!

B.Avoid midday sun.

C.Message for men:

D.Cream or spray?

E.Don’t fall for high SPF labels.

F.Take special precautions with infants and children.

G.Avoid any sun product whose label says vitamin A.

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nstructed the 17-year-old to map out her future financial life. Backus pretended to buy a car, rent an apartment, and apply for a credit card. Then, she and her classmates played the “stock market game, ” investing the hypothetical(假设的) earnings from their hypothetical jobs in the market in the fateful fall of 2008. “Our pretend investments crashed , ”Backus says, still horrified. “We felt what actual shareholders were feeling. ”

That pain of earning and losing money is a feeling that public school increasingly want to teach. Forty states now offer some types of financial instruction at the elementary or high-school level, including lessons in balancing checkbooks( 支票本 ) and buying stock in math and social-studies classes. The interest in personal-finance classes has risen since 2007 when bank failures became a regular occurrence.

Rather than teach investment strategies, these courses offer a basic approach to handling money: Don’t spent what you don’t have. Put part of your monthly salary into a saving account, and invest in the stock market for the long-term rather than short-term gains. For Backus, this means dividing her earnings from her part-time job at a fast-food restaurant into separate envelopes for paying bills, spending, and saving. “Money is so hard to make but so easy to spend, ”she s one weekday after school.

After Backus finished her financial classes, she opened up a savings account at her local bank and started to think more about how she and her family would pay for college. “She just has a better understanding of money and how it affects the world , ” says her mother, Darleen. All of this talk of mon ey can make Backus worry, she says, but luckily, she feels prepared to face it.

16. The purpose of the high school class ’s “stock market game ” is ____________.

A.introduce a new course

B.encourage personal savings

C.learn about investment

D.teach credit card hazards

Student interest in taking classes on finance has increased because of ____________.A.the state of the economy

B.the need for employment

C.the rate of graduation

D.the desire to purchase cars

According to the passage, taking money management courses will help to ____________.A.get accepted by colleges

B.become very wealthy

C.take more vacations

D.prevent from going into debt

The author’attitude toward financial classesin public school is ___________.A.positive

B.critical

C.objective

D.worried

After Candice Backus completed the class about money, she _______.A.is debt free

B.manages the family income

C.will graduate early

D.feels more competent

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creative.

Boredom can be a good thing for children, according to Dr Teresa Belton, researcher at the University of East Anglia ’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning. After interviewing authors, artists and scientists in Britain, she’s reached the conclusion that cultural expectations that children should be constantly active could block the development of their imagination.

British actress and writer Meera Syal grew up in a small mining village with few distractions. The researcher said:“Lack of things to do urged her to talk to people she wouldn’t otherwise have engaged with and try activities she wouldn ’ under other circumstances, have experienced, such as talking to elderly neighbors and learning to bake cakes.”

Belton added: “Boredom made her write. Meera Syal kept a diary from a young age, filling it with observations, short stories, poems. ”

The researcher didn’t ignore the old saying the devil finds work for idle hands, though. Belton pointed out that young people who don ’t have the interior resources to deal with boredom creatively may end up smashing up bus shelters or taking cars out for a joyride.

How about watching TV and videos on the computer? The researcher believes that nothing replaces standing and staring at things and observing your surroundings.

It’s the sort of thing thatstimulates the imagination, she said, while the screen “tends to short circuit that process and the development of creative capacity. ” Dr Belton concluded: “For the sake of creativity, perhaps we need to slow down and stay offline from time to time. ”

11. Dr Teresa Belton did her research by_____ .

A.studying cultural differences

B.interviewing professionals

C.keeping a diary

D.observing the surroundings

The expression “the devil finds work for idle hands ” probably means that people are more likely to ?A.do what they should not do if they meet devils

B.achieve nothing if they work with devils

C.do more work if they didn ’t work hard when they were young

D.get involved in trouble if they have nothing to do with their time

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Deal with boredom wisely

B.Learn from a young age

C.Enjoy village life

D.Forget old sayings

What is Dr Belton ’s advice for youngsters ?A.Observe the world around them

B.Get information online from time to time

C.Remain constantly active

D.Read as many books as possible

Which of the following best describes the village where Meera Syal grew up?A.Modern and open

B.Tiny and unexciting

C.Poor and underdevelopment

D.Remote and violent

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better pay. A study of 4,000 young men and women found that beauty boosted pay checks more than intelligence. Those judged to be the more attractive earned up to 10 percent more than their less attractive friends and colleagues. Applied to the average salary of ￡ 25,000 a year, the “ plainness penalty(处罚)”would make a difference of ￡2,500 a year —— or around ￡50 a week.

It is unclear what is behind the phenomenon but it may be that beauty creates confidence. The self-confident may appear to be doing better than they are and will not hesitate about asking for a pay rise.

Researcher Jason Fletcher, of Yale University in the U.S., rated the attractiveness of the 4,000 men and women. Just over half were judged average, while 7 percent were felt to be very attractive and 8 percent were judged unattractive or very unattractive. The volunteers also sat an IQ test and reported their salary. It became clear that pay scales were far from fair. For instance, a 14- point increase on the IQ score was associated with a 3 to 6 percent increase in wage. But being of above-average looks increased pay by 5 to 10 percent .

For a plain person to be paid the same as a very attractive one , they would have to be 40 percent brighter, the journal Economics Letters reports.

Dr Fletcher said:“The results do show that people ’s looks have an impact on their wages and it can be very important.”

6.What is the “plainness penalty ”?

A.To be paid less for being ordinarily-looking

B.To be laughed at for being ordinarily-looking

C.To be fired for being ordinarily-looking

D.To be questioned for being ordinarily-looking

How many people were rated as very attractive in Jason Fletcher ’s study?A.About 280

B.About 4,000

C.About 2,000

D.About 320

What ’s the average annual salary of a good-looking person?A.￡2,500

B.￡25,000

C.￡22,500

D.￡27,500

Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage ?A.IQ is less important than appearance

B.Confidence makes people prettier

C.Good looks earn an extra penny

D.How Plain Janes get a higher salary

Good-looking people are usually paid more probably because________ .A.they look smarter

B.they have higher degrees

C.they are better at pleasing others

D.they are more confident

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