Over two thousand years ago Rome（罗马)was the center of a huge empire. The Romans nee

How time flies, unconsciously the next winter vacation will soon come. In order to improve myself as well as enjoy a happy holiday, I made the winter vacation plan. Firstly I want to continue with my study, I think study is a life process, so no matter what the situation I am in, I will look for chances to continue it. I have bought several new books ,including those books on my major(专业)and some novels, I will try to finish reading them in the holiday and write notes. joozone.com Secondly, since it is the holiday, I will share it with my family and friends .You know the spring festival will soon come, I believe I would chatting and play games with my friends and family .I think I will enjoy the vacation.

r Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally(文化的)programmed. In other words, we learn our looks ---- we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed face features(特征). A baby, according to Bird whistle, learns where to set the eyebrows(眉毛)by looking at those around ---- family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgi A. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.

(1). People who live ( ) are more friendly.

A、in largely populated areas

B、in New York city

C、in the country

D、in the North

(2). This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with( ).

A、physics

B、chemistry

C、biology

D、none of the above

n. Residents built walls to (1) influence from the other town.

In Pressure,(2)struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would(3)to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because(4)was the index (指数) of success, people were(5)busy making money, with(6)for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.

(7), over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without(8)and(9)do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t(10)whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office(11)sipping coffee and doing nothing.(12)the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was(13)that mattered. No one had the(14)thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were(15)models from Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to(16)because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is(17)for” But, just before life in the two towns completely(18), there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be(19)with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They(20)the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.

(1). A、connect

B、keep

C、keep out

D、prevent

(2). A、everyone

B、anyone

C、nobody

D、somebody

(3). A、have

B、like

C、compete

D、try

(4). A、health

B、joy

C、children

D、wealth

(5). A、seldom

B、always

C、hardly

D、sometimes

(6). A、much time

B、no reason

C、many reasons

D、no time

(7). A、Meanwhile

B、At the same time

C、Therefore

D、Virtually

(8). A、pleasure

B、pressure

C、work

D、happiness

(9). A、must

B、need

C、could

D、dared

(10). A、know

B、find

C、recognize

D、care

(11). A、in the morning

B、in the evening

C、all day long

D、in the afternoon

(12). A、Thanks to

B、Regardless of

C、Owe to

D、According to

(13). A、money

B、time

C、pleasure

D、pressure

(14). A、strongest

B、slightest

C、most

D、smallest

(15). A、the old

B、the new

C、the best

D、the same

(16). A、books

B、work

C、money

D、drugs

(17). A、pressure

B、life

C、pleasure

D、money

(18). A、improved

B、failed

C、succeeded

D、lived

(19). A、content

B、surprised

C、patient

D、angry

(20). A、built

B、put down

C、pulled down

D、set up

ces. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men . A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Arewomen's bodies really weaker

The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women's time are always slower than men's, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first ‘Tartan’ in film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone (荷尔蒙)injections(注射). At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(复杂的) when there are two separate sexes!

(1). Women are called the weaker sex because ( ) .

A、women do as much as men

B、people think women are weaker than men

C、sport is easier for men than for women

D、in sport the two sexes are always together

(2). Which of the following is true ( )

A、Boys and girls study separately everywhere.

B、Women do not run or swim in races with men.

C、Famous Prime Ministers are women .

D、Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.

(3). “That at least is what people say” means people ( ) .

A、say other things , too

B、don't say this much

C、say this but may not think so

D、only think this

(4). What problems does sport have ( )

A、Some women athletes are actually men.

B、Some women athletes are give hormone injections.

C、Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

D、It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.

(5). In this passage the author implies that ( )

A、women are weaker than men , but faster

B、women are slower than men, but stronger

C、men are not always stronger and faster than women

D、men are faster and stronger than women

In 1977 , a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a nineteen-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, a gentle married lady and one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977 , a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar (卡塔尔) , near Sandi Arabia(沙特阿拉伯) . Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was flown to London and sent to Hammersmith Hospital. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were puzzled by the very unusual signs of illness. While they were having a discussion about the baby's illness, a nurse asked to speak to them.

―Excuse me,‖ said Nurse Marsha Maitland, ―but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning(铊中毒) .‖

―What makes you think that‖ Dr. Brown asked. ―Thallium poisoning is very rare.‖

―A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse' by Agatha Christie,‖ Nurse Maitland explained.“In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the signs are exactly the same as the baby' s . ”

―You are very careful and you may be right,‖ another doctor said. ―we‘ll carry out some tests and find out whether it' s thallium(铊) or not.‖

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later on it was proved that the poison might have come from an insecticide(杀虫剂) used in Qatar.

(1). Who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness ( ).

A、A Doctor in Qatar.

B、Nurse Maitland.

C、Dr. Brown.

D、Agatha Christie.

(2). Why was the baby sent to London ( ).

A、She was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar.

B、The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.

C、She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.

D、The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.

(3). As far as we can tell from passage, Agatha Christie. ( )

A、had never even met this baby.

B、had spent a long time as a police officer.

C、visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith.

D、gave Nurse Maitland some advice on the phone .

(4). Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors( ).

A、when she heard them discussing the possibility of thallium poison.

B、because she could see that the doctors had made a mistake.

C、to suggest a possible reason for the patient' s illness.

D、after she had read about a horse which had been poisoned.

(5). What did the doctor think of the suggestion which Nurse Maitland made ( ).

A、They were very quick to agree with her.

B、They were unhappy over her interruption.

C、They said that she was wrong because thallium poisoning is very rare.

D、They thought it was a possibility worth considering.

A、the judge

B、the lawyer

C、the jury

D、the defendant

“Cool” is a word with many meanings.Its traditional meaning is used to 41 a

temperature that is fairy cold.As the world has 42 , however, the word has expanded

to 43 many different meaning.“Cool” can be used to express feelings of 44 in

almost anything.

When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can’t help 45 , --It's cool.You

might think, “He's so cool,” when you see your 46 footballer.We all enlarge the

meaning of “cool” . You can use it 47 many words such as “new” or

“amazing”.Here's an interesting story we can see 48 illustrate the usage of the

word.A teacher asked her students to 49 the waterfall they had visited.On one

student's paper was just the one 50 , --“It's so cool. 51 he thought it was 52

to describe 53 he saw and felt. 54 the story also proves the shortage of words

and expressions. 55 “cool” some people have no words to express the same

meaning.So it is 56 to improve our words strength to maintain some 57 . As a

popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special 58 that people can accept easily.

Excepting “cool” Can you think of many other words that 59 your life as colorful as

the word “cool”? I can.And I think they are also very 60 .

41. A. find B. take C. show D. make sure

42. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed

43. A. turn out B. take on C. take out D. come into

44. A. satisfaction B. interest C. sense D. interesting

45.A. to say B. telling C. shout D. saying

46. A. famous B. out of date C. favourite D. modern

47. A. replace B. in place of C. change D. exchange

48. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining

49. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something

50. A. phrase B. word C. story D. sentence

51. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps

52. A. the just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the best way

53.A. the means B. what C. how D. wherever

54.A. And B. If C. So D. But

55. A. Without B. Using C. Not being used D. With

56. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural

57.A. true B. belief C. richness D. interest

58. A. habit B. culture C. language D. enjoyment

59. A. put B. change C. better D. make

60. A. cool B. easy C. difficult D. important

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed

except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that

troublesome stuff they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked

myself. I didn’t answer. In fact, I dare not.

The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go

to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with

me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock stroke one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too

tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the

exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.”

My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my

head on the desk, I fell asleep.

16. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were _______.

A. quietly laughing at him B. outside

C. working in bed D. asleep

17. The underlined word “wretched” in Para. 3 probably means ______.

A. very happy B. very unhappy

C. disappointed D. hopeful.

18. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because _______.

A. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

B. he was very tired

C. his eyes lid were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. it was too late at night

19. What do you suppose happed to the author?

A. He went to church to pray again.

B. He failed in the exam.

C. He passed the exam by sheer luck.

D. He was punished by his teacher.

20. The best title for the passage would be ______.

A. A Slow Student

B. Working Far into the Night

C. The Night before the Examination

D. Going over My Lessons

In the United States, 30 percent of the adult population has a weight problem. To

many people, the cause is obvious: they eat too much. But scientific evidence does little to

support the idea.

Going back to the America of the 1910s, we find that people were thinner than today,

yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used

machines much less and didn’t watch television.

Several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on

average than thinner people. In fact, some investigations, such as the 1979 study of 3,545

London office workers, report that, on balance, fat people eat less than slimmer people.

Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. A study by a research

group at Stanford University School of Medicine found the following interesting facts:

The more the men run, the more body fat they lost. The more they ran, the greater amount

of food they ate. Thus, those who run the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of

body fat.

11. The physical problem that many adult Americans have is that ________.

A. they are too slim B. they work too hard

C. they are too fat D. they lose too much body fat

12. According to the article, given 500 adult Americans, ________ will have a weight

problem.

A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 150

13. Is there any scientific evidence to support that eating too much is the cause of a weight

problem?

A. Yes, there is plenty of evidence.

B. Of course, there is some evidence to show this is true.

C. There is hardly any scientific evidence to support that.

D. We don’t know because the information is not given.

14. In comparison with the adult American population today, the Americans of the 1910s

_______.

A. ate more food and had more physical activities.

B. ate less food but had more activities

C. ate less food and had less physical exercise

D. had more weight problems

15. Modern scientific researchers have reported to us that ________.

A. fat people eat less food and are less active

B. fat people eat more food than slim people and are more active

C. fat people eat more food than slim people but are less active

D. thin people run less, but have greater increase in food intake

Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about

the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In

the 16 th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.

Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man

in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed

them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead,

he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.

The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers,

made a very large “hot air balloon”. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon

with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and

Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air

passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how

they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the

animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above

Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled

about.

6. Leonardo Da Vinci _______.

A. said that man would fly in the sky one day

B. built a kind of machine which never flew

C. made designs for flying machines

D. drew many beautiful pictures of birds

7. Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _______.

A. made a kind of flying machine

B. tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathers

C. wanted to build a kind of balloon

D. tried to fly on a large bird

8. In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _______.

A. got badly wounded B. succeeded in flying

C. lost his life D. flew only 8 minutes

9. The very first air passengers in the balloon were _______.

A. two animals B. the Montgolfiers

C. two Frenchmen D. the King and Queen

10. When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris?

A. In December 1783. B. In September 1783.

C. In the 17 th century. D. In November 1783.