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A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can Education for All be achieved by 2015 The answer is definitely"yes" , although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external(外部的)financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后)farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.It can be inferred from the passage that a quality education has the function of______.

A．helping a country free from foreign rule
B．making people become wealthy
C．giving people more power and freedom
D．speeding up the progress of society

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Lifestyle is the waya person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person’s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities. Another’s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in somedeveloped countries. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before—and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies. Gerber Products Company used to advertise " babies are our business—-our only business". Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. Theseadvantages bring with them the freedom to question current lifestyles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes. Today’s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic(我行我素的)than past generations. The business world is only beginning to realize how people’s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society.How many hours did people work a century ago according to the passage

答案：正确答案：Seventy hours a／per week．

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R6】

答案：正确答案：B

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This thanksgiving, many families are closer than they’ve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together. These arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social. "This is a pattern that will continue," predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist. " High rates of multigenerational family living had been a norm until after World War II, when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕)of young adults. But by the late 1950s and 1970s, there was a generation gap and almost generation war ," Howe says. "There was a time in the 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kids. Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own . But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporarily . " Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville, Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer. " They said, ’you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ’"says Patrick Beatty, 28. "I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return. I feel part of the time like a burden," he says. " I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It ’s home , but not the home I’d be building for myself if I had my way ." A survey of 2, 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home, 40% reported that job loss, changes in job status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.Which of the following arrangements is multigenerational in the USA

A．Nuclear families.
B．Extended families.
C．Single parent families.
D．Families of seniors.

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This year the world’s population ticked over to 7 billion.【R1】They forecast dramatic changes unless significant steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront. Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Access to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. We’re seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that sort of pressure mounts as the world population increases.) 【R2】 What we’re putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that haven’t been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.【R3】We have to find less polluting sources of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels we’ve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands, the supplies will run out in time. We still can’t imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable energy resources. 【R4】We’ve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when they’re already dirt poor and only just getting enough to live on【R5】__Is it all doom and gloom(前景暗淡)as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter futureA. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face the challenge of population aging.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they’ ll get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.【R1】

答案：正确答案：B

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A new study shows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室). From web browsing and texting to conference calls and online shopping, it seems this technology-driven world leaves no time for bathroom breaks. 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October. Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet— leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls. And this doesn’t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation(born 1946 or before), 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946—1964)and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965—1976)use their cell phones in the bathroom. But as expected, Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers, using their phones and the john at the same time. Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom(perhaps all those "You must wash your hands before returning to work" signs have started to pay off ). But unfortunately the same cannot be said for their mobile devices—only 14 percent wash theirphones after using the bathroom. Maybe this calls for a new-age health initiative, requiring public restaurants to change their signs to " You must wash your hands—and your phone—before returning to work. " And for many, toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing, used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumstances. Twenty-four percent of mobile users reported they actually don ’t go to the bathroom without their phones. In a world where you can ’t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn’t anything sacred anymoreThe passage is mainly about______.

A．a survey on how people use their mobile phones
B．the different ages and percentages of mobile users
C．whether people wash their hands and phones after using the bathroom
D．how technology-driven world influences bathroom breaks

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This year the world’s population ticked over to 7 billion.【R1】They forecast dramatic changes unless significant steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront. Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Access to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. We’re seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that sort of pressure mounts as the world population increases.) 【R2】 What we’re putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that haven’t been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.【R3】We have to find less polluting sources of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels we’ve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands, the supplies will run out in time. We still can’t imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable energy resources. 【R4】We’ve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when they’re already dirt poor and only just getting enough to live on【R5】__Is it all doom and gloom(前景暗淡)as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter futureA. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face the challenge of population aging.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they’ ll get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.【R2】

答案：正确答案：D

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Lifestyle is the waya person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person’s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities. Another’s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in somedeveloped countries. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before—and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies. Gerber Products Company used to advertise " babies are our business—-our only business". Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. Theseadvantages bring with them the freedom to question current lifestyles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes. Today’s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic(我行我素的)than past generations. The business world is only beginning to realize how people’s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society.Why have some businesses dealing with baby items changed their promotion strategies

答案：正确答案：Because childbirth rate is getting lower．或Because famil...

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This thanksgiving, many families are closer than they’ve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together. These arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social. "This is a pattern that will continue," predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist. " High rates of multigenerational family living had been a norm until after World War II, when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕)of young adults. But by the late 1950s and 1970s, there was a generation gap and almost generation war ," Howe says. "There was a time in the 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kids. Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own . But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporarily . " Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville, Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer. " They said, ’you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ’"says Patrick Beatty, 28. "I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return. I feel part of the time like a burden," he says. " I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It ’s home , but not the home I’d be building for myself if I had my way ." A survey of 2, 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home, 40% reported that job loss, changes in job status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.In the USA, multigenerational home is regarded as a norm______.

A．between 1950s and 1970s
B．before World War II
C．ever since 1950s
D．until late 1970s

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A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can Education for All be achieved by 2015 The answer is definitely"yes" , although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external(外部的)financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后)farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.The goal of Education for All is______.

A．to get all the children in the world to go to primary school by 2015
B．to let poor children have the same chances to go to school as rich ones
C．to supportthose countries determined to reform their education systems
D．to help the poor countries improve productivity and achieve unity

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R7】

答案：正确答案：J

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A new study shows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室). From web browsing and texting to conference calls and online shopping, it seems this technology-driven world leaves no time for bathroom breaks. 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October. Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet— leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls. And this doesn’t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation(born 1946 or before), 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946—1964)and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965—1976)use their cell phones in the bathroom. But as expected, Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers, using their phones and the john at the same time. Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom(perhaps all those "You must wash your hands before returning to work" signs have started to pay off ). But unfortunately the same cannot be said for their mobile devices—only 14 percent wash theirphones after using the bathroom. Maybe this calls for a new-age health initiative, requiring public restaurants to change their signs to " You must wash your hands—and your phone—before returning to work. " And for many, toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing, used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumstances. Twenty-four percent of mobile users reported they actually don ’t go to the bathroom without their phones. In a world where you can ’t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn’t anything sacred anymoreWe can learn from the passage that what happens in the bathroom used to be regarded as______.

A．funny
B．enjoyable
C．ridiculous
D．Mysterious

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This year the world’s population ticked over to 7 billion.【R1】They forecast dramatic changes unless significant steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront. Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Access to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. We’re seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that sort of pressure mounts as the world population increases.) 【R2】 What we’re putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that haven’t been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.【R3】We have to find less polluting sources of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels we’ve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands, the supplies will run out in time. We still can’t imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable energy resources. 【R4】We’ve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when they’re already dirt poor and only just getting enough to live on【R5】__Is it all doom and gloom(前景暗淡)as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter futureA. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face the challenge of population aging.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they’ ll get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.【R3】

答案：正确答案：G

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Lifestyle is the waya person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person’s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities. Another’s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in somedeveloped countries. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before—and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies. Gerber Products Company used to advertise " babies are our business—-our only business". Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. Theseadvantages bring with them the freedom to question current lifestyles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes. Today’s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic(我行我素的)than past generations. The business world is only beginning to realize how people’s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society.Why are the people in some developed countries more critical about their lifestyles

答案：正确答案：Because they are better educated and richer．

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A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can Education for All be achieved by 2015 The answer is definitely"yes" , although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external(外部的)financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后)farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.What used to be the standard of measuring a country ’ s education

A．The rate of pupils being admitted by high school.
B．The percentage of children enrolling for classes.
C．The rate of school children who successfully passed the required courses.
D．The percentage of children who successfully completed primary school.

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This thanksgiving, many families are closer than they’ve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together. These arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social. "This is a pattern that will continue," predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist. " High rates of multigenerational family living had been a norm until after World War II, when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕)of young adults. But by the late 1950s and 1970s, there was a generation gap and almost generation war ," Howe says. "There was a time in the 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kids. Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own . But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporarily . " Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville, Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer. " They said, ’you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ’"says Patrick Beatty, 28. "I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return. I feel part of the time like a burden," he says. " I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It ’s home , but not the home I’d be building for myself if I had my way ." A survey of 2, 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home, 40% reported that job loss, changes in job status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.According to the writer, families are closer than before because______.

A．interstate highways make going home easier
B．relatives tend to live close by in the suburbs
C．more people return home for holidays
D．family members now live together

问答题

A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R8】

答案：正确答案：F

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A new study shows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室). From web browsing and texting to conference calls and online shopping, it seems this technology-driven world leaves no time for bathroom breaks. 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October. Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet— leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls. And this doesn’t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation(born 1946 or before), 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946—1964)and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965—1976)use their cell phones in the bathroom. But as expected, Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers, using their phones and the john at the same time. Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom(perhaps all those "You must wash your hands before returning to work" signs have started to pay off ). But unfortunately the same cannot be said for their mobile devices—only 14 percent wash theirphones after using the bathroom. Maybe this calls for a new-age health initiative, requiring public restaurants to change their signs to " You must wash your hands—and your phone—before returning to work. " And for many, toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing, used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumstances. Twenty-four percent of mobile users reported they actually don ’t go to the bathroom without their phones. In a world where you can ’t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn’t anything sacred anymoreIt can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．the older people are more addicted to technology
B．the younger people are better multitaskers
C．technology has the same influence on different people
D．technology has a destructive power

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This year the world’s population ticked over to 7 billion.【R1】They forecast dramatic changes unless significant steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront. Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Access to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. We’re seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that sort of pressure mounts as the world population increases.) 【R2】 What we’re putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that haven’t been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.【R3】We have to find less polluting sources of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels we’ve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands, the supplies will run out in time. We still can’t imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable energy resources. 【R4】We’ve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when they’re already dirt poor and only just getting enough to live on【R5】__Is it all doom and gloom(前景暗淡)as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter futureA. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face the challenge of population aging.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they’ ll get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.【R4】

答案：正确答案：C

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This thanksgiving, many families are closer than they’ve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together. These arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social. "This is a pattern that will continue," predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist. " High rates of multigenerational family living had been a norm until after World War II, when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕)of young adults. But by the late 1950s and 1970s, there was a generation gap and almost generation war ," Howe says. "There was a time in the 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kids. Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own . But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporarily . " Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville, Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer. " They said, ’you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ’"says Patrick Beatty, 28. "I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return. I feel part of the time like a burden," he says. " I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It ’s home , but not the home I’d be building for myself if I had my way ." A survey of 2, 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home, 40% reported that job loss, changes in job status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.What do the underlined words "strike out on their own" in Paragraph 2 most probably mean

A．Develop a new relationship with their employers.
B．Get away from the culture of the kids.
C．Start to live an independent life.
D．Build their own houses

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R9】

答案：正确答案：G

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A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can Education for All be achieved by 2015 The answer is definitely"yes" , although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external(外部的)financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后)farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.Which of the following will help achieve the goal of Education for All

A．Setting up more primary schools in poor regions.
B．Establishing higher-performing education systems.
C．Taking advantage of information technologies.
D．Significantly increasing the national financing.

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Lifestyle is the waya person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person’s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities. Another’s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in somedeveloped countries. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before—and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies. Gerber Products Company used to advertise " babies are our business—-our only business". Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. Theseadvantages bring with them the freedom to question current lifestyles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes. Today’s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic(我行我素的)than past generations. The business world is only beginning to realize how people’s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society.What does the writer say about today’s young people

答案：正确答案：They are better educated，more independent and individua...

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A new study shows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室). From web browsing and texting to conference calls and online shopping, it seems this technology-driven world leaves no time for bathroom breaks. 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October. Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet— leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls. And this doesn’t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation(born 1946 or before), 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946—1964)and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965—1976)use their cell phones in the bathroom. But as expected, Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers, using their phones and the john at the same time. Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom(perhaps all those "You must wash your hands before returning to work" signs have started to pay off ). But unfortunately the same cannot be said for their mobile devices—only 14 percent wash theirphones after using the bathroom. Maybe this calls for a new-age health initiative, requiring public restaurants to change their signs to " You must wash your hands—and your phone—before returning to work. " And for many, toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing, used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumstances. Twenty-four percent of mobile users reported they actually don ’t go to the bathroom without their phones. In a world where you can ’t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn’t anything sacred anymoreThe underlined words" pay off" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.

A．deserve nothing
B．cost much
C．influence people
D．go unnoticed

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This year the world’s population ticked over to 7 billion.【R1】They forecast dramatic changes unless significant steps are taken to control population growth. Here are some challenges a population of 7 billion must confront. Water is probably going to be the first real threat that we bump into. Access to fresh water becomes incredibly difficult. We’re seeing the impacts of overuse of water resources and that sort of pressure mounts as the world population increases.) 【R2】 What we’re putting into the atmosphere is going to lead to changes that haven’t been seen in millions of years. As the whole world warms up, a lot of places become very unpleasant to live in.【R3】We have to find less polluting sources of energy and be much more careful in the way that we make use of the remaining non-renewable fuels we’ve got. If we continue to tap the resources to meet the immediate economic demands, the supplies will run out in time. We still can’t imagine that one day we have to run the world from renewable energy resources. 【R4】We’ve got some major health problems with the medical services to actually attack the diseases of old age. But the real problem is that the world population is growing fastest in the developing countries. How can we cope with a double of the population when they’re already dirt poor and only just getting enough to live on【R5】__Is it all doom and gloom(前景暗淡)as the experts suggest, or do we have a brighter futureA. Challenges range from water shortages to rising sea levels.B. Experts have painted a depressing future for life on Earth.C. All countries in the world will face the challenge of population aging.D. Agriculture, a main consumer of water, may have to change its whole structure.E. If we hang on to them for a little bit, they’ ll get more and more valuable in the future.F. The challenge of meeting the food needs of its ever-growing population is enormous.G. There will be much hotter temperatures, summer-time heat stress and rising sea levels.【R5】

答案：正确答案：F

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This thanksgiving, many families are closer than they’ve been in years. An increasing number of extended families across the USA are under the same roof living together. These arrangements are multigenerational, with adult children, grandchildren or an elderly parent sharing quarters. The reasons are economic and social. "This is a pattern that will continue," predicts Neil Howe, a historian and economist. " High rates of multigenerational family living had been a norm until after World War II, when the emphasis shifted to the nuclear family enabled by construction of interstate highways, the rise of suburbs and the affluence(富裕)of young adults. But by the late 1950s and 1970s, there was a generation gap and almost generation war ," Howe says. "There was a time in the 1970s when no one wanted to live together. Seniors were moving to Leisure World to get away from the culture of the kids. Couples were divorcing and youngsters wanted to strike out on their own . But now, many young adults do return home, at least temporarily . " Michele Beatty, 54, of Waynesville, Ohio, and her husband, Cordon, 56, had an empty nest between the time the youngest of their three sons went to college and the return of their oldest, Patrick, who left his job as a graphic designer. " They said, ’you can come home to your old room and continue to look for employment, ’"says Patrick Beatty, 28. "I was stuck there. We were all brought up with the cultural expectation that once you leave the nest, you are not supposed to return. I feel part of the time like a burden," he says. " I try to contribute to the house when I can. I try to stay out of their way as much as possible. It ’s home , but not the home I’d be building for myself if I had my way ." A survey of 2, 226 adults, done by Narris Interactive for the non-profit Generations United, found that of those in a multigenerational home, 40% reported that job loss, changes in job status or unemployment was a reason for the living arrangement.How does Patrick Beatty feel about living with his parents

A．Excited
B．Helpless
C．Regretful
D．Satisfied

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Lifestyle is the waya person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person’s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities. Another’s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in somedeveloped countries. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before—and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies. Gerber Products Company used to advertise " babies are our business—-our only business". Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. Theseadvantages bring with them the freedom to question current lifestyles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes. Today’s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic(我行我素的)than past generations. The business world is only beginning to realize how people’s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society.Why is it important for the business world to realize the changes in people’s lifestyles

答案：正确答案：Because people’s lifestyles can influence their behavio...

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A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people form poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can Education for All be achieved by 2015 The answer is definitely"yes" , although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, the challenge will become even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the standard. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external(外部的)financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging(落后)farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented(空前的)rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including the use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these standards, foreign assistance can be highly effective.The efficiency of using foreign aid is mostly determined by______.

A．the government’s policies and management
B．the country ’s wealth and economy
C．people ’s awareness of developing education
D．students ’ performance in school exams

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R10】

答案：正确答案：E

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A new study shows an astonishing number of people are using their cellphones on the john(盥洗室). From web browsing and texting to conference calls and online shopping, it seems this technology-driven world leaves no time for bathroom breaks. 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, surveyed 1 ,000 American mobile users in October. Seventy-five percent of them admitted they used their phones while on the toilet— leaving no mystery as to what happens behind closed stalls. And this doesn’t just account for the technology-addicted youth. Forty-seven percent of mobile users from the Silent Generation(born 1946 or before), 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946—1964)and 80 percent of Gen X-ers(1965—1976)use their cell phones in the bathroom. But as expected, Generation Y has the highest percentage of multitaskers, using their phones and the john at the same time. Did the same percentage of Gen Y wash their hands afterward Ninety-two percent of those surveyed reported they washed their hands after using the restroom(perhaps all those "You must wash your hands before returning to work" signs have started to pay off ). But unfortunately the same cannot be said for their mobile devices—only 14 percent wash theirphones after using the bathroom. Maybe this calls for a new-age health initiative, requiring public restaurants to change their signs to " You must wash your hands—and your phone—before returning to work. " And for many, toilet talking and texting was not a just one-time thing, used only in the most dire(急迫的)circumstances. Twenty-four percent of mobile users reported they actually don ’t go to the bathroom without their phones. In a world where you can ’t even have a moment of solitude(独处)on the toilet, one is forced to wonder, isn’t anything sacred anymoreWhat is the tone of this passage

A．ironic
B．humorous
C．optimistic
D．Doubtful

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R11】

答案：正确答案：N

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R12】

答案：正确答案：K

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Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were obese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hours as the cause. The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数), found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nurses but the quality of patient care . "Health care professionals are often involved in providing advice or care to patients that relates to things that aren’t totally under control in their own lives. It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco ," said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said nurses are just as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society. "Before we were health professionals, we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesn’t mean we stopped being members of regular society with all the problems that go along with it. It illustrates that knowledge alone isn’t always enough to produce behavioral changes," said Ayoob. The same is true with smoking, Ayoob said. "We all know smoking is bad. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor or a nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health professional, but a lot of doctors and nurses smoke," said Ayoob. " Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families," Ayoob said. To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han, the author of the study, proposed more education on good sleep habits, and better strategies for adapting work schedules. She also called for napping at work to relieve sleep deprivation(睡眠不足), reduce fatigue and increase energy.One of the causes of the high obesity rate among nurses is______.

A．heavy smoking
B．nursing schedules
C．less education
D．unhealthy food

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R13】

答案：正确答案：I

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Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were obese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hours as the cause. The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数), found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nurses but the quality of patient care . "Health care professionals are often involved in providing advice or care to patients that relates to things that aren’t totally under control in their own lives. It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco ," said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said nurses are just as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society. "Before we were health professionals, we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesn’t mean we stopped being members of regular society with all the problems that go along with it. It illustrates that knowledge alone isn’t always enough to produce behavioral changes," said Ayoob. The same is true with smoking, Ayoob said. "We all know smoking is bad. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor or a nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health professional, but a lot of doctors and nurses smoke," said Ayoob. " Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families," Ayoob said. To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han, the author of the study, proposed more education on good sleep habits, and better strategies for adapting work schedules. She also called for napping at work to relieve sleep deprivation(睡眠不足), reduce fatigue and increase energy.By saying" It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco" , Dr. David Katz wants to tell us______.

A．health care professionals eat well
B．doctors and nurses usually don’t smoke
C．health care professionals wear different uniforms
D．doctors and nurses don’t necessarily have healthy behaviors.

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A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R14】

答案：正确答案：M

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Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were obese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hours as the cause. The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数), found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nurses but the quality of patient care . "Health care professionals are often involved in providing advice or care to patients that relates to things that aren’t totally under control in their own lives. It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco ," said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said nurses are just as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society. "Before we were health professionals, we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesn’t mean we stopped being members of regular society with all the problems that go along with it. It illustrates that knowledge alone isn’t always enough to produce behavioral changes," said Ayoob. The same is true with smoking, Ayoob said. "We all know smoking is bad. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor or a nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health professional, but a lot of doctors and nurses smoke," said Ayoob. " Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families," Ayoob said. To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han, the author of the study, proposed more education on good sleep habits, and better strategies for adapting work schedules. She also called for napping at work to relieve sleep deprivation(睡眠不足), reduce fatigue and increase energy.The underlined words" susceptible to" in Paragraph 4 probably mean______.

A．easily influenced by
B．closely connected with
C．highly sensitive to
D．very doubtful about

问答题

A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which【R6】in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have【R7】views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and【R8】more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a【R9】for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue【R10】until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more【R11】for girls to read fiction; magazines【R12】the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines. Teenage boys【R13】to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on. Adult reading tastes are also the【R14】of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is【R15】higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 per cent of men read anything, but 50 per cent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or gunmen.A. cautiously B. examined C. discovered D. considerablyE. unchanged F. far G. taste H. claimI. tend J. clear K. encourage L. circumstancesM. subject N. opportunities O. equivalent【R15】

答案：正确答案：D

单项选择题

Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were obese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hours as the cause. The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数), found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nurses but the quality of patient care . "Health care professionals are often involved in providing advice or care to patients that relates to things that aren’t totally under control in their own lives. It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco ," said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said nurses are just as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society. "Before we were health professionals, we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesn’t mean we stopped being members of regular society with all the problems that go along with it. It illustrates that knowledge alone isn’t always enough to produce behavioral changes," said Ayoob. The same is true with smoking, Ayoob said. "We all know smoking is bad. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor or a nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health professional, but a lot of doctors and nurses smoke," said Ayoob. " Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families," Ayoob said. To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han, the author of the study, proposed more education on good sleep habits, and better strategies for adapting work schedules. She also called for napping at work to relieve sleep deprivation(睡眠不足), reduce fatigue and increase energy.It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．nurses need more professional training
B．nurses need some help to control weight
C．doctors don’t have obesity problems
D．doctors often give useless advice

单项选择题

Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing found that 55 percent of the 2, 103 female nurses they surveyed were obese(肥胖的), citing job stress and the effect on sleep of long , irregular work hours as the cause. The study, which measured obesity using estimates of body mass index(体质指数), found that nursing schedules affected not only the health of the nurses but the quality of patient care . "Health care professionals are often involved in providing advice or care to patients that relates to things that aren’t totally under control in their own lives. It’s not uniform for health care professionals to eat well or avoid tobacco ," said Dr. David Katz, the director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said nurses are just as susceptible to health problems as the rest of society. "Before we were health professionals, we were real people. Just because we became health professionals doesn’t mean we stopped being members of regular society with all the problems that go along with it. It illustrates that knowledge alone isn’t always enough to produce behavioral changes," said Ayoob. The same is true with smoking, Ayoob said. "We all know smoking is bad. It doesn’t matter if you’re a doctor or a nurse or a plumber. You might assume that your interest in health would be higher if you were a health professional, but a lot of doctors and nurses smoke," said Ayoob. " Nurses need to understand the importance of taking care of themselves before patients or their families," Ayoob said. To combat the high obesity rate among nurses, Kihye Han, the author of the study, proposed more education on good sleep habits, and better strategies for adapting work schedules. She also called for napping at work to relieve sleep deprivation(睡眠不足), reduce fatigue and increase energy.What might be helpful to solve the problem of high obesity among nurses

A．More sleep
B．Tighter schedule
C．Higher income
D．More exercise

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