It is wise to remember that you do not have to buy anything from any salesperson. You ough

第1题

Ethical persuasion can help people ______.A．to resist the temptation in lifeB．to make wise

Ethical persuasion can help people ______.

A．to resist the temptation in life

B．to make wise decisions based on their past experience

C．to manipulate public opinion

D．to be successful in their political lives

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第2题

The sentence "the more incredible and divergent from conventional thinking an idea is, the

greater the possibilities for new twists" can best be paraphrased as.

A．the more far- fetched a thought is , the less possible it is to be wise

B．A good idea can often come to one s mind unexpectedly

C．The more conflicting an idea is from the traditional way , the more likely it is to be put into practice.

D．The farther an idea is from the generally accepted norms , the more useful to create new possibilities.

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第3题

Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The【C1】______go

about purchasing an article or a service can actually【C2】______you money or can add【C3】______the cost.

Take the【C4】______example of a hairdryer.

If you are buying a hairdryer, you might【C5】______that you are making the【C6】______buy if you choose one【C7】______look you like and which is also the cheapest【C8】______price. But when you get it home you may find that it【C9】______twice as long as a more expensive【C10】______to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well【C11】______your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

So what principles should you【C12】______when you go out shopping？

If you【C13】______your home, your ear or any valuable【C14】______in excellent condition, you'll be saving money in the long【C15】______

Before you buy a new【C16】______, talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check if it suits your particular【C17】______

Before you buy an expensive【C18】______, or a service, do cheek the price and【C19】______is on offer. If possible, choose【C20】______three items or three estimates.

【C1】

A．form

B．fashion

C．way

D．method

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第4题

It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal （fath

It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom— or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell out $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore—and another $120 to get the results.

More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first became available without prescriptions last year, according to Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the over-the-counter kits. More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $ 2,500.

Among the most popular: paternity and kinship testing, which adopted children can use to find their biological relatives and families can use to track down kids put up for adoption. DNA testing is also the latest rage among passionate genealogists—and supports businesses that offer to search for a family's geographic roots.

Most tests require collecting cells by swabbing saliva in the mouth and sending it to the company for testing. All tests require a potential candidate with whom to compare DNA.

But some observers are skeptical. "There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing," says Troy Duster, a New York University sociologist. He notes that each individual has many ancestors—numbering in the hundreds just a few centuries back. Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage, either the Y chromosome inherited through men in a father's line or mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down only from mothers. This DNA can reveal genetic information about only one or two ancestors, even though, for example, just three generations back people also have six other great-grandparents or, four generations back, 14 other great-great-grandparents.

Critics also argue that commercial genetic testing is only as good as the reference collections to which a sample is compared. Databases used by some companies don't rely on data collected systematically but rather lump together information from different research projects. This means that a DNA database may have a lot of data from some regions and not others, so a person's test results may differ depending on the company that processes the results. In addition, the computer programs a company uses to estimate relationships may be patented and not subject to peer review or outside evaluation.

In Paragraphs 1 and 2, the text shows PTK's ______.

A．easy availability

B．flexibility in pricing

C．successful promotion

D．popularity with households

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第5题

A king once 【B1】 seriously ill. His doctors and wise men tried cure 【B2】 cure. But nothing

【B3】. They were ready to 【B4】 hope when the king's old servant spoke up. He said, "If you can find a happy man, take the shirt from his back and 【B5】 it on the king, then he will 【B6】 "So the king's officials rode 【B7】 throughout the kingdom, yet nowhere 【B8】 a happy man. No one seemed 【B9】; everyone had some complaints. If a man was rich, he never had enough. If he was not rich, it was someone else's 【B10】. If he was 【B11】, he had a bad mother-in-law. If he had a good mother-in-law, he was catching a cold. Everyone had something to complain about. 【B12】, one night the king's own son was passing a small cottage 【B13】 he heard someone say, "Thank you. I've finished my daily labor, and helped my fellow man. My family and I have eaten our fill, and now we can 【B14】 and sleep in peace. 【B15】 more could I want？" The prince was very happy 【B16】 a happy man at last. He gave 【B17】 to take the man's shirt to the king, and pay the 【B18】 as much money as he 【B19】. But when the king's officials went into the cottage to take the happy man's shirt 【B20】 his back, they found he had no shirt at all.

【B1】

A．fell

B．felt

C．feel

D．fall

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第6题

根据下列文章，回答26～30题。 It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man

根据下列文章，回答26～30题。

It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom—or at least confirm that he’s the kid’s dad. All he needs to do is shell out $30 for a paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore—and another $120 to get the results.

More than 60,000 people have purchased the PTKs since they first became available without prescriptions last years, according to Doug Fogg, chief operating officer of Identigene, which makes the overthecounter kits. More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

Among the most popular : paternity and kinship testing , which adopted children can use to find their biological relatives and families can use to track down kids put up for adoption. DNA testing is also the latest rage among passionate genealogists—and supports businesses that offer to search for a family’s geographic roots.

Most tests require collecting cells by swabbing saliva in the mouth and sending it to the company for testing. All tests require a potential candidate with whom to compare DNA．

But some observers are skeptical, “There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing,” says Trey Duster, a New York University sociologist. He notes that each individual has many ancestors—numbering in the hundreds just a few centuries back. Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage, either the Y chromosome inherited through men in a father’s line or mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down only from mothers. This DNA can reveal genetic information about only one or two ancestors, even though, for example, just three generations back people also have six other greatgrandparents or, four generations back, 14 other greatgreatgrandparents.

Critics also argue that commercial genetic testing is only as good as the reference collections to which a sample is compared. Databases used by some companies don’t rely on data collected systematically but rather lump together information from different research projects. This means that a DNA database may have a lot of data from some regions and not others, so a person’s test results may differ depending on the company that processes the results. In addition, the computer programs a company uses to estimate relationships may be patented and not subject to peer review or outside evaluation.

第 26 题 In paragraphs 1 and 2 , the text shows PTK’s

A．easy availability.

B．flexibility in pricing.

C．successful promotion.

D．popularity with households.

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第7题

Little Tips for Law-breaking Motorists in CourtEven a careful motorist may have the misfor

Little Tips for Law-breaking Motorists in Court

Even a careful motorist may have the misfortune to commit a motoring (51) . In due course, (52) a summons (传票) , he will appear in a police court. In the court, the motorist hears his name called by the clerk of the court, and comes forward to identify himself. The magistrate(地方法官) then calls for the policeman who charged the offender and asks him to give evidence. The officer takes the oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and (53) the truth. He also is expected to give an account (54) what happened when the offence was committed and to mention any special circumstances. For instance, the offence (55) partly due to the foolishness of another motorist. It would be unwise for the accused motorist to exaggerate this. It will not help his case to try to blame (56) for his own mistake. The magistrate, (57) hearing that some other motorist is involved, will doubtless say: "What is being done about this man.9 Case coming up later this afternoon, " may (58) be the answer.

(59) you are guilty, it is of course wise to plead guilty and apologize for committing the offence and (60) the court's time. Magistrates are not heartless and a motorist may be lucky enough to hear one say: "There are mitigating circumstances, (61) you have broken the law and I am obliged to (62) a fine. Pay five pounds. Next case. " For many offences if you wish to plead guilty you may do so by post and avoid (63) at all.

Some short-tempered people forget that both policemen and magistrates have a public duty to perform. and are rude to them. This does not pay and rightly so! A magistrate will not let off an offender (64) because he is (65) , but the courteous (有礼貌的) lawbreakers may certainly hope that the magistrate will extend to him what tolerance the law permits.

(51)

A．offence

B．crime

C．mistake

D．accident

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第8题

听力原文：M：Lisa, do you think we make too much use of tinned and frozen food in Britain？Th

e supermarkets here are full of them，aren't they？ (19)Perhaps that is why our food is not very tasty．as you may have found out already．

W：But frozen foods are convenient and handy．aren't they？ Just think of all tile tedious work we would have to do in the kitchen if it weren't for frozen foods and the like．

M：Yes．that's true! (20)But you spend much more time cooking and preparing meals in your country than we do in Britain．don't you？

W：Yes．I suppose we do．You make less fuss about food than we do．In my own country，we have two big meals a day，that is，lunch and dinner，and we spend a lot of time preparing them．(21)Here in Britain，you have only one big meal a day, apart from breakfast and lunch snack, and you spend much less time preparing it．

M：Yes，but we're just as fond of good and delicious food as you are．

W：Well, you certainly don't show it!

M：We do fuss about our meals sometimes，and remenber，we like to eat out on special occasions，such as weekend evenings．birthday parties and other celebrations．London is full of foreign restaurants where you can get all the exotic dishes of the world．You must come out with us one evening，Lisa．

W：Thank you very much，I'd love to．That's what I like about London．(22)There's always so much to see and do!I think I made a wise decision when I chose to live and study in London．

(23)

A．They are everywhere and tasty.

B．Food is not tasty because of them.

C．They spoil the food in Britain.

D．They make food taste bad.

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第9题

根据以下材料回答 1～20 题： Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word（s) f

根据以下材料回答 1～20 题：

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are___(1)___the fruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmer’s piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly __(2)__to live shorter lives. This suggests that __(3)___ bulbs burn longer, that there is a(n)___(4)___in not being too terrifically bright.

Intelligence, it ____(5)_ , is a highpriced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow___(6)___ the starting line because it depends on learning—a (an) ____(7)_ process—instead of instinct. Plenty of other species are able to learn, and one of the things they’ve apparently learned is when to __(8)____.

Is there an adaptive value to __(9)___intelligence？ That’s the question behind this new research. I like it. Instead of casting a wistful glance__(10)____at all the species we’ve left in the dust I.Q.wise, it implicitly asks what the real____(11)__of our own intelligence might be. This is__(12)___the mind of every animal we’ve ever met.

Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would__(13)___on humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner, ___(14)___, is running a small-scale study in operant conditioning. We believe that__(15)____animals ran the labs, they would test us to___(16)___the limits of our patience, our faithfulness, our memory for terrain. They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really__(17)__, not merely how much of it there is.__(18)___, they would hope to study a__(19)__question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in？__(20)____the results are inconclusive.

第 1 题请选择(1)处最佳答案（）。

A．Suppose

B．Consider

C．Observe

D．Imagine

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第10题

Emotional maturity means knowing that another person cannot fill up the hole in your heart

. That is your responsibility. You need to love and affirm yourself day - by - day, moment - by - moment. That is the spiritual challenge of your life and everybody' s life. Without your love for yourself, nothing works. No amount of love from your partner is enough. The search for love from other people is like the alcoholic' s search for happiness in a bottle. The more he drinks, the less satisfied he feels and the more he wants to drink.

We are all addicted to falling in love. But after we' ve "fallen" a few times and broken our emotional bones, we hopefully wise up a bit. We know that the high of falling in love is not going to last. We know that sooner or later we will have to get real with each other. That is the difference between romance and partnership. Romance is an attempt to keep the addiction going. It has a very short half- life. Partnership is the dance of two ordinary people learning to live together day by day. It is a very challenging school that we enroll in. It is sometimes a lot more work than play. And it certainly requires a lot more psychological adjustment than years of therapy! We don' t just graduate from this school in a year or two. It takes many years, perhaps even a lifetime, for us to master the curriculum.

Your partners are imperfect human beings, just like you. They were not the "wrong" partners any more than you were. Probably, they reflected your own level of realism and emotional maturity. That' s usually the way it works. So don't waste your time thinking you simply made some bad choices. The only bad choice you made was forgetting who has the full time job loving you. I know that you know who this is !

We keep remembering that they are not perfect, nor we are. Love is not a game of perfection. It is a game of overwhelming imperfection. The amazing thing is that love survives all of our mistaken attempts to control our partners and our relationships.

We can conclude from the passage that______.

A．we won't forget who has the full time loving us

B．love is addictive

C．love from your partner is not enough

D．love lies in the maturity of emotion which is essential to a partnership or relationship

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