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ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Modem Art Display FREE Art activities for children every weekend during the exhibition in the Entrance Space from 2 pm to 4 pm. Children must be led by an adult. WORKSHOP FOR 8-TO-YEAR -OLDS Thursday April，7，2010.10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Looking at beautiful pictures and learning to use the digital cameras. Led by Judie Waldman. BOOK LAUNCH FREE Sarah Simblet，who teaches at the Ruskin School，Will give a short talk about the development of books. 8 yuan per copy. Books recommended on 0816581302. TEACHERS'EVENINGFREE Thursday April，21st，2010. From 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Lecture by Susan Bright. Welcome teachers who would like to devel0p their practical art skills. Led by Judie Waldman. ( ) 41. If you are a teacher and、interested in art， you can go to _____ A. ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. B.WORKSHOP FOR 8-TO-12-YEAR-OLDS C.BOOK LAUNCH FREE
D. TEACHERS' EVENING FREE
( ) 42. Who wil1 give a short talk about the development of books? A. Judie Waldman. B. Ruskin. C. Sarah Simblet. D. Susan Bright.
( ) 43.Which of the following can't we learn from \
A. When the short talk will start. B. Who will give the speech C. How much a copy will cost. D. What the short talk is about.
( ) 44. The Modem Art Display is mainly for _____
A. children B. parents C. teachers D. artists ( ) 45.Which of the following would be the best title?
A. FREE JOURNEYS. B. SOME EVENTS.
C. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES. D. ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS.
C
Many people have high blood pressure (高血压) for years without knowing it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke (中风), heart attack, or kidney failure (肾衰竭). The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure examined. According to recent reports, 25% of US adults have high blood pressure, but because there are no symptoms (症状), nearly one-third of these people don’t even know they have it. This is why high blood pressure is often called the “silent killer”.
If you have high blood pressure, you should think about having a pet, such as a dog, or a cat. Some psychologists (心理学家) feel that having a pet can help lower
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blood pressure. Doctors found that blood pressure continued to rise in patients without pets, even when they were treated to lower their blood pressure. The patients with pets also had a rise in blood pressure, but not as much as the patients without pets. Based on this study, researchers conclude that drugs do help lower blood pressure but having a pet is a better at helping to control blood pressure. No one is really sure why this is true.
( ) 46. When you want to know whether your blood pressure is normal or not, you
must ______.
A. have a pet B. eat less salt C. run 30 minutes every day D. examine your body
( )47. Why don’t people know they have high blood pressure? A. because there are no symptoms.
B. Because they don’t feel bad.
C. Because they don’t go to hospital. D. Because they don’t care about their health. ( ) 48. Having a pet can ____________.
A.. make your blood pressure rise B. make blood pressure low
C. make you tired D. help you exercise your body ( ) 49. If you want to lower your blood pressure, you had better _________.
A. eat less meat B. eat more fruit C. have a pet D. take some medicine
( ) 50. What’s the text about?
A. How to check your blood pressure. B. How to keep healthy.
C. How to raise a pet. D. How to lower blood pressure.
D
My name is Mona and I am 17 years old. I was born in Lunenburg, which is in the northern part of Germany. Germany is divided into 16 different states with their own school systems. This is the place where I lived my whole life, until August 2009. That is when my exchange year in the United States started.
My first day in an American high school was very exciting. Everything was so new! I had my own locker; I met different people in different periods; each period lasts for 90 minutes instead of 45 minutes. It was also very hard to find my way through a school with 3,000 students, which was three times bigger than that in Germany. I did not know anybody, but every day I found it easier to meet new people and find real friends.
In my host family, I first did not really like to share a room with another exchange student from Yemen. I soon realized how much fun that was.
Right now I am just enjoying my time here, and absorbing as much culture and American life as I can.
( ) 51. When was Mona born?
A. In 1993. B. In 2003. C. In 1985. D. In 1995. ( ) 52. Which is TRUE about Mona in the passage? A. She is in Germany now.
B. Her school in America is larger than that in Germany.
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C. She does not get along well with her Yemen exchange friend.
D. She had no problem in finding her way in the American school on the first
day.
( ) 53. The passage shows that ____________.
A. Mona spent more time in America than in Germany
B. Mona made no friends in the new school
C. Mona really loves the exchange life in America
D. Mona was very sad on her first day in an American high school
( ) 54. What can we know from the passage?
A. In Germany, Mona has her own locker.
B. Germany has the same school system in each state.
C. In an America school, you meet different people in different periods. D. One period in Germany is longer than that in America.
( ) 55. Which is the best title of the passage? A. My exchange life in the USA.
B. My Yemen exchange roommate. C. High school systems in America.
D. The differences between Germany and America.
E
Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares（噩梦）.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly wipe out, the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing (释放) chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are wiped out. They are not sure to what degree people’s memories are affected.
The research has caused a great deal of argument（争议）. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
\want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions,\\
But those who are against the research say that maybe the pills can change people’s memories and changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
\make us who we are. I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, \Dresser, a medical ethicist.
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( ) 56. The passage is mainly about .
A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of wiping out painful memories D. an argument about the research on the pill
( ) 57. The drug tested on people can .
A. cause the brain to fix memories
B. stop people remembering bad experiences C. stop body producing certain chemicals
D. wipe out the emotional effects of memories
( ) 58. We can infer from the passage that .
A. people doubt the effects of the pills
B. the pill will certainly stop people's emotional memories C. taking the pill will do harm to people's physical health
D. the pill has already been produced and used by the public in America
( ) 59. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with in the last paragraph ?
A. some memories can ruin people's lives. B. people want to get rid of bad memories.
C. experiencing bad events makes us different from others. D. the pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories.
( ) 60. You may probably read the passage in a __________
A. guidebook B. medical magazine C. textbook D. science fiction
ii选择下列词汇或短语完成下面对话 A. soon B. be C. at D. on E. have to F. buy A: Hello, David! B: Hello, Lin Tao!
A: There is going to (61) _______ a few film in the cinema. Would you like to watch it with me? B: I’d like to, but I (62) ________ finish my homework first. A: When can you finish your homework? B: I am not sure, maybe in two hours.
A: OK, I will go and (63) ________ the tickets first and then wait for you at the cinema. B: Thanks a lot. I will finish the homework as (64) __________ as I can. A: Let’s meet (65) _____ five o’clock at the cinema gate. Don’t be late. B: OK, I won’t.
iii选择下列句子完成下面对话 A. How long do you spend on sports every day? B. What else do I need to do? C. I like running best. D. What are you doing now? E. May I join you? F. Why do you do that? G. Are you interested in sports? A: Hello! This is Tom speaking. B: Hi, Tom. This is Mary. (66) _____
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