1 . 第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room.” C, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
1. We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．have to learn to make their own furniture.

C．take DIY courses run by the government.

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____

A．run a DIY shop	B．make or repair things
C．save time and money	D．improve the quality of life.

3. When the writer says Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ____

A．makes shoes in his home	B．does extra work at night
C．does his own car and home repairs	D．keeps house and looks after his children

4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a “do-it-yourself” when ____

A．his car repairs cost too much	B．the car repair class was not helpful
C．he could no possible do two job	D．he had to raise the children by himself

2 . When I moved into an empty dorm for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t ______ anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and ______ something useful. And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.

The first ______ frightened me in the beginning. But that ______ quickly disappeared. It was the other two goals ______ ended up being my difficulties. I knew that it was ______ to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But I wanted to ______ in both.I knew this would be a ______ , but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.

I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. ______ , instead of finishing my homework ______ it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbour. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew ______ wasn’t very good and the grade I ______ showed my lack of effort.

I was ______ that I needed to find some sort of balance.

So I created a schedule that would ______ my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, ______ I was only able to ______ it for a few days. It seemed that a schedule gave me too much pressure.

So I tried another ______. Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I______ a list of things I could do if I had time.

This is the method I have used since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to ______ things and it has ______ prepare me for what is to come after graduation.

1.

A．know

B．recognize

C．realize

D．like

2.

A．understand

B．learn

C．try

D．tell

3.

A．teacher

B．day

C．class

D．realization

4.

A．happiness

B．excitement

C．fear

D．desire

5.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．who

6.

A．hard

B．easy

C．interesting

D．nice

7.

A．win

B．succeed

C．get

D．wish

8.

A．chance

B．job

C．challenge

D．time

9.

A．Often

B．Seldom

C．Unluckily

D．Fortunately

10.

A．because

B．when

C．after

D．before

11.

A．it

B．one

C．these

D．I

12.

A．demanded

B．took

C．accepted

D．received

13.

A．asleep

B．awake

C．ashamed

D．aware

14.

A．fix

B．divide

C．put

D．build

15.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．however

16.

A．use

B．keep

C．follow

D．observe

17.

A．method

B．energy

C．pressure

D．effort

18.

A．made

B．found

C．picked

D．brought

19.

A．do

B．control

C．balance

D．hold

20.

A．had

B．helped

C．let

D．forced

3 . Often people use laptops (笔记本电脑) on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer programme that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1, 500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer programme at Westlake, a 110­-year-­old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. Besides, they will be able to use e­mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop programme is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast­food restaurant or under the trees — anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable (可行的). As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. Also, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programmes at other universities, too.

1. The main purpose of the laptop programme is to give each student a laptop to ________.

A．do their school work

B．have access to the Internet

C．send e­mails

D．connect them to libraries

2. The underlined word “speak” in the second paragraph most probably means “________”.

A．talk with speakers

B．talk with one’s mouth

C．communicate

D．use the computer language

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?

A．It is an old college in America.

B．1, 500 students have laptops.

C．All students use computers.

D．Students there can do everything.

4 . Facebook users may feel socially successful in cyberspace (虚拟空间) but they are more likely to perform poorly in exams, according to a new research into the academic impact of the social networking website.

About 83% of British 16 to 24­-year-­olds are thought to use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo (视频博客), to keep in touch with friends and organize their social lives.

“Our study shows people who spend more time on Facebook spend less time studying,” said Aryn Karpinski, a researcher in the education department at Ohio State University. “Every generation has its distractions, but I think Facebook is a unique phenomenon.”

Karpinski and a colleague questioned 219 US undergraduates and graduates about their study practices and general Internet use, as well as their specific use of Facebook.

They found that 65% of Facebook users accessed their account daily (刷新个人主页), usually checking it several times to see if they had received new messages. The amount of time spent on Facebook at each log­in varied from just a few minutes to more than an hour.

The Ohio report shows that students who used Facebook had a “significantly” lower grade point average — the marking system used in US universities — than those who did not use the site.

“It is the equivalent of the difference between getting an A and a B,” said Karpinski, who will present her findings this week to the annual meeting of the   American Educational Research Association.

Some UK students have already spotted the potential danger. Daisy Jones, 21, an undergraduate in her final year at Loughborough University, realized the time she was spending on Facebook was threatening her grades — prompting her to deactivate (注销) her account.

Jones is among the few to have recognized the risks.According to Karpinski’s research, 79% of Facebook­using students believed the time they spent on the site had no impact on their work.

Facebook said, “There is also academic research that shows the benefits of services like Facebook. It’s in the hands of students, in consultation with their parents, to decide how to spend their time.”

1. According to the passage we know that most present students like to get in touch with their friends by ________.

A．sending short messages	B．chatting online
C．Facebook site	D．sending emails

2. The study shows that compared to ones who avoid websites, the school results of the students who use social networking sites are ________.

A．the equivalent of the difference between getting an A and a B

B．not less grades in all studies

C．more ambitious to succeed in their studies

D．just the same

3. Researchers’ survey aimed at students on the following EXCEPT ________.

A．their study practices

B．their general Internet use

C．their specific use of Facebook

D．their habits of living

4. In your opinion, this research result will appear as ________.

A．news	B．text
C．report	D．essay

5 . Americans are buying more products and services than ever before through the Internet. And experts say the popularity of online sales is likely to spread to other countries. Online sales now represent as much as 10% of all retail sales in the United States. This has led traditional stores to seek new ways to keep their customers loyal.

Lynne used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and stepdaughter. Other than food, 90% of her purchases were made on her home computer. “I find that, by being able to go online, choose the things that I need, and have them delivered to me right at my doorstep, I eliminate all the driving, all the crowds, all the noise of that, and I usually get a better selection.”

There are a lot of people like her. Experts say American online shopping hit records in both November and December. 57% of Americans have bought something electronically. Store owners worry that this growing amount of online sales will hurt their business. Cornell University marketing professor Ed Melaughlin says they can keep their customers by selling goods like clothing, which buyers may want to see and try on before purchasing. The stores could also offer things that are difficult to ship. Besides, some stores can please customers by offering to repair electronic products.

Bill Martin is the founder of Shopper Trak. His business helps stores learn about their customers. He said, “There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision, you know, that takes place. Often you need that last sense of ‘Boy, this is exactly what I want’ before you are ready to part with money, and you can’t always get that online. It’s a rather cold process.”

While online shopping worries some business owners, the only worry for delivery services like FedEx and UPS is keeping up with the number of packages. UPS Manager Dana Kline says her company is very busy at this time of year. UPS is so busy that it has filled 55, 000 temporary worker positions during the holiday season.

1. The example of Lynne is mentioned in the passage to show ________.

A．online business has changed many Americans’ life

B．online sales will replace traditional sales sooner or later

C．traditional stores can't offer enough food to their customers

D．traditional stores find new ways to keep their customers loyal

2. The underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”.

A．include	B．decrease
C．discourage	D．avoid

3. From the passage we can infer ________.

A．UPS has filled more worker positions than FedEx

B．business owners are concerned about delivery services

C．FedEx is keeping up with UPS on the number of packages

D．delivery services are facing more and more pressure from online sales

4. The purpose of this passage is to tell us ________.

A．the challenge online owners are faced with

B．the challenge e­commerce causes to traditional sales

C．the difference between online sales and traditional sales

D．the trouble that customers often meet when purchasing online

6 . Recently a Russian friend came to visit me. It was one of her lifelong dreams to visit London. She ______ at lunchtime and we ______ a tiring afternoon going round the Tower of London. ______, by 5 o'clock I couldn’t help ______ that she didn’t seem as enthusiastic as she had been ______. I asked if ______ was wrong and she said, “This is all very interesting but where is the ______ and where are the men in bowler hats (圆顶礼帽)? Why did everyone _____ to get on the bus at the bus stop instead of making a queue? It’s very ______ from the books I’ve read about England.”
Her______ made me think. It’s true that people don’t ______ much any more: nowadays you often find that everyone just jumps on the bus. Or maybe this is only in London. Also the idea of a man standing up and offering his______ to a woman on a train or bus is ______ these days, although my father still does it!
Speaking of the______: well, we all know that a hundred years ago there used to be fog all year round in London, but we______ have much fog; nowadays we have pollution from all the cars! Over the last few years in_____ London had been one of the hottest places in Europe, although we still get more than enough rain in the season.
What about the city men in their working “uniform”? Well, you can still see some city gentlemen in their smart ______ , but men hardly ever_____ bowler hats. A few things don’t ______, though. If you try to______ a conversation with an English person on the underground in London, she or he will probably look at you as if you were mad!1.

A．left

B．went

C．arrived

D．returned

2.

A．lost

B．spent

C．took

D．wasted

3.

A．However

B．But

C．So

D．And

4.

A．looking

B．understanding

C．watching

D．noticing

5.

A．earlier

B．later

C．recently

D．usual

6.

A．all

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

7.

A．ticket

B．picture

C．fog

D．uniform

8.

A．wait

B．pull

C．back

D．push

9.

A．different

B．similar

C．familiar

D．strange

10.

A．notes

B．records

C．comments

D．lists

11.

A．stop

B．queue

C．stand

D．wait

12.

A．drink

B．book

C．seat

D．bag

13.

A．unusual

B．polite

C．different

D．common

14.

A．air

B．weather

C．pollution

D．season

15.

A．sooner or later

B．no more

C．no sooner

D．no longer

16.

A．autumn

B．spring

C．summer

D．winter

17.

A．dress

B．suits

C．jackets

D．shirts

18.

A．wear

B．mend

C．prepare

D．buy

19.

A．remain

B．continue

C．turn

D．change

20.

A．finish

B．start

C．stop

D．break

7 . When I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.

            A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.

Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.

It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.

1. The author and his father became further apart because______________.

A．they had different views on things

B．they lived very far from each other

C．they only communicated by phone

D．they seldom went to see each other

2. What made the author come back to Tennessee?

A．Because his father invited him to go fishing.

B．Because he decided to live in a different city.

C．Because his father is ill and needs caring.

D．Because he regretted being rude to his father.

3. For the author, fishing with his old father___________ .

A．helps cure his father’s disease

B．is a good way to get close to nature

C．makes him realize the importance of exercise

D．offers a chance for them to communicate

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s car is always breaking down.

B．Father intended me to be a fisherman.

C．I was unwilling to come back.

D．Father used to think it was useless to attend college..

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Forgiving Is Difficult	B．Fishing Brings Us Together
C．Memories of Old Days	D．My Beloved Father

8 . Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
       Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
1. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______.

A．make people live more easily

B．smooth away daily problems

C．deal with life changes

D．cure types of illnesses

2. The researches show that people’s physical and mental health _______.

A．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?

A．Takes place of.	B．Makes up of.
C．Lessens the effect of.	D．Gets rid of.

4. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of _______.

A．instrumental support	B．informational support
C．social companionship	D．the strengthening of self-respect

5. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．Interpersonal relationships.

B．Kinds of social support.

C．Ways to deal with stress.

D．Effects of stressful conditions.