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Time	Event	Location	Audience
10：15 a．m. on Wednesday	BABY_AND_ME Babies from birth to 18 months old and their parents/caregivers can enjoy great books, lively songs, and rhymes, and meet other babies in the neighborhood. This program is limited to 35 participants.	Muhlenberg Library, Community Room	Children, Infant (0－18 months)
10：30 a．m. on Wednesday	OPEN_LAB Are you having trouble with your email? Don’t know how to cut and paste? Never touched a computer? This is the time and place for you to get ahead with 21st century technology! Bring your technology questions and/or your wireless enabled device and get one­on­one assistance, discover online tutorials, improve your skills, exceed the limits of your imagination！	St. George Library Center, TechConnect Lab	Adults
10 a．m. on Thursday	I_NEED_A_DOCTOR:_HEALTH_INFO_ONLINE Learn to find consumer health information online, including doctors’ credentials, hospital information, drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, diets, weight loss, nutrition and exercises, and how to evaluate these websites.	Kips Bay Library	Adults
12 noon on Thursdays	No talking, no cell phone, and no noise are required in our quiet study room. This room is open thanks to our volunteers, and is subject to their availability. If you are interested in keeping the quiet study room open more hours, please see a staff member about becoming a volunteer! Quiet Study Hours: Mondays 12－5, Tuesdays 1－5, Wednesdays 1－5, Thursdays 12－5, Fridays 10－3, Saturdays 10－3. Subject to cancellation /change of hours without prior notice.	67th Street Library	50＋， Book Lovers， Business­ people

1. Who will probably take part in the event “BABY AND ME”？

A．Book lovers.	B．Businessmen.
C．Infants.	D．Adults 50＋.

2. Where will you go if you want to learn about computer technology?

A．Muhlenberg Library.	B．St. George Library Center.
C．Kips Bay Library.	D．67th Street Library.

3. In which event can you work as a volunteer?

A．BABY AND ME.

B．OPEN LAB.

C．I NEED A DOCTOR: HEALTH INFO ONLINE.

D．QUIET STUDY ROOM.

2 . It’s often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices, best gadgets, most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing. com. Read on to find out what they are.
Wireless headphone
Portable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth, the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free.
Product to buy: Beats Studio Wireless
Features:   Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.
Price:     1898 yuan
Smartwatch
The primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how often you have to pull your phone out of your pocket. With it, the information on your smartphone goes straight to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with.
Product to buy:     Pebble smartwatch
Features:     Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus synes（同步）with Android or IOS.
Price:   $99 (about 612 yuan)
Portable Bluetooth speaker
Bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢)。
Product to buy:   Logitech UE Boom
Features:   Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.
Price:   1499 yuan
Fitness band
Basically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and, at the same time, allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate, calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns.
Product to buy:     Fitbit Flex
Features:   Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.
Price:     898 yuan
1. According to the first paragraph, a smartphone that __________ is a compatible one.

A．goes with other devices

B．has a large capacity

C．represents technological evolution

D．has signature look

2. How much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan?

A．3397 yuan

B．1510 yuan

C．2397 yuan

D．2510 yuan

3. Which of the following words can best summarize the common feature of the above products?

A．Wearable

B．Cheap

C．Android

D．Wireless

4. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?

A．Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent.

B．Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.

C．All the products can sync with Android or iOS

D．Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year

3 . The world has a fast growing population and people need more land for houses, factories, highways, and so on. The farmland is decreasing with each passing day. How to meet the need of feeding the growing population? One way is to introduce some high-output gene into a crop to enable it to produce more. Biologists over the years have discovered genes which can raise output of the crops, resist pests, improve taste, etc.
However, in many western countries there is widespread concern over the safety of “Genetically Modified”(GM) (转基因) foods, because they think there may be serious problems of environment, health, safety, morality and so on.
As a scientist I must admit GM foods involve great risks to humans. In fact in Europe they’re called “Frankenstein foods” by many. Frankenstein is a character in a novel. He was a very clever scientist. He created a monster（怪物）, which eventually killed him.
Soybeans﹙大豆﹚ can be made into many foods. However, it’s hard to _____ Therefore, it’s very important we have to make sure the soybean, if genetically modified, is free from any poisonous matter harmful to human beings. For this we need very good testing. We do have some testing on some animals, but no completely satisfactory testing has ever been made so far. They’re entirely new, and their problems are entirely unknown. It takes time to develop persuasive tests to know whether they’re harmful to us or not.
We may not be able to tell what may happen if we take GM foods. Some of them may be resistant to antibiotics (抗生素). Then many of the medicines we have today will have no effect on people eating GM foods.
A more likely case is the GM foods may contain genes some people are allergic﹙过敏的﹚to.
GM products have already come into our lives, but most people even know nothing about it.
At least we have to be clear about what we are eating. The China Consumers Association is calling for labeling (标注) on GM foods so that consumers will know before they buy them.
1. The chief purpose of developing GM foods is to_______.

A．make the foods much tastier

B．make the foods much cheaper

C．feed the fast growing population

D．kill pests on the crops

2. From the passage we can infer that        .

A．Frankenstein was a scientist creating GM foods

B．GM foods are very popular in Europe

C．Frankenstein foods can make people clever

D．many Europeans reject GM foods

3. The underlined phrase “trace them” in Paragraph 4 probably means“      ”.

A．find their market	B．find their origins
C．raise their quality	D．enjoy their taste

4. Which of the following is TRUE about GM foods?

A．The testing shows GM soybean foods are free from poisonous matter.

B．GM foods problems have been known after testing on animals.

C．GM foods prove to be safe to humans after some testing on animals.

D．Sometimes consumers can hardly tell GM soybeans from natural ones.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People should be informed of which foods are GM foods.

B．People eating GM foods will suffer from food allergies.

C．As GM foods are safe at present, they’re certainly safe later on.

D．GM foods make antibiotics fail to function properly.

4 . Michelle Obama, Kate Moss and Samantha Cameron are three of the most stylish﹙时髦的﹚ women on the planet because they have their daughters rather than their style. A new research has shown that women with daughters tend to be more stylish than mothers of sons; a fact partly because of the style advice their daughters offer as they get older.
78 percent of women over the age of 50 say they would be more than happy to let their daughters choose a complete outfit﹙全套衣装﹚ for them. However, just five percent of women say they would turn to their sons for style advice, while 28 percent believe that mothers of boys are less fashionable than women with girls.
“Women who don’t have daughters become less interested in style as they grow older but having a daughter may keep alive her interest in looking great,” comments psychologist Honey Langcaster-James. “And, because of their close relationship, they also have a source of support and encouragement when it comes to their style decisions.”
More than a quarter of women believe that Mums who have sons are less fashion-conscious than Mums with daughters. The most common reasons for this are that daughters are more critical, offer good advice and inspiration, and add an element of competition to look the best while sons don’t seem to care and aren’t as strict as daughters.
Interestingly, although mothers tend to rely on their daughters’ style tips, their confidence isn’t reciprocated﹙互换﹚, with 40 percent of women between the age of 19 and 34 saying they wouldn’t allow their mothers to shop for them as what their mothers would choose for them would not be as good as they expected.
And although they might not appreciate the fashion advice, the research, which was conducted by online retailer Gray & Osbourn, showed that daughters do still need their mothers with 71 percent saying they chat to their female parent every day.
“In short, the research shows just how important relationships are between mothers and daughters,” added Langcaster-James, “and just how much women appreciate an honest and trustworthy opinion.”
1. The opening paragraph is mainly to show        .

A．mothers like to follow their children’s advice

B．women with children are often less stylish

C．girls influence their mothers’ style decision

D．boys are actually better advisors than girls

2. Which of the following may Langcaster-James agree with?

A．Mothers without daughters show less interest in style.

B．It’s hard for boys to get along well with their mothers.

C．Daughters usually love their mothers more than sons do.

D．Girls are more independent than boys in some ways.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that girls        .

A．show more interest in science than boys

B．are good at encouraging other people

C．can help a lot to solve family problems

D．care more about what their mothers wear

4. By saying “their confidence isn’t reciprocatedin Paragraph 5, the author means that      .

A．some women don’t like to choose clothes for their mothers

B．some women aren’t sure what to wear when attending a party

C．some women would not like to follow their mothers’ style advice

D．some women often show no confidence in themselves

5. What does the author mainly tell us in the passage?

A．It confuses many parents how to talk with their kids.

B．Mothers of girls are more fashionable than those of boys

C．It is important for parents to respect their children’s choice.

D．Daughters prefer to talk with their mums instead of dads.

5 . Meryl Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. She is regarded as one of the most talented actresses of all time. The following is a list of movies that Meryl Streep has been involved with:

Kramer vs. Krammer (1979)

In the film, Meryl plays a mother caught up in a custody dispute (拘留纠纷). Her co-star, Dustin Hoffman, said, “She’s extraordinarily hardworking. I think she thinks about nothing else but what she’s doing.” Meryl won her first Oscar for her performance in this film.

Sophie’s Choice (1982)

Meryl plays Sophie, a Polish war survivor. To prepare for the role she learned to speak German and perfected a Polish accent. Film critic Roger Ebert said, “This is one of the most astonishing and yet one of the most natural performances I can imagine.” Meryl won her second Best Actress Oscar for her performance.

Out of Africa(1985)

Meryl is Karen Blixen, a Danish woman living in Kenya in the early 20th century. The story follows Karens attempts to run a coffee plantation and her love affair with big-game hunter Denys. The film is based on the memoirs(回忆录) of the real Karen Blixen.

A Cry in the Dark (1995)

This is based on the true-life case of the disappearance of baby Azaria. Meryl plays Linda Chamberlain, a mother who is wrongly accused of killing her own child. After spending four years in prison, it was found that wild dogs had taken away the baby. Meryl won Best Actress at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

The Bridge of Madison County (1995)

This movie is based on one of the biggest bestsellers of the 20th century (the book sold 50 million copies worldwide). Meryl plays Francesca Johnson, an Italian war bride living in 1960s Iowa. It’s about her brief affair with photographer Robert Kincaid.

Mamma Mial(2008)

This is a romantic comedy based on the stage musical Mamma Mial, featuring the music from 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA. Meryl plays Donna Sheridan, a hotel owner on the Greek island of Kalokairi. Mamma Mial made over U.S. $ 600 million worldwide. Apparently, Meryl had seen the musical in 2001 and was completely absorbed in it. She had no idea that seven years later she’d be in the movie version.

1. For which of the following films did Meryl have to learn a new language?

A．Kramar vs. Kramar

B．A Cry in the Dark

C．Sophies Choice

D．The Bridges of Madison County

2. Which of the following films are based on true-life stories?

A．Out of Africa & A Cry in the Dark.

B．Kramer vs. Kramer & Sophies Choice.

C．Sophies Choice & The Bridge of Madison County.

D．The Bridges of Madison County & Mamma Mia

3. It can be learned from the text that the movie Mamma Mial      .

A．was first shot in 2001

B．probably has audiences screaming with laughter

C．has won Meryl a lot of awards

D．is based on a popular book

4. What do we know about Meryl?

A．She enjoyed the musical Mamma Mial greatly.

B．Her first film was Kramer vs. Kramer.

C．She has won one Oscar to date.

D．Shes more interested in films than TV programs.

5. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Mamma Mial is about the story of the pop group ABBA.

B．The Bridges of Madison County was set in Italy.

C．Roger Ebert thinks Meryls best film is Sophies Choice.

D．Dustin Hoffman speaks highly of Meryl.

6 .        Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.

Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.

Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can.

Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A．Every child in hospital receives some teaching.	B．Not enough is known about hospital teaching.
C．Hospital teaching is of poor quality.	D．The special children's hospitals are worst off.

2. It can be inferred from the latest survey that________.

A．hospital teaching across the country is similar

B．each hospital has at least one part-time teacher

C．all hospitals surveyed offer education to children

D．only one-fourth of the hospitals have a full-time teacher

3. Hospital teachers are found________.

A．not welcomed by the children and their parents	B．necessary
C．not welcomed by the hospitals	D．capable

4. In order to catch up with their school work, children in hospital usually turn to________.

A．hospital teachers

B．schoolmates

C．parents

D．school teachers

5. We can conclude from the passage that the author is________.

A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitals

B．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitals

C．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching

D．satisfied with the results of the latest survey

7 . Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
1. Music has magical power because it ________.

A．is a kind of language

B．can be played much louder than words

C．receives a personal radio signal

D．can influence a person's spirit

2. One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________.

A．were the biggest band in American history

B．are not accepted by modern American people

C．appeared at a special time in American politics

D．represented the roots of American culture

3. One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________.

A．feeling very refreshed

B．having emotional changes

C．painting some vivid pictures

D．feeling inspired by the composer

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.

A．has been influenced by the Beatles

B．enjoys drinking tea in his spare time

C．admires President John Kennedy very much

D．likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer

8 . Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can’t you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so idle that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2，000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain’s largest health charity. The results were startling.
About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school. Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too. If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks.”
And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity­related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
1. What do lazy British people probably choose to do?

A．Go to stores.	B．Catch the lift.
C．Cook from scratch.	D．Climb flights of stairs.

2. How many people surveyed don’t play with children because of tiredness?

A．About 419.	B．About 333.
C．About 654.	D．About 1280.

3. What is the potential result of more and more people, including children, getting obese?

A．People will not get enough exercise.

B．People will not have enough money.

C．People will not be able to do the easy job.

D．People will not cure themselves of heart disease.

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the finding of the study?

A．Indifferent.	B．Doubtful.
C．Negative.	D．Supportive.

9 . The Jungle Book
The Jungle Books were published in 1894 and 1895. Lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves, Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies in the jungles improve this child’s strength and cleverness and stir every reader’s imagination.
Price: $ 7.79
ISBN-13: 978-1613820742
Average Customer Review: ★★★★
A Stolen Life
The first work of its kind—Jaycee Dugard’s personal life story, her own story of being kidnapped in 1991. When Jaycee was eleven years old, she was kidnapped from a school bus stop. She was missing for more than eighteen years, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment.
Price: $ 19.79
ISBN-13: 978-1442344983
Average Customer Review: ★★★★★
While We’re Far Apart
Five-time Christy Award winner Lynn Austin is called as “one of the style’s best historical fiction novelists”. Set in Brooklyn, New York, during World War I, while a motherless girl longs for her daddy and a young lady hopes for a second chance at love, this tale explores the uncertainty that stays in people in Europe.
Price: $ 6.00
ISBN-10: 0764204971
Average Customer Review: ★★★★
The Fashion Police
The Fashion Police was runner-up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Competition 2010 and nominated (提名) Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews. It is a strange comedy-mystery, combining murder with romance and chick-lit.
For starters, Amber accidently shoots Chief Inspector Janice Skipper and gets thrown off the police force. The only one who knows the truth about the incident is Amber, but no one will believe her. After accepting a job as an insurance investigator from her ex-fiancé, Brad Beckett, it turns out that Brad thinks they’ve still got unfinished business and the job description includes sexual favors that come with a price.
Price: $ 12.73
ISBN-13: 978-1451555653
Average Customer Review: ★★★
1. If the book concerning a person who had children in prison appeals to you, you can choose the book         .

A．A Stolen Life	B．The Jungle Book
C．The Fashion Police	D．While We’re Far Apart

2. The ISBN of the book that gains least popularity among the research is         .

A．ISBN–13: 978–1613820742

B．ISBN–13: 978–1442344983

C．ISBN–10: 0764204971

D．ISBN–13: 978–1451555653

3. .If you want to buy one book about human’s living with animals and two about historical fiction, you have to pay         .

A．19.79 dollars	B．20.52 dollars
C．27.58 dollars	D．18.73 dollars

4. What makes the book The Fashion Police distinguish itself from others?

A．It wins the award Christy Award five times

B．It is a great book on violence and family education

C．It is named Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010

D．It has many elements borrowed from stories of true policemen.

5. In which part of a newspaper would the information of the books be most likely to appear?

A．Science	B．Opinion
C．Lifestyle	D．Advertisement

10 . Are _______ born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.
But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.
The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.
There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.
My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.
However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.
1. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ________.

A．people who stay up until the next morning

B．people who get up early in the morning

C．people who feel sleepy in the morning

D．people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning

2. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?

A．Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.

B．Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.

C．Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.

D．Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.

3. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.

A．going to bed after midnight

B．asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits

C．getting up early occasionally

D．pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping

4. What’s the author’s sleep pattern?

A．Going to bed early and getting up early.

B．Going to bed late and getting up late.

C．Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.

D．Going to bed early and getting up late.

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．main schools of thought on sleep patterns

B．how to have a good sleep

C．wrong strategies for getting up early

D．how to become an early riser