阅读理解For the first nine months of Sam Berns'' life, everything seemed normal. He learned to walk, but then his parents noticed something different. After a year, doctors ultimately diagnosed (诊断) him with a genetic disease so rare that it affects just one in 8 million children. Only 40 children in the world are known to have the disease. The disease, progeria, ages children at up to 10 times the normal rate. They stop growing prematurely, then lose their hair and get arthritis. Some children suffer strokes by the time they are 4 or 5. There is no known treatment or cure, and most patients die of heart disease by the age of 13. Progeria is a gene mutation (突变). But scientists had not identified which gene or genes were responsible for the disease, so they had no idea even how to start hunting for a cure. With most genetic diseases, researchers are able to examine family trees to see how diseases recur, cross-referencing the information to narrow the hunt. But with progeria sufferers seldom living into their teens, there were no family trees to study. But not long ago, NIH (National Institutes of Health) called Sam''s parents with good news: by comparing the genetic samples of progeria sufferers with a normal human gene structure, they had found a common chromosome (染色体) fault that almost all of the progeria-suffered children shared. The discovery could potentially be the first step toward finding a cure for the rare disease and possibly even a way to fight the disease of aging in the general population. Now 7, Sam acts just like any child of his age. However, Sam has the body of a 70-year-old, and is starting to feel, some of the effects of premature aging, including poor eyesight and stiffness his joints.

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阅读理解Dear Jone, I am writing to apologize (1) my immediate going home after the exam (2) saying goodbye to you．It was very rude (3) me to do so especially as we have been such good friends. You know, shortly after the exam, I received a telephone call (4) my father, saying that my elder sister had borne a baby the day before．I was so pleased (5) this news that I couldnt wait to get home to see my elder sister and my niece．I left in such a hurry that I didnt have time to tell you．I feel terribly sorry (6) that. To make (7) for my thoughtless behavior toward you, I want to invite you to come and stay (8) my family during the vacation．My hometown is located (9) a city (10) the seashore and this is the most beautiful season of my hometown. I believe you can understand me and accept my sincere apologies．How I wish I could see you soon in my hometown! Please write and let me know your decision. Yours,

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阅读理解While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states, at least in getting people off welfare. It''s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994. In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average. For advocates (代言人) for the poor, that''s an indication much more needs to be done. "More people are getting jobs, but it''s not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down. But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory. "Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin (毒素) that was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. "The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It''s beginning to rebuild the work ethic (道德观), which is much more important." Mr. Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked", then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

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阅读理解正确he concept of Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) was first defined by Peter Salovey and John Mayer, but it became (1) popular after Daniel Goleman published his bestseller Emotional Intelligence in 1995． A (2) of emotional intelligence is knowing how you and others feel and what to do about it. 正确he control center of our emotions is a small part of our brain called the amygdala (扁桃核). It scans incoming signals from our sensory organs (eyes, ears, etc.) and (3) the emotional alarm center of our body. When it (4) a condition that we hate, that we fear, or that could hurt us, it (5) an immediate response from the other parts of our brain that control our actions. 正确he amygdalas (6) web of neural connections allows it, (7) an emotional emergency, to take control of much of the rest of the brain, including the rational mind. 正确his (8) why we sometimes do things without thinking, (9) closing our eyes just before a flying bug hits our face or losing our control during the course of a quarrel. In fact, the importance of EQ for individual success has (10) as a hot topic over the past decade. Many organizations are beginning to realize the importance of EQ and have started to (11) the aspects of EQ that are most essential to success. (12) this is done, they are able to use formal assessment tools to (13) strong candidates. It is easy to see how EQ can 14 on performance as an individual contributor. (15) the increasing importance of teams in todays working world, it is obvious that any role that requires teamwork relies heavily (16) interpersonal insight and proficiency. Even the smartest, most experienced workers can have a(n) (17) impact on team performance if they fail to find ways to get along with others. In a more solitary role like sales, individuals still need to (18) high EQ to recognize how a potential customer is feeling. Success often depends on the ability to identify the customers needs. 正确hose better equipped to (19) . frustration and pressure may be (20) to make mistakes or become injured through poor decision-making.

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阅读理解Elephants who paint aren''t new. Paintings by Ruby, an Asian elephant who lived at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, sold for up to $5,000 in the late 1980s, said Dick George, a consultant with the zoo. "Ruby was about seven months old when she first came to the zoo," said George. "She lived with a goat and some chickens, but she didn''t have an elephant companion for a number of years. She spent a lot of time drawing in the dirt with a stick to make her days more stimulating. Her keeper bought her some art supplies." George said, "Ruby was excited about painting right from the beginning." The elephants at the art academies in Southeast Asia are taught to hold a paintbrush with the tip of their trunks. Initially, the keeper guides the elephant''s trunk over the canvas (画布) and offers rewards for good performance. "It only takes a few hours to a day to teach them," said Mia Fine man, an art historian whose book "When Elephants Paint" is an illustrated history of the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project.

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