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单选题Intellectually brilliant students from this high school are most ______ to be admitted to elite universities.

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单选题It may sound like something out of a science fiction plot, but Oxford researchers say that modern conventional medicine is gradually developing ways to change the moral states of humans through pharmaceutical drugs, and thus control the way people think and act in various life situations. These new drugs will literally have the ability to disrupt an individual's personal morality, and instead reprogram that person to believe and do whatever the drug designer has created that drug to do. "Science has ignored the question of moral improvement so far, but it is now becoming a big debate," said Dr. Guy Kahane from the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics in the UK. "There is already a growing body of research you can describe in these terms. Studies show that certain drugs affect the ways people respond to moral dilemmas by increasing their ability to share in another's feelings, group affiliation and by reducing aggression." While this may sound good in theory, mind control is already a very dangerous side effect of existing drugs. Take the antidepressant drug Prozac, for instance, which has been known to cause those taking it to lash out in violent rages. One young boy murdered his father by beating him and stabbing him in the head, and hit his mother with a crowbar and stabbed her in the face, shortly after starting to take Prozac. But the kinds of drugs Kahane and his colleagues are referring to imply designer drugs specifically designed to not only alter one's mental state, but also to change the way that person thinks about situations from a moral perspective. The end result is literally a type of drug-induced mind control where human subjects will be controlled by someone else, and unable to make conscious decisions for themselves. Research on the subject, of course, tries to paint the idea of mind-control drugs in a positive light, suggesting that they could be used to help make the world a better place. Just imagine less violence, more trust, and more love, they say. This way of using words persuasively, though, is really just a tactic to further numb the already mind-numbed masses into accepting the idea as a good thing.

单选题The court held the parents accountable for the minor child's acts of violence. A. responsible for B. indifferent to C. desperate for D. involved in

单选题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring Answer Sheet. Recent progress in public health has helped people live longer and healthier lives. There is abundant evidence of {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}the use of existing knowledge has led to major improvements in the life {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}and quality of life of middle-aged and older people. Yet approximately four in five chronic disease deaths now occur in low and middle income countries, whose people are also more {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}to dying prematurely. The results of studies suggest that a global goal for preventing chronic disease is needed to generate the {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}actions required to reduce the disease burden. The target for this proposed goal is an additional 2% reduction in the death {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}from chronic disease annually over the next 10 years to 2015. The indicators for the measurement of success {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}this goal are the number of chronic disease deaths {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}and the number of healthy life years gained. This target was developed {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}the achievements of several countries, such as Poland, which achieved a 6-10% annual reduction in cardiovascular deaths during the 1990s. Similar results have been realized in a number of countries {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}in which comprehensive programs have been {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}.

单选题 Most people believe the key to happy and productive retirement years is staying healthy. Yet, it's not just about diet and exercise. How you manage your money often determines your level of stress, which, if too high, may lead to chronic health problems like heart diseases. So you'll have to do more than switch to whole wheat and start jogging every day. Your health also depends on feeling good about and in control of your finances. Not a lot of people understand that—and relatively few are doing much about it. In a survey, Principal Financial found that just 48% of American workers are monitoring their spending—down from 58% two years ago. Fewer are reevaluating their investments, and while more are using a budget, the rate is still low at just 28%. In other words, they are casual about their money. Most American workers see the link between wealth and health as one directional: Staying healthy is the ticket to saving on healthcare costs and to financial security in retirement. In the survey, 84% said being physically healthy is good for their financial future and 76% said if they spend money on their health or things they enjoy now they will avoid major health costs later in life. Yet it's not that simple. Good health comes with its own financial demands. Living healthy means living longer, which is wonderful. But without a traditional pension or other source of guaranteed lifetime income how will you pay for all those extra years? You'll need to save tens of thousands of dollars more than you may have figured in your lifetime—and still there is no guarantee you won't need costly, end-of-life services. None of this is to say that living longer and healthier isn't a blessing, and probably even less a demand on your resources than developing chronic illness and passing away early. But the link between financial health and physical health goes both ways. In the survey, workers were far more likely to rate themselves physically healthy (53%) than financially healthy (31%), suggesting they see it as a one-way street. But it's also the case that feeling in control of your wealth—no matter how much you have—leads to better health.

单选题Passage Two Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity. Different explanations are offered for America's weight problem--a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight. Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in physical education class. Injuries increased 150% between 1997 and 2007. he study involved injuries treated in hospital emergency departments. Only 2% were serious. The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories. Lara McKenzie from Ohio State University was the lead researcher. She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied. For example, a 2004 study showed that the number of school nurses nationally failed to meet federal guidelines. Schools without a nurse on duty may be more likely to send an injured child to a hospital. Another possible reason for more injuries is a change in the traditional idea of physical education. This "New PE." expands the kinds of sports that are taught. But activities that some schools offer now, like rock climbing walls and skateboarding, can also expand the risks, says Cheryl Richardson. She is with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Also, she says not all states require P.E. teachers to be specially trained. Untrained teachers could be less likely to recognize unsafe conditions. Cheryl Richardson also points to one of the study's findings--that injuries are often the result of contact with a person or a structure. This tells her that the teachers were not giving each student enough space to move around safely. Six activities produced 70% of all injuries: running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. The researchers say larger class sizes are another possible reason for the increase in injuries. Larger classes can mean less supervision. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education says 20 to 30 students in a PE. class should be the limit.

单选题Stressful environment leads to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ______ increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. A. in turn B. by chance C. by fortune D. in case

单选题 A New website from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that 10 percent of the country is now a "food desert." The Food Desert Locator is an online map highlighting thousands of areas where, the USDA says, low-income families have little or no access to healthy fresh food. First identified in Scotland in the 1990s, food deserts have come to symbolize urban decay. They suggest images of endless fast-food restaurants and convenience stores serving fatty, sugary junk food to overweight customers who have never tasted a Brussels sprout. Accordingly, Michelle Obama announced a ＄400m Healthy Food Financing Initiative last year with the aim of eliminating food deserts nationwide by 2017. Official figures for the number of people living in food deserts already show a decline, from 23.5m in 2009 to 13.5m at the launch of the website. Although this might on the face of it suggest that the initiative is off to a superb start, sadly it does not in fact represent a single additional banana bought or soda escaped. This is because in America, the definition of a food desert is any census area where at least 20 percent of inhabitants are below the poverty line and 33 percent live more than a mile from a supermarket. By simply extending the cut- off in rural areas to ten miles, the USDA managed to rescue 10m people from desert life. Some academics would go further, calling the appearance of many food deserts nothing but a {{U}}mirage{{/U}}. Research by the Centre for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington found that only 15 percent of people shopped for food within their own census area. Critics also note that focusing on supermarkets means that the USDA ignores tens of thousands of larger and smaller retailers, farmers' markets and roadside greengrocers, many of which are excellent sources of fresh food. Together, they account for more than half of the country's trillion-dollar retail food market. A visit to Renton, a depressed suburb of Seattle, demonstrates the problem, The town sits directly in the middle of a USDA food desert stretching miles in every direction. Yet it is home to a roadside stand serving organic fruit and vegetables, a health-food shop packed with nutritious grains and a superstore that researchers found attracts flocks of shoppers from well outside the desert.

单选题This young man has been losing weight by {{U}}working out{{/U}} at the gym at least twice a week. A. making extra money B. doing his utmost C. solving each problem D. taking physical exercise

单选题The people who objected to the new road were told that since work had already started there was no point in______. A. contradicting B. protesting C. provoking D. refusing

单选题The participants of the meeting discussed, ______ , the future of the oil industry. A. from now on B. in the way C. among other things D. on their mind

单选题About three years into this job, these migrant laborers came to accept the harsh facts {{U}}in time{{/U}}. A. punctually B. immediately C. originally D. eventually

单选题Handbags made of ______ leather are considered old-fashioned and poor in quality. A. systematic B. synthetic C. sympathetic D. statistic

单选题Unpleasant symptoms can cause the smoker to {{U}}resume{{/U}} smoking to raise the levels of nicotine in the blood. A. let down B. go about C. drop off D. return to

单选题Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to {{U}}remain{{/U}} healthy. A. stay B. preserve C. maintain D. reserve

单选题Passage Four You need a new vacuum cleaner. Several are on display--different prices, different features--but there are no clerks to be found. Finally a guy in a store vest slips past. You begin to ask questions, but he knows even less about vacuum cleaners than you do. Robert Odom, shopping at the Southcenter Mall near Seattle, finds "it's harder to get waited on now. Many stores have one person covering a tremendous area. You've got to go looking to find a clerk." Retailing is big business in the United States. Every day, billions of transactions take place in the nation's 1.4 million stores. Inventive technology speeds a staggering $2.5-trillion-a-year flow of purchases. But why do those bad encounters with salespeople continue to bother us so? When Yankelovich Partners asked 2,500 shoppers what was "most important to you regarding customer service," people ranked courtesy, knowledge ability and friendliness at the top. Almost two out of three said that salespeople "don't care much about me or my needs." The American Customer Satisfaction Index, developed in 1994 at the University of Michigan's National Quality Research Center, shows customer satisfaction declining about a point a year. Retailers now average a less-than- satisfactory 71 out of 100. Even top performers have slipped. What happened? John Goodman, president of Technical Assistance Research Programs, a customer-service consulting firm, told us, "To cut costs, many retailers made the mistake of trimming staff to the bone--with obvious consequences." How good is the help once you find it? Carol Cherry, founder of Shop'n Check, which monitors customer service for retailers and other clients, says, "One of the biggest problems we encounter is unknowledgeable and untrained salespeople." Bruce Van Kleeck, a vice president of the National Retail Federation, says, "We're not training as much as we used to," and urges more ongoing training for veteran salespeople. The sad fact is, stores can get away with poor customer service because customers let them. Customer-service expert John Goodman estimates that about haft of customers continue to do business with firms they feel have mistreated them. This is "behavioral loyalty," explains Jeff Ellis of Maritz Marketing Research Inc. "We may bad-mouth a store after a bad experience, but we go back because it's close to our house or carries items we like./

单选题 {{B}}Passage Three{{/B}} Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book. This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure—a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, "a woman who knew everybody in her day," James Green, the librarian told the magazine American Libraries. Most of the diary was a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also included a description of British soldiers burning Washington, D.C. in the war of 1812. She described President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Washington, she wrote, mistook her for the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English. The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary. Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession "about five minutes" when Luxmoore took it back because he had promise to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi. Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. "I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward of $1000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high."

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