单选题What did the writer learn from books as a child?

单选题{{B}}Text 1{{/B}} Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men's hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women's {{U}}longevity{{/U}} may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age. "We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20—25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age," said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. "Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men," said Goldspink. "This is part of the aging process." What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman's heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one's. "This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men," said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. "The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart," said Goldspink. The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.

单选题Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Nobodycanbethebest.B.Doaswellasyoucan.C.It'sdifficulttodosomethingimportant.D.It'simpossibletodosomethingimportant.

单选题 Questions 14～17 are based on the following dialogue about travelling.

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{I}} You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer—A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at Question 1.{{/I}}

单选题At one time, I was convinced that real learning would be at hand if every child hada computer.I was convinced that computers would revolutionize education and hold immense possibilities for learning． That possibility has not become a reality yet．Based on recent test results, far too many Californian children have not mastered the basic reading, math, and writing skills necessary to function at a minimal level in our society．And far too many children do not have the commitment to concentrate on learning to get a good education．These kids need good teachers，not fast computers． No one will argue that computers have educational uses．Unfortunately, in far too many instances，the classroom computer has replaced the television set as a game tool to occupy children．One wonders what is the use of an Internet fed to the classroom if the child does not read． There are those who believe that bringing a computer to the classroom will supplement what teachers teach．That is difficult to comprehend since teachers are always telling us how many subjects and how little time they have to teach．When a child is occupied with a computer for any length of time，that child does not get the attention of teachers and the required learning that should occupy their class time． Educators are now looking into requiring teachers and students to become computer proficient．And districts that do not have enough dollars for textbooks are spending their meager funds to buy computers and software, all in the name of technology and computer competency． One would think that educators would come to the realization that computers are tools not much different from libraries，calculators, movie or slide projectors．Kids must still learn and be inspired to study basic skills, think, write, communicate, solve problems, and be good citizens． And while it is good for students to make use of computers, we must not get carried away with faster and more powerful computers at the expense of basic skills， effective teaching and powerful learning．

单选题 {{I}}Questions 18～21 are based on the following dialogue between two students.{{/I}}

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}} {{I}} You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer—A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Now look at Question 1. {{/I}}

单选题Text George Washington was six feet tall, with (26) shoulders, a big nose, reddish hair that was now grey and that (27) of power and authority large men often (28) . He had a wonderful quality of silence (29) in the noisy Constitutional Conventtion at Philadelphia in 1787 had (30) an eloquence of (31) . He was the unlikely (32) the people were seeking: a citizen-soldier, a steady, rocklike, responsible man. He was not a (33) There have been (34) soldiers, more capable executives, more creative statesmen. (35) he had been once, and was now again, pre-eminently the (36) man in the right place (37) the right time. He had (38) the weight of the Revolution on his shoulders, had torn victory out of defeat because he had never known when he was (39) . He could never give in, yet he was no statue. (40) passions strung on a hair trigger. When (41) that the painter Gilbert Stuart had seen signs of a fierce temper controlled only with difficulty, Washington said soberly, "He is right." He was too honest to evade anything. He was the good soldier who never (42) his country's call. Like several later generals, he would bring to the presidential (43) more prestige than he found in it; (44) some, he would leave the office greater than he had found it, and (45) an authority that could be handed down to those who came after him.

单选题 Questions 14 ～ 17 are based on the following dialogue between a lawyer and his customer.

单选题Why is it difficult for trendspotters to catch original styles?

单选题According to the author, the bringing up of the children ______.

单选题 Text Although "lie detectors" are widely used by governments, police departments and businesses, the results are not always accurate. Lie detectors are commonly (26) as emotion detectors, for their aim is to (27) bodily changes that contradict what a (28) says. The lie detector records changes (29) heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electrical (30) of the skin. In the first part of the (31) you are electronically connected to the machine and (32) a few neutral questions ("What is your name?" etc. ). Your physical reactions serve (33) the standard for evaluating what comes (34) Then you are presented with a few (35) questions among the neutral ones ( "When did you rob the bank?" ). The idea is that if you are (36) , your body will reveal the truth, even if you try to (37) it. Your heart rate and breathing will change (38) as you respond to the questions. That is the theory, but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply not (39) . Since most physical changes are the same across (40) emotions, lie detectors cannot tell (41) you are feeling angry, nervous or excited. (42) people may be tense and nervous (43) the whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word ( "bank" ) not because they robbed it, but because they recently used a bad check. In either (44) , the machine will record a "lie". On the other hand, some practiced liars can lie (45) hesitation, so the reverse mistake is also common.

单选题Dina Borzekowski made a study of a group of third-grade students from six American schools. During a school year, nearly 400 students and their parents were asked to report on whether they had such things as televisions and computers in the home, as well as how often the child used them. The children's language ability was tested (测验) twice over the year. Children who had a television set in the bedroom but did not have a computer at home scored (得分) the lowest, while students without TV in the bedroom but with a computer at home scored the highest. Students who had a television in the bedroom over the school year scored lower than those who had their TV taken away during the same time. "This study suggests that taking TV sets out of children's bedrooms, or not putting them there, may be helpful," said Borzekowski. "While this study does not prove (证明) that bedroom TV was the reason for the lower test scores, it suggests that children shouldn't have TV in their bedrooms. It also suggests that a home computer may help a child's test scores. The best way was having both: no TV in the bedroom and also a home computer to use. /

单选题Whatwillthemandoflint?

单选题{{B}}Part A{{/B}}{{I}} You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer — A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1.{{/I}}