阅读理解Passage Two Youve probably been seeing and hearing a lot more abouteSportslately

阅读理解Passage Two Stephen Having was born on 8 January

阅读理解Passage Four Many people have looked to the stars and wondered what it would be like to take a trip into outer space

阅读理解Passage Three Imagine that youre a fly

阅读理解 Even before Historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own combat experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers have won both the prestigious National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize--the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe carried accounts of Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime (揭发) . Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past. 'Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made,' said a wretched Ellis. It turned out that while the distinguished historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but teaching history at West Point (西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so accomplished would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don't always go hand in hand. Even among the distinguished achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving--indulging in everything from empty boasting to more serious offenses such as plagiarism (剽窃), fictionalizing military records, making up false academic certificates or worse. And, oddly, prominent people who beautify the past often do so once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks. Says Brod: 'It's not like they use these lies to climb the ladder.' Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted by a sense of their own shortcomings. 'From outside, these people look anything but fragile,' says Dennis Shulman, a New York psychoanalyst. 'But inside, they feel hollow, empty.'

阅读理解Passage One As 170 people sat down to dinner, I breathed a sigh of relief: The conference was going well

阅读理解To respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care

阅读理解 A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible. For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world's children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All. Can education for all be achieved by 2015? The answer is definitely 'yes', although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion. Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solution, including use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty. A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country's capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria, foreign assistance can be highly effective.

阅读理解Section B Directions:In this section,you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it

阅读理解 John Grisham was born on February 2, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990. One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel, called A Time to Kill, which was published in 1988. Grisham's next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham lives with his wife and two children, div/ding their time between their Victorian home on a 67 acre firm in Mississippi and a 204 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia. When he's not writing, Grisham devotes time to charitable causes, including mission trips with his church group. As a child, he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player, and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ballfields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.

阅读理解If you try to contact Indy Cube（a provider of workspaces）after 5 pm, you receive an automatic Message that would make a good demonstration for the fast-growing four-day week movement

阅读理解Passage Four Serenity (宁静）is difficult to find in todays fast-paced world

单选题 I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of narrow-minded prejudice.

单选题 Technology has ______ the sharing, storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.

单选题 Nothing is so uncertain as the fashion market where one style ______ over another before being replaced.

单选题 The ______ of lung cancer is particularly high among long-term heavy smokers, especially chain smokers.

单选题 The new technology has (made possible) for the doctor to (make) diagnoses (without seeing) the patient in (person).

单选题 Even at discounted prices, these powerful AIDS drugs are far beyond ______ for most of the world's 40 million HIV-infected people.

单选题 The architectural differences may ______ confusion or discomfort for the foreign travelers.

单选题 He (was caught) (cheating) in the examination. If he had had (a tail), he (would put) it between his legs.