A few of those “make it” who are born into dire poverty and destined to live in it.（Money Madness.) （）

better than everyone else. There's a huge gap between Leonardo and second-rate contemporaries. A top-ranked professional chess player could play ten thousand games against an ordinary club player without losing once.

Like chess or painting or writing novels, making money is a very specialized skill. But for some reason we treat this skill differently. No one complains when a few people surpass all the rest at playing chess or writing novels, but when a few people make more money than the rest, we get editorials saying this is wrong. Why？ The pattern of variation seems no different than for any other skill. What causes people to react so strongly when the skill is making money？

I think there arc three reasons we treat making money as different: the misleading model of wealth we learn as children; the disreputable way in which, till recently, most fortunes were accumulated; and the worry that great variations in income are somehow bad for society. As far as I can tell, the first is mistaken, the second outdated, and the third empirically false. Could it be that, in a modem democracy, variation in income is actually a sign of health？

When I was five I thought electricity was created by electric sockets. I didn't realize there were power plants out there generating it. Likewise, it doesn't occur to most kids that wealth is something that has to be generated. It seems to be something that flows from parents.

Because of the circumstances in which they encounter it, children tend to misunderstand wealth. They confuse it with money. They think that there is a fixed amount of it. And they think of it as something that's distributed by authorities (and so should be distributed equally), rather than something that has to be created (and might be created unequally). In fact, wealth is not money. Money is just a convenient way of trading one form. of wealth for another. Wealth is the underlying stuff--the goods and services we buy. When you travel to a rich or poor country, you don't have to look at people' s bank accounts to tell which kind you're in. You can see wealth-- in buildings and streets, in the clothes and the health of the people.

Where does wealth come from？ People make it. This was easier to grasp when most people lived on farms, and made many of the things they wanted with their own hands. Then you could see in the house, the herds, and the granary the wealth that each family created. It was obvious then too that the wealth of the world was not a fixed quantity that had to be shared out, like slices of a pie. If you wanted more wealth, you could make it.

This is just as true today, though few of us create wealth directly for ourselves. Mostly we create wealth for other people in exchange for money, which we then trade for the forms of wealth we want. Because kids are unable to create wealth, whatever they have has to be given to them. And when wealth is something you're given, then of course it seems that it should be distributed equally. As in most families it is. The kids see to that. "Unfair," they cry, when one sibling (兄弟姐妹) gets more than another.

In the real world, you can't keep living off your parents. If you want something, you either have to make it, or do something of equivalent value for someone else, in order to get them to give you enough money to buy it. In the real world, wealth is (except for a few specialists like thieves and speculators) something you have to create, not something that's distributed by Daddy. And since the ability and desire to create it vary from person to person, it's not made equally.

You get paid by doing or making something people want, and those who make more money are often simply better at doing what people want. Top actors make a lot more money than B-list actors.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

Some afternoon in my senior year—shortly before

Graduation, the dean of the school came to me asking if I

wanted to stay in the department as a teacher.

I was not surprised by an offer. I happened to be one of the S1.______

students who were doing relatively well in my class and it

was a long establishing practice for the school to lure some of S2.______

the best students to be part of its future faculty.

The offer would seem to work out perfect for everybody if S3.______

I choose to stay in the teaching profession. For the school, it S4.______

was safe to keep someone it knew to be competent and trustworthy.

For me, I would not need to find a new position upon

graduation. The transition of a student to a teacher would be as S5.______

smooth as silk.

However, there was something unwholesome about this

arrangement. With many young teachers shared the same tutor S6.______

or a few tutors working together, the arrangement—academic

inbreeding in nature—would stunt variety and creativity.

Though the young teachers would ultimately become

"mature" and pursued their individual and independent S7.______

academic studies, for a long time they would have work S8.______

alongside their siblings from the same academic stripe.

What's worse, Chinese culture had long attached great

significance to respect or even revering teachers. Though S9.______

many teachers would be wise enough to welcome challenges

from their pupils, there would also be those narrow-minded

ones which, if given the chance, would make those working S10.______

trader their tutelage feel uncomfortable and prevent them from

expressing new ideas.

【S1】

听力原文： Weight loss is a tricky topic. Lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren't sure how to change it —and many would be better off staying where they are. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. So what should you do about weight control？

Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you. The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian. He or she can compare your weight with healthy norms to help you set realistic goals. If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

Weight management is about long-term success. People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all (and often more) of the pounds they lost because they haven't permanently changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management strategies are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.

Suggestion one: make it a family affair. Ask your mom or dad to lend help and support and to make dietary or lifestyle. changes that might benefit the whole family, if possible. Teens who have the support of their families tend to have better results with their weight management programs. But remember, you should ail work together in a friendly and helpful way —making weight loss into a competition is a recipe for disaster!

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A．To compare his/her weight with the data on the Internet.

B．To compare his/her weight with that of a actor/actress.

C．To consult a doctor.

D．To ask one's family.

Success often depends on your performance at an interview.

For those who are well prepared, it can be a positive experience,

and for others it can be a terrifying time. Love them or hate them, 【S1】______

though, your job prospects are largely dependent on your interview

skills. It's not usual for a company to have fifty or sixty applicants 【S2】______

for a job, so if you are asking to attend an interview, you are a serious 【S3】______

contender being seriously considered for the post.

Usually companies give you at least a day's notice of an interview

, so use that time prepare well. Read through the job description 【S4】______

and any other information sent to you, and prepare answers to

as many questions as you can think of.

At the interview, try to present a "pleasant" version of yourself

. You must to convince the employer that you can do the job, 【S5】______

but you needn't appear overconfident. Being pleasant, however,

doesn't mean that you should agree to everything the interviewer 【S6】______

says. Most companies want to elect someone with his or her own

opinions.

It's also important to make sure that you really listen to anything

which is being asked. In your preparation you will have 【S7】______

rehearsed answers to a number of imaginary question, but you must 【S8】______

tailor your response to suit the question.

It's worthwhile spend a few moments after the interview 【S9】______

analyzing your performance. You can do this best before you know the

result. What aspects of the interview went good？ What do you need 【S10】______

to improve？ What would you do differently next time？

【S1】

】he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and there are few things of which he stands in more fear than of the【B2】of noise. Even his conversation is in great【B3】a desperate attempt to prevent a dreadful silence. If he is introduced to a fellow mortal and a number of【B4】occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a【B5】, a worthless per son, and is full of【B6】of the emptiest headed chatterbox(唠叨多言的人). He knows. that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly,【B7】he longs to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a wax-work【B8】. The object of conversation is not, for the【B9】part, to communicate ideas: it is to keep up the buzzing sound. Most buzzing,【B10】, is agreeable to the ear, and some of it is agreeable even to the【B11】. He would be a foolish man,【B12】, who waited until he had a wise【B13】to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors. Those who【B14】the weather as a conversational opening seem to be【B15】of the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation【B16】the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are【B17】if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people's ears,【B18】they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen a new play. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing at immense【B19】, they justly pride themselves【B20】their success as conversationalists.

【B1】

A．length

B．interval

C．period

D．meantime

o take on part-time jobs. To make finding those jobs easier, the placement service has put together a listing of what is available locally. For some students, these part-time jobs could lead to full-time work after graduation, as they may offer experience in their own field, be that finance, marketing or even management. For example, National Savings Bank offers work on a half time basis. That's 20 hours per week. Retail stores and restaurants have positions requiring fewer hours. Even less time is expected of that providing childcare. We have a number of families registered with us who are looking for baby-sitters for as few as four hours a week. For students who prefer outdoor work, there're seasonal positions right on campus, working with the gardening and landscaping teams. These often require the most time and they are the least flexible in terms of scheduling. To see a complete list of these and other available jobs, including the salary offered and the hours required, stop by our office and be sure to bring a resume with you. When you find something that interests you, we'll put you in touch with the person offering it. In addition, our counselors will give you hints about successful interviewing.

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A．To interest students in a career in counseling.

B．To recruit counselors to work in the placement office.

C．To inform. students of a university program.

D．To convince local merchants to hire college students.

ere important【C1】______in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【C2】______they were not enough. Something【C3】______was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—【C4】______individual who could invent machines, find new【C5】______of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who【C6】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution【C7】______from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were【C8】______inventors than scientists. A man who is a【C9】______scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【C10】______. He is not necessarily working【C11】______that his findings can be used.

An inventor or one interested in applied science is【C12】______trying to make something that has a concrete【C13】______. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories【C14】______science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a【C15】______result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of【C16】______other objectives.

Most of the people who【C17】______the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【C18】______or no training in science might not have made their inventions【C19】______a ground-work had not been laid by scientists years【C20】______.

【C1】

A．cases

B．reasons

C．factors

D．situations

A) few

B) those

C) many

D) all

听力原文： Some parts of the earth are more likely to have quakes than others. This is usually true of mountain areas, because there the thickness of rocks, which make up the earth's crust, is not even. But quakes may often be felt in level regions, too, because the waves, which come from the center of a quake, run often for thousands of miles.

It is easy to understand why man is so frightened by an earthquake. People used to think that when there was an earthquake, the ground opened, swallowed great numbers of people, then closed, and those who were killed disappeared forever. We know now this does not happen.

What we need to fear are the after-effects of a serious earthquake: fires, floods, and landslides. Since the Yellowstone earthquake some people have said that they would never go to that area for fear of being caught in a landslide occurring after the earthquake. This is, actually a foolish idea. Such a fear would keep us away from mountains the rest of our lives. Even though earthquakes happen every day something like the Madison River landslide does not happen very often. We can realize gratefully that few of us will suffer because of such a disaster. At the same time we can understand the need of being ready to help those who do suffer such trouble.

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A．Because the waves coming from the center of a quake can spread to these places.

B．Because there are the thickness of rocks making up the earth's crust.

C．Because some parts of the earth are more likely to have quakes than others.

D．Because mountainous areas are easy to have earthquakes.

ome questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform. will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motorcar. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.

Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer that is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.

What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment？ We shouldn’t hide our heads in the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle. People should get computer literate as this just might save them from professional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to program tasks that are largely unpredictable.

第22题：According to the author, the rate of change in technology _________.

A) will remain the same B) will slow down C) will speed up D) cannot be predicted

听力原文： Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea lasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

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A．Because they liked to cat tea leaves.

B．Because they were curious about the taste of tea leaves,

C．Because they did not know how to do with tea.

D．Because they wanted to make sandwiches with tea.