Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them. Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it. People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy. It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal(残酷的). Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation(冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow. Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labor Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain . 56. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes________. A. for recreation B. in the interests of the farmers C. to limit the fox population D. to show off their wealth 57. What is special about fox hunting in Britain ? A. It involves the use of a deadly poison. B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs. C. The hunters have set rules to follow. D. The hunters have to go through strict training. 58. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game _______. A. by resorting to violence B. by confusing the fox hunters C. by taking legal action D. by demonstrating on the scene 59. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ______. A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes B. forbid hunting foxes with dogs C. stop hunting wild animals in the countryside D. prevent large-scale fox hunting

Reading aloud every day can be one of the most()ways to improve your spoken English.A. evidentB. effectiveC. favoriteD. favorable

A)frustration E)intensively I)built M)foundB)remedy F)depression J)fatal N)extensivelyC)fought G)struggled K)collapsed O)treatmentD)forced H)descended L)proposalsThe stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the worst economic crisis in American history . During the next several years, the richest nation on earth learned what it meant to be poor . Hard times _ 26 _ their way into every area, group and job . Workers _ 27 _ as factories closed . Farmers hit with falling prices and natural disasters were _ 28 _ to give up their farms . Businessmen lost their stores and sometimes their homes . It was a severe economic crisis——a ( an ) _ 29 _ ——the worst of time . The economic crisis began with the stock market crash in October, 1929 . For the first year, the economy _ 30 _ very slowly . But it dropped sharply in 1931 and 1932 . And by the end of 1932, the economy _ 31 _ almost completely . Falling production . Rising unemployment . Men begging in the streets . But there was more to the _ 32 _ crisis . At that time, the federal government did not guarantee the money that people put in banks. When people could not repay loans, banks began to close . In 1929, 659 banks with total holdings of 200 million dollars went out of business . The next year, twice that number failed _ 33 _ . And the year after that, almost twice that number of banks went out of business . People blamed President Hoover because they thought he was not doing enough to help them . Hoover did take several actions to try to improve the economy . But he resisted _ 34 _ for the federal government to provide _ 35 _ in a major way.

英语阅读题 会点英语的近来 150分 Ulcers Even though ulcers appear to run in families,lifestyle plays more of role than genetic factors in causing the illness,according to a report in the April 13th Journal of Internal Medicine.In particular,smoking and stress in men and the regular use of pain releasing medicines in women were linked with an increased risk of developing an ulcer. Overall,61% of ulcer risk appears to be due to environmental factors,such as smoking,and the remaining 39% is due to genes according to Dr.Ismo Raiha of the University of Turky and colleagues at the University of Helsinki,Finland.Some researchers had suggested that families may spread Helicobacteria pylori,the bacteria that can cause ulcers.However,the new study suggests this is unlikely,according to the report. Raiha and colleagues studied data from more than 13,000 pairs of twins “to examine the roles of genetic and environmental factors in the origin of peptic ulcer disease,” they explain.Both twins were more likely to develop an ulcer if the pair were genetically the same as compared with a pair of fraternal twins,suggesting that there must be some genetic susceptibility to ulcer development. However,the risk was no greater in twins living together compared with twins living apart,suggesting that shared exposure to H.pylori was not to blame.“Environmental effects were not due to factors shared by family members,and they were related to smoking and stress in men and the use of analgesics in women,” the authors wrote.“The minor effects of shared environment to disease liability do not support the concept that the grouping of risk factors,such as H.pylori infection,would explain the genetic factor of peptic ulcer disease,” they concluded. 1.According to the passage,which of the following is a very likely cause of ulcer in men? A.Smoking and stress. B.Drinking and smoking. C.Genes and children. D.Use of a certain medicine. 2.What factors contribute to over half the ulcers? A.Hereditary factors. B.Economic factors. C.Environmental factors. D.Genetic factors. 3.In relation to ulcers,experts study twins in order to examine A.the roles of genetic factors. B.the roles of environmental factors. C.the roles of both genetic and environmental factors. D.the roles of brotherhood. 4.What does “environmental effects” in the fourth paragraph refer to? A. clean environment with no smoke and dust surrounding the living area. B.Smoking and stress in men and use of pain-killing medicine in Women. C.Factors shared by family members such as genes and the food they eat. D.Shared exposure to H.pylori infection in the unclean environment. 5.The passage argues that A.ulcers are related to genes. B.ulcers are related to lifestyle. C.ulcers appear in men and women. D.ulcers are caused by pylori infection.

PartIII Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons(神经元) in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. New research from biologists at the University of Maryland _26_ that sight deprivation also changes the way brain cells _27_ with one another, shifting the mice's sensitivity to different frequencies. “This study _28_ what we are learning about how manipulating vision can have a 29 effect on the ability of an animal to hear long after the window for auditory(听党的) learning was thought to have _30_,"said Patrick Kanold, senior author of the study. It was once thought that the sensory regions of the brain were not _31_ after a critical period in childhood. This is why children learn languages much more _32_ than adults. Kanold's earlier research disproved this idea by showing that depriving adult mice of vision for a short period increased the sensitivity of individual neurons in the auditory cortex(皮质), which is devoted to hearing. Young brains wire themselves according to the sounds they hear frequently, assigning areas of the auditory cortex to _33_ frequencies based on what they are used to hearing. The researchers found that, in adult mice,a week in the dark also changed the _34_ of space to different frequencies. “We don't know why we are seeing these patterns,"Kanold said."We _35 that it may have to do with what the mice are paying attention to while they are in the dark." A) adaptable F) neutral K) reinforces B) closed G) permanently L) revealed C) distribution H) prescribes M) significant D) interact I) readily N) specific E) narration J) registered O) speculate

--- How was the televised debate last night? --- Super! Rarely ______ so much media attention.A. a debate attractedB. did a debate attractC. a debate did attractD. attracted a debate

Part III (40 minutes) Reading Comprehension Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons (神经元) in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. New research from biologists at the University of Maryland 26 that sight deprivation also changes the way brain cells 27 with one another, shifting the mice's sensitivity to different frequencies. "This study _28_ what we are learning about how manipulating vision can have a_29_ effect on the ability of an animal to hear long after the window for auditory(听觉的) learning was thought to have _ 30 ... said Patrick Kanold, senior author of the study. It was once thought that the sensory regions of the brain were not _31_ after a critical period in childhood. This is why children learn languages much more _32_ than adults. Kanold's earlier research disproved this idea by showing that depriving adult mice of vision for a short period increased the sensitivity of individual neurons in the auditory cortex(皮质), which is devoted to hearing. Young brains wire themselves according to the sounds they hear frequently, assigning areas of the auditory cortex to _33_ firequencies based on what they are used to hearing. The researchers found that, in adult mice,a week in the dark also changed the _34_ of space to different frequencies. ) that it may have to do with "We don't know why we are seeing these patterns,"Kanold said."We ( what the mice are paying attention to while they are in the dark." A) adaptable 1) readily B) closed J) registered C) distribution K) reinforces D) interact L) revealed E) narration M) significant F) neutral N) specific G) permanently O) speculate H) prescribes

I have been living in the United States for 20 years, but seldom ________ so lonely as now.A. have I feltB. I had feltC. I have feltD. had I felt

Were they miserable though they had the big house and nice cars?A. They wanted more stuff.B. They had not enough money.C. They must work hard to earn a living.D. They had to borrow money.

Listening looks easy， yet hard to master． Don't worry． Here we've collected four books to help you to be a good listener． The Good Listener by James E． Sullivan The book points out how our poor listening hurts others and how much we can heal（使……好受些）a person just by listening and understanding his/her feelings． It also gives suggestions on how we can improve our listening and how we can share so others will understand us better． Just Listen by Mark Goulston This book is about listening and giving responses． Just Listen is a good how-to guide to becoming a better face-to-face communicator． It reveals（揭露）how to make a powerful first impression， how to respond positively and more． If you deal with difficult people around you， this is a must-read for you to not only understand them but also make them feel understood． Power Listening by Bernard T． Ferrari Poor listening can lead to poor business decisions． The book focuses on corporate（团体的）listening． It's great for anyone who leads groups through decision and design． The author offers a step-by-step guide to turn readers into active listeners． The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P． Nichols What is it that keeps so many of us from really listening？ Nichols answers the question． The book is filled with real-world examples that show easy-to-learn techniques for becoming a better listener． The techniques enable us to break through misunderstandings and conflicts in our relationships．（1）Who gives helpful guides on listening and responding？ ____ A． Mark GoulstonB． James E． SullivanC． Bernard T． FerrariD． Michael P． Nichols（2）Which book is useful to a general manager of a company？ ____ A． Just ListenB． Power ListeningC． The Good ListenerD． The lost Art of Listening（3）What do we know about the four books？ ____ A． They are based on the author's experience．B． They are written in the same style．C． They provide real-life stories．D． They share the same theme．