D A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kind of books. A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of primary-school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies. These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction: magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult women's magazines. Teenage boys tend to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and to on. Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is considerably higher than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 percent of men read anything, but 50 percent of what they read is fiction in the form of action-packed(内容丰富有趣的) stories of space or gunmen.1. What has the recent research into children's reading show?A: Children begin to read very fast at an early age.B: Children examine in detail what they read at school.C: Children can read clearly in primary school.D: Children form their reading tastes by the time they are seven.2. If we have a close look at the reading habits of boys and girls we'll find that _____.A: girls are more interested in fiction than boysB: girls are more interested in action-packed stories than boysC: boys read much more than girlsD: boys have no interest in fiction3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A: boys change their reading tastes more often than girlsB: people usually do not change their reading tastes when they grow upC: boys and girls form their reading habits by reading magazinesD: people have no definite(确切的) reading tastes

191,According to the terms of your_you must give three months notice if you intend to leave this company.A. reactB. contractC. assembleD. contribute

What I wanted to know was when and where the meeting.（ ）A. was holdingB. had heldC. was to holdD. was to be held

the people locked inside，the firemen broke down the door.（ ）A. ReachB. To reachC. ReachingD. To reaching

Passage Two-|||-Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.-|||-Most of us in the entrepreneurial community are blessed-or cursed-with higher-than-average-|||-ambition.Ambitious people strongly desire accomplishments and are willing to take more risks and spend-|||-more effort to get them.-|||-Overall, this is a positive quality,especially for people trying to build their own businesses.-|||-Apparently,if you`re more naturally driven to set goals,you are more likely to succeed.-|||-Actually,this isn`t always the case.In fact,in some cases,extreme ambition may end up doing more-|||-harm than good.-|||-One major side effect of excessive ambition is the tendency to focus too determinedly on one-|||-particular vision or end goal.This is problematic because it hinders your ability to adapt to new-|||-circumstances,which is vital if you want to be a successful entrenrencur If a new competitor emerges to-|||-threaten your business,you may need to change direction,even if that means straying from your original-|||-vision.If you have too much ambition,you`ll find this hard,if not impossible.-|||-Few people are successful when they try to build their first brand.Unfortunately,for the most-|||-ambitious entrencers,a failure is seen as disastrous, and impossible to recover from.-|||-It`s a clear departure from the intended plan toward the intended goal.For people with limitedPassage Two-|||-Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.-|||-Most of us in the entrepreneurial community are blessed-or cursed-with higher-than-average-|||-ambition.Ambitious people strongly desire accomplishments and are willing to take more risks and spend-|||-more effort to get them.-|||-Overall, this is a positive quality,especially for people trying to build their own businesses.-|||-Apparently,if you`re more naturally driven to set goals,you are more likely to succeed.-|||-Actually,this isn`t always the case.In fact,in some cases,extreme ambition may end up doing more-|||-harm than good.-|||-One major side effect of excessive ambition is the tendency to focus too determinedly on one-|||-particular vision or end goal.This is problematic because it hinders your ability to adapt to new-|||-circumstances,which is vital if you want to be a successful entrenrencur If a new competitor emerges to-|||-threaten your business,you may need to change direction,even if that means straying from your original-|||-vision.If you have too much ambition,you`ll find this hard,if not impossible.-|||-Few people are successful when they try to build their first brand.Unfortunately,for the most-|||-ambitious entrencers,a failure is seen as disastrous, and impossible to recover from.-|||-It`s a clear departure from the intended plan toward the intended goal.For people with limited

I eat ______ I want and I still don’t seem to put on weight. （ ） A. wherever B. whenever C. whichever D. whatever

The boy _______ in the teachers’ office was found _______ at the school gate yesterday.A. standing, smokingB. standing, to smokeC. stood, smokingD. stood, to smoke

I got up early, but I ____ so because I had no work to do that morning.A. mustn’t have doneB. didn’t need to doC. needn’t have doneD. can’t have done

I'm sorry I'm late. I got _________by a friend on the way here.A. put upB. hung upC. slowed downD. held on

A Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. (1) 21. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States (2) 22. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school. D. She couldn’t set up her hospital. (3) 23. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years (4) 24. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______. A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women (5) 25. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City

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