[单项选择]At the end of the passage subsidy is closest in meaning to ______.


A. persuasion.
B. assistance.
C. suggestion.
D. penalty.

[单项选择]According to the passage, the end goal of great literature is ______.


A. the recounting of dramatic and exciting stories, and the creation of characters
B. to create anew a synthesis of life that illumines the human condition
C. the teaching of morality and ethical behavior
D. to write about tragedy and despair

[单项选择]At the end of the passage the author states all the following EXCEPT that


A. Danes are clearly informed of their social benefits.
B. Danes take for granted what is given to them.
C. the open system helps to tide the country over.
D. orderliness has alleviated unemployment.

[单项选择]At the end of the passage the author seems to suggest that life in future is ______


A. disastrous.
B. unpredictable.
C. exciting.
D. colorful.

[简答题]

If you choose lobster from a menu, then wherever you are in the world, the odds are that your dinner may have come from Arichat in Nova Scotia. The lobster, trapped off the Canadian coast, would have been driven to Louisville, Kentucky, where, cocooned in gel packs and styrofoam, it went for a wild ride on the carousels of the UPS superhub, where 17,000 high-speed conveyor belts, carrying more than 8m packages a week, whisk your living lobster to a plane and on onto tables across the globe.
John McPhee’s new book is about supply lines: how a lobster shares a conveyor belt with Bentley spare parts and jockey underwear. It is about boats, trains and trucks, but mostly it is about the people who drive, tend and love the machines. Don Ainsworth owns an 18-wheeler with "a tractor of such dark sapphire that only bright sunlight could bring forth its colour." To wash his truck Mr. Ainsworth uses

[单项选择]At the end of the passage, the author seems to imply that success of the Bill depends upon _____.


A. strict enforcement
B. public support
C. government assurance
D. filial awareness

[简答题]Passage Two
A. A．a national electronic-money system
B．a bank-card system
C．lowered income - tax rates
D．fund - transfer technology

[填空题]For whom is the passage written
The passage is written to _____.

[单项选择]Passage1 Ahappylifeandameaningfullifearenotthesame.Leadingahappylifeisassociatedwithbeinga“taker”,whileleadingameaningfullifecorrespondingwithbeinga“giver”. Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant.Peoplewhoarehappytendtothinkthatlifeiseasy.Theyareingoodphysicalhealthandabletobuythethingsthattheyneedoftenassociatedwithselfishbehavior.Animalshaveneedsanddesiresandtheycanfeelhappytoo.Whatsetshumanbeingsapartfromanimalsisnotthepursuitofhappiness,butthepursuitofmeaning,whichisuniquetohumans. Wecanoftenfindmeaninginhelpingothersormakingasacrifice(牺牲)fora“greatergood”.Meaningoftencomesattheexpenseofhappiness.Whenpeoplehaveinvestedthemselvesinsomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theyworrymoreandhigherlevelsofstressandanxietyintheirlivesthanhappypeople.Volunteering(做义工)inruralschools,forexample,ismeaningfulbutalsoinvolveshardship. Happiness,likeanyemotion,isfeltinthehereandnow--iteventuallyfadesaway.However,meaningisenduring.Itconnectsthepasttothefuture.Paragraph2tell
A. sets humans apart from animals
B. is associated with selfish behavior
C. means to give up what one has
D. is unique to human beings

[单项选择]Passage2 Ourtraditionalbeliefhasitthatmorninglarksaremostlikelytobehealthy,wealthyandwise.Butthosewhoareearlytobedandearlytorisedonotalwayshavetheupperhand（占上风）.Researchershaverevealedthatnightowls（夜猫子）aregenerallybrighterandwealthierthanthoseabletogetupearlyinthemorning. Expertsexaminedthehabitsof1,000youngsterstodeterminewhethertheylikedtostayuplateandsleepinlaterinthemorning,orpreferredtogotobedearly.Schoolperformanceandinductive（归纳的）reasoningweremeasuredandacademic（学业的）gradesinthemajorsubjectswerealsotakenintoconsideration. Theresultsshowthateveningtypesscorehigherthanmorningtypesoninductivereasoning,whichhasbeenshowntobeagoodestimateofgeneralintelligenceandacademicperformance.Thenightowlsalsohaveagreatercapacitytothinkconceptually（概念性地）andanalyze.Suchabilitieshavebeenlinkedtocreativethinking,betterjobsandhigherincomes. Morninglarks,however,oftengetbetterexamresultsinschool,possiblybecauselessonsareheldatthewrongtimeofdayfornightowls.Traditionally,weholdth
A. morning larks do not always have the upper hand
B. night owls are generally brighter and wealthier
C. morning larks tend to be healthy, wealthy and wise
D. night owls often get better exam results in school