[判断题]People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition.

[判断题]People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition.

[单项选择]

The Survival of Print

"Print is going to live longer than people think," asserts Mathias Dopfner, the boss of Axel Springer. Perhaps it will be in central Europe. The publisher of Bild and Die Welt recently recorded the most profitable first quarter in its history. The profit margin on its German national newspapers is a startling 27%. The firm is expanding into Poland. If newspapers are in crisis, Mr Dopfner says, he likes crisis.
A year ago the mere survival of many newspapers seemed doubtful. It had become clear that the young, in particular, were getting much of their news online. Readers were flitting from story to story, rarely paying. Advertising too was moving online, but not to newspapers’ websites. Rather, it was being swallowed by search engines. The classified-ad market was ravaged by free listings websites such as Craigslist. A deep recession, received wisdom had it, would surely finish off newspapers, which have high fi
A. He is worried that newspapers will be in crisis in the near future.
B. He is sure that a crisis can promote the prosperity of newspapers.
C. He’s confident that newspapers will survive longer than expected.
D. He thinks newspapers are in crisis and are near the end.

[多项选择]Some people say that older people should live with their adult children. Others say that they shouldn’t. Which do you think is good practice
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on the ANSWER SHEET.

[单项选择]Questions 11～15
Only a few hundred people live in Yvoire, but the small village on the southern shores of Lake Geneva has a lot to offer. It even enjoys the reputation of being one of the prettiest places in all of France-thanks to its medieval buildings, the unusually scenic view of the lake and its countless flowers which in summer months decorate many of the town’s houses. Yvoire is no longer a secret tip. On the contrary, many visitors who have set up their quarters nearby either in France or Switzerland, come to the town. And for many vacationers travelling southwards, Yvoire is an ideal stopping-off point. During some days of the main season the parking lots near the town center are filled up, while excursion boats bring in loads of tourists from across the lake. Now, in autumn, the atmosphere is tangibly quieter and the visitors are no longer tripping over each others’ feet.
For a tour around the town, one should set aside a bit of time. Many shops wil
A. In spring months.
B. In summer months.
C. In autumn months.
D. In the Christmas season.

[填空题]People who live in heavily industrialized areas do not get as much sunlight as they should. Dust (1) over a city at altitudes (海拔) of between 4,000 and 8,000 feet cuts out between 20 and 50 percent of the sunlight and up to 90 percent of the ultraviolet light (紫外线). But dust is not the only thing to (2) about. When fuels are burned, whether in a factory, or in a home, or in the engine of a car, CO₂ is given off. CO₂ in the atmosphere acts as a kind of (3) around the earth, keeping warms in and so slowly raising the (4) of the earth. This could really change the climate all over the world.
Everybody wants to have a car. (5) , while they are giving us so much pleasure, cars are also poisoning us. The amount of dangerous substances sent out by a car is quite (6) . Did you know, for example, that a hundred cars produce on (7) a third of a ton of CO₂ as well a