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     Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and
tests passed.
     In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when
they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to
drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they drive into the
grownup world.
     "Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the pressure
back to memory, especially for kids from wealthier families. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a
car," she said.
     According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19yearolds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985.
Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get parttime jobs to help pay.
     Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some
teenagers don't want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for
fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
     But police say 16yearolds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 19yearolds. This has
made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
     Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his
learner's permit.
     Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some teasing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said, "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I_don't_really_trust_my_
friends_on_the_road,_either."
     In China as more families get cars, more 18yearolds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to
becoming an adult?
1. Which may serve as the best title of the article?
A. Cars Helping You to GrowUp
B. Driving into the GrownUp World
C. Teenagers' Driving in America
D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult
2. 16yearold drivers have more accidents possibly because________.
A. they want to show themselves off
B. they are never experienced drivers
C. older people always drive better
D. they never drive carefully on the road
3. Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?
A. How well off the family is.
B. Whether the kid is old enough.
C. What traffic condition there is around.
D. Whether it's practically needed.
4. When Chad said "I don't really trust my friends…", he meant that________.
A. he might run into his friends if he drove
B. he didn't agree with his friends
C. he might not be safe if his friends drove
D. he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him
5. The passage mainly gives information about ________.
A. an American culture
B. a cultural difference between America and China
C. a change in the Chinese culture
D. the relationship between driving and a person's development
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Every city in the world has taxis to take tourists to interesting places. London is the only city in the world where taking a taxi is an interesting experience for tourists. This is partly because of the special black cabs（出租車）, which are found in no other country. But it is also because of the drivers themselves. While British people are famous for being polite and reserved, London taxi drivers are well known of their willingness to talk.

Some customers say that once the door shuts and the cab moves off they are captive audience. It is impossible to get the taxi drivers to stop talking.

“They’re self-confident and free thinking,” says Malcolm Linskey, the author of a history of taxi drivers in London. “They answer to nobody but themselves and that comes across in their conversation.”

They are also expensive. London has the most expensive taxis of any city in the world except Tokyo. That’s why Ken Living-stone, the mayor of London, is planning to make taxi drivers discuss their fares with customers before they take a ride.

Drivers agree that their fares are expensive. That’s because their black taxis cost more than other cars, they say. And the customer is also paying for a more driving expertise than anywhere else in the world.

Before someone can qualify as a London taxi driver, that person has to pass a test known as “The Knowledge”. This involves memorizing the name and location of every street within six miles of a point in the exact center of London. The trainee must also learn the exact location of every important building within these streets. Finally he or she must be able to use this knowledge to work out the shortest distance between any two destinations within this area.

It can take up the three years to pass “The knowledge”. Every day it is possible to see trainee taxi drivers on the streets of London, taking careful notes of popular destinations before finding the route to their next stop. Cab driving is a job often handed down in families. Many taxi drivers take their children out in their spare time to memorize routes they will need to know when it is their turn to do “The Knowledge”.

The effect of this is to make London taxi drivers experts at their job. They also have bigger brains. Recent research by scientists at the Institute of Neurology in London found that the hippocampus—the part of the brain that remembers things—was larger and more developed in cab drivers. They have to fit the whole of London into their heads, so their brains grow bigger.

1．Taking a taxi in London is an interesting experience for tourists because of the following statements except that _______.

   A．the special black cabs can’t be found in other countries

B．the drivers are polite and reserved

C．the drivers are talkative

D．the drivers are self-confident and free thinking

2．Taking a taxi in London is very expensive because _________.

   A．the drivers answer to nobody but themselves

B．the drivers can discuss their fares with customers before the ride

C．the drivers are the most qualified

D．the black cabs are the safest

3．It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

   A．London has the most expensive taxis in the world

B．“The Knowledge”is a test that can be done easily

C．trainee taxi drivers are not often seen on the streets

D．many taxi drivers tend to make their children taxi drivers

4．London cab drivers have bigger brains because _______

   A．they are experts at their job

B．they have many streets and routes in their minds

C．their hippocampus is larger and more developed

D．their heads are bigger 

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      Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize
others, as they are similar to or different from it.And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way
of life of other countries is often a distorted (扭曲的) one.
      Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages.It is only by traveling
in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and
its people are really like.And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be
from the secondhand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners
whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all!
       Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so.The
world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs.With the much greater rapidity (快速) and
ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned.However
this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed (展示) to more people than ever before
that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not:some different kind of animal from themselves.

1. Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they are________.

A. distorted  
B. normal
C. similar to each other  
D. different from its own

2. One who travels in a foreign country and learns its language will________.

A. find out why its people are different
B. argue in favor of this country and the language
C. know the country and its people better
D. like its inhabitants and their language

3. The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often________.

A. from secondhand information
B. gathered from other sources rather than its inhabitants
C. gained from the arguments about the country
D. different from what one had before the travel

4.  In this passage, the author wants to say________.
A. differences between peoples will gradually disappear because of the ease of travel
B. differences between peoples do exist even though different nationalities behave exactly alike
C. differences between peoples will continue to exist and the world will be a dull place
D. differences between peoples will not exist as one hopes

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    Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed
and tests passed.
      In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult
when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is
learning to drive.   At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they
drive into the grownup world.
     " Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the
pressure back to memory, especially for kids from wealthier families. "It's like you're not cool if you
don't have a car," she said.
     According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19yearolds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985.
Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get parttime jobs to help pay.
     Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some
teenagers don't want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more
for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
     But police say 16yearolds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 19yearolds. This has
made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
     Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his
learner's permit.
     Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some teasing from his
friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said, "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I_don't_really
_trust_my_friends_on_the_road,_either."
     In China as more families get cars, more 18yearolds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to
becoming an adult?

1. Which may serve as the best title of the article?
A. Cars Helping You to GrowUp
B. Driving into the GrownUp World
C. Teenagers' Driving in America
D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult

2. 16yearold drivers have more accidents possibly because________.
A. they want to show themselves off
B. they are never experienced drivers
C. older people always drive better
D. they never drive carefully on the road

3. Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?
A. How well off the family is.
B. Whether the kid is old enough.
C. What traffic condition there is around.
D. Whether it's practically needed.

4. When Chad said "I don't really trust my friends…", he meant that________.
A. he might run into his friends if he drove
B. he didn't agree with his friends
C. he might not be safe if his friends drove
D. he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him

5. The passage mainly gives information about ________.
A. an American culture
B. a cultural difference between America and China
C. a change in the Chinese culture
D. the relationship between driving and a person's development

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     Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed
and tests passed.
     In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult
when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is
learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they drive
into the grownup world.
     "Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school, " said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the
pressure back to memory, especially for kids from wealthier families. "It's like you're not cool if you
don't have a car, " she said.
     According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19yearolds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985.
Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get parttime jobs to help pay.
     Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some
teenagers don't want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more
for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
     But police say 16yearolds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 19yearolds. This has
made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
     Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his
learner's permit.
     Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some teasing from his friends.  "They say that I am unlucky, " he said, "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I_don't_really_trust_my
_friends_on_the_road,_either."
     In China as more families get cars, more 18yearolds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to
becoming an adult?
1. Which may serve as the best title of the article?
A. Cars Helping You to GrowUp
B. Driving into the GrownUp World
C. Teenagers' Driving in America
D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult
2. 16yearold drivers have more accidents possibly because________.
A. they want to show themselves off
B. they are never experienced drivers
C. older people always drive better
D. they never drive carefully on the road
3. Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?
A. How well off the family is.
B. Whether the kid is old enough.
C. What traffic condition there is around.
D. Whether it's practically needed.
4. When Chad said "I don't really trust my friends…h(huán)e meant that________.
A. he might run into his friends if he drove
B. he didn't agree with his friends
C. he might not be safe if his friends drove
D. he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him
5. The passage mainly gives information about ________.
A. an American culture
B. a cultural difference between America and China
C. a change in the Chinese culture
D. the relationship between driving and a person's development

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     Every year Chris Brogan posts his three words for a new year. I and many others have followed his
lead for the past three or four years. They helped me a lot. My words for last year were "passion",
"focus" and "delegate" and I stayed true to them. This year, 2012, my goals are more personal and less
professional.
     FOCUS
     Focus is making a repeat appearance on my list this year because I'm too much of a multitasker. The
problem is that I have trouble finishing one thing with so many things calling me.  When I was working as
a writer, all my projects were handled via a schedule, which kept me organized. This year I'm going to
have each task scheduled. I'm putting a fitness and housekeeping routine into my schedule.
     HEALTH
     I get so busy taking care of everyone else, I forget to take care of myself and this has to change.  My
health suffers and my weight suffers. I have to get my health in check, not only for me-but because I
promised my 9-year-old son. I'll make sure to take time to exercise every day and make good food and
lifestyle choices. I miss being thin, and it's time to get it back.
     CELEBRATE
     What good is having it all if I'm not taking time to enjoy it?I have a wonderful job, a happy family, and
so much to be thankful for. So how come I spend all my time working? Last summer my family took our
first vacation in four years, the best thing I've done for myself and my family in a long time. This year, I'm
making sure to take time to enjoy life and celebrate its many blessings.
     Do you have any words for 2012?

1. The underlined word "multitasker" probably refers to a person who________.

A. makes a living by writing
B. always fails to finish a task on time
C. has several things to do at the same time
D. pays more attention to fitness and housekeeping

2. Why does the writer have "health" as one of his three words?

A. He wants to take better care of others.  
B. He's gaining weight and feeling bad.
C. He did not take any exercise in the past.  
D. He got the idea from his son.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The word "celebrate" can remind the writer to enjoy life.
B. The writer has a vacation with his family every four years.
C. The word "focus" can help the writer focus on his family.
D. The writer used to be overweight for lack of exercise.

4. The best title for the passage might be________?

A. Three Words for 2012            
B. Health Should Go First
C. Keep Organized                  
D. Goals for 2012

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