A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarians by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was connected to lower heart disease and obesity rates. The study of 8,179 people was reported in the BritishMedicalJournal.
Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetarians — although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.
Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for non-vegetarians. There was no difference in the IQ scores, between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.
Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically significant after adjusting for these factors.
Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians. However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.
Lead researcher Catharine Gale said, “The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in adult life.
But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said，“It_ is_ like _the _chicken  _and _egg. Do people become vegetarians because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of health issues？”

  1. 1.

    What’s the result of the research mentioned in the text?

    1. A.
      Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.
    2. B.
      Children with a higher IQ are less likely to have heart disease later in life.
    3. C.
      Intelligent children tend to belong to higher social class later in life.
    4. D.
      Children with a healthier heart tend to have a higher IQ later in life.
  2. 2.

    It was found in the research that________.

    1. A.
      most of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried out
    2. B.
      vegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetarians
    3. C.
      female vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians
    4. D.
      vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      Intelligence is linked to not just being a vegetarian but to many factors.
    2. B.
      The rate of getting heart disease is linked to your lifestyle.
    3. C.
      The link between a high IQ and being a vegetarian is still uncertain.
    4. D.
      The link between a healthy heart and diet remains to be proved.
  4. 4.

    What’ s the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Get more IQ points!
    2. B.
      Be a vegetarian, please!
    3. C.
      Vegetarian diet cuts heart risk
    4. D.
      A high IQ is linked to being a vegetarian
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If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are that you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams (嬰兒推車). You may see more than one woman1on the same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child, 2a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early shift in an office, leaving their children to a child – minder – a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or badly. Brain Jackson, director of the Child – minding Researching Unit, and his colleagues have done a great deal of work in finding out 3it means for a child to spend the first years of life in the care of a child – minder.
4law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and gets paid must be registered.5the punishment is a 6 pounds fine. Local authorities are responsible for the registration and supervision (監(jiān)管) of minders. The regulations6adequate provision (保障) for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can7these. Yet, not many districts give financial assistance. “This means,” Brain Jackson says, “that when you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered, illegal minders8.”
The researchers found themselves9into the role of private investigators when they conduct their10. Getting up early to do a “Dawn Watch” following mothers through cold, dark streets and nothing where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      knock
    2. B.
      stop
    3. C.
      stick
    4. D.
      stay
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      hand out
    2. B.
      hand in
    3. C.
      hand down
    4. D.
      hand over
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      which
    2. B.
      what
    3. C.
      how
    4. D.
      that
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      For
    2. B.
      Through
    3. C.
      By
    4. D.
      With
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      Therefore
    2. B.
      However
    3. C.
      Otherwise
    4. D.
      Moreover
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      require
    2. B.
      demand
    3. C.
      insist
    4. D.
      acquire
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      offer
    3. C.
      afford
    4. D.
      do
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      at work
    2. B.
      in public
    3. C.
      in vain
    4. D.
      at present
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      run
    2. B.
      looked
    3. C.
      forced
    4. D.
      dropped
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      experiment
    2. B.
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Searching for the truth
Collecting mid writing news is like researching in history: the best information comes from those who were there at the time. So if' we want to study tile history of China in the sixth century AD, we look at the writings of the people who lived then. They are called the primary sources because they tell us what it was like to live then. People at a much later date who write about the same events are called the secondary sources.  For example, when we read the original writings of Jia Sixie on agriculture, we are reading a primary source; when we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading secondary source because the passage was written about him and his ideas many years after he died.
When we make news we use primary and secondary sources. We can see this most clearly in TV programmes. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source( because he tells us about the news) and the reporter in. Iraq or Washington is the primary source (because he is telling us about what is actually happening there). Without these reporters acting as primary sources, you would never find out what really happened in a war, earthquake, sports meeting, concert or festival. These reporters explain what is happening so we have a clearer idea of what is going on there. They often take photographers with them who act as primary source by giving pictures of events.
In a newspaper the position is different because these two roles are often combined. This means a reporter who investigates a story may be the same person who writes it. If this happens, the reporter is both the primary and the secondary source. But the photographer who works with him/her is still a primary, source.
One of the reasons that it is important to separate primary and secondary sources is that they help us to decide what is a fact and what is an opinion. A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. An opinion is somebody's idea of what happened. So facts and opinions are often mixed in any report, whether in a newspaper or on TV.
What have you learnt from the above passage?Primary Source
Primary sources are the writing of' the people who lived at

  1. 1.

    ___________
    time and offer an inside view of a particular event
    Secondary source
    Secondary sources are the writings of the people who write about the same events at a much later date with explanation and analysis

  2. 2.

    _________ on primary sources
    News on TV
    The TV

  3. 3.

    __________ in the studio is tile secondary source while the reporter on the

  4. 4.

    ____________ is the primary source
    News in a newspaper
    A newspaper reporter can be both primary and secondary source if he collects the information anti then

  5. 5.

    ______________ the news.  But the photographer

  6. 6.

    ___________ with the reporter is always a primary source
    Fact
    A fact is something that everybody agrees has happened. In other

  7. 7.

    ____________, it is something that is

  8. 8.

    ________________
    Opinion
    An opinion is somebody's idea of what

  9. 9.

    ________________on
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    Primary and secondary sources are both important for

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Following some of the tips for green living helps save our planet. All of these involve just a few changes to our daily habits.
Just walk and limit the use of your car. One of the poster images of pollution is our vehicles. It burns fuel. It is not as efficient as we hope it could be, and we use it every single day. To lessen the effects of the air pollution caused by our vehicles, we should limit their use. If we can walk to our destination then just let us go. Not only do we lessen our carbon dioxide emissions, but we also get a good exercise out of it.
Use a laptop instead of a computer desktop. Laptops are more energy efficient compared to their bigger counterparts. A laptop is generally 50 percent more efficient in using electricity. Aside from that there are other benefits of a laptop. It is portable so you can work anywhere you like and that you get powerful features without the large size of desktop units.
Turn off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. It is always a better idea to use a glass when we are brushing our teeth and not to just let the faucet keep on running. Therefore，there is less water to waste while we are cleaning our pearly whites. Simply turn off the faucet when you are not using it.
Make good use of natural light. We have a great and natural lamp --- the sun, and we should learn how to take full advantage of it during daytime. So instead of turning on our lights or lamps even if it is still not evening, we should pull up the drapes and let the natural light come in from the windows.
These are just some of the best tips for green living, but of course there are still many of these tips if you just search for them. But you can do your own variation any time just always prioritize how you can use less energy and produce even lesser trash and pollution.

  1. 1.

    What’s the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      How to Save Our Planet
    2. B.
      How to Change Our Daily Habits
    3. C.
      Tips for Green Living Today
    4. D.
      Green Living and Serious Pollution
  2. 2.

    Compared with a computer desktop, a laptop __________. 

    1. A.
      less energy efficient
    2. B.
      faster at work
    3. C.
      easy to repair
    4. D.
      easy to carry
  3. 3.

    How many tips does the passage mention for green living today?

    1. A.
      Three
    2. B.
      Four
    3. C.
      Five
    4. D.
      Six
  4. 4.

    The underlined word ‘‘prioritize’’ in the last paragraph can be replaced by the word ________.

    1. A.
      decrease
    2. B.
      consider
    3. C.
      imagine
    4. D.
      guess
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      A few changes to daily habits can help a lot.
    2. B.
      While washing teeth we should turn off the faucet.
    3. C.
      Vehicles bring pollution and we should try to avoid.
    4. D.
      In the daytime we should not pull up the drapes.

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Want to be a volunteer for Beijing Olympics in 2008? Recently, the recruiting started.
The recruiting of Beijing Olympics Volunteer starts from Aug 28, 2006 to end of March 2008.
Stage 1: Beijing Volunteers
From August 28, 2006, the program opens to applicants in Beijing (and Beijing only).
Stage 2: China Volunteers
From Dec, 2006, people from outside Beijing can submit their application.
Stage 3: Overseas Volunteers
By March 2007, people from outside China (including in other countries) can apply for volunteering in Olympics 2008.
The Program
Travel, hotel are not provided. Only working meal is available for volunteers (makes sense, isn't it?)
If you have any questions, just call Olympics Volunteer hotline: +86-10-12308
According to news, 100k college students have applied for the position after three days of recruiting. 50,000 to 100,000 volunteers are needed for the game.
If you want to participate, just call the number and ask more questions about the program. However, my guess is, to be admitted to the program is not easy.

  1. 1.

    Who has the most time to apply for volunteering in Olympics 2008 ?

    1. A.
      Liling from Beijing
    2. B.
      Wangbing from Tianjin .
    3. C.
      Jane from Australia
    4. D.
      Dongdong from Yunnan.
  2. 2.

    Being a volunteer in Olympics 2008 , you can enjoy free ________ service.

    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      taxi
    3. C.
      hotel
    4. D.
      ticket
  3. 3.

    Why does the author think it is not easy to be admitted to the program?

    1. A.
      Because too many people want to watch the game live.
    2. B.
      Because the volunteers can have good free meals every day.
    3. C.
      Because the volunteers can watch the game without buying a ticket.
    4. D.
      Because more and more people care for the Olympics .

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It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 1, a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 2. It was really 3to see so many people digging through the 4and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 5.
Then, the story took a turn for the 6. They found her wallet in the staff bathroom,7 . There is no 8that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 9everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 10, hearts sank, people were hurt and 11and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 12so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 13— for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 14the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 15. All kinds of people , 16some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 17the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 18. Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 19was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 20me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      worked out
    2. B.
      came out
    3. C.
      ran out
    4. D.
      turned out
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      checks
    2. B.
      earnings
    3. C.
      bills
    4. D.
      money
  3. 3.
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      frightening
    2. B.
      relaxing
    3. C.
      annoying
    4. D.
      moving
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      garbage
    2. B.
      mud
    3. C.
      crowds
    4. D.
      streets
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      excitement
    2. B.
      happiness
    3. C.
      tears
    4. D.
      fear
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      better
    2. B.
      worse
    3. C.
      best
    4. D.
      worst
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      full
    2. B.
      broken
    3. C.
      empty
    4. D.
      dirty
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      evidence
    2. B.
      doubt
    3. C.
      reason
    4. D.
      question
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      after
    3. C.
      until
    4. D.
      while
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      floor
    2. B.
      ceiling
    3. C.
      roof
    4. D.
      river
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      anxious
    2. B.
      suspect
    3. C.
      upset
    4. D.
      bored
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      proved
    2. B.
      seemed
    3. C.
      caused
    4. D.
      stated
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      end
    2. B.
      excuse
    3. C.
      turn
    4. D.
      chance
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      replace
    2. B.
      find
    3. C.
      return
    4. D.
      repair
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      as for
    2. B.
      as follows
    3. C.
      as well
    4. D.
      as above
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      even
    2. B.
      though
    3. C.
      also
    4. D.
      ever
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      On
    2. B.
      In
    3. C.
      At
    4. D.
      By
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      angry
    2. B.
      joy
    3. C.
      disappointment
    4. D.
      shame
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      satisfaction
    2. B.
      surprise
    3. C.
      gratitude
    4. D.
      courage
  20. 20.
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      warn
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Pretoria, South Africa – Hundreds of swimmers play in the water along a South Africa beach. Suddenly a huge shark appears off shore and heads for the bathers. Before it can get close to the swimmers, the shark, for some mysterious reason, starts swimming parallel to the beach. Then it turns away from the shore and heads out to sea, leaving the swimmers untouched.
Such a scene will soon become common along shark-in-fasted (鯊魚成群的) shores. An electrical engineer from the University of Pretoria has developed an electrical system that repels (擊退) sharks by controlling their movements. Confused by this action, the sharks end up turning away from the beach.
In this unusual shark-repellent method, an insulated (絕緣的) cable is buried on the bottom of the sea around a beach where people swim. When an electric current is sent through the cable, an electric field is produced in the water above the cable.
When shark swims into the electric field, nerve cells just below the shark' s skin will sense the field. The electricity produces a reflex (反射作用) action in the shark' s muscles, causing the dangerous animal to swim parallel to the cable. Confused by increasing loss of control of its muscles, the shark suddenly changes its direction and heads seaward, away from the electric field.
In a test of the invisible new shark-repellent system, a cable was placed around a beach in St. Lucia, an island around the beach a long time ago to keep sharks away from swimmers, and a net was left in place during the experiment.
When the electric field was left on for more than a year and a half, no sharks were found in the net. However, when the power was turned off,89 sharks ended up in the net.
Using the electric-wall method instead of net to protect bathers would avoid the needless death of many sharks, said biologists. Currently, thousands of sharks die each year when they become trapped in protective nets that surround holiday resorts in Africa and Australia.  About 10 to 15 humans are killed by sharks annually.

  1. 1.

    Why doesn' t the shark attack the swimmers according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Because there are so many swimmers in the water.
    2. B.
      Because the shark isn’t so hungry as to eat the swimmers.
    3. C.
      Because of some mysterious power from the heaven.
    4. D.
      Because there is an invisible electric field confusing the shark.
  2. 2.

    An electrical engineer from the University of Pretoria has developed __      .

    1. A.
      a protective net   
    2. B.
      a new shark-repellent system
    3. C.
      the electric field        
    4. D.
      an insulated cable
  3. 3.

    An electric field is produced in the water above the cable         .

    1. A.
      only when a shark swims into the electric field
    2. B.
      only when an insulated cable is buried on the bottom of the sea around a beach where people swim
    3. C.
      only when an electric current is sent through the cable
    4. D.
      only when the sharks are trapped in protective nets
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Protective nets had been fixed earlier than the new shark-repellent system.
    2. B.
      The new shark – repellent system will probably replace the protective nets.
    3. C.
      Thousands of sharks have died each year since this new system was put into use.
    4. D.
      Using the electric-wall instead of nets would avoid the needless death of many sharks.

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A gray sweater hung limply on Tommy’s empty desk, a reminder of the depressed boy who had just followed his classmates from our third-grade room. Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated, would arrive for a conference on his failing schoolwork and disruptive behavior. Neither parent knew that I had invited the other.
Tommy, an only child, had always been happy, cooperative and an excellent student. How could I convince his father and mother that his recent failing grades represented a broken-hearted child's reaction to his loved parent’s separation and divorce?
Tommy's mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were concerned enough to be on time. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly ignored each other.
As I gave a detailed account of Tommy's behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the right words to bring these two together, to help them see what they were doing to their son. But somehow the words wouldn't come. Perhaps if they saw one of his spotted, carelessly done papers.
I found a crumpled（壓皺的）tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk, an English paper. Writing covered both sides—not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled（潦草地寫） over and over.
Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy's mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for a long time.
At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his wife's outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled up at him. My own eyes were brimming(濕潤的), but neither seemed to notice. He helped her with her coat and they left together.
In his own way God had given me the words to reunite that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the anguished outpouring（流露） of a small boy's troubled heart.
The words, "Dear Mother ... Dear Daddy ... I love you ... I love you ... I love you."

  1. 1.

    Which of the following word has the closest meaning to the word “disruptive”（Line3,Para.1）  mean?

    1. A.
      terrible        
    2. B.
      careless        
    3. C.
      cheerful            
    4. D.
      good
  2. 2.

    What caused Tommy’s failing behavior and schoolwork fundamentally?

    1. A.
      His parents’ ignorance of his education.
    2. B.
      His parents’ separation and divorce.
    3. C.
      His parents’ lacking love to him.
    4. D.
      His parents’ firm administration to him.
  3. 3.

    What helped Tommy’s parents see their influence on their son?

    1. A.
      A single sentence on a sheet of paper in his desk.   
    2. B.
      Tear stains on Tommy’s papers.
    3. C.
      Tommy’s disruptive behavior.       
    4. D.
      A gray sweater.
  4. 4.

    You can infer from the passage that_________.

    1. A.
      The teacher found suitable words to persuade Tommy’s parents reunite.
    2. B.
      Tommy’s love to his parents saved their marriage and the whole family.
    3. C.
      Tommy’s parents scheduled their time to come to school together.
    4. D.
      A broken family might cause a child’s bad behavior and his shortage of love for others.

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A new factory that turns used wine bottles into green sand could revolutionize the recycling industry and help to filter（過濾）the nation's drinking water.
For the last 100 years special high grade white sand quarried（開采）at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire has been used to filter tap water to remove bacteria and impurities—but this may no longer be necessary.
The green sand has already been successfully tested by water companies and is being used in 50 swimming pools in Scotland to keep the water clean.
Backed by one million pounds from the European Union and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(Defar),a company based in Scotland is building a factory to turn beverage bottles back into the sand from which they were made.
The idea is not only to avoid using up increasingly scarce sand in Scotland and avoid any further quarrying but also to solve a crisis in the recycles only 750 000 tones of it.
Howard Dryden, the scientist and managing director of the company has spent six years working on what he calls Active Filtration Meadia, or AFM, the recycled glass. He says he needs bottles that have already contained drinkable liquids to be sure that drinking water would not be polluted.
"The fact is that tests show that AFM does the job better than glass, it is easier to clean and reuse and has all sorts of properties that make it ideal for other applications, "he claimed. He also thinks the market will be able to take 250 000 tones of green sand a year. The plan is to build five or six factories in cites in UK where the bottles come from to cut down on transport.
The factory will be completed this month and is expected to go into full production on January 14 next year. Once it is providing a "regular" product, the government's drinking water inspectorate will be asked to perform tests and approve it for general use by water companies.

  1. 1.

    It may no longer be necessary to use high-grade white sand to keep water clean because_____.

    1. A.
      there is no need to keep water clean
    2. B.
      A new factory has been set up
    3. C.
      The green sand has been used to keep the water clean
    4. D.
      White sand is being use up
  2. 2.

    According to the passage ,the new idea can do the following except_____.

    1. A.
      avoiding using up increasingly scarce sand
    2. B.
      avoiding further quarrying of white sand
    3. C.
      solving the crisis in the recycling industry
    4. D.
      cutting down the cost on transport
  3. 3.

    Tests show that ______ in keeping the water clean.

    1. A.
      AFM is more efficient than white sand
    2. B.
      AFM is more efficient than glass
    3. C.
      glass is more efficient than AFM
    4. D.
      white sand is more efficient than green sand
  4. 4.

    The underlined word "Backed" in the third paragraph can best be replaced by"_____".

    1. A.
      Allowed
    2. B.
      Opposed
    3. C.
      Supported
    4. D.
      Forbidden
  5. 5.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Revolution in the Recycling for the Industry.
    2. B.
      Modern Technology an New Markets.
    3. C.
      Revolution in Environmental Protection.
    4. D.
      Unlocking the Benefits of Green Sand.

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