Children who drink alcohol with their parents are less likely to binge drink (狂飲)in later life, a recent report claimed yesterday.
The survey of 10,000 teens aged 15 and 16 found 75 per cent have drunk alcohol - but those who do it in moderation(適度地)at home are less likely to go on binges.
On the other hand, the findings contradict a recent call from charity Alcohol Concern for parents. Prof Mark Bellis, of Liverpool John Moores University, told Radio 4's Today programme that this would only make matters worse.
He said: "The key points are around people understanding alcohol, learning about alcohol, being set a good example by parents. Something that criminalises(宣布有罪) the parent is likely to stop these things happening."  
Teenagers who bought their own alcohol outside the home were also more likely to develop problems such as drinking in public places, the report found. It advised parents to keep pocket money below £10 a week.
Prof Bellis, whose team carried out the survey in schools in the North West, added: "By the age of 14 the majority are drinking.
"The question is, are they learning in a proper environment or learning behind the bushes in a park or in a bar?
"The chances are if they are in the latter position, they are learning to binge drink easily."
小題1:The author writes the passage mainly to tell us that________.

A．Home Drink Kids don’t Binge

B．A Recent Report on problem boozers is announced

C．Parents are a good example for children

D．The prevention of binging drink is possible

小題2:Which of the followings is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The report says children who drink alcohol with their parents have little chance to become boozers in later life easily.

B．Prof Mark Bellis thinks the findings doesn’t help prevent binge drink

C．Children learn to binge drink in an advantageous environment as well as in a bad situation.

D．Prof Mark Bellis thinks that parents should be a good model for children

小題3:Which of the following is the closest to the underlined word “contradict” in meaning ？

A．a(chǎn)re the same as	B．a(chǎn)re similar to
C．think well of	D．disagree with

小題4:Prof Bellis thinks the key to dealing with the problem is________.

A．examples and understanding

B．education and punishment

C．lowering pocket money

D．law and advice centres

小題5:We can infer from the passage that________.

A．Parents should answer for those who binge drink

B．Drinking is a common and acceptable thing in Brtain

C．Well-behaved parents usaully don’t have children who binge drink

D．Teenagers who drink outside the home were more likely to develop drinking problems .

WASHINGTON—Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer.
It is not easy, even hopeless.
“We have many children left to place—40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreigner-exchange program started 50 years ago. Family life was more than accommodating (提供膳宿). For one thing, more mothers stayed at home. But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programs have struggled in recent years to sign up host (主人) families for the 30 000 teenagers who every year come from abroad to spend a school year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programs.
School systems in many parts of the U.S., unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accepted. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.
In search for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programs are increasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to retirees.
“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern area director for ASSE, a 25-year-old program that sends about 30 000 teenagers on school-year exchange programs worldwide.
For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young—they really do”, said Jen Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Post from Denmark.
小題1:The underlined word “exotic” means _________.

A．difficult

B．wonderful

C．exciting

D．a(chǎn)ccommodating

小題2:According to the text, why was it easier for Laura Straub to find American families for foreign students?

A．More mothers wasn’t working outside and was able to afford to look after children .

B．American school systems were better than now.

C．Foreign students paid hosting families a lot of money.

D．The government was happy because it could gain tax.

小題3:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．All the families can host foreign students.

B．Only young couples can host foreign students.

C．Only those who were retired can host foreign students.

D．Exchange programs are open to many different types of families including everyone from young couples to retirees.

小題4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．U.S. Struggle to Find host Families

B．Idea of Hosting Students is Different

C．Foreign-exchange Program Is Going on

D．Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

A device that stops drivers form falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.
The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20% - 40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband. The device, worn by drivers or pilots, gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel (方向盤). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound the driver’s response.
Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.
In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.
The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.
小題1:According to the text, Driver Alert ______.

A．a(chǎn)ims to reduce tiredness-related accidents

B．has gone through testing at laboratories

C．a(chǎn)ims to prevent drivers form sleeping

D．has been on sale for 12 months

小題2:How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert?

A．By sounding a warning.	B．By touching the wristband.
C．By checking the driving time.	D．By pressing the steering wheel.

小題3:We can learn form the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ______.

A．a(chǎn)bout 400 milliseconds	B．below 500 milliseconds
C．over 500 milliseconds	D．a(chǎn)bout 4 minutes

小題4:     When the driver gets sleepy while driving, Driver Alert ______.

A．moves more regularly	B．stops working properly
C．opens the window for the driver	D．sounds more frequently and loudly

A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant(顯著的) problem.  
The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation(動機), we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.
Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining(保持) or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.
小題1:What is the text mainly about?

A．Foreign students have more problems.

B．There are many ways to improve English.

C．Teaching should meet students’ needs.

D．English learning problems should be studied again.

小題2:Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students________.

A．had to write their papers

B．became better at speaking

C．became less interested in reading

D．had fewer problems with listening

小題3:We may infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A．different teaching methods should be used

B．grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging

C．English courses are necessary for foreign students

D．teaching content should be changed halfway.

The mobile phone has been a part of our lives since the 1980s. It enables us to stay in contact with our family and friends at all times and in most areas. However, because of the quick acceptance and extensive usage of mobiles in our lives, we have missed out on an important step, namely, the appropriate (恰當(dāng)?shù)?use.
Driving a car  
Do not use your phone while you are driving ! You could concentrate on your conversation and forget to look where you are going, or you could take your eyes off the road to look at the phone’s display or to press in a number. Either way, you could cause a terrible accident.
In a restaurant
There is probably nothing more annoying than a diner receiving or making a call near you when you are in a restaurant. The icy glares you receive should be warning enough that it is not appreciated. Turn you phone off and enough that it is not appreciated. Turn you phone off and use your message service to return calls after you leave.
At the cinema
Do not give way to the desire to call a friend if the film is boring, or if you want to find out what happens. You could become the target of all the angry cinema customers.
At the theatre
There is no more icy glare than that of a theatre goer who has paid a lot of money to see a show and hears your phone playing a tone. It goes without saying that you will be seen as a socially unacceptable person in this situation.
In hospitals
This is probably the most important place to make sure your phone is switched off. Your phone can disturb life-saving electronic equipment in hospitals, so it is necessary that your phone is switched off before you enter.
On planes
Your phone might disturb navigational equipment and cause a horrible accident so you should switch it off before boarding a plane.
小題1:According to the passage, the most annoying thing in a restaurant is that __________.

A．you receive icy glares

B．a(chǎn) nearby diner is answering a phone call

C．you have to use the message service

D．you can not return calls until after you leave

小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A．Theatre goers will not give you icy glares when they hear your phone.

B．When switched on in hospitals, mobile phones could endanger patients’ lives.

C．Passengers should switch off the phones before getting on a plane.

D．Pressing in phone numbers when driving could lead to traffic accidents.

小題3:The passage mainly describes __________.

A．different functions of mobile phones

B．the overuse of mobile phones on some occasions

C．some areas where message service is forbidden

D．the proper use of mobile phones in some public places

小題4:What does the underlined word “concentrate on” mean in the article? It means ______.

A．make something stronger	B．carry on
C．pay particular attention	D．think something clearly

Everyday rubbish could provide a valuable source of energy thanks to a clever new invention. Smelly methane（沼氣）gas expelled from landfill sites containing tones of rotting household waste could be used to produce a valuable energy resource. In Europe alone land fill tips produce 94 billion cubic meters of methane per year but currently only one percent of what could be a valuable source of energy is used, the rest is burnt off to prevent an explosive build up of gas.
Methane gas forms when organic matter breaks down and is drawn off from large rubbish tips by pipes sunk into the middle of the waste. Until now this process wasn’t possible on small sites because the pipe allowed oxygen to seep in and that stop the breakdown process.
Viktor Popov of the Wessex Institute of Technology has now developed a system to modify existing landfill sites by making them airtight while the methane is extracted from sunken wells. The site is covered by a special three-layered skin whose two outer layers are made of clay with a pressurized（加壓的）layer of carbon dioxide gas in the middle. As the methane is sucked out through a central well it is replaced by carbon dioxide from the middle layer rather than oxygen, allowing the breakdown process to continue.
Unfortunately there are no plans to use the power of methane even though Popov claims his invention could provide a valuable source of energy over the next 20 years.
小題1:The passage mainly introduces ______ to us.

A．how to make methane	B．a(chǎn) new way to make use of rubbish
C．the valuable things in rubbish	D．the amount of rubbish beig reused

小題2:From the passage we can see that _____.

A．in Europe 94 billion cubic meters of methane is produced every year

B．some of the waste will explode if it is not burnt off

C．99% of the rubbish has been burnt off in Europe

D．only a very small part of this kind of energy is used in Europe

小題3:In the passage the underlined word “that” refers to ______.

A．methane gas

B．the long pipe

C．oxygen

D．the rubbish

小題4:Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Oxygen can cause the breakdown process to stop.

B．When the methane is sucked out, oxygen will enter from the middle layer.

C．Carbon dioxide doesn’t affect the breakdown process.

D．The new invention has not been put into use.

Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made; your future begins here.
However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you.
The following you may find of use about life on campus:
·Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university. Give yourself time to make new friends and became familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.
·If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day timer a computer data book). get one. Most of all, don’t depend on your memory.
·Don’t miss the guidelines. The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student’s handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can / can’t you do in your student residence（住處）? Who has the right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?
·Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this — you are paying thousands of dollars for your course. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.
·Build your identity. This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do. Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas. Do not be afraid of the beyond. This is learning to make good choices.
小題1:What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To offer advice on college life.

B．To explain why college life is exciting.

C．To describe the importance of college life.

D．To persuade you to go to college.

小題2:According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

A．Because you will have more freedom at college.

B．Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond

C．Because you prepare for your future career and life there.

D．Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas.

小題3:The underlined word “know-how” refers to _____

A．An understanding of how things are going at college

B．Practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college

C．College halls where rules and regulations are presented

D．An environment completely different from the one you’re used to

小題4:According to the passage, college students _______.

A．needn’t learn from those who went to college before them

B．spend as much time as possible on social activities

C．should know what they have fight for on campus

D．a(chǎn)re supposed to repeat or replace at least one course

I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything had happened.
“Who did this?” my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is your entire fault, Katherine,” my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told to each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the Whites sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new drivers license, Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I had ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girl’s tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches(拐杖).
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We are so glad that you are alive.”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane is gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death?”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
小題1: How did the author’s parents differ from the Whites?

A．The author’s parents were less caring.	B．The author’s parents were less loving.
C．The author’s parents were less friendly	D．The author’s parents were less understanding

小題2:How did the accident happen?

A．Amy didn’t stop at a crossroad and a truck hit their car.

B．Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.

C．Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.

D．Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroad.

小題3:The accident took place in _____.

A．Florida

B．California

C．South Carolina

D．New York

小題4:The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.

A．they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life

B．Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain

C．They didn’t want to blame their children in front of others

D．Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best

小題5:From the passage we can learn that _____.

A．Amy has never recovered from the shock	B．Amy changed her job after the accident
C．Amy lost her memory after the accident	D．Amy has lived quite a normal life

For many years, enironmental problems have been a major concern to people. Almost all things are related to the word “Green”, say, green buildings. A green building means not only the colour of the paint. Also, it also refers to environmentally friendly houses, factories and offices.
Green building means “reducing the impact（影響）of the building on the land”, Taryn Holowka of the US Green Building Council in Washington.D.C. said. According to Holowka, buildings account for 65 percent of total US electricity use.
But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests.
Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that put these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country’s first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, “We’ve reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent.”
The Solaire cuts energy in part by using solar power. “On the surface of the building we have solar panels（電池板）which change the sun’s energy into electricity,” Dettling explained.
The Solaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.
Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy source. Anyhow, Holowka said, “It is going to take off.”
小題1: “A green building”most refers to a____________ building according to the passage.

A．not ripe or modern	B．covering green color
C．environmentally friendly	D．fresh or new

小題2:All of the following are the reasons why green buildings are environmentally friendly except that_______.

A．they can reduce energy and water use in many ways

B．they are often built on an area of land which has already been used for buildings.

C．people can collect energy from sunsight to heat water and produce electricity

D．they are equipped with lots of modern but cheaper equipment

小題3:According to the passage, green buildings don‘t usually stand on faraway and inconvenient areas bacause________.

A．the places will cause a lot of trouble and inconvenience to consruction work

B．cars will give off more pollution and more forests will be destroyed

C．the environment of the places is not better than that of big cities

D．the places are poorly equipped and unfriendly.

小題4:The underlined sentence “It is going to take off” in the last paragraph most probably means that green buildings__________.

A．will become successful and popular very quickly

B．will be begining to disappear

C．will be more modern.

D．will replace traditional buildings.

小題5:The text mainly deals with the topic that_______.

A．Dettling designed the first green building in the US.

B．Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design

C．The Solaire serves as a model of high buildings.

D．Green buildings help save environment.

B
Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge. it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.
Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about US. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.
The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.
It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.
The best way to get rid of a negative serf-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!
小題1:You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.

A．dare to challenge yourself	B．feel it hard to change yourself
C．a(chǎn)re unconfident about yourself	D．have a high opinion of yourself

小題2:According to the passage, our serf-images _________.

A．have positive effects	B．a(chǎn)re probably untrue
C．a(chǎn)re often changeable	D．have different functions

小題3:How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?

A．To keep a different image of others.	B．To make your life successful.
C．To understand your own world.	D．To change the way you think.

小題4:What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to prepare for your success.	B．How to face challenges in your life.
C．How to build a positive self-image.	D．How to develop your good qualities.

小題5:Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A．Parents.

B．Adolescents.

C．Educators.

D．People in general.