Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．他曾在當?shù)匾凰鶎W校工作。（used to）

2．一位舊時同窗寫信告訴我他重返祖國的想法。（thought）

3．當被問及為何投入這個研究時，他保持沉默。（involve）

4．他若是想在下一屆奧運會奪金的話，就要提高他的技術(shù)水平。（be to do）

5．她注視著市長消失的那個出口，然后環(huán)顧四周看看其他人對市長的缺席有何反應。（through）

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 Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

However important we may regard school life to be, there is no denying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and frustrate curricular objectives.

Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many principles have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing and developmental mathematics. Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The informal tea and the many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils’ progress, can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.

To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate (升華) his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a standard or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers’ conferences with parents are devoted to petty (不重要的) accounts of children’s misdeeds, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestion for penalties and rewards at home.

What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds for the best utilization of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.

In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters’ capacities.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements with NO MORE THAN 14 WORDS)

81.   Why do parents also have great influence on children?

_________________________________________________________________________ .

82.   Through which ways can the teacher play an important role in enlightening parents?

_________________________________________________________________________ .

83. According to the teacher, that parents should let the boy ____________________________ if he wants to sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels in teaching his son arithmetic.

84. A more creative approach is needed for ___________________of children out of classroom.

Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

Speaking to a group can be difficult, but listening to a bad speech is truly a tiresome task—especially when the speaker is confusing. Don’t want to confuse your audience? Follow these suggestions:

76.

When it comes to understanding new information, the human brain needs a little time. First, we hear the words; then, we compare the new information to what we already know. If the two are different, we need to pause and think. But a breathless speaker never stops to let us think about what he or she is saying and risks confusing us. Slow it.

77.

Sometimes we all start a sentence one way and then switch directions, which is very difficult to follow. When you confuse your listeners with opposing information, you leave the audience wondering what part of the information is right and what part they should remember. Instead of relying and keeping correcting yourself, work to get the facts clear and straight.

78.

Jumping from point to point as it comes to your mind puts the onus (責任）on your listeners to make up for your lack of organization. And it’s confusing for them to listen, reorganize, and figure out what you’re saying all at once. But going smoothly from one point to the next helps them understand information more easily. You can arrange things from beginning to end, small to large, top to bottom or by some other order. Just be sure to organize.

79.

Repeated use of um, ah, like, you know and some other useless noises can drive an audience crazy. It makes the speaker sound uncertain and unprepared, and it can leave listeners so annoyed that they can’t pay attention. Recently I attended a speech that was marked by so many ums that audience members were rolling their eyes. Was anybody grasping the intended message? Um, probably not.

80.

Many speakers finish up their speeches with question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions, but some let the Q & A go on without a clear end. The audience is often left confused about whether the meeting is over and when they can get up and leave. Do your listeners a favour by setting a time limit on questions, and close your speech with a specific signal—even if it’s something simple like, “If you have any more questions, you know where to reach me.”

Or even more to the point, conclude your speech with “Thanks for your time. ”

　　　 Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons (神經(jīng)元）in our brains.

　　　 Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.

　　　 Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: "The hand took hold of the ball"), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).

　　　 Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.

　　　 Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with even more information concerning how humans behave and interact (互動). Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物)for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps you'll understand why.

72. Mirror neurons can explain _________.

A. why we cry when we are hurt　　　　　　　　　

B. why we cough when we suffer from a cold

C. why we smile when we see someone else smile

D. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late

73. The underlined word "triggered" in the third paragraph probably means “_________”.

A. set off　　　　　　　 B. cut off　　　　　　 C. built up　　　　　　 D. broken up

74. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _________.

A. relate to human behavior and interaction　　　

B. control human physical actions and feelings

C. result in bad behavior and social disorders　　　　　

D. determine our knowledge and language abilities

75.　 What is the passage mainly about?

A. Ways to find mirror neurons.　　　　 B. Problems of mirror neurons.

C. Existence of mirror neurons.　　　　　 D. Functions of mirror neurons.

Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步機)

BROKEN

The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.

Largest Game of Chinese Whispers

UNBROKEN

Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.

Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands

BROKEN

The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.

Longest Mexican Wave

UNBROKEN

The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.

Largest Kebab (烤肉串)

BROKEN

The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.

69. The above information is _________.

　 A. a series of sports events　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a list of broken and unbroken records

　 C. a report of funny sports items　　　　　　　　 D. a description of challenging human limits

70. Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?

　 A. The countries where the attempts were made.

　 B. The persons who made the attempts.

　 C. The reasons why some attempts failed.　

　 D. The present record for each item.

71. Which item was attempted individually?

　 A. Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill

　 B. Largest Game of Chinese Whispers

　 C. Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands

　 D. Longest Mexican Wave

   A major new development in system of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working hours, or “Flextime”, are catching on fast, and trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations had adopted the idea, and by 1974, this number had risen to over 200,000.

   Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960’s, but reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two requirements. These are, firstly, that all workers must present for certain “key” times in the day, and secondly, that all workers must work an agreed total number of hours per week.

   The system had proved a total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main advantages: a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours and the ability to finish a certain task before leaving.

   From the employer’s point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labour turnover and give workers a greater sense of duty. At first, “Flexible” was mainly confined to white-collar workers, but it is now being applied to manual workers too.

65. According to “Flextime” system, workers need not _________.

A. work at the same time                B. work all the weekdays

C. work hard                         D. ask for leave when being absent

66. “Key” time is a period when _________.

A. visitors come to the plants

B. all workers must be at work

C. employers go round in the workshop

D. rush hours are over

67. No matter where it is used, this system has proved _________.

A. entirely effective                     B. totally correct

C. a complete failure                    D. quite difficult

68. One of the great advantages of “Flextime” for workers is that they _________.

A. have a great sense of duty            B. can avoid busy traffic

C. can get higher pay                  D. can avoid working hard

Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.

New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.

Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.

Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.

“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.

Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.

Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.

50. A. buy            B. download          C. use                   D. apply

51. A. expensive       B. useful             C. portable               D. cheap

52. A. familiar         B. unfamiliar          C. quiet                 D. busy

53. A. interesting       B. impressive          C. ridiculous            D. surprising

54. A. computers       B. cameras            C. phones              D. planes

55. A. angles          B. parts               C. sides                 D. areas

56. A. except          B. except for            C. including           D. as well as

57. A. over            B. below               C. through            D. in

58. A. spends          B. costs               C. obtains              D. requires

59. A. When          B. As                  C. While               D. As long as

60. A. sold           B. available             C. accessible            D. vivid

61. A. introduce       B. make                C. draw                D. sell

62. A. image           B. competition         C. service                D. map

63. A. busy           B. convenient          C. attractive             D. engaged

64. A. children’s       B. users’               C. managers’           D. students’

 Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.

Seventeen years ago, when I was in military college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so _____41_____ that I often became ill. In _____42_____, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _____43_____ half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them, you wouldn’t have any worries. ”

I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject. But now I changed my attitude. I said to myself, “If the college _____44_____ demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree, who am I to question their wisdom?”

So I ______45____   for physics again. This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was, I studied _____46_____.

I solved my _____47_____ worries by taking on some additional jobs, such as selling punch at the college dances, and by borrowing money from my father, which I paid back soon after ____48______.

As I look back at it now, I can see that my problem was one of _____49_____, a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically.

   ______ well in an interview made him lose the position in that company.

A. Not doing                                        B. Not to have done          

C. Having not done                                D. Doing not

 The government has promised to do ______ lies in its power to relieve the hardships of the victims in the snow-stricken area.

     A. however                   B. wherever           C. whatever           D. whichever