Mom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. You probably see at least one of them every day. If your dad worships(崇拜) the Pittsburgh Stealers, you are likely to grow up being a big fun of that football team. And if your mom loves to read you just might grow up carrying everywhere you go, just like she does.
Here are four ways you can stay close and build a strong relationship with your parents.
1. Spent time together. How much time do you spend just enjoying each other’s company? Instead of playing a computer game or watching TV, maybe you can ask your mom and dad to play with you. Go outside together, try a board game, or read a book out.
2. Share your feelings and ask for help. Your mom or dad may not know that you are having a problem. Tell a parent if you are sad or struggling with something.
3. Show your care. Some families are always kissing, hugging, and saying “I love you”. It’s important to show that you care for each other. In addition to kisses and hugs, kids and parents show their love by respecting each other, being caring, polite, and thoughtful.
4. Whatever you do, do your best! You don’t have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you are turning into such a great kid. Why? Because it lets them know they’re doing a good job.

1. 1.

   The first paragraph mainly tells us___________.   

   1. A.
      the Pittsburgh Stealers is a famous football team
   2. B.
      the kid will like reading if his or her mother likes
   3. C.
      parents influence(影響) their kids greatly.
   4. D.
      we should follow our parents’ hobbies.
2. 2.

   In the third paragraph, the author suggests that ____________.  

   1. A.
      you keep your parents company all the time
   2. B.
      you stay at home with your parents
   3. C.
      you do something together with your parents.
   4. D.
      you enjoy games when your parents watch TV
3. 3.

   The underlined part “they’re doing a good job” means_____________. 

   1. A.
      they have very good jobs
   2. B.
      their jobs can bring the family much money
   3. C.
      they make you become a great kid
   4. D.
      they make you find a good job.
4. 4.

   The text intends to（旨在）tell us______________. 

   1. A.
      parents are important to everyone
   2. B.
      how we get along with our parents
   3. C.
      to respect our parents
   4. D.
      to share feelings with our parents

Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us.Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum （鐘擺） and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar.As some-one who understood the distinction observed, "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours."
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass.For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach.Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured tune could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly.Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we’ve never been before. Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The novelty of the outward journey has become routine. Thus taking a different route on occasions can often help slow the clock.
When was become as identical as identical as beads（小珠子）on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day. To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time, so to speak.
Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn’t have to be.

1. 1.

   The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to show        .

   1. A.
      psychological time is quite puzzling
   2. B.
      time should not be measured by a pendulum
   3. C.
      physical time is different from psychological time
   4. D.
      physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time
2. 2.

   Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?

   1. A.
      Our sense of time changes.
   2. B.
      We spend less time at the beach.
   3. C.
      More time is structured and scheduled.
   4. D.
      Time is structured with too many appointments.
3. 3.

   In Paragraph 3 “novelty” probably means        .

   1. A.
      excitement
   2. B.
      unfamiliarity
   3. C.
      imagination
   4. D.
      amusement
4. 4.

   The purpose of the passage is to        .

   1. A.
      give various explanations about time
   2. B.
      describe how we experience time psychologically
   3. C.
      show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time
   4. D.
      explain why time flies and how to slow it down psychologically

Happiness and sadness are states of being states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny character. Now scientists may have discovered why.

Some people may be hard-wired for happiness, while others are genetically negative, as

scientists have suggested in a study published in late February, in a British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in

determining how the neurotransmitter (神經(jīng)傳遞素) serotonin (血清素) works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone (荷爾蒙), passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant (抗抑郁) drugs regulate serotonin levels. Scientists had also identified three variants of the gene. Two so-called "short" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide attempts. Unlike the two "short" variants, the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers.

Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a

series of images. The images were divided into three kinds: negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral ones.

“The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material,” the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction.

In January, the Australian government organized "happiness workshops", teaching government

staff how to be happy. The department that held the "happiness workshops" said unhappy staff weren't productive staff. Australian political opposition parties have argued that the "happiness workshops" are probably a waste of money and couldn't increase productivity as intended. However, whether the workshop will have a happy or disappointing result, we will have to wait and see.

67．Form the third paragraph, we know that          .

       A．a(chǎn)ffected by 5-HTTLPR, the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the blood

       B．there are 5 variants of 5-HTTLPR genes which control people’s moods

       C．how the neurotransmitter serotonin works is greatly determined by 5-HTTLPR

       D．5-HTTLPR receives chemical messages from verve cells

68．What does “It” in the sentence “It has been closely linked to mood.” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

       A．Serotonin.       B．A nerve cell.    C．5-HTTLPR.      D．The brain.

69．If a person had the long variant of 5-HTTLPR, he or she would probably          .

       A．like the images of spiders       B．prefer the images of crocodiles

       C．enjoy an image of green tress  D．suffer from depression very often

70．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．People’s moods can change a little bit under the influence of certain drugs.

       B．Researchers showed participants of the research two kinds of images.

       C．A person possesses one long and one short variant of 5-HTTLPR at the same time.

       D．The author firmly believes that “happiness workshops” will not change people’s moods.

Governments and health officials around the world continued to take steps Tuesday against the outbreak of swine flu that has killed scores of people in Mexico and spread to the U.S.，Europe and possibly Asia．

By early Tuesday，the swine flu outbreak in Mexico had caused in 152 deaths and more than 1，600 illnesses．So far，at least 113 cases have been proved worldwide，including 64 in the United States；six in Canada；11 in New Zealand and two each in Spain the United Kingdom and Israel．None has yet resulted in death.

    T'he World Health Organization on Monday raised its alert level from three to four on its six-level scale．The move means the U.N.agency has determined that the virus can transmit from human to human．

“In this age of global travel，where people move around in airplanes so quickly，there is no region to which this virus could not spread，”said Fukuda，assistant director-general of the WHO．

    Governments around the world struggled to prevent further outbreak．Some，like China and Russia，banned pork imports from the United States and Mexico U.S.President Barack Obama said the outbreak was a cause for concern，not for alarm．The gov-ernment urged travelers to avoid non-essential travel to Mexico．

The latest WHO report listed only seven proved swine flu deaths in Mexico but it was not clear why there was the discrepency．

Mexico City has closed all schools until at least May 6 to help curb (contro1) the spread of swine flu and ordered 35,00 public venues to close or serve only take away meals．In addition，bars，clubs，movie theaters，pool halls，gyms，sport centers and convention halls have been told to close until May 5．Armed police officers are also guarding hospitals in Mexico City while roads and schools in the city of 20 million people are deserted．Officials also have talked about shutting down the bus and subway systems．

【小題1】When learning the outbreak of swine flu，the WHO was         .

A．calm                   B．nervous

C．shocked                 D．careful

【小題2】Fukuda’s words suggest that         .

A．he likes travel by air

       B．global travel hasn’t been affected

C．this virus can spread quickly because of global travel

       D．planes must be forbidden to take to prevent swine flu

【小題3】The last paragraph mainly tells us         .

       A．Mexico has taken measures to control swine flu

       B．Mexico City is too dangerous to live in

       C．the normal life in Mexico has been changed

       D．people in Mexico are badly in need of help

More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.

Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy.

 6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.

If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.  

In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.

Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow.

Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.

1.A.Being B.For    C.Having D.As

2.A.give up    B.appear  C.give     D.master

3.A.place B.room   C.areas    D.space

4.A.for example     B.much as      C.and so on    D.as a result

5.A.even B.like      C.just      D.or

6.A.Only a few      B.Quite a few C.Perhaps       D.Many

7.A.is      B.are       C.would be     D.have been

8.A.had no     B.had      C.has no  D.has

9.A.why  B.and what     C.how     D.and how

10.A.suggested       B.guessed       C.searched      D.learned

11.A.out of     B.off       C.in D.from

12.A.studied   B.likes    C.learns   D.succeeds to study

13.A.wants     B.doesn’t want       C.enjoys  D.doesn’t like

14.A.from which    B.from that     C.for which    D.for that

15.A.was interested       B.was clever         C.was not interested D.was not clever

16.A.lovely    B.rare     C.obvious       D.tiresome

17.A.So B.Then    C.Just then     D.Maybe

18.A.can B.does not      C.probably     D.perhaps       not to

19.A.on which       B.in which      C.which  D.——

20.A.interests  B.experience   C.mind    D.heartCloze