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Passage1

About21,000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings

Instead,theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputersThe

CenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public-cybers帕onodsthatisabouttwiceas

manyastwoyearsago

Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswherethey

live.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschoo.IsThey

alsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.

Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.These

peoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschoolsTheysay

learningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschoo.I

WhateverthejudgementofcyberschoolstheyaregettingmoreandmorepopularForexample,anew

cyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.Itwillserve

childreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen

Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputeraprinter,booksand

technicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheir

computerswhennecessary

StudentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanotherBut56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesat

WesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime.Theywereguestsofhonorat

theirgraduation.

1.Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschoo?l

A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschoo.I

B.Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms

C.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.

D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.

2.Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools?

A.Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney.

B.Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment

C.Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning.

D.Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends.

3.Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame

A.theyarelessexpensiveforstudents

B.theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeed

C.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsociety

D.theyservestudentsinawideragerange

4.Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis二

A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschools

B.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschools

C.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschoois

D.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoois

Passage2

Up,Up,andAway!

AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoons

haslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourney

andanewrecord.

FearlessTrappe,fromNorthCarolina,steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovethe

LeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMexicomorethanaweekago.

The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflight

scheduledfornextsummerHeaimstocompletethe2500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby

365hugeheliumballoons.

Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat,incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthe

danger-filledadventure.

Hesillflyatbetween18,000feetand25,000feet,beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21,

600feet,andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230miles

inordertosucceed.

TheadventurerTrappe,whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps,flyingthemostclusterballoons,and

thelongestdistance,hasspenthisentirecareerbuildinguptothisambitiousplan.

-Ididn'twakeuponedayandthi?nl@oingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic,'||hesaid-Everyattempt

beforethiswaspreparedforthisfightI'vebeentrainingforalongtimeII

1.TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto

A.testtheballoonsB.launchahouse

C.shootahitmovieD.prepareforbreakingarecord

2.Tofinishthejourney,hewillflyadistanceof.

A.2500milesB.18,000feetC.25,000feetD.230miles

3.Abouttheambitiousjourney,whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.WhenhewillflyB.Howhighhesillfly

C.HowfarhewillflyD.Howlongitwilltakehim

4.HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

5.Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?

A.Trappecan'tsteepnvvyiongabouttheadventure

B.Trappewasborntosetworldrecords

C.Trappealwayskeepshisambitioninmind

D.TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbefore

Passage3

Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher,andtheteacherwillaskussome

questions.Sometimes,theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclassWhenyouaretelling

othersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopicsrememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhat

youaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends--youareina

slightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent,waitingtohearwhatyouhave

tosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou-loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingto

shoutorappearingtoforceyourself

Remember,too,thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorof

yourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou.Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouat

youreasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversatio.nYoumusttakespecial

carethatyoucanbeheard

1.Whenyouspeaktotheclassyoushouldspeak.

A.asslowlyaspossibleB.inalowvoiceC.loudlyD.forcefully

2.Usually,whenyouspeaktotheclasstheclassis.

A.noisyB.quietC.havingarestD.serious

3Thesituationintheclassisthatinyourhouse

A.notverydifferentfromB.sometimesthesameas

C.sometimesnotthesameasD.notthesameas

4.Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficial,themostimportantthingforyouis.

A.toshowyourabilityB.tobeverygentle

C.tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD.toputtheofficialatease

5.Themainideaofthispassageis

A.thatweshouldtalkindifferentwaysindifferentsituations

B.thatwemustspeakloudly

C.thatwemustkeepsilentatanytime

D.thatwemusttalkwiththeclass

Passage4

SouthAfricahostedthefifthBRICSSummitinMarch2013,whichcompletedthefirstcycleofBRICS

summits,BRICSisanacronymforthepowerfulgroupingoftheworld*sleadingup-and-comingeconomies

namelyBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica.TheBRICSaimstoachievepeace,security,

developmentandcooperation.Italsoseekstocontributetothedevelopmentofhumanityandbuildamore

stableandfairerworld.

TheindustryleadersfromthebusinesscommunitiesofthefivecountriesagreedthattheBRICS

countrieswillactivelysupportindustrializationontheAfricancontinentinordertocontributesignificantly

toitsdevelopmentandtoexpandtradelinksbetweenAfricaandBRICS.Theglobaleconomicsituation,

thoughimproving,continuestoremainuncertainwiththeEuro-crisisamajorconcernThetaskaheadisto

buildonthesedevelopmentsandBRICScountriesremaincommittedtothecauseofpromotingsustainable

growth.GreatereconomiccooperationamongBRICScountriescanbesignificantlyimportantwhichwill

provebeneficialforglobaleconomicgrowth.

AccordingtoDr.RobDavies,SouthAfricanMinisterofTradeandIndustry,theAfricancontinentis

recognizedasthesecondfastestgrowingcontinentafterAs.iaTherearefourdriversoftheeconomicgrowth

inAfricancontinent.ThesearetheboominmineralproductsintheAfricancontinentthedevelopmentof

theserviceindustries,thebenefitofnothavingthefinancialcrisis,andinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）

development.DaviesalsoaddsthatotherBRICScountrieshaveadvantageoflargepopulationsproviding

bighomemarketsfortheirproducts.TheSouthAfricanpopulationissmallcomparedtootherBRICS

countries,butifyouaddupnumbersoncontinentthenyouhaveacriticalmassthatcansupportthenew

industrialwaveinAfrica：ThatiswhytheSouthAfricanneedstocreatelargetradingblocksacrosslarge

partsofAfricancontinent.

1.一BRICS||refersto—

A.themostactiveeconomygroupintodays'world

B.themostpowerfuleconomiesinwesternworld

C.leadingcountrieswithfastdevelopmentofhumanity

D.themoststableandsecurecountriesintheworld

2.FromthetextweknowthatindustrializationinAfricawill.

A.givefinancialsupportstoallAfricancountries

BcreatetradeopportunitiesforbothAfricaandBRICS

Cmakesignificantdevelopmentinthepowerfulgroups

D.expandsustainableeconomiccooperationindifferentcontinents

3.TheauthorbelievesgreatercooperationamongBRICSw川」

A.promoteglobaleconomicgrowthB.bringmorechallenges

C.narrowthegapofdevelopmentD.solveEurope'seconomiccrisis

4.WhichofthefollowingisthedriveroftheeconomicgrowthinAfrica?.

A.Thedevelopmentofbusinessindustry

B.Protectiveexplorationinmineralproducts

C.Therecoveryoftheinfrastructure

D.Thebenefitsofhavingnofinancialcrisis

Passage5

WhatmakesapersonascientistDoeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthose

ofothers?Theansweris-no.litisn'tthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolswhichmakeshim

ascientist.Youw川probablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenterYouwill

probablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportantto

everyone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurtherhemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswer

tohisquestionsandthathisanswerhegetstomanyquestionsisintoalargesetofideasabouthowthe

worldworks.

Thescientistsknowledgemustbeexac.tThere'snoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.He

mustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemust

workunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientist

observesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditio.ns

Thisisonereasonwhyinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthe

TheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematicsTheaccuracyofhismathematicswaslater

testedthroughinvestigation.Einstein'sideaswereprovedtobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsfor

measurementsThenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthis

investigations.

1.Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassag?e

A.Thetoolsheuses.B.Hiswaysoflearning.

C.ThewayheuseshistoolsD.Thevarioustoolsheuses

2.knowinghowtoinvestigatehowtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.IIThewritersays

thistoshow.

A.theimportanceofinformation

B.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeople

C.theimportanceofthinking

D.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandordinarypeople

3.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat、

A.worksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimeandalsoworksunderthesameconditionsatother

times

B.leavesnoroomforimprovement

C.doesn*tallowanychangeevenunderdifferentconditions

D.canbeusedformanypurposes

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage

A.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.

B.TheTheoryofRelativity.

C.Exactnessisthecoreofscience

D.Exactnessandwayofusingtoolsarethekeystomakingofascientist

Passage6

Alotofusloselifetosughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack—whenatouchofhumormightwell

enableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytowork

shortlyafterreceivinganultimatumaboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam

abeinglate-seriousillnessathome-hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldnorkany

longer.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspee.ch

Yes,thebosswas.Samenteredtheofficeat935.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom；everyone

washardatwork.Sam'ssupervisorcameuptohim.Suddenly,Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthis

hand.-Howdoyoudb||hesaid-1SamMayn.alrcTmapplyingforajo,bwhich,Iunderstand,became

availablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?II

Theroomexplodedinlaughter.ThesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisofficeSam

Maynardhadsavedhisjob-withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin,alaugh.

Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglected,meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinour

lives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferencesapologizing,saying-noftriticizing,gettingtheother

fellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it'stheonlytoolthatcansucce.ettis

awaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquar.reFbrexample,manybelievethat

comediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerancethanpeopleinanyother

forum.

1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?

A.Becausehewasill

B.Becausehegotuplate

C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.

D.Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob.

2.Themainideaofthispassageis

A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumor

B.humorisimportantinourlives

C.earlybirdgetstheworm

D.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations

3.ThephraseclampedoffllinParagraph3means.

A.triedtoholdbackB.triedtosetC.chargedD.gaveout

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassagfe

A.Manyloselife*sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseof.humor

B.Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork

C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat：830.

D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.

Passage7

BEIJING,March9—Thecentralgovernmentwillrequireanadditionalthreeyearsofuseforofficial

vehiclesforministersandgovernorstoreducethecostsofpurchasingnewcamrsediahavereported

ThenewrulehasbeenappliedamongallPartyandgovernmentdepartmentsnationwide,theBeijing

NewsreportedonTuesdayThenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublicsaidLi,amemberoftheChinese

People*sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceNationalCommittee

Undertheoldrules,thecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialscouldbereplacedasoftenaseveryfive

years,Lisaid.Theseofficialswillalsokeepthesamecarswhentheyassumenewpcshbeadded.

Thenewrulealsoreiteratedthatofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-governor-levelsshouldnotbe

allocatedcars.Thecarspossessedbytheirdepartmentsshouldbeusedondem.and

-Itviolatestherulesforlewearnking—evencounty-level-officialstobeallocatedcar,sIILisaid

Purchasesofvehiclesforofficialusehavebeenheavilyinvestigated,astheyaccountforalarge

expenditureofpublicfundseveryyea.r

AsurveyontheWebnewswww.ifeng.comfound64percentofrespondentsbelievedthenewrulew川

bedifficulttocarryoutbecauseitisrelatedtoofficialsnterests.'i

-Localgovernmentdepartmentshadhaltedapprovalsforrequestfsorsuchvehiclesandhadstartedto

workonnewquotasunderthenewrules||Lisaid-Thefuturereformofofficialvehicleusewillintroduce

marketmechanismsandmonetizatio.n||

PremierWenJiabaosaidintheannualgovernmentworkreportonSaturdaythatexpendituresonsuch

vehicleswillnotincreasein2011comparedwithayearago

BeijingsstandingdeputymayorJiLinlastweeksaidthemunicipalgovernmentwillreJmhebenr

ofvehiclesforofficialuseinthecapitalasearlyasattheendofthismonth

Earlierthismonth,theMinisterofFinancehadpublishedaruleregulatingthebudgetsforsuchvehic.les

1.Whatisthepurposeofthenewruleallocatingvehiclesamongofficials

A.Topromotealow-carbonlifestyle.

B.Tocutdownthepresenthugeexpendituresofpurchasingcars

C.Tomakegooduseofbudgetsforofficialcars

D.Tosolvetheproblemofseveretrafficjam.

2.Howoftencouldthecarsusedbyminister-levelofficialsbereplacedaccordingtothenewtb\e

A.Every3years.B.Every5years.C.Every8years.D.Every10years.

3.Whatabouttheofficialsrankingbelowminister-or-govemorlevelsintermsofofficialvehicle?s

A.Theycanstillpossessspecialca.rs

B.Theycanusetheirownprivatecars

C.Theycanusecarswheneverofficiallynecessa.ry

D.Theycanbeallocatedsecond-handca.rs

4.Whatisthepublic(sattitudetowardthenewrule?*sfulfillment

A.Uncertain.B.Optimistic.C.Indifferent.D.Passive

5.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat

A.thegovernmentisdeterminedtocarryoutthenewrule

B.thenewrulehasnotyetbeenmadepublic

C.thenewrulewillbenefitofficial,sinterest

D.thenewruleisappliedtominister-levelofficials

Passage8

GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStatesyetshedid

notstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventiesAssheoncesaidtoherselfnIwouldneversitbackin

arockingchair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme."Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage

ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState,oneoffiveboysandfivegirls.At

twelveshelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntilattwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMosesthe

hiredhandofoneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYork

State,atEagleBridge.Shehadtenchildren,ofwhomfivesurvived；herhusbanddiedin1927.

GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobbybutonlychanged

tooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthe

time.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatamarketandweresoonnoticedbya

businessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainte.dThreeofthepicturesexhibitedintheMuseumofModern

Art,andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930'sandherdeat,hsheproduced

some2,000pictures：detailedandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolong,witha

wonderfulsenseofcolorandform."IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty,andthenIpaint

it'1shesaid.

1.Accordingtothepassage,GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto

A.makeherselfbeautifulB.keepactive

C.earnmoremoneyD.becomefamous

2.GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife

A.nursingB.paintingC.embroideringD.farming

3.Theunderlinedword-portrayalsIImean.s

A.descriptionsB.expressionsC.explanationsD.impressions

4.FromGrandmaMoses'descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph,itcanbeinferredthatshe

was_______

A.independentB.prettyC.richD.nervous

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrandmaMoses：HerLifeandPictures.

B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses.

C.GrandmaMoses：HerBestExhibition.

D.GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists

Passage9

Scientistssaytheynowhaveprooftosupporttheold-fashionedadvicethatitbsesttosleepona

problem.Theysaysleepstrengthensthememoryandhelpsthebrainorganizethemassesofinformationwe

receiveeachday.

TheleadresearcherBobStickgoldatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid-Sleephelpsusdrawrulesfromour

experiences.It'slikeknowingthedifferencebetweendogsandcatsevenifit.II'shardtoexp

TheUSresearchteamstudiedhowwellstudentsrememberedconnectionsbetweenwordsand

symbols,reportsNewScientist.Theycomparedhowthestudentsperformediftheyhadhadasleepbetween

seeingthewordsandhavingthetes,tandiftheyhadnotslept.Theyfoundthatpeoplewerebetterableto

rememberlistsofrelatedwordsafteranightfelseepthanafterthesametimespentawakeduringthe

day.Theyalsofounditeasiertorememberthemesthatthewordshadincommo.nButtheyforgotaround

oneinfourmorethemesiftheyhadbeenawake

Prof.JohnGroegetUniversityofSurrey'sSleepResearch￡&ih,tre-Peoplehavebeetmyingfor

yearstofindoutwhatthepurposeofsleepis，asweknowthatonlycertainpartsofithavearestorative

value.II

-Weformandstorehugenumbersofexperiencesintheheadevery,darnelsleepseemstobetheway

thebraindealswiththemallII

1.Thephrase-tosleeponaproblem||inParagraph1mostlikelymeans.-II

A.topayfullattentiontoaproblem

B.towaituntilthenextdayforadecision

C.tosleeptoforgetaproblem

D.tohavedifficultyinsleeping

2.InthestudybytheUSresearchteam,studentswereaskedto―

A.puttogetherwordsofsimilarmeanings

B.rememberwordsandtheirmeanings

C.showtheirknowledgeofwords

D.makeuplistsofrelatedwords

3.Whichofthefollowingmaybeeasiertoremembei?

A.Themeslearnedrightbeforethetes.t

B.Rulesfrompersonalexperiences

C.Wordslearnedbeforeagoodslee.p

D.Ideasstoredtogetherinthebrain

4.Whatmaybetheimportanceoftheresearch

A.Itshowsthatsleepmayhelpusmanageinformation

B.Ithelpsfindoutthecommonthemesofwords.

C.Ittellsusthatmoresleepcanimprovehealth

D.Itprovesthevalueofold-fashionedadvice.

Passage10

It'：sO0Dinthemorningwhenthealarmringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthe

darkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairs

whilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrun,buttodayIchoosemy

favoriteexerciseDVDinsanity.SweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyesMyheartracesasIfacemy

bodytofinisheachmovementAsIneartheendoftheexerciseIfeelextremelytired,butasmileisofmy

face.It*sasmilebecausetheDVDisov,erbutasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextreme

limit.

Somepeopleenjoyshopping,smoking,food,work,orevenchocolate.ButIneedexercisetoget

througheachday.SomeshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetownOthersgethurtwhenIrefuse

totryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmothereyebrows,surprisedbymy-no

thankyou,IIorbymychoicetohaveasaladOvertheyears,Ihavelearnedit'sokaytojustsapI

shouldn'tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon.*twanttoeat

Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5：00a.m.?Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoice

cream?Commitment.Acommitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxiety,increases

self-confidenceandenergy,extendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshapeThisisthepointwherea

smileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjust

right.ItcsthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideand.out

1.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor'sfaceinthemorning

A.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully

B.Becauseshefinishesherfavoriteexercise

C.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVD

D.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Shedoesn*tlikoethersrpolitely

B.Shelikestomakeotherssurprised

C.Othersdon*tunderstandwhatshedoes

D.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-commitmentllinthelastparag?raphmean

A.GoodhealthB.Firmbelief

C.AstrongpowerD.Aregularhalf

4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetex?t

A.Sheactsinastrangeway

B.Shewantstolookdifferentfromothers

C.Sheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshape

D.Shehasdifficultgettingalongwithothers

Passage11

-Drinkyourmilk.It'sgoodforybullYou'veprobablyheardthatmanytim,easedit'struMeilk

containscalcium,whichisnecessaryforkeepingbonesandteethhealthyandstron.gTheUSgovernment

evenrequiresmilkaspartoftheNationalSchoolLunchProgram,sayingthatstudentsshoulddrinkonecup

offat-freeorlow-fatmilkeverymeal.

However,agroupofdoctorsaskedthegovernmenttotakeitawayfromthelunchprogram.TheUS

?PhysicianCommitteeforResponsibleMedicine(PCRM)says,-Milkishighinsugar,fatandanimal

protein,IIallofwhichhavenegativeeffectsonhealthThePCRMsaystherearebetterandhealthierwaysto

getcalciumsuchaseatingbeansbroccoli,cerealsandtofu.Orangejuiceandsoymilkthathavecalcium

addedtothemalsosupplythenutrien.t-Oneoftheonlyreasonspeopleprefermilkisbecauseitisgoingto

helpbuildstrongbones,IIsaysDrNealBarnardpresidentofthePCRM.Butmilkmaynotbethebest