Matching: Match the words with their Chinese meanings.

What does the Matching Gifts Program do？

A．Match a person in need with a person who can donate money.

B．Help you match the right gift to the interests of the receiver.

C．Create a computer program to organize all gift-giving activities.

D．Provide dollar-for-dollar matches to donations.

A．Skills of jobseekers do not match demands of employers.

B．People with unemployment insurance are not eager to find jobs.

C．People become less movable burdened with home loans.

D．People out of work for long do not want to go back to work.

Matching Prices to Demand—in Real Time

Can an ice cream shop charge more for a cone on a hot day？ Should a parking space get (21) as the garage fills up？

Boston Consulting Group senior adviser George Stalk believes business can—and should—charge according to (22) The idea builds on a longtime strategy most (23) the airline industry, called yield management, in which carriers (24) prices as planes fill up. The consultant, who in the late 1980s coined the term" time-based competition", the notion that (25) is a strategic weapon, thinks far more companies could take similar steps to match prices to real-time customer demand. Such moves are especially (26) following a year when oil and commodities prices swung wildly, he notes, "companies couldn't change prices as fast as they needed to. "

Stalk says existing technologies such as radio-frequency identification, GPS, and wireless networks could someday make what he calls dynamic pricing a reality. He points to Ohio auto insurer Progressive, which is expanding its MyRate program that offers discounts in return (27) demonstrably safe driving habits. Customers who (28) to the program can plug a device into their cars' diagnostic ports, often situated beneath the steering wheel. The devices then wirelessly (29) data to Progressive on how many miles customers travel, how fast they drive, and other factors. Progressive uses the information to offer policyholders discounts every six months for safe behaviour and, in states where it's allowed by laws, to tack (30) surcharges for risky driving.

(21)

A．cheap

B．expensive

C．costly

D．costlier

请根据短文内容，回答题。

Read with Greater Speed

Do you have difficulty reading in class？ If so, a special reading program that helps match sounds with letters could speed up your brain.

At least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning to read, even when the students are good at other subjects._________ (46)

Researchers from Yale University, US, studied a group of children from New York and Connecticut State. As part of the study, 37 struggling readers received special tutoring.

Every day, instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent units of sound called phonemes (音素). _________(47)

By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before. They also made fewer mistakes, and understood more of what they read than they could earlier in the year.

As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the students&39; brains. _________(48) This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when good readers read. This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly. In lower level readers, this structure remains inactive.

A year later, the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through the special tutoring, and they continued to do well in reading tests._________ (49) However, some researchers still doubt the study. _________ (50)

第46题__________ 查看材料

A.Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.

B.The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling.

C.The biggest challenge for many of these kids， scientists say， is matching sounds with letters.

D.Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn"t show the same progress.

E.The pictures showed all increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side

F.They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more efficient.

Read With Greater Speed

Do you have difficulty reading in class If so, a special reading program that helps match sounds with letters could speed up your brain.

At least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning to read, even when the students are good at other subjects._______（46）

Researchers from Yale University, US, studied a group of children from New York and Connecticut State. As part of the study, 37 struggling readers received special tutoring.

Every day, instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent units of sound called phonemes （音素）._______（47）

By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before. They also made fewer mistakes, and understood more of what they read than they could earlier in the year.

As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the students' brains.

_______（48） This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when good readers read. This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly. In lower level readers, this structure remains inactive.

A year later, the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through the special tutoring, and they continued to do well in reading tests._______（49）

However, some researchers still doubt the study._______（50）

A．Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.

B．The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling.

C．The biggest challenge for many of these kids, scientists say, is matching sounds with letters.

D．Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn't show the same progress.

E．The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.

F．They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more efficient.

第 47 题 请选择（46）处的最佳答案．

根据短文回答 46～50 题。

Read With Greater Speed

Do you have difficulty reading in class？ If so,a special reading program that helps match sounds with letters could speed up your brain.

At least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning to read。even when the students are good at other subjects._______(1)

Researchers from Yale University.US,Studied a group of children from New York and Connecticut State.As part of the study,37 struggling readers received special tutoring.

Every day, instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent units of sound called phonemes(音素)._______ (2)

By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before.They also made fewer mistakes，and understood more of what they read than they could earlier in the year.

As part of their study，the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the students。brains._______ (3)This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when good readers read.This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly.In lower level readers,this structure remains inactive.

A year later,the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through the special tutorin9。and they continued to do well in reading tests.

_______ (4) However, some researchers still doubt the study._______ (5)

A．Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.

B．The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling.

C．The biggest challenge for many of these kids,scientists say, is matching sounds with letters.

D．Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn't show the same progress.

E．The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.

F．They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more efficient.

第 46 题 请选择（1）处的最佳答案。

根据下列文章,请回答 46～50 题。

Read With Greater Speed

Do you have difficulty reading in class？ If S0，a special reading program that helps match sounds with letters could speed up your brain．

At least one out of every five elementary school students in the US has trouble learning to read．even when the students are good at other subjects．___________ (1)

Researchers from Yale University, US，studied a group of children from New York and Connecticut State。As part of the study,37 struggling readers received special tutoring．

Every day，instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters represent units of sound called phonemes(音素)．___________ (2)

By the end of the school year, these children could read faster than before．They also made fewer mistakes，and understood more of what they read than they could earlier in the year．

As part of their study, the researchers used a special machine to take action photos of the students’ brains．

___________ (3)This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when good readers read．This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly．In lower level readers，this structure remains inactive．

A year later，the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone through the special tutoring，and they continued to do well in reading tests___________ (4)

However, some researchers still doubt the study．___________ (5)

A．Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.

B．The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling．

C．The biggest challenge for many of these kids，scientists say, is matching sounds with letters．

D．Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn’t show the same progress．

E．The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side．

F．They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more efficient．

第 46 题 请选择（1）处最佳答案。

A.Comparing

B.Matching

C.Finding similarities

D.Finding differences