These people have developed a very effective process for handling sales.
第1题
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.The reasons why people become workaholics.
B.The definition and harms of workaholism.
C.The countries which have the most workaholics.
D.The methods of not being a workaholic.
第2题
听力原文: Why de people smoke? One reason is that people become dependent on cigarettes. The substance which people cannot resist in cigarettes is nicotine. When people smoke the nicotine goes directly into the blood stream and makes people feel relaxed. A smoker's body gets accustomed to the nicotine and if he stops smoking he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of their dependence on nicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too hard to stop.
Another reason is that people simply enjoy smoking and what it symbolizes. Having a cigarette for many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of certain social forms, for example, the cigarette after dinner. Many people enjoy smoking because it makes their hands busy.
Many people also like the taste of tar in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to make people give up smoking entirely, cigarette manufacturers have to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they find it difficult to stop smoking but want to reduce its risk.
Why are so many people dependent on cigarette?
A.Because they like the taste of tar.
B.Because smoking makes them feel relaxed.
C.Because smoking is funny.
D.Because smoking cures disease.
第3题
Dreams start when the" inner mind" is opened. This is the place where memories are stored. Often dreams are hard to understand. This is because the inner mind sometimes uses symbols.
Symbols are words or pictures that stand for something else. Most symbols stand for things that have just happened. They can also stand for thing that happened a long time ago. By using symbols, the inner mind can show people things in dream5 that they did not know about themselves. The symbol is another way of showing what really happened.
Dreams have close ties with sleep. People sleep 33 percent of their lives. This is called sleep time. People dream during 25 percent of sleep time.
While they are sleeping, people "tune out" the things around them. But when they dream, people may seem to sense the same things they de when they are awake. They may sometimes see, hear, taste, smell, and feel things in their dreams. These things often seem as real to people when they are asleep as when they are awake.
Even though sleeping people seem to be resting, their bodies are working. Scientists have found that the eyes of sleeping people are moving. They have also found out that their brains are sending out waves.
Why has it been difficult for people to find out more about dreams?
A.Different people have different ideas about dreams.
B.Different dreams have different meanings.
C.People can only have their dreams studied when they are sleeping.
D.People only have dreams when they are sick.
第4题
To determine the【C15】______ of the lack of sleep, scientists have put subjects【C16】______ a set of psychological and performance tests【C17】______ them, for instance,【C18】______ columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier, "We've found that if you're in sleep deficit (缺乏), performance suffers," says Dr. David. "Short-term memory is【C19】______ , as are abilities to【C20】______ decisions and to concentrate."
【C1】
A.request
B.need
C.want
D.fancy
第5题
American Football
Every weekend from September through January.football seems to De the most important event in the lives of millions of Americans.Thousands of people go to stadiums all over the country to watch football games; even _______ (1).
American football is different from the game that is known as football in most of the rest of the worlD.International football is called soccer in the United States.where it is a comparatively new game. It is beginning to become popular.but it doesn't attract crowds nearly as big as _______ (2) . Soccer games are shown on Television only _______ (3).usually_______ (4).
American football games are played by both amateurs.who don't get paid.and by professional.who do. Almost every high school and university in the country has an amateur football team. In addition.there are professional teams in most of the larger cities.
Besides football.the most popular games in the United States are baseball and basket- ball. All of these games are spectator sports--that is only a few people actually take part in them while many more (into the millions.in fact) only watch them. Participant sports are not usually as organized as spectator sports; they include such activities as swimming.tennis and golf,
Spectator sports give average people the _______ (5) who seem a little larger than life. Foot- ball players in the United States and soccer players in other countries have become popular heroes. Football also gives people the opportunity to become a part of a community--to cheer for New York over Chicago.or for San Paulo over Rio de Janeiro.
A.those that attend games of American football
B.when a famous player taking part
C.once in a while
D.only a few people actually take part in
E.chance to identify with athletes
F.more fans watch the games on the television or listen to broadcasts on the radio
第 46 题
请选择(1)处的最佳答案.
第6题
听力原文:Interviewer: Helen, was this business always a dream of yours?
Woman: New, net really, it developed from what we used to do, build fishing boats.
Interviewer: How long have you been in business?
Woman: About eight years, first we built the marina, then we bought boats to rent out for cruising holidays! It's going well.
Interviewer: How many boats de you have? During the summer I bet you're pretty busy.
Woman: Yes, people use them like caravans really, they go up river for their holidays and then bring them back to the moorings here for us to prepare for the next client ...
You hear part of an interview with a businesswoman. What is her business?
A.Hiring out boats.
B.Hiring out caravans.
C.Building boats.
第7题
Last year, the report notes five million people became newly infected with HIV. That is more people than any previous year. Currently, it says, more than 38 million people are living with the disease. UNAIDS Senior Adviser Karen Stanecki. says Asia, with 60 percent of the world's population, is home to some of the fastest-growing epidemics in the world. In 2003 alone, she says, more than one million people became infected with HIV.
"Equally alarming, we have only just begun to witness the full impact of AIDS on African societies as infections continue to grow and people are dying in large numbers," said Ms. Stanecki. "The scale of the problem in Africa is well-documented, with over 25-million infections. If we do not act now,60 percent of today's 15 year olds will not reach their 60th birthday."
The report says the Caribbean is the hardest hit region in the world after Africa. It also finds the HIV/AIDS epidemic is continuing to expand in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, mainly due to intravenous drug users.
UNAIDS says infections also are on the rise in the United States and Western Europe. It blames this largely on the widespread availability of anti-AIDS drugs, which it says has made some people in these wealthy countries complacent. UNAIDS Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Paul De Lay, acknowledges that around the world prevention programs are reaching fewer than one in five people who need them. Nevertheless ,he says there has been a dramatic increase in prevention activities for young people and several other successes as well.
"In Africa, for instance ,60 percent of children have access to AIDS education both in primary and secondary schools, "said Mr. De Lay. "That is a huge increase from the late 1990's. In highly vulnerable groups like sex workers, we are seeing a real success story in Africa. Thirty-two percent of sex workers who are identified have access to HIV prevention and there is a large increase in condom use in this population."
The report says global spending on AIDS has increased greatly, but, more is needed. It estimates $12 billion will be needed by next year, and $ 20 billion by 2007, for prevention and care in developing countries. The United Nations says AIDS funding has increased sharply in recent years, in part due to the U.S. government's global AIDS initiative. But it says still, globally less than half the money needed is being provided.
What does the word" epidemic"(L1 ,Para1 )mean here?
A.A kind of deadly disease which cannot be controlled right now.
B.An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.
C.Very popular.
D.A rapid spread, growth, or development.
第8题
M: Well, it's nothing like visiting a swimming pool in the States.
W: Well, what do you do when you go to a public bath?
M: First, you take off your shoes before you enter.
W: Okay.
M: Then, you pay an entrance fee to the man or woman at the front counter. Next, you get undressed in the dressing room.
W: Wow. And do you wear a bathing suit or something?
M: Oh no! You don't wear anything. Then you go into the main bathing area and wash your body while sitting on a small stool about 40 centimeters high.
W: On a stool !
M: Yeah. It was really hard getting used to bathing in that position. Sometimes, even, people wash each other's backs.
W: Oh really. So, what do you do after that?
M: Well, after you've rinsed off all the soap, they usually have two or three large baths where you can soak for a while.
W: De you actually share the bath with other people?
M: Yeah. Traditionally, the bath played an important role in the community. It gave neighbors an opportunity to socialize while bathing.
W: Huh. Interesting.
M: When you're all done bathing, people relax in the dressing room by watching TV, drinking tea or juice, or talking to friends. It's quite an experience.
(20)
A.Pay the entrance fee.
B.Take off your shoes.
C.Put your clothes in a locker.
D.Change clothes.
第9题
The comparative affluence of much of American society has 【C17】______ to a degree of wastefulness that will astonish you. Students from poorer countries where people struggle to 【C18】______ their basic needs have, like me, been dismayed to see so much food, paper, electricity and even furniture being wasted. I have often seen good food 【C19】______ as bread, butter and meat in our cafeteria being thrown into garbage bins 【C20】______ repairable chairs, tables and sofas left on the roadside for disposal.
【C1】
A.shops
B.variety
C.changes
D.tips
第10题
Find Something for Your Holidays
(www.smithsojourners.com)
TOUR de FRANCE JULY2-24
Paris, France This is the greatest, most famous bicycle race in the world. For over a hundred years, cyclists from around the world have come to the French countryside to compete (比赛), while the world itself watched. This year, the excitement will be great, as Lance Armstrong goes for a SEVENTY Tour de France win. (www.letour.fr)
RUNNING Of THE BULLS/FESTIVAL OF SAN FERMIN JULY6-17
Pamplona, Spain Every one knows what it is by sight: hundreds of sweaty men and women running down narrow streets before stampeding bulls (狂奔的牛). It's the famous Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, and nearly two weeks of partying with it. (www.sanfermin.com/www. pamplona, net)
CELEBRATION OF LIGHT JULY 27-AUGUST 6
Vancouver, BC, Canada One of the biggest international showcases of fireworks (焰火) takes place every summer over English Bay in Vancouver(although you can see it from a variety of public parks and beaches). This year, teams from three nations will take part, showing off the best fireworks. (www.celebration-of-light.com)
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL AUGUST 28-29
London, England Each year over one million people come to this area in west London during the late August Bank Holiday to dance and eat and drink and play. It began in1962 and bas grown into one of the world's biggest and most expected parties. (www.portowebbo.co.uk/nottinghilltv/carnivall.htm)
From the text we learn that if someone wants to find information about travel offers they can visit______.
A.www.letour.fr
B.www.smithsojourners.com
C.www.sanfermin.com
D.www.celebration-of-light.com
第11题
Petitions
Petitions (请愿/书) have long been a part of British political life. Anyone who wanted to change something would get a list of signatures from people who agreed to the idea and either send them to the government or deliver them personally to the Prime Minister's house in London.
They are always accepted at the door by one of the PM's officials. What happens then? Nothing much, usually. But petitions have always been thought of as a useful way for those who govern to find out what the people really think.
That's why the UK government launched its "e-petition" site in November 2006 . Instead of physically collecting signatures, all anyone with an idea has to de now is to make a proposal on the government website, and anyone who supports the idea is free to add his or her signature.
The petitions soon started to flow in. The idea was for the British people to express their constructive ideas. Many chose instead to express their sense of humor.
One petitioner called on Tony Blair to "stop the Deputy Prime Minister eating so much". Another wanted to expel (驱逐) Scotland from the United Kingdom because Scottish football fans never support England in the World Cup.
Other petitioners called on the Prime Minister to abolish the monarchy. Some wanted to give it more power. Some wanted to oppose the United States. Others wanted to leave the European Union. Some wanted to send more troops to Iraq and others wanted them all brought home. Some wanted to adopt the euro (欧元). Others wanted to keep the pound.
Yet if some petitions are not serious, others present a direct challenge to government policy. A petition calling on the government to drop plans to charge drivers for using roads has already drawn around 1.8 million signatures. In response to that, a rival petition has been posted in support of road pricing. And that is also rapidly growing.
There are about 60 million people in Britain, so it is understandable that the government wants to find out what people are thinking. But the problem with the e-petition site seems to be that the British people have about 70 million opinions, and want the Prime Minister to hear all of them. Perhaps he could start a petition asking everyone to just shut up for a while.
A petition needs to be signed.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned