Five years ago，David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．“I was a clothes addict.” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．”Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and sports shirt—to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．“I’m working harder than ever，”David says，“and I need to feel comfortable．”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States．The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual．In the early 1990s，many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday)．This became known as“dress—down Friday”0f“casual Friday”．“What started out as an extra one—day—a—week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing．”said business consultant Maisly Jones．
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code．“A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work，”says the owner of a software company，“so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．”Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company，85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale．Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity．Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money．“Suits are expensive，if you have to wear one every day，”one person said．“For the same a—mount of money，you can buy a lot more casual clothes．”
1.David Smith refers to himself as having been“a clothes addict’’because .
A、he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B、he couldn’t stand a clean appearance
C、he wanted his clothes to look neat a11 the time
D、he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
2.David Smith wears casual clothes now，because .
A、they make him feel at ease when working
B、he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C、he looks handsome in casual clothes
D、he no longer works for any company
3.According to this passage，which of the following statements is FALSE?
A、Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code．
B、Comfortable clothes make employees more productive．
C、A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees．
D、All the employers in the U．S．are for casual office wear．
4.According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A、Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago．
B、Dress—down has become a11 everyday phenomenon since the early 1 990s．
C、“Dress—down Friday”Was first given as a favor from employers．
D、Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people．
5.In this passage，the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT .
A、saving employees money
B、making employees more attractive
C、improving employees motivation
D、making employees happier
The French submarine is called Le Triomphant, meaning“the winner”．The name of the British submarine is Vanguard，meaning“the leading position in an army”．It’s clear from the submarines’names that they were made for victory．
However，it was an accident，rather than a victory，that led these two submarines to recently make news headlines across the world．
On February 16，Britain and France admitted that two of their nuclear—armed submarines，HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant，collided while deep in the Atlantic in early February．Both submarines were on secret patrols(巡逻)and carrying nuclear arms when they collided．
Le Triomphant had no idea that it had run into HMS Vanguard until several days later．The French navy at first believed that Le Triomphant had hit an“object，probably a container(集装箱)”．
Investigations have begun to work out how such a collision could have happened．Both submarines are equipped with state-of～the—art(最先进的)technology that is supposed to find other submarines．Yet，neither submarine saw the other until it was too late．
One idea being considered was that their anti-sonar(抗声纳)equipment，which hides submarines，was just too effective in hiding one from the other．
Submarines use sonar to sense what is in the sea near them．Sonar is a submarine’s ear．Many sea animals use sonar as well．Dolphins produce high-pitched(声调高的)clicks．when these clicks hit an object，some of the sound will echo(发出回声)back to the“sender”．By listening to the echo and working out the time it took before the echo came back，the dolphin can work out how far away the object is．
There are two kinds of sonar：active sonar，which sends out signals，and passive sonar，which listens for signals with extremely sensitive microphones．
The two submarines were designed to be very quiet and as hidden as possible．because a submarine’s job description(工作职责)is not to be found．Many modern submarines do not use active sonar，only passive sonar．This makes it very difficult for a submarine to“hear”if another submarine is near．
Britain’s Ministry of Defense(国防部) has said the collision did not lead to any radioactive leaks(放射物泄漏)．The chance of a full nuclear explosion was almost impossible．However，experts say that if the walls of the submarines had broken，or a fire had been started，there could have been a major disaster．
A senior British Navy source told The Sun newspaper that the possible consequences of such a collision were“unthinkable”．
“It’s very unlikely there would have been a nuclear explosion．But a radioactive leak was a possibilitv．That would have been a national disaster．”he said．
1.What has made HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant well known recently?
A、l heir names carried very positive meanings．．
B、They collided in the Atlantic this February．
C、They are both equipped with advanced technology．
D、They are both nuclear—armed submarines．
2.What’s the probable reason for the accident?
A、The two submarines were moving at a high speed．
B、Their anti—sonar equipment was too effective．
C、They were not equipped with active sonar．．
D、The submarines were designed to be too quiet．
3.Which of the following is the right order in which the dolphin senses the object’s position?
a、The sound hitting the object．
b、Producing high—pitched sound．
c、The sound echoing back．
d、Working out the time to come back．
e、Receiving the sound．
A、b一a—c—d—e B、d—a—e—c—b C、b—c—d—a—e D、b—a—c—e—d
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the passage?
A、Both of the submarines carried nuclear arms when they collided．
B、Many modern submarines do not use passive sonar so as to be as hidden as possible．
C、The collision may have caused a disaster if a fire had been started．
D、There would have been a nuclear explosion if the two submarines had collided harder．
An adopted American girl who was dying from bone marrow(骨髓)failure has survived a successful, transplant thanks to her Chinese donor(捐献者). She has come to China, with her family, to meet her donor at a ceremony held in Beijing.
Who would have thought that such a lovely girl had just survived such a deadly disease?
A big hug is the only way to express feelings at the moment, as Kailee Wells is embraced by her donor Dr Wang Lin. Kailee Wells said, ”Xie Xie Ni, Dr Wang Lin, for giving a part of your 1ife to me.”
Dr Wang cannot control his emotions after seeing 10-year-old Kailee's miraculous recovery. Dr Wang Lin. Said, “To see this beautiful and spirited little girl standing before me today, I feel so relieved, so happy.”
Born in the central province of Hunan, Kailee was found abandoned in Changde. She spent a year in an orphanage before being adopted by the Wells family in New Mexico.
At 5, her bone marrow stopped producing red and white blood cells. But her family never gave up hope of finding a perfect match, and after two unsuccessful plants, Kailee finally had a third，which was successful．
Kailee’s mother Linda Wells said, “well last Christmas，we were a11 very worried about Kailee，and we were not sure at that time whether she would be here this year with us now-and here we ware in China, in Beijing with this wonderful celebration and meeting Dr Wang Lin. It’s a true blessing.
China’s bone marrow donor registry has grow to more than 700 000，thanks to increased awareness of the procedure by Chinese citizens.
Hong Junling, director of Red Cross Society, China said, “In the past, if a patient became sick，we had to turn to donor programs overseas or in Taiwan to apply. Nowadays, for the most part，our patients know that if they become sick they can first try the China Red Cross database.”
The Wells family will stay in China until next week，during which they will help recruit more bone marrow donors.
1.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A、US girl saved by Chinese donor, B、US girl is to meet her donor．
C、A lucky adopted US girl． D、US girl fights with deadly disease．
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Kailee?
A、She was abandoned outside an orphanage in New Mexico.
B、She has suffered the hone marrow failure for about 5 years.
C、She had never been to China before the ceremony.
D、She is an American born Chinese adopted by a US couple.
3.The Wells family paid a visit to China ．
A、for Kailee’s third transplant B、to donate bone marrow
C、to meet a special person D、to help abandoned children
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A、Kailee is willing to help bone-marrow—failure patients in the hospital.
B、There are more than 700 000 patients of bone marrow failure.
C、Kailee’s family will donate money for patients of bone marrow failure.
D、Kailee’s American parents loved her and never gave her up.
Universal Orlando Resort in Florida is opening a Harry Potter theme park that will let fans visit many of the iconic(标志性的) locations in the Harry Potter books and movies.
“The Wizarding(魔法) World of Harry Potter” is set to open at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in late 2009, complete with the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village.
“一The plans I've seen look incredibly exciting, and I don’t think fans of the books or films will be disappointed,” said author J.K.Rowling, who has been working with a creative team to make sure the park resembles the books and films.
“More than a dozen artists lead by Stuart Craig, the world best to ensure that level of authenticity(真实性),” she said.
The park will let visitors view the famed locations in Rowling’s magical world, like Dumbledore’s office in Hogwarts and the shops in Hogsmeade. Some locations may be in upcoming books, Trowbridge said.
Many tourists outside the theme park said the experience would boost its appeal to a younger audience.
Brandon Wilson, a 15-year-old from Pleasant Hill, said he can’t get enough of Harry Potter．he has read every book and watched every movie.
“I hope we will be able to fly like Harry Potter,” Wilson said.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A、The Introduction to Universal Orlando Resort.
B、Harry Potter Theme Park Headed to Florida.
C、The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and wizardry.
D、Hogsmeade Village. ．
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word "resemble” in Paragraph 3?
A、Look like. B、Look out. C、Look at. D、Look into.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A、Harry Potter theme park has been built in Universal Orlando Resort.
B、The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is the name of theme park.
C、J.K.Rowling is the chief director of the theme park.
D、The Harry Potter theme park will attract all the audience.
4.which of the following spots can NOT be seen in the future Harry Potter theme park?
A、The Forbidden Forest. B、Hogsmeade Village.
C、Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. D、Dumbledore’s bedroom.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In the wake of Chicago’s worst ever winter, when all of the rooftops were loaded, many overloaded with snow…Robert McGrath saw his wife run out to the backyard garage to 1some boxes．
Seconds later he heard the 2!
Looking out he saw the 3of the garage had caved in(下塌). McGrath did not 4for hat or coat…He ran from the house, 5a snow shovel, and called out for neighbors to 6．
Yelling and 7, with sweat freezing on his face---throwing snow and pulling away 8----he heard her voice and then saw her 9. He kept digging, throwing and pulling…
And within minutes he had his wife in his arms and was 10“Are you all right? Are you all right? I thought you were 11．Oh baby, I love you so much!” She was 12．
What Robert McGrath did not 13was this: Mrs. McGrath had gone into the garage through one door and 14through another. She was 15in the house when she looked out and saw her husband digging and 16orders and throwing planks of wood，feverishly trying to 17her. She could not let her gallant(英勇) rescuer 18. So she put her coat on again and went outside and 19entered the garage through the 20door--and allowed her husband to be her hero．
1.A、fetch B、put C、1ay D、fix
2.A、overload B、accident C、crash D、falling
3.A、doors B、roof C、top D、wall
4.A、search B、look C、hesitate D、stop
5.A、snatched B、grabbed C、robbed D、carried
6.A、escape B、run C、help D、move
7.A、digging B、working C、complaining D、crying
8.A、bricks B、stones C、grass D、boards
9.A、hand B、body C、face D、feet
10.A、sobbing B、questioning C、tired D、happy
11.A、missing B、hidden C、crazy D、hurt
12.A、excited B、fine C、surprised D、happy
13.A、find B、mind C、know D、care
14.A、away B、up C、off D、out
15.A、safe B、waiting C、watching D、anxious
16.A、receiving B、placing C、giving D、shouting
17.A、pull B、rescue C、uncover D、protect
18.A、in B、away C、up D、down
19.A、finally B、unexpectedly C、quietly D、carefully
20.A、back B、open C、front D、broken
Look at the trouble I am in! If only I your advice．
A、followed B、would follow C、had followed D、should follow
