A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teach- er, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．"It was a subconscious act," says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．"Young people today are con-nected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the moming until they close their eyes at night．It's compulsive．"
A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are alsomore likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．
Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers cometo see texting and 'social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday? Think bac．k．Whentoday's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends andmake after-work plans．In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the con-stant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．Educators are alsobeing asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．"In past gen-erations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are good at texting withtheir phones stiU in their pockets," says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal, ”and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fun-amentally different today．They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones．"
1.The underlined word“a subconscious act" in the first paragraph refers to an act
A．on purpose B．without realization
C．in secret D．with care
2.Young people addicted to the use of Facebook ．
A．are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study
B．have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work
C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits
D．are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect
3.Through the situation of today's older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that ．
A．the employers will not accept young people's sending text messages
B．a cellphone is a must for today's older workers instead of young people
C．the employers prefer older workers to young people
D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people
4.Mr．Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and ．those today ．
A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B．are alwa）-s the big problem for the educators and their parents
C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D．cannot live without a ceUphone
5.What's the best title of the passage?
A．Teenagers and CeLl．Phones
B．Teenagers' Texting Addiction
C．Employers and Teenagers
D．Teenagers' Education
Edinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland．Representa-tives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently retumed from China, where they signed a letter ofintent（意向书） making a promise to bring giant pandas to the zoo．
It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland （ RZSS） for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time．Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．
Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation．David Windmill, chief of RZSS, said, "It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other consc'na-tionists to gain a better understanding of the giant panda, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival．"
At present, there are currendy only around l, 500 giant pandas in the wild．RZSS has been working on the project for almost a year, and hopes to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2011, the year of the society's centenary．
Mr．Windmill said that the*project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Gov- emments and that this must continue if the zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese．As part of the p．roposed agreement with the Chinese government, Edinburgh Zoo will cooperate on research pro-jects benefiting conservation in the wild．
RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild．Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．
1.What result did zoo representatives get from China?
A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．
B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．
C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．
D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．
2.If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?
A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．
B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．
C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．
D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．
3.The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “ ”
A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary
B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection
C．the Royal Zoological Societ）r of Scotland itself
D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation
4.At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?
A．RZSS's attitude．
B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．
C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,
D．The Scottish government' attitude．
5.The best title for this passage would be " "
A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China
B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas
C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation
D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo
The key to happin,ess is how quickly you can get back your focus on, what's important．
Anonymous
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi carb．Here's what happened．I hopped in a taxi, and we took ogfor Grand Central Station．We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden,a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us．My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car's back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us． My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy．And I mean, he was friendly．So,I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!“And this is when my taxi dniver told me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck．”
Many people are like garbage（rubbish） trucks．They run around full of garbage, full of frus- tration, full of anger, and full of disappointment．As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it．And if you let them, they'll dump it on you．When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally．You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on* You'll be happy with what you did．
I started thinking, how often do I let Garb4ge Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said: "I'm not going to do anymore．"
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day．What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you'll be happier．Life's too short to wake up in the moming with regrets．So, Love the people who treat you right．Forget about the ones who don't．
1.What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?
A．The taxi almost hit another car．
B．The taxi driver WtLS injured．
C．The author scolded the driver of the other car．
D．The author leamed a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck．
2.How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car?
A．He yelled back at the driver．
B．He sent the driver to the hospital．
C．He was friendly towards the driver．
D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car．
3.What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?
A．Many people like to drive garbage trucks．
B．Many people dump garbage wherever they like．
C．Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy．
D．Many people tend to be very much depressed．
4.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks．
B．The author used to complain a lot．
C．The author used to have a lot of money．
D．The author used to be a good manager．
5.According to the passage, what should you do if people "dump garbage" on you?
A．Ignore them and go on with our own work．
B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again． ．
C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place．
D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hi Cindy,
Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys．You are in the process of 1from a little girl into a young woman and there are 2called hormones （荷尔蒙） that are changing not only your body but your 3．For example, you say you used to feel at ease _4_ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for 5．That was Cindy, the little girl．Cindy the 6woman doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them 7your interests are changing．That is what is making you feel strange and it is also 8to the other girls around you and also to the boys．Your life is 9a different stage but you should understand that this is （a） 10normal, and （b） something that will pass quickly．
I think you should again try to 11around boys．You can still talk with them about 12you like including sports, movies, web sites and celebrities（名人）．I 13that you not try to fight with them, however, because the 14are becoming much bigger and stronger．I think you will find that you will _15_ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the 16they used to be．I know you are not supposed to have a 17while you are still in school in China, but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly __18_ to some of them, don't be surprised． 19, this is all very normal．For now, you should _20_ your school work, though you will find that some boys are attracted to you．This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it．
Good luck,
Brad
1.A．stanning B．changing C．surviving D．ranging
2.A．cells B．nutritions C．chemicals D．objects
3.A．mind B．head C．life D．study
4.A．wilh B．for C．against D．without
5.A．praise B．honor C．good D．fun
6.A．brave B．unique C．smart D．young
7.A．benore B．because C．untiI D．when
8.A．referring B．appealing C．happening D．pointing
9.A．entering B．seiting C．reflecting D．representing
10.A．hardly B．possibly C．peroectly D．nearly
11.A．play B．relax C．date D．fool
12.A．someboody B．anybody C．something D．anything
13.A．recommend B．demand C．command D．determine
14.A．girls B．adults C．boys D．kids
15.A．hate B．enjoy C．avoid D．regret
16.A．model B．standard C．style D．way
17.A．boyfriend B．girlfriend C．degree D．job
18.A．opposed B．attracted C．exposed D．accustomed
19.A．Rather B．Besides C．Again D．Afterwards
20.A．depend on B．decide on C．agree on D．concentrate on
—Why didn't you remind him of the possible danger?
—But what ____ otherwise? He never listens to me．
A．could I do B．could I have done C．should I do D．must I have done
—Your colleague's spoken English is beautiful, Lily．
—It's no wonder．She ____ in the USA for a year as a visiting professor．
A．worked B．has worked C．had worked D．has been working
