Human Capital - How what you know shapes your life
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 20 Feb 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264029088 Price: €15 ￡19 1$10
This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives．
Economic Policy Reforms -- Going/or Growth, 2007 Edition
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 15 Feb 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264030473 Price: €60| ￡75 |$41
Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth 2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth．
Climate Change in the European Alps -- Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 22 Jan 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264031685 Price: €24 ￡32$ 17
The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany．
OECD in Figures 2006--2007--Statistics on the Member Countries -- OECD Observer
-- Volume 2006 Supplement 1
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 05 Jan 2007
Language: English ISBN: 9789264022638 Price．; €15 |￡20 |$10
A handy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range of OECD
work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technolog y, public finances, agriculture, trade, and development aid．
OECD Economic Outlook -- December No, 80 -- Volume 2006 Issue 2
Version: Print （Paperback） Publication date: 26 Jan 2007
language-English ISBN: 9789264030954 Price: €80 | ￡97|$55
OECD's twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members．This edition also looks at the rise in household debt．
1.Which of the following books was published most lately?
A．OECD in Figures 2006-2007．
B．OECD Economic Outlook．
C．Human Capital．
D．Climate Change in the European Alps．
2.We can learn from the passage that Alps is _______ ．
A．an Austrian interesting place most attractive in summer seasons
B．an European mountain belonging to three countries
C．a stadium for skiing lovers from five European countries
D．an European mountain famous for its winter skiing
3.From the book with ISBN ____ you can get a wider range of information about OEC D．
A．9789264029088 B．9789264022638
C．9789264030954 D．9789264030473
4.You should afford _______ Euro dollars for a book to know about the recent progress in economic policies in the OECD countries．
A．60 B．15 C．55 D．80
5.All the five books are ______．
A．written in English
B．concerned about OECD countries
C．involved with education and economy
D．published by the same print
Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young．She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star．“I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says．“I used to wear them to watch TV．”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt．The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”．It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights．Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest．But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must．
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street．Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s．As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies．In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwoo d in The Blue Brothers．Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun．Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black．
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement．The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation．UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully．But you don’t have to give up style for safety．The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge．So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach．
1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A．The use of sunglasses． B．The history of sunglasses．
C．The sunglasses wearing． D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses．
2.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A．She was a movie star．
B．She wanted to follow a movie star．
C．Wearing sunglasses was good for her eyes．
D．It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV．
3.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______．
A．they wore sunglasses B．they went out in the sun too much
C．the lights on movie sets were too bright D．their scripts were written in very small writing
4.We may know from this passage that ______．
A．Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star
B．Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker
C．Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986
D．Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses
5.Now people wear sunglasses ______．
A．just to protect their eyes B．for fashion and to protect their eyes
C．because of bright lights D．because movie stars wear them
阅读下面短文 ，掌握其大意 ，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中 ，选出最佳选项。
Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago． 41 did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them 42 ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see．” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He 47 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but I just don’t see 49 ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 52 ．
Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
1.A．desk B．wall C．chalkboard D．door
2.A．duty B．desk C．mind D．level
3.A．words B．grammars C．pronunciations D．sentences
4.A．started B．ended C．warned D．reminded
5.A．greatness B．wealth C．honor D．failure
6.A．Seldom B．Little C．Hardly D．Totally
7.A．nervously B．eagerly C．seriously D．simply
8.A．keep B．have C．set D．achieve
9.A．prepared B．forced C．attracted D．tempted
10.A．proper B．exact C．legal D．true
11.A．difficult B．significant C．pleasant D．interesting
12.A．boasted B．behaved C．felt D looked
13.A．wish B．expect C．hope D．imagine
14.A．what B．when C．why D．how
15.A．survive B．happen C．gain D．win
16.A．adventurous B．active C．ready D．intelligent
17.A．concern B．arrange C．adore D．desire
18.A．prepare B．enjoy C．imagine D．conduct
19.A．history B．nature C．life D．marriage
20.A．suffer B．experience C．struggle D．work
If people eat natural poisons by mistake, they _____ go to hospital without delay．
A．would B．can C．may D．must
Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a ________ as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do．
A．fantasy B．dilemma C．contradiction D．conflict
We had to walk home that night, tired , on account of , to our disappointment, __________．
A．there not being buses B．there not having buses
C．there were no buses D．there had no buses
