All bookings made before 12 September will receive free travel insurance for
the entire family! ** Insurance is issued by Live Life Insurance Group.
10% OFF ALL BOOKINGS
for departures from 5 to 11 September
* Child must be accompanied by two paying adults.
** Terms and conditions apply.
1.One of the benefits mentioned in, the advertisement is .
A. a free flight to any destination in the world
B. 30% off any book purchased at Ruby Bookstore
C. a discount on any course at Tanya Language School
D. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airport
2.Which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?
A．
Booking date | Departure date |
September 13 | September 18 |
B．
Booking date | Departure date |
August 15 | September 4 |
C.
Booking date | Departure date |
September 2 | September 12 |
D.
Booking date | Departure date |
August 16 | September 8 |
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement?
A. Club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.
B. You need to pay $50 to sign up a child under the age of 12 for the club.
C. The advertisement is intended for students of all ages.
D. Any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.
4.Where is the passage probably taken from _____________?
A. A magazine. B.A newspaper.
C. A report. D. A website.
Change is everything in the case of mobile phones. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.
First, let’s talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it.
This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”,but “text me around 8 and we’ll see where we all are.”
Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS (Short Message Service) Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”－those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.
They found that the mobile phone’s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.
Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.
Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people’s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn’t worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.
1.The “meeting” influence of a mobile phone refers to the fact that ________.
A. people are able to meet someone at any place and any time
B. people have to make a firm plan about when and where to meet
C. people can arrange their meeting place and time more flexibly
D. people have to attend more phone meetings than ever before
2.According to the two British researchers, the Social and Psychological Effects are most likely to be seen on ________.
A. talkers B. Texters
C. the “spacemaker” D. the “speakeasy”
3.We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are _________.
A. shocking to others
B. well written
C. unacceptable by others
D. showing or making a new personality known
4.According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?
A. talkers B. the “speakeasy”
C. the “spacemaker” D. texters
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. The Influence of Short Message Service
B. Body Language and the Mobile Phone
C. Changes in the Use of the Mobile
D. Changes Caused by Mobile Phone Use
To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!
In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country．The fighter the young man down the hill where he was to be .
But a（n） thing happened. The young man, who had military training, was able to disarm the fighter. Now, the table was and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill.
As they walked, , the young man began to reflect on what was happening. Recalling the of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who you." He found he could go no farther.
He the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was to go and turned back the hill.
Minutes later, he heard footsteps33 behind him as he walked．"Is this the end after all?" he . Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off. But he continued on, ________ glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out for sparing his life.
Mercy often wears the face of . And though it usually isn't an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have ________ for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have ________ for our forgiveness. You know who they are.
As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The ________ can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. " Be strong. Forgive.
1.A．shot B．murdered C．killed D．caught
2.A．demanded B．reminded C．ordered D．required
3.A．beaten B．shot C．accepted D．driven
4.A．amazing B．frightening C．inspiring D．confusing
5.A．watched B．received C．accepted D．suggested
6.A．turned B．covered C．moved D．repaired
7.A．thus B．indeed C. therefore D．however
8.A．expressions B．plans C．words D．signals
9.A．forgive B．hate C．instruct D．help
10.A．packed B．dragged C．forced D．threw
11.A．free B．slow C．nervous D．eager
12.A．for B．into C．up D．down
13.A．showing B．waving C．running D．jumping
14.A．shouted B．counted C．wondered D．argued
15.A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
16.A．marks B．favors C．thanks D．reasons
17.A．awareness B．kindness C．safeness D．forgiveness
18.A．opportunities B．explanations C．hopes D．lessons
19.A．need B．responsibility C．patience D．energy
20.A．lonely B．weak C．healthy D．calm
----- I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.
------ ________. I wish I could get away for a while.
A. It doesn't matter B. Forget it
C. I really envy you D. I can't agree more
It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.
A. picked up B. looked up
C. put up D. made up
According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ___ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline
