[单项选择]Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Researchers have recently found a connection between diseases and stressful situations. To test this theory, psychologists are trying to find a link between the brain and the immune system.
Our bodies are likely to get various diseases and it depends on how well our immune system works. Biologists used to think that the immune system was a separate, independent part of our bodies. Recently, however, they have found that our brain can affect our immune system. This discovery indicates that there may be a connection between emotional factors, such as stress or depression, and illness.
Although many doctors in the past suspected a connection between emotional factor and disease, they had no proof. Scientists have only recently discovered how the brain and the immune system function. Before this, no one could see a link between them. As a result, medical science never seriously considered the idea tha
A. used to be unconnected with the brain
B. causes a lot of stress to people
C. can be affected by emotional factors
D. functions independently

[单项选择]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


Why did Oolak take a gun when he went off alone
A. He was afraid of wild animals.
B. He decided to look for Bob.
C. He went out hunting.
D. He went for an outing.

[单项选择] Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.
Which kind of information is NOT mentioned as might be stored on the Internet
A. Weather reports.
B. Public records.
C. Video clips.
D. Stock listings.

[单项选择]Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But (47) way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use an evaporative cooler. This is easy to make and does not even use (48) .
A. Cold (54) in a freezer, however, can keep foods in good condition fox months after the (55) season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage is at (56) time while still in the field. Use a sharp knife to avoid damage.

• stayI) covered
• B) storageJ) under
• C) harvest
  B. K) water
• other
  C. L) cold
• growing
  D. M) air
• another
  E. N) preparation
• ice
  F. O) take
• cool

[单项选择] Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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The Americans go to the cinema mainly to ______.
A. enjoy a good story
B. see their favorite actors or actresses
C. temporarily escape from their everyday life
D. share with their family a common experience

[单项选择]Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. Millions of Americans are entering their 60s and are more concerned than ever about retirement. They know they need to save, but how much And what exactly are they saving for to spend more time ___36___ the grandkids, go traveling, or start another career It turns out that husbands and wives max have ___37___ different ideas about the subject. The deepest divide is in the way spouses envisage their lifestyle in their later years. Fidelity Investments Inc. found 41 percent of the 500 couples it surveyed ___38___ on whether both or at least one spouse will work in retirement. Wives are generally right regarding their husbands’ retirement age, but men ___39___ the age their wives will be when they stop working. And husbands are slightly more ___40___ about their standard of living than wives are. Busy juggling（穷于应对）careers and families, most couples don’t take time to sit down , ___ 41___ together, and think about

[单项选择]Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Many of us still tend to regard emotions as interfering with rational thought, and sometimes landing us in trouble. But in recent years psychologists have taken quite a different view. Keith Oatley, Professor of psychology at Glasgow University, is involved in the research which shows the fundamental importance of emotions. He believes we are very ambivalent about them: we think of our emotions as being irrational, but we also consider them as essential to being human.
For example, Mr. Spock, a character in the television series Startrek is super-intelligent, and he has no emotions at all! However, he is never made captain of the spaceship. Maybe, this is because Mr. Spock is not the kind of person you can identify with a person who shows his emotions. As Professor Oatley points out, our emotions have very important functions, for example, fear. If we cross the road and a car approaches, we usually fr
A. we must control our emotions in daily life
B. emotions play a more important part than we realize
C. positive emotions such as love and joy are good fur us
D. negative emotions such as hate and sadness prevent us from rational thinking

[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
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"One rotten apple spoils the barrel" means ______.
A. rotten apples can bring disorder to people’s health
B. it is hard to choose bad persons from good ones
C. one bad person in a group can influence others
D. Rotten apples should be quickly thrown away

[单项选择]Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
One of America’s greatest exports to the rest of the world has been entertainment. America, a nation of incredible energy and talent, has flooded the world markets with her films, theaters and songs. In America the two centers where this talent is most brilliantly and successfully essayed are Hollywood and Broadway.
Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles. Its name is synonymous with the motion-picture industry. Since the early 1900s, when movie makers found southern California an ideal blend of mild climate and varied geography, it has become the home for cinematic dreams. All the great names of cinema have passed through Hollywood on the road to international careers.
Today it still remains the place where dreams are said to come true and fantasies are carefully nurtured. Known as "The Movie Capital of the World", Hollywood is one of the few places where epic films can still be
A. location
B. talented citizens
C. mild climate and varied geography
D. wealth

[单项选择]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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When the chimpanzee managed to get the food, which step it didn’t take
A. Got a tall box.
B. Climbed up the rope.
C. Grasped the pole.
D. Knocked down the foo

[单项选择]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
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John Williams has lived in his present location
A. since he was born.
B. since he graduated from college.
C. since his wife died.
D. almost half his life.