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[单选题]Passage One
Alexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German．
Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)
Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels，thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament．
“She was given a special permit to get intothe building，wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4．andsat in a booth listening and interpreting，”saidher mother，Isabelle．“The other
interpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical．”
Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while herfather，Richard，is English．She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness．By the age of four，she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文)．When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese．The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge．
Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award．She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr．Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest．
Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament．“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter，she said
The tone of the passage can be bestdescribed as
A.Critical
B.admiring
C.Understanding
D.doubtful
[单选题]Passage One
Table top magic requires no secret formula．Even the simplest meal will be received with enthusiasm if the table accessories are creative and colorful．No matter what type of dinnerware you own，you can enhance its beauty with a variety of attractive table linens．
When selecting a supply of tablecloths，place mats and napkins，choose easy—care or permanent—press fabrics because these fabrics will reduce your workload when washday rolls around．Another consideration is the suitability of your linens for your dining style or the types of entertaining you do．The shape of your table will also dictate the kind of tablecloth you purchase．Circular or rounded tables look best covered with round or oval tablecloths．Square—cornered tables require squares or rectangles．
Finally，your table linens should?complement?your dinnerware．An elegant table setting requires an elegant tablecloth．A setting of stoneware looks best with heavy of colorful fabrics．
But sure to take all the necessary measurements before you start shopping for fabric of your choice．It could be embarrassing if your tablecloths are not long enough to cover the tables．It is equally distressing if your tablecloth is so long that your guests have to watch where they walk．
From this passage，we can conclude that table top______．
A.is important for meal service
B.is a magic
C.should be colorful
D.should be made only by certain material
[不定项选择题]Passage one
“Troublemaker”was what was given to my friend Peter by his teachers．They also said that he had no future and no hope! But now I suggest that anyone who said that should say“sorry”to him．
Peter finished Grade Nine，and then he went to study at a technical college．He became a leader of a group of bad boys．After graduation he had nothing to d0，so he just hung around by the market with his friends．
It looked like nothing could change his life．It was not until the day that his father died．He left the boys and went to help his mother who sold food by the roadside．
He really pitied his mum and wanted to do something to support her．He loved reading cartoon(漫画)books and had been collecting them for years，so he decided that he should sell them．Soon he realized that his books were very popular．
So he made up his mind to set up his own business．He went around buying cartoon books from other people．He bought them for 25％and then sold them for half price．
These days，he doesn't have to go around looking for cartoon books because there are always people coming to his shop to sell their old ones．He now has a monthly income of about 55，000 baht(泰铢)．
He was a“troublemaker”to his teachers but he is a hero to me．If you are judged by your teachers as a“bad student”.I suggest you ignore what they say．Just do your best in everything．Don’t give up so easily， Believe me ，one day you could be successful, too.
The word ignore in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to.
A.take no interest in
B.pay no attention to
C.believe in
D.stick to
[单选题]Passage?One
The small number of newborn babies,which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women,is one of the most serious problems inAsia.When people talk about it,you can hear a word invented inJapan,"DINKS",which means Double Income No Kids.
In many majorAsian cities like Seoul,Singapore,and Tokyo,the cost of a house is extremelyhigh.A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about$300,000（though prices have fallen）.For a flat with one bedroom,onedining-room,a kitchen,and a bathroom,the couple will pay about$900 amonth.What′s more,if they want to have a child,the child′s education is veryexpensive.For example,most kindergarten charges are at least$5,000 a year.In such a situation,it′s difficult to afford children.
The number ofmarried women who want to continue working increases rapidly because they enjoytheir jobs.However,if they want to have children,they immediately haveserious problems.Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for ashort time to have a baby,they expect women with babies to give up their jobs.In short,if they want to bring up children properly,both parents have towork,but it is hard for mothers to work.Indeed,women who want to continueworking have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.
In a word,Asiangovernments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon aspossible.
The writer seems to believe that Asiangovernments should__
A.let women stay at home and have a baby
B.allow only one of the parents to go outto work
C.care for the growing needs of women forjobs
D.punish the companies that permit womento leave
[单选题]请阅读Passage l。完成第21—25小题。
Passage 1
It's one of our common beliefs that mice are afraid of cats. Scientists have long known that even if a mouse has never seen a cat before, it is still able to detect chemical signals released from it and run away in fear. This has always been thought to be something that is hard-wired into a mouse s brain.
But now Wendy Ingram, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has challenged this common sense. She has found a way to"cure" mice of their inborn fear of cats by infecting them with a parasite, reported the science journal Nature.
The parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, might sound unfamiliar to you, but the shocking fact is that up to one-third of people around the world are infected by it. This parasite can cause different diseases among humans, especially pregnant women--it is linked to blindness and the death of unborn babies.
However, the parasite's effects on mice are unique. Ingram and her team measured how mice reacted to a cat's urine(尿) before and after it was infected by the parasite. They noted that normal mice stayed far away from the urine while mice that were infected with the parasite walked freely around the test area.
But that's not all. The parasite was found to be more powerful than originally thought—even after researchers cured the mice of the infection. They no longer reacted with fear to a cat's smell,which could indicate that the infection has caused a permanent change in mice's brains.
Why does a parasite change a mouse's brain instead of making it sick like it does to humans?
The answer lies in evolution.
"It's exciting scary to know how a parasite can manipulate a mouse's brain this way," Ingram said. But she also finds it inspiring."Typically if you have a bacterial infection, you go to a doctor and take antibiotics and the infection is cleared and you expect all the symptoms to also go away."
She said, but this study has proven that wrong."This may have huge implications for infectious disease medicine."
The author's attitude towards the experiment is__________.
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A.positive
B.subjective
C.negative
D.objective
