New US Plan for Disease prevention
1．Which of the following is NOT true of chronic diseases in the
US？
A They account for 70% of all deaths.
B They are responsible for most of the health care costs.
C They often result in unhealthy lifestyles.
D They are largely preventable.


2. The author mentions all the following as ways
of disease prevention EXCEPT
A better
diet.
B increased exercise.
C reduction on
smoking.
D higher survival rate for cancer.


3. The article indicates that more money spent on
disease prevention will mean
A greater responsibility of the
government.
B much less money needed for disease treatment.
C higher costs of health
care.
D more lifestyle choices for people.

4. The＄15 million program is aimed at
A promoting disease
prevention
B building more sidewalks.
C helping needy
communities.
D wiping out chronic diseases.

5. Early cancer screening can help reduce
signficantly
A the death rates for all chronic
diseases.
B the kinds of cancer attacking people.
C the cancer incidentce
rate.
D cancer death rate.

Pool Watch
1. AI means the same as
A. an
image.

B. an idea.
C. anyone
in the water.

D. artificial intelligence.
2. What is required of AI software to save a
life?
A. It
must be able to swim.

B. It
must keep walking round the pool.
C. It can
distinguish between a swimmer and a shadow.


D. It can
save a life within a few months.
3. How does Poseidon save a life?
A. He
plunges into the pool.

B. It alerts the lifeguard.
C. He
cries for help.

D. It rushes to the pool.
4. Which of the following statements about
Trevor baylis is NOT true?

A. He runs.

B. He invented the clockwork radio.

C. He was
once an entertainer.

D. He runs a company.
5. The word "considered" in paragraph 5 could
be best replaced by

A.
"thought".
B.
"rated".


C.
"regarded".
D. "believed".

Eat to Live
1. According to the passage, which of the
following is NOT true?
A. Eating
less than usual might make us live longer.
B. If we
go on a diet when old, we may keep healthy.
C.
Dieting might not be needed.
D. We
have to begin dieting from childhood.
2. Why does the author mention an elderly
mouse in paragraph 2?
A. To
describe the influence of old age on mice.
B. To
illustrate the effect of meager food on mice.
C. To
tell us how mice's liver genes behave.
D. To
inform us of the process of metabolizing drugs.
3. What can be inferred about completely
normally fed mice mentioned in the passage?
A. They
will not experience free radical production.
B. They
will experience more genetic rejuvenation in their lifetime.
C. They
have more old liver genes to behave like young genes.
D. They
are more likely to suffer from inflammation.
4. According to the author, which of the
following most interested the researchers?
A. The
mice that started dieting in old age.
B. 27 of
those 46 old genes that continued to behave like young genes.
C.
Calorie restriction that works in people.
D.
Dieting that makes sure a drug is effective.
5. According to the last two paragraphs,
Spindler believes that
A.
calorie restriction is very important to young people
B. seeing
the effect of a diet, people will eat less than normal.
C.
dieting is not a go0d method to give us health and a long life.
D. drugs
do not have the effects of calorie restriction.

The Cherokee Nation
1.
The Cherokee Nation used to live


A. on the American continent.


B. in the southeastern part of the US.


C. beyond the Mississippi River.



D. in the western territory.
2.
One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the
white man is the way of


A. writing down the spoken language.


B. making word pictures.


C. teaching his people reading.


D. printing their own newspaper.
3.
A law was passed in 1830 to


A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.



B. send the army to help the Cherokees.


C. force the Cherokees to move westward.



D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.
4.
When the Cherokees began to leave their
lands.


A. they went in carts.


B. they went on horseback.


C. they marched on foot.


D. all of the above.
5.
Many Cherokees died on their way to their new
home mainly because


A. they were not willing to go there.



B. the government did not provide transportation.


C. they did not have enough food and clothes.



D. the journey was long and boring.

Immigration and Problems
1. Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the
US in early 2006, demanding that they should be
treated
as


A.
animals.

B.citizens.


C.
civilians:

D. criminals.
2. Some Canadian officials want to keep the
door open because
A.
Canada is in desperate need of talented
people.


B. Canada can feed a much larger population.
C.Canada
is suffering from labor
shortage.



D. Canada is a multicultural country.
3. What has the Spanish Government decided to
do?
A. Help
immigrants find proper
jobs.



B. Let immigrants freely enter the country.
C.
Integrate immigrants into the Spanish
culture.


D. Take tough measures against illegal immigration.
4. After France's new immigration and
integration law takes effect, it will


A. lure overseas students back
home.




B. undermine the unity of the country.
C. drain
developing countries of
talent.


D. induce resentment among the French workers.
5. The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1
could be best replaced by
A.
capturing.
B. encircling.
C.
separating.
D. frightening.

A Ride in a Cable-car
1.
The cable-car in Singapore


A. takes visitors up to a mountain restaurant.

B. takes skiers to the top of a ski-run.


C. takes visitors to Sentosa.


D. takes visitors to a high mountain.


2. Which of the following about the cable-cars is
true?



A. The cars move along the steel
cable.


B. The cars are operated by a driver.


C. The cars are controlled by the passengers.


D. The cars move on wheels.


3. Passengers can get a breath-taking view when
riding in a cable-car because


A. The car is painted in eye-catching colours.


B. The car is suspended so high in the sky.


C. Each car can seat up to six persons.


D. Both the sky and the sea look beautifully blue.


4. The short trip does not bother passengers who
want a good view because



A. the cars move slowly.


B. the cars
move quickly.


C. the cars are suspended very high.


D. the cars
have glass windows.

5. The last sentence of the
passage. "The return journey is no less exciting than the outward
trip." means


A. "The return trip is less boring than the outward one."


B. "The return trip is more enjoyable than the outward one."


C. "The return trip is as thrilling as the outward one."


D. "Both the outward and the return trips are uninteresting."

Who Wants to Live Forever?

1.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that
living longer might enable an individual to do?
A. Spending more time with his
family.
B. Having more
education.
C. Realizing more
dreams.
D. Working longer.

2.
Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A. Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B.More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C. Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain
their marital ties.
D. If people live longer~ they would stay in marriage
longer.

3.
All of the following are possible effects living
longer might have on working life EXCEPT
A. Communication between employers and employees would be more
difficult.
B. More money would be used by employees in payment of their
employees.
C. The job market Would be more competitive.
D. It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to
top positions.

4.
An important feature of a society in which people
live a long life is that
A. it places more emphasis on educating the
young.
B. it is both wise and energetic.
C. it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is
new
D. it welcomes changes.

5.
Which of the following best describes Callahan's attitude to
anti-ageing technology ?
A.
Optimistic.

B. Pessimistic.
C.
Reserved.

D. Negative.

Career With a
Uniform
1. According to the passage, all of the
following reasons make many college grads choose to join the
army EXCEPT:
A. The
Story of Xu Sanduo causes young people to dream to put on a
uniform.
B.The
grads are facing a grim employment situation.
C. The
pay from the PLA is relatively higher than the grads can earn in
other jobs.
D. The
PLA offers a series of preferential treatments for college grads
who join the army.
2. It can be inferred that about
students
graduating consider join the army.
A.
120,000
B.
6,000,000
C.
39,000

D.2,000,000
3. Besides the backdrop of bad employment news
and a cooling economy, which of the
following
causes the PLA to raise this year's recruitment quota?
A. The TV
drama Soldiers' Sortie is high in the ratings.
B. The
PLA wants to attract high-quality personnel to meet the need of
hi-tech sector in the nation's defense.
C. The
PLA is increasing the size of the army.
D. Some
students who have already volunteered to sign up may change their
minds.
4.. Why does the author think that the grads are given an extra
chance in starting a career?
A. The
one-time recruitment payment offered by the PLA may ease the grads'
economic


burden.
B. The
grads who join the army have more chances to further their study
after completing


their
service.
C. Grads
who have already volunteered to sign up can give up before the
deadline for


enlistment if they can find another job that is
more suitable.
D. No
restrictions are made on things like going abroad after the service
period.
5. The word confidential in the last
paragraph could best be replaced by


A.
concise
B. professional