C

Several hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang, a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.

Yang's story has captured media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates, who are seeking jobs and eking out meager livings in the country's wealthiest cities. They have diplomas rather than professional skills and scramble to metropolises in hopes of better lives only to find low-paying jobs and miserable living conditions.

They are China's "ant tribe"(蚁族), a term coined by sociologist Lian Si in his 2009 book, Ant Tribe, “Ther’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hardworking, yet anonymous and underpaid.” The term, sociologists have said, also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the concrete jungle - only the strongest survive.

A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant Treibe II, found nearly 30 percent of “ants” are graduates of famous universities-almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of “ants” have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.

An “ant's” average monthly salary is 1,904 yuan ($286), with about 64 percent of them earning fewer than 2,000 yuan a month.

Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent, released by the Social Sciences Academic Press in June, found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.

“Most ants' are from rural(农村)families or small towns, and their experiences in ordinary universities didn't arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities' employment markets,” professor at Renmin University of China Zhang Ming said.

The “ant tribe’s” embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduated form big cities. Zhang believed.

However, “ants’ expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them in positive mindsets despite their situations.

36.Yang’s story is introduced in other to ________.

A.analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobs  B.lead to the topic of the article-“ant tribe”

C.tell readers a story about those big cities     D.show a clever way of dealing with pressure

37.The “ants” fait to find high-paying jobs mainly because ________.

A.they have no diplomas from good universities

B.their majors do not meet the needs of society

C.those from rural areas are not treated equally

D.they do not have necessary professional skills

38.“Ant tribe” members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.

A.they live in narrow and small places in groups

B.they work hard but earn little for survival

C.they are in a world judged by the jungle law

D.they are pleased with being nameless and underpaid

39.Professor Zhang thought “ants” problems could be solved by ________.

A.creating more jobs for graduates in big cities

B.developing smaller cities to attract graduates

C.sending graduates to rural areas and small towns

D.training graduates to improve their ability

40.By writing this article, the author mainly intends to show________.

A.despite better education, “ants” are still struggling

B.despite difficulties, “ants” have promising future

C.better education, better job opportunities

D.Ant Tribe is a good book to help understand today’s China

D

As the nights get longer, those who suffer from the winter blues will be planning ways to escape to the sunshine.

But there may be a much simpler way of cheering yourself up... simply shining a bright light into your ear canal.

Up to one in four Britons suffer from seasonal affective disorder, with seven percent of the population having full-blown SAD.

It is caused by the brain not receiving enough daylight which is needed to trigger serotonin(血清素), a hormone that regulates mood. Symptoms range from mild lethargy(嗜睡) to depression and insomnia(失眠), but a cure might be in sight.

Two clinical trials, run by Valkee - who make a device that can shine light into your ear - and the University of Oulu in Finland, have found that carefully targeted light can help prevent the condition.

Juuso Nissilä, Valkee's co-founder and chief scientist said: 'We presented earlier that the human brain is sensitive to light.

'These two clinical trials show that channeling bright light via ear canal into brain's photosensitive areas effectively prevents and treats seasonal affective disorder.'

The University of Oulu reported that in their first study, 92 percent of the patients with seasonal affective disorder achieved full remission after a month of daily eight-to-12 minute doses of light from the Valkee.

The results were presented at the International Forum for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Budapest.

Valkee launched its bright-light headset in August 2010. It is classed as a medical device under EU regulations.

The device channels bright light direct to the brain via the ear canal to prevent and cure depression, mood swings and even circadian-rhythm disorders such as jetlag.

It costs £185 and looks like an iPod - only the earphones emit light rather than sound.

Anyone wanting to copy the effects with a torch is likely to be disappointed, they emit the wrong kind of light that is apparently too yellow.

41. According to the census, ________ of the Britons suffer from seasonal affective disorder

A. 7%.             B. 25%.          C. 92%.          D. 20%.

42. Why can the headset run by Valkee stop and treat the winter blues affectively? Because _______.

A. the bright light through ear canal can get into brain's photosensitive areas

B. the headsets are very colorful, which can make sufferers excited

C. the earphones can broadcast music

D. the sufferers can chat with others by using the headset

43. What does the research tell us about the seasonal affective disorder?

A. It’s impossible to cure the seasonal affective disorder.

B. The treatment of the disease still has a long way to go.

C. Years of research has produced no reportable results.

D. It’s possible to cure the seasonal affective disorder.

44. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The new medical device looks like an iPod.

B. The bright-light headset was launched in 2010.

C. It is Valkee that make the new medical device.

D. The torch will not be used for making the bright-light headset.