四、阅读理解(40分)

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FOCUS MEXIC

Category : Tours/ Guides              Ad Number:508

Date Posted: 27/05/2006               Price: $1297 for 7 days

Expires On: 03/12/2007

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Focus on Mexico website provides FREE comprehensive information about living, retiring, working or investing in Lake Chapala, Mexico. Covering all topics; health care, cost of living, driving to Mexico, non – residency for Canadians, taxes, banking and investing, communications, real estate(renting or buying), immigration, Mexican legal system, safety, religion, the Lake, transportation, things to do, charities, clubs and organizations and more….

In addition, we offer 7- Day and 10- Day Focus on Mexico Programs where you can experience(test drive)Lake Chapala to see if it is for you.

Hear from Experts at live conferences, all the meals are covered at excellent restaurants, all the trips included, even some cocktail parties. Meet the locals and get the straight goods. There is no better way to get all the information and the experience and no better way to find out in Mexico is right for you. “Mexico is the next destination of the Baby Boomer generation. And ‘ Focus on Mexico’ is the best way to get there. Whether it’s real estate (buying or renting), immigration advice, health care, legal matters – or just about anything else, the friendly Focus on Mexico group can provide these services with expert advice and at a ridiculously low cost. Canadians and Americans couldn’t hope for better.” From Paul Jackson, Associate Editor, Calgary Sun.

Seller Information

Contact: Marie               Telephone: 376 – 766 – 3987

Dwyer – Bullock

APDO 1179

Chapala, Jalisco     E- mail: marie @ focusonmexico. com

45900

Mexico

Web Site：http：//focusonmexico.com

56.From Mexico Website, we can get information mainly about            .

A.retiring and inventing                          B.life and work

C.living and entertainment                       D.health and career

57.If you take the 7 – Day or 10 – Day Focus on Mexico Program, you can            .

A.have free meals at any excellent restaurant         B.get goods from the locals for free

C.have a better understanding of Mexico

D.receive letters about Mexico from Experts

58.The advertisement uses words from Paul Jackson to            .

A.help readers know the ad better            B.provide more information about the program

C.encourage readers to invest in Mexico   D.sell Focus on Mexico Program

59.In how many ways can you get further information directly from Marie?

A.One                 B.Two                  C.Three                 D.Four

B

Having one of those days – or weeks –when everything seems to annoy you ?Even if you do nothing about it . your had mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster-often within a day or two.

※Walk it off

Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who's in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or doing some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

※Tune it out

Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tension go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we've had.

※Give yourself a pep talk

Stop and listen to what's on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper---the pessimistic (悲观的 )messages you've been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers. ("I still don't have a job. "Vs "I have two interviews next week. ")

※Reduce your stress

Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing (想像), all of which sound complicated but aren't. One easy way to visualize: close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options (选择). By taking control over certain areas, you realize you' re not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life.

※Avoid things that won't improve your mood

TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate(刺激) your mind—something that TV show "Neighbors" won't do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta, produce a calming effects in people who have a desire for them.

60. We learn from the text that it might help us stop a bad mood to ______.

A. do nothing about it                       B.do some exercise with light music

C. take a long walk on the beach             D.talk it to neighbors

61. Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

A.It is not complicated to do so         B.It is an area to be easily controlled

C.It helps beat a bad mood             D.It brings us a new technique

62. TV may not improve your mood because             .

A.it sometimes shows what happens around you     B.it does not energize you

C.it reminds you of eating and drinking                  D.it produces a calming effect

63. Which would be the best title of this passage ?

A.Bad mood and our life                          B.How bad mood affects our character ?

C.Bad mood and stress                         D.How to beat a bad mood

C

A few years ago, a pilot had to have perfect eyesight and a college degree if he or she wanted to land a job with an American airline. But today, airlines have quitted those requirements because they can’t find enough qualified pilots.

Airlines must hire up to 62,000 new pilots in the next decades. But qualified pilots are few  in the United States. Every year there are more planes being flown. At the same time, 12 to 15 foreign countries are recruiting(招募) American pilots.

As a result, pilots are earning spectacular(惊人)salaries. The going rate for skilled pilots is well over $180,000 a year. Some pilots can earn about $320,000 plus free housing working for foreign airlines.

Because of the shortage, some people say unqualified pilots are being allowed to fly planes. They fear the number of crashes will increase. Each year, more and more pilots with less than 2,000 hours of experience are being hired. Airlines are also bringing on board many more pilots who are older than 50, although law requires pilots to retired at the age of 60.

Being an airline pilot is a difficult job that requires people to make life and death decisions under pressure. Some pilots crack(崩溃) under the pressure.

The military is also having a hard time keeping pilots. Air Force pilots have to spend at least six years in the Air Force. The Air Force invests(投资)millions of dollars to train each .

Experts say this problem is going to get a lot worse. Congress may organize a research group to study the country’s pilot needs. In the meantime, salaries of pilots: will continue to rise and the number of crashes may keep pace.

64.What can we learn from the passage ?

A.A shortage of pilots is caused by airlines and military

B.There have been more crashes because pilots have worse eyesight and higher salaries

C.A shortage of pilots may lead to more crashes

D.Airlines should hire more pilots even if they are unqualified

65.What does a pilot no longer need today ?

A.Perfect eyesight                        B.Military training

C.Two college degrees                          D.Flying experience

66.Air Force pilots have to stay in the Air Force for a certain period of time because the Air Force        .

A.is a good place to work in                B.Pays more than airlines

C.has a hard time keeping pilots                 D.spends a lot of money training them

67.Some people won’t be good pilots because       .

A.they can’t make right decisions quickly         B.they don’t earn spectacular salaries

C.they aren’t recruited by foreign countries

D.the number of crashes keeps pace with the pilot’s salaries

D

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants(被告). But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive leader, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus , an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly” qualifies required.

This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

68. The word “liability” most probably means            .

A. disadvantage      B. advantage           C. misfortune          D. trouble

69. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness       .

A. makes women look more honest and capable

B. strengthens the feminine qualities required

C. is of great importance to women

D. often enables women to succeed quickly

70. Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness           .

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. affects men and women alike

D. has as little effect on men as on women

71. It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often      .

A. practical              B. supportive          C. old – fashioned    D. one - sided

72. The author writes this passage to            .

A. give advice to job – seekers who are attractive

B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

E

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a ‘territory’ is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs. You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

73. Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually________.

A. an expression of happiness                B. a way of warning

C. an expression of anger                D. a way of greeting

74. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to invite more friends.

B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

C. Because they want to find outsiders around.

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

75. How does the writer explain bird’s singing?

A. By comparing birds with human beings.     B. By reporting experiment results.

C. By describing birds’ daily life.                     D. By telling a bird’s story.

五、对话填空(10分)

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡中标有题号的横线上、写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

May: I am told that you’ve just been back form the USA. Will you tell me something about (76)h        the students spend their summer vacation?

Michael: OK, In the United States, summer is the (77)s      of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. Road trip vacations are (78)p     popular with college students, and (79)t       like to explore the country on wheels. The best part (80)a      car trips is that you can stop and explore if you get interested in (81)t      you see along the way . And you don’t have to plan in (82)a      . You can just get into a car and drive.

May: What about the expense ?

Michael: Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is (83)c     than flying.

May: But what can one do if he or she doesn’t have a car ?

Michael : Though many college students don’t (84)o     a car, most have access to one, I once used a (85)b      car traveling from New York to New Orleans.

六、书面表达(25分)

假如你们学校“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论，请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：

部分同学的饮食习惯	良好的饮食习惯	个人看法
不吃早餐   爱吃零食   偏食   饮食过量	饮食多样化   饮食定时定量	重要性：有助于身体健康

注意：

1、发言稿必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥;

2、发言稿开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数;

3、词数：100左右

4、参考词汇：偏食be particular about food   零食 snack

Dear friends ,

As we all know , we are what we eat Therefore , it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits.