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Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and become stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and becomes a very successful ballet dancer.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______

    1. A.
      of men
    2. B.
      of children
    3. C.
      of women
    4. D.
      of students
  2. 2.

    Why is Billy laughed at by other children?

    1. A.
      He always loses in boxing matches.
    2. B.
      He isn’t strong.
    3. C.
      He looks like a girl.
    4. D.
      He loves ballet.
  3. 3.

    What do we know about Billy?

    1. A.
      His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing.
    2. B.
      He does well in ballet dancing and boxing.
    3. C.
      He does what his father wants him to do.
    4. D.
      He has never taken up any men’s sports.
  4. 4.

    From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.

    1. A.
      children should accept their parents’ opinions
    2. B.
      we should try to fight against traditional opinions
    3. C.
      men and women play different sports
    4. D.
      parents should let their children do what they are interested in

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More than a hundred adults and kids gather for the Star Party on a cold evening, chattering excitedly as they stand in the dark on a Virginia hillside. The odd thing is, no one has turned on a flashlight, and no streetlights or house lights wink(閃爍) on around them.
These people have traveled to the countryside more than an hour from Washington, D. C., to get away from the glow of city lights.  That's because they are attending a star party. Star parties are gatherings where professional and amateur astronomers set up their telescopes and invite people to come learn about the night sky. Getting away from light pollution, or artificial skylight from buildings for example,  helps stargazers (看星星的人) see objects in the sky much better.
At this star party, Sean O'Brien of the National Air and Space Museum’s Einstein Planetarium starts off by asking the crowd to simply look up and take in all they can see. He points out plenty of things that can be seen without special equipment. Stars, satellites, and even the Andromeda galaxy(仙女座) can be found if you know where to look.
After that, several dozen astronomers offer close-up views. Each has focused their telescope on a different part of the sky. As kids take a look, the owner gives a mini-lesson.
O’Brien says you can have your own star party at home and learn a lot just by paying attention to what's happening up above. "Watch the sky as the seasons pass, and you will see that it changes," he says. "Or start with the moon. Notice when and where you are seeing it—maybe even in the early morning while you wait for the school bus. "

  1. 1.

    What was it special about the Star Party ?

    1. A.
      It was organized by the local authority.
    2. B.
      It was carried out without any lights.
    3. C.
      It was so cold that people chatted to cheer up.
    4. D.
      It was held in the town center of Virginia
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, who were involved in the activity ?
    a. some invited guests
    b. some government officials
    c. some experts in astronomy
    d. those who were interested in astronomy
    e. students who were major in agriculture

    1. A.
      a, c, d
    2. B.
      a, d, e
    3. C.
      b, d, e
    4. D.
      c, d, e
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we can infer that if you want to see the objects in the sky            .

    1. A.
      you'd better escape from pollution and sunlight
    2. B.
      you'd better follow Sean O'Brien's guidance
    3. C.
      you'd better buy some advanced equipment
    4. D.
      you'd better make use of your imagination
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can be best describe what O'Brien says about discovering the stars'?

    1. A.
      Roman is not built in a day.
    2. B.
      No pains, no gains.
    3. C.
      All roads lead to Roman.
    4. D.
      Time and tide wait for no man.

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Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need.It has been demonstrated（證明）that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles.When a fragrant（香的）flavor（作料）was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water.In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.
In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助） feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them.They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in.We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.
So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them.Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”,  which humans soon lose.Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could.Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits.Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs.So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.

  1. 1.

    In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats’ drinking water to _____________ .

    1. A.
      encourage rats to drink vitamins-enriched water
    2. B.
      find out rats’ preference in flavor
    3. C.
      test whether rats know which drink is good for them
    4. D.
      demonstrate the vitamins are tasteless
  2. 2.

    According to the passage ,adults eating habits differ from those of babies because_________.

    1. A.
      adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health
    2. B.
      adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods
    3. C.
      adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs
    4. D.
      adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns
  3. 3.

    The author implied in the passage that most of us_________.

    1. A.
      eat a balanced diet
    2. B.
      choose the food that is of nutrition
    3. C.
      have the habits influenced by the surroundings
    4. D.
      like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor.
  4. 4.

    As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that_________.

    1. A.
      both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet
    2. B.
      both prefer flavored food and drink
    3. C.
      both have the same eating patterns
    4. D.
      both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors

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A team of US psychologists have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.
"Socializing is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory and intellectual performance," Oscar Ybarra, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.
In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people, aged 24 to 96.
They found that the higher their level of social interaction (交流), the better their cognitive (認知的) functioning.  Social interaction includes getting together or having phone chats with relatives, freinds and neighbors.
In another experiment, the researchers conducted lab tests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, to evaluate how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.
The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for 10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectual activities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group (對照組) watched a 10-minute clip (電源片段) of the Seinfeld television show.
"We found that short-term social interaction lasting for just 10 minutes improved participants’ intellectual performance as much as engaging in so-called ’intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time," Ybarra said.
The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word "boosting" in the second paragraph can be replaced by ______.

    1. A.
      improving
    2. B.
      decreasing
    3. C.
      preventing
    4. D.
      training
  2. 2.

    Which is not included in social interaction?

    1. A.
      Having a talk with a neighbor.
    2. B.
      Attending a birthday party.
    3. C.
      Watching TV at home alone.
    4. D.
      Calling your classmates
  3. 3.

    What’s the purpose of the experiment on 76 college students?

    1. A.
      To judge the effect of social interaction on memory and intelligence.
    2. B.
      To find out what is real social interaction.
    3. C.
      To learn how much time is needed for social interaction.
    4. D.
      To show the function of people’s cognition.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following questions may be asked in the social interaction group in the experiment?

    1. A.
      What does the author want to show us?
    2. B.
      Do you like living in a big city or a small one?
    3. C.
      Which word can be used to fill in the blank?
    4. D.
      What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
  5. 5.

    What’s the main idea of the passage?

    1. A.
      Intellectual exercises improve memory.
    2. B.
      Different people have different ways of communication
    3. C.
      Communicating with others keeps you healthy.
    4. D.
      Social interaction makes you smart

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We had known for along time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at special time. The question is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one experiment, flowers were kept in constant (持續(xù)的）darkness. We might expect that the flowers ,without any information about the time of the day, did not open as they usually do. In fact, they continue to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some special ways of knowing the time. Their sense(感覺) time does not depend on information from the outside world. It is inside them: a kind of "inner (內部的）clock". This discovery may not seem to be very important. However, it is later found that not just plants but animals have this "inner clock" which control（控制）the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Human beings, then, are also influenced by it. Whether we wish or not, itaffectssuch things in our life as our need for sleep or need for food.

  1. 1.

    Before the experiment arrived at a conclusion, people had thought that the flowers would____.

    1. A.
      never open in constant darkness
    2. B.
      change their usual time to open
    3. C.
      open ahead of the time as they usually did
    4. D.
      continue to open at usual time
  2. 2.

    The sense of time that flowers have is connected with_____________.

    1. A.
      its age and size
    2. B.
      light and temperature
    3. C.
      a kind of strange power(力量）inside them
    4. D.
      some unknown information from the outside world
  3. 3.

    What will happen if we make good use of the "inner clock"

    1. A.
      We'll need less sleep or food.
    2. B.
      We'll be able to sleep as long as we wish to.
    3. C.
      We'll be able to change our work time when necessary.
    4. D.
      We'll have more energy to do our work better.
  4. 4.

    What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word" affects"

    1. A.
      產生
    2. B.
      影響
    3. C.
      給予
    4. D.
      依賴

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