Everything changed（）quickly that I almost had no time to think.

Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States， yet she had only just begun painting in her late seventies. As

she once said of herself： “I would never sit back in a rocking-chair， waiting for someone to help me.”

She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home and was in a service until

at twentyseven， she married Thomas Moses， the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives.

She had ten children， of whom five survived; her husband died in 1928.

Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby， but only

changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep

busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at an exhibition， and were soon noticed by a

businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were shown in the Museum

of Modern Art， and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930‘s and her death

she produced some 2，000 pictures： careful and lively pictures of the country life she had known， with a wonderful sense

of color and form.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？

A. Grandma Moses

B. The Children of Grandma Moses

C. Grandma Moses： Her Best Pictures

D. Grandma Moses and Her First Exhibition

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

If you take the following steps, you can make a satisfactory annual report. And your boss and other supporters will be impressed.

DEFINING YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. What difference did you make？ What has changed in your community or field because of your work over the past year？ Take all of your activities over the last 12 months and divide them into three to five major accomplishments.

LESS IS MOREA、BE SELECTIVE. If you include everything, the annual report becomes cluttered with information. You should think about what you want to focus on, and then select statistics to represent that and highlight key achievements with photos, or case studies, etc.

ADDING VISUALS AND CHARTSA、Visuals and charts can reduce the need for texts and details. And they will make the report more attractive. It’s great if you produce a full-color publication with lots of nice photography. Of course, it will depend on your resources.

A STRONG CALL TO ACTIONA、A strong call to action at the end of your report will impress the readers deeply. Make it clear what you’d like your readers to do once they’ve read it.

1. Do you have to gather all the information since you entered the company before writing the annual report？ {A、B、C}

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Not given.

2. Is it reasonable to include everything of the company in order to make the annual report informative？ {A、B、C}

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Not given.

3. What does the underlined phrase “Less is more” mean？ {A、B、C}

A. Using fewer words, making fewer parts, and so on, is simpler, and more efficient than the opposite.

B. The fewer, the better.

C. The more, the better.

4. Which is NOT TURE for the functions of the visuals and charts？ {A、B、C}

A. They can reduce the need for texts and details.

B. They can make the report more attractive.

C. They can make the report harder to be understood.

5. How many steps should you take to make your report impressive？ {A、B、C}

A. Five

B. Three

C. Four

as they did in 1914,Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle.And the result has been a general dislike of war,and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that have been shown on the screen.Television has also changed politics.The most distant areas can now follow state affairs,see and hear the politicians before an election.Better informed,people are more likely to vote,and so to make their opinion count.Unfortunately,television’s influence has been extremely harmful to the young.(76)Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to sell products that are sometimes bad or useless.They believe that the violence they see is normal and acceptable.All educators agree that the “television generations” are more violent than their parents and grandparents.Also,the young are less patient.(77)Used to TV shows,where everything is quick and interesting,they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking; to listen to a teacher who doesn’t do funny things like the people on children’s programs.And they expect all problems to be solved happily in ten,fifteen,or thirty minutes.That’s the time it takes on the screen.

1.In the past,many young people ______.

A.knew the effects of war

B.went in for politics

C.liked to save the wounded in wars

D.were willing to be soldiers

2.Now with TV people can _____.

A.discus politics at an information center

B.show more interest in politics

C.make their own decisions on political affairs

D.express their opinions freely

3.The author thinks that TV advertisements _____.

A.are not reliable on the whole

B.are useless to people

C.are a good guide to adults

D.are very harmful to the young

4.Which is NOT true according to the passage？_____

A.People have become used to crimes now

B.With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly

C.People now like to read books with picture

D.The adults are less violent than the young

5.From the passage,we can conclude that _____.

A.children should keep away from TV

B.TV programs should be improved

C.children’s books should have pictures

D.TV has a deep influence on the young

gerprinting: He identified the patterns of genetic(基因的) material that are unique to almost every individual. His discovery changed everything from the way we do criminal investigations to the way we decide family law. But the professor of genetics at the University of Leicester, UK, is still surprised, and a bit worded, by the power of the technology he released upon the world.

The patterns within DNA are unique to each individual, except identical twins, who share the same pattern. The ability to identify these patterns has been used to convict murderers and to clear people who are wrongly accused. It is also used to identify the victims of war and settle disputes over who is the father of a child.

Jeffrey said he and his colleagues made the discovery by accident while tracking genetic variations. But, within six months of the discovery, genetic fingerprinting had been used in an immigration case, to prove that an African boy really was his parents' son. In 1986, it was used for the first time in a British criminal case: It cleared one suspect after being accused of two rapes and murders and helped convict another man.

DNA testing is now very common. In Britain, a national criminal database established in 1995 now contains 2.5 million DNA samples(样本). The U.S. and Canada are developing similar systems. But there are fears about the stored DNA samples and how they could be used to harm a person's privacy. That includes a person's medical history, racial origin or psychological profile. "There is the long-term risk that people can get into these samples and start getting additional information about a person's paternity or risk of disease," Jeffrey said.

DNA testing is not an unfailing proof of identity. Till, it is considered a reasonably reliable system for determining the things it is used for. Jeffrey's estimates(估计) the probability of two individuals' DNA profiles matching in the most commonly used tests at between one in a billion or one in a trillion.

The passage is mainly about ______.

A．the discovery of fingerprinting by Jeffery

B．the practice of fingerprinting in court

C．the fingerprinting in the present situation

D．the merits and demerits of fingerprinting

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A work plan is an important tool to tell what tasks to do, when to finish, who to take, where to go and how to get there. The work plan organizes your task with a timetable of what, when and how a job needs to be done. Within the team, a work plan can tell each member what is being done and why.

A work plan sets objectives. The clear objectives can help the process of planning, developing and managing a project. Through the work plan, the team leader is able to identify the tasks at hand, the deadlines for completion, and the responsible parties for effective management.

An effective work plan can show you whether your project is being carried according to the timetable.If everything is going on well, just keep on following the plan.The schedule should be flexible. It can be changed for more realistic timelines when meeting any problems.

1. Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage？{A、B、C}

A. A work plan keeps people informed.

B. A work plan helps cut down expenses.

C. A work plan is important in planning and management.

2. What can the clear objectives help？{A、B、C}

A. It can help each member know what is being done and why.

B. It can help the team leader with effective management.

C. It can help the process of planning, developing and managing a project.

3. What does the underlined word “deadlines” mean？{A、B、C}

A. duration

B. death time

C. the point in time at which something must be completed

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？{A、B、C}

A. When meeting any problems you can change your plan for more realistic timelines.

B. When meeting any problems you should not change your plan.

C. When meeting any problems you can give up your plan.

5. The best title for the passage would be {A、B、C}.

A. The importance of clear objectives

B. The importance of a work plan

C. The importance of team work

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Every year for more than a decade I"ve gone with some good male friends to the music festi- val. Women are not invited， but they do prepare a picnic for our trip. The better the food， the more likely we are to continue our annual tradition and give them peace at least one week out of the year.

When we"re not eating， we sit around in circles and talk about manly stuff: women， mostly.After years of this special journey I have figured out women are different from us， especially when it comes to how we communicate. Women don"t need to manufacture reasons to chat， but guys need excuses like outings or organized events.

And I"ve noticed that when women are in groups there can be several conversations going on at once. When men are in a group， one man talks， and everybody else listens. It"s like bluegrass jamming in a way; one musician plays the lead， and the rest try to follow.

I"ve had more heartfelt conversations with other men at the festival than I"ve had at any other time in my life， partly because there are no women there， and partly because we"re all a little drunk. It was males bonding over whatever parts we still had left. The festival is also the only place I"ve ever cried in front of other men.

As the years have slipped by， some in our group have lost parents and grandparents， some have divorced， and others have changed careers， not always on purpose. It seems that every year something distressing has happened to at least one member of our crew， and the rest of us are there to listen and offer support.

I hope that this column can offer some comfort to women: if your man heads out on a bowling or poker night with the guys， be happy. Chances are good he"s not fleeing you and the kids， but he"s running toward the conversations he can only have with other men， and he"ll come home the better for it.

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A.the trip is a relief for both men and women________

B.the trip will continue in spite of everything

C.the quality of the picnic needs improvement

D.the women can rarely get peace themselves

Not until yesterday ______ his mind.

A) did he change B) he changed

C) had he changed D) he had changed

______(tell)that bad weather lay ahead。they changed their course.