閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AEarlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious（無意識的），butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.1..Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepmuchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsthefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedtheonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreamsTheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas.whatkindofthreadtousehowtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakwheretoputtheneedlehowtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedleThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachinehegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamshewasoneofHowe'sbestfriendshealsohaddifficultyinfallingasleepDreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasimageswhichhavenomeaningareusedwecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningonlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthemBLanguagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan'tbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation（模仿）leadsontodeliberate（有意的）imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.Beforechildrenstartspeaking.theyneedequalamountoflisteningtheyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningtheyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionstheycan'tunderstandandobeytheadult'soralinstructionsChildrenwhostartspeakinglate.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningprobablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemusuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearoftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperlyAbaby'sfirstnoisesare.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsanearlyformoflanguageasignthathemeanstotellyousomethinganimitationofthespeechofadultsTheproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy'simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleisnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyisonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageisonethatshouldbecompletelyignored（忽略）becausechildren'suseofwordsisoftenmeaninglessThespeakerimplies.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundschildrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeakchildrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyevenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitatingCThegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman'slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用電器）andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen'seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwads,returntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefivetheyoungestchildwouldbefifteensevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfivefourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefiveWhenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedwasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentwouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemploymentwasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikelyManygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto.marrysothattheycangetajobleaveschoolassoonastheycangiveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedcontinueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababyAccordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento.stayathomeafterleavingschoolmarrymenyoungerthanthemselvesstartworkingagainlaterinlifemarrywhilestillatschoolDAnymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensivepostagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritius,asmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinter-Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps.Beforetheorderwasfilledanddelivered,aballwasplannedatMauritius'GovernmentHouse,andstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.Heaccidentallyinscribedthewords“PostOffice”insteadof“PostPaid”ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted.Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleftfourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsandtwelveTwoPennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue'srarenessandage,collectorshavepaidasmuchas＄16800forit.14.Overacenturyago,Mauritius.wasanindependentcountrybelongedtoIndiawasoneoftheBritishcolonieswasasmallislandinthePacificOceanThemistakeonthestampswasmade.inMauritiusatMauritiusGovernmentHouseinapostofficeinLondonStampcollectorshavepaid800for.fourteenOnePennyOrange-RedstwelveTwoPennyBluesoneOnePennyOrange-RedoneTwoPennyBlueEPersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghours'aite皿ecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthave'ifbhenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmoviepeanaptsherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmess;whentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaystayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.MorethanafewparentsuseE-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.The/cbortaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.explainhowtousetheInternetdescribethewriter'sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnologytellthemerits（價值）andusefulnessoftheInternetintroducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandtheInternetTheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto.spendlesstimeworkinghavemorefreetimewithhischildworkathomeonweekendsworkataspeedcomfortabletohimAccordingtothewriter,E-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephonebecausetheformerhelpsone.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconvenientlykeepone'scommunicationaspersonalaspossiblepassonmuchmoreinformationthanthelatergetintouchwithone'sfriendsfasterthanthelaterThebesttitleforthispassageis.Computer:NewTechnologicalAdvancesInternet:NewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendshipComputersHaveMadeLifeEasierInternet:aConvenientToolforCommunication參考答案：1~5CDBAB6~10DABDD11~15DDCCA16~20DCBAD閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）A“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.Inmyopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucanrecitethetextandwriteitout,you'velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,inyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou'reaverysuccessfullearnerindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeachlesson,you'llfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.Learningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalsonecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughatjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingEnglish,trytoforgetyourmothertongue.Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.So,nevertrytoseeEnglishthroughtranslation.56.Inthewriter'sopinion,themosteffectivewayinlearningEnglishis.topractisespeaking,writingandfeelingittoforgetyourownnativelanguagetotranslateeverythingintohisownlanguagetomemorizetheEnglishwordsandgrammaticalrules“Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.”Thissentencemeansthatmemorizingyourownlanguagecan.helpyoutostudyEnglishwellstopyoumasteringEnglishmakeEnglisheasytolearnhelpyounoticemistakesEquallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.“tofeelthelanguage”heremeans.togetaknowledgeofEnglishbytouchingtobeabletoreadandwriteEnglishtotranslateEnglishintoyourownbyimaginingtobeabletoexperiencetherichsensationofthelanguageBWhenwecanseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofclosework,suchaswritingandreading,becomenearsighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.Peoplewhoarefarsightedfacejusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglassestoo.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Whennightfalls,colorsbecomefaintertotheeyesandfinallydisappear.Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedark,youcanseebetter訐youusethesideofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimes,afterdark,youseeasmallthingtoonesideofyou,whichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourheadinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourhead,youarelookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinktheyseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightatit,theycannotseeitanymore,andtheybelievetheyweremistaken.However,thismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeye,whichisverysensitiveindaylight,isnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.Wedon'tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil.wethinkaboutoureyeswecannotseeclearlywewearglasseswehavetodomuchreadingAccordingtothepassage,aismorelikelytobenearsighted.tailorB.doctorC.guardD.painterPeoplewhoarefarsighted.cannotdoalotofcloseworkwithoutglassescanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyeshavedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm'slengthhavethesameproblemasthenearsightedpeopleToseeasmallthingatnight,itisbettertolook.withwideopeneyeswithhalfshutornarrowedeyesstraightatitinaslightlydifferentdirectionCTreesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdroughtandflood.Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherainin-andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis.theyhelphimtomakemoneytheygivehimcooltheygivehimwoodandotherthingstheyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloods64.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause.manytreeshavebeencutdownbymannewtreesarenotwelllookedaftermanhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtreesalltheaboveLandbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoiltherearetoomanyrainfallsstrongwindsbringalotofsandtherearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?TreesandManTheFunctionofTreeWoodHowdoPeopledowithTrees?TheUsageofTreeRootsDLaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”ThemainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptoptousefortheirschoolworkaccesstheInternetworkathomeconnectthemtolibrariesWhyistheword“speak"inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks（引號）？Theydon'treallytalk.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.Laptopshavespeakers.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?Allteachersusecomputers.1500studentshavelaptops.ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.Studentstherecandoeverything.AwindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscanattendlecturesoninformationtechnologytravelaroundtheworldgetinformationfromaroundtheworldhavefreelaptopsWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?Theprogramissuccessful.Theprogramisnotworkable.Theprogramistooexpensive.Wedon'tknowtheresultyet.ELetchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople's.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthings:theylearntodowithoutbeingtaughttowalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle,comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswer,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutine（常規(guī)）work?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan'tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn,howtomeasuretheirownunderstanding,andhowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby.listeningtoskilledpeople'sadviceaskingolderpeoplemanyquestionsmakingmistakesandhavingthemcorrecteddoingwhatotherpeopledoWhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?Givechildrencorrectanswers.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.Pointoutchildren'smistakestothem.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.Accordingtothewriter,teachersinschoolshould.allowchildrentolearnfromeachotherpointoutchildren'smistakeswheneverfoundgivechildrenmorebookknowledgecorrectchildren'smistakesassoonaspossibleThepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicyclearedifferentfromlearningotherskillsthesameaslearningskillsmoreimportantthanotherskillsnotreallyimportantskills56~60ABDBA61~65DDDDD66~70AAACC71~75DDCAB閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項.AThisMarchisabusymonthinShanghai.There'salottodo.Herearethehighlights.LiveMusic-LateNightJazzEnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbieDavis,thefamoustrumpetplayer.He'scomingwithhisnew7-pieceband,Herbie'sHeroes.Herbieisknowntoplaywellintotheearlyhours,sodon'texpecttogetmuchsleep.ThisisHerbie'sthirdvisittoShanghai.Thefirsttwoweresoldout,sogetyourticketsquickly.PLACE:TheJazzClubDATES:15-23MarchPRICE:￥80,120TIME:10:00p.m.tilllate!TEL:6466-8736ScottishdancingTakeyourpartnersandgetreadytodancetillyoudrop.Scottishdancingisfunandeasytolearn.Instructorswilldemonstratethedances.Theliveband,GordonStroppieandtheWeefrees,arealsoexcellent.PLACE:JackStein'sDATES:everyMondayPRICE:Y60includingonedrinkTIME:7:00-~0:00p.m.TEL:6402-1877Exhibitions-ShanghaiMuseumThereare120,000piecesonshowhere.YoucanseethewholeofChinesehistoryunderoneroof.It'salwaysinterestingtovisit,butdoublysoatthemomentwiththeEgyptianTombsexhibition.Therearelotsofmummiesandmoregoldthanyou'veeverseenbefore.Letusknowifyouseeamummymove!PLACE:ShanghaiMuseumPRICE:￥30(￥15forstudents)TEL:6888-6888DATES:dailyTIME:Monday-Friday9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.,Weekends9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.Dining-SushichefintownSushiisgettingreallybiginShanghai.InJapan,it'sbecomeanartform.ThemostfamousSushi'artist'isYukiKamura.She'salsooneofthefewfemalechefsinJapan.She'llbeatSushiSceneallofthismonth.PLACE:SushiSceneintheShanghaiHotelDATES:allmonthPRICE:￥200TIME:lunchtimeTEL:6690-3211Forafulllistingofevents,seeourwebsite.Supposeyouaregoingtoattendanactivityat8:00p.m.onSaturday,whichonecanyouchoose?LiveMusic-LateNightJazzB.ScottishdancingC.Exhibitions-ShanghaiMuseumD.Dining-SushichefintownWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisements?Scottishdancingissointerestingandeasythatitnevertiresyouout.TheperformancegivenbytheAmericanjazzbandwon'tlastlong.SushiisnotpopularinShanghaiasitisakindofJapanesetraditionalfood.ItismoreinterestingtovisitShanghaiMuseumfortheexhibitsfromEgypt.FromthetextwemaylearnthatKamurais.acookB.awaitressC.aninstructorD.anartistBSincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful（有壓力的）conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting（轉(zhuǎn)移注意力）usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupportmoneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices-thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.InterpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycanmakepeoplelivemoreeasilysmoothawaydailyproblemsdealwithlifechangescuretypesofillnessesTheresearchesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealthliesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemhasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersdependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechangesWhichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"cushions"?takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridofHelpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleofinstrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respectWhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?Interpersonalrelationships.Kindsofsocialsupport.Waystodealwithstress.Effectsofstressfulcondition.CManypeopleareinterestedinfamilyhistory,anareaofstudycalledgenealogy（家譜學(xué)）.MostgenealogyexpertshaveheardabouttheFamilyHistoryLibraryinSaltLakeCity,Utah.TheLibraryclaimstohavethelargestcollectionofgenealogicalrecordsintheworld.ShirleyGriffithhasmoreaboutthisunusualresearchcenter.TheFamilyHistoryLibraryhasmanyrecordstohelppeoplesearchforinformationabouttheirfamilyhistories.Ithasbirth,marriageanddeathrecordsfromreligiousgroupsandgovernments.Thecollectionincludesofficialpopulation,courtandpropertyrecords.Italsoincludesburialrecords,shippassengerlistsandpublishedfamilyhistories.TheFamilyHistoryLibraryhasinformationfromalmosteveryareaoftheworld.Mostrecordsarefrom1550through1920.Theserecordsincludethenamesofmorethantwothousandmillionpeoplewhohavedied.Thelibraryhasfewrecordsoflivingpersons.TheFamilyHistoryLibraryisoperatedbytheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-DaySaints.Thechurchha