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阅读理解Passage OneExpecting a baby?HEALTHY BABY: Manitobas Prenatal(怀孕) Benefit and Community Support ProgramsIts whats inside that countsWhen youre pregnant, its important that you eat well to help you and your growing baby. Thats why if you live in Manitoba and your net family income is less that $ 32,000 a year, the Manitoba government offers you a monthly cheque during your pregnancy to help you buy healthy foods and prepare for your babys arrival.How to applyPick up an application form from medical offices, Healthy Baby community programs or by calling the number below. The application form must include a medical note indicating your babys due date, so see your health care provider early.More support for you and your babyThrough Healthy Child Manitoba, Healthy Baby also offers community programs which help you to learn more about nutrition, health and parenting a baby.For more information, please call:945-1301( in Winnipeg )1-888-848-0140( at no cost )945-1305 TDD( Telephone Device for the Deaf)1. What program is this passage about?A. Baby food. B. Low-income families.C. Womens health. D. Birth and growth of healthy babies.2. Who can enjoy the benefits of the program?A. Pregnant women of high risk. B. pregnant women of first child.C. pregnant women in good health. D. Pregnant women with low income.3. The most important information to be filled in the application forms is _.A. the pregnant womans name B. when the baby is due to arriveC. the pregnant womans medical history D. in which hospital the baby is to be delivered4. Healthy Baby will also provide more help in all aspects but _.A. baby education B. baby nutrition C. baby parenting D. baby health5. For further information, the deaf can _.A. call 945-1305TDD B. dial 1-888-848-0140C. visit their health care provider D. send email to a medical officePassage TwoIn the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievements and confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.However, in the past four years the job market has changed dramatically. This years college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of san Jose State University, got a degree in religious studies, but he has not gotten any job offers. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and dont have jobs, so its even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.Four years ago, the future looked bright for his class of 2006. There were many high-tech (“dotcom”) job opportunities, graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations. However, “Times have changed. Its a new market.” according to an officer of the university.The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they majored in fields that are still paying well, such as accounting or nursing.Even teaching is not a secure profession now. Ryan Stewart wanted to be a teacher, but instead he will probably go back to school in order to become a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.In conclusion, these days a college degree does not automatically lead to a good job with a high salary. Some students can only hope that the value of their degree will increase in the future.1. What did a college degree mean to people in the past?A. It was a proof of their professional skills.B. It would guarantee their quick promotion.C. It built up their confidence in the job market.D. It would help them to start an academic career.2. Ryan Stewart has not got any job offer because_.A. there are too many graduates of his majorB. he wants to find a job with very high salaryC. he has not received a degree in the universityD. the job market has changed greatly since 20023. According to the passage, _ had the best job prospects in 2002.A. computer science B. accounting C. teaching D. nursing4. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher?A. Teaching jobs are well-paid.B. He majored in teaching in the university.C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.D. College teaching career wont be influenced by economy.5. It can be concluded from the passage that _.A. the value of a college degree has decreased now.B. new college graduates today cant find jobs.C. a college degree can still lead to a good job.D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs.Passage ThreeShoron Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter says, “ I was feeling like down and sad even though I didnt really show it.Judith Wallerstein says problems from divorce can last many years. They can show up when the kids are adults. And the kids have their own trouble. Wallerstein studied 93 children over a generation. The results can be found in her book.She says that children of divorce are more likely to have problems with drugs. They are far more likely to seek therapy. About 40 percent of them avoid marriage themselves. When they do marry, fail at nearly twice the usual rate. It is hard for them to trust. They are afraid of failing.Critics say Wallerstein had too few children in her study. They think that Wallerstein stresses too much from a small study. Other things may be the cause of the kids problem. The study does not compare kids from divorced families with kids from “healthy” families.Wallersteins families divorced a generation ago. Times have changed. People feel different about divorce. Today programs like Kids Turn try to reduce some of the effects of divorce with family advice. Talking about their feelings helps the kids get though it. Since they know more about the problem, maybe the kids will be able to handle it.1. Which word can best describe the kids from divorced families according to Paragraph 1?A. Offensive B. Relieved C. Depressed D. Prejudiced2. Children from divorced families who marry later will _.A. have no trust in other peopleB. be more likely to get divorcedC. firmly protect their marriageD. have stable marriage3. Wallersteins study showed that _.A. divorce left the children with many problemsB. all the problems showed up right after the divorceC. divorce could be avoidedD. divorce is the only cause of children mature earlier4. Which of the following is critics opinion?A. Healthy families do not have problems.B. All the related factors were considered in the study.C. Divorce is the only cause of child problems.D. The number of families studied was not sufficient.5. Today children from divorced families_.A. have no more problemsB. are getting more care and helpC. are less able to handle their problemsD. are told not to talk about their problemsPassage FourIt is still sometimes difficult to understand why those between ages 10 and 18 would endanger their lives by joining armed forces or rebel groups and become fighting soldiers. The recently published book, Young Soldier, Why They Choose to Fight By Rachel Brett and Irma Specht, tries to find an answer.There is no doubt that children fight in most armed conflicts today. While international attention focuses largely on those who are forced into battles, thousands more enlist (应征入伍) voluntarily.In an attempt to to understand the young who take up arms, Brett and Specht interviewed 53 boy and girl soldiers and ex-soldiers from around the world, Afghanistan , Colombia, the Republic of the Congo for example. All interviewees were involved with armed forces or armed groups before the age of 18 and all classified themselves as volunteers.What these two field officers heard is “I joined involuntarily- if you have nothing, you volunteer for the army”. Other reasons young people gave are self- defense, revenge, poverty, and unemployment.But while it is common knowledge that most child soldiers come from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds, Young Soldiers shows that the issue is far more complex. Many poor children do not join the army. The environmental, educational, social, cultural, and highly personal factors determine whether someone decide to join up or not.The battlefield is not a place for children. One young soldier described being there as “too sad an experience”. The authors hope that by understanding why teenagers join up, those child soldiers should know how to discourage others from the same tragedy.1. Young Soldiers, Why They Choose to Fight is _.A. a book B. a magazine C. a news report D. a TV program2. According to paragraph 3, Brett and Spechts interviewees _.A. joined armed forces under 18B. considered going into the army their dutyC. were only from African countriesD. were mainly the ex-soldiers3. The reasons shown in young soldiers for children to join the army are_.A. very simple B. very complex C. unknown D. unbelievable4.The writers of Young Soldiers probably expect that _.A. child soldier would leave armed forcesB. they could find more than 53 intervieweesC. no more children would join armed forcesD. there would be no wars in the world5. The tone of the passage is _.A. pleasant B. indifferent C. humorous D. objectivePassage FiveIts interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet frequently we become a servant to it. E-mail is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new vehicle. The average businessperson is getting about 80-e-mails per day and many feel that about 80% of the messages in their “In Box” are of little or no value.So, I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Easing E-mail”.1.Get off the lists. The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it. If you are receiving a lot of unwanted e-mails, ask to be removed from the various lists. This would include your inclusion in unwanted “cc” lists.2.“Unlisted address”. Just like getting an “unlisted” telephone number that you share only with those whom you want to give direct access, you might want to get a separate e-mail address only for the important communications you wish to receive.3.Check it once or twice per day. Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server, monitoring incoming email on a continuous basis. Maybe this is because e-mail creates its own sense of urgency, but most of the communications are not all that urgent. I respond to them a couple of times per day.4.Deal with it. As you open each e-mail do one of the following:a.If it requires a quick response, respond to it and delete it.b.If it requires a response but is not the best use of your time, try to find someone else to do it.c.If it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond, schedule it for action in your Day Planner and then download the message, save it, or print it out for future action.I personally receive approximately 250 e-mails per day and by practicing the suggestions above, I can handle that volume in about an hour, taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to the distraction of more important tasks in my day.1. The passage is about _.A. how to check e-mailsB. how to collect e-mailsC. how to deal with your daily e-mailsD. how to deal with 80% valueless e-mails2. If you get unwanted e-mails, the best you can do is to_.A. make a list of themB. put them into “cc” listsC. send them to a special addressD. delete them from different lists3. For the important communications, the writer suggests that you_.A. have a direct access for themB. have several e-mail servers for themC. get an unlisted phone number for themD. get a special e-mail address for them4. To avoid being chained by the coming e-mails, what you can do is to _.A. respond urgent ones onlyB. reply all of them at the same timeC. handle them a couple of times dailyD. keep replying e-mails all day long5. To deal with an e-mail you get, you can do the following EXCEPT_.A. downloading every e-mail before you replyB. responding right away if its urgentC. scheduling it for later reply if it takes much timeD. asking someone else to reply it if its not at your conveniencePassage SixDuring the Christmas shopping rush in London, the interesting story was reported of a tramp who, apparently though no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Probably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.However ridiculous that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took advantages of these facilities, when the shop reopened he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seem to have been a man of good humor as indeed tramps very commonly are.Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He yielded himself cheerfully, and was taken by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the story revealed in the newspaper and on television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas, too.1.The tramp was locked in the store _.A. for 7 days B. on purpose C. by accident D. for security reasons2. It can be inferred from the passage that the underlined phrase “dead beat” in paragraph 1 means _. A. angry B. exhausted C. forgetful D. careless3. Which of the following was uncertain about the tramp after he was locked in the store?A. He watched TV. B. He was well fed. C. he had a sound sleep D. He had a good drink.4. When the tramp was arrested, he _.A. was drunk B. felt he deserved it C. made no resistance D. felt himself wronged5. The judge didnt award compensation to the chain store because _.A. the store was responsible for what happenedB. the report of the event benefited the store a lotC. the tramp had stolen nothing of valueD. the tramp was pennilessPassage SevenIf you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research result of professor Faulkner, who says that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Faulkner wanted to find out why healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and to reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slow down.He set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and occupations.Computer technology enabled him to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and emotion, and determine the human character.Contraction of front and side parts - as cells die off - was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.Faulkner concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to slow the contraction - using the head.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Faulkner, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White-collar workers doing routine work are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains are as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Faulkners findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculator.”1.Professor Faulkner wanted to find out _.A.how peoples brains shrinkB.the way of making people live longerC.the size of certain peoples brainsD.why certain people aged sooner than others2.Faulkners research findings are based on _.A.a survey of farmers in northern JapanB.tests performed on a thousand old peopleC.the study of the brain volumes of different peopleD.the latest development of computer technology3.The professors tests show that _.A.our brains shrink as we grow oldB.the front section of the brain does not shrinkC.seventy-year-olds have better brains than sixty-year-oldsD.brain contraction may vary among people of the same age4.The underlined word “ subjects” in Paragraph 5 means _.A.branches of knowledge studied i