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nextGetapart-timejoboncampusbeforeApplyforajobintheSectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Ithasbeenproventobethebestpain-ItisapossiblecureforheartItcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureItreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgeryA)ItkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingItspeedsuptheirrecoveryafterItincreasesthebloodflowtotheItadjuststheirbloodA)ItisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachItshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheItwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargeItshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediayafterthePassageQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14A)Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.TheyareverylikelytosucceedinTheytendtotakeresponsibilityforTheyareinthehabitofobeyingtheir15A)TheygrowuptobefunnyandTheyoftenhaveapoorsenseofTheygetlessattentionfromtheirTheytendtobesmartandstrong-16A)Theyusuallydon’tfollowfamilyTheydon’tliketotakechancesintheirTheyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinTheytendtobelieveintheirparent’sPassageQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17A)Theywantedtofollowhisexample.TheyfullysupportedhisTheywerepuzzledbyhisTheywereafraidhewasn’tfully18A)ItismoreexcitingthanspaceItismuchcheaperthanspaceItismuchsaferthanspaceItislesstime-consumingthanspace19A)Theybothattractscientists’TheycanbothbequiteTheyareboththought-Theymaybothleadtosurprising20A)ToshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanToprovideanexcuseforhischangeableToexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspaceToexinwhyhetookupunderwaterPartIIReadingcomprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingJustfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker.Frito-Lay.Thinksotherwise.”Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,the headofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmericaownedbyPepsiCo.andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparent’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow.Thehastolookoverseas.Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:firstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.Andsecond,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global”asaconcept.”Global”doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthanconsumes-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspartofamodem,innovative(创新的)worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninventionbutmost,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-Layisan.Instead,Riskey,the’sresearchanddevelopmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo(标识).Thelogo,alongwiththe ’slong-heldmarketingimageofthe“irresistibility”ofitschipswouldhelpfacilitatethe’sglobalTheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefitsofenterpriseacrosstheworld.“We’remakingproductsinthosecountries,we’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,”saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo’schiefexecutive.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarking Potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworld mustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticThelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheir ’spotatoPeopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheir’spotatoWhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraphItsproductsusetobepopularamongoverseasItsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackItgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoits ItneedstoturntothewordmarketforOneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbygloballocalbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanproductssuitingconsumers’needsbringmoreproductsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketWhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-LaylogoTosuitchangingtastesofyoungTopromote ‘sstrategyofTochange ’slong-heldmarketingTocompetewithotherAmericanchipFrito-Lay‘sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket won‘taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalwillleadtoeconomicwillbeintheinterestofthelocalwon’tspoilthetasteoftheirPassageQuestion26to30arebasedonthefollowingIncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.”We’reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthis,”oneparentsail.“Ifwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburden,wewill.”Teachersaregrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictissolvent(有综合能力的Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,buttheyrealizeit’simpossibleforthentosolvethisproblem.The22,000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.“It’sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel,”saidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.Coffmananddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergencyningupa$9.8millionloanthatenabledthepayroll(工资单)tobemetfor2,700teachersandstaffintimefortheholidays.Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudent-activityaccountsitsAtCoffman’srequest,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict’sfinances.CoffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudgetshortageuntilaftertheNovemberelection,whenvotersapproveda$212millionbondissueforschools.InFrederick,students’parentsarebuyingclassroomsandofferingtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheirjobs.Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.AChevroletdealershipdonated$10,000andforgavethedistrict’s$10,750billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4,500packsofpaper.“Weemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunity,”saidMitchCarson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds.“Wehavechildrenintheschool,andweseehowtheycouldbeaffected.”AtCreekHighSchool,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisysnewspaperarticles,districtinformationandanforum()。“Rumorsaboutwhat’shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlightingspeedsaidastudentWewantedtoknowthetruthandspreadthataroundinstead.”WhathashappenedtotheVrainSchoolAhugefinancialproblemhasManyschoolsthereareLotsofteachersinthedistrictarenningtoMany nelhavebeenlaidHowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothebudgetshortage?TheyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutTheyaccusedthoseresponsibleforTheypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveTheydemandedathroughIntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducationalbudgetshortageis WhydidCoffmanrequestanToseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheTofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesoftheTomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereTostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbongThreehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorder attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirappealtothepublicforcontributionsandexposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirkeeppeopleproperlyinformedofthePassageQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowing“Humansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywouldshunfood,loveorexercise.”SaidDr.HansSelye,thefirstphysiciantotheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere’sonquestionthatcontinuousstressisharmful,severalstudiessuggestthatchallengingsituationsinwhichyou’reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbegoodforIna2001studyof158hospitalnurses,thosewhofacedconsiderableworkdemandsbutcopedwiththechallengeweremorelikelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheystressthatyoucanmanagealsoboostimmune(免疫的)function.InastudyattheAcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdam,researchersputvolunteersthroughtwostressfulexperiences.Inthefirst,atimedtaskthatrequiredmemorizingalistfollowedbyashorttest,subjectsthroughagory(淋的) surgicalprocedures.ThosewhodidwellonthememorytesthadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinA,anantibodythat’sthebody’sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.The -watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibody.Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones.Inshortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffect,includingimprovedmemoryfunction.“Theycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationandputitintostorage,”saysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityinNewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffectonthebodyandbrain.“Sustainedstressisnotgoodforyou,”saysRichardMorimoto,aresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisstudyingtheeffectsofstressonlongevity(长寿),”It’stheoccasionalburstofstressorbriefexposuretostressthatcouldbeprotective.”Thepassageismainly thebenefitsofmanageablestayawayrunoutputupTheword“shun”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobably cutdownstayawayrunoutputupWecanconcludefromthestudyofthe158nursesin2001 peopleunderstresstendtohaveapoorpeoplewhocan’tgettheirjobdoneexperiencemorengchallengingworkmaybegoodforone’sstresswillweakenthebody’sdefenseagainstIntheexperimentdescribedinParagraph3,the-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibodybecause thewasnotenjoyableat ewasbeyondtheirtheyknewlittleaboutsurgicaltheyfeltnopressurewhilewatchingtheDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversitybelieves ’smemoryisdeterminedbythelevelofhormonesinhisstresshormoneshavelastingpositiveeffectsontheshortburstsofstresshormonesenhancememory ’smemoryimproveswithexperienceofPassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingIfyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.Buthowyousayitcanbequitetricky.Ifyousaytoyourchildren“I’msorryIgotangrywithyou,but…”whatfollowsthat“but”canrendertheapologyineffective:”Ihadabadday”or“yournoisewasgivingmeaheadache”leavesthe whohasbeeninjuredfeelingthatheshouldbeapologizingforhisbadbehaviorinexpectinganapology.Anothermethodbywhichpeopleappeartoapologizewithoutactuallyngsoistosay“I’msorryyou’reupset”;thissuggeststhatyouaresomehowatfaultforallowingyourselftogetupsetbywhattheotherhasThenthereisthegeneral,allcoveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsulting,andwhichthe whoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.Saying“I’muselessasaparent”doesnotcommita anyspecificimprovement.Thesepseudo-apologiesareusedbypeoplewhobelievesayingsorryshowsweakness,Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrentoapologizeshouldseeitasasignofstrength,andthereforenotresorttotheseButevenwhenpresentedwithexamplesofgenuinecontrition,childrenstillneedhelpto eawareofthecomplexitiesofsayingsorry.Athree-year-oldmightneedhelpinunderstandingthatotherchildrenfeelpainjustashedoes,andthathittingaymateovertheheadwithaheavytoyrequiresanapology.Asix-year-oldmightneedremindingthatspoilingotherchildren’sexpectationscanrequireanapology.A12-year-oldmightneedtobeshownthatraidingthebiscuittinwithoutaskingpermissionisacceptable,butthatborrowingaparent’sclotheswithoutpermissionisnot.Ifamotheradds”but”toan shedoesn’tfeelthatsheshouldhaveshedoesnotrealizethatthechildhasbeenthechildmayfindtheapologyeasiertothechildmayfeelthatheowesheranAccordingtotheauthor,saying“I’msorryyou’reupset”mostprobably YouhavegoodreasontogetI’mawareyou’reupset,butI’mnottoIapologizeforhurtingyourI’matfaultformakingyouItisnotadvisabletousethegeneral,all-coveringapology itgetsoneintothehabitofmakingemptyitmaymakethe feelitisvagueanditishurtfulandWelearnfromthelastparagraphthatinteachingchildrentosay thecomplexitiesinvolvedshouldbetheiragesshouldbetakenintoparentsneedtosetthemagoodparentsshouldbepatientandItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatapologizingproperly asocialissuecallingforimmediatenotnecessaryamongfamilyasignofsocialnotassimpleasitPartIIIVocabularySomepeoplebelievethatsinceoilisscarce,the ofthemotorindustryisuncertain.terminalB)benefitC)fateTospeedupthe ofletters,thePostOfficeintroducedautomaticsorting.treatmentB)deliveryC)transmissionTheseoverseasstudentsshowgreat forlearninganewenthusiasmB)authorityC)conventionThedefenselawyerwasquestioningtheoldmanwhowasoneof ofthemurdercommittedlastmonth.A)observersB)witnessesC)audiencesD)viewersPoliticallythesenationstendtobe ,withveryhighbirthratesbutpooreducationandverylowlevelsofli unstableB)reluctantC)rationalThechairmanwasblamedforlettinghissecretary toomuchworklastweek.taketoB)takeoutC)takeawayD)take"Youtrytogetsomesleep.I‘ll thepatient‘sbreakfast,"saidtheseetoB)sticktoC)gettoD)leadTheLondonMarathonisadifficultrace. 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eoneofthepopulartouristattractions.IthasbeenshownonTVandontheradiothateveryyearthousandsandthousandsofmiddleschoolstudentsvisitTsingHuaUniversityandPekingUniversityandotherfamousuniversitiesin.Inthecefarawayfromthecapitalcity,thelocalstudentsalsovisittheuniversitiesfamousintheirownprovince.Sofarasthepresentsituationisconcerned,isitagoodorbadthingtoopentheuniversitycampusfortourists?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinions.Ononehand,somepeoplearguedthatitisagoodthingforthestudentstovisitthefamousuniversitycampusinthatitcanenablethemiddlestudentstogetmoreinformationabouttheuniversityandtheycanhaveenoughtimeandopportunitytopreparethemselveswiththechancetogetintotheuniversity.Ontheotherhand,somepeopleholdanegativeviewaboutthisphenomenon.Intheiropinion,thepublictourismwillhavenegativeeffectontheuniversitiesbecauseitwillnotonlydoharmtotheenvironmentbutalsototheinlectualatmosphere.Inmyopinion,thetourismtotheuniversitiesisnotagoodthing.Thecampusismainlyaceforstudy.Withtheincreasingtourismonthecampus,itwillruinthespiritualatmosphereinthislearningfield.W:Caroltoldusonthephonenottoworryabouther.Herleftlegdoesn’thurtasmuchasitdidyesterday.M:She’dbetterhaveitexaminedbyadoctoranyway.AndIwillcallheraboutitthisevening.Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkCarolshouldM:Thereisanon-stoptrainforWashingtonanditleavesatW:It’sfasterthanthe2o’clocktrain.Besides,wecanhavesomethingtoeatbeforegettingonthetrain.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheM:Hi,Melissa,how’syourprojectgoing?Haveyouthoughtaboutgoingtograduateschool?PerhapsyoucangetintoHarvard.W:Everythingiscomingalongreallywell.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutgraduateschool.ButI’lltalktomytutorDr.Garciafirstandseewhatshethinks.Q:WhatdoyoulearnaboutthewomanfromtheW:DidyouattendAlice’spresentationlastnight?Itwasthefirsttimeforhertogiveaspeechtoalargeaudience.M:Howshecouldbesocalminfrontofsomanypeopleisreallybeyondme!Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:You’vebeenngweatherreportsfornearly30years.Hastheweathergotanyworseinalltheseyears?M:Well,notnecessarilyworse.Butweareseeingmoreswings.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttheweather?M:Excuseme,IamlookingforthetextbookbyaProfessorJordonforthemarketingcourse.W:Iamafraidit’soutofstock.You’llhavetoorderit.Anditwilltakethepublisher3weekstosendittous.Q:WheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeM:IamgoingtoNewYorknextweek,butthehoIbookedisreallyW:Whybookaho?Mybrotherhas2spareroomsinhisapartment.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?W:Inmyopinion,watchingthenewsonTVisagoodwaytolearnEnglish.Whatdoyouthink?M:ItwouldbebetterifyoucouldcheckthesameinformationinEnglishnewspapersafterwards.Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutlearningM:Ihearanewly-inventeddrugcanmakepeople lthetruthanditmayproveusefulinquestioningterrorists.Isn’titincredible?W:Simplesolutionstocomplexproblemsrarelysucceed.AsfarasIknow,nosuchdrugsareeverknowntowork.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewM:Youknowtheelectronics iscomingtoourcampustorecruitgraduatestudentsnextweek.W:Really?Whatday?I’dliketotalktothemandhandinmyresume.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?PassageAnewstudyreportsthecommondrugaspiringreatlyreduceslifethreateningproblemsafteranoperationtoreceblockedbloodvesselstotheheart.Morethan800,000peoplearoundtheworldhavethisheartsurgeryeachyear.Thedoctorswhocarriedoutthestudysaygivingaspirintopatientssoonaftertheoperationcouldsavethousandsoflives.Peopleusuallytakeaspirintocontrolpainandreducehighbodytemperature.Doctorsalsoadvisesomepeopletotakeaspirintohelppreventheartattacks.About10-15percentoftheseheartoperationsendindeathordamagetotheheartorotherorgans.Thenewstudyshowsthatevenasmallamountofaspirinreducedsuchthreats.Thedoctorssaidthechanceofdeathforpatientswhotookaspirinwouldfallby67%.Theyclaimedthiswastrueiftheaspirinwasgivenwithin48hoursoftheoperation.Thedoctorsbelieveaspirinhelpsheartsurgerypatientsbecauseitcanpreventbloodfromthickeningandbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.However,thedoctorswarnedthatpeoplewhohavestomachbleedingorotherbadreactionsfromaspirinshouldnottakeitafterheartsurgery.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhatisthefindingofthenewstudyofInwhatwaycanaspirinhelpheartsurgerypatientsaccordingtotheWhatwarningdidthedoctorsgiveabouttheuseofPassageWereyouthefirstorthelastchildinyourfamily?Orwereyouamiddleoranonlychild?Somepeoplethinkitmatterswhereyouwereborninyourfamily.Buttherea