When men get stick， they act like babies ， say women . But maybe the fairer sex should learn something useful from these guys ----it could save their lives， say researchers at the University of Michigan. When women have a heart attack ,they’re more

　1.The passage is most possible taken from ____ .

　　A.a novel

　　B.a textbook

　　C.a news report

　　D.a fashion magazine

　　2.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

　　A.How to think actively in listening comprehension.

　　B.How to develop specific readiness before listening.

　　C.The skills in anticipating in listening comprehension.

　　D.The importance of anticipating in listening comprehension.

　　3.The skill to anticipate in listening comprehension depends largely on ____ .

　　A.the listener's emotion

　　B.the difficulty of the message

　　C.the listener's communicative skills

　　D.The listener's familiarity with the topic

　　4.In order to anticipate ,the first thing to do before actual listening may be ____ .

　　A.do some vocabulary work

　　B.think about the topic

　　C.read some related material

　　D.discuss the topic with others

　　5.What is the author's attitude towards anticipating in listening comprehension?

　　A.Neutral.

　　B.Positive.

　　C.Negative.

　　D.Critical.

　　1.Ray Birdwhistle believes physical appearance

　　A.has little to do with culture.

　　B.has much to do with culture.

　　C.is ever changing.

　　D.is different from place to place

　　2.According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed

　　A.before birth. B.as soon as one's teeth are newly set.

　　C.sometime after new teeth are set. D.around 15 years old.

　　3.Ray Birdwhistle can tell what area of the United States a person is from by

　　A.how much he or she smiles.

　　B.how he or she raises his or her eyebrows.

　　C.what he or she likes best.

　　D.the way he or she talks.

　　4.People who live ______ are more friendly

　　A.in largely populated areas

　　B.in New York city

　　C.in the country

　　D.in the North

　　5.This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with

　　A.physics

　　B.chemistry

　　C.biology

　　D.none of the above

1.From the passage we know the U. S. is much richer than ______ in resources.

　　A.any other Western European countries

　　B.any other country in Western Europe

　　C.any country in Western Europe

　　D.every country in Europe

　　2.The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they ______ .

　　A.share their resources and produce more goods

　　B.can again take the place as a leader

　　C.forget the differences in their languages and customs

　　D.have become strong competition against the U. S.

　　3.Which statement is true?

　　A.The Common Market is only a political association(联盟).

　　B.The Common Market is an economic and political association.

　　C.The Common Market is only an economic association.

　　D.The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.

　　4.In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.

　　A.join together to found a united country

　　B.help each other to smooth away the differences in customs

　　C.work and act together for common purpose

　　D.fight against the U.S.

　　5.Today the Common Market has helped ______ again take the place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.

　　A.Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy

　　B.Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other countries

　　C.Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other European countries

　　D.Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and other Western European nations

　　1.The underlined word in the first paragraph means .

　　A. natural

　　B. great

　　C. obvious

　　D. absolute

　　2.According to the passage, which of the following can NOT be typed into the same category?

　　A. Cloud.

　　B. Sheep.

　　C. Trees.

　　D. Goose.

　　3.Which of the following statements is true according the article?

　　A. Men do better than women when it comes to learning English.

　　B. Women stand out at remembering people’s names.

　　C. Men excel at typing as many words in a particular category as possible in the given time.

　　D. Women excel at dealing with mathematical problems.

　　4.One important factor that affects the correctness of the results is that .

　　A. the old men tested may not have shown such cognitive decline

　　B. people surveyed are all old

　　C. people taking part in this test came from all over the world

　　D. women live longer than men

　　5.The author aims to tell us that .

　　A. women’s minds perform better than men’s

　　B. men’s minds decline more with age

　　C. everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older

　　D. a survey on humans’ mind decline was done recently

　　1.Bullies can happen in the following places EXCEPT__.

　　A.schoolyards

　　B.classrooms

　　C.bathrooms

　　D.teachers' offices

　　2.Which of the following is the best title?

　　A.Bad School Life

　　B.Fear at School

　　C.Bullies at School

　　D.School Problems

　　3.Some students might__to protect themselves frombullies.

　　A.leave the school

　　B.go for lunch

　　C.hurt others

　　D.break others' belongings

　　4.The writer feels__about bullies at school.

　　A.excited

　　B.disappointed

　　C.worried

　　D.puzzled

　　1.What is the main idea of this passage?

　　A.The importance of “I love you”.

　　B.The meaning of “I love you”.

　　C.The time of saying “I love you”.

　　D.The place of saying “I love you”.

　　2.In the first sentence the author means that .

　　A.it is easy to say “I love you”

　　B.it is hard to say “I love you”

　　C.we have many troubles in our life

　　D.people usually do not know when to say “I love you”

　　3.According to Sidney Crown, a good relationship should be .

　　A.fair and equal

　　B.fair and kind

　　C.powerful and equal

　　D.confident and fair

　　4.In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means .

　　A.being low in spirit

　　B.having only one hand

　　C.being active

　　D.being passive

　　5.What is the most important for you to consider when somebody say “I love you” to you?

　　A.The intention.

　　B.The place.

　　C.The time.

　　D.The determination.

　1、The writers that the author is familiar with confess that they would().

　　A. work out the ending of a novel in advance.

　　B. follow the writing methods learned at school.

　　C. remodel the main character in writing.

　　D. make changes to the stories they first construct.

　　2、According to the passage, the process of writing().

　　A. depends on skillful planning.

　　B. is predictable and methodological.

　　C. depends on the writers'experiences.

　　D. is disorderly and unsystematic.

　　3、The word "undoing" in the third paragraph probably suggests().

　　A. success.

　　B. happiness.

　　C. failure.

　　D. sorrow.

　　4、According to the passage, the writer has no resting place because().

　　A. he is not clear about what he will write at the beginning.

　　B. he should constantly edit his work to make it perfect.

　　C. he has to face a lot of responses given by readers.

　　D. he should add brushstrokes to the appearing blurred images.

　　5、Which of the following statements about writers is TRUE according to the last paragraph()?

　　A. They have little ideas before they start writing.

　　B. Their talent goes into all their drafts.

　　C. It does harm to their writing when they flirt with fame.

　　D. They try to increase communication with readers.

　1. According to the author, finding information in the library needs a lot of time, so students should __.

　　A. avoid it until the last possible minute

　　B. do library research

　　C. learn how to use it efficiently

　　D. save a great deal of time

　　2. It is the librarians’ duty to do all the following things except__.

　　A. arranging and lending books

　　B. helping students locate the needed books

　　C. helping students find needed materials

　　D. helping students write their term paper

　　3. In what way could a student get familiarized with the library while reading this section?

　　A. By doing the exercises provided.

　　B. By asking the librarians.

　　C. By looking into the catalog part.

　　D. By reading in the reference room.

　　4. If you need to find a magazine article in the library, the best way for you to do is to __.

　　A. look in the card catalog

　　B. look in the periodical indexes

　　C. search through the bookshelves

　　D. go to the reference room

　　5. The passage is taken from an introduction of a chapter, and the title of the chapter is probably __.

　　A. Save Your Study Time

　　B. Using the Library for Your Term Paper

　　C. Using the Library Efficiently

　　D. Library__ An Information Source

　　1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is __.

　　A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future

　　B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention

　　C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish

　　D. speaking without regard for native speakers

　　2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by__.

　　A. asking native speakers for explanations

　　B. reading good books in the foreign language

　　C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers

　　D. learning through trial of an error

　　3. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not interact with native speaker will NOT __.

　　A. learn very much about the foreign culture

　　B. learn about the history of the foreign language

　　C. have to worry about making mistakes

　　D. take advantage of available language models

　　4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because __.

　　A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language

　　B. communication is the primary goal of language learning

　　C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes

　　D. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language

　　5. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that __.

　　A. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language

　　B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes

　　C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language

　　D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes

　　1. In January .

　　A. lots of people go shopping for discount

　　B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas

　　C. all the shops close for a two__week Christmas holiday

　　D. people don’t have enough money to go looking for bargains

　　2. In this passage, the word bargain could best be replaced by something .

　　A. given to people

　　B. offered at a reduced price

　　C. offered，sold or bought which is expensive

　　D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement

　　3. The husband and wife in the story ____ .

　　A. wished to buy a TV

　　B. went to the sales the year before

　　C. often went to the sales to buy clothes

　　D. were usually not short of money after Christmas

　　4. The phrase split up in the second paragraph means .

　　A. break apart

　　B. cause to break

　　C. become pieces

　　D. go indifferent directions

　　5. After their day’s shopping, they .

　　A. were happy with their bargains

　　B. had got everything they wanted

　　C. got more than they had hoped for

　　D. had to go back to the sales the next day