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A. High school graduates preparing to have at-home training.

B. College students preparing to study for a degree.

C. College students preparing to work in some big companies.

D. High school graduates preparing for college entrance examination.

25．People can get a Specialized Associate Degree by _____________.

A. doing full-time learning at school

B. working in some big famous companies

C. studying in their spare time

D. studying abroad for two years

26．How can you contact Harcourt Learning Direct?

A. By visiting the office on weekdays.

B. By sending an e-mail.

C. By making a call on weekdays only.

D. By sending a letter not later than today.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。

My hometown is a small village surrounding with hills. Small as it is, but it’s very beautiful.

I can still remember the days when I spent with my fellow boys there on my childhood. In spring, we often fly kites made by ourselves on the top of the hills. The kites went very high. In summer, the trees were green and the flower were bright on the hills. Besides, the wild apples tasted nicely. In autumn, corns at foot of the hills were ripe. In winter, when it snowed, something was covered with snow.

Today, in my hometown, there are still blue sky, fresh air, sweet water and kind people. I love my hometown.

●Does failure really exist?

If you believe you have failed, then you have．If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t．__36__ The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born．

● _37__

Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it．They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down． Don’t do that! __38__Never quit, never admit failure, and never lose heart.

●Don’t believe in a clear finish line for goals．

It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control．_39___If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure!  Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed． Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible．

●Be sure that you don’t see difficulties as failures．

Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet．That’s it!  It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals．_40_ You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties．

A． Never give up on yourself．

B． Failure only exists in your own mind!

C． That’s exactly how failure makes us feel．

D． It simply means you have not done enough yet．

E． You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached．

F． Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!

G． Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.

Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to judge: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.   

If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it? ” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.   

Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.   

What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially —in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.

I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.

28. Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in          .

A. its low price                         B. its big size

C. its not charging small sellers            D. its business-to-business service

29. We know from the passage that Alibaba          .

A. will continue to develop.

B. charges all the sellers on its site a percentage of the sale.

C. acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers

D. is of middle size among all the online sites.

30. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail.

B. TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.

C. Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.

D. The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Shopping online in China is TaoBao.

B. How the author purchases online in China.

C. Shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.

D. Alibaba influences people’s daily purchase in China.

 Too high house prices can be brought under control, ________ the authorities introduce a series of regulatory policies.

  A. even if             B. as if               C. so that          D. provided that

短文中共有10处语言错误，每句话最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

Dear manager,

       I am writing to express my interest in your recently advertised positions as a secretary of English. Here I would like to introduce me briefly.

       I am a 25-year-old young man graduated from the Foreign Languages Department of Jilin University. I have been a English guide for two years after graduation. As a result, my oral English is pretty well. I think the job is suitable for me. I had much confidence of myself. If I am given to the job, I promise I will do my best to do it well. I’d like to meet you at your convenient to discuss the possibility of working in your company. An early reply to my application will be high appreciated.

The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers．It has been made to help you better manage your money．The Winners Club is a transaction account （交易账户） where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 —that's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

It's a club with impressive features for teenagers:

●No account keeping fees!

You’re no millionaire so we don't expect you to pay large fees．In fact, there are no accounts keeping or transaction fees!

●Excellent interest rates!

You want your money to grow．The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits （储蓄） without taking them out in a month．

●Convenient

Teenagers are busy —we get that．You may never need to come to a bank at all．With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet．You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account．This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

●Mega magazine included

Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money．There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members．

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers．And it is so easy to join．Simply fill in an application form．You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian （so we can organize that cool key-card） but it is easy．We can't wait to hear from you．It's the best way to choose to be a winner!

13．Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?

    A．Special gifts are ready for parents．B．The bank opens only on work days．

    C．Services are convenient for its members．

D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping．

14.．The Winners Club provides magazines which ____．

     A．encourage spending                    B．are free to all teenagers

     C．are full of adventure stories                D．help to make more of your money                  

15．What is the purpose of this passage?

    A．To set up a club．                B．To provided part-time jobs．

C．To organize key-cards．           D．To introduce a new banking service．        

accuse sb. of...     (be) consistent with    put aside     go hand in hand with   approve of

set foot on     tune in        appeal to     correspond with     face to face    come to one’s aid

61. Millions of people_____to which he launch of the space shuttle on TV last January.

62. He decided_____his work and spend more time with his children.

63. To our confusion, the written record of our conversation isn’t_____what was actually said.

64. The idea of working abroad really_____me and I’m considering it.

65. The young man_____stealing a car by the police and was put in prison.

66. He_____his American friend since they became friends on the Internet.

67. As we know, cultural development_____technological progress. With the development of technology nowadays, culture flourishes as never before.

68. People wonder whether Columbus was the first European_____the North American continent.

69. A poem is a way of telling someone something when you don’t want to talk about it_____.

70. The moment he heard that his wife was involved in an accident, he_____.

A. Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed.

B. Follow other people's paths.

C. Blame others for the fault.

D. Have faith in overnight success. 

E. Only pay attention to the dreams themselves.

F. Believe someone else has the answers for you.

FIVE WAYS TO KILL YOUR DREAMS

    I dedicated the past two years to understanding how people achieve their dreams. When we think about the dreams we have, and the footprint we want to leave in the universe, it is striking to see how big of an overlap there is between the dreams that we have and projects that never happen. So I'm here to talk to you today about five ways how not to follow your dreams.

61. ______

    You know the story, right? The tech guy built a mobile app and sold it very fast for a lot of money. You know, the story may seem real, but I bet it's incomplete. If you go investigate further, the guy has done 30 apps before and he has done a master's on the topic, a Ph.D. He has been working on the topic for 20 years. This is really interesting. I myself have a story in Brazil that people think is an overnight success. I come from a humble family, and two weeks before the deadline to apply to MIT, I started the application process. And, voila! I got in. People may think it's an overnight success, but that only worked because for the 17 years prior to that, I took life and education seriously. Your overnight success story is always a result of everything you've done in your life through that moment.

62. ______

    Constantly, people want to help out, right? All sorts of people: your family, your friends, your business partners, they all have opinions on which path you should take: "And let me tell you, go through this pipe." But whenever you go inside, there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process.

63. ______

    So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set — time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil. With that, over three million people downloaded it, over 50,000 people bought physical copies. When I wrote a sequel, some impact was guaranteed. Even if I did little, sales would be okay. But okay is never okay. When you're growing towards a peak, you need to work harder than ever and find yourself another peak. Maybe if I did little, a couple hundred thousand people would read it, and that's great already. But if I work harder than ever, I can bring this number up to millions. That's why I decided, with my new book, to go to every single state of Brazil. And I can already see a higher peak. There's no time to settle down.

64. ______

   I constantly see people saying, "Yes, I had this great idea, but no investor had the vision to invest." "Oh, I created this great product, but the market is so bad, the sales didn't go well." Or, "I can't find good talent; my team is so below expectations." If you have dreams, it's your responsibility to make them happen. Yes, it may be hard to find talent. Yes, the market may be bad. But if no one invested in your idea, if no one bought your product, for sure, there is something there that is your fault. Definitely. You need to get your dreams and make them happen. And no one achieved their goals alone. But if you didn't make them happen, it's your fault and no one else's. Be responsible for your dreams.

65. ______

Once I saw an ad, and it was a lot of friends, they were going up a mountain, it was a very high mountain, and it was a lot of work. You could see that they were sweating and this was tough. And they were going up, and they finally made it to the peak. Of course, they decided to celebrate, right? I'm going to celebrate, so, "Yes! We made it, we're at the top!" Two seconds later, one looks at the other and says, "Okay, let's go down." Life is never about the goals themselves. Life is about the journey. Yes, you should enjoy the goals themselves, but people think that you have dreams, and whenever you get to reaching one of those dreams, it's a magical place where happiness will be all around. But achieving a dream is a momentary sensation, and your life is not. The only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey. That's the best way.

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   Schools are never perfect and not all teachers are perfect, either. If you meet a difficult teacher, or if you can't get along with a teacher for some reasons, what will you do?　36　

   1. Show respect for your teachers.

   You may not always feel like sitting down and paying attention in class　37　But you do need to show them respect and study hard．

   2. Learn to listen in class.

   　38　If you don't listen, you will miss valuable information. And it is also a sign of respect for your teacher in class.

   3. Ask proper questions when necessary.

   You will not always understand everything you see and hear in class　39　If the teacher is too busy, ask to arrange a proper time for further explanation.

   4. 　40　

   Talking about someone behind his/her back means spreading gossip. They are all hurtful. If you hear a story about a teacher, do not pass it on.

   Getting along with your teachers is vital for you in many ways, especially when you are in your last year of high school. Wish you good luck in your school days and have a good time with your teachers！

A couple of weeks ago, a few friends and I had an opportunity to attend a dear friend’s wedding in New York. After the wedding and reception, rather accidentally four of us gathered in a hotel room and began to explore the deeper meaning of life and death. What does it mean to live truly? If we are all getting closer to death, is all the material accumulation worth it? It is not exactly the type of conversations one has at a wedding.

While the answers varied from person to person, I was left with more questions than answers and a feeling of gratefulness to be surrounded by friends who were asking the “right” questions. As the clock kept ticking past 3 a.m., one of the roommates suggested we watch a short film titled “Last Days of Zach Sobiech”. The film is about a teenager’s journey through the last days of his incurable illness. The film brought up a lot of mixed emotions but one quote that stood out for me was Zach’s simple explanation of happiness, “ What makes one happy is seeing someone else smile because you put it there.” By 4 a.m. , there was this energy in the room that had to be shared! With a few packages of post-it notes, we hit the halls of the hotel. We decided to leave short inspirational words on guests’ doors, so when they opened their doors few hours later a smile would turn up.

We ended up sticking post-it notes on all the doors until we ran out of them. The note on the door of the newly-weds properly said, “Where there is love, there is life.”

21. About “explore the deeper meaning of life and death” at a wedding,  the author thinks______.

  A. it is rather meaningful.    B. it is interesting.            C. it is natural.       D. it is not proper.

22.  After watching the film, what impressed the author most?

  A. Zach’s mixed emotions                          B. Zach’s poor fate

  C. Zach’s simple explanation of happiness           D. Zach’s struggle with illness

23. What did the author and his friends do after they saw the film?

  A. They knocked door to door to offer help in the hotel.

  B. They shared happiness with the workers of the hotel.

  C. They stuck notes with encouraging words on guests’ doors.

  D. They thanked the wedding couple gratefully for invitation.

24. What can we learn from the author and his friends’ action?

  A. One who brings happiness to others is also happy oneself.

  B. Helping others in trouble is good to oneself.

  C. Friends are your valuable treasure.

  D. Good is rewarded with good.

When a patient calls for help at Seton Medical Center, “Hi, Mr. Rogers, can I help you?” says a nurse; it’s never a problem finding the nurse. It’s because they all wear locator tags that are part of a wireless system that tracks their movements on the floor. “You can even tell when they are walking down the hallway.” says James Hattori.

This system made by Hill-Rom uses infrared（红外线的）signals to detect when nurses enter a room to answer a call. The Hill-Rom devices look like a mini computer mouse. Some hospitals are putting them in nurses’ kitchens. Staff can talk and listen through a wall unit to nurses or even to patients in other rooms. “We can put the time we were spending hunting staff down, trying to find and locate them to much better use,” says a staff member from Seton. Hill-Rom says it has systems installed in more than 850 U.S. hospitals.

Some nurses worry that the devices will be used to listen in on conversations and scrutinize their movements. “I’m not wearing mine. I will still meet my patient’s needs but I will not wear this badge.” Annette Bearden is among dozens of nurses at Eden Medical Center who staged an active protest two months ago and hid their badges though they were later recovered. “You know it makes me not feel like a professional. It makes me feel like that someone has to watch me to make sure I am doing my job.”

“The biggest reason we installed this technology is because our old call system is about 25 years old,” says a hospital manager. For hospitals this is a case of technology allowing, perhaps forcing people to better make use of their time. Officials at Eden don’t deny they monitor how long it takes nurses to respond to calls but say their main concern is patient care. “I think it is one tool that we can use in measuring overall performance but by itself it is not a valid disciplinary tool,” says an Eden spokesperson.

Eden is expanding its system with hopes the nurse will eventually accept the new technology, but back at Seton where it’s been in place for about two years, there is no uneasiness. “Once the staff actually find out how advantageous it can be for them and the patients, well, actually it became very popular.”

In Castro Valley, California, the Eden Medical Center spent almost three hundred thousand dollars to install the Hill-Rom systems on two floors. Eden hopes to get more of the systems for other floors.

73. Why is it easy to find a nurse at Seton Medical Center?

A. The nurses are on television.

B. The nurses wear locator badges.

C. Every patient has his/her own nurse.

D. Each room has a telephone.

74. How can the staff talk to their patients when they are not in the same room?

A. With hand signals.                         B. Through microphones in the pocket.

  C. Through a wall unit.                D. With infrared signals on the doors.

75. According to the passage, the underlined word “scrutinize” (paragraph 3) probably means _______.

A. watch closely                                B. see inside 

C. scan word by word                       D. make right

76. How did the nurses at Eden Medical Center react to the badges?

A. The nurses really liked the badges.

B. They threw the locator badges away.

C. They refused to work.

D. They protested and concealed the badges.

77. According to the administrators of the hospital, Eden Medical Center, the application of the Hill-Rom devices mainly aims at _______.

A. introducing modern technology

B. adding a tool for discipline

C. replacing the old call system

D. improving the service for patients

 It was quite a few years _______ the accused was declared innocent and set free.

   A. since                        B. that                      C. when                            D. before

The number of people hiding their identity while surfing the web has risen in the past year.

Research shows that the level of “encrypted” internet activity has risen dramatically across the world, suggesting that millions of people have begun to use software that hides who they are while accessing the web.

According to Sandvine, the technology networking company, hidden internet traffic in peak hours in Europe has been up to 6.1 per cent of all web activities compared with about 1.5 per cent a year earlier. In North America encrypted traffic went up to 3.8 per cent from 2.3 per cent a year earlier, while in Latin America it jumped to almost 10.4 per cent from 1.8 per cent.

Experts said that the changes in online behavior were the result of exposure(曝光) about widespread internet spying by intelligence agencies, such as that exposed by Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency whistleblower.

“It will be interesting to see how these trends develop,” said Ernesto Van der Sar, the pen-name used by the editor-in-chief of Torrentfreak.com, the website that first reported the figures. “In any case, it’s clear that internet services and their users are becoming more aware of their privacy online, which is generally a good development.”

Last week Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the web, defended the right of agencies to spy on the internet for law enforcement (强制实施) . He said, “We have to figure out how to balance that against rights.”

28. The word “encrypted” in Paragraph Two has the closest meaning with ______.

A. false              B. hidden         C. cheating          D. changed

29. Which area has seen the largest rise in “encrypted” internet activity?

A. Europe.            B. North America.  C. Latin America.    D. Eastern Asia.

30. Why do more people hide their identity while surfing the web?

A. To cheat others.                       B. To have more fun.

C. To follow the fashion.              D. To prevent their privacy being spied on.

31. What’s Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s opinion on some agencies’ spying on the internet?

A. It’s illegal.                            B. It’s totally right.

C. It’s against human rights.                D. It’s acceptable to some degree.

Do you want a pleasant holiday? The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

The Age of the Dinosaurs is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! The museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.

Call 01733 864663 for details.

Saxon Youth Club

School holiday fun: Young people aged 13-19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Center, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday, 12th August between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm.

Houghton Mill

Alice through the Looking Class－a new production of the family favorite on Monday, 30th August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Tea room will be open until end of the interval. Adult £10. Child £ 7. Family £ 20.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

Farmland Games: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette （玫瑰形饰物）that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price. Tickets Cost £ 7 per child.

For further information, call 01223 810080.

21. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to _________.

   A. Peterborough Museum

   B. Houghton Mill

   C. Saxon Youth Club

   D. Farmland Museum

22. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you _________.

   A.£ 21                    B.£ 17                   C.£ 27                  D.£ 20.

23. Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

   A. Playing farmland games.

   B. Watching a new play.

   C. Competing in spots activities.

   D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.

No one knows what would happen in the future for sure.61．we often think of the future and wonder what the world would be like 62．a hundred years' time.

Think of space. Perhaps 63．permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as a64．(tour). Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system. 65．that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space66．visiting other planets, such as the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost.

Scientists of the future will almost certainly find other ways to make life last67．(long). 68．probably will find cures for most diseases. If a hospital 69．(have) a "body bank", it will give you almost any new part you need to keep on 70．(live). People of the future may live to be a lot older than 100 years.

Why does most of the world travel on the right side to day? Theories differ, but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence. The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, noblemen drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasants to the right. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-hand control, like Great Britain, followed their left-hand tradition.

The U.S. has not always been a nation of right-hand drivers; earlier in its history, carriage and horse traffic travelled on the left, as it did in England. But by the late 1700s, people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift (改变) to the right. A driver would sit on the rear (后面的) left horse in order to wave his whip (鞭子) with his right hand; to see opposite traffic clearly, they travelled on the right.

One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U.S. occurred in the 20th century, when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left (the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog: the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge, especially if there is a lady to be considered). Once these rules were set, many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970. The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts (坚持不变者). Several Asian nations, including Japan, use the left as well—though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars.

28. Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right?

A. They had used the right-hand traffic since the 18th century.

B. Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right.

C. Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country.

D. Hitler ordered them to go against their left-hand tradition.

29. Of all the countries below, the one that travels on the right is ______.

A. Austria             B. England                    C. Japan                D. Australia

30. Henry Ford produced cars with controls on the left ______.

A. in order to change traffic directions in the U.S.  

B. so that passengers could get off conveniently

C. because rules at that time weren't perfect.      

D. though many countries were strongly against that.

31. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Before the French Revolution, all the French people used the right.

B. People in Britain and the U.S. travel on the same side nowadays.

C. The Burmese began to travel on the right in 1970.

D. All the Asian nations use the left at present.

A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Relaxation

The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.

Health

Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse are available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.

Academic Support

All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.

Transportation

The TWU Express is a shuttle service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.

21. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

A. Do homework and watch TV

B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts

C. Have meals and meet with friends

D. Add money to your ID and play chess

22. Where and when can you cook your own food?

A. The Globe, Friday

B. The Lower Café, Sunday

C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday

D. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.

23. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _________.

A. is open six days a week

B. offers services free of charge

C. trains students in medical care

D. gives advice on mental health

24. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?

A. By applying online

B. By calling the centre

C. By filling in a sign-up form

D. By going to the centre directly

25. What is the function of TWU Express?

A. To carry students to the lecture halls.

B. To provide students with campus tours

C. To take students to the Mattson Centre.

D. To transport students to and from the stores.

    Antidepressant(抗忧郁) drugs such as Prozac were viewed in the early 1900's as wonder pills that would remove depressive blues for good. But in the past five years, growing scientific evidence has shown these drugs work for only a minority of people. And now a research journal says that these antidepressants can make many patients' depression worse. This alarming suggestion centres on the very chemical that is targeted by antidepressants-serotonin(血清素). Drugs such as Prozac are known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors ( or SSRIs). Their aim is to increase the level of this "feel-good" chemical in the brain.

    But the new research, published in the journal Frontiers In Evolutionary Psychology, points out that serotonin is like a chemical Swiss Army knife, performing a very wide range of jobs in the brain and body. And when we start changing serotonin levels purposely, it may cause a wide range of unwanted effects. These can include digestive problems and even early deaths in older people, according to the study's lead researcher Paul Andrews. "We need to be much more cautious about use of these drugs," says Andrews, an assistant professor of evolutionary psychology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.

    Previous research has suggested that the drugs provide little benefit for most people with mild depression, and actively help only a few of the most severely depressed. Famous psychologist Irving Kirsch has found that for many patients, SSRIs are no more effective than a placebo pill. A research in 2010 on Danish children found a small, but significant, increase in the risk of heart problems among babies whose mothers had used SSRIs in early pregnancy(怀孕). "The key to understanding these side-effects is serotonin", says Andrews. Serotonin is also the reason why patients can often end up feeling still more depressed after they have finished a course of SSRI drugs. He argues that SSRI antidepressants disturb the brain, leaving the patient an even greater depression than before.

    "After long use, when a patient stops taking SSRIs, the brain will lower its levels of serotonin production," he says, adding that it also changes the way receptors in the brain respond to serotonin, making the brain less sensitive to the chemical. These changes are believed to be temporary, but studies indicate that the effects may continue for up to two years.

    Most disturbingly of all, Andrews' review features three recent studies which, he says, show that elderly antidepressant users are more likely to die earlier than non-users, even after taking other important variables into account. One study, published in the British Medical Journal last year, found patients given SSRIs were more than 4 percent more likely to die in the next year than those not on the drugs.

    "Serotonin is an ancient chemical," says Andrews. "It is regulating many different processes, and when you disturb these things, you can expect that it is going to cause some harm."

    Stafford Lightman, professor of medicine at the University of Bristol, and a leading UK expert in brain chemicals and hormones, says Andrews' review highlights some important problems, yet it should also be taken with a pinch of salt. "This report is doing the opposite of what drug companies do," he says. "Drug companies selectively present all the positives in their research, while this search selectively presents all the negatives that can be found. Nevertheless, Andrews' study is useful in that it is always worth pointing out that there is a downside to any medicine." Professor Lightman adds that there is still a great deal we don't know about SSRIs-not least what they actually do in our brains.

    When it comes to understanding why the drugs work only for a limited part of patients, U. S. scientists think they might now have the answer. They think that in many depressed patients, it's not only the lack of feel-good serotonin causing their depression, but also a failure in the area of the brain that produces new cells throughout our lives. This area, the hippocampus, is also responsible for regulating mood and memory. Research suggests that in patients whose hippocampus has lost the ability to produce new cells, SSRIs do not bring any benefit.

55. According to paragraph 2, serotonin, like a chemical Swiss Army knife, can ______.

   A. make many patients' depression worse

   B. cause a wide range of unwanted effects

   C. affect human body and brain m various ways

   D. provide little benefit for most depressed people.

56. We can learn from the text that ______.

   A. the number of patients with depression has decreased

   B. antidepressants can benefit people with mild depression

   C. people have realized that Prozac cannot be used to treat depression

   D. antidepressants may increase the risk of early death in older people

57. In Stafford Lightman's opinion, ______.

   A. drug companies don't know the negative effect of antidepressant

   B. Andrews focused on different things from the drug companies

   C. scientists have found what SSRIs do in the brain

   D. Andrews' research has no medical value

58. Which of the following is TRUE about SSRIs?

   A. They are used to increase the "feel-good" medical in the brain.

   B. They can work even when the hippocampus can't produce new cells.

   C. They create a risk of heart problems in pregnant women.

   D. They are responsible for controlling mood and memory.

59. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 6?

   A. Andrews' review might not be completely true.

   B. Andrews need to do more research to support his viewpoint.

   C. Andrew doesn't consider drug companies' interests.

   D. Andrews has found one of the disadvantages of the medicine.

60. What is the text mainly about?

   A. The aim of drug companies.  B. The function of SSRIs.

   C. The side-effects of antidepressants.  D. The cause of depression.