Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed  this morning as older sons and daughters to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers, But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.

     Mothers have long known that their home worked was just heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labors, they would earn as much as￡172,000 a year.

     The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income ￡30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

     By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18,it found that ,on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.

     To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labor, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at ￡48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jibs”, with psychologist（心理学家）a close second.

It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional（情感的）emand as the hardest thing about motherhood.

Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.

The study shoes mothers matter all year long and not just on, Mother’s Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing（投入）in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.

32.How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?

   A.￡30,000.                             B.￡142,000.          C.￡172,000.                         D.￡202,000.

33.The biggest challenge for most mothers is from        .

   A. emotional demand                 B. low pay for work      C. heavy workload                   D. lack of training

34.What is stressed in the last paragraph?

    A. Mothers’ importance shows in family all year long.

    B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.

    C. Mothers’ devotion to children can hardly be calculated.

    D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.

35.What can we conclude from the study?

    A. Mothers’ working hours should be largely reduced.

    B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.

    C. Mothers’ labor is of a higher value than it is realized.

    D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.

How to Communicate With a Deaf Person

Communicating with a deaf person doesn’t have to be as difficult as it might seem. The trick is to be patient, straightforward, and to remember that deaf people communicate visually. Before you know it, you’ll forget you were ever worried!

Method 1: Staring Your Conversation

_____16_____You can do this by moving into the person’s field of vision and waving from a polite distance, or by tapping the person gently on the shoulder. If it’s a real emergency, you can also turn the lights off and on quickly.

Position yourself carefully. Make sure that the light in the room is shining directly onto your face, and that you’re not standing with your back to a light. ___17___

Fid out how the person prefers to communicate. Some deaf people are better lip-readers than others. Some deaf people may prefer to write back and forth or to use an interpreter. Man interactions between the deaf and the hearing require a combination of these methods. ___18___

Method 2: Communicating through Lip-reading.

Keep your sentences simple and use plain language. ____19____The more complex your phrasing and vocabulary, the more likely your deaf companion is to miss something. Try to avoid using slang or expressions that aren’t widely known.

When someone else is speaking, don’t turn away from the deaf person in your group. ____20____You don’t have to look at the deaf person while someone else is talking, but try to make sure your face is visible.

A. Get the person’s attention.

B. It’s important not talk too quickly.

C. Or, they’ll miss parts of the conversation.

D. If so, it’ll make them feel left out of the conversation.

E. Stand directly in front of the person, at a normal distance.

F. The best way to know which methods are most effective is to ask.

G. Try not to be too difficult when using your words in the beginning.

信息匹配. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意：涂在答题卡上，E涂 AB  F 涂 AC   G涂 AD)

                                   71     

The Chinese have a set of proverbs that I feel truly reflects what lifelong learning attributes（特征）are. The following are some explanations of what they mean. 

     72     

In Mandarin（中文), it is pronounced “Huo Dao Lao, Xue Dao Lao”. Learning is an important part of existence. As we live and grow old, we should never stop learning. In every life stage, there are more things to learn. It shouldn’t stop．

There Are No Limits To Learning

In Mandarin, it is pronounced “Xue Wu Zhi Jing”. It means there are no limits to learning. The earlier lifelong learning attribute speaks about continuity．This speaks about no boundaries. You should not limit the fields of what you learn.     73     

The Love For Learning Never Tires You

Pronounced “Hao Xue Bu Juan” in Mandarin it is loosely translated, as the love for learning should never tire you. The first two lifelong learning attributes talk about continuous learning and no boundaries. Learning is dynamic. It is ever moving, ever changing．     74     When you have the perseverance for self-cultivation then the rewards are becoming more and more in life.

Only After Learning, Do You Know What You Do Not Know

     75     Self-reflection is an important process in self-directed learning. In Mandarin it is pronounced, “Xue Er Hou Zhi Bu Zu”. Translated - it means that only after learning we know what we do not know．This lifelong learning attribute of self-reflection creates a sense of insufficiency and thus generates an inner want to learn.

A. This lifelong learning attribute forces you to self-reflect.

B. Proverbs about life learning and career.

C. Continue to learn in the journey of Life.

D. Therefore, we should never be tired of it.

E. Three Persons Walking One Is Bound To Be My Teacher.

F. In life, if we are to improve ourselves, learning is infinite.

G. Lifelong learning attributes for career advancement.

假定你是李华，你的外教Mr. Pick回国前向你推荐了American School Life网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：

1. 表达思念；

2. 上网收获；

3. 表示感激。

注意：1. 词数100词左右；

  2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；

      3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 

Dear Mr. Pick,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

 Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ______ name, not case number.

A of            B as        C by                     D with

—Shall I come another day to get further information about your bookstore?

—Sure. My secretary and librarian will be at your            .

A.help                   B. companion       C. service            D. request

 He got into the old truck and off _____ to one of the far corners of the farm to fix the fences.

A. did they rush         B. they did rush               C. they rushed                   D. rushed they

 Poor _____ it may be, there is no place like home, _______ you may go.

A. as; wherever                                     B. though; whenever

C. in spite of; when                                D. that; wherever

Last year, the most-read children' s books at least in UK were almost all fantasy novels. But

 why is this the case? What. exactly does fantasy offer to young readers？

     What' s important to point out here is that fantasy writing has come to be considered as

belonging to popular culture, and is therefore generally regarded as being of lower quality than

realism.

     This idea was formed in me during childhood by my mother, who believed that fantasy was

 "rubbish". She was always trying to persuade my two brothers to let go of their dog-eared copies of

 American author David Eddings' books and read something "proper".

    I had also met some people who were against reading fantasy. While living in Finland, where I joined a book club, I was told at my first meeting that the club didn't read "genre" books, which

 meant that realism was   in", but everything else including fantasy was "

    When it comes to the subject of children, discussions about which books are "better" for them often focus on the fantasy and realism debate, causing Professor John Stephens to write that: one of  the more curious sides to the criticism of children's literature is the strong wish to separate fantasy and realism into competing types, and to state that children prefer one or the other, or "progress" from fantasy to realism or vice versa（反之亦然).

    A quick survey of the big children's publishing trends over the past ten years confirms that

 fantasy is as popular as ever in the children' s book scene. From the 450 million copies of Harry

  Potter books sold over this period to the more recent Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, it would seem that children are as enthusiastic about fantasy as ever before and rather than "progressing" out of  fantasy, the popularity of fantasy in the young adult market would suggest just the opposite.

28.What was the author's mother's attitude towards fantasy?

     A. Uncaring.                                               B. Cautious.

     C. Unfavorable.                                        D. Enthusiastic.

29.The book club the author joined in Finland _

    A. didn't. have a realistic aim

    B  was always full of people in and out

    C. had a tense atmosphere in most cases

    D. was not acceptive of various literature styles

30.According to Professor John Stephens, the critics of children's literature～—．

   A. want to separate children into different groups.

   B. want to divide fantasy and realism into separate groups

     C. aim to get children to progress from fantasy to realism

      D. wish to explore the difference between fantasy and realism

31.What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. Fantasy books are and continue to be popular among children.

    B, Realism books are the bestsellers of the present time.

    C. Young readers are moving away from fantasy .

D. Fantasy books are better than realism ones.

The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamin's older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.

Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, "At places where they gather, editors ask one another, ‘How are you?’, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case." An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline "NOT DEAD YET."

      Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock (股票)  drop by 54%  since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock - holders sell off their Times stock.

The Washington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the company's income.

8. What can we learn about the New England Courant?

A. It is mainly about the stock market.

B. It carries articles by political leaders.

C. It marks the beginning of newspapers.

D. It remains a successful newspaper in America.

9. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?

A. They often accept readers' suggestions.

B. They care a lot about each other's health.

C. They stop doing business with advertisers.

D. They face great difficulties in their business.

10. Which of the following found a new way for its development?

A. The Washington Post.   B. The Guardian.

C. The New York Times.    D. New England Courant.

11. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?

A. Satisfied.    B. Hopeful.    C. Surprised.    D. Worried.

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．

   “You are employed,” he said．“Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start．”

   The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail．”

   “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager．“If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist．And whoever doesn’t exist cannot have the job．”

   The man left with no hope at all．He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket．He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes．He then sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital．He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars．

   The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late．Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles．Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US．

   He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance．He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan．

   When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail．The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail．”

   The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire．Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”

56．Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?

      A．Because he was lazy．               

      B．Because he didn’t pass the test．

      C．Because he didn’t have an e-mail．      

      D．Because he didn’t have a computer．

57．The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______．

       A．become large             B．become 3 times          

       C．increase quickly           D．decrease quickly

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

       A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world．

       B．The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview．

       C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket．

       D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft．

59．The man can be described as _______．

       A．helpful and considerate               B．positive and generous

       C．smart and hardworking                     D．stubborn and unselfish

60．Which proverb can best describe the story?

       A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing．

       B．Where there is a will, there is a way．

       C．Accidents will happen．       

       D．No pains , no gains．

   Developed and developing nations can learn from each other seeking a low carbon economy, a Chinese government official said in Shanghai yesterday.

   “China doesn't lag developed nations in terms of energy saving and green economy”, said Zhou Changyi, director of the energy saving department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

　　“While we can learn many aspects from developed nations, they also should learn something from us, such as water conservation,” Zhou said in a speech during the new Path of China's Industrialization forum at the ongoing China International Industry Fair 2009.

　　He said industrialized nations and China are dealing with different issues to combat climate change. The United Kingdom, for example, is concerned about transport, buildings and new energy in reducing carbon emissions. For China, the most urgent task is how to realize new­ type of industrialization and avoid mistakes that other countries made when they industrialized.

　　As such, overseas exhibitors at this year's fair are showing ways to help China achieve low carbon emissions in the industrial section.

　　Swiss power and automation technology group ABB called for a stronger focus on product life­cycle assessment, or LCA, which is used to study the environmental impact of a product from the research and manufacturing stage through its usage and recycling.

　　Tobias Becker，head of ABB's process automation division for North Asia and China, said LCA is an effective tool in helping manufacturing industries to reduce carbon emissions.

　　LCA shows that industrial customers should focus on a product's environmental impact throughout its life­cycle instead of on its initial investment or ready­ to ­use stage. For example, a motor's initial investment accounts for only 3 percent of its life­cycle cost, while 94 percent goes to fuel consumption and the rest to maintenance.

　　Richard Hausmann, North East Asia CEO of Siemens, said, “The color of future industrialization is green.”

　　The Germany Company recently announces that it wants to receive orders worth more than 6 billion Euros (US 8.8 billion) for intelligent net power networks, Smart Grid, over the next five years. Siemens has set a 20 percent market share target for the global smart grid business.

　　A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology，advanced sensors specialized computers that save energy, reduce costs and increase reliability. The United States and China are considered the two biggest markets for smart grid.

12. “______” can replace the underlined word “lag” in paragraph 2.

　A. Fall behind                                 B. Be superior to

　C. Attack                                      D. Fear

13. We can infer ______ from the eleventh paragraph of this passage.

　A. Siemens has occupied 20 percent market share for the global smart grid business

　B. Siemens received orders worth 6 billion Euros recently

　C. Siemens will earn $ 8.8 billion from intelligent power networks

　D. Siemens' plan about Smart Grid may come true in the future

14. _______about Smart Grid isn’t mentioned in the passage.

   A. Energy saving              B. Low cost

   C. Security                   D. Small in size

15. The best title for the passage is______.

　A. Developed and Developing Nations Can Learn From Each Other

　B. Low carbon Economy—a Shared Goal

　C. Intelligent Power Networks

  D. Two Biggest Markets for Smart Grid

Expanding populations and steadily improving communications brought more trade and contact, but also more _______ between social groups.

   A. cooperation B. friction    C. liberation  D. distribution

If you want to visit only the sights that you think are most interesting, you should definitely book one of the many private tours in NYC.

Landmark Private New York Tours

The best way to make the most of your visit to the top NYC landmarks is to use one of the private tours in NYC.

NY See It All: From traveling through Manhattan to getting onto a boat to visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, this private NYC tour delivers superiors service. Customize（定制） your stops and see why this tour is one of the best private tours in NYC.

NY Limo Tour: After choosing what you want to see, this private tour in NYC lets you write the route of your day. Whether you want to see historical NYC sights, movie sights, or cultural sights, it will help make your visit memorable.

Aerial Landmark Tour: This is a fun and exciting way to explore New York City. On this 20-minute helicopter tour, you'll see the very best landmarks in Manhattan and the Bronx. Family-Friendly Private New York Tours

NYC isn’t just a playground of adults; these family-friendly private New York City tours are ideal for people traveling with kids.

Revolutionary Era Walking Tour: When you book this informative NYC walking tour, you and your kids will wander around Manhattan’s Financial District and hear all about the American Revolution. With knowledgeable guides, your kids will love the tour too.

Kids Greenwich Village Tour: This fun NYC walking tour is specifically created for children. You and your kids will visit some famous Greenwich Village sights, while the children, led by friendly guides, play games that relate to math, science, foreign language, and the arts.

1. What can we know about NY Limo Tour?...

A. It gives you hands-on experiences of travel planning.

B. It provides tourists with high quality service.

C. It is a playground of the old and young.

D. It mainly focuses on cultural sights.

2. Which tour is probably most suitable for visitors with a tight schedule?

A. NY See It All.    B. NY Limo Tour.

C. Aerial Landmark Tour.    D. Revolutionary Era Walking Tour.

3. What do the two family-friendly tours mentioned have in common?

A. They offer various entertainment facilities.

B. They can equip kids with some knowledge.

C. They contain many unique outdoor activities.

D. They include both natural and man-made    sights.

4. What does the author intend to tell in the passage?

A. What to do when you stay in NYC.

B. Where to stay if you come to NYC.

C. How to go sightseeing if you visit NYC.

D. How to have fun when you live in NYC.

Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. ___16___ Read on for some techniques worth trying.

___17___ 

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study.____18____ Something as simple as setting a goal to havea weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

    Go for a walk.

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.____19____

 Learn something new.

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.  ___20___.

A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening or go dancing with your friends.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

----How is everything, Magarret?

----________.

A. Sounds good     B. Very well, thank you      C. Not too bad     D. It's nothing

In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics（策略）.

One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妆品) section：while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.

When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few second upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

28. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?

A. To save customers times.

B. To show they are high quality foods.

C. To help sell junk food.

D. To sell them at discount prices.

29.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?

A. Opening the store early in the morning.

B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.

C. Inviting customers to play music.

D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.

30. What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?

A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.

B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.

D. A good first impression increases sales.

31. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.

B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.

C. To report researches on customer behavior.

D. To show dishonest business practices.