Some people believed if the wife worked for pay ，the husband ___________ （not，conside

At the turn of the Millennium, some people believed the Day of Judgment was close ______.

A．on hand

B．at hand

C．in hand

D．by hand

听力原文： Although the practice of the old Roman religion disappeared many centuries ago, some traces of the Roman gods are still present in our daily vocabulary. The names of the Roman sun god, Sol, and the moon goddess, Luna, are used frequently in our language.

The word solar describes anything pertaining to the sun, and lunar anything pertaining to the moon. For example, the sun and the planets circling it are called the solar system. The period of time in which the earth circles the sun once is a solar year. The moon takes one lunar month to circle the earth. A lunar year of twelve lunar months is eleven days shorter than a solar year.

In some cases our language shows how these heavenly bodies affect us directly. A room or place for sunbathing is often called a solarium. We get our word parasol from the Italian word meaning "a guard against the sun". For many centuries it was believed that the moon affected people who were mentally ill. For this reason people who were mentally ill were often referred to as lunatics.

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A．Planets.

B．The moon.

C．The sun.

D．Gods.

eeds apathy (冷淡) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.

Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.

Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.

Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.

In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.

In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is ______.

A．wrong

B．oversimplified

C．misleading

D．unclear

Most people-or at least more Western Europeans-did not accept daydreaming as part of their lives. In fact, until recently, daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. And it may be that more people are suffering from a lack of daydreaming than are suffering from too much of it.

It now appears that a person's self-control and self-direction may suffer if he or she does no daydreaming at all. Such a person may become poorly equipped to deal with the pressures of daily life.

Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It also improves concentration and the ability to get long with others, she says. Another researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative ability.

But that's only part of the story. The most remarkable thing about daydreaming may be its usefulness in shaping our future lives, as we want them to be.

Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. He maintained that you can imagine your future. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true.

Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the way we pictured ourselves is often the way we turn out. He offered this advice: Hold a picture of yourself in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn towards it. Picture yourself as defeated, and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that will contribute immeasurably to success. Do not picture yourself as anything, and you will drift

(1)According to the passage, people who do not daydream will __________.

A、suffer from a lack of daydreaming

B、not waste time

C、improve concentration

D、escape from the real life

(2)What does the first sentence in the fourth paragraph mean？

A、But that's only part of the research.

B、But there are still some other stories.

C、But the story does not finish yet.

D、But there are still some other positive uses of daydreaming.

(3)The example of Thomas Edison is used to show __________.

A、he is a successful dreamer

B、he is a successful inventor

C、daydreaming can shape our future

D、daydreaming can improve creative ability

(4)According to Harry Emerson, if we do not imagine at all, we may __________.

A、be defeated

B、wander and be aimless

C、achieve success

D、overcome most of the problems

(5)Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？

A、Daydreaming, too much or too little？

B、Come on, Imaging Your Future!

C、New Discoveries on Daydreaming.

D、Citizens Embracing Daydreaming

Passage Five

Many superstitious people are afraid of black cats. They believe that black cats have a strange power. If a black cat crosses their path, they think they will have bad luck.

Black cats haven't always had such a bad reputation. Long ago, the Egyptians thought that black cats were holy animals. They even worshipped them. Pasht was an Egyptian goddess who had a woman's body and a cat's head. Because the Egyptians had so much respect for black cats, they often buried the sacred creatures with great ceremony. Mummies of cats have often been found in ancient cemetery ruins. To keep the cats company after they died, mice were sometimes buried beside them.

Feelings about black cats have always been strong. People have thought they were either very good or very bad. The people of Europe, in the Middle Ages, believed black cats were the evil friends of witches and the Devil. Witches were said to have the power to change themselves into black cats. People believed that you could not tell whether a black cat was just a cat, or whether it was a witch disguising herself as she plotted some evil scheme. The brain of a black cat was thought to be a main ingredient in witch's brew.

Unlike their ancestors of the Middle Ages, Englishmen today consider black cats to be good luck charms. Fishermen's wives often keep a black cat around so that their husbands will be protected when they are out at sea.

52. The Egyptian goddess Pasht had a ______.

A. woman's head and a cat's body

B. woman's head and a lion's body

C. cat's head and a man's body

D. woman's body and a cat's head

eeds apathy (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.

Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.

Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specially, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.

Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most of ten assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.

In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.

In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is ________.

A．wrong

B．oversimplified

C．misleading

D．unclear

Passage Five

Most famous people have some unusual story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian!

Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison's hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing.

Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he composed his music. He felt that the cold water would refresh his brain. The author Charles Dickens always faced north when working or sleeping. Tycho Brahe, an important Danish astronomer, had his nose shot off in a duel with a Danish nobleman in 1566. He replaced it with another nose made of gold. President James Garfield could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.

52. This passage is about famous ______.

A. scientists

B. personalities

C. composers

D. leaders

eing smuggled(走私)into Britain in boxes marked "Urgent Medical Supplies". The【C1】______might have suspected for some time【C2】______drugs were being brought into the country in this way. The【C3】______is believed to be the work of a【C4】______international group. Four men were arrested at【C5】______airport and held for questioning,【C6】______it is unlikely that they are organizers. In【C7】______they declared that they were【C8】______of what the boxes contained and【C9】______acted in good faith in bringing【C10】______into Britain. This is the third time【C11】______six months that attempts have been made to smuggle【C12】______goods through Customs by declaring them to【C13】______medical supplies. They are frequently【C14】______in special containers and a【C15】______is given that they may be【C16】______if they are not handled with care.【C17】______are determined to put a【C18】______to this practice, said one of the Customs officers today.【C19】______is no way these people are going to get away【C20】______this any longer. We have the full cooperation of the International Police who are as anxious as we are to track down the main source of supply.

【C1】

A．authorities

B．commanders

C．leaders

D．directors

monly known as Megalodon, is believed to have lived between I million and 5 million years ago and thought to have been 52 feet long. It is (or was) a shark that had a jaw 7 or more feet wide. Fairly recently, there has been some speculation about whether it is extinct or just out of reach. But few people believe that Megalodon has found a home deep in the ocean.

There are many known "Living Fossils": Coelacanth, Sea Cucumbers, Sea Urchins, Lobsters, Sea Stars. The common ones like lobsters and sea urchins are not really looked on as anything amazing. They've been around for thousands of years or more, and axe easily accessible to us. What if they weren't accessible and yet still existed？ We would label them extinct. The discovery of a live Coelacanth, a fish long believed extinct, challenged some scientists' long-held beliefs on extinction. There have been recent discoveries Of incredibly large squid, and deep-sea fish never before seen by scientists.

In the 1960s the U.S. Navy set up underwater microphones around the world to track Soviet submarines. The network, known as the Sound Surveillance System, still lies deep below the ocean's surface in a layer of water known as the "deep sound channel'. The temperature and pressure of the channel allow sound waves to travel undisturbed. NOAA's Acoustic Monitoring Project has been using the Sound Surveillance System to listen for changes in ocean structure like ocean currents or volcanic activity. Most of the sounds recorded are common and of no concern. One sound, identified in 1977 by U.S. Navy "spy" sensors, was odd. It was obviously a marine animal but the call was more powerful than any of the calls made by any other reported sea creature. It was too big for a whale. Could it be a deep-sea monster？ One possibility was a giant squid, but no one is sure. It was named "Bloop". Could it be Megalodon？ If Megalodon is still alive down in the bottom of the ocean, we may some day soon discover it. Then what？ Deep sea diving will never be the same, that's for sure!

The following is commonly known EXCEPT ________.

A．Megalodon, the largest shark, is extinct

B．Megalodon is not extinct but just out of reach

C．Megalodon was 52 feet long and had a jaw 7 or more feet wide

D．Megalodnn lived between several million years ago

BlackFriday

Everyone likes to shop for gifts for the holidayseason, but few people know the history of holiday shopping.While people haveheard of Black Friday, most do not know its origins.Black Friday is the dayafter Thanksgiving (感恩节).On this day most retail stores opentheir doors very early—some as early as 4 am.In addition, they provide theircustomers with great discounts on products.With this in mind, it is clear tosee why so many shoppers buy many of their Christmas gifts on Black Friday.

Black Friday is not as old as many people think.Infact, it is believed that the first Black Friday was held in the 1970s in the USA .It was aday when stores decided to mark the start of the holiday season.In order todraw more customers, they offered great discounts.All products sold very well.This large success resulted in the name Black Friday.It was so named becausethe stores were “in the black”.This financial term means the stores made a lotof money.However, it was not until around 2002 that Black Friday reallystarted to gain in popularity.Today in the USA , countless advertisers proudlyannounce their Black Friday sales.They hope to attract shoppers into theirstores.

BlackFriday is a day when many shoppers in the USA go out and buy gifts, eventhough Christmas Eve is still a more popular day to shop.Thanks to the Internet,it is now possible to get some excellent Black Friday deals online.So if youdon’t want to get to the stores by 4 am, this is the perfect way to still getitems at reduced prices.

1.

Many people know the history of Black Friday.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

2.

Most stores open their doors for business very early on Black Friday.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

3.

Customers get better service on Black Friday.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

4.

Black Friday started in the USA .

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

5.

The holiday season ends on Black Friday.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

6.

“In the black” is a financial term.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

7.

Black Friday is no longer popular.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

8.

People like to shop online on Christmas Eve.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

9.

It is possible to get Black Friday discount online.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given

10.

Things are sold at their lowest prices at 4 am.

A.True

B.False

C.Not Given