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During the week days,  they are luckily busy office people; but on weekends, they are just a brood of(一窝)stay-home animals. A recent survey shows that office workers in China prefer quiet and easy ways to spend their weekends.
In the survey, conducted by job seeking and offering website Zhaopin.com, 32.8 percent of the 6,000 respondents choose to stay home at weekends and have a good rest, the Beijing Morning Post reported.
Twenty percent use their days-off to do housework. And only 19.3 percent are willing to have fun during the break time from work. Their first choice of fun is shopping.
Other choices, though practiced by few, include meeting friends, accompanying the children, trips to the suburbs, and lessons for more skills.
When they. go shopping, 54.5 percent of the white-collars actually shop in supermarkets, while 27.9. percent attend other stores, especially when discounts are offered.
These activities don"t seem to cost much, as 60 percent spend average less than 200 yuan (US$26) during weekends, and 30 percent no more than 500 yuan.
When asked whom they would spend the weekends with, about 40 percent mention their partners, and 30 percent prefer a weekend all by themselves. Less than 20 percent hang out with friends.
Only 5.8 percent would kill the time with their colleagues. This is because we tend to avoid too many personal contacts with our co-workers when we don"t have to work with them, according to some experts.
小题1: How many of the office workers who are the respondents do the housework at weekends?
A.1,968.B.1,158.C.1,200.D.1,674.
小题2:Why will less than ten percent of office workers kill the time with their colleagues at weekends?
A.Because they can"t spare time to play with them.
B.Because they tend to avoid too many personal contacts with hem when they don"t have to.
C.Because. they have many things to deal with at weekends.
D.Because some experts suggest they should not keep in touch with their colleagues.
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey?
A.There is the same percentage about people preferring a weekend all by themselves and people spending no more than 500 yuan during weekends.
B.Most office workers can’t afford things in supermarkets, so they prefer to attend other stores, especially when discounts are offered.
C.More than one fifth of office workers like to hang out with friends.
D.All the office workers prefer to relax themselves and no one is willing to learn more skills.
小题4: What is the best title of the passage?
A.How to spend the weekends
B.Several ways of spending their weekends for office people
C.How to go shopping on the weekends for office people
D.Office people prefer easy weekends

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小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
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Why do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable (讨人喜欢的).Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don"t require as much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.
Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.
Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.They"ve been together nearly 21 years.
"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine," Wesselman says."In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up.It"s really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food."
Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (士气;精神状态), helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri"s Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities to roll out the welcome mat for pets
小题1:According to the context, where do you think the sentence “They start and end the day together” should appear in the passage?
A.Between para.1 and para.2B.Between para.2 and para.3
C.Between para.3 and para.4D.Between para.4 and para.5
小题2:Which of the following words best describe the author’s attitude towards keeping pet cats?
A.FavorableB.CriticalC.ReservedD.Doubtful
小题3:Why does the author take 94-year-old Theodora Wesselman as an example in the passage?
A.To show that the elderly like Theodora Wesselman in the USA have pet cats.
B.To suggest to what degree humans and pet cats can be caretakers for each other.
C.Because Theodora Wesselman has been living with a pet cat for the past two years.
D.Because Theodora Wesselman pets her cat Cleo and tells her she loves her.
小题4:What does “to roll out the welcome mat for pets” in the last paragraph imply?
A.To give a special welcome to pets.
B.To make the welcome mat flat on the ground for pets.
C.To open out the welcome mat for pets to sleep.
D.To wrap the welcome mat to make room for pets.

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EBay will launch an online group gift-buying service today designed to make it easier for several people to chip in, buy and pay for gifts using their social-network and e-mail contacts.
EBay North America Vice President Christopher Payne says it is going to be a major step forward in social commerce, which is the still-small practice of selling products through social networks.Online retail experts aren"t as certain, but eBay says the new tool makes it easier for friends and relatives to chip in (凑钱) for gifts because it eliminates the headache of collecting contributions.It can also be used for family members to pitch in to buy, say, an expensive child seat for a mother.
Anything on eBay that"s available immediately, rather than up for bid, can be purchased this way starting today at groupgiftseBaycom.If members of an extended family wanted to buy a gift for one member, one person would choose a gift — or have one recommended by eBay — and invite family members to chip in using Facebook or e-mail.Those who wanted to join in would choose an amount to contribute (or agree to pay a requested amount) and pay using either PayPal or a credit card.They could also add a personal note.
If enough people don"t chip in, the organizer can ask people to contribute more or choose a less expensive gift.
"I see myself using this most in cases when I typically might not buy someone what they want because of price," says Nitzan Shaer of Boston, who was part of an online test of the site.
EBay, with its 200 million products, millions of sellers and mobile commerce proficiency, is a logical place to pull together the products, groups of buyers and payment tools, Payne says.
At least 12 sites, such as FrumUs.com and eDivvy.com, facilitate (便于,利于) group purchases but don"t sell products.Although a handful of retailers, including Victoria"s Secret and 1-800-Flowers, sell products through Facebook, Payne says he expects social commerce will take off as rapidly as shopping using mobile devices.EBay did more than $600 million in sales on mobile devices last year and expects mobile sales to increase to $1.5 billion this year.
Although one in five consumers surveyed said they"d used Facebook for shopping in the past year, 88% said they would not be buying holiday gifts through a social network, mobile phone or smartphone.Of these, 26% were reluctant because of security or privacy concerns, and 20% were unclear about the benefits of using phones or Facebook to shop.
小题1:What procedure should be followed if your extended family intends to buy your grandpa an 80th birthday gift?
①Asking family members to contribute more money if enough members don’t chip in
②Choosing a gift at groupgifts.eBay.com
③Paying using PayPal or a credit card
④Contributing or agreeing to pay a requested amount of money via Facebook or e-mail
A.②-①-③-④B.①-③-②-④
C.②-④-①-③D.②-③-④-①
小题2:Where can we most probably read this text?
A.In a research paperB.In a travel magazine
C.In a microblogD.On a website
小题3:What does “it” mean in the 2nd paragraph?
A.The online group gift-buying service
B.People’s social-network and e-mail contacts
C.A major step forward in social commerce
D.The still-small practice of selling products through social networks
小题4:It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A.through eBay’s new tool, 200 million products on eBay are available to online shoppers
B.social commerce can eliminate the headache of collecting contributions
C.eBay’s new tool will gain mass adoption by online shoppers
D.with the help of eBay’s new tool, FrumUs.com and eDivvy.com will also sell products

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Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.
小题1:The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.          
A.before the year 1750B.before the invitation
C.because of Joseph MerlinD.because it was dangerous
小题2:People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.        
A.he slept and dreamed a lot B.he was full of different ideas
C.he was a talented violinist D.he always made people’s dreams come true
小题3:___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.
A.Merlin’s workB.Merlin’s violinC.A huge mirrorD.An important party
小题4:What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?
A.He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.B.He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.
C.Everyone was surprised at him.D.He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.
小题5:The text is mainly about_________.
A.a strange man
B.an unusual party
C.how roller skating began
D.how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

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No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an __50__ waste of resources and __51__ environmental pollution.
The wasted packaging materials are __52__ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __53__ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. __54__, it is high time that regulations were __55__ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.
To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interest of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the __56__ the products it sells will be.
Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. "Shabby" was the word many had used to __57__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products __58__ in the international market.
It is __59__ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be __60__ to customers" eyes. But that does not definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.
In the Chinese proverb, “maidu huanzhu,” the buyer returns the pearl and just keeps the case because the __61__ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor __62__ of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __63__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps cultivate an __64__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.
小题1:
A.enormousB.available C.invisible D.illegal
小题2:
A.results fromB.contributes toC.depends on D.calls for
小题3:
A.predicted B.requiredC.acknowledgedD.estimated
小题4:
A.lookB.holdC.makeD.add
小题5:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Furthermore
小题6:
A.observedB.brokenC.adoptedD.forbidden
小题7:
A.betterB.more expensiveC.cheaperD.more useful
小题8:
A.recommendB.praiseC.considerD.criticize
小题9:
A.popularB.impressiveC.unattractiveD.qualified
小题10:
A.ridiculousB.incredibleC.unnecessaryD.reasonable
小题11:
A.accustomedB.appealingC.similarD.grateful
小题12:
A.formerB.nextC.otherD.latter
小题13:
A.judgment B.eyesightC.appetiteD.health
小题14:
A.contributionsB.effortsC.progressD.use
小题15:
A.unfamiliarB.unhealthyC.unnaturalD.unavoidable

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Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools but with little effect. Perhaps part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon, and also has too much of the personal and subjective things mixed within. Besides, morality itself changes with generations, so it is impossible to be printed in a normal textbook.
I remember sitting through forty minutes of moral lessons, which told stories about little children who never told lies and were rewarded for their goodness. It had little effect and left no impression on me, though.
If moral science has to be taught as a subject in schools, it needs a participatory approach. When you tell a child about moral, you also have to deal with social norms( 社会规范) and cultural differences. You have to explain that morality can be subjective, and be able to co-exist in society. You will probably have to refer to the morals at the present time.
The best way to tell a child how to live is to show him what is valued. If a child likes his friend, you have to make the child think about why. Once the child notices and recognizes goodness in others, he or she is likely to develop it as well.
In fact, children learn most of their morals by watching people around them. They absorb behaviour patterns from teachers and older students. They watch to see what is rewarded and who is punished. They learn on the sports field and through social work. Moral science lessons should simply consist of letting them live and interact, and watch you support correct values and reward good behaviour.
小题1:Which is NOT the reason that moral science is taught in schools with little effect?
A.Morality doesn’t belong to a science
B.Morality is more like a social phenomenon.
C.Different generations have different moral ideas.
D.Morality can’t be written down in textbooks.
小题2: The author describes his own experience of learning moral lessons in order to                .
A.explain that telling lies is not moral for little children
B.advise that people should be rewarded for their goodness
C.prove that moral lessons in schools have little effect
D.show that he has no impression of moral science
小题3:When you tell a child about morals, you should               .
A.teach him to share personal moral ideas with others
B.tell him about social norms and cultural differences
C.explain that nobody can influence his moral ideas
D.say that the morals at the present time will be changed
小题4:What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.The best way of teaching children about morals.
B.The value of teachers setting a good example.
C.The influence of people’s behavior on morals.
D.The importance of rewarding good behavior.

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