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invented a suit that can be worn while they wash.
The suit has been specially designed so that it can be cleaned under the showerhead.There is no need
for soaking (浸泡), dry cleaning-or even soap.
The Japanese market has taken a liking to the "shower suit", described as "revolutionary" by its owner Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), which is the research and marketing body that represents
Australianwoolgrowers.Orders have been placed for 170,000 of the woolen suits.
The suit could be worn in the shower, although it was probably better to hang it on a clothes hanger
and carry it instead, AWI corporate affairs spokesman Stephen Feighan said."The idea is that you hang it
up and then...you give it a spray (喷雾), and it"s dry the next morning, " Mr Feighan said.
A Japanese researcher
working for AWI invented the suit by combining three technologies.The secretis the best lining (内衬), which allows the suit to dry quickly.The shower suit attracted busy corporate
people, particularly those who often traveled or stayed up late, Mr Feighan said.The airline industry was
also interested.
Mr Feighan confessed he had not worn one of the suits yet, or tried to wash it in the shower, because
they cut to fit Japanese figures.
AWI believes that the shower suit will spread from the Japanese market through Europe and India.
Mr Feighan hoped the suit, made from local wool, would be available in Australia in 12 to 18 months"
time.
1. What is the writing purpose of the article?
A. To introduce a newlydesigned shower suit.
B. To help the white collars arrange their life more sensibly.
C. To provide suggestions on saving time in bath.
D. To praise AWI for its important achievement.
2. Which is true about the suit according to the passage?
A. It can spare the owner"s trouble of soaking, dry cleaning and applying soap.
B. It is of the quality of fast dry for its best cloth.
C. It is not suitable for hanging.
D. It has attracted more orders than any other suit.
3. The suit draws the attention from all the following groups EXCEPT________.
A. corporate people who are always on the go
B. people on occasional business trips
C. the airline industry
D. people burning the midnight oil
4. Which of the
following has much to do with Mr Feighan?A. The invention of the suit.
B. The tryon of the suit.
C. The combination of the three technologies on the suit.
D. The popularization of the suit and best wishes for it
5. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. Australians prefer foreign markets to the domestic one
B. wool is the most favorite material for clothing
C. westerners have different body sizes and figures from easterners
D. Australia"s economy will not recover within a year
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despite its extremely strict visa policy. On the other hand, China"s rise as an economic powerhouse is
resulting in a rapid expansion of its higher education system, making it the fastergrowing destination for
American foreign exchange students.
Recently, according to a study by the Institute of International Education, a research organization
based in New York, the number of American students seeking higher education in China has never been
greater, increasing by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004. Alan Goodman, president of the institute, believes
that the_phenomenon lies in the pace of change in China, which is spending billions of dollars to expend
and transform its higher educational facilities into worldclass institutions.
"China is a job market, " said Professor Chou, professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton
University. "Twenty years ago, only those interested in Chinese literature would study the Chinese
language. Now all professors have opened up. "
China now ranks 9th as a host destination for American students, advancing from the No. 12 spot it
held a year earlier. The study revealed that Britain continues to be the leading destination, attracting
16. 8 percent of all American students who study abroad. On the other hand, in the 2004～2005
academic year, China sent more than 62,000 students to the United States, nearly 60 percent more than
a decade earlier. According to the study, the Chinese now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the
United States, the secondlargest group behind students from India.
B. it is extremely difficult to get a visa
C. it results in a rapid expansion
D. China becomes a fastgrowing country
B. the pace of change in China during the past few years
C. founding a research organization based in New York
D. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities
B. 55,000
C. 38,750
D. 6,820
B. American students are interested in Chinese culture.
C. Britain continues to be the leading destination.
D. China grows as a study hot spot for US students.
fame, just like William Hung,21, a native of Hong Kong.
Hung recently has made an agreement with USbased entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse
Music Network. They"ll publish a record, titled The True Idol on April 6.
The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley. He did a version of
Ricky Martin"s She Bangs on the television show American Idol 3, on January 27. The Fox TV singing
contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so
bad that the judges cut him off in midact.
Hung"s response?" I already did my best, so I have no regrets at all." That"s good, because any
common person would have found plenty to regret:the offkey singing, the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with
pants pulled up too high, the terrible dancing and the hips jerking (摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to
the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.
However, it was this very bad act that sold well.
Mare Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way:" Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our
favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom, completely offkey and completely unworried. That"s what William did and immediately won the hearts of America."
Whatever it is, for the moment it"s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet
in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and technomusic
and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station.
So, what does Hung think of this?
"There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and
that I was great on the show, but some didn"t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean."
Now he says he"s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour (魅力) or to accept it.
Returning to normal hasn"t been easy.
B. Hung"s performance attracted the public eye.
C. How an unsuccessful person became famous.
D. Success sometimes does not require hard work.
B. Hung"s bad act.
C. Hung"s website.
D. The public"s opinion.
a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.
b. The judges cut Hung off in midact in the singing contest.
c. Hung became popular among Americans.
d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.
e. Three websites put Hung"s funny performance on the Internet.
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. a, d, b, c, e
D. d, b, a, e, c
B. He attracted people"s attention in the contest.
C. He was goodlooking though he didn"t sing well.
D. His character was completely different from other idols"
| We are constantly faced with choices. For example, when a student has p________the college entrance examination, he________she will make a decision about which university or which major to choose f________. Some students prefer to learn what they are interested ________, so they will put majors before universities. On the other hand, majors are________(紧密) related with jobs. A good major means a good job. The________(大多数) of students believe that a good university is more important. It does a lot of g________to student"s development. Graduates from good universities are more l________to find a good job. In my________(意见), the best is a good major at a good university. If we can not have both of them, we should consider carefully________making a decision. | 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. _____ __ 10. ________ |
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| When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming, camp, and family vacations, it can be a challenge to find time for learning.But kids" reading skills don"t have to grow cold once school"s out.Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun: Explore your library.Visit your local library t  o check out books and magazines that your kids haven"t seen before.Many libraries have summer reading programs, book clubs, and reading  contests for eventhe youngest borrowers.With a new library card, a child will feel extra grownup checking out books. Read on the road.Going on a long car trip?Make sure the back seat is stocked with favorite reads. When you"re not at the wheel, read the books aloud.Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large selections) and listen to them together during driving time. Make your own books.Pick one of your family"s favorite parts of summer-whether it"s baseball, ice cream, or the pool-and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines.Stick the pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it.When you"re done, read the book together. Reread it whenever you like! Keep in touch.Kids don"t have to go away to write about summer vacation.Even if your family stays home, they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures.Ask a relative to be your child"s pen pal and encourage them to write each week. Keep up the reading habits.Even if everything else changes during the summer, keep up the reading routine s around your house.Read with your kids every day-whether it"s just before bedtime or under a shady tree on a lazy afternoon.And don"t forget to take a book to the beach!Just_brush_the_sand_off_ the_pages-it"s_no_sweat! 1. The purpose of the passage is to________. A. encourage parents to read B. give advice on raising kids C. raise a good summer reader D. suggest places for vacations 2. If you drive on a long trip in summer, you can________. A. visit the local library and join book clubs B. borrow some audiobooks to listen to C. keep in touch with friends by sending postcards D. read your own picture books with your son 3. By saying "Just brush the sand off the pages-it"s no sweat", the author means________. A. taking away the sand on the book is very difficult B. a special book is needed when you"re reading on the beach C. one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily D. there"s no trouble reading even on the beach 4. Who are the intended readers of the passage? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Teachers. D. Editors. | |
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| Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little tolerance for falling in despair.Especially now we"ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether it"s after losing a job, the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.So it"s no surprise that more and more people are taking them. But is this really such a good idea?A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn"t.They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose (行为轻率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it, we lose out.Yet many psychiatrists (精神病医生) insist not.Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression (抑郁症), they warn.Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to make themselves feel better. So who is right?Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch? There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life.It may be a selfprotection strategy, as other primates (灵长类) als  o show signs of sadness.A losing monkey thatdoesn"t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and that could result in death. In humans, sadness has a further function:we may display sadness as a form of communication.By acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support. Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark mood  s.There are plenty of great artists, writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder.Scientists find that people with signs of depression perform better at a creative task, and that negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience, which allows creative processes to come to the front.There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career.A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s.The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them. 1. The underlined word "this" refers to________. A. taking drugs B. falling in despair C. losing a job D. feeling sad 2. The author believes sadness is________. A. a good thing for people"s health B. something horrible never to touch C. a necessary function of humans D. always to be treated as depression 3. Some animals show their sadness in order to________. A. cheat their enemy B. protect themselves C. comfort the loser D. challenge the winner  4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.A. people with great creativity tend to be happier B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career C. too much hap  piness can be bad for your careerD. the happiest people are the most successful ones |