Unemployment will certainly be in double-digits next year--and may remain there for some time. And for every person who __1_ as unemployed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, you can bet there’s another either too __2__ to look for work or working part time who’d rather have a full-time job or else taking home less pay than before. And there’s yet another person who’s more fearful that he or she will be the __3__ to lose a job.
__4__, 10 percent unemployment really means 20 percent underemployment or anxious employment, all of which translates __5__ into late payments on mortgages, credit cards, auto and student loans, and loss of health insurance. It also means sleeplessness for tens of millions of Americans, and, of course, __6__ purchases.
Unemployment of this magnitude and duration also translates into ugly __7__, because fear and anxiety are __8__ grounds for the political resentment against immigrants, blacks, the poor, government leaders, business leaders, Jews and other easy _9__. It’s already started. Next year is a mid-term election. Be prepared for worse.
So why is unemployment and underemployment so high? And why is it _10__ to remain high for some time? Because, as noted, people who are worried about their jobs or have no jobs, and who are also trying to _11__ from under a pile of debt, are not going to do a lot of shopping. And businesses that don’t have customers aren’t going to do a lot of new _12__. And foreign nations also suffering high __13__ aren’t going to buy a lot of our goods and services. And without customers, companies won’t __14__. They’ll cut payrolls instead.
This brings us to the obvious question: Who’s going to buy the stuff we make or the services we provide, and therefore bring jobs back? There’s only one __15__ left: The government.
小題1:
A．keeps toB．sticks toC．shows upD．a(chǎn)ttaches
小題2:
A．discouragedB．timidC．sureD．upset
小題3:
A．firstB．nextC．lastD．only
小題4:
A．On the other handB．By contrastC．As a wholeD．In other words
小題5:
A．enormously B．definitelyC．exactlyD．directly
小題6:
A．fewerB．moreC．betterD．worse
小題7:
A．economicsB．tradesC．politicsD．industries
小題8:
A．necessaryB．fertileC．scarceD．heated
小題9:
A．opponentsB．targetsC．victimsD．potentials
小題10:
A．dueB．a(chǎn)bleC．equalD．likely
小題11:
A．get outB．get aroundC．get intoD．get off
小題12:
A．programmingB．planningC．investingD．a(chǎn)dvertising
小題13:
A．signatureB．unemploymentC．crisisD．inefficiency
小題14:
A．rentB．runC．sellD．hire
小題15:
A．manufacturerB．a(chǎn)pplicantC．buyerD．employer

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Then she asked me  41  question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered. 
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小題1: 
A．observedB．watchedC．noticedD．caught
小題2: 
A．onB．a(chǎn)tC．overD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題3:
A．playerB．teacherC．composerD．starter
小題4:
A．givingB．a(chǎn)ttendingC．teachingD．reviewing
小題5:
A．interestingB．wonderfulC．movedD．impressive
小題6: 
A．a(chǎn)notherB．a(chǎn) differentC．the sameD．other
小題7: 
A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．orderedC．demandedD．requested
小題8: 
A．warnedB．remindedC．a(chǎn)skedD．required
小題9: 
A．courseB．taskC．discussionD．deal
小題10: 
A．a(chǎn)ndB．butC．a(chǎn)s a resultD．what’s more
小題11: 
A．for the momentB．a(chǎn)t the momentC．for a momentD．a(chǎn)t a moment
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A．musicB．songsC．the pianoD．vitamins
小題13: 
A．droppingB．fallingC．pouringD．running
小題14: 
A．SinceB．AsC．WhileD．Because
小題15: 
A．takingB．makingC．havingD．giving
小題16: 
A．thankB．praiseC．a(chǎn)dmireD．owe
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A．get onB．get upC．get offD．get down
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A．quietlyB．calmlyC．happilyD．slowly
小題19: 
A．shockedB．touchedC．delightedD．disturbed
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小題1:Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?
A．Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.
B．Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.
C．Because she had nothing else to do except reading.
D．Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.
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A．made the family’s trip more excitingB．include five books all together
C．have someone called Seamus in themD．can help people deal with their problems
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A．she wanted to keep her trip in memoryB．she loved this name very much
C．her son doesn’t have Irish bloodD．it is a perfect name for a boy
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A．They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.
B．They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.
C．They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.
D．They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.
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One of the requirements of every graduation ceremony speaker is that they offer some advice. Well, get ready, here it comes.
Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the answers –your professors, instructors and counselors-and going out into what we like to call the real world. In time you will meet up with other people who think they have all the answers. These people are called bosses. My advice is: humor them.
A little later you’ll meet additional people who think they have all the answers.
These are called spouses (配偶) . My advice is: humor them, too.
And of all goes well, in a few years you will meet still another group of people who think they have all the answers. These are called children. Humor them.
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Well, thanks to the reasonable advice you are hearing today and that I hope you will all pass on, she will be able to say, “That is my mother. Humor her.”
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A．wishesB．proposals
C．warningsD．instructions
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B．know all the keys to any test before any graduation
C．be clever enough to do anything well in school
D．be experienced in giving advice on any subject
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B．Keep them happy by accepting their wishes
C．Refuse them to make them complain
D．Turn deaf ears to them
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Going back to the farmyard the rat gave a warning: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” The chicken raised her head and said: “Excuse me, Mr Rat, I can tell this is a big concern to you, but it is of no business to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!”“I am so very sorry, Mr. Rat,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”
The rat turned to the cow. She said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?”
So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s rat trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey (獵物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet (短柄斧) to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.
His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer killed the pig.
The farmer’s wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.
小題1:The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to        .
A．disappointed B．surprised C．confused D．doubtful
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A．The chicken showed great concern for the rat.
B．The pig helped the rat get rid of the trap.
C．The cow didn’t care about what the rat said.
D．The snake was killed after being caught in the trap.
小題3:   We can conclude from the article that        .
A．the farmer’s wife got good treatment in the hospital
B．the farmer regretted setting up the rat trap
C．the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap
D．none of the other animals felt threatened by the rat trap
小題4:   What message does the story intend to convey?
A．We should mind our own business.B．Everything is related to something else.
C．Helping others is always a virtue.D．We should treat animals in a friendly way.

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A．die suddenlyB．pass away
C．disappear graduallyD．last forever
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A．a(chǎn)skB．don’t expectC．never allowD．wish
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A．less friendlyB．less hospitableC．more naturalD．more popular
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．Flowers are signs of outward welcome.
B．Flowers are expensive.
C．Flowers are available at all time.
D．Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.

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Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks for over a century，the first detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968，with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project ( DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry，the DSDP's drill ship，the Glomar Challenger，was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep waters，taking samples of rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year-research program that ended in November 1983. During this time，it sailed 600，000 kilometers and took almost
20，000samples of rocks around the world. Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today，largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages，nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics (構造學) and continental drift that explains many of the geological processes.
The samples of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic re­cord stretching back hundreds of millions of years. The information of past climatic changes can be used to predict future climates.
小題1:The underlined word" inaccessible" in Line 3 means     .
A．unrecognizable B．unreachableC．unusable D．unreasonable
小題2:Why does the author mention "outer space" in the first paragraph?
A．The Earth's climate millions of years ago was similar to that in outer space.
B．It is similar to the ocean floor in being strange to the humans.
C．Rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor.
D．Techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE of the Glomar Challenger?
A．It is a type of submarine. B．It is an ongoing project.
C．It has gone on over 100 voyages. D．It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.
小題4:The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was         .
A．a(chǎn)n attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B．the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
C．made up of geologists from all over the world
D．supported entirely by the gas and oil industry
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A．Geologists were able to determine the Earth's appearance millions of years ago.
B．Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C．Geologists observed forms of life never before seen.
D．Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes.

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“We’re ready now to start talking to possible customers,” said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.
Boeing and Space Adventures have not set a price, although Mr. Anderson said it would be competitive with the Soyuz flights, which Space Adventures arranged with the Russian Space Agency. Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid about $40 million for a Soyuz ride and an eight-day stay at the space station last year. But the possibilities that anyone buying a ticket will get to space on an American vehicle depend on discussions in Congress about the future of NASA.
小題1: Which of the following is most probably a private travel company?
A. Boeing.                     B. Space Adventure.
C. NASA.                       D. Russian Space Agency.
小題2: How many people can be carried along on a capsule to the space station?
A．3. B．4. C．7. D．11.
小題3: What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The American space tourism company is located in Virginia.
B．Russia has already taken lead in working on the space tourism business.
C．NASA has decided to focus less on building rockets because of the financial crisis.
D．In 2015, America would be the first country in the world to run the space tourism business.
小題4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Taking NASA Astronauts to Orbit.B．Living in the Space Station Space.
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What makes it rain? Rain falls from clouds for the same reason anything falls to Earth. The Earth's gravity pulls it. But every cloud is made of water droplets or ice crystal(冰晶). Why doesn't rain or snow fall constantly from all clouds? The droplets or ice crystals in clouds are extremely small. The effect of gravity on them is slight. Air currents move and lift droplets so that the net downward amount of water is zero, even though the droplets are moving constantly.
It can be seen that droplets and ice crystals behave somewhat like dust in the air in a beam of sunlight. To the casual observer, dust seems to act in a totally random fashion, moving about
without fixed direction. But in fact dust particles（分子） are much larger than water droplets and they finally fall. The average size of a cloud droplet is only 0.0004 inch in diameter（直徑）. It is so small that it would take sixteen hours to fall half a mile in perfectly still air, and it doesn't fall out of moving air at all. Only when the droplet grows to a diameter of 0.008 inch or larger can it fall from the cloud. The average raindrop contains a million times as much water as a tiny cloud droplet. The growth of a cloud droplet to a size larger enough to fall out is the cause of rain and other forms of precipitation. This important growth process is called "coalescence".
小題1: Ice crystals do NOT immediately fall to Earth because           .
A．they are kept up by air currents
B．most of them change into steam
C．they combine with other chemicals in the atmosphere
D．their electrical charges draw them away from the earth
小題2: The underlined word "random" in line 10 most probably means            .
A．unpredictableB．strictC．independentD．a(chǎn)bnormal
小題3:What can be inferred about drops of water larger than 0.008 inch in diameter?
A．They never occur.
B．They are not affected by the force of gravity.
C．In moving air they would fall to earth.
D．In still air they fall a speed of thirty-two miles per hour.
小題4: How much bigger is the rain drop than a loud droplet?
A．200 times bigger
B．1,000 times bigger
C．100,000 times bigger
D．1,000,000 times bigger

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