Since the gene , called DAF-16 in worms, was found in many animals and in humans, the finding could open up new ways to affect aging ,immunity and resistance in humans the scientists said.
“We wanted to find out how normal aging is being governed by genes and what effect these genes have on other traits such as immunity,”said Robin May , who led the study.
Populations across the world are aging at a surprising pace , bring potentially big challenges for health and social care systems . A study by Danish scientists last year found that half of babies born in rich world today will live to celebrate their 100th birthday . Scientists are eager to find out how people age to try to develop drugs to help them stay healthier lives extend.
“What we have found is that things like resistance and aging tend go hand in hang “ May said in an interview
May’s team compared longevity ,stress resistance and immunity in four related species of worm. They also looked for differences in the activity of DAV-16 in each of the four species and found that they were all quite distinct.
May said DAF-16 was active in most cells in the body and was very similar to a group of human genes called FOXO genes , which scientists believe play a role in the aging process. “The fact that subtle differences in DAF-16 between species seem to have such an impact on aging and health is very interesting and many explain how differences in lifespan and related traits have arisen during evolution，”May said
小題1:In which section may the text appear in a newspaper?
A  Education   B  Science   C  Entertainment    D  Culture
小題2: According to May ,   
A resistance has a lot of to do with aging    B FOXO genes can be found in worms
C genes play the same role in difference species   D  new drugs will change the genes in older people
小題3:From the text we know that DAF-16   
A is a gene that is only found in worms     B can make people live longer
C has an effect on aging and immunity     D  has been quite familiar to scientists

小題1:.B
小題1:.A
小題1:.C
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Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar’s turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accept those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case.
Kyaw Thu said that well wishers abroad may make cash donation through Myanmar embassies（使館）stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present at the Yangon International Airport and seaports.
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A foreign ministry’s statement said earlier on Friday that at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance," adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action".
The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity." it said.
小題1:Which of the following is true?
A．The US relief aid was turned down at first and then accepted.
B．The US relief aid has been sent to the capital city of Myanmar.
C．There are rumors（謠言）that Myanmar has turned down the US relief aid.
D．Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action but the US relief aid.
小題2:We Chinese may denote money to help the country’s cyclone victims through_____.
A．Myanmar embassies in Beijing.
B．the Yangon International Airport
C．the United Nations
D．the Yangon International seaports.
小題3: What is Myanmar’s policy toward the aids from abroad?
A．Myanmar prefers cash donation to relief goods.
B．Myanmar only receives emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, etc.
C．Myanmar receives donation relief aid from any country without any limit.
D．Myanmar prefers relief goods to cash donation.
小題4:The title that best expresses the idea of the passage is _______.
A．How to help Myanmar.
B．Myanmar accepts US humanitarian aid officially.
C．Myanmar is receiving relief aid from any country without limit.
D．The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful.

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With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development — helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain and penmanship, and you may get the answer.
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A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice writing letters by hand while a second group just looked at those letters. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (核磁共振)that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them the same letters. Researchers found that the brain activity in the first group was far more advanced and “adult-like”.
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小題1:.
What does the Indiana University study imply?
A．Children should practice writing letters
B．Handwriting can increase brain activity
C．It’s good for children to enter a functional MRI.
D．Letters should often be shown to children
小題2:.
What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?
A．Handwriting affects both adults and children.
B．Handwriting helps a person write better essays.
C．SAT should be done with good handwriting.
D．Good handwriting makes a person seem smarter.
小題3:.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Essays written with keyboards will get lower scores.
B．The quality of your ideas depends on your handwriting.
C．Chinese and Japanese youths don’t know how to write.
D．Less handwriting may affect China’s reading ability.
小題4:.
The passage tries to tell us that __________________.
A．keyboards are more popular than handwriting
B．we shouldn’t judge people by their handwriting
C．handwriting is of great importance
D．it’s time to give up using keyboards

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小題1:.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Travel to ArgentinaB．Entertainments in Argentina
C．Festivals in ArgentinaD．A brief introduction to Argentina
小題2:.
From the passage, we know that the Tango Festival   .
A．is organized by the governmentB．is held in summer
C．welcomes everyone to take part inD．holds parties for different dances
小題3:.
Which of the following is a sport festival?
A．The Semana Musical Llao Llao.B．Open Polo Tournament.
C．The Tango Festival.D．Argentina Carnivals.
小題4:.
If Tom wants to enjoy a classical music event in Argentina, he should visit   .
A．Buenos Aires in springB．Palermo in April
C．Bariloche in OctoberD．Palermo in winter

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A town in Oxfordshire has become the first in the UK to have biomethane(生物甲烷)gas from human waste piped to their homes for gas central heating and cooking．
Up to 200 families in Didcot now receive the gas via the national gas power system. Head of energy and technology at British Gas，Martin Orrill，said customers wouldn’t notice any difference as the gas is purified to the highest standard and has no smell．The gas is produced at a sewage(污物) treatment works in Didcot．
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Partners in the Didcot project，British Gas，Scotia Gas Network，and Thames Water，all hope to expand the process to other towns，and other companies such as Ecotricity and United Utilities have also announced biomethane projects being planned．One of these projects in Manchester could be supplying 500 homes with biomethane by mid next year. Another British Gas project in Suffolk will provide gas from digestion of brewery(啤酒廠)waste to around 235 families．
The Didcot project cost￡25 million and was influenced by promises of government aids aimed at encouraging companies to develop renewable technologies．An EU directive means the UK must ensure at least 15 percent of its energy is from renewable sources by 2020．
The UK produces about 1.73 million tons of sewage annually．If all sewage treatment works in the UK were fitted with the technology，they could supply gas for up to 350, 000 families.
小題1:.  Which of the following is TRUE of the biomethane gas?
A．it’s mainly made from rotting plantsB．It’s an environmentally friendly gas
C．Its production process is too longD．It’s easily recognized by customers
小題2:.  What is the function of the enzymes?   
A．To digest the solid waste materialB．To help get rid of anaerobic bacteria
C．To help purify the biomethane．D．To speed up the digestion process．
小題3:.  According to the passage，the biomethane gas had better be used        .
A．a(chǎn)s the power for vehiclesB．for heating and cooking
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小題4:.  The last three paragraphs mainly show that        .
A．the UK government supports the biomethane projects
B．the biomethane projects are very costly
C．the biomethane projects still face many barriers
D．the biomethane projects are promising
小題5:. . What should the text belong to?
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William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “l(fā)ittle of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (繼承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戲劇) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
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A．It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter.
B．It was shocked by Yeats’s choice.
C．It was a typically wealthy family.
D．It had an artistic atmosphere.
小題2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?
A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
小題3:What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A．Envy.B．Sympathy.
C．Emptiness.D．Admiration.
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Yeats’ literary achievements.
B．Yeats’ historical influence.
C．Yeats’ artistic ambition.
D．Yeats’ national honor.

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Shoppers throughout the West, wary(謹(jǐn)防的) of a double-dip recession(經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退), are still pinching their pennies. However, Chinese consumers are opening their wallets big time. According to Mckinsey, shop sales in China have grown by 25 per cent annually from 2007 to 2009. Consumer confidence is now at its highest point since 2007 and female shoppers are leading the way.
Chinese women saved just 24 per cent of their income, compared with 55 per cent in 2006, according to a recent study in the magazine Women of China. What’s more, three quarters of Chinese women say that they’re the ones who control the family purse strings, which means they are an “emerging powerhouse within the powerhouse” of China.
In the 1950s women contributed just 20 per cent of household income, which rose to about 40 per cent in the 1990s and then reached 50 per cent last year.
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小題1:According to the passage, Chinese women ________.                     
A．save less of their income than before
B．a(chǎn)re more cautious of spending their money
C．make as much money as men in the 1990s.
D．spend half income on expensive goods
小題2:The underlined phrase in the first paragraph probably refers to _______.      
A．saving more moneyB．making extra pay for food
C．meeting with economic problemsD．spending money in a wary way
小題3:Which of the following is true?
A．Chinese men go shopping more often than women
B．Chinese men spend more on personal-care products
C．Chinese men tend to save for the bigger-ticket items
D．Chinese men spent less on drinks and alcohol than women.
小題4: Which of the following can probably serve as the title of the passage?           
A．The Future is FemaleB．The Power of the Purse
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According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days. Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem.
The homeless population represents all of us Americans. It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants. Its members are from all ethnic groups. What they have in common is poverty.
Currently in the U.S., thirty-nine million people live in poverty. When money is really tight, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice. Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’t pay the rent with food stamps.
With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative.
Although men make up the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them. In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U.S. are teenagers and young children.
People may become homeless for numerous reasons. However, there are certain factors that many of these individuals have in common. They include a lack of adequate education and job skills. A majority of the teenagers and adults have not completed high school.
The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor. One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol, while one quarter of the same group uses drugs.
Some members of this population suffer mental health problems. Within the past several years many institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent “home”. Unfortunately, a number of those people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after themselves.
Job loss in today’s economy has also become a real factor in the loss of people’s homes. The breakup of families through abandonment and divorce is also contributing factors, particularly when there are children involved. The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads.
小題1:The writer thinks that the U.S. government’s definition for the homeless shows _________.
A．a(chǎn)n insincere attitude toward the homeless
B．a(chǎn)n unbearable attitude toward the homeless
C．a(chǎn)n uncivilized attitude toward the homeless
D．a(chǎn)n unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless
小題2:The U.S. government helps the homeless by _________.
A．giving them homeless allowanceB．giving them food stamps
C．finding jobs for themD．finding residence (a place to live) for them
小題3:People become homeless for all the following reasons EXCEPT _________.
A．the lack of adequate education
B．the abuse of alcohol and drugs
C．the closure of institutions for the mentally ill
D．the poor performance of economy
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A．lose his or her job in today’s economy
B．be unable to look after the kids
C．not have enough income
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It is quite rare for sandstorms，which are frequent between March and June，to happen in winter，when the earth is frozen. The sandstorms in Gansu and Inner Mongolia do not necessarily mean there will be more of them in the spring than last year，when they were serious，but Beijing is taking it very seriously. It is reported that Beijing will spend 6 billion yuan ( US 725 million) in preventing sandstorms in the capital and has already set up a spe­cial team to make sure what causes them.
小題1: What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Sandstorms took place in Gansu.
B．Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new year.
C．Sandstorms are very serious，compared to last year.
D．Experts are trying their best to determine the cause of the sandstorm formed this year.
小題2:Suppose the dust was 300 kilometers away from Beijing， it would reach Beijing about
hours later if it travels at a speed of 20 meters per second?
A．4. 2 B．1. 5 C．2. 0 D．2. 5
小題3:Why did sandstorms begin in the winter this year?
A．Because there was little snow this season.
B．Because a lot of trees have been cut down.
C．Because people took few measures to control them.
D．It is not mentioned in the passage.
小題4: Which of the following doesn't belong to the bad effect the sandstorms have done in Bei­jing?
A．The temperature fell. B．Flights put off their time to take off.
C．The air is dirty. D．People had three days off.
小題5:The author wrote the passage to        .
A．tell us the environments are becoming worse and worse
B．explain what measures people have taken to control sandstorms
C．make people realize the need to protect the environment.
D．call on us to do what we can to save the earth

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