September can be a depressing month. The summer holidays are over, it’s time to go back to work or school and Christmas is four months away. However, for some people it’s the perfect time to get away.
These days more and more people are taking their holidays late in the year and for good reasons. Holidays in autumn can be cheaper, the resorts are less crowded and the weather isn’t as extreme as it is in the summer. So, where are the best places to go? Here are our top tips.
Sardinia (in Italy) has an average temperature of 27℃ in September. It also has “Autunno in Barbagia” (Autumn in Barbagia) a series of festivals that take place in 27 villages in Barbagia, a mountainous region of inland Sardinia. The festivals continue from September to December, so there’s always something happening. There are street markets, craft workshops and there’s lots of eating and drinking (This is Italy, after all).
Dubrovnik Croatia has become very popular in summer but it’s quieter and more pleasant once the crowds have left. The weather is still warm but less humid. You can take a ferry to the popular beaches on the islands of Sunj and enjoy it with locals.
Dahab Egypt, is extremely hot in the summer with temperatures up to 38℃. However, the autumn is cooler while the sea is still warm. This makes Dahab the perfect place for snorkeling and windsurfing. There are also interesting historical sites to visit such as the Coloured Canyon, with its dramatic rock formations, and St Catherine’s Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Kas is a relaxed fishing village on the Lycian coast in southern Turkey. There are plenty of things to do and the temperature has dropped (so you can actually enjoy doing them!) Kas is a good place to stay if you want to walk part of the Lycian way: a long-distance footpath that stretches for 500km from Fethiye to Antalya through the ancient land of Lycia. There are also watersports, of course. The best time to go diving is supposed to be after the first rains of autumn (usually between late September and early October) when the fish become most active.
Marrakech Morocco is another good destination. The city itself is a fascinating place to spend a few days. When you have had enough of that, go to Tigmi, a beautiful hill town about 20 kilometers away. There’s a hammam (a Turkish bath) and a large heated pool, which makes it the perfect place to relax.
Wherever you go this autumn – have fun!
小題1:Here are the good reasons for people to take holidays in autumn except that _______.
A．Holidays in autumn can be cheaper
B．the scenery in autumn is more attractive
C．the resorts in autumn are less crowded
D．The weather is neither too hot nor too cold
小題2:We can infer from Paragraph 3 that _______________.
A．visitors can take part in a series of festivals in October in Barbagia
B．Barbagia in Egypt is surrounded by mountains
C．the festivals continue from September to November
D．the temperature in Sardinia in September is always below 27℃
小題3:For someone who enjoys walking, __________ is the best choice.
A．KasB．MarrakechC．DahabD．Dubrovnik
小題4:Which of the following places may not be close to sea?
A．DubrovnikB．DahabC．KasD．Marrakech

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章是關(guān)于在九月旅行的一些建議。
小題1:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第二段Holidays in autumn can be cheaper, the resorts are less crowded and the weather isn’t as extreme as it is in the summer可知，B項沒有出現(xiàn)。
小題2:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段Sardinia (in Italy) has an average temperature of 27℃ in September. It also has “Autunno in Barbagia” (Autumn in Barbagia) a series of festivals that take place in 27 villages in Barbagia, a mountainous region of inland Sardinia可知，
小題3:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第六段Kas is a good place to stay if you want to walk part of the Lycian way: a long-distance footpath that stretches for 500km from Fethiye to Antalya through the ancient land of Lycia可知，。
小題4:推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，該處與海距離比較遠，有山，有池塘。
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A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37  time.
Three nights a week, I  38  in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39  for 45 people hot meals  40  vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41  this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I  42  this volunteer work, making  43  with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44  me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45  me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46  with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48  she lost her job. She looked for a  49  job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50  . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51  she could pay for her food.The woman  52  on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her  54  and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55  , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.
小題1:
A．studyingB．planningC．holdingD．taking
小題2:
A．fullB．freeC．extraD．long
小題3:
A．helpedB．waitedC．a(chǎn)ppearedD．washed
小題4:
A．orderedB．boughtC．cookedD．finished
小題5:
A．withB．fromC．byD．in
小題6:
A．demandedB．neededC．collectedD．requested
小題7:
A．wantedB．hadC．ownedD．enjoyed
小題8:
A．decisionsB．wishesC．friendsD．changes
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)sB．likeC．exceptD．besides
小題10:
A．struckB．filledC．seizedD．provided
小題11:
A．habitsB．worriesC．difficultiesD．problems
小題12:
A．luckB．painC．experienceD．loss
小題13:
A．soB．a(chǎn)gainC．thenD．thus
小題14:
A．goodB．freshC．skilledD．new
小題15:
A．oldB．poorC．sickD．dull
小題16:
A．ifB．becauseC．so thatD．in case
小題17:
A．wentB．movedC．cameD．worked
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)lsoB．stillC．a(chǎn)lmostD．even
小題19:
A．blockB．cottageC．buildingD．flat
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)fraidB．shyC．shockedD．mad

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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colors do influence our moods (情緒). A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人壓抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area -- until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
小題1:An active person may like ____   
A．yellow, orange, or redB．yellow, black, or red
C．orange, blue, or blackD．black, red, or orange
小題2:Most people feel more __ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A．tiredB．boredC．worriedD．relaxed
小題3:More people killed themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge probably because ____
A．the bridge was very tall
B．the bridge was too crowded
C．people didn't like the bridge
D．the color of the bridge was depressing
小題4:In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work __
A．worseB．harderC．more slowlyD．more angrily

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As soon as you meet, or even see, a person, you form an impression of him based on his posture, gestures and facial expressions. This is why it is important to make a good first impression on the person who will be interviewing you. Within the first 60 seconds of meeting you, the interviewer will have formed an impression about what type of person you are and what kind of employee you would become, and 55% of this will be based only on your body language. Here are some tips to make that impression a good one.
First of all, relax. Think positive thoughts and you are more likely to come across as a positive, confident person during the interview. Dress smartly, as your appearance is one of the first things an interviewer will notice you. Stand up straight, and walk in with your shoulders back and your head up. Try to avoid slowing down as you walk into the room because this suggests fear and uncertainty. Shake hands with the interviewer firmly. You should have a positive handshake and a warm smile. Opening your coat or jacket as you sit down shows that you, too, are open.
Posture is important. You should be sitting well back in your seat. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly, but not too much. Sitting at too much of an angle (角度) expresses discomfort and distrust. Tow of the most common defensive (防衛(wèi)的) signals are crossing your arms and legs, so try to avoid them.
Another important issue is eye contact. Looking someone in the eye shows confidence in yourself and trust in the other person. However, don’t overdo it, as too much eye contact or staring will make the other person uncomfortable. Use more eye contact when listening than when talking, and when you look away, look down. Looking up at the ceiling will make you seem bored or rude.
小題1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers      .
A．what a good first impression is
B．how to make a good first impression
C．how long it takes to make a first impression
D．the importance of making a good first impression
小題2:Which of the following does the author advise you to do when you are being interviewed?
A．Cross your arms or legs.
B．Open your coat or jacket when sitting down.
C．Go into the room more slowly than usual.
D．Avoid looking at the eyes of the interviewer directly.
小題3:If you lean forward too much, it means      .
A．you are very boredB．you are too nervous
C．you don’t have confidenceD．you don’t trust others
小題4:What is the best title for the text?
A．How to use body language to win an interview
B．How to answer questions in an interview
C．How to understand body language
D．How to deal with an interviewer

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There are two ways to save money traveling. The first way is to get the best deals on the specific things you want. There is a limitation to this type of approach (途徑，方法) though. If you find the lowest price on the best hotel in Honolulu at the height of the season, you will save money, but still have a very expensive vacation. Trying to get exactly what you want will generally be an expensive proposition, in travel and in life.
The other approach is to be a true opportunist. This will be difficult for some of you, and entirely unacceptable to others. Nonetheless (盡管如此)，the travelers who get to travel the most, go to the widest variety of places, learn the most and do the most, are the opportunists. This will be true until you are so wealthy that you have no monetary (貨幣的；錢的)limits.
The first time I went to Ecuador, I went there because it was cheap. If it wasn’t, I would have had a great time—somewhere else. The trip lasted a month, and cost $1045, which included airfare and even the $130 fee for a guide to take me to the top or glacier (冰川) covered Mount Chimborazo.
I cut the cost by taking a bus from my home in Michigan to Miami, and back again when I returned from Ecuador. The round-trip ticket cost $158. The round-trip flight to Quito from Miami was only $256, because it was a courier (信使，通訊員) flight, which meant I signed for some luggage(car parts), and  could only take carry-on luggage.
Never did I feel deprived, or bored. I had a great time, eating wherever it was cheap and clean, doing all sorts of inexpensive, but interesting things, and traveling across the country to climb Chimborazo. I also met and fell in love with my wife Ana.
Being an opportunist means you’ll have just as much variety, and probably almost everything you want—eventually. You just have to stop trying to get exactly what you want exactly when you want it. If the guide that took me up Chimborazo hadn’t dropped his price from $200 to $130, I would have spent $2 for a bus and gone hiking on EI Altar, another great Andean mountain. That would have left me with enough money for several other minor adventures.
小題1:The underlined phrase “the best deals” in the first paragraph probably refers to ______.
A．the best serviceB． the lowest price
C．the cheapest goodsD． the best approaches
小題2:The return tickets from his hometown to Quito cost the author ______.
A．$128B． $256C． $207D． $414
小題3:The last paragraph was to tell us how to ______.
A．save money for minor adventures
B．cut down traveling costs.
C．deal with different situations
D．become opportunist travelers
小題4:It’s suggested that the author _____.
A．went hiking on El Altar
B．traveled with his wife in Ecuador
C．is an opportunist traveler
D．likes traveling around the world
小題5:Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?
A．Cheap Travel SecretsB． Travel Secrets
C．A Travel OpportunistD． Travel Tips

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Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It selves directly to bring about a rapid sale of goods at reasonable prices, so setting up a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at good prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps greatly to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand it causes an increased need for labor, and is therefore a nice way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television program would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or subway would cost more.
And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a promise of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Besides the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for the public has the good sense not to buy the poor article more than once. If you see an article frequently advertised, it is the proof I know that the article does what is promised for it, and that it has good value.
Advertising does more for the good of the public than any other force I can think of.
There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on. Recently I heard a well-known television person declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was telling us the real difference. Of course advertising tries to persuade.
If its message were nothing but information, that would be difficult to get more people to buy, for even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is a bit persuasive-advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known television person wants.
小題1:By the first sentence of the passage the writer means that     .
A．he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising
B．everybody knows well that advertising is a waste of money
C．a(chǎn)dvertising costs more money than everything else
D．money spent on advertising is worth while
小題2:In the passage, which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of advertising?
A．Getting greater fame.B．Providing more jobs.
C．Raising living standards.D．Reducing newspaper cost.
小題3:The author thinks that the well-known TV person is         .
A．quite right in passing his judgment on advertising
B．interested in nothing but the buyer’s attention
C．correct in telling the difference between persuasion and information
D．obviously unfair in his views on advertising
小題4:In the author’ opinion    .
A．a(chǎn)dvertising can seldom bring material benefit to man by providing information
B．a(chǎn)dvertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over
C．there is nothing wrong with advertising in persuading the buyer
D．the buyer is not interested in getting information from an advertisement

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Nowroz: Iranian New Year or Nowroz is celebrated on the first day of spring sometime in March. People sing, dance and parade as in a carnival through the streets with drums and trumpets to spread the news of the coming new year.
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year is called “Rosh Hashanah”, and is celebrated in the month of September. It is a holy (神圣的) time when people think of the things they have done wrong in the past, and promise to do better in the future. Special prayers are held, and an instrument called a Shofar is played. Children are given new clothes, and New Year loaves are baked and fruits are served to remind people of harvest time.
Shogatsu: In Japan, the New Year (Shogatsu) celebrations are from January 1 to January 3 and most Japanese don’t work during these days. In Japan, the New Year is a fresh start. This means that in December all duties should be completed. Parties are held to forget the worries and troubles of the old year. Homes and cars are decorated. On New Year’s Eve, most people spend their time with their families.
Bahai New Year: The Bahai people have their own calendar consisting of nineteen months of nineteen days plus a couple of extra days between the eighteenth and nineteenth months. They have, however, adopted the Iranian custom of beginning the New Year in the spring equinox (春分). The New Year celebrations are held on the evening of March 20th.
小題1:During the Jewish New Year,        .
A．people don’t mention things they have done wrong
B．children often wear new clothes
C．loaves and fruits are often not allowed to be served
D．Shofar is their favourite food
小題2:Which of the following festivals are celebrated in the same month?
A．Nowroz and Shogatsu.
B．Rosh Hashanah and Shogatsu.
C．Nowroz and Rosh Hashanah.
D．Nowroz and the Bahai New Year.
小題3:What can we learn from the text?
A. Japanese families often stay together to celebrate Shogatsu.
B. The Bahai people usually hold a carnival to celebrate the New Year.
C. The Jewish harvest fruits to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

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India is traditionally a tea-drinking country. But, it is now gaining a new taste for coffee. This has led international coffee companies to consider opening businesses in the huge market. Local business people are also hoping to profit from the country’s tea-drinking habits. They want to open new stores that offer tea.
It is ten thirty in the morning in India. Two cafes are within meters of each other, near a college in New Delhi. And they are selling a lot of tea. Their main customers are undergraduate students.
“We have a lot of break between classes, so whenever we get time, we just go and we enjoy ourselves. It’s a lot of fun , especially when you are with people you enjoy spending time with.”
In the past ten years , cafes have become increasingly popular in India. The country’s huge young population have quickly taken to the coffee culture.
Coffee stores have spread from major cities like New Delhi and Mumbai to smaller towns. Coffee use has doubled in the last ten years . It is the success of this market that has gained the attention of companies like the American-based coffee chain Starbucks. The company will open its first store in India later this year. Other companies like Lavazza and Costa Coffee are already there.
Yet, the growth of coffee will not reduce the popularity of tea. Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee. They have been drinking tea for more than one hundred and fifty years. India is one of the world’s biggest producers of tea, which is known locally as “chai”. Outside homes and offices, it is mostly sold by small businesses on the street.
小題1:Why do international coffee companies consider opening businesses in India?
A．India consumes very little coffee.B．India has a large population.
C．People in India now prefer coffee to tea.D．Indians come to like the taste of coffee.
小題2:Which one is correct about undergraduate students?
A．They only have tea in the cafes.
B．They are the main customers in the cafes.
C．They like enjoying coffee with friends in cafes.
D．They like to go to the cafes to escape lessons.
小題3:What can we learn about coffee in India?
A．Coffee is consumed more than tea in India now.
B．Coffee is much more welcomed by young Indians than tea.
C．Coffee consumed today doubles that of ten years ago.
D．The growth of coffee will reduce the consumption.
小題4:Which statement is wrong according to the passage?
A．Coffee stores have spread to small towns in India.
B．Some foreign coffee companies are trying to open Indian coffee market.
C．Local people worry about losing profit on tea.
D．Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee.
小題5:What is the text mainly about?
A．Undergraduate students are main coffee consumers in India.
B．Indians mainly consume both tea and coffee.
C．India is traditionally a tea-drinking country.
D．India is becoming a big new coffee consuming country.

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The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.
　　The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑師), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition.
　　The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (監(jiān)禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal.
小題1:The Taj Mahal was built for____ .
A．MumtazB．ShahC．Either Mumtaz or Shah D．Both Mumtaz and Shah
小題2: Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife?
A．His own tomb hadn’t been built.B．He hoped to be buried there.
C．King and Queen should be buried togetherD．He liked Mumtaz all his life.
小題3:The passage mainly tells us____ .
A．why the Taj Mahal was built
B．the love story between Shah and Mumtaz
C．some information about the Taj Mahal
D．the Taj Mahal—the pride of Indians
小題4:Form the passage we can learn that____ .
A．the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before .
B．the Taj Mahal doesn’t exist now.
C．the Taj Mahal has completely changed. 　
D．the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest.

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