1、a.promote sensible parenting 5.According to the author, New York City _.b.is much safe than before6.Parents today are more nervous about their kids safety than previous generations because_.c.their fear is amplified by media exposure of crime7. According to child experts, how and when kids may be al
2、lowed more freedom depends on _.d.their maturity and personal qualities8. According to Gallagher and Skenazy, children who are watchful will be better able to stay away from _unsafe situation_.9. Being able to find out where a child is anytime helps lessen parents _anxiety_.10. Nowadays with the hel
3、p of GPS cell phones, parents can _track their childrens movements_ from a distance.For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists
4、 to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings (幼龟) down to the waters edge 11.We can learn from the first paragraph that _.b.efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out12.What does the author mean by Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness (Line 1, Para. 2)?d.The
5、 turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.13.What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin?b.Unregulated commercial fishing.14.How does global warming affect the survival of turtles?a.It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay egg
6、s.15.The last sentence of the passage is meant to _.c.call for effective measures to ensure sea turtles survivalThere are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to g
7、o into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.16.Whats the opinion of economists about going to college?c.College education is rewarding in spite of t
8、he startling costs.17. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, _.d.the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed18. Students who attend an in-state college or university can _.a.save more on tuition19. In this consumerist age, m
9、ost parents _.d.consider college education a consumer product20. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today?b.A satisfying experience within their budgets.Bosses Say Yes to Home WorkRising costs of office space, time lost to stressful commuting, and a slow recognition that
10、workers have lives beyond the office-all are strong arguments for letting staff work from home.1. What is the main topic of this passage?b.Relations between employers and employees.2. From the research conducted by the communications provider Inter-Tel, we learn that .c.more businesses have adopted
11、remote working solutions3. What development has made flexible working practices possible according to Andy Poulton?c.Availability of the VoIP service.4. What is Neil Stephensons advice to firms contracting internet services?b.They contact providers located nearest to them.5. Internet-based telecoms
12、facilitates remote working by _.a.offering sophisticated voice services6. The accountancy firm Wright Vigar promoted teleworking initially in order to _.d.reduce operational expenses of a second office7. According to marketing director Jack OHern, teleworking enabled the company to _.b.reduce recrui
13、tment costs8. Wright Vigars practice of allowing for more flexible working hours not only benefits the company but helps improve employees _home life_ .9. With fast, wireless internet connections, employees can still be _productive_ while traveling.10. Single mother Lynne Hargreaves decided to work
14、at home mainly to _increase her own productivity_.There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the over-educated, eco-conscious type. So you can imagine the reaction when a recent USA Today investigation of air quality around the nations schools singled
15、out those in the smugly(自鸣得意的)green village of Berkeley, 11. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal?d.Parents in Berkeley are over-sensitive to cancer risks their kids face.12. What response did USA Todays report draw?c.Widespread panic. 13. How did parents feel in the face of the expe
16、rts studies?a.They felt very much relieved.14. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics?b.Daily accidents pose a more serious threat to children.15. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from _.d.unhealthy food Crippling health care bil
17、ls, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.16. The authors chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is _.b.the declining number of doctors17. We learn from the passage that people t
18、end to believe that _.c.visiting doctors on a regular basis ensures good health18. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care physicians have to _ .d.see more patients at the expense of quality19. Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary
19、care as their career?d.They think working in emergency rooms tedious.20. What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care?a.Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.Obamas success isnt all good news for black AmericansAs Erin White watched the
20、election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. In that one second, it was a validation for my whole race, she recalls.1. How did Erin White feel upon seeing Barack Obamas victory in the election? b.Victorious. 2. Before the election, Erin White
21、has been haunted by the question of whether _.b.she could go as far as she wanted in life3. What is the focus of Ashby Plants study?d.The dual character of African Americans.4. In their experiments, Ray Friedman and his colleagues found that _.a.blacks and whites behaved differently during the elect
22、ion5. What do Brian Noseks preliminary results suggest?c.Website visitors opinions are far from being reliable.6. A negative side of the Obama effect is that _.c.people are now less ready to support policies addressing racial inequality7. Cheryl Kaiser holds that people should be constantly reminded
23、 that _.c.racial inequality still persists in American society8. According to Effron, if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected, there would also have been a negative effect on _our views of women_.9. It is possible that the Obama effect will be short-lived if there is a change in peoples _
24、political sentiment_.10. The worst possible aspect of the Obama effect is that people could ignore his race altogether and continue to hold on to their old racial _stereotypes_.Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last sp
25、ring one of the two, Australia, gave up the dubious distinction by establishing paid family leave starting in 2011. I wasnt surprised when this didnt make the news here in the United States-were now the only wealthy country without such a policy.11. What do we learn about paid family leave from the
26、first paragraph?a.America is now the only developed country without the policy.12. What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States?d.The opposition from business circles.13. What is Professor Anne Alstotts argument for parental support?d.Children need continuous care.
27、14. What does the author think of Americas large body of family laws governing childrens welfare?b.The fail to provide enough support for parents15. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice?d.It is basically a social undertaking.A new study from the Center for Informa
28、tion and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that todays youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal ca
29、uses.16. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE?a.More young voters are going to the polls than before.17. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O?c.Whether young people will continue to support Obamas policy.18. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts?d.Their lives in relation to Obamas presidency.19.
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