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单项选择题
1、阅读下文，回答题
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage．    
Once the hard decisions have been made about how to treat a patient’s cancer，doctors face aul even more difficult question：how do you help patients deal with the side effects of treatment?
The issue is a challenge for physicians because，unlike with cancer therapies，there are few scientific studies on the most effective ways to handle the side effects  including common symptoms such as poor sleep or fatigue．But addressing these seemingly coluinon complications（并发症）is crucial for helping patients maintain their regular lifestyle，which in turn may even encourage the success of their cancer treatment．
    That’s why Dr．Karen Mustian of the University of Rochester Medical Center decided to put a favorite practice of cancer survivors yoga--to the test．In a paper she will present at the American Society of Clinical Oncology（肿瘤学）（Asco）annual meeting in June，Mustian designed a standardized program based on hatha yoga—a slow-moving form of the discipline-and tested its effect on improving：the quality of life for cancer survivors．
    Called YOCAS，the four-week program involved sessi。ons of hatha yoga twice a week for 75 minutes each，in combination with breathing exercises and meditation（冥想）．Among the 410 participants，who were divided into yoga and traditional follow-up care groups，those practicing yoga recorded nearly double the improvement in sleep quality and reduction of fatigue compared to those not practicing yoga．They also reported better quality of life overall，Mnstian says．
    For cancer physicians．the findings will be a welcome addition to their discussions with patients．“Many patients ask about complementary（互补的）therapies，whether they are exercise or meditation or yoga，”says Dr,Douglas Blayney，medical director of the comprehensive cancer center at University of Michigan and president of ASCO．“I often don’t know what to tell them because there isn't a lot of science on these complementary therapies．Here is a scientific study showing benefit，so at least we can have some assurance in telling women that here is a yoga program，here are its characteristics and it has been shown to have beneficial effects on sleep and quality of life．’’

What bothers the cancer physicians after determining the treatment plan?
A．How to prevent the side effects from appearing．
B．How to handle the side effects effectively．
C．How to persuade the patient to accept the therapy．
D．How to prove effectiveness of the treatment．

2、阅读下文，回答题
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. 
Most of us are neither pilots nor astronauts. We are not trained to steer large hulks of steel and gasoline while manipulating small computers. So there’s something blindingly obvious about the risks of texting while driving. Yet research is beginning to show that driving while simply talking on a cell phone—including using hands-free technology--can prove dangerous，even deadly. 
In late July，the Center for Auto Safety released hundreds of pages of a study that identified the cell phone as a serious safety hazard when used on the road. And though it’s impossible to accurately calculate how many car accidents nationwide are cell phone related, David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah，estimates that only 2％of people are able to safely multitask while driving. 
Strayer, who for more than a decade has been studying the effects driving and cell-phone use have on the brain，says those 296 are probably the same people who would be really good fighter pilots. Rarities. Some of Strayer's other findings show that most drivers tend to stare straight ahead while using a cell phone and are less influenced by peripheral vision（周边视觉）. In other words，“cell phones，”he says，“make you blind to your own bad driving. ’’
And even though the common assumption is that hands—free technology has reduced the more dangerous side effects of cell-phone use，a series of tests conducted by Strayer seems to indicate the opposite. A passenger acted as another set of eyes for the driver in the test and even stopped or started talking depending on the difficulty of conditions outside the car. Meanwhile，half the drivers talking on a hands-free phone failed，bypassing（绕过）the rest area the test had called for them to stop at. 
Part of the problem may be that when people direct their attention to sound，the visual capacity of their brain decreases，says Steven Yantis，a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins University. It can be as if a driver is seeing the image in her head of the person she is talking to，there by decreasing her ability to see what’s actually in front of her. 

The passage is intended for emphasizing the safety issue on __________. 
A．working on computers 
B．traveling in space
C．using a cell phone
D．driving a ear


3、Questions are based on the following passage.
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet--packed with fruits，vegetables，legumes（豆类．，nuts，olive oil and丘sh—is good for your heart.many studies have found.Now scientists are suggesting the diet may be goodfor your mental health，to0.
A study of over l0，000 Spaniards followed for almost four and half years on average found that thosewho reported eating a healthy Mediterranean diet at the beginning of the study were about half as likelyto develop depression than those who said they did not stick to the diet.
All of the participants were free of depression when they were recruited to the study，and each filledout a l36-item food frequency questionnaire when they joined.Based on their serf-reported dietary habits，they were assigned a score between o and 9，with the highest score reflecting the closest sticking to aMediterranean diet.
Over time，those who had scored between 5 and 9on the Mediterranean diet were 42 percent to51
percent less likely to develop depression，the study found，than those who scored between o and 2.
ne study does not prove a cause—and-effect relationship between the Mediterranean diet and a lowerrisk for depression，only an association between the tw0.Still，many scientists are convinced that somedamaging processes involved in cardiovascular（心脏血管的．disease may also play a role in mental health.“Both cardiovascular disease and depression share conunon mechanisms，”said Dr.Miguel AngelMartinez.Gonzalez，professor of preventive medicine at University of Navarra in Pamplona,Spam，and seniorauthor of the paper，published in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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“ne m醐曲帆L懈（细胞膜．of our nerve cell are composed of fat，so the quality of fat that you areeating definitely has all influence on the quality of the neuron membranes，and the body’s combination ofneurotrausmitters is dependent on the vitamins you’re eatin9.”Dr.Martinez.Gonzalez added． “We thinkthose least sticking to the Mediterranean dietary plan have a deficiency of essential nutrients.’’
The elements of the diet most closely linked to a lower risk of depression were fruits.nuts and
legumes，the study found.
Scientists have proved that a Mediterranean-style diet.
A．helps develop a healthy heart
B．results in a healthy mind
C．is popular among Spaniards
D．contains little fat


4、
Young Workers Push Employers for Wider Web Access
A）Ryan Tracy thought he’d entered the Dark Ages when he graduated college and arrived in the working world．His employer blocked access to Face book，Gmail and other popular Internet sites．He had no wireless access for his laptop and often ran to a nearby cafe on work time so he could use its Wi-Fi connection to send large files．Sure，the barriers did what his employer intended：They stopped him and his colleagues from using work time to mess about online．But Tracy says the rules also got in the way of reasonable work he needed to do as a scientific analyst for a health care services company.
B）“It was a constant battle between the people that saw technology as an advantage，and those that saw it as a hindrance，”says the 27-year-old Chicagoan，who now works for a different company．He was sure there had to be a better way．It’s a common complaint from young people who join the workforce with the expectation that their bosses will embrace technology as much as they do．Then some discover that sites they’re supposed to be researching for work are blocked．Or they can’t take a little down time to read a news story online or check their personal e-mail or social networking accounts．In some cases，they end up using their own Internet-enabled smart phones to get to blocked sites，either for work or fun.
C）So some are wondering：Could companies take a different approach，without compromising security or workplace efficiency，that allows at least some of the online access that younger employees particularly long for“ It’s no different than spending too much time around the water cooler or making too many personal phone calls．Do you take those away?No，”says Gary Rudman，president of GTR Consulting，a market research firm that tracks the habits of young people.“These two worlds will continue to conflict until there’s a mutual understanding that performance，not Internet usage，is what really matters.”
D）This is，after all，a generation of young people known for what University of Toronto sociologist Barry Wellman calls “media multiplexity（多重性）.” College students he has studied tell him how they sleep with their smart phones and，in some cases，consider their electronic tools to be like a part of their bodies．They’re also less likely to fit the traditional 9-to-5 work mode and are willing to put in time after hours in exchange for flexibility，including online time.S0，Wellman and others argue，why not embrace that working style when possible，rather than fight it?
E）There is，of course，another side of the story--from employers who worry about everything from wasted time on the Internet to giving away secret information and liability for what their employees do online．Such concerns have to be taken especially seriously in such highly regulated fields as finance and health care，says Nancy Flynn，a corporate consultant who heads the Ohio-based e Policy Institute．From a survey Flynn did this year with the American Management Association, she believes nearly half of U.S．employers have a policy banning visits to personal social networking or video sharing sites during work hours．Many also ban personal text messaging during working days．Flynn notes that the rising popularity of BlackBerrys，iPhones and other devices with Web access and messaging have made it much more difficult to enforce what’s being done on work time，particularly on an employee’s personal phone．Or often the staff uses unapproved software applications to get around the blocks.
F）As a result，more employers are experimenting with opening access．That’s what Joe Dwyer decided to do when he started Chicago-based Brill Street＆Co.，a jobs site for young professionals．He lets his employees use social networking and has found that，while they might spend time chatting up their friends，sometimes they’re asking those same friends for advice for a work problem or looking for useful contacts． “So what seems unproductive can be very productive，”Dwyer says．Kraft Foods Inc．recently opened access to everything from YouTube to Face book and Hotmail．With the warning that personal use be reasonable and never interfere with job activities.
G）Broadening access does，of course，mean some employees will cross lines they aren’t supposed to Sapphire Technologies LP，  an  information-technology  staffing  firm  based  in  Massachusetts，  started allowing employees to use most Internet sites two years ago，because recruiters for the company were going on Face book to find talent．Martin Perry，the company’s chief information officer，says managers occasionally have to give employees a “slap on the wrist” for watching sports on streaming video or downloading movies on iTunes．And he says older managers sometimes raise eyebrows at their younger peers’ online judgment． “If you saw some of the pictures that they’ve uploaded，even to our internal directory，you’d question the maturity，”Perry says．It’s the price a company has to Pay，he says，for attracting top young talent that’s willing to work at any hour.“Banning the Internet during work hours would be short-sighted on our part，”Perry says.
H）But that also means many companies are still figuring out their online policies and how to deal with the unclear lines between work and personal time--including social networking, even with the boss.“I think over time，an open embrace of these tools can become like an awkward embrace，”says Mary Madden．a senior research specialist at the Pew Internet＆American Life Project． “It can get very messy.” one option is for companies to allow access to certain sites but limit what employees call do there． For instance，Palo Alto Networks，  a computer security company，  recently helped a furniture maker open up social networking for some employees，but limited such options as file-sharing，largely so that sensitive information isn’t transferred, even accidentally． “Wide—open Internet access is the risky approach，”says Chris King，Palo Alto Networks’ director of product marketing.However，  ‘‘fully closed is increasingly unsustainable for cultural reasons and business reasons.”
I）Flynn, at the ePolicy Institute，says it’s important that employers have a clear online policy and then explain it．She believes not enough employers have conducted formal training on such matters as online liability and confidentiality（保密性）.Meantime，her advice to any employee is this：“Don’t start blogging．Don’t start chatting．Don’t even start e-mailing until you read the company policy.”
Some highly regulated fields，like finance and health care，tend to take serious  concern about the problem of secret information exposure.

5、Questions are based on the following passage．
U．S．Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers，calling education the civil rights cause of our time．Duncan told about 100 prospective（未来的）teachers at the University of Virginia that veterans，retirees and professionals seeking a second career must pay attention to the call to teach．He said the need is especially acute for black men in the nation’s classrooms．
The Virginia address is the first of several Duncan will make in October to press for bright candidates to enter teaching．He’ll host a virtual town meeting with teachers from around the nation oil Oct．20，then deliver a major address on teacher preparation two days later in New York City．
Duncan stressed the importance of teaching as the U．S．competes with an increasingly educated global work force，saying strong education is needed to reduce dropout rates among African-American，Latino and low-income students．“I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation，”Duncan said．“If you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality and social injustice，the classroom is the place to start．”
Duncan noted that the next four years alone could see one-third of the nation’s teachers and administrators leave．The departure of veteran educators will create huge demand for new teachers--200，000 annually in good economic times，he said．
Duncan stressed that the demand for teachers is greatest amon9“high-poverty，high-needs” and rural schools, as well as in subjects such as math and science．“It is especially troubling，”he added，“that less than 2 percent of our nation’s teachers are African-American males．”
Duncan said the way to bring more young black men into the teaching profession is to make sure that they continue their studies and don’t drop out at the high rates they do IIOW．“0ur African male dropout rate is too high．If you’re dropping out of high school you can’t be a teacher,” he said．
Duncan said the nation cannot rely alone oil schools of education to produce the next generation of teachers．He called for expanding alternatives such as Teach for America which recruits recent college graduates to teach in schools in poor communities for at least two years．
Duncan made the Virginia address so as to highlight __________．
A．the nation’s need for excellent teachers
B．the nation’s need for black people in classrooms
C．the need of those who seek a second career
D．the need of those who are prepared to be teachers

6、听录音,
回答题

A． Go to a place he has visited．
B． Makeherownarrangemenm． 
C． Consult a travel agent． 
D． Join in a package tour．


简答题
7、听录音，回答题
Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills.
Although it has been suggested in the past that listening to Mozart or other（26）_____ music could make you smarter，there has been little evidence to show that music（27）_____ brain power.
But a data-driven review by Northwestern University has pulled together research that links musical training to learning that（28）_____ into skills including language，speech，memory，attention and even vocal emotion.
Researcher Nina Kraus said the data（29）_____ suggested that the neural connections made during musical training also primed the brain for other aspects of human communication.
“The effect of music training suggests that，similar to physical exercise and its（30）_____ on body fitness，music is a resource that tones the brain for auditory fitness and thus requires society to re-examine the role of music in shaping（31）_____ development, ”the researchers said in their study.
Kraus said learning musical sounds could（32）_____ the brain’s ability to adapt and change and also enable the nervous system to provide supporting（33）_____ that are important to learnin9.
The study，published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience，looked at the explosion of research in recent years（34）_____ the effects of music training on the nervous system which could have strong implications for education.
The study found that playing an instrument prepares the brain to choose what is relevant in a complex process that may involve reading or remembering a score，timing issues and（35）_____ other musicians.
第(26)题__________


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9、 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a shortessay on the topic of online shopping. You should start your essay with abrief account of the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping andthen make suggestions on it. You should .~riie at least 120 zvords but nomore than 180 words.


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