B. they are of little commercial value to their society C. there are fewer jobs in high schools

D. they prefer easier jobs that make more money 3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Bernard Shaw didn’t finish high school, nor did Edison. B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master’s degree. C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn.

D. If you are too well-educated, you’ll be overeducated for society’s demands. 4. The writer sees education as ______.

A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country’s demands for technical workers

B. a way to broaden one’s horizons C. more important than finding a job D. an opportunity that everyone should have

B

My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.

“Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.

The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.” “How long will it take?”

“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.

“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?” “Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.

After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”

“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.

“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.” I put my phone away.

My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant. I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”

After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.

“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.” “Will they respond?” I asked.

“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.” “What can I do to keep it from happening again?”

He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”

After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.

Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.

5. The author was held at the airport because ______. A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s C. she had been held in Montreal D. she had spoken at a book event

6. She was not allowed to call her friends because ______. A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet B. she had been held for only one hour and a half C. there were other families in the waiting room D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone

7. We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.

A. write to the agency B. change her name C. avoid traveling abroad D. do nothing

8. Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US. A. hatred B. discrimination C. tolerance D. diversity

C

A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration(夸张) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely.

A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are

beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging. 9. The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning. A. decoration B. clarification C. movement D. identification 10. It can be concluded from the text that ______. A. people should be packaged at all ages B. people should be packaged in a special way C. elderly people also care about packaging D. proper packaging makes people attractive 11. For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ .

A. hardly exists B. is the strongest C. comes from the inside D. comes from the appearance

12. According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______. A. dye your hair B. make up at a young age C. follow the ageing process D. give up fame and wealth

D

“Enough” with the multivitamins already. That’s the message from experts behind three new studies that tackled an often debated question Do daily multivitamins make you healthier?

“We believe that the case is closed - supplementing(补充) the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,” concluded the authors of the editorial summarizing the new research papers. They urge consumers to not ‘waste’ their money on multivitamins. “The ‘stop wasting your money’ means that perhaps you’re spending money on things that won’t protect you long term,” editorial co-author, Dr. Edgar Miller said, “What will protect you is if you spend the money on fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, low fat dairy, and things like that. Exercising would probably be a better use of the money.”

The strong message was based on a review of the findings from three studies that tracked multivitamins link to cancer protection, heart health, and brain and cognitive(认知的) measures. The first study looked at vitamin supplementation’s role in preventing chronic(慢性的) disease. The next study looked at whether long-term use of multivitamins would have any effect on slowing cognitive decline. The third study looked specifically at multivitamins and minerals role in preventing heart attack. “The three studies found no difference in rates of chronic disease, heart attack and the need for hospitalization between vitamin-takers and placebo(安慰剂)-takers.” Dr. Edgar Miller stated.

One expert agreed some nutrient-deficient people may still benefit from multivitamins. “There might be an argument to continue taking a multi(vitamin) to replace or supplement your not healthy diet,” Dr. Edgar Miller added. He also notes that vitamins can benefit people with celiac disease and those who are pregnant.

13. This text is likely to be selected from a book of . A. medicine B. education C. food D. business

14. Which of the following is NOT Dr. Edgar Miller’s opinion according to the passage? A. Vitamins should not be used for chronic disease prevention. Enough is enough. B. Having a balanced diet and exercising would probably be a better way to keep healthy. C. The three studies do not provide support for use of multivitamin supplements. D. Taking vitamins to replace or supplement your healthy diet is necessary. 15. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Vitamin supplements have proved harmful to the health of adults. B. Vitamin supplements are beneficial in certain conditions. C. Nowadays taking vitamin supplements is common to most people. D. Daily multivitamins will make you healthier.

16. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to___________. . A. persuade B. describe C. inform D. instruct

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

A. Current reviews and suggestions B. Commercial pressures on people in charge C. Mixed views on current changes to museums D. Collections of factual evidence E. Interpreting the facts to meet visitor expectations F. Fewer differences between public attractions It was convinced that historical relics provide evidence about the past. Such conviction was, until recently, reflected in museum displays. Museums used to look - and some still do - much like storage rooms of objects packed together in showcases good for scholars to study, but not for the average visitor, to whom it all looked alike.

17.

Recently, however, attitudes towards history and the way it should be presented have become different. The key word in heritage display is now ‘experience’, the more exciting the better and, if possible, involving all the senses. On so called heritage sites computers will soon provide reality experiences, which will present visitors with a vivid image of the period of their choice, in which they themselves can act as if part of the historical environment. Such developments have been criticized by some experts, but the success of many historical theme parks suggests that the majority of the public does not share this opinion. 18.

In a related development, the sharp distinction between museum and heritage sites on the one hand, and theme parks on the other is gradually evaporating(蒸发). They already borrow ideas and concepts from one another. For example, museums have adopted storylines for exhibitions, sites have accepted ‘theming’ as a relevant tool, and theme parks are moving towards more realness and research-based presentations. 19.

Theme parks are undergoing other changes, too, as they try to present more serious social and cultural issues, and move away from fantasy. This development is a response to market forces and exhibits must be