Macao, also called Macau, is on the western side of the Pearl River entrance, at the head of which is the Chinese port of Guangdong and it stands opposite Hong Kong which is on the eastern side of the entrance. It is made of a small narrow peninsula(半岛) sticking out from Guangdong province. The total area of Macao is about 21.45 square kilometers, and it is made up of three parts: Macao Peninsula, Dingbat Isle and Lehman Isle.
Between Macao Peninsula and Dingbat Isle there are two bridges which join the two parts together, and there is also a highway between the Dingbat and Lehman Isles. Therefore, two bridges and one highway make the three parts of Macao into an integrated region(一个整体).
Macao faces to the vast sea and its back is the Pearl River Delta. The two big cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and the two special economic zones Hula and Shenzhen are its neighbors. All of this offers much advantage for its economic development.
Macao has a population of about 450, 000. This is very large against the size of the area. The average population density(密度) reaches 20, 000 per square kilometer. It is one of the densest population regions in the world. The majority of its people are Chinese, who make up 96% of the whole population.Which is the advantage for Macao’s economic development?
| A．Macao is on the coast line. |
| B．Macao is near some big cities or special economic zones. |
| C．Macao’s back is a rich delta. |
| D．All of the above. |
In Macao there are only about _______ people who are not Chinese.
| A．18,000 | B．20,000 |
| C．21,450 | D．428,000 |
Homework can put you in a bad mood, but that might actually be a good thing.New research suggests that, in some cases, being too happy can hurt your performance on certain kinds of tasks.To test whether it is true, researchers performed two learning experiments with children.
The first experiment included 30 children, aged 10 and 11.Each child was given 20 problems in which a houselike shape was hidden inside a different, larger image.The children had to find the small shape while sitting in a room.Either positive or sad classical music was played in the background.
As a measure of mood,the scientists asked the children to point to ont of five faces,ranging from happy to sad.Children listening to the positive music tended to point to the smiling faces.Children surrounded by sad music pointed instead to the frowns(皱眉).The researchers found that sad children took at least to find the small shapes and also correctly found on average three or four more shapes.
In the second experiment,61 children,aged 6 and 7,faced the same type of problems.They watched one of three scenes.One scene was happy.One was neutral(中立的).One was sad.And just like in the first experiment; kids who felt sad or neutral performed better on the tests.They solved on average two or three more problems.
The researchers think that feeling down causes people more likely to fix their attention on a problem or difficult situation.However, other studies suggest that people who feel happy are better able to fix their attention on details.Some researchers insist that the new studies have flaws.It’s possible that the lively music in the first experiment took children’s attention away from their task of finding shapes.
While scientists continue to work on finding the answers,it will might be worth adapting your tasks for your mood.What did the researchers want to find out the experiments?
| A．What determines success in children’s study |
| B．How to train children to keep a happy mood |
| C．Whether and how children’s moods affect their performance |
| D．Whether too much homework affects children’s moods |
What did the two experiments have in common?
| A．Children were divided into happy and sad groups |
| B．Children were asked to find hidden shapes |
| C．Children in a sad moon were considered much cleverer |
| D．Researchers used music to measure children’s moods |
Through the two experiments, researchers think that sadness cause people to___.
| A．perform better in some cases |
| B．become cleverer than before |
| C．pay more attention to details |
| D．be more likely to be influenced by music |
Gregory Anderson, a specialist on endangered languages, once said, "Language is in many ways a window to the mind. What these languages contain are all kinds of ways that we organize the world. Languages reflect a different historical contact with other groups. And, for people who have no written history, language can be one of the ways to get the history just by looking carefully at the different parts in the language."
However, over half of the world's seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing, and every two weeks one language disappears. One of the most endangered languages is called Siletz Dee-ni, a language from the northwestern part of the United States.
It was spoken on the Siletz reservation (居留地), where the tribe lives on a protected area within the state of Oregon. The reservation was created in the 19th century to hold people from 27 different native groups. The groups spoke different languages, so they developed Chinook Jargon. With its increased use as well as the use of English, the number of people speaking their native languages became smaller. Today, only one person on the reservation speaks Siletz Dee-ni.
Bringing back endangered languages is not easy, but it is very important. One example of this is taking place in the American state of Hawaii. Hawaii became a part of the United States in 1898. English became the official language of Hawaii. Slowly, fewer and fewer young natives learned to speak Hawaiian fluently. The language began to disappear.
In 1986, fewer than fifty children in Hawaii could speak their native language. That same year, the language ban (禁令) was removed because of strong disagreements from native groups. The Hawaiian language began to be taught again in schools. Today, about 2,000 children speak Hawaiian. Also, families now speak Hawaiian with their children at home. Anyway, it is up to the children to keep the language alive.The author wrote the first paragraph to ________.
| A．tell us that many languages are disappearing |
| B．tell us the importance of language |
| C．encourage us to be interested in studying language |
| D．tell us the characteristics of language |
The underlined part "Chinook Jargon" in the third paragraph must be ________.
| A．a hand sign | B．a language |
| C．a language school | D．a language textbook |
After Hawaii became an American state, ________.
| A．its culture was completely mixed with the American culture |
| B．all Hawaiian people got interested in learning English |
| C．Hawaiian was forbidden to be taught in the local schools |
| D．Hawaiian people created another language of their own |
From the last paragraph we can infer that _________.
| A．Hawaiian will become the official language in Hawaii soon |
| B．protecting the Hawaiian language is the biggest concern of the local people |
| C．parents play the most important role in protecting the Hawaiian language |
| D．more Hawaiian people have realized the value of their own language |
Looking for cool gifts that inspire others? Here’s a collection of unusual gifts you can personalize （刻名字）and remember. Nothing speaks of wonderful gift suggestions more than having the receiver’s name or a little message written on the gift. A personalized item means so much. Take a look at these bestsellers. Remember to check out the sections For Her and For Him.
Personatized Bouquet Coffee Mug
Say it with flowers’ This pretty white rung features three colorful flowers that form a bunch, with plenty of room for your own special lines of personalization above and below the flowes. Both useful and strong, this ceramic (陶瓷的)15 ounce coffee mug is suitable for a variety or special occasions including hirthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, or as a bridesmaid gift. Top line provides room for up to 15 characters while bottom line holds up to 10 characters.
Price: $ 17.84
8 oz. Leather Flask
He’ll be in high spirits as he carries his liquid libations-alcoholic or nonalcoholic-in this luxurious leather and silver flask, which holds 8 ounces of his favourite drink. Pocket-sized for purtabilly, it includes a special funnel so he can fill up with case. Personalized with two lines of up to 15 characters per line.
Price: $ 28.04
Personalized Esquire Swiss Army Knife
The Swiss Cross logo designates this stainless steel, multipurpose knife as a gift marked with the legendary Swiss creative design From the makes of the swiss Anny Knife, eacj Esquire features a small knife blade, nail file and scissors. Personalized with one line of up to 8 characters.
Price: $ 33.99.
Personalized Round Clock Key Chain
Classic horseshoe key chain has a handsome silver watch atrached. Makes a unique gift when engraved（雕刻）. Adding a personal touch. Persoralized with a three initial characters. See Rules of Engraving for correct format of first letters of the name. Packing free.
Price: $ 21.24.Who will be interested in the passage most?
| A．Someone who works in the office. |
| B．Someone whose friend will have a birthday |
| C．Someone who serves the patients |
| D．Someone who drives to his office |
If you want to send you mother a special gift, which of the following is most suitable?
| A．Personalized Bouquet coffee Mug |
| B．8 oz. Leather Flask |
| C．Personalized Esquire Swiss Anny Knife |
| D．Personalized Round Clock Key Chain |
If you want a gift which is packed free of charge, _____ is most suitable.
| A．Personalized Bouquet coffee Mug |
| B．8 oz. Leather Flask |
| C．Personalized Esquire Swiss Anny Knife |
| D．Personalized Round Clock Key Chain |
If you want to have a personalized item with more characters, you should choose ______.
| A．Personalized Bouquet coffee Mug |
| B．8 oz. Leather Flask |
| C．Personalized Esquire Swiss Anny Knife |
| D．Personalized Round Clock Key Chain |
Candy corn is one of the simple pleasures of Halloween. Around since the 1880s, these white, yellow and orange striped candies are made with sugar, corn syrup（糖浆）and other ingredients.
Of course, you can enjoy candy corn by the handful. But we came up with 5 fun ways to celebrate and enjoy this seasonal treat.
Fill your sugar bowl with candy corn. Use spoonfuls of the colorful candies to sweeten your coffee, tea or other hot drinks. The sugary candies will dissolve（溶解）in the hot liquid.
Make ice cream sandwiches perfect for Halloween by decorating the creamy edges with candy corn. Purchase ready-made ice cream sandwiches and roll the edges in a plateful of the corn. Or make your own by first spooning your favorite flavor of softened ice cream between two sugar cookies or chocolate cookies. Roll the ice cream side in candy corn. Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and freeze at least 6 hours until firm. Let stand about 10 minutes before eating.
Use them as decoration on the chocolate icing atop a cake, cupcakes or brownies (the colors look great against brown).
Make a seasonal party mix by combining 4 cups cereal（麦片）and 1/3 cup melted butter. Toss（拌）to coat. Add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup candy corn and 1 (12-ounce) jar dry-roasted peanuts. Toss to mix. Store in an airtight（密封的）container.
Make attractive candy corn cookies. Make your favorite sugar cookie recipe, roll it out, cut the dough with about a 1 1/2-inch triangular cookie cutter and bake then cool. Then using a fondant（软糖）rolling pin, roll out yellow fondant on paper until it is 1/8-inch thick. Cut the fondant into 1/2-inch-thick strips and set aside. Repeat with white and orange fondants. Place the strips side by side on the paper and roll until the strips become one piece. Cut out a candy corn shape from the fondant sheet with your triangular cutter. Press light corn syrup on the top of your cookies and place fondant sheets on the cookies. Let dry at least 1 hour.For how long have people enjoyed the pleasures from candy corn?
| A．About thirty years. |
| B．Less than one hundred years. |
| C．About one hundred and thirty years. |
| D．Over one hundred and fifty years. |
How can we make ice cream sandwiches perfect for Halloween?
| A．By decorating the creamy edges with candy corn. |
| B．By dissolving candy corn in the ice cream. |
| C．By making sweet cakes on the ice cream. |
| D．By putting corn syrup on the ice cream. |
What is the right order to make a seasonal party mix?
①Add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup candy corn and 1 jar dry-roasted peanuts.
②Toss to mix.
③Toss to coat.
④Store in an airtight container.
⑤Combine 4 cups cereal and cup melted butter.
| A．⑤①②③④ |
| B．①②③④⑤ |
| C．③④⑤①② |
| D．⑤③①②④ |
Where can the article be used?
| A．News column. |
| B．Social activity column. |
| C．Life column. |
| D．Science column. |
Poor parenting is to blame for a major deterioration（变坏） in the behavior of primary school pupils over the past five years,a study suggests.
Classroom disorder is a big problem for teachers, according to researchers ar Cambridge University.In interview with teachers, Professors Maurice Galton and John Macbeath found that many blamed their pupils’ bad behavior on the inability of parents to control children at home.
Many pupils lacked the social skills required to get on in class, said the researchers. “The teachers describe ‘highly permissive’ parents who admitted to indulging(纵容) their children,often for the sake of peace,” the author added.
Examples included a mother who,after great effort,succeeded in getting her five-year-old son to bed at 1 am instead of 3 am,and a boy of seven who broke his Sony PlayStation in a tantrum(发脾气),and then would not behave for a week until his mother bought him a new one.
Professors Galton and Macbeath were also told of parents who would do anything to shut their children up”just to get some peace”.
The researchers,who visited schools they studied five years ago,added,”There appeared to have been a bad influence on school life from a rapidly changing social scene”
“Motivating certain children, it was claimed, had become more difficult because by the time they came to school many of these children had become expert in dealing with adults.”
According to Galton and Macbeath, the top five difficulties to teaching are poor pupil behavior, lack of time for reflection, large class sizes, too many initatives and an overloaded curriculum. “Children arrive at school knowing too much and not enough.”They said.According to many teachers, some students behave badly at school because___.
| A．teachers didn’t give them an interesting lesson |
| B．they lack parental control at home |
| C．their parents have a poor education themselves |
| D．they can’t receive enough attention from teachers. |
Why are some parents highly permissive according to the passage?
| A．To show their strong love to their children. |
| B．To encourage their children to do what they like |
| C．To give their children freedom to choose what they are interested in |
| D．To avoid being disturbed by children. |
Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?
| A．Teachers have the duty to control their students |
| B．Parents get the blame for bad behavior of children |
| C．Teachers are responsible for what their students do |
| D．Parents are the models for their children |
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