Our first expression is “in the red”. It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. In the past, numbers in the financial (金融的) records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss (损失). A business magazine recently published a repor答案解析

　 I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial expressions used in business and the stock market.

　 Our first expression is "in the red." It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. In the past ,numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss.

A business magazine recently published a report about a television company. The report said the company was still in the red. but was able to cut its loss from the year before.

A profit by a business is written in black numbers. So a company that is "in the black" is making money.

　 Another financial expression is "run on the bank." That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank. A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

Newspaper reports about a banking crisis in Russia used that expression. They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks.

"Day trading" is a system that lets investors trade directly on an electronic market system. It was the first completely computerized stock market. It sells stocks of companies not listed on any stock exchange. Many high technology companies are listed on it.

　　 Day trading companies provide a desk and a computer system to an investor who wants to trade. Individuals must provide fifty thousand dollars or more to the trading company to pay for the stocks they buy. Thousands of other investors do day trading from computers in their homes. A day trader watches stock prices carefully. When he sees a stock rise in price, he uses the computer to buy shares of the stock. If the stock continues to rise in price in the next few minutes, the day trader sells the shares quickly to make a small profit. Then he looks for another stock to buy. If a stock goes down instead of up, he sells it and accepts the loss.

　 The idea is to make a small profit many rimes during the day. Day traders may buy and sell stocks hundreds of times each day.

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　 A. If a business is losing money, we can say it is "in the red."

　 B. In the past. numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink.

　 C. A business magazine only publishes reports about companies in the black.

　 D. The television company has been in the black since the year before.

62. A "run on the bank" happens when people___________.

　 A. try to withdraw their money from a bank

　 B. are afraid that the bank might close down

　 C. know that there might be a crisis in the government

　 D. think that they can't earn money enough to support their families

63. Which of the following is NOT true about Day trading?

　 A. Day traders can make small profits without any loss.

　 B. "Day trading" was the first completely computerized stock market.

　 C. You must give some money to the trading company to pay for the stocks you buy.

　 D. You can do day trading from computers in your homes.

64. How many financial expressions are explained in the passage?

A.3.　　　　 B.4.　　　　　　 C.5.　　　　　 D.6.

65. Rich Kleinfeldt might be a____________.

A. newspaper reporter

B. boss from a company

C. emcee(主持人) in a radio program

D. investors of a Day trading

Use More Facial Expression

   One psychologist feels that our facial expression is responsible more than anything else for the impression others have of us. In fact, more than 50 percent of another’s impression, he believes, is influenced by the look on your face. Naturally a smile in which the eyes participate is extremely communicative. An unfriendly look often brings the same thing in return. People tend to mirror your expression, so try to show how you feel about a topic or an idea or the audience through your facial expression.

Rid Your Inner Fear

   It’s natural to have some tension or nervousness when you appear before an audience. The way to handle it is to put it to work for you , get into action, as Shakespeare observed, action cures fear. There are only a few known ways to control fear. The first is to admit it , do the thing you fear and it will be the death of fear itself. Another simple aid at the last minute before you begin, is to take a few deep breaths, which will help keep your voice under control. In fact, if you’re thoroughly prepared, just taking a few deep breaths before you’re introduced will give you added confidence and balance. Other known ways to control nervousness and fear are to give yourself an encouraging talk or take some physical exercise.

Polish Your Voice

   Our voice is the main instrument we possess for communicating with people. We all sound sensitive. So invest in a tape-recorder, practice your speech by speaking it into the microphone and then listen to it .You can even have others join in the evaluation of your strong points and your weaknesses or faults as well. Remember that Demosthenes and Winston Churchill both used pebbles in their mouths while practicing their speaking. Simply reading out loud can also help you improve your voice and develop a personal style.

Strengthen Your Memory

   Psychologists tell us that most individuals don’t use above ten percent of their natural capacity for memory, that’s comparable to trying to run a car on one cylinder(汽缸).Why do most people use so little of their power of memory? Because they don’t practise the fundamentals of remembering. First and most important, it’s necessary to have a burning desire to remember; it’s difficult to recall anything without wanting to do so. Step two is concentration. Henry Ward Beecher once observed, one hour of intense concentration can accomplish more than years of dreaming. The next principle is repetition. We learned many things in school by repetition. When you hear a name for the first time, repeat it, spell it, write it down and review it. You’ll soon know it by heart.

66.Why should you polish your voice?

A. Because it can develop a personal voice.       

B. Because you can practise reading aloud

C. Because you can have other evaluated it       

D. Because it is the major instrument in communication

67. To make a good impression on others, you should pay special attention to your        .

A. words             B. facial expression              C. gestures                  D. voice

68. Which of the following ways to get rid of your inner fear is NOT included in the passage?

A. Taking a deep breath                                   B. Keeping your voice under control

C. Having an encouraging talk                           D. Taking some physical exercise

69.How can you strengthen your memory?

A. By having a desire to remember , concentrate and repeat

B. By practicing the fundamentals of remembering

C. By writing down what we want to remember

D. By repeating, spelling and reviewing it.

70.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Action Cures Fears                                     B. How to Strengthen Your Memory

C. How to Communicate with People                       D. Four Efficient Ways to Improve Your Speech

认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格内填入最恰当的词。

 注意：每空一词。

Ten is not just a number. For Hong Kong, it means change. That change began 10 years ago on July 1, 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to the mainland. A year later, putonghua became a major subject in middle schools there. Street chatter now is trilingual: Cantonese, English and putonghua.

But language is just one of the many changes. Over the past 10 years, the flow of people has left its mark, especially on the young people.

The first sign is in the job market. Before 2006, about 10,000 young professionals from the mainland found jobs in Hong kong. At the same time, around 240,000 Hong Kong residents had worked or were working on the mainland. More than 60 percent of them were aged 23 to 25, according to official statistics.

Geng Chun, 26, a native of northern China, managed to start his own IT business after completing his university degree in Hong Kong three years ago.

“I like Hong Kong,” Geng said. “Hong Kong needs us. We’re young, well-educated and energetic.”

Education is the next thing to change. After the return, more people from both the mainland and Hong Kong began crossing the border to get an education.

According to China’s Ministry of Education, in 2006, 914 Hong Kong students were admitted to mainland universities. In all, 7060 studied in the mainland that year. Before that time, Hong Kong students were rarely seen in mainland schools.

There was a growth on the other side as well. In the early 1990s, about 100 mainland students went to Hong Kong every year to study. Last year, 1300 studied in Hong Kong universities.

Besides social and cultural changes in Hong Kong, business exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong have greatly increased.

 According to a Xinhua report, by the end of 2006, the mainland’s total investment in Hong Kong had reached $40 billion since 1997, which makes up 57 percent of all investments to places outside the mainland.

“We have many clients from the mainland, and actually, they are becoming our biggest group of clients,” said Ho, a manager for a Hong Kong PR company. “The mainland has provided our company with more business opportunities, which are vital for our development.”

Ten Years Reshapes Hong Kong

There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新闻影片).

   The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people

and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.

   A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information, what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subject. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号).

   Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

1.The easiest way to get  today’s news is____.

A.        to go to the cinema

B.        to watch a color TV

C.        to read today’s newspaper

D.        to listen to the music over radio

2.Newspapers sell well mainly because____.

A.        They cost very little

B.        They are easy to get

C.        They have got pictures to go with news

D.        They provide all sorts of news in them    

3.If you want to get enough information about yesterday’s traffic accident within a very short time, you’d better____.

A.        read the first paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper

B.        start from the second paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaper

C.        look through the whole news report in today’s newspaper

D.        talk with people who have seen the accident

4.This passage mainly talks about____.

A.        different types of reports

B.        news reports

C.        happenings to people and their surroundings

D.the length of a news report

In our city, it is ______ in July, but it is even _______ in August.

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英语编辑，请你以学生会的名义用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。要点如下：

1．该工作主要包括两部分：

1）从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；

2）选择与编辑同学们的来稿。

2．希望该同学应满足下列要求：

1）乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；

2）英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。

3．感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’  Union）联系。

参考词汇：满足要求 meet the requirements     

美术 art

注意：1）词数100左右

2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。

An English Editor Wanted

Our school newspaper is in great of an English editor.                                  

Students’ Union

The trip to the United State opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of similarities as well as differences between American youth and French youth.
The first difference is in appearance. Going around in the U.S., I found that American youth do not really care about their appearance. In the morning, they choose something in their closet and wear it with another thing, often of different colors and styles, without wondering whether their choices make them look strange. The reason behind this is that they don’t care what people look like, but are just interested in their ideas. I think it’s great, but it also causes problems. Since they don’t care about their appearance, they don’t really care about their weight. Often they get fat without realizing it.
There are differences in relationships too. When the American youth fall in love, they don’t really think of the future. Also, there are differences in the rules concerning behavior that is allowed. In some respects, the French are more accepting. For example, in America it is generally unacceptable to make physical display of love. Lovers, actually, can’t kiss or hold each other everywhere they want. People think that not showing love in public places is a way to respect others. On the contrary, the French youth can do almost everything they want.
As for other types of relationships, there are also big differences. Americans act differently from French people in front of unknown people. When an American girl, for example, arrives in front of people she has never met before, she will talk with them, trying to create a kind of tie between her and this new circle of people. The French girls will just think about rather than really do this kind of thing because they are too shy and lacking in self-confidence.
To finish, I noticed that in American classes, when pupils want to say or ask something, they just do it. In general, they don’t really care how the others will judge them. In France, it’s not the same case. If somebody wants to ask something, he/she will think about it before speaking up. I appreciate the freedom in Americans’ behavior, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves.
【小题1】The underlined word “respects” in the third paragraph probably means____.

D

There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over the radio and on television Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels.

The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely,   you will find that there are all types of news, accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, spoils,

books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Some-

times there are news items which are very amusing.

A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact

a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information -what, when, where, how

and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subjects. There may also be interviews

with people. The words actually spoken by them are written in inverted commas(引号).

Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

53. The easiest way to get today's news is _______

A. to go to the cinema                  B. to watch a color TV

C. to read today's newspapers          D. to listen to music over the radio

54. Newspapers sell well mainly because _______

A. they cost very little                        

B. they are easy to get

C. they have got pictures to go with the news   

D. they provide all sorts of news in them

55. If you want to get enough information about yesterday's traffic accident within a very short time, you can __

A. read the first paragraph of the news report in today's newspaper

B. start with the second paragraph of the news report in today' s newspaper

C. look through the whole news report in today' s newspaper

D. talk with people who have seen the accident

56. To interest more people, a news report __

A. usually produces amusing news

B. always writes very short news reports

C. often prints pictures to go with the news

D. sometimes provides long and important news

57. This passage mainly talks about __

A. different types of reports                    B. news reports

C. happenings to people and their surroundings    D. the length of a news report

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英语编辑，请你以学生会的名义用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。要点如下：
1．该工作主要包括两部分：
1）从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；
2）选择与编辑同学们的来稿。
2．希望该同学应满足下列要求：
1）乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；
2）英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。
3．感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’  Union）联系。
参考词汇：满足要求 meet the requirements     
美术 art
注意：1）词数100左右
2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。
An English Editor Wanted
Our school newspaper is in great of an English editor.                                  
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
Students’ Union

假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
3. 修改格式错误不得分。
The main purpose of newspapers is to provide news. If you examine newspapers closely, you would find that there are all sort of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, sports, books, etc. The news cover everything what happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very interested. A news report is usual very short, except for when it is very important, but it has a lot of information. It is also writing in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact summary of the news items. He gives all the necessary information, what, when, where, how, and why.

We are proud of our hometown, which is       in coal and natural crystal（水晶石）.

      A．abundant      B．universal           C．remote       D．autonomous

书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英语编辑，请你以学生会的名义用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。要点如下：

1．该工作主要包括两部分：

1）从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；

2）选择与编辑同学们的来稿。

2．希望该同学应满足下列要求：

1）乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；

2）英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。

3．感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’  Union）联系。

参考词汇：满足要求 meet the requirements

美术 art

注意：1）词数100左右

2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。

An English Editor Wanted

Our school newspaper is in great of an English editor.                                  

Students’ Union

These workers will build a hospital in our town, which is_______in the west of it.

The children often play soccer in the garden and sometimes break Mr Black’s windows. One afternoon Mr Black is at home and reads a book. In a minute he closes his eyes and goes to sleep. At that time a little boy knocks at the door. Mr Black opens his door and asks, “Do you break my window again?”

  “Oh, no,” says the boy, “Your window is open this time and our soccer ball is in your room. May I get it, please?”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子T（正确） 还是F（错误）

The children often play soccer in the park.

Sometimes the children break Mr Black’s windows.

Mr Black watches TV one afternoon.

The children’s soccer ball is in Mr Black’s room.

The children break Mr Black’s window again.