65. Orienteering activities can ________.

　　 A. make people work fast　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help people stay healthy

　　 C. help people organize other activities　　 D. make people get prepared for sports

答案　 63.A　 64.B　 65.B

Passage 72

(07·陕西D篇)

Teens don’t understand the big fass (小题大做).As the first generation to grow up in a wired world,they hardly know a time when computers weren’t around, and they cagerly eatch the chance to spend hours online, chatting with friends,So what?

　　　 But researchers nationwide are increasingly worried that teens are becoming isolated(孤寂),less skillful at person-to-person relationships, and perhaps numb (麻木) to the chcatings that are so much a part of the e-mail world.“And a tenn’s sense of self and values may be changed in a world where personal connections can be limitless,”said shetty Turklt.

　　　 Another resarcher, Pobert Kraut, said he’s worried about the“opportunity costs”(机会成本) of so much online time for youths. He found that teens who used computers,even just a few hours a week, showed incrcased signs of loneliness and socol isolation.“Chatting onine may be better than watching television, but it’s worse than hanging out (闲逛)with real friends,”he said.

　　　 Today’s teens, however,don’t see anything strange in the fact that the computer takes up a central place in their social lives,“School is busy and full of pressurs. There’s almost no time to just hang out.”said Parker Rice, 17. “Talking online is just catch up time.”

　　　 Teens say they feel good about what they say online or taking the time to think about a reply. Some teens admit that asking someone for a date, or breaking up, can be easier in message form,though they don’t want to do so. But they insist there’s no harm.

64. Why do you need to tell someone your exploration plan before setting out?

　　 A. To get information when in danger.

　　 B. To be saved in case of an accident.

　　 C. To share the fun with him/her in exploration.

　　 D. To tell him/her what's going on with the group members.

63. Sitting beside the driver, you should ________.

A. direct the driver when necessary

　　 B. look ahead to see where there's a turn

　　 C. move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable

　　 D. keep looking at the map to find a place to go to

67.This passage is mainly about　　 .

　 A.how to prepare for the SAT　　　 　B.stress caused by the SAT

C.American higher education　　　 D.the SAT and its effects

答案　 64.B　 65.A　 66.A　 67.D

Passage 71

(07·四川C篇)

It's great fun to explore (探索) new places-it feels like an adventure, even when you know you're not the first to have been there. But make sure not to get lost or waste time going round in circles.

● Do the map reading if you're being driven somewhere. It'll be easier if you keep turning the map so it follows the direction you' re traveling in. Keep looking ahead so that you can give the driver lots of warning before having to make a turn, or you'll have to move to the back seat.

● Get a group of friends together and go exploring. You'll need a good map, a compass (指南针), a raincoat, a cell phone to call for help in case you get lost, and a bit of spare cash for emergencies (应急现金). Tell someone where you're going before you set out and let them know what time you expect to be back. The test is in not getting lost, not in seeing how fast you can go, so always stick together, waiting for slower friends to catch up.

● See if your school or a club organizes orienteering activities, in which you need a map and a compass to find your way. This can be done as a sport, with teams trying to find the way from A to B (and B to C, etc. ) in the fastest time, or simply as a spare-time activity. Either way, it's not only good fun, but a great way to keep fit.

66.“A prestigious university”is most probably　　

A.a famous university　　　 　　B.a technical universtiy

C.a traditional university　　 　　　D.an expensive university

65.Students’ self-respect is influeneed by their　　 .

　 A.seores in the SAT　　　　 　　　B.achievements in mathematic

C.job opportunities　　　　 　　　D.money spent on education

64.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’　　 .

　 A.strong will　　　　　　 　　　　B.academic ability

C.full potentialities　　　　　 　　　fidence in school work

67. The main idea of the text is _________.

A. how to do market research　　 　　　　　　　　　

B. how to develop marketing strategies

　　 C. how to find out customers' social needs

　　 D. how to encourage customers to spend more money

答案　 64.A　 65.D　 66.D　 67.A

Passage 70

(07·江西C篇)

As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students:“I’m only a 1050.”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Seholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has becomes the focus at this time of their life.

　 It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.

　 According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicatorn--like a student’s high school grades. Even if standardieed tests like the SAT could show a steudnt’s academic profieiency(学业水平),they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.

66. What does the word "this" underlined in the last sentence refer to?

　　 A. Visiting Disneyland.　　　　　　　　　 　 B. Wearing attractive clothes.

　　 C. Acting Mickey Mouse.　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Dressing up and walking around.

65. Which of the following can help managers get useful information?

　 A. Visiting customers themselves.　　 　　　　

B. Giving customers free food on the street.

　 C. Visiting parks as ordinary customers. 　　　　　

D. Asking customers questions at supermarkets.