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Toronto—A pleasant attitude can do wonders for patients’ recovery, according to researchers who reviewed 16 studies that looked at patients’ attitudes toward health. The studies lasted 30 years and looked at patients’ attitudes after operation.
“In each case the better a patient’s expectations about how they would do after operation or some health procedure, the better they did,” said the author Donald Cole, of the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.
“This mind-body connection that we have been toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard science behind it. The result shows that the power of positive thinking is real,” Cole said.
New York—A Pablo Picasso painting sold at Christie’s auction house in New York Wednesday for 55-million dollars. The price set a new auction record for a Picasso, and is the fifth-highest price ever paid for any work of art at auction.
The painting—Woman with her arms crossed—was purchased by an telephone bidder(投标者). Painted in 1902 in Barcelona, the portrait is one of the best-known works from what is called Picasso’s blue period.
Christie’s says the painting by the famous Spanish artist is of a quality not seen on the market in more than 10 years. It sold for more than twice its pre-sale estimate.
Xinhua Agency—A report that three kindergarten teachers knelt down before a South Korean couple to apologize, in Nanjing, of East China’s Jiangsu Province, has triggered wide criticism.
At a local kindergarten, a Chinese teacher frightened a South Korean child by saying she would cut off his fingers if he continued to make mischief. Although the kindergarten had apologized to the couple and dismissed the teacher surnamed Yang, the mother insisted that Yang should kneel down before her.
Sheng Dalin, a columnist, wrote in the XINXI SHIBAO that it was enough to fire the teacher and make an apology to the couple, but the mother’s request was beyond all reason.
56．News Item 1 intends to make us believe that .
A．positive thinking can make people healthy
B．a better attitude results in a better operation
C．researchers have observed 16 patients’ recovery during the past 30 years
D．great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health
57．Which of the following is NOT true about the painting Woman with her arms crossed?
A．The painting was once thought to be worth around $25 million.
B．The painting is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction.
C．The painting was purchased through telephone.
D．The painting has not been seen on the market for more than 10 years.
58．The report in News Item 3 has caused wide criticism because _________.
A．the kindergarten fired the teacher surnamed Yang
B．the mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teachers
C．the teacher frightened a South Korean boy
D．the kindergarten punished a boy so severely
B
Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $0.9 each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot(积累奖金)in history.
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million. But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized (合法化的)gambling. Some critics(批评家)note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts(成瘾者)who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice(恶习), under the name of social progress.
No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Amercians.
59．The main idea of the passage is that __________.
A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them
B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market
C．a lot of people buy lottery tickets, but lotteries cause disagreement
D．lotteries are just legalized vice
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax.
B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress.
C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them.
D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market.
61．In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_______.
A．$1.62 million B．$90 million C．$9.6 million D．$87 million
62．People who are addicted to playing lotteries should _________.
A．join a club B．kick the habit
C．win the Pennsylvania D．save every cent
C
Alexis was hot and tired. With rage in her voice she shouted, “Pull me up！I give up, I hate this. This is stupid!” It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, “Ed, I’m going to go down and talk with her.” I then shouted down to Alexis, “Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”
Jason grasped another rope, put his climbing harness(系带)on and began to repel down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted outward. Jason said to Alexis, “I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping(痉挛)up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But , Alexis, you are strong, look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult paths up the cliff. Look Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”
At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used on her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis’ eyes and in a calm voice he said, “You are not alone out here, there are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?” Slowly she shook her head yes and took a deep breath.
63．Jason went down the cliff because _________.
A．Alexis took a wrong path B．Alexis was trapped in rocks
C．Alexis didn’t believe in herself D．Alexis’ forearms were badly hurt
64．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed
B．Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff
C．Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up
D．Alexis successfully rock climbed
65．The underlined word “hot” in the story means _________.
A．disappointed B．angry
C．uncomfortable D．running a high body temperature
66．Alexis would probably become _________.
A．more strong-minded B．easier to give up
C．poorer in health D．less interested in rock climbing
D
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy — who could not have been more than seven or eight years old — replied. “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed (确认) my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is depended not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of gaining social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new social positions. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation (诱惑) , many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
67．According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.
A．a sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B．a mental state present in all humans, including children
C．something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development
D．something hardly to be expected in a young child
68．Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _________.
A．through connection with society B．gradually and under guidance
C．naturally without being taught D．through watching television
69．According to the author, that today’s children seem adultlike results from ______.
A．the widespread influence of television B．the poor arrangement of teaching content
C．the fast pace of human scientific development D．the rising standard of living
70．What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A．It enables children to gain more social information.
B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.
C．It helps children to read and write well.
D．It can control what children are to learn.
71．What does the author think of the change in today’s children?
A．He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny. B．He thinks the change worthy of note.
C．He considers it a rapid development. D．He seems to be upset about it.
E
Many of us like cooking but never have much time for it. Helen Fry’s new book Quick Cooking has been specially written for busy people. It has over 1,000 recipes, from the famous Spanish gazpacho to Swedish smorgasbord. The book is well written and the photographs and drawings are clear. (They are like those in the excellent little Quick Dressmaking and Quick Gardening.) The book has a strong plastic cover. It is easy to find your way around it too. And busy people, notice this! Mrs Fry tells you how much time you need in order to get each dish ready.
Quick Cooking has 4 parts, one for each season. This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetables when they are cheaper — and, of course, better. There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries, and most of the recipes are easy to follow. You take something simple like a chicken or some cheese, and make an unusual dish out of it. For example, there are no fewer than 40 recipes for eggs! Mrs Fry does not plan complete meals for the “quick book”. The beginners will have to find out a lot of things for himself — or herself. But this ought not to be difficult with such a good book. I wanted to try many of the recipes as soon as I read them. For people with little spare time, Helen Fry’s Quick Cooking is excellent value.
72．Helen Fry’s book is called Quick Cooking because .
A．you can cook all the dishes in it quickly
B．there is over 1,000 recipes in it
C．it is written for people who don’t have much time
D．it tells you how to cook all kinds of food quickly
73．Busy people should notice that .
A．all the recipes in the book are easy to follow
B．there are clear photographs and drawings in the book
C．the book has a strong cover
D．they are told how long each dish takes to cook
74．This passage is most probably .
A．a book review B．a notice
C．a letter to an editor D．an introduction on cooking
75．We can infer from the passage that .
A．Helen Fry is good at writing books quickly
B．Complete meals are planned only for beginners
C．There are quite a few “quick books” for busy people
D．Beginners are advised to start making meals out of the cheapest materials

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