What will it lead to? (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The nomination of Gary Locke.

B. Trade relations between China and the US.

C. Chinese-Americans’ recent achievement.

D. People’s reactions to the appointments of Chinese- Americans in Obama’s administration.

2. What have the appointments of Locke and Chu led many Chinese to think?

A. More Chinese-Americans will enter the American political scene.

B. Their achievement means Chinese-Americans will have more influence in different areas.

C. They expect that because of these two, US policy will be more "China-friendly".

D. The two countries will not enjoy a much closer relationship.

3. From the last paragraph, we can see that _____.

A. Chinese-Americans no longer care about their cultural background

B. Chu and Locke will bring changes to the Obama administration

C. some experts think they will most likely act in US interest

D. some experts think they will probably adopt the hard line towards China

Teens’ lives hit by economy (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. The purpose of writing the passage is mainly to tell us ______.

A. the economic recession has had a big impact on teens’ work, life and study

B. teenagers are now having difficulty in deciding which colleges to apply for

C. teenagers don’t know much about the economic recession

D. teenagers are considering giving up their senior trips to save money

2. Because of the bad economic situation, Heather Richars will most probably ________.

A. go to a private university

B. attend an out-of-state college

C. attend a public college in California

D. find a good university as he planned

3. How has Joey Camarda found the recession affects him?

A. He has to find more part-time jobs.

B. He has to help his mother do more chores.

C. He has found that he had more time to study.

D. His plan to pay for college will be hard to realize.

4. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Parents punish their teens by giving them less money.

B. Most teens understand what negative economic growth means.

C. Teenagers are finding it harder to do what they want than before.

D. Teenagers have realized the importance of managing their own money.

Gasol is a true team player (P4)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why did Pau Gasol take up medicine as his major in college?

A. Both his parents expected him to do so.

B. He once wished to find a remedy for HIV.

C. He wanted to find cures for common diseases.

D. He wanted to become a doctor for the NBA star Magic Johnson.

2. Pau Gasol eventually chose basketball over medicine because ______.

A. he realized he had no talent in medicine after all

B. he dreamed of playing with Michael Jordan

C. he admired the way Kobe plays in the Laker

D. he wanted to play against Michael Jordan in his last few year

3. The word "headed" in Paragraph 6 means closest to _____.

A. led B. influenced

C. formed D. trained

4. From the passage, we can conclude that Pau Gasol ______.

A. enjoys being the center of attention

B. dislikes Kobe’s style on the court

C. is willing to make sacrifices for his team

D. was not popular when playing with the Memphis Grizzle

Happiness is genetic (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The Australian government wants its government staff to be happy.

B. The reason why certain people have a sunny disposition has been discovered.

C. Scientists have discovered several anti-depressant drugs to control moods.

D. Scientists have found different variants of 5-HTTLPR exist in the same person.

2. From the third paragraph, we know that ______.

A. affected by 5-HTTLPR, the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the blood

B. there are 5 variants of 5-HTTLPR genes which control people’s mood

C. how the neurotransmitter serotonin works is greatly determined by 5-HTTLPR

D. 5-HTTLPR receives chemical messages from nerve cell

3. What does “It” in the sentence "It has been closely linked to mood." in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

A. Serotonin B. A nerve cell

C. 5-HTTLPR D. The brain

4. If a person had the long variant of 5-HTTLPR, he or she would probably ______.

A. like the images of spider

B. prefer the images of crocodile

C. enjoy an image of green tree

D. suffer from depression very often

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A. People’s moods can change a little bit under the influence of certain drugs.

B. Researchers showed participants of the research two kinds of images.

C. A person may possess one long and one short variant of 5-HTTLPR at the same time.

D. The author firmly believes that "happiness workshops" will not change people’s moods.

高三年级08-09学年度第28期 总第350期

What will it lead to? (P2)

1-3 DCC

Teens’ lives hit by economy (P3)

1-4 ACDC

Gasol is a true team player (P4)

1-4 BBAC

Happiness is genetic (P6)

1-5 BCACA