Passage 45 Do you ever feel sick, confused, or very tired after a long plane ride If you were fly-ing east to west or west to east, the problem could have been jet lag. (45) Jet lag happens when your body’s time clock becomes confused. Crossing several time zones may make you feel very tired. You may become confused because you are tired. In fact, you may become so confused that you won’t be able to do your work. You might get headaches and feel that you have problems eating and sleeping. These are all symptoms of jet lag. However, if you feel tired after flying from north to south or south to north, you do not have jet lag. Maybe you feel tired from the tiredness and work of getting ready for the trip. You will feel better after you get some sleep. The symptoms that you feel during a flight, such as thirst and motion sickness, are not jet lag either. They are caused by the air pressure in the plane. When you travel north or south, you do not cross time zones. So you do not have true jet lag. If you are tired when you fly south or north,
A. you will feel better after some sleep
B. you should go to see a doctor
C. you should do some exercise
D. you should eat more
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Passage 47 We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen " "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend Or did he envy my luck" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You’re a lucky dog." That’s friendly. But "lucky dog" There is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But mentioning the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you ought to have your luck. "Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks Does what he says agree with the tone of voice His posture (姿态) The look in his eyes Stop and think. (47) If you spend one minute thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you, you may avoid another mistake. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that______.
A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B. people tend to be upset when we check what they say
C. people usually state one thing but mean another
D. we tend to doubt what our friends say
Passage 36 The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the manager of the local supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them. If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. (36) If your father is a steelworker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market. The market may seem to be something abstract. But for each person or businessman who is making and selling something, it’s very real. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It’s telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do. In what way is the market very real for each person or businessman who is making and selling something
A. It tells you what to produce.
B. It tells you how to grow tomatoes.
C. It provides you with everything you need.
D. It helps you save money.
Passage 45 Do you ever feel sick, confused, or very tired after a long plane ride If you were fly-ing east to west or west to east, the problem could have been jet lag. (45) Jet lag happens when your body’s time clock becomes confused. Crossing several time zones may make you feel very tired. You may become confused because you are tired. In fact, you may become so confused that you won’t be able to do your work. You might get headaches and feel that you have problems eating and sleeping. These are all symptoms of jet lag. However, if you feel tired after flying from north to south or south to north, you do not have jet lag. Maybe you feel tired from the tiredness and work of getting ready for the trip. You will feel better after you get some sleep. The symptoms that you feel during a flight, such as thirst and motion sickness, are not jet lag either. They are caused by the air pressure in the plane. When you travel north or south, you do not cross time zones. So you do not have true jet lag. Which of the following is true according to the passage
All people can still work very well after the flight from China to America.
B. If you feel thirsty during a flight, you have jet lag.
C. Your body clock may get confused when you cross time zones.
D. You will have jet lag if you fly from Japan to Sydney
Passage 31 The summer holiday is the best part of the year for most children. (31) The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one’s time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play. The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for the others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year. In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to South-end or Margate, Black-pool or Cloak-town, he is usually quite able to do so. What is it that children like so much about the seaside I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that make the seaside what it is. Children like the seaside so much, because they can______.
A. swim in the sea
B. play with the sand
C. take a sun bath
D. do all of the above