156.The( )of marketing research is published monthly.

1、Passage 17
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with life changes and daily hassles. People with strong
social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support ― financial aid, material resources and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.1.Interpersonal relationships are important because( ).

A. 　they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc.

B. 　they help people to cope with life in the information era

C. 　they awaken people‘s desire to exchange resources

D. 　they are indispensable to people‘s social well-being

3、13、

A. 　 familiar

B. 　 similar

C. 　 regular

D. 　 thirty

1、Passage 2
Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history had thought about the problem. One of them, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the 16th century he made designs for machines that would fly, but they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly. An example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone of his body and rested in peace.
The first real step took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large ―hot air balloon‖. They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it? The balloon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals landed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip lasted twenty-five minutes and they traveled about.2.Eight hundred years ago an Englishman( ).

A. 　made a kind of flying machine

B. 　tried to fly with wings made of chicken feathers

C. 　wanted to build a kind of balloon

D. 　tried to fly on a large bird

185.The weather today was( ). Our pic was ruined.

A. 　annoyed

B. 　 unlucky

C. 　 unreasonable

D. 　 rotten

1、Passage 13The favorite food in the United States is hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is
a fast food restaurant. At a fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and
carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in
their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it
and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number
sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular food among Americans. Besides, Italian
food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very popular, too. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so
popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect American life style. Customers can
wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are
busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In
fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally most
food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore people are able to buy and eat at a fast
food restaurant often, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.
3. Why do Americans like to go to fast food restaurants?

A. 　It＇s because fast food restaurants are fast, informal, and inexpensive.

B. 　It＇s because people can easily find fast food restaurants.

C. 　It＇s because people like to eat hamburgers.

D. 　It＇s because fast food restaurants sell nearly every kind of food.

8、16、

A. how

B. in that

C. which

D. in which

1、Passage 10Your boss holds your future prospects in his hands. Some bosses are hard to get along with.
Some have excellent qualifications but no idea when it comes to dealing with people. Of course,
not all bosses are like that.
The relationship you have with your boss can be a major factor in determining your rise up
the career ladder. Your boss is not only your leader, he is also the person best equipped to help you
do the job you are paid to do. He can inform you of company direction that may affect your
professional development.
Your boss also needs you to perform at your best in order to accomplish his objectives. He
needs your feedback in order to provide realistic and useful reports to upper management. But
how does this help you establish a meaningful working relationship with your boss?
The key is communication. Learn and understand his goals and priorities (优先的事).
Observe and understand your boss‘s work style. If he has not been clear with his expectations, ask!
Likewise, ask for feedback and accept criticism gracefully. And if he understands that you do not
view your job as just something to fill the hours between 9 and 5, he may be more likely to help
you.
In short, getting along with your boss requires getting to know his likes and dislikes and
learning to work with his personality and management style. 4. The most important factor for establishing a good working relationship with the boss is
________.

A. 　 high expectations

B. 　 quick feedback

C. 　 frequent criticism

D. 　 effective communication

5、8、

A. hide

B. set

C. fix

D. lie

6、17、

A. practical

B. domestic

C. native

D. new

1、Translation 1As we all know, health is very important to everybody. But do you really know how to stay
healthy? Here are some useful tips, First, we should do exercise if we have time. For example, we
can go to swim in the summer holiday. Or we can take a walk after supper. Doing exercise makes
us healthy and strong. Second, we should take more vegetables and fruit and less candies. Stop
eating junk food and drinking beers. Last but not least, we should go to bed early and wake up
early. We should have enough sleep, or we will get sleepy in the day time. If we pay more
attention to the tips above, we will have a healthier body.