1、“This will help lighten the students load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities,”said the announcement.Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to choose their favorite universities.China s college entrance e
2、xam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam. In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot （试用） the reform by using their own criteria to independently sele
3、ct five percent of their students.Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own exams.Education experts regard universities selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive （有助的） to better understanding where the stud
4、ents talents lie.Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they often apply for a number of universities.To relieve students from such pressures, the national education outline （20102020） released in July this year encourages high-level u
5、niversities to group together to use the same exams.1. If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities, they can_.A. only pass the interview. B. only take the national exam.C. only take the independent exam.D. either take the national exam or the take the independent exam.2. Wh
6、ats the purpose of students sitting one independent exam to gain entrance to the seven universities?A. It can reduce students load to take several exams.B. The universities will have the same standard to test students.C. There will be less trouble marking students test papers.D. It can avoid fierce
7、competition among these universities.3. If students pass the independent exam, they will _.A. take the national exam. B. have one or more interview chances.C. be admitted to one of the universities.D. he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies.4. What is the advantage of universities
8、selecting students according to independent examinations?A. Students neednt take the national exam. B. Students education cost can be lowered.C. Students abilities and talents can be better found.D. It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.BArmed only with iPhones, the in
9、ventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway. The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out”Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation“We didnt tell anyone about this. It was completely top-secret from our family,
10、 from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody. So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,”explained WhiteSince uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits riseThe vide
11、o has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends“I mean, it still has t quite hit. It s just kind of blowing our minds right now that were getting this: many people are fond of it, and they re sharing it with their friends. We don t know what its like really to
12、 have something thats viral, so all of this is very new to us.” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the bandWhite explains how the video came together:“We did our research with the applications（ 应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged t
13、hem all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft” The idea for the video ca
14、me from Espiritus younger brother Benjamin. The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet“I ve seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I ve never actually had the chance to play with them,” says Ben Espiritu. “When I sta
15、rted hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea”Ben says the success of the band s music video is a credit to the talent a
16、nd ability of the musicians, but its also a sign of the times“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that s always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone a
17、nd then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good”5. Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?ATheir friends BThe people on line CTheir family DTheir management6. What is the band members attitude towards the sudden fame?A. They a
18、re thrilledB. They are quite used to itC. They are kind of confusedD. They are so excited as to tell everyone they know7. How did the video come into being?A. The band copied from it other musiciansB. It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought themC. The band created it with the help o
19、f the applications in the iPhonesD. The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song8. What is the significance of the success of the band s music video?A. It has introduced us several talented musiciansB. It has made the musicians into millionairesC. It teaches the young a big
20、 lessonD. It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live inCIn one of the strongest indications of the power of the mind to influence the body, a growing collection of evidence finds that people who are depressed have a greatly higher risk of developing heart disease.
21、In a study of almost 3, 000 men and 5, 000 women, depressed men were 70 per cent more likely to develop coronary （心脏的） heart disease than those who werent depressed. While depressed women were just 12 per cent more likely to develop heart disease, those who were severely depressed were 78 per cent m
22、ore likely. In fact, a 1998 study found that women who are depressed have a risk of dying from heart disease equal to that of women who smoke or who have high blood pressure.The link works the other way around, too: While about 1 in 20 American adults experience major depression in a given year, tha
23、t number jumps to about one in three among those who have survived a heart attack.The more severe the depression, the more dangerous it is to your health. But some studies suggest that even mild depression, including feelings of hopelessness experienced over many years, may damage the heart. Other s
24、tudies suggest depression may affect how well heart disease medications work.Researchers are n t sure what the connection between depression and heart disease is, but theories exist. One is that people who are depressed tend not to take very good care of themselves. They re more likely to eat high-f
25、at, high-calorie “comfort” foods, less likely to exercise, and more likely to smoke. But beyond lifestyle, there is probably also a physiological link between depression and heart disease. Recent studies found that people with severe depression tended to have a lack of heart-healthy 0-3 fatty acids.
26、 People who are depressed also often have high levels of stress hormones （荷尔蒙）. These keep the body primed for fight or flight, raising blood pressure and causing the heart to beat faster, all of which put additional stress on coronary arteries （动脉） and prevent the body s natural healing mechanisms
27、from working properly.A whole branch of medicine is devoted to the complex links between mental health, the nervous system, the hormone system and so on. This science is gradually sorting out how the mind-body connection affects us, or defenses against heart disease.Generally, an estimated 10 percen
28、t of American adults experience some form of depression every year. Although available treatments can ease symptoms （症状） in more than 80 per cent of people treated, less than half of those with depression get the help they need.9.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Depress
29、ionHeart Disease Risk Factor. B. Heart DiseaseHealth Killer.C. DepressionMental Health Enemy. D. Heart DiseaseDepression Factor.10. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. With high blood pressure, depression is another potential risk to womens health.B. Depression, which is mild, ca
30、n possibly cause damage to your health.C. Most people who experience depression get treated as they should be.D. Depression may have some influence on the function of heart disease medication.11. According to the passage, the possible connections between heart disease and depression are the following EXCEPT _.A. depressed ones tend to eat high-fat and high-calories foods, which leads to physical damage to heartB. severe heart disease may cause people to feel hopeless
