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       16. Who is the intended audience of this advertisement?
　　A.People who are in legal trouble.
　　B.Anyone who is having financial problems.
　　C.Businesses that are in need of tax breaks
　　D.Workers who must do their yearly taxes.
　　17. What type of services does the company offer?
　　A. It helps those who are in debt.
　　B. It lends money at low interest.
　　C. It invests in potential companies.
　　D. It provides legal counseling to people in trouble.
　　Anebook (alsoreferredtoasanelectronicbook, eBook, or e-book) is a digital version of a printbookthat you download and read. But if you wanttoreadanebook, you must haveanEbook Reader, which is a kind of free software used by yourcomputer. Make sure you have installed the appropriate Reader before you download your ebook from the Internet. The software allows youtoturn the words on the screen into the size you like. Italsohelps you turn pages and change your viewing options.Ebooks are a fun alternativetoregular books. You can download themtoanycomputers and create your own library of hundreds of titles. If you load them onto your portable computer, you can take them with you when you travel. Some ebooks are even interactive! Best of all, when you orderanebook, there is no waiting and no shipping charges. The amount of time it takestodownload your ebook depends on the speed of your connection and the size of your ebook.
　　18. From this passage, we learn thatanebook_____.
　　A.can be found in any library
　　B.can be read directly from the Internet
　　C.can be read by anyone who has a computer
　　D.can be read when special software is installed
　　19. From this passage, we can learn that_____.
　　A.you can readanebook on a laptop when you travel
　　B. you can orderanebook using the Ebook Reader
　　C. the ebooks ordered havetobe shippedtoyou
　　D.it takes a lot of trouble readinganebook
　　20.Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
　　A.Anebook is ordered in the same wayasa printbookis.
　　B.The size of the words inanebook cannot be changed.
　　C.The downloading time is decided by the ebook’s size
　　D.There is less fun readinganebook than a printbook.
　　When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving (表现), especially in a new situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead ofhow much he knows what to do.
　　For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation,not about himself orwhat might happen to him. He tries to find out all be can,and then he acts immediately and tries to dosomething about it. He probably isn't sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And if he cannot makethings work out right, he doesn't feel ashamed (羞愧) that he failed, he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook (看法) on life, a special feeling about life, and how he fits into it.
　　If you look at children, you'll see great difference between what we call "bright" children and "non-bright"children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amount ofintelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life-he tries to get in touch witheverything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seemsto have a wall between him and life in general.
　　21. According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to ________.
　　A. get some high scores on some tests
　　B. do well in school
　　C. deal with life
　　D. have a lot of book knowledge
　　22. In a new situation, an intelligent person ________.
　　A. knows more about what might happen to him
　　B. is sure of the result he will get
　　C. cares more about himself
　　D. keeps his mind on what to do about the situation
　　23. According to the passage the biggest difference between “bright”children and “not bright”children lies in _______.
　　A. the amount of intelligence
　　B. the different situations they face
　　C. the differentattitudes to life
　　D. the background of life
　　24. What is the main idea of the passage?
　　A. What is the real meaning of intelligence?
　　B. What is the “bright”children behavior?
　　C. What is a special outlook on life?
　　D. How to live and behave in a new situation?
　　25. In the next part of the passage, the author might continue to talk about ___.
　　A. how to determine what intelligence is
　　B. how education should be changed
　　C. how to judge whether a person is intelligent
　　D. how an unintelligent person should be taught
　　When young women were found to make only 82 percent of what their male peers do just one year out of college, many were at a loss to explain it.
　　All the traditional reasons put forward to interpret the pay gap—that women fall behind when they leave the workforce to raise kids, for example, or that they don’t seek as many management roles—failed to justify this one. These young women didn’t have kids yet. And because they were just one year removed from their undergraduate degrees, few of these women yet had the chance to go after (much less decline) leadership roles.
　　But there are other reasons why the pay gap remains so persistent. The first is that no matter how many women may be getting college degrees, the university experience is still an unequal one. The second is that our higher education system is not designed to focus on the economic consequences of our students’ years on campus.
　　Now that women arc the majority of college students and surpass men in both the number of undergraduate and advanced degrees awarded, one might think the college campus is a pretty equal place. It is not. Studies show that while girls do better than boys in high school, they start to trail off during their college years. They enroll in different kinds of classes, tend to major in less rigorous（非常严格的）subjects, and generally head off with less ambitious plans.
　　As a result, it's not surprising that even the best educated young women enter the workplace with a slight disadvantage. Their college experience leaves them somewhat confused, still stumbling（栽倒）over the dilemmas their grandmothers' generation sought to destroy. Are they supposed to be pretty or smart? Strong or sexy（性感的）? All their lives, today's young women have been pushed to embrace both perfection and passion to pursue science and sports, math and theater and do it all as well as they possibly can. No wonder they are not negotiating for higher salaries as soon as they get out of school. They are too exhausted, and too scared of failing.
　　26. Traditionally, it is believed that women earn less than men because_________.
　　A.they have failed to take as many rigorous courses
　　B.they do not feel as fit for management roles
　　C.they feel obliged to take care of their kids at home
　　D.they do not exhibit the needed leadership qualities
　　27. What does the author say about America's higher education system?
　　A. It does not offer specific career counseling to women.
　　B.It does not consider its economic impact on graduates.
　　C.It does not take care of women students' special needs.
　　D.It does not encourage women to take rigorous subjects.
　　28. What does the author say about today's college experience?
　　A.It is different for male and female students.
　　B.It is not the same as that of earlier generations.
　　C.It is more exhausting than most women expect.
　　D.It is not so satisfying to many American students.
　　29. What does the author say about women students in college?
　　A. They have no idea how to bring out their best.
　　B.They drop a course when they find it too rigorous.
　　C.They are not as practical as men in choosing courses.
　　D.They don't perform as well as they did in high school.
　　30. How does the author explain the pay gap between men and women fresh from college?
　　A.Women arc too worn out to be ambitious.
　　B. Women are not ready to take management roles.
　　C.Women are caught between career and family.
　　D.Women are not good at negotiating salaries.