Being able to call on the old boy's network helps you get your foot in the door，but has little impact on your later success.Having good connections does change your possibility of being offered a higher wage when you start working，but has no impact on your eventual wage.Coming from a wealthy background has little impact on lifetime earnings.Over time，brain power soon overtakes(超过)，and intelligence is the factor，which will determine your earnings and success.The speed of your rise through the ranks is determined largely by your own intelligence.
The study monitored earnings and promotions over the course of 25 years.Scores were used to assess the SocioEconomic Background(SEB)－wealth and connections－and standard Army intelligence tests used to assess intelligence.The study is sure to infuriate(激怒)those angered by wealthy groups such as Oxford's upper－crust(上流社会)Bullingdon Club，of which both David Cameron and Borris Johnson were members.
Professor Yoav Ganzach says that these findings have a positive message for those，who can't rely on nepotism(裙带关系)for their first job.“Your family can help you start your career and you do get an advantage，but it doesn't help you progress.And once you start working，you can go wherever your abilities take you，” he says.When intelligence and SEB are pitted directly against once another(相互较量)，intelligence is a more accurate predictor of future career success，he say.
1.How many factors which may influence one's career are mentioned in the passage?
A．1. B．2.
C．3. D．4.
2.Who will be encouraged most after reading the passage?
A．People who are lack of money.
B．People who can't depend on nepotism.
C．People with high intelligence.
D．People with wide connections.
3.What's the main idea of the passage?
A．Earnings and promotions are up to your own.
B．A study conducted by Professor Yoav Ganzach.
C．SEB is very important in one's first career.
D．Success is determined by your own brain power.
The breaking news of Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57yearold Chinese writer: Why was it him that was favored by the Swedish Academy?
Born in 1955 into a rural family，Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager.He joined the military and devoted himself to writing after the Cultural Revolution (1966－1976)．
Less than half an hour after the announcement，Mo's works turned to soldout status at China's major online book sellers.One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: “Rushed to purchase，but to my shame，I have not read any of his novels.”
Although Mo was entitled one of the top domestic literature awards before the Nobel Prize，he is not the most popular novelist in China，in either the book market or in reputation.
Mo's novel “Big Breasts & Wide Hips，” translated by Howard Goldblatt，tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered hardship and intertwined fates with Chinese people in the 20th century.His more recent work “Frog” more directly criticized China's onechild family policy，which helped control the country's population explosion but also brought tragedies to rural residents in the past 60 years.
“I think the reason why I could win the prize is because my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics，and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of common human beings，which is above differences of nations and races，” Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists.Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown，such as clay sculpture，paper cuts，traditional new year paintings，have inspired and influenced his novels.
With more Chinese writers like Mo，the world could learn a more real China.Perhaps，this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice.
1.What can we conclude from the second paragraph?
A．Mo's life experiences. B．Mo's family life.
C．Mo devoted himself to writing. D．Mo had a gift for writing.
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Mo didn't got any national awards before he won the Nobel Prize.
B．Mo was the top novelist in China before he won the Nobel Prize.
C．Mo's novels have attracted many people to read.
D．Mo's novels are all based on his daily life.
3.Which of the following have no effect on Mo's novels according to the passage?
A．Clay sculpture. B．Paper cuts.
C．Folk arts. D．Beijing opera.
4.According to the passage，we know that________．
A．Big Breasts & Wide Hips' leading role is one happy mother
B．Big Breasts & Wide Hips criticized China's onechild family policy
C．Frog came out earlier than Big Breasts & Wide Hips
D．Frog shows benefit as well as shortcoming of one China's policy
New research has revealed that which song drivers listen to can influence how safe they are on the roads.Among the top ten safest songs to drive to are Come Away With Me by Norah Jones，I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith and Tiny Dancer by Elton John.Each of the songs has an optimum tempo(最佳节奏) for safe driving，imitating the human heartbeat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute.The Scientist by Coldplay and Justin Timberlake's Cry Me a River also appeared in the top 10.
The study，conducted at London Metropolitan University，also revealed the type of songs that cause motorists to drive dangerously.Unsurprisingly，music that is noisy increases a driver's heart rate，which can be deadly.Fast beats cause excitement that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road and to speed up to match the beat of the song.Styles of music were also measured during the experiment and revealed differences between male and female drivers.Hiphop made a female driver drive far more aggressively，speeding up faster than male driver.The heavy metal music caused the fastest driving among males in the group while the dance music had the same effect among women.The male and female drivers who listened to the classical music drove the most irregularly.
The experiment involved eight people driving 500 miles each using the confused.com MotorMate app，which monitored driving behaviors through GPS technology.
1.What's the main idea of the whole passage?
A．Songs that drivers prefer to listen to on their way.
B．A study made by the confused.com MotorMate app.
C．What kind of songs the drivers should choose to listen to during driving.
D．Female drivers and male drives have different responses to the same music.
2.The underlined word “monitored” in the last paragraph means________．
A．controlled B．banned C．modeled D．showed
3.．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Tiny Dancer by Elton John appeared in the top 10.
B．Usually human hearts beat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute.
C．The classical music makes most drivers drive comfortably and safely.
D．The passage reveals appropriate music and improper music for drivers.
4.If there is another paragraph in the end of the passage，the author may mention________．
A．female and male drivers' popular tastes of music
B．how did the study carry out
C．why fast beat music is harmful to drivers
D．some music with optimum tempo for driver to enjoy
In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn't mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a selfintroduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher's desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.
1.A.But B．Although C．Because D．Therefore
2.A.expression B．promise C．influence D．reputation
3.A.humorous B．serious C．active D．bright
4.A.after all B．at all C．above all D．in all
5.A.description B．occupation C．nickname D．students
6.A.strict B．friendly C．popular D．familiar
7.A.force B．enthusiasm C．inspiration D．power
8.A.respected B．agreed C．pushed D．thanked
9.A.lessons B．experiences C．tales D．jokes
10.A.impossible B．easy C．difficult D．likely
11.A.model B．teacher C．laugher D．exception
12.A.enjoyed B．came C．created D．reduce
13.．A.lived in B．came into C．left for D．graduated from
14.A.spend B．communicate C．share D．talked
15.A.anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
16.A.stood on B．walked to C．broke down D．pushed away
17.A.men B．students C．women D．teachers
18.A.heart B．life C．school D．world
19.A.hurt B．down C．interested D．rewarded
20.A.ignore B．overcome C．escape D．face
－I'm afraid that I couldn't pass the examination.
－As a student，you need to believe in yourself________you have the ability to achieve any________goal.
knowing；to be set B．knowing；set C．known；setting D．known；to be set
－Sir，may I borrow some new books?
－Sorry，you can't________you haven't turn back those you borrowed one month ago.
unless B．before C．because D．until
