Iftheitemisbeingauctioned,youofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids（出价）foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbid,thenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.
　　Howtopay:Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPal,anonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard（信用卡）.
　　Sellingmadesimple:IfyouplantoselloneBay,ithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends'adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauction,startingonaThursday.Thiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobid.
　　Thebigthingsinlife:It'seasytopostasmallitem,butfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.Checkthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubid.
　　36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
　　A.Howtomakepaymentonline.
　　B.Waysofmakingdeliveryonline.
　　C.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.
　　D.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.
　　37.Afterbiddingforanitem,abuyer.
　　A.willgetwhathewantsintendays
　　B.shouldmakepaymentimmediately
　　C.haschancestomakehigherbids
　　D.maycheckitspictureanddescription
　　38.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis.
　　A.throughanonlinepaymentsystem
　　B.throughalocalbankingsystem
　　C.bysendingthemoneytotheseller
　　D.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

　　B
　　Lackofparentwillpowermaycontributemoretojuvenileobesitythanunder-exercisingorovereating.
　　Researchsuggeststhathavingoverweightparentsisabiginfluence（影响）uponachild'sweight,withonestudyfindingthatchildrenwithoverweightparentswerefourtimesmorelikelytobeoverweightthemselves.
　　Thefindingsaddheattoanalreadyfiercepoliticaldebate（争论）overchildhoodobesity.ThePrimeMinister,JohnHoward,lastweekdecidedthat＄116millionbeusedforprogramstodealwithobesity,whiletheOppositionLeader,MarkLatham,recentlyannouncedthathispartywouldmovetoprotectchildrenfromunhealthyfoodadvertisements.
　　ClareCollins,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofNewcastle,believessuchprogramswilldefinitelyfailunlesstheyinfluencethewayoflifeofwholefamilies."Ifwecan'tgetparentstotakeactionagainsttheirownweightproblems,thenwecan'texpecttoinfluencetheirkids,"shesaid.
　　However,ProfessorLouiseBaurfromtheChildren'sHospitalatWestmead,doubtswhetheradulteducationprogramsofferanysolutiontoweightproblems."Manyparentsknowtheyneedtoloseweightandtheyknowitinfluencestheirkids,buttheylackthewillpowertodoanythingaboutit."
　　The10-yearstudyof150Americanchildrenfoundtwo-thirdsofchildrenwithoverweightparentsbecameoverweight.Onlyoneinsixchildrenwhoseparentswereofaverageweightbecameoverweight.
　　ThepresidentoftheAustralasianSocietyfortheStudyofObesity,AssociateProfessorGaryWittert,saidparentsneededhelpindoingtheirjobandtheOppositionParty'spolicy（政策）mightbeontherighttrack.
　　"Weknowthatdrivingwithoutaseatbeltisunsafe,sowemakelawagainstit,"hesaid."Obesityisamajorpublichealthconcern,sowhyshouldn'twechangethelawregardingunhealthyfoodads?"
　　39.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"juvenileobesity"mean?
　　A.Adulteducation.B.Childhoodoverweight.
　　C.Parents'influence.D.Growingpains.
　　40.WhatisTRUEabouttheprogramssupportedbythePrimeMinister?
　　A.Debatesonthemwillbecomelessfierce.
　　B.Theywillbeeffectiveindealingwithobesity.
　　C.Alargesumofmoneywillbespentonthem.
　　D.Theywillinfluencepeople'swayoflife.
　　41.BothCollinsandBaurbelievethatoverweightparents.
　　A.willcomeupwithbettersolutions
　　B.willhelpwiththeirchildren'seducation
　　C.shouldbemoreactiveinreducingweight
　　D.shouldcarryoutatleast10years'study
　　42.Accordingtosomeexperts,theOppositionParty'spolicy.
　　A.canhelpfightagainstunemployment
　　B.mayprotectkidsfromunhealthyfoodads
　　C.shouldbebroughtbacktotherighttrack
　　D.willworkwelltopreventtrafficaccidents

　　C
　　Thehousewasquietat5amandTim'smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezerbrokethequiet.He'ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring（轻微颤动声）ofthefreezerhadbeenthesea.
　　Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He'deatafterhe'dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaringatthesea.
　　Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?Sandwiches-buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches,she'dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestucktothetable:
　　GonetoMichael's.Backtonight.Tim.
　　Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn'tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.
　　Thesandhillsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday'ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.