The Internationa1 Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what lies undersea for very short periods of time.

They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.

Jacques has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge l67ft. ship, named ‘Sea Orbiter’, consists of two areas—one above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.

Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD player! And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.

The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million—per ship! However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!

1.Why can’t ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?

A. Because they can’t stand the high water pressure.

B. Because it’s too cold in deep ocean.

C. Because time for experiments is too limited.

D. Because it’s dangerous to observe the sea life.

2.The underlined word “circumvent ” probably means      .

A. fly away     B. go around     C. travel through     D. move into

3.From the fourth paragraph we can learn that      .

A. Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling

B. living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly

C. it’s much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food

D. researchers on Jacques ’ ship will live more comfortably than astronauts

4.In Jacques’ opinion, which of the following is not the purpose of the undersea research?

A. To find supply for food in the future.

B. To find supply for medicine in the future.

C. To draw governments’ attention to the construction of the ship.

D. To solve the global warming.

5.Which of the fol1owing would be the best title for the text?

A. Sea Orbiter—the ship of the future

B. A new way to explore the deep oceans

C. A great architect—Jacques Rogerie

D. Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter

Endangered languages are languages that wouldn’t exist any longer, much like endangered species of plants or animals. Languages are considered to be endangered when parents are no longer teaching the language to their children and are not using it actively in everyday life. A language is considered to nearly disappear when it is spoken by only a few elderly native speakers.

The world faces enormous challenges in order to protect different kinds of languages. Of the more than 6,912 languages, half may be in danger of disappearing in the next several decades.

It is caused by many reasons: small numbers of speakers, the regular use of other languages, attitudes towards their languages, moving of the younger population, government policies, and languages used in education and so on. A language may lack important things such as a body of literature, and people who read and write it. A language may also lack prestige (声望) and support of its speakers.

The survival of a language is also threatened when speakers move to other areas where different languages are spoken, or when government policies improve the use of a specific language in school, official business and the media. These situations encourage people to learn the wider-known language and may cause them, especially the young, to stop using their mother tongue. Often those speaking lesser-known languages will choose to learn a more prestigious language with the hope of greater economic opportunities. Most of the world’s parents are teaching their children English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian or some other main languages instead of their own languages for social and economic reasons.

1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Languages in the world.

B．Reasons why languages become endangered.

C．What an endangered language is.

D．Languages spoken by few speakers.

2.About ________languages will probably disappear in this century according to the passage.

A．more than 6,912      B．more than 3,456      C．6,912     D．less than 3,456

3.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

①=Paragraph1   ②=Paragraph2  ③=Paragraph3  ④=Paragraph4

4.We can infer that the best way to maintain an endangered language is to _________.

A．forbid the speakers to move about              

B．pass laws to protect the language

C．raise the salaries of the people who speak the language

D．teach the language to young children and encourage people to speak it often

5.All of the following about languages are true EXCEPT __________.

A．many languages will be probably endangered in this century

B．government policies have a big effect on languages

C．the endangered language is a language that is spoken by a few people

D．languages are related to their speakers’ social and economic position 

Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.

    Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.

    Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don’t study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.

1.The main purpose of the article is______.

A. to prove that learning is not difficult

B. to make the readers be interested in study

C. to tell the importance of self teaching

D. to tell the students how to study well

2.The first thing to remember in studying is that ______.

A. you must like the subject

B. you must follow the teacher

C. you must enjoy learning

D. you must study hard

3.The following advice is given in the article EXCEPT______.

A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.

B. To study at any possible time and place.

C. To review and preview

D. To pay attention to the most important things.

4.Among the following statements, ______is true.

A. The more learning methods we have, the better we will study.

B. Finding the best learning method is the most important in learning.

C. Knowing good methods, you can’t be good at study without working hard.

D. Once we have mastered a good learning method, we can improve our study greatly.

5.From the passage, we can conclude that ______.

A. No pains, no gains         B. Better late than never  

C. Study comes first          D. Good methods, good results.

My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been  36  with them after school. My wife，Qugen, and I are __37__ he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.

The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked __43__ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the __44__ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few __45__ late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be  46  . He told me he understood.

The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin  __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.

At __49__，Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _ 50__ playing. This was __51__，so Qugen and I decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.

For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him _53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.

As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.

1.A. studying           B．playing          C．chatting         D．quarreling

2.A. glad               B．lucky            C．worried          D．sure

3.A. made               B．allowed          C．trained          D．forced

4.A. amusements  B．communication           C．honesty          D．responsibility

5.A. when               B．why              C．where            D．whenever

6.A. changes            B．conflicts        C．worries          D．problems

7.A. looking for  B．picking up             C．waiting for      D．calling up

8.A. angry              B．nervous          C．disappointed     D．ashamed

9.A. quality            B．importance       C．stories          D．ways

10.A. hours             B．minutes          C．days             D．times

11.A. satisfied  B．shocked                 C．surprised        D．concerned

12.A. if                B．unless           C．because          D．so

13.A. guilt             B．disappointment  C．excitement       D．hatred

14.A. home              B．school           C．work             D．office

15.A. finish            B．keep             C．learn            D．stop

16.A. impossible  B．impolite               C．unacceptable     D．unbelievable

17.A. meant             B．suggested        C．showed           D．implied

18.A. reply             B．apologize        C．tell             D．explain

19.A. decisions  B．words                   C．actions          D．friends

20.A. teacher           B．parent           C．writer           D．professor

To turn off my cell phone before going to bed seems to be a rule         .

A．to never break                           B．never to have broken

C．never to be broken                       D．never to be breaking

—Did you have any trouble in getting here ?

   — No .       I would have telephoned you .

A. However        B. Otherwise       C. Therefore          D. Anyway

There were so many cars held up by the heavy rain on the road that we had no        but to wait.

  A. alternative        B. difference        C. relation             D. opposition

        that we can’t get the necessary equipment , we will have to give up the experiment.

   A. If             B. Supposed           C. Provide            D. Assuming

_____professional development, big cities appeal to many young people ．

    A．In favour of                         B．In terms of                   

    C．In need of                           D．In honour of

Only when the European countries' financial system broke down _____to take measures to deal with those problems．

A．did they decide   B．they decided      C．they had decided D．had they decided