—I'd like to make an appointment with Doctor Smith．Would 9:00 tomorrow be all right?
— ．Her schedule is full in the morning.
A．Yes, she's free then B．I'm afraid not
C．You must be joking D．Wel1, it depends
假如你是高三学生李华，在毕业前的一堂英语课上，英语老师要求你们每人做一个简短的演讲，请你根据以下提示用英语写一篇演讲稿。
1．最难忘的一次经历；
2．所取得的优异成绩；
3．你对未来的展望。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出；不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone!
I’m glad to make a speech here．
Thank you for listening!
阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）
① People today, in all this new world of technology and thinking, have lost sight of what a true friendship is．So, though I own my best friend Jenny, I thought I would help the world out a little and explain what real, true friends are．
② Friends don’t have to be exactly the same．They have similarities but __________________．The key to opening up the world of friendship is not only to expand on similarities but to accept each other’s faults, because you can’t ever judge your friend．
③ Friends have to argue! No one likes to but it is necessary to be healthy．Because if you agree on everything, either the government has expanded cloning subjects or someone isn’t being true and is trying a little too hard．
④ You have to be comfortable together．Otherwise, you just aren’t going to click．If you feel uneasy around the person then something isn’t quite right．
⑤Friends love unconditionally．They have their little angry moments but what’s done is done and all is forgiven and forgotten．Why let something that happened in the past ruin the happiness you could have in the future?
⑥Believe in love at first sight because there is the same thing happ ening in friendship．Some people think that you have to know someone really well to become good friends．Trust me, it’s not true．
⑦These are only a few of the basics．Just remember, friends are forever．But only if you keep it that way．Don’t disrespect your friends, love them instead．
1.What is the best title of the passage? （no more than 6 words）
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2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Make up with your friends after the quarrels and don’t let the sadness last long．
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3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（no more than 8 words）
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4.Please list three of the writer’s viewpoints on friendship．（no more than 10 words）
①____________________ ②_______________________ ③________________________
5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into Chinese．
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Taste is suc．h a subjective matter that we dori't usually conduct preference tests for food．The most you can say about anyone's preference is that it's one person's opinion．But because the two bigcola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola-are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big arole taste-preference actually plays in brand loyalty．We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting．
We inwited staff wolunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet Coke．or Diet Pepsi．These were people who thought they'd have no trouble telling their brand from the oLher brancl．
We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers．Then we fed them with four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other．rOVe asked them to tell us whether each sample wa．s Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants' choices \~-ith what mere guesswork could have accom-plished．
Getting all four samples right was a tough test, biit not too tough, we thought, for people whobelieved they could recognize their brand．In the end, only 7 0ut of 19 regular cola drinkers correct-ly identified their brand of choice in all four trial．s．The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of 27 identified all four samples correctly．
Both groups did better than chance would predict, but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times．Two people got all'four samples vrrong．Overall, hal．f theparticipants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burn-out, was not a factor．Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price．
1.According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to
A．show that a person's opinion about taste is mere guesswork
B．compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks
C．find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking
D．reveal which cola is more to the liking of the dr-inkcrs
2.The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that
A．there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi
B．few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi
C．people's tastes differ from one another
D．Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people's two most favorite drinks
3.It is implied in the first paragraph that
A．the competition between the two colas is very strong
B．blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans
C．the purpose of taste test is to promote the sale of colas
D．the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies
4.The underlined word "bumout" here refers to the state of ．
A．being seriously bumt in the skin
B．being badly damaged by fire
C．being unable to bum for lack of fuel
D．being unable to function because of too much use
5.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ．
A．emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other
B．recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control'of colas
C．show that taste preference is highly subjective
D．argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy
A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teach- er, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．"It was a subconscious act," says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．"Young people today are con-nected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the moming until they close their eyes at night．It's compulsive．"
A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are alsomore likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．
Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers cometo see texting and 'social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday? Think bac．k．Whentoday's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends andmake after-work plans．In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the con-stant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．Educators are alsobeing asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．"In past gen-erations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are good at texting withtheir phones stiU in their pockets," says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal, ”and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fun-amentally different today．They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones．"
1.The underlined word“a subconscious act" in the first paragraph refers to an act
A．on purpose B．without realization
C．in secret D．with care
2.Young people addicted to the use of Facebook ．
A．are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study
B．have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work
C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits
D．are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect
3.Through the situation of today's older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that ．
A．the employers will not accept young people's sending text messages
B．a cellphone is a must for today's older workers instead of young people
C．the employers prefer older workers to young people
D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people
4.Mr．Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and ．those today ．
A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B．are alwa）-s the big problem for the educators and their parents
C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D．cannot live without a ceUphone
5.What's the best title of the passage?
A．Teenagers and CeLl．Phones
B．Teenagers' Texting Addiction
C．Employers and Teenagers
D．Teenagers' Education
Edinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland．Representa-tives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently retumed from China, where they signed a letter ofintent（意向书） making a promise to bring giant pandas to the zoo．
It has been suggested that the breeding pair should be rented to the Royal Zoological Society ofScotland （ RZSS） for 10 years and it is hoped they would give birth to babies dunng that time．Edin-burgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the West to care for the species if the project goes ahead．
Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation．David Windmill, chief of RZSS, said, "It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other consc'na-tionists to gain a better understanding of the giant panda, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival．"
At present, there are currendy only around l, 500 giant pandas in the wild．RZSS has been working on the project for almost a year, and hopes to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2011, the year of the society's centenary．
Mr．Windmill said that the*project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish Gov- emments and that this must continue if the zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese．As part of the p．roposed agreement with the Chinese government, Edinburgh Zoo will cooperate on research pro-jects benefiting conservation in the wild．
RZSS will also provide considerable money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild．Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China and feed almost wholly on bam- boo, which makes up 99% of the their diet．
1.What result did zoo representatives get from China?
A．A breeding pair is on loan to RZSS for ten years．
B．China promised to sell two giant pandas before 2011．
C．They sig:ned a letter of intent about giant pandas to be loaned to Edinburgh Zoo．
D．China promised to offer the money but not．the experts for research into giant pandas．
2.If Edinburgh Zoo can borrow giant pandas, what will happen?
A．RZSS will celebrate its centenarv in 2011．
B．Scotland will be the eighth country to have giant pandas．
C．RZSS will have a better understanding of living habits of giant pandas．
D．Edinburgh Zoo will be the eighth zoo to have Chinese pandas in the world．
3.The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 4 refers to “ ”
A．the celebration of RZSS's centenary
B．introducing giant pandas to RZSS's collection
C．the Royal Zoological Societ）r of Scotland itself
D．borrowing giant pandas from China for conservation
4.At present what seems to be the key factor for giant pandas to successfully go to Edinburgh Zoo?
A．RZSS's attitude．
B．The Chinese govemment's attitude．
C．Edinburgh Zoo's support．,
D．The Scottish government' attitude．
5.The best title for this passage would be " "
A．Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China
B．Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas
C．Scot_land supports giant panda conservation
D．Giant pandas live happily at Edinburgh Zoo
