_______ made his teacher angry.
A. He was late B. Whether he was late C. What he was late D. That he was late
随着生活条件的日益改善，私家车的数量不断增加。但这带来了很多问题，为了让更多的人关注这一情况，请你用英语在网上某一贴吧里写一篇短文，短文的内容如下：
1．问题
（1）私家车越来越多，常常造成交通阻塞；
（2）司机大部分是新手， 开车不熟练，事故频繁；
（3）环境污染更加严重；
（4）能源消耗更多。
2．你给管理部门的建议（至少两条）
注意事项：
1．短文必须包括所有内容，并根据需要，适当发挥。
2．字数：100-120
3．短文开头已给出（不计入词数）。
参考词汇：交通堵塞Traffic jam 新手beginner
管理部门administrative authority
With the improvement of living conditions, the number of private cars is increasing rapidly.
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we
have made in every field of study. But we have almost done
nothing to (改善)our present examination systems 1.
which focus on testing the students’ m instead of 2.
their ability. As as a child begins school, he enters 3.
a world of examination, will decide his future of job. 4.
In fact a good examination system should (鼓励) 5.
students to think for themselves. the examination 6.
now does anything except that. It f the students to 7.
remember what is taught to get marks. Thus the students 8.
who come out first in the exam often may be the b 9.
in their studies. addition, such an examination system 10.
often drives teachers to take up all the time and forces them
to train students what to do with the coming examination.
I hope there must be a better way to test a student’s true
ability as well.
On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans．Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: "This is it!"
A few months later, Jackson was dead．With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25．This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog （编目权）．
Jackson's music was his most easily-seen source in the last months．“Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ．．．an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist．
The music's immediate value was clear．Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5．9 million albums in the U．S．and another 4．5 million overseas．In the first weeks after his death, there were 5．6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia．Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan．His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift's Fearless．
More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold．In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS．
Jackson's estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name．The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG．
Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit．Hundreds of Jackson's personal belongings－his L．A．Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 Arena for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view．
The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47．5 million in 1985．Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1．7 to $2 billion．So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death．
Jackson's future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music as well as the value of his image（肖像）．As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson's fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events．
1.What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?
A．Jackson died at the time as expected．
B．Only at death can an artist become famous．
C．Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive．
D．Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately．
2.All the following is true EXCEPT that _____．
A．“This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave
B．Jackson has sold 10．4 million albums since June
C．Jackson’s L．A．Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold
D．Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003．
B．Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009．
C．AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate．
D．More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death．
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world．
B．How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death．
C．What Michael Jackson's future earning potential is based on．
D．How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death．
Massachusetts （美国一州名） became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping （倾倒;抛弃） of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets．It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners．
Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury．These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released （释放） into the air．
The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers．
Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’．The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years．
In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets．New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years．
1.The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________．
A．all kinds of dirty things B．deserted TV sets
C．heavy metals D．used electronic equipment
2.Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces （强制执行） a ban on electronic equipment dumping?
A．This kind of garbage is poisonous．
B．Recycling systems are not working well．
C．The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air．
D．There will be much more electronic garbage soon．
3.According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________．
A．they are broken B．they are poisonous
C．new TV standards have come out D．people will be tired of them
4.The passage tells us chiefly about __________．
A．forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping
B．new problems of environmental protection
C．household problems raised by computers and TV sets
D．the handling of garbage
For a 400-year-old art form, operas had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which are hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $ 145 a performance, opera goers also have a certain appearance in people’s mind: rich, well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to bring the opera to the audience. It needs to keep it alive, the young and not-so-rich.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. That means no formal suits, old-styled theatre or band-breaking ticket prices. And because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions (剧本) of child-friendly operas. This summer’s production is Hansel & Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.
1.Which is the main idea of this passage?
A．Opera is famous for its long history.
B．Opera is only for rich people.
C．Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive.
D．Young people are not interested in opera.
2.The underlined part in paragraph 2 means ______.
A．breaking up the old rules B．changing the formal suits
C．making the audience at ease D．advertising themselves
3.Opera companies prefer to perform smaller versions because .
A．they can be performed in public libraries
B．short versions are easy to perform
C．it is hard to find long versions
D．they can make people interested
4.The San Francisco Opera Company employs student actors in order to ______.
A．attract young people B．reduce the cost
C．celebrate its 75th anniversary D．make Cinderella popular
5.What can you infer from the passage?
A．The tickets for operas are very expensive at present.
B．Operas are performed in a difficult language difficult to understand.
C．Operas are not so popular an art form today.
D．Students enjoy performing operas very much.
