High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world．However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things．Here’s an example of why this is happening．You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds．However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove．And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bun．High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals．
Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet．This has many advantages．For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines．It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs．However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages．They give more background and details．They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest．
Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages．For example, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places．But when you use the Internet or the phone, you won’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate．Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings．However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing．
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．The writer likes high-tech cooking
B．Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals．
C．High-tech news programs always keeps you reading what is important to you．
D．Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework．
2.How does the writer feel about high-tech tools?
A．Better late than never． B．Easy come, easy go．
C．Every coin has two sides． D．Learn to walk before you run．
3.What is the main subject discussed in the text?
A．High-tech vs low-tech．
B．Advantages vs disadvantages．
C．Newspapers and magazines vs television and the Internet．
D．Word-processing vs handwriting．
4.How is the text organized?
A．Main idea-Argument-Explanation
B．Opinion-Discussion-Description
C．Topic-Comparison-Supporting examples．
D．Introduction-Supporting examples-Discussion．
After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．
It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．
The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．
The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．
The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．
1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．
A．Rio de Janeiro B．Lisbon
C．Madrid D．a place not mentioned
2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．
A．ten times B．four times
C．three times D．twice
3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．
A．700,000 B．315,000
C．10,000 D．385,000
4.From the passage, we can know ____．
A．Rock City is a great theatre
B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?
C．the festival will improve the employment of Rio
D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience
Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal (信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.
Different cultures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or café’s rather than at the office.
Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment (多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1.In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.
A. develop closer relations B. share the same culture
C. get to know each other D. keep each other company
2.The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.
A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. too many words are of no use
C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature
D. even talk and silence can be culturally different
3.According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?
A. By sharing different ways of life.
B. By accepting different habits.
C. By recognizing different values.
D. By speaking each other' s languages.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Multicultural Environment. B. Cross-Cultural Differences.
C. How to Understand Each Other. D. How to Build Up a Relationship.
After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom“ Why doesn't Dad love me!” Mom frowned. “Who said he doesn't love you!” “Well, he never tells me,” I complained. “He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us.” Then Mom held me by the shoulders and asked, “Do you understand?’’ I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap（片）metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. I always hoped he'd ask me to help and then praise me for what I did. He never asked. His tasks were too dangerous for a young boy to attempt, and Mom was already worried enough that he'd hurt himself. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. “Why don't you hire a cook? ”Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. I just couldn’t understand my father
B. My father never loved me
C. Silent fatherly love
D. My hard-working father
2.The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because _______
that was the author’s favorite
he was sure the author would be thirsty
the author was always complaining
that was a gesture of love
3.The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because________
his job was too dangerous
his job required high skills
C. he wanted to save money
D. he was not good at communicating with others
4.We can infer from the passage that_______
the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
the author quite understand his father as time went on
C. the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D. the author’s father was too strict with him
Jack was happily trying his new car. The car was good and there wasn’t__ traffic on the roads. Suddenly, a flower shop_32 his attention. He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers___ _ there. The beautiful “Mother’s Day” card___ him it was Mother’ Day.
Jack thought about his loving ___ who lived two hundred miles away. So he___ a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses, signed the card and___ the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother. Just___ he got into his car, he noticed a girl standing outside the shop. She was___ the money in her hand. She seemed a little___ . Jack asked, “Can I help you?” She replied in a___ voice, “I want to buy some___ for my mother, but I don’t have enough money.”
Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and____ a big bouquet of red roses for her. She____ him. While leaving the shop, Jack offered her a___ _. She was pleased and her eyes were shining with____ .
On the way, she told him that her mother was dead. So when they arrived, she ran to her mother’s____ _ and placed the bouquet there. Jack was silent for a minute. Then he made a U-turn_____ and drove back to the____ flower shop to take the flowers. He decided to drive down to meet his mother.
He handed his mother the bouquet and said, “I love you, Ma.” She kissed him and asked, “Why did you___ down all the way? You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother’s Love: mothers think only about their children’s comforts.
1.A. much B. enough C. any D. little
2.A. caught B. turned C. kept D. paid
3.A. planted B. displayed C. transported D. repaired
4.A. answered B. stopped C. reminded D. failed
5.A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
6.A. discovered B. invented C. chose D. made
7.A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. invited
8.A. while B. since C. after D .before
9.A. counting B. touching C. taking D. wasting
10.A. curious B. excited C. angry D. upset
11.A. pleased B. satisfied C. low D. gentle
12.A. cards B. candies C. roses D. clothes
13.A. bought B. lent C. packed D. grew
14.A. thanked B. praised C. ignored D. respected
15.A. walk B. present C. ride D. rest
16.A. happiness B. sadness C. weakness D. kindness
17.A. grave B. house C.car D. shop
18.A. nervously B. immediately C. carefully D. painfully
19.A. old B. beautiful C. same D. only
20.A. break B. drive C. run D.fly
写作：明天的英语课轮到你进行课前英语小演讲。请根据以下信息，以“健康早餐”为主题写一份演讲稿。
［写作内容］ 1. 现象： 有些同学不吃早餐； 有些同学吃早餐，但营养不均衡。
2. 后果： 严重影响身体健康； 影响学习效率。
3. 建议： （1）早起，吃营养均衡的早餐。
（2）营养均衡的早餐包括：含有碳水化合物的谷类，以提供每天所需的能量； 鸡蛋、牛奶等提供蛋白质； 蔬菜、水果等帮助消化。谷类：grain；碳水化合物：carbohydrates；蛋白质：protein； 消化：digestion
I’m very much honored to give you a speech on healthy breakfast.______________
