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TV is not only a convenient and cheap service of entertainment, but also a splendid mass medium of communication. People only have to pay once to buy the TV set, then they can sit at home enjoying the items on TV. 1. TV keeps us well informed about the current events at home and abroad and the latest development in science and technology. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into our room. On TV everything is much more living and much more real. 2. . Some people even say that life without television is not worth living.
3. They think the TV viewers need do nothing. The viewer does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. Many people are glued to seats to look at the movements on TV. 4. As a result, TV is taking up too much of a person’s life and making him lazy, not to mention its harmful influence upon him, such as the items of violence and pornography on television in some countries.
On the whole, there are more advantages than disadvantages in the use of TV. 5. But we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. Its value to people and society depends on how we look at it.
A. A large number of TV sets are produced every year.
B. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind.
C. Some people argue against TV.
D. Yet different people may have different attitude toward TV.
E. They become so dependent on its pictures that it begins to control their lives.
F. As a matter of fact, it has become so much a part of human life that a modern world without television is unimaginable.
G. Most people are couch potatoes.
Owls(猫头鹰) are some of the world’s greatest hunters. From head to feet, owls’ bodies are built to hunt. Scientists are studying all the things that make owls such great hunters.
Most owls hunt at night. The birds have excellent hearing, which helps them find their next meal in the dark.
Owls have one ear that is larger and set higher than the other. When an owl hears a sound, it listens closely. Is the sound lounder in its right ear or left ear? Does the upper or lower ear detect the sound first? The information helps the owl find the location of its prey without ever seeing it.
Owls don’t depend just on their hearing to hunt. After a sound draws an owl’s attention, it zeroes in with sight.
Many birds have eyes on either side of their heads. But an owl’s eyes face forward, like a person’s. Images from each eye combine to form a 3-D picture, similar to how we see. That helps owls better judge a prey’s size, distance, and speed.
An owl’s eyes are so large that they can gather lots of light. That helps the owl see better when hunting at night. An owl’s eyes are also fixed in their sockets(眼窝). It can’t roll them like we can. Instead, an owl keeps prey in its sight by turning its head.
Owls can move their beads nearly upside down and turn them 270 degrees around. Their necks have 14 vertebrae(椎骨). That’s twice as many neck bones as a person has.
The blood vessels(血管) thread through holes in an owl’s vertebrae. The researchers found that these holes are very large so that the extra space provides an air cushion that protects the vessels.
Detecting prey is only the first step for owls. Next they must catch their meals. An owl can fly inches over your head and you can’t hear anything. The secret to owls’ silent flight is their feathers. Fine “hairs” cover the surface of an owl’s wing feathers. And the feathers’ edges have soft barbs(羽支). Together, they make the sound of air rushing over the owl’s wings quieter and less clear.
1. While hunting at night, owls first get a prey’s information by .
A. seeing the shape B. hearing the sound
C. detecting the smell D. feeling the air move
2.According to text, an owl’s eyes .
A. are small but sharp
B. can function like a person’s
C. are on either side of its head
D. can tell how fast a prey is moving
3.The shortcoming of an owl’s fixed eyes can be made up by its .
A. large head B. strong legs
C. body size D. flexible neck
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. How owls find their prey.
B. Why owls can fly noiselessly.
C. The advantages of owls’ hearing
D. The secret of owls’ high-speed flight.
The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.
Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited.
The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.
Organizations, including the marriage guidance service relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”
The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?
1.What can we know about the couple from the passage?
A. The couple know each other before the wedding.
B. The bridegroom is a model and the bride is a TV salesman.
C. The bride is 4 years older than the bridegroom.
D. The couple can use an apartment free for some time as one of the prizes.
2. Some experts believe that ______ .
A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.
B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage
C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems
D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple
3. The goal of the competition was_______.
A. to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other
B. to win a free honeymoon
C. to win a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment
D. to make the radio station famous
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Two Strangers and a Wedding B. A Wedding Based on Love
C. A Short-lived Marriage D. A Well-Matched Couple
The plenary（全体） sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)(政协) popularly known as the "two sessions"， are kicking off this week. What will be the big talking points? We have compiled some of hot topics.
Jobs
The number of jobs forecast to be created this year will be revealed at the annual session. In the past two years, despite an economic slowdown, the number of newly created jobs has increased steadily. China is promoting employment through encouraging business start-ups, cutting red tape and delegating power to lower-level governments.
Military
China's military expenditure (军费) will definitely become one of the most discussed topics during the two sessions in Western and domestic media. The question China faces is how to build and manage a stronger army in new conditions.
Pollution
"We will resolutely declare war against pollution as we declared war against poverty," said Premier Li Keqiang at the parliamentary sessions last year. A poll has showed that pollution-control and environmental protection remains one of the biggest areas of public concern ahead of the two sessions.
United States
Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay a State visit to the United States in September. Last year, China and the United States reached consensus in aspects including visa arrangements, trade and military trust. The two sides also released the landmark China U.S. Joint Announcement on Climate Change. Reporters will try to get some hints on how China and the United States will rise above their differences.
1.How many hot topics will be discussed at the “two sessions”? .
A. 4 B. 5 C. More than 4 D. Less than five
2.What can we learn from this passage?
A. In the past two years, the number of newly-created jobs has decreased because of economic slowdown.
B. As for military, China focuses on how to build and manage a stronger army in new conditions.
C. Xi Jinping paid a State visit to the United States in September last year.
D. According to Premier Li Keqiang, declaring war against pollution is more important than declaring war against poverty.
3. What does the underlined word “compile” mean? It means “ ”.
A. choose B. discuss C. raise D. collect
第一节 阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
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A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."
God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
1.What did a group of graduates talk about when they visited their old professor?
A. How to make the most delicious coffee.
B. How to choose the coffee cup.
C. The complaints about stress in work and life.
D. How to free themselves from stress of work and life.
2.What is the function of the more expensive cup from the passage?
A. It makes the coffee taste better.
B. In some cases it hides what we drink.
C. It shows people’s wealth.
D. It shows people’s status.
3.The purpose of this writing is ____________.
A. about how to complain about stress in work and life
B. to enjoy the present life and get happiness from it
C. to enjoy the coffee with expensive cups
D. to prove the power of the God
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. God’s Coffee. B. Drink Coffee.
C. Coffee and Work D. Coffee Cups
假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom借给你的一本书你不慎丢失了。请你根据以下要点给他写一封道歉信：
表达歉意；2. 丢失过程； 3.补救措施。
注意： 1. 词数120左右
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
