There is no doubt that for a long time college education has been accepted. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere(妨碍；干扰) with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the fierce competition so as to get admitted into graduate schools. Others find no stimulation (激励) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves--they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation(指责) of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can’t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds,either.
1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph, ___________________.
A. people have great expectations for college education.
B. people still have a low opinion of college education.
C. the author thinks youngsters should all go to college.
D. people now no longer challenge college education.
2.The reason why more young people drop out of college is that _________.
A. they can start selling shoes and driving taxis.
B. they are no longer motivated in their studies.
C. they compete for admission to graduate schools.
D. college administrators force them to do so.
3.Who contributes to campus unhappiness?
A. young students who are all spoiled and expecting too much.
B. our society that can’t offer enough jobs to college graduates.
C. young people as well as our society are to blame for all this.
D. our society that has not enough jobs for high school graduates.
Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England's rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man's cold-water exploits（成就）. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy." John Ridgway was one of the few who didn't say, 'You are completely crazy,' " Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter（遭遇）with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
1.The turning point in Saunders’life came when _____
A. he started to play ball games
B. he ran his first marathon at age 18
C. he got a mountain bike at age 15
D. he started to receive Ridgway’s training
2.We can learn from the text that Ridgway _______.
A. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic
B. built up his body together with Saunders
C. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
D. dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy
3.What do we know about Saunders?
A. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
B. He once worked at a school in Scotland.
C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.
4.The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.
A. Excited B. Fascinated
C. Delighted D. Convinced
5.It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ______.
A. was accompanied by his old playmates
B. made him well-known in the 1960s
C. was supported by other Arctic explorers
D. set a record in the North Pole expedition
Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa— the main ingredient in chocolate— and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow. These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症)。
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin
German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was moister and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains.
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.
1.What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?
A. Stop talking. B. Speak up.
C. Think of it. D. Listen to it.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
A. Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B. sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C. Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.
D. we should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
3.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Chocolate, a Healthy Food
B. More Chocolate, Less Health
C. Chocolate and Blood Pressure
D. Advice on Eating Chocolate
书面表达一位美国高中生Peter在互联网上登出寻友启示，内容如下：
China is a great country. I am Peter from a high school in the US. During my childhood, I had a dream to visit China. Now I want to make friends with a Chinese, so that I can learn Chinese and know about the scenery and culture of China. If any Chinese find the notice, do please write to me and be my friend. My e-mail is: peter@hotmail.com
Thank you.
假设你是李华，请你在看到这则启事后，用英文给Peter发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
1. 你怎样得知Peter的愿望；
2. 你愿意成为他的朋友；
3. 你打算如何帮助他。
注意：1.电子邮件的格式已为你写好；
2.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’ve learned from the Internet that ___________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个楼字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In China, there is a old saying that one’s hair and skin are given by his parents, so there is no right for him to change his skin. But as the development of high technology, more and more people chose to take the plastic surgery to make them look more perfectly. Many years ago, plastic surgery was very popular in Korea. Chinese people start to accept the plastic surgery because the influence of the Korean TV series. Though people can make themselves look more beautiful, but I don’t support the plastic surgery. People will hurt himself, for they don’t know the risk that they may face. What’s more, after the surgery, there are always side effects, that hurt people all the time. For the normal people, it is no need to change their face. The real beauty is from the soul, while the beauty gaining by surgery can’t change people’s soul.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Good evening, everyone,
My name is Helen, a student from No.11 Middle School. 1. topic of my speech is "Let's Ride Bicycles".
As is known to all, _2._ the improvement of people’s living standards, cars have _3._ (become) a popular means of transport, _4._ (bring) great convenience to our life. _5._, they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then? As far as I6._ (concern), riding bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don’t need any petrol and they are energy-saving. For 7._, bicycles are _8. (environment) friendly because they won’t give off waste gas. What’s more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is _9._ (benefit) to our health.
Therefore, let’s take the _10._ (response) to build up a low carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us!
Thank you!
