Who is the little girl?

A. The woman’s sister.    B. The woman’s niece.    C. The woman’s daughter

请抄写下面的文章，注意本题是按照书法的好坏评分的，格式要求与原文一致。(此题在答题纸上作答)

建议:先在草稿纸上练习，找找手感，再答卷。

Dear Simon,

I have received your letter about asking me for the advice about learning English. Now I’d like to tell you how you should learn English.

First of all, you should often read English aloud and try to learn something important by heart, which helps you to remember them easily and form a good habit of thinking in English. Besides, you should listen a lot and communicate with others in English. In this way, you will improve both your listening ability and your spoken English as well. What’s more, you should keep a diary in English every day and your written English will become better and better.

I hope what I’ve said is useful to you. I’m looking forward to your good news.

Best wishes.

Yours truly,

Mary

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下列各句中每句有一处错。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 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:在错的词下画划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

1. When did Tom join in the Army?

_____________________

2. Today a number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.

_____________________

3. He walked slowly because his bad leg.

_____________________

4. The heavy snow added up to our difficulty in finding the way out.

_____________________

5. Why not going to the cinema by subway?

_____________________

6. She had been ill in bed over the past week.

_____________________

7. They came back, safely and sound.

_____________________

8. I’d like to come up your apartment.

_____________________

9. There are about five hundred people presented at the meeting.

_____________________

10. It was in the café where she wrote the book.

_____________________

1.I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long. I’ve grown so __________ crazy about everything to do with nature.

2.You will tell your friend that you are __________ about him/her and you will meet after class.

3.So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a vocabulary than ever __________ before.

4.It was based more on German than the English we speak at __________.

5.In some important ways they are very __________ from one another.

6.To make matters __________, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.

7.I have been trying to get my new room __________ order.

8.He noticed the remains of a snake which was __________ round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.

9.Nothing could have been __________ annoying.

10.I had no sooner got back to the kitchen __________ the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.

11.__________ she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.

12.So far, not one of them has been __________ down by sudden death!

13.Everybody admires him for his great __________ of humour — everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

14.No matter __________ busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.

15.In 1860, a better plan was put forward by __________ Englishman, William Low.

1.She bought many __________(窗帘) to decorate the new house.

2.You know I’d be __________(感激的) if you could dance with me.

3.He __________(命令) that we should come to the classroom earlier next time.

4.I tried to tell her but she __________(不理睬) me.

5.She can read English __________(流利地) and accurately.

6.One of my business __________(合伙人) will be arriving soon from the US.

7.The __________(官方的) languages of Canada are English and French.

8.__________(逐渐地) the farmland turned into desert.

9.The __________(身份) of the murderer is still unknown.

10.Why do more and more __________(青少年) smoke nowadays?

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ___ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be __ but a failure.”

After five years of __ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best __that could have happened to me. I __ I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to____ that what people said about me was __. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s __ it,you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my__ and went to college. My first novel (小说)____ while I was at college.

`After college I taught during the __ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a __  in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of __   that job to write full time ___ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — ___ was a working-class boy who’d ____school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ___, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ___ what does it mean? I ___ wish all the people that have put me down had __: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1.A. bright    B. useless    C. simple    D. hopeful

2.A. anything    B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

3.A. low    B. poor    C. good    D. useful

4.A. support    B. happiness    C. surprise    D. thing

5.A. admitted (承认)    B. decided    C. planned    D. told

6.A. me    B. them    C. her    D. it

7.A. wrong    B. right    C. stupid    D. bad

8.A. see    B. know    C. understand    D. face

9.A. experiment    B. practice    C. writing    D. composition

10.A. came on    B. came in    C. came out    D. came back

11.A. day    B. night    C. month    D. year

12.A. graduation    B. pass    C. degree    D. success

13.A. giving in    B. giving back    C. giving out    D. giving up

14.A. while    B. if    C. when    D. or

15.A. there    B. here    C. it    D. that

16.A. left    B. attended    C. changed    D. graduated

17.A. tired    B. calm    C. nervous .    D. famous

18.A. And    B. But    C. However    D. Well

19.A. just    B. exactly    C. so    D. very

20.A. praised    B. said    C. answered    D. advised

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. ______71_______ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. ________72______ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and no weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. ________73________

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. ________74________

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. ________75________ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

E.My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague (同事) but a beautiful woman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleague, new research has shown.

The study by senior economists (经济学家) found that being good-looking meant male workers could earn 22 percent more than average-looking colleagues. Researchers said good looks did not give women a similar advantage.

Andrew Leigh, the former economics professor at the Australian National University who co-authored the report, said: “Beauty can be a double-edged sword for women.”

“Some people still believe good looks and intelligence (智慧) are incompatible (矛盾的) in women so a good-looking woman can’t be that productive, but it doesn’t affect men’s pay.”

He said that although he believed good-looking women may also earn more, the research did not support his theory.

The research found that handsome men in all jobs, from manual labour to highly-paid professional careers, can earn 22 percent more than their colleagues doing the same work.

Men with below-average looks face a battle in the office, with ugliness reducing a man’s earnings by 26 percent compared to an average-looking worker.

Former male model Ian Mitchell, 28, who has a first class degree in history from Edinburgh University and now works for a cosmetics (化妆品) company, told the Sunday Times: “It gives you confidence, and I suspect people tend to warm to you more quickly.”

The study, named Unpacking the Beauty Premium, was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a survey from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed.

Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were “lookist (以貌取人的) ” and he hoped the findings would encourage employers to remove their prejudice(偏见).

1.What has the research found?

A. Handsome men have an advantage in their jobs.

B. Appearance plays an important role at work.

C. Male workers pay more attention to their appearance.

D. The more beautiful a female is, the lower their intelligence is.

2.Through the research, Andrew Leigh learned that ________.

A. beauty is a double-edged sword for workers

B. good-looking females are likely to earn more

C. employers have prejudice in employing workers

D. more attention is paid to appearance now than before

3.We can learn from the text that men who are below average in appearance ________.

A. earn 26% less than handsome men

B. earn 26% less than average-looking men

C. earn as much as average-looking men

D. earn 22% less than average-looking men

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Good-looking men are more likely to earn more.

B. Men and women should be treated equally in interviews.

C. People should pay more attention to their appearance.

D. Beautiful female interviewees aren’t popular in interviews.

For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything from our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people. It is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be.

You don’t have to be spineless (软弱的) in order to be popular. In fact, you will be liked and respected if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights. But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your group, to other people and to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character.

You can not expect to be perfect, and so you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed (责备) unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged when they know in themselves qualities (品格) that they do not like—selfishness, laziness, and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.

At the same time, it is important to remember that, while you are probably no worse than others, the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people. When something is wrong, it is good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you don’t like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why, and look at yourself, too. To be sure that you are not doing anything to make that person dislike you. Some day, things may turn out all right, then you will have to learn to get along the best with situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.

1.One of the two ways the author suggested for us to get along with others is ________.

A. to draw attention of our friends

B. to demand the best share of everything

C. to look for treasure in order to be successful

D. to pay more attention to other people’s strong points

2.According to the passage, if one wants to be popular one needs to _________.

A. be polite and friendly    B. give up some rights

C. avoid arguing with other people    D. be ready to change his or her character

3.The passage shows that there is no perfect person but someone should be blamed if he _________.

A. is no better than others    B. is selfish and lazy

C. does not draw a lesson from his own fault    D. is very happy about his unpleasant quality

4.The passage implies(暗示) that in order to be a happy person, one should consider oneself __________.

A. no better than others    B. not the same as others

C. as having something better than others    D. as having better chances than others

Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English. Here are some advertisements(广告) about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

Global English Centre

General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1, 200 yuan) and one-year (2, 000 yuan) courses.

Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day. Mon.~Fri.

Experienced college English teachers.

Close to city centre and bus stops.

Tel: 67605272

Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082

Modern Language School

Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills.

Small classes (12~16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.

Native English teachers from Canada and USA.

Language lab and computers supplied.

3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.

Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056

Tel: 67353019

The 21st Century English Training Centre

We specialize in effective teaching at all levels.

We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.

We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.

Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1.

Only 15-minute walk from city centre.

Call 67801642 for more information.

The International House of English

Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at a very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week, convenient (方便的) class hours:

9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.

A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes).

Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers with experience in teaching English as a second foreign language.

Free sightseeing and social activities.

Very close to the Central Park.

For further information call 674322308.

1.You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. Which schools will you choose?

A. Global English Centre and Modern Language School.

B. Global English Centre and The International House of English.

C. Modern Language School and The 21st Century English Training Centre.

D. The 21st Century English Training Centre and The International House of English.

2.You will probably prefer to go The International House of English because it________.

A. offers free sightseeing and social activities

B. has a special course in spoken English

C. costs less than the other schools

D. has native English teachers

3.If you take the evening programme at The International House of English, you will pay ________.

A. 60 yuan    B. 240 yuan    C. 720 yuan    D. 960 yuan

Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”

“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.

“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”

“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”

“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”

“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked.

1.Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was ________.

A. in England one winter evening    B. in Russia one winter evening

C. in America one winter morning    D. in Russia one winter morning

2.In the sentence: “They finished their meal”, “meal” here means “________”.

A. the food Jack had brought with him    B. the meal prepared by Jack’s friend

C. the wolf which had been killed by Jack    D. the dead animals on the way

3.According to what Jack said, the last wolf ________.

A. was the strongest of all

B. ran much faster than other wolves

C. had eaten all the other wolves

D. was vert fat and didn’t ran fast enough

4.From what Jack’s friend said we know that ________.

A. all the wolves had been shot by Jack

B. the last wolf was too fat to run

C. the friend did not believe what Jack had said

D. Jack was telling the truth

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What made the speaker choose to work as a journalist?

A. Her major.

B. The working hours.

C. The chance to meet people.

2.What does the speaker dislike about her job?

A. People always think badly of journalists.

B. She has to break stories in the public’s interest.

C. Journalists often can’t give their opinions freely.

3.How does the speaker feel about her job in general?

A. Upset.    B. Bored.    C. Satisfied.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What did the woman do during her vacation?

A. She took a nature adventure.

B. She took photos of airplanes.

C. She saw pictures of waterfalls.

2.What do we know about the man?

A. He went to visit his relatives by plane.

B. He thought the woman had a boring vacation.

C. He stayed in the house because of the bad weather.

3.What does the man think of his vacation?

A. Exciting.    B. Challenging.    C. Relaxing.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is Barney excited?

A. He sees Jennifer.

B. He hears the phone ring.

C. He has recognized Bill Black.

2.How did Barney perform in the American Kennel Club Competition?

A. He won the first place.

B. He gained love from kids.

C. He won the second place.

3.How can people probably know the story of Barney?

A. By reading the school magazine.

B. By talking to Bill Black.

C. By attending ABC College classes.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why is the woman so busy?

A. She has a Chinese test next week.

B. She has to go to the library.

C. She wants to go to the café.

2.How does the woman feel about her exam?

A. Confident.    B. Worried.    C. Disappointed.

3.What are the speakers going to do?

A. Go to the library.    B. Have a coffee.    C. Have a test.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What kind of music does the man like?

A. Rock.    B. Jazz.    C. Country.

2.What does the woman think of rock music?

A. It will cause stomachache.    B. It makes people relaxed.    C. It is too noisy.

3.What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Favourite music.    B. Favourite songs.    C. Favourite food.

What has the woman lost?

A. Her purse.    B. Some keys.    C. A pair of glasses.

How much should the man pay for a night?

A. $20.    B. $30.    C. $50.

What does the woman say about Sally?

A. She is wrong to fire her boss.

B. She always says what she thinks.

C. She seems to have a lot in her mind.

What colour window does the man prefer?

A. Green.    B. Yellow.    C. Dark blue.

What will the man do?

A. Make a cake.

B. Buy a chocolate cake.

C. Bring some chocolate to Alice.

根据下面的提示，简要介绍杰出科学家爱因斯坦。

1. 爱因斯坦 (1879年3月14日 — 1955年4月18日) 出生于德国；

2. 其相对论(Theory of Relativity)闻名于世，1921年获得诺贝尔物理学奖；

3. 年少时害羞，不喜欢上学，不喜欢与人交往，一生中多数时间喜欢独处，喜欢音乐；

4. 不看重金钱，热爱和平，致力于人权和社会进步。

注意:

1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Albert Einstein is one of the 20th century’s greatest scientists.

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Your class starts in 10 minutes, but you find yourself 1. (stick) in traffic. Don’t panic. With just a press of a button, your car will lift off the ground and fly to school. What’s your 2.(impress)? It seems like science fiction, but it isn’t. Engineers have taken 3. the research of flying cars, and they have already found 4. (solve) to many of the big challenges. They predict that we’ll all be using these amazing vehicles one day. According to Car Trends Magazine, one model, 5. is part car and part plane, is going to be on the market in 6. not-so-distant future. It will look like a regular car when it’s on the road, but its wings will unfold when the driver 7. (decide) to take to the sky. And 8. (operate) by a computer, all controls will be automatic. Imagine this: You’ll be doing your homework while your car is getting you to school 9. (safe). And what does this future dream car cost? Well, at first it will be about a million dollars, but after a few years, you’ll be able to buy 10. for “only” $60,000. Don’t throw away your old driver’s license just yet!

每句话中的错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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。

1.Her health broke up under the pressure of work.

_____________________

2.They lacked of money to send him to university, so he found a part-time job to support himself.

_____________________

3.The drug is suspected causing over 200 deaths.

_____________________

4.This book contributes little for our understanding of the subject.

_____________________

5.Which driver was to be blame for the accident?

_____________________

6.He received a set of china consisted of sixty pieces.

_____________________

7.I recognized her at the instant I saw her.

_____________________

8.However, I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached that looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.

_____________________

9.These units leaves children expose to many viewpoints of a given issue.

_____________________

10.Only if a teacher has given permission a student allowed to leave the room.

_____________________

1.“Scared stiff” is an appropriate __________ (描述) of how I felt at that moment.

2.She has a teenage daughter from a __________ (以前的) marriage.

3.What are they __________ (争吵) about?

4.The government __________ (宣布) to the media plans to create a million new jobs.

5.He __________ (不断地) writes articles for the local paper.

6.Personal __________ (特征), such as age and sex are taken into account.

7.It seems certain there will be new restrictions placed on the use of animals in __________ (科学的) experiments.

8.He left a note at the scene of the crime, __________ (挑战) detectives to catch him.

9.They were busy, so they had their wedding __________ (安排) by a company.

10.The family thought it was more __________ (方便的) to eat in the kitchen.

    My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida. We were ________ about the trip because we hadn’t seen him for five months, and my daughter ___________ her Dad terribly.

As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight，the plane was totally ________. Because we did not get our boarding passes until we ________ at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were __________ by the aisle (过道). I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, _________ we could be together. They ________, saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats. Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a ________ several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and ________ the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row________ refused to move elsewhere. She was very ________ about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody _______ to help her. There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on ___________. Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, “Ma’am, I think we can help you.” He then_________ five minutes rearranging his group so that enough space was  ______ for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without _______, and the mother’s relief was obvious.

Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the ______of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. ______, the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, ______to me and asked, “Would you and your daughter like our seats?” ______ to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window sea.

1.A. eager B. anxious C. excited D. worried

2.A. loved B. considered C. imagined D. missed

3.A. full B. crowded C. empty D. overweight

4.A. reached B. arrived C. landed D. knocked

5.A. divided B. blocked C. separated D. connected

6.A. in case B. even if C. as if D. so that

7.A. prevented B. refused C. agreed D. promised

8.A. panic B. hurry C. rush D. seat

9.A. however B. otherwise C. therefore D. instead

10.A. too B. also C. ever D. even

11.A. concerned B. curious C. particular D. content

12.A. suggested B. offered C. provided D. supplied

13.A. duty B. watch C. board D. spot

14.A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent

15.A. suitable B. available C. probable D. comfortable

16.A. permission B. excuse C. apology D. complaint

17.A. thought B. end C. feeling D. sense

18.A. Immediately B. Puzzlingly C. Clearly D. Amazingly

19.A. turned up B. turned around C. turned out D. turned away

20.A. sticking B. keeping C. waving D. referring

I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E-dictionaries may be lighter and compacter (简洁的) than any paper dictionary. 1. However, to me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages. I think e-dictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms.2.

E-dictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen (US$100) much as 40,000 yen, depending on how many functions you want and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at 1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.

E-dictionaries are more easily broken or damaged. Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head and drop it.3.

E-dictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too.

E-dictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page.

4.Sound. Little devices beep (嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.

Finally, let’s consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find something you’d like to change in the e-dictionary, you can’t do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isn’t in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity.5.And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.

A.Now, try this with any lightweight plastic e-dictionary, and you’ll be picking up the pieces.

B.Let me add a statement about one that really troubles me.

C.They may even contain more words and expressions.

D.But it is impossible to do so with a keypad model.

E.That huge, heavy paper dictionary that you see in your library looks like a building block in size and weight.

F.E-dictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages.

G.Let’s take a look at the following reasons.

Tiredness, coughing, a runny nose and a sore throat—among all sicknesses there is probably none more common than the flu (流感), which we all get now and then. However, bird flu is a completely different story.

In 2003, the H5N1 bird flu swept across 15 countries, including China, with sufferers reporting chest pain, difficulty breathing, fever and severe coughing. More than 600 people were infected, and about 60 percent died. Now, another type of bird flu hit Shanghai and three neighboring provinces, and this time the virus is called H7N9. By the afternoon of April 11, the new virus had taken nine lives out of 35 infected, according to Xinhua News Agency.

The “H” and “N” in the virus’ name refer to two kinds of proteins (蛋白质) on the surface of the virus. Any change of the numbers of the two proteins indicates a new mutation(变异). Most of the mutations only affect birds, such as chickens and pigeons, and don’t normally spread to humans. But once they do, the results can be disastrous.

“Any time an animal influenza virus crosses to humans, it is a cause for concern, ” Malik Peiris, virologist (病毒学家) at the University of Hong Kong, told Nature magazine. Take the SARS epidemic (传染病) in 2003 as an example. The virus behind the disease is thought to have jumped to humans from animals. The virus was a complete “stranger” to human bodies, which hadn’t developed an immunity (免疫力) against it.

But there is something more about the new H7N9 bird flu. Unlike the H5N1 bird flu, which causes severe sickness in birds, the H7N9 has been evolving under the radar(悄悄地) since it travels between birds without causing noticeable illness. That makes it difficult to keep track of the disease.

The good news is that there’s so far no sign that the virus is spreading from person to person. But since there is no vaccine (疫苗) for the disease yet, the World Health Organization recommends that you wash your hands after meeting with sick people and before and after you eat or prepare food, and they also suggest avoiding contact with birds or their eggs.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. The H5N1 bird flu turned out to have something to do with the SARS epidemic.

B. More than 600 people across the world died from the H5N1 bird flu in 2003.

C. Most of the mutations of the proteins in the bird flu virus are harmful to both birds and humans.

D. The name, H7N9 bird flu, shows that there have been new mutations of the proteins in the virus.

2.With the example of the SARS epidemic in Paragraph 5, the author intends to   .

A. introduce where the SARS virus came from

B. inform us of the harmful effects of the SARS epidemic ten years ago

C. show the horrible effects an animal influenza virus can have once it spreads to humans

D. compare the differences between the SARS epidemic and the H7N9 bird flu

3.What makes the H7N9 bird flu more frightening than the H5N1 bird flu according to the text?

A. It can cause severe sickness in birds.

B. It can spread from person to person.

C. It affects a greater number of birds.

D. It doesn’t sicken birds and thus can spread unnoticed.

4.What are people advised to do to protect themselves against the H7N9 bird flu?

a. To get vaccinated for the disease.   b. To keep away from birds and their eggs.

c. To stop eating chickens and ducks.   d. To avoid meeting with sick people.

e. To wash hands thoroughly and regularly.

A. a, b    B. c, d    C. b, e    D. a, e

George Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.

Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.

George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.

1.Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________.

A. written about New Yorkers    B. composed for Paul Whiteman

C. played mainly in the countryside    D. performed in various ways

2.What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?

A. He created one of his best works.    B. He studied with Nadia Boulanger.

C. He argued with French critics.    D. He changed his music style.

3.What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Many of Gershwin’s works were lost.

B. The death of Gershwin was widely reported.

C. A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.

D. Brain cancer research started after Gershwin’s death.

4.Which of the following best describes Gershwin?

A. Talented and productive.    B. Serious and boring.

C. Popular and unhappy.    D. Friendly and honest.

Welcome to your future life!

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people at your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!

You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes’ color or pattern.

You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says,” You shouldn't drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk, and it Knows the milk is old. In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.

It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.

So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli,” it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example what will be the next.

1.We can learn from the text that in the future__________.

A. people will never get old    B. everyone will look the same

C. red will be the most popular color    D. clothes will be able to change their pattern

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Milk will be harmful to health.

B. More drinks will be available for sale.

C. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.

D. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.

3.Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

A. Nothing can replace the Internet.    B. Fridges will Know what people need.

C. Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide.    D. Cars will be able to drive automatically.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Food and clothing in 2035.    B. Future technology in everyday life.

C. Medical treatments of the future.    D. The reason for the success of new technology.