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政治经济类阅读的试题列表

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"My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy," says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. "Some of them are building solar collectors for t Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, h The Americans believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood comedy（喜剧）, that is exactly what happens.Dave Kovic, pla If you want to be a success, study at the University of Waikato is right for you. The university is internationally recognised for its excellence and achievemen The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how y A businessman must keep records of the money he takes in and the money he spends. The work of keeping such records is called bookkeeping. The work of deciding Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 ye Most Americans get what money they have from their work; that is, they earn an income from wages or salaries. The richest Americans, however, get most of their Self-employed private physicians who charge a fee for each patient visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most physicians have a con TOKYO — Our kids, the Japanese government announced, have forgotten how to behave. They can’t be bothered with housework. If they see someone being wronged, t The Fifth China International Fair for Investment and Trade is expected to expand the country’s economic relations with the international community when it open Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular there was（and perhaps still is）a belief in fairies. Not all of these fairies are th A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fear fu Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—its stadium(运动场)and theatres, its shops and restaurants Professor Reason recently persuaded 35 people to keep a diary of all their absentminded actions for two weeks. When he came to analyse their embarrassing error I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions．21 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious respo Q:I’d like to know about fluency．What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!—Rob The words of Gandhi, Einstein and other great thinkers are to be quoted in service announcements on London’s Underground．Transport for London has asked Turner P As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated the News (March 6, 2008) that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are Most people say “yes” much more readily than “no”. A friend is moving house this weekend and would like some help, and you agree. But, what you really wanted w 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watch Eat, drink and be merry. That’s what the Spring Festival is all about. But there are millions of people, too, who love to let happiness go up in smoke. Offe China's largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday. The worsenin Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence Transportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers(障碍) to transportation and communication. In Father Christmas is at risk of serious illness because of his bulging waistline and needs to cut down on the mince pies, doctors warned. A survey of shopping ce When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. T Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good. Email is a form Culture is one of the most challenging elements of the international marketplace. This system of learned behavior patterns characteristic of the members of a gi Husband and wife by Arrangement Some Japanese still get married by parents’ arrangement. Yoshio and Hiromi Tanaka, a young Japanese couple living in the United The house was quiet at 5 a.m.and Tim' s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He' d dreamt of the cave last night. The pu New fast food debuts in U.S. fairs—fired CokeA new fast food is making its debut(首次演出) at U.S. fairs this fall----fried Coke. Abel Gonzales, 36, a compu Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given Language as a System of Symbols Of all systems of symbols(符号), language is the most highly developed. It has been pointed out that human beings, by agreement,Here’s How to Get Your 6 Movies for 1￠Each Just Write in the Numbers of the 6 movies you want for 1￠each, plus shipping. In exchange（交换）,you agree to buy jus From the moment that an animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; w Collections were the inspiration(灵感) for a project at Thomas Tallis School, which formed part of the Imagine Children's Literature Festival last autumn. Each From Mr. Ward Hoffman.Sir, I was halfway through Professor Raj Persaud's article “What's the tipping point"(Financial Times Weekend, April 9-l0) when it occ Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, commands respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlik "Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?" aske In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word " queue" (排队). He spoke of the French and their "habit of standing in a queue". F Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or single-sex schools? A supporter of co-educational schools would probably say that schools should be like th Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once.The most important reasons for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors(祖先) battled nature with the basic Beijing will create 100 smoke-free primary and middle schools as part of a China-UN program aimed at promoting health education and healthy behavior for the coun Two scientists in California now think they can find out a person’s real age.Jeffery Bada and Patricia Masters do chemical tests on teeth.When we are born the In the early 80’s, I walked across the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver. Not alone, however. With me were more than 50,000 persons, mostly of my generation, on the 第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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。ALearners report two main difficulties in reading,BChina is likely to surpass the U.S. to become world’s largest online game market this year, according to a recent report by market research firm iResearch. DStonehenge（巨石阵）may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday.DCost of American WarsWar nameCost of the warCost as a percent of annual GDPRevolutionary WarUS $ 2.2 billion (in 2002 dollars)63%War of 1812US $ 1.1 billion13 B Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiment D Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because p 阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答（请注意问题后的字数要求）[1]China will change the world as much as the world changes China, if the country continues its openi B China will plan to make new rules to give more controls over the growing number of blogs and webcasts. Nowadays, advanced network technologies, such as Hoggin E Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards(外部奖赏), from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题。每小题2分；满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黒。ALong after the 1998 Wor DCollege libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of lo ELooking for a low-cost path to self-knowledge? A way to mine your subconscious (潜意识的) for clues to your motivations, desires and fears? No need to have ye BWolves are in the news these days, especially with the controversial（有争议的）Alaskan Wolf Hunting Festival being a focus of public attention. Since these anim A study of a university in Shanghai had found that many of the students there are using a quote（引语）from the Italian poet Dante as a kind of motto. The study o When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, Mr William Shakespeare and the InternetExplanation of ContentsThis is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they are new and C Throughout the world, clothing has many uses. It is used to provide protection from the elements. It is also worn to prevent others from seeing specific par What does it mean to day that we live in world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam take Arrive EarlyPlan your trip so that you’re at the venue(place) well before the scheduled start of the event. Gates open one to two hours before the start of com A Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) or Low-Fossil-Fuel Economy (LFFE) is an economy which has a smallest output of greenhouse gas (GHG) release into the atmosphere, but s Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is pa Man’s best friend could be one of the environment’s worst enemies, according to a new study that says that your pet dog’s carbon pawprint(碳足迹) is more than UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world. The United Nations Children's Fund has released its “Huma BPeople have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many w CI went to the Chinatown market in London last Sunday. The first thing I did was to go to one of the Chinese green grocers’ shops. As soon as I entered the sh The World Trade Organization came into existence in the 1990s. It operates a system of trade rules. It serves as a place for nations to settle disagreements an The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly CSome children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Ye 第三部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。（A）In 2008, the main (C)Most American students said goodbye to expensive fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges heave repla 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was still a studen The publication of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" gladdens booksellers across China. The British and American editions were No. 1 and No. 3 respec EThere is a debate going on in America public schools over the best way to teach English to foreign students. Many schools use bilingual education. This means E President Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama has already made China extremely angry and stirred up Tibet advocates who thought it should have come sooner. C BDaniel Defoe (about 1660～1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文学). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Ita BA new computer treatment is being used to deal with obesity in children. Connected to a small dining set, consisting of (包括) scales and a plate, a mini comp C Today， we have a world economy. Canadian businesses and workers must compete with businesses and workers in other countries. Every year， more Canadian fact 第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)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。AThe Kindle is coming! The Kindle is coming!Amaz BMADRID, June 25 (Reuters) --Spain's Parliament (国会) voiced its support today for the rights of great apes to life and freedom.The Parliament's environmenta 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASri Lankan police made an appeal for the public t EA century ago in the United States, when an individual brought suit against a company, public opinion tended to protect that company. But perhaps this phenomen 第三部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） ANo other band has had the same influence in the world as the Beatles. Over eight years and with more than a doz C Several years ago, I read a book Your Money or Your Life, written by Joe Domingguez and Vicki Robin. The major theme of the book is the idea that if you want CThe unknown world's mystery The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. It covers seventy-one percent of the earth. There is still much to be discovere CSports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well a DAfter the September 11 terrorist attacks, some high schools in America wanted the students to pledge allegiance（宣誓效忠） to the flag. Is it necessary or not?BIt is natural that children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean wat EAmong the four skills in learning English ,which of these is the “Odd-Man-Out”?The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own. But you II．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题２分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项．To im DChina may send naval ships to the seas off Somalia to help the fight against piracy（海盗行为） there, Chinese media on Wednesday quoted a Vice Foreign Minister a

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ECity officials are hoping to use the power of dog droppings. San Franciscans already recycle more than 60% of their dogs’ droppings, but in this dog-friendly CWikipedia was founded as a branch of Nupedia, a now-abandoned project to produce a free encyclopedia (百科全书). Nupedia required highly qualified contributors DHave you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How EMany cities in the world are benefiting from the nocturnal (夜间活动的) activities of a group of people who call themselves guerrilla (游击队的) gardeners. Arm 2,4,6第Ⅱ卷（共45分）第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求 BWhen TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset BHundreds of years ago, Native-American tribes lived in Mexico. The Aztecs built beautiful cities. They had a calendar (历法) and a written language. However,BFrom the earliest times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures. Fine art treasures Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so. But selfishly, I’m more 三：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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。AMost dog owners feel that their dogs are their best fr DSkyscrapers and domed stadiums can amaze us. These modern “wonders of the world” are great achievements in building. Some skyscrapers stretch more than 100 st EWhen the six very best students from different cities in Guangdong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing BDaban town is famous for girls and windmills（风车）, while Loulan is a myth（神话）in the desert. From Daban, we move to another ancient city, Loulan.Two thousan DHaving an interview（面试）doesn’t sound like a big deal, just like getting good marks in college. You simply go in and meet someone, talk for a while, and then 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Hear B In today's fast paced, high stress world people are working longer hours than ever, and often exhaust themselves at．day's end in front, of the television to DThe spread of worsening international financial crisis has seriously affected world economic growth and stability. The ongoing financial crisis is rarely seen BFrom E-mail to online shopping, you may think you’ve heard everything there to know about the electronic frontier （新领域）．But with hundreds of thousands of We (B)How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many .This is Life , DEvery profession，every art，and every science has its technical vocabulary. Its function is partly to name things or processes which can not be described in o BIt is important that you make a good impression at work. If you make a good impression on your boss, he or she is more likely to give you more responsibilities CPresident Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English. An English-language textbook, "The Speeches of Barack E Language is a major problem for the European Union(EU)．The agreement or treaty (条约) which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，共40分）第一节（共15题, 每小题2分，满分30分）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。 AMost people know that a wed CThe case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation． All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statisti DYou can deposit money in a building society and obtain yearly interest at a certain rate．You can also borrow money from a building society．What, then, is diffe B You have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have made good safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now we sell them, and children play with the I recommend flying to Washington D.C., our nation’s capital. Like Beijing this is the heartbeat of America. While in Washing D.C. you should check out the EIn search of Mr．or Mrs．Right，dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material． The school offers various class 第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Hu D The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good lan EWouldn’t it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away? Well, you can. The forecast is written in clouds. If you B At 3,500 metres, La Paz, Bolivia, is the highest capital in the world．Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent．One road in particular, is con D For Chinese, it’s a time for dragon boat racing and Zongzi（粽子）. But across the Yellow Sea, South Korea, wrestling（摔跤）and swing play are the highlights. Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节。满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt is com CAt 227 billion yuan ($33 billion) for 2008, Guangdong's cultural industries accounted for 6.4 percent of its GDP and experienced a growth rate of 13.8 percen CTheses days, there's a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf.It's an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wol Beijing had its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap (寒潮) since 1981. And freezing weather is hitting the Deep Sou B Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what D Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little tolerance for falling in despair. Especially now we London Underground The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the ci The geographical location of a country and its physical characteristics are very important to its development and progress. he United States is very fortunate i Passage seven(Stricter Traffic Law can Prevent Accidents) From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against ma Passage Seventeen (On the President’s Program)President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coord (B) WHEN an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles that he learns 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分 30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AKenya wants to organize DSydney—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school ho EIn the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never b 二、完形填空(20%)Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the31 of his car, just 三、阅读理解(40%)AFebruary has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspape PART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each 原创（八）How to Release Anger the Right WayAnger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 1others hold on to it for years BCan you imagine traveling to work in a one-man submarine? Some scientists believe that some day one-man submarines will be as numerous (许多) as automobiles a As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are __1__ with difficult jobs of hiding presents fro There are two kinds of reporter－general and specialist. General reporters cover a wide range of new stories, including accidents, conference, crimes, festivals The first film-show was in Paris on December 28, 1895. it lasted 20 minutes and the audience paid one franc per person. Just 20 years later, the cinema had bec EIf there is something that appears most frequently on Chinese dining tables, it is doufu—beancurd. Beancurd looks like soft cakes and it’s made from dried soy 第二部分阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A Residents along Australia’s east coast awoke in the morning to an orange sky as winds swept millions of tons o B WASHINGTON--President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials, and hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks, a DA wallet misplaced during a romantic embrace has been returned to its forgetful owner after 55 years．Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found D Prague is not strange to the tourism world. It is a great tourist attraction with many historic tourist spots such as the Prague Castle, which was built in th BScientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand (缕) of hair, a technique that could help track the movements of crim EThe Middle East countries and other world powers have been facing major political tensions (紧张) which have made the stability (稳定) of the oil prices very un BToday, robots come in all shapes and sizes. They can’t complain, even if the work is heavy and dangerous. And they can work or play all day without getting b EIf U．S．software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye．Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class softw French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday that his country hopes to deepen ties with China, which have been strained over French President Nicolas S DTess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door o Ⅱ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选 BSYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life CTwo farmers in northeast China Heilongjiang Province have been sentenced to nine and five years in jail because of eating a tiger, the local court said on Tuesd E One of the goals of American education officials is to have all public schools connected to the Internet computer system and have computer for all students .G B Economists usually study markets．Now，two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for not studying markets．They will share almost one and a half millio D Men and women who serve in the United States armed forces are proud of the names likedoughboy and GI Joe．The names have come from the American Civil War． After CCancun is a seaside town in Mexico, where most tourists come here to enjoy the beach, water sports and night life. In fact, it is so modern and Americanized th 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABargaining is an art at Xi CYour home is a reflection of you…We understand you want windows and doors that suit the look of your home as well as improve its energy efficiency (效率).At Aw D“You’re going to the United States to live? How wonderful! You’re really lucky!”Does this sound familiar? Perhaps your family and friends said similar thing EWhen we Americans shop at the grocery stores today, we don’t seem to be surprised at the sight of strawberries in the winter or perfect tomatoes from Holland.第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后面所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。23-year-old Ann is a traditi (B)An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for kno The Lantern Festival first evolved along the banks of the Yellow River during the peak of freezing winter conditions. The celebration held on the night of the f The Internet has become part of teenage life．There’s report on 3375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities．It says that 38 percent of them believe Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who 36their way an 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分。满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上 E Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best f Bells sound. Lighted messages appear. Men and women work at computers. They talk on the telephone. At times they shout and run around.This noisy place is a (C) In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences that it is not even questio EPeople often ask me how, as a man, I became so devoted to improving the quality of women’s lives. It wasn’t until age forty that I realized what had started BKATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) - Nepal has given its security personnel permission to shoot pro-Tibet demonstrators during China's Olympic flame climb to Mount Everest 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将项涂黑。Alfred Nobel b Americans love sports – they love to play them, to watch them on television and to talk about them. But this hobby sometimes has serious results – at least to t CYou can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you’ll see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet gui ENow that the recession（经济衰退）is most likely over, it’s time to start looking at which companies, institutions, and individuals developed well during this un BHere are two letters in WORKWORRIES, a column in a newspaper:Dear Ariel, I got a job offer from a high-tech company with a fairly satisfactory paycheck and bene It used to be that Christmas, with a little help from Blue Peter, was about adding the personal touch. We'd sit there for hours making cards and gifts for fami BA popular saying goes，“Sticks and stones may break my bones，but words will never hurt me．”However，that's not really true．Words have the power to build us up DUsing the Internet and CD-ROM databases in the libraryBramley College now has full electronic information resources in the College Library to help you in your EEvery child is unique and has interests and wants that are specific to him or her. As parents of many children, it takes a lot of effort to identify the speci

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Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension: 35%Part A: Cloze Test 15%Competition for admission to the country’s top private schools has always been tough. This is spreading fro Paris has the Eiffel Tower; New York has the Statue of Liberty; and Brussels, the Manneken Piss．Think of the Belgian capital and, if anything, you think of the 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A D The most detailed breakdown(分析) of ethnic and gender performance in national curriculum tests for 7, 11 and 14－year－olds shows that Chinese pupils do best in CFew laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to DJapanese students work very hard but many are unhappy．They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school．Most students are always being told by t C“Regardless of social class, race, age, men say they hate to shop,” says Zukin, City University of New York sociology professor. “Yet when you ask them deeper 第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest __21__ out of our Polynesia 第三节：阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分, 满分20分)(A)It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but Section B（A）Taiwan will finalize a plan by the end of June to open up the island to tourists from mainland China, though no date has been fixed for formal implem （C）Texas——US President George W．Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to bridge their differences over a key arms control treaty last week, but that d 第二节完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41-55各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Playing organized sports is such a co CWhat do consumers really want? That’s a question market researchers would love to answer. But since people don’t always say what they think, marketers would 第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ma BMagical Accommodations in the Heart of the Disneyland ResortAlmost as long as The Happiest Place on Earth has been drawing guests from around the world, the 990 C—“In the case of mild illness, patients should be provided with supportive care at home by a designated caregiver and only referred to health care facilities if E“On this joyful and solemn occasion, all the peoples across the nation feel extremely proud for the progress and development of the motherland and have full con 第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANegative self talk and negative energy can affect you in many (C)One thing the tour books don’t tell you about London is that 2000 of its residents are foxes. They ran away from the city about two centuries ago after deve CEveryone’s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at on 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEdinburgh Zoo makes plans to bring a pair BThe first step for the accomplishment of every act is the attitude of the person who wants to do something with his life. If you are the type of person who is CIt is naturally impossible for a well educated, intellectual（懂道理的）,or brave man to make money-the chief of his thoughts; it is naturally impossible for him DAs public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and shabby, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe, supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exerc Big football matches are always exciting affairs．Besides the action on the field, the noise the crowd makes really creates the unique atmosphere．At this summer’An election year is one in which all four numbers can be divided by four (1944, 1948, etc.). Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending in zero ha DA curriculum vitae (CV) provides an overview of a person's life and qualifications. You know that you're a star but without a knock-out CV, no-one else will 第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMore and more often we h EDear Sir/Madam,I read Alison Burnham’s review of When We were 12, and I do not agree with her. I thought the programme was wonderful — I found the old news pi E It is difficult in the modern world to do anything other than a basic job without being able to read. Reading as a skill is the key to an educated workforce, 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Around the ag BDave needed to prepare for Saturday's fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a C Members of Parliament (MPs) warned that the privacy（隐藏）of thousands of mobile phone users is in danger today because of Google's new tracking system. In a D Share your poetry on FanStory, cont and you will receive detailed feedback(反馈) for everything you post. The BEST way to share your writing? The benefits of E Here is a passage about learning a foreign language. Outside of class, the most natural way of finding out if you are making mistakes is from other people’s President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports progr Modern MannersPhilip Howard answers your questions on contemporary etiquette (礼仪)Philip Howard,When my friend and I (two ladies of a certain age) go out to hav In tough economic times, school counselors (顾问) don’t just wait for students to come to their offices in search of college brochures, health pamphlets or othe BWhat Is Natural MedicineNatural Medicine is to use the natural environment, the nature of the material itself to cure diseases and restore the health. It invol C The financial climate, the job market, family tensions, Obama moving into the Lincoln bedroom. Even the climate's getting in on the list. Yup, change is eve D We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of The population conference in Brasilia has now ended. One of the aims of the conference was for countries from each continent to look back at past experiences an 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。M 第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYou can make the differen BIn the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. These days, having a web address is almost as EScholars and students have always been great travelers. The official case for “academic mobility” is now often stated in impressive terms as a fundamental nece BTo master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long EChildren start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scie C An oasis (绿洲) is an island of life in an ocean of temperature extremes．Any oasis always contains one or more springs Oases make it possible to survive throug BThe centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling stone, which has been called a “geometrical masterpiece of tooled geology (地质). ” Kays of Scotland has been ma DEven as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress，the head of the world’s largest automaker wasn’t leaving his problems behind．Toy 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AWatching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, …… This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Some of the United States’ biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive schools, BThe teaching of physics in schools is in danger of dying out unless urgent action is taken to deal with a serious lack of teachers, the government is warned tod (B)People can be addicted to different things — e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive: they (C)Many people often say there is more stress in today's society than in years past. In fact, these people are comparing our lives with that of the cave man, （D）Hunting for a job is a painful experience, which nearly everyone must endure at least once in a lifetime. Books are published and magazine articles are writt 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第30至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Would you BSingapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main DSure, it’s good to get along with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant. And yes, it’s good to get along with your COf all the websites，one that has attracted attention recently is myspace.com．Most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason why the web B In this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics．It's teaching youngsters the ignored art of writi C For a girl who's interested in fashion, what would be the dream job for success? Being a model? Probably no—?that's for a pencil thin who doesn't eat．One 第三节完形填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 A young student was one day t 第四节：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）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。AScience Daily -------- Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler B Home schooling offers other unforeseen advantages as well. One of these might be more available time. Home schooling can be an effective way to teach. The t C Every once in a while, it is necessary to take a step back in order to take a long, hard look at where we are in our lives. At this point, it is good to ask y SECTION BDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase th CInformation has always been at the center of human communication. You may ask why. Well, communication between people contains giving and receiving informatio 第三部分阅读理解（满分40分）第一节阅读选择（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AA Father’s day is a day set aside for honouring fathers in church services and in the ho Part Three: Reading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statemen Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it wil 阅读理解:AThere are three branches of medicine. One is called “doctor medicine,” or “scientific medicine.” Scientific doctors try to observe sicknesses, look f 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文中所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。BHow does a place become a World Heritage Site ( 世界遗产 ) ? It takes a lot of people to decide.1 ) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World He BCharter schools operate with public money but without many of the rues that Sovem tradi-tional public schools．In the Uruted States the rules for charter schools CStatistically, air travel is by far the safest way to travel, and you can make flying even safer, just by following these simple rules．As your chances of being 第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A There have been many grea BHow does a place become a World Heritage Site ( 世界遗产 ) ? It takes a lot of people to decide.1 ) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World He BBrazil is a federation that consists of twenty-six states and one federal district. The biggest majority of Brazil’s population belongs to the Christian reli PART FOUR: WRITINGSection A Directions: Read the following passage and complete the abstract by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORD 完形填空I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite 1since I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular (课外的) activities 阅读理解 AWhen some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on BFaced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack th CA villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polyme （C） Bali is a tiny island that is part of Indonesia(印度尼西亚) today. It is a pretty island that has many mountains and a pleasant climate. For a long time, B 第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A How Americans Began to Eat TomatoesPeople have strange ideas a 第三部分阅读技能（共三节，满分35分）第一节阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂 BSome schools in the United States offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.Saint Mary’s School is a private college preparatory schoo C In the early days of human history, people lived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food. Then, some people learned to grow crop BIf you have a bottle of water recycled from urine(尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the ISS may soon do so.NASA（美国航空航天局）said it would see a high-t 第三部分阅读理解（共20 小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C、 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe poor are very wond BDon't believe all of the stereotypes (模式化的形象) you may have heard about Americans．Even the ones that are true in general may not be true about specific in EShould struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there ar B Many people say that the United States is a paradise for the children, a struggling field for the youth and a tomb for the aged. However, the situation is qui C Why should you tour Spain with SpainExchange?◇We design and personalize(个性化)your tour to fit your desires and needs.◇We are Spain insiders: we are located 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每题1分, 满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。With the introduction of family 第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，19小题，每题2分, 满分38分)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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AA major earth EThird-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom(电信) industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in prese

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It’s a Christmas tradition that’s more than half a century old. And it happened completely by accident.It started in 1955, when a local Sears store in Colora 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AAmmie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old whe B Internet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Internet．Basically，Internet dating is a way to meet people for eith E Tired of Working in Your Country!With over 500 instructors and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. We now ha 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In the U Ⅲ、完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分)It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineer Ⅳ、阅读理解（每小题2分; 满分30分） ABeijing’s markets will soon be flooded with more and cheaper colorful fruit such as orange mangos and green durian all year a C8:30 PMOutlookOutlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from 第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项A “Panda Express” plane carrying DThe Weekly Telegraph is Britain’s global newspaper, the home-grown quality newspaper that delivers the best of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph to People have long debated the essence（本质）of human nature．Some people think humans areborn good．In San Zi Jing（Three Chara~er Classic），a Chinese children’s edu E“Who is Gogo?”Almost every pupil in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand will tell you: “Gogo is from outer space and is teaching children to speak and read E 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项 BUnfortunately, concerned about instability in the job market, many students are worried about facing an ever more uncertain future and consequently they have be DIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AExperie CFor many businessmen online education has been a dream. Now it has come true. The investment (投资) in higher education, whether financial or in terms of time BOnce a New Zealand teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,” I answered.“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.” I adde Some names have special meanings in popular American expressions. One day, an average Joe was walking down the street. An average Joe is a common person – eith 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项 C In the 1920s demand for American farm products fell, as European countries began to recover from World War I and started austerity （紧缩） programs to reduce th Across the United States, there are several places where two independent towns grew together to become one city — but kept both their names. WinstonSalem is on 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Many people have desc BAd. 1April fool’s partyOn Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion. 9pm til C American teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work, according to a new poll by Harris Interactive. The random national telep Channel IslandsThe two main islands, Jersey and Quernsey, are remarkable in that they present a combination of enjoyment, peace and quiet. Neither island is ver 第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。AThe iPad, a new e-tablet gadget will take online CRecently scientists have worked out a way to judge roughly where a person has lived using strands(缕) of hair, a technique that could help track the movements o Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并存答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A) Increas (B) One of the main challenges facing many coutries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. “One of E“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talent C Still want a laptop? That was so yesterday. Get ready for the next stage in the personal computer revolution: It's the ultrathin (超薄的), cheap netbook. A D Around half of all teenagers in the UK are putting themselves at risk of food poisoning because they don't wash their hands before eating or after visiting th D ●Tower Bridge is one of London’s most well known landmarks. Opened in 1894, this hydraulic(液压的) bridge can be raised to permit river traffic to pass under E Every year farmers in areas which often suffer flood in Southeast Asia lose millions of tons of rice to high water that kills their crops. That large amount o EAre you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, then you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering fr 第三部分：阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (A)What makes a house a home? A home is a place of compani D It is hard to predict（预言）how science is going to turn out, and whether it is really good science, it is impossible to predict．If the things to be found are a DA mysterious machine found in a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck may have been used to calculate the positions of planets, predict when eclipses (日、月蚀) were t 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Travel in most of Europe is easy. An agreement between the 15 European Union countries in 1995 means that citizens fr With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it.CParis has the Eiffel Tower; New York has the Statue of Liberty; and Brussels, the MannekenPiss.Think of the Belgian capital and, if anything, you think of th D When companies do business overseas, they come in contact with people from different cultures. 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Paynes Prairie is located near G B Taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food．The most you can say about anyone’s preference is that it’s one pe D A wallet that looks like a piece of newspaper, an atlas, or an express parcel receipt? Or a business card that looks like a notepad? No kidding． Bai Minghui,China is having such a huge influence on the United States that many Americans are struggling to learn the Chinese language in a bid to keep competitive. "Inte BLaws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the ‘wash up’. An application is calling on the next gove CImagine a world 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweeps. The pay was low, it was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did DAnnual holidays have become a luxury and are no longer a staple of family life, according to government research. A getaway of a week or more is no longer cons 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。APerhaps you have BHave you ever been to the beautiful country of Holland and its capital Amsterdam? Anyone who has traveled to Amsterdam would probably agree on one thing: Amste CSuperCampThe success of SuperCamp in the US has encouraged a worldwide demand for international summer camps and academic programs based on our Quantum Learning 第三部分: 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ADo you enjoy reading EIt is often difficult for visitors to understand Americans lack of desire for privacy(隐私) . They are not a nation of walled gardens and closed gates. Their 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Th C Have you ever played the game Hot Potato? Jon Scieszka and a team of 13 popular children’s book authors are playing a writer’s version of the game, and are EExtreme sports and the movie Lord of the Rings are the two things that come to mind when one talks abut New Zealand today. But for wine lovers across the world BSave the AnimalsAnimals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers(羽毛), for fo 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Your friends might be in Australia or BIn 1605 some Englishmen planned to kill their king, James I, because they thought he was a bad man. They knew that on November 5th the King would go to the Hou CIn today's Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. T CA school in Nanjing plans to order Korean-style school uniforms (校服) for students, but parents were against the move, believing that the new uniforms looked t BAre you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happin CDangerous SportsAround the world more and more people are taking part in danger ous sports and activities．Of course, there have always been people who have look 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoes this situation seem f BKing Solomon, the most powerful and the most respected Israeli king, once said, “Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.” H CScientists find that hard，working people live longer than average men and women． Career（职业） women are healthier than housewives．Evidence shows that the joble D Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those BChinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even CIn the mid 1990’s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies. DAnyone for rocket salad? The Chinese are now growing huge vegetables from seeds they sent into space. If you are the type who worries about the air miles trav DEach nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hour CMost Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. Instead, many American DDuring the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have sev 第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。About 70 DSchool kids show talents for charityYoungsters at Fulwood High School and Arts College in Preston will show their talents to raise money for sick children. It CInvented in Turkey and patented by Nanopool, a German company, the spray-on liquid glass might become one of the most useful inventions in the field of nanotech D Influenced by their families and society, many youths are infatuated with expensive famous brands. But not every youth is as rich as a millionaire and people BThe resounding film Avatar has been very popular in the UK and around the world, becoming the fastest film ever to earn $1bn(7bn yuan) in ticket sales.But as w DAmerican Watersports Tuesday-SaturdayLocated on the beach of the Sea Gardens Beach Resort, there are fun things to rent for the whole family. They offer rental ENew research at Yale University has provided the strongest evidence that humans are evolving（进化）- and suggests that women of the future will be shorter, heavi 第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A The BForgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When 第三部分：阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A In recent years, advances in medical technology h D Atoms are all around us. They are the bricks of which everything is made. Many millions of atoms are contained in just one-grain of salt, but despite (尽管) COn December 22, 1775, two of Washington’s soldiers brought a prisoner to his headquarters (司令部). Washington thanked the soliders, then gave an order that t DAdvertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s adver 阅读（共两节，满分40分）阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A , B , C , 和 D中，选出最佳选项。A Tony Bennett, the American singer rece C Study-abroad programs are a great way to learn about different cultures. Sometimes students don’t have the money to join in these programs. That is why scho