11．Why do you study？Many students would simply reply："To get good result in the college entrance examination（高考）．"For several years，many have spoken out against the exams．Some say they have turned children into studying machines．Others think that one exam cannot possibly demonstrate a student's true level of knowledge．So，should the exams be canceled？
Minister of Education Yuan Guiren doesn't think so．"Officials and the rich might take advantage if the college entrance examination were called off．And life would be more difficult for poor children．However，we do need to change the exams，"Yuan said on March 7．He has put an exam reforms at the center of his fourth year in office．"I think the exam is a fair way to choose talented people．But it should pay more attention to all-around personal qualities，not just grades，"said Cui Shangyu，a Senior 3student in Sichuan．The college entrance examination was restored（恢復(fù)）in 1977．From then to 2007，46.85million people have entered higher education through the exam．According to survey by the Ministry of Education，90percent of people who participated（參加）believed the college entrance examination could in some way change a person's life，especially for poor students in the countryside．The college entrance examination is not the only way to become a successful person，However，the process of preparing for the exam is a good experience，said Shen Hui，a Math teacher at Gaoyou Middle School in Jiangsu．
"Through it students can learn many things，such as how to deal with stress and how to arrange a learning plan．"Shen said．

37．What does"demonstrate"mean in the first paragraph？B
A．隱瞞    
B．證明    
C．提高    
D．揭露
38．If the college entrance exam were called off，it would be unfair forA．
A．the poor    
B．the officials    
C．the rich    
D．the old
39．Cui Shangyu said the college entrance examination should pay more attention toB
A．interests    
B．personal qualities    
C．talent    
D．grades
40．The writer wrote the passage mainly toC．
A．criticize（批評） the college entrance exam
B．discuss whether we should cancel the college entrance examination
C．encourage the improvement of the college entrance examination
D．introduce the history of the college entrance examination．

10．It seems that there's a good reason why dogs are always seen as man's best friend．Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotions（情感）in faces much like humans．The finding suggests that like an understanding friend，dogs can see if we are happy，sad，pleased or angry．
When humans look at a new face，their eyes usually look across the left，falling on the right hand side of the person's face first．A possible reason for this is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions．
Scientists have now shown that pet dogs also have"left gaze b/as（左視偏好）"，but only when looking at human faces．No other animal has been known to do like this before．Dr．Kun Guo showed 17dogs pictures of human，dog and monkey faces as well as something else with his team．The dogs'eyes and heads show a strong left gaze bias when the animals see human faces．But this did not happen when they were shown other pictures，including those of dogs．
Guo suggests that over thousands of years living with humans，dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions．
"Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions better than the left．If true，then it makes sense for dogs and humans to see the right hand side of a face first．"

33．Dog's left gaze bias happens when they look atC
A．dogs    
B．monkeys    
C．humans    
D．pictures
34．Why are dogs seen as man's best friend according to the passage？B
A．Because dogs are the closest animals to humans．
B．Because dogs can read the emotions in humans'faces easily．
C．Because dogs can understand us better when we feel sad．
D．Because dogs are good at expressing emotions．
35．The dogs'left gaze bias helps themA．
A．get along well with humans
B．express emotions quickly
C．have more understanding friends
D．remember more new faces
36．The passage mainly wants to tell us thatD．
A．dogs have been man's best friends for thousands of years
B．humans have a"left gaze bias"
C．the"left gaze bias"works on dogs
D．dogs can read emotions the same as humans．

9．Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life．This time，which took place several years ago，but seems as if it just happened．
One afternoon several years ago，my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt："Jane bought this the first time we went to New York，at least 8 or 9 years ago，She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．"he said．I guess this was the occasion：it was the funeral of my sister，after her unexpected death．
He took the skirt and put it on the bed，with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral．Then he closed the drawer and turned to me，"Don't ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you're alive is a special occasion．"
I'm thinking about his words，and they've changed the way l live my life．I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings．Whenever possible，life should be a kind of experience to enjoy，not to suffer．"Someday"and"one of these days"are losing their importance on my vocabulary．If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing，I want to see and hear and do it now．
Ever since that day，I have been trying very hard not to put off，hold back or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives．Every morning when I open my eyes，I tell myself that every day，every minute，every breath，truly is a gift．So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life．

29．Why did Jane buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it？A
A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it．
B．She wanted to keep it for someone else．
C．She saved it till she grew up．
D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day．
30．What does the underlined word"cherish"mean？A
A．Treasure．
B．Waste．
C．Own．
D．Save．
31．Which of the following is not the writer's attitude（態(tài)度） to life？C
A．Spending more time staying with family every day．
B．Enjoying life and valuing every day．
C．Attending social activities as often as possible．
D．Trying to get along well with friends．
32．What's the best title for this passage？A
A．Every Day Is a Gift
B．My Sister Jane
C．What Is the Meaningful Life Like
D．The Most Important Time in Your Life．

8．You are standing in the kitchen and a voice says，"Add a little more salt to that soup．"Yes，it's always nice to let someone help you when you're cooking．But this voice is not from a man．You are alone!Then where does it come from？Is it from a ghost？No，this isn't a ghost kitchen-it's the kitchen of the future．
Scientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen，from fridges to tables，and even the ways we cook．They are making a system．It will help a person cook a meal．You don't need cookbooks．You can hear how to cook food．
The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner．It looks at the foods in the fridge．It will order more milk from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge．The gloves will test the temperature of everything they touch and say，"Need to cook longer"or"Hot and ready to eat"．If you leave them on the stove by mistake，they'll say，"Fire!"Even the knives and spoons will speak．For example，if your food is bad，the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it．
The future kitchen may look wonderful，but it's not cheap．The multimedia fridge costs about 8，000dollars．So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream，not everyone has so much money．

26．In the kitchen of the future，there is aA helping you．
A．system    
B．man    
C．ghost    
D．servant
27．The fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner and it canC．
A．help you do everything
B．clean the fridge when it's dirty
C．give you a warning when there's something wrong
D．talk with you
28．From the passage we know thatB．
A．everybody can buy such a fridge
B．not everybody can buy such a fridge
C．nobody can buy such a fridge
D．most people can buy such a fridge．

7．My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house"rock garden"as it was full of rocks．
Last summer，I found a tiny little （16）Cin the yard but I didn't know its name．I knew I didn't plant it．We decided to let it continue growing until we could （17）Dwhat it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mysterious plant，it （18）Ato be a sunflower．I decided to treat it with care and remove the weeds（雜草） （19）Cit．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I noticed something （20）B．The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk（莖）began．It had begun under a big rock．
That's when I （21）Bthat if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its （22）Cof developing，we also have the ability of doing the same thing．We need to believe in （23）Dknowing we have the abilities in （24）Bour aims．Like the sunflower，it was sure of the success．
Stand tall like the sunflower and be （25）Dof who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you．You will find a way to reach your desires．

16．A．seed	B．a(chǎn)nimal	C．plant	D．rock
17．A．watch out	B．work out	C．give out	D．find out
18．A．seemed	B．looked	C．recorded	D．reported
19．A．a(chǎn)t	B．of	C．a(chǎn)round	D．out
20．A．unsure	B．unusual	C．unknown	D．uncomfortable
21．A．require	B．realize	C．represent	D．receive
22．A．place	B．course	C．way	D．space
23．A．us	B．ours	C．our	D．ourselves
24．A．finding	B．a(chǎn)chieving	C．thinking	D．controlling
25．A．a(chǎn)ware	B．fond	C．careful	D．proud．

6．Rita and Lisa are at home．Rita is surfing the Internet and Lisa is reading a book．
R：Hi，Lisa．（86）Do you want to buy some cheap film tickets？
L：Yes，of course，I really want some cheap film tickets．There is a new film in the theater now．（87）How much is it？
R：Forty yuan for one ticket．
L：Are you kidding me？Usually one ticket is about 100 yuan．
R：Yeah，it's the usual price．But，here，on this group-buying website，it's much cheaper．
L：Let me see!（Comes to the computer） Yes，it's true!
R：Now，many of my friends buy film tickets on this website．
L：Just now you said-group-buying．（88）What is it？
R：It is-B2T-Business to Team．In B2T，we can bulk discounts．
L：So we can save a lot of money!It is really a good idea to go group-buying．
R：That's all right．（89）How many tickets do you want？We'd better hurry，for the tickets will sell out very soon．
L：I want four tickets!（90）Thank you very much．
R：You're welcome．

5．根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，在每個 標(biāo)有題號的空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)木渥�，使對話完整，合乎情景�?br />A：Hi，Tony．I didn't see you last Sunday．Did you go on a school trip？
B：（61）No/No，I didn't．．I stayed at home．
A：Oh，really？（62）Why/Why did you stay at home？？
B：Because I had a lot of thing to do．
A：（63）What did you do？？
B：I cleaned my room and did my homework．Then I watched TV．
A：Not much fun，I think．
B：Well，it wasn't very bad．I played basketball that afternoon．Was the
school  trip interesting？
A：（64）Yes/Yes，it was．．We went to the park and the zoo．We flew kites in the park．We had a very good time．
B：（65）What time/When did you come back？？
A：We came back at about 5：30in the afternoon．

4．Daming：Hello．My name is Daming．What's your name？
Lingling：（86）A
Daming：Where are you from？
Lingling：（87）E
Darning：How old are you？
Lingling：（88）D
Daming：What class are you in？
Lingling：（89）C
Daming：Nice to meet you．
Lingling：（90）B

A．My name is Lingling． B．Nice to meet you，too． C．I'm in Class 1． D．I'm 12years old． E．I'm from Beijing． F．Thank you．

3．More than 700 years ago，the Prince of Wales had a very big dog．Its name was Gelert and it was very brave．It often went hunting（打獵） with the Prince．One day the Prince left his dog at home and told it to look after his baby son，who was sleeping in a small wooden bed．
Several hours later，when the Prince returned，Gelert ran out to meet him．Suddenly the Prince saw blood on Gelert's head．
"What have you been doing？"the Prince said angrily．He rushed into his room and saw the small bed lying on its side on the floor．There was blood on his son's clothes．But he didn't see his son．
So you have killed my son!"the Prince shouted and killed the dog angrily．Just then the Prince heard a baby crying．He ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground．Near him was a dead wolf．Then the Prince realized that Gelert killed the wolf in order to save his son．The Prince ran back into the house quickly but he was too late．The brave Gelert was dead．Tears ran down the Prince's face．He carried Gelert's body to the top of the mountain and buried（埋葬） him there．
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales，people will show you where Gelert is buried．It reminds people of a brave and faithful （忠誠的）dog．

46．The Prince left his dog at home one day becauseB．
A．the Prince didn't go hunting     
B．he told the dog to look after his baby son
C．the dog was ill                
D．the dog didn't want to go with him
47．The Prince returnedC．
A．a(chǎn)fter a few days           
B．one day
C．several hours later          
D．a(chǎn)t night
48．C saved the baby．
A．The Prince                     
B．The wolf
C．The dog                       
D．The Prince's wife
49．The prince would feel veryA after he realized he had k illed the dog by mistake．
A．sad     
B．lonely     
C．worried    
D．a(chǎn)fraid
50．C is the best title（題目） for the passage．
A．A silly Prince  
B．A beautiful story  
C．A faithful dog    
D．A lucky baby．

2．     The last Monday in March is an important day in China．It is a day for school safety education．This year，the day falls on March 25．It helps students learn more about safety and make sure they are safe．What are some accidents at school？How can you keep yourself safe？Take a look!The main accidents at school are stampedes（踩踏），earthquakes and fires．
A stampede always happens in crowded places．When students around you begin to push，stand there and try to hold onto something．If you fall down in the crowd，put your hands around your head．Move to one side，and bend（彎） your body and legs．
Earthquakes happen all over the world．When you feel everything is moving，quickly get under a desk and hold on，according to China Earthquake Administration（地震局）．If you are outdoors，find a place away from buildings，trees，and power lines（電線）．
When there's a fire，leave the classroom quickly．It's better to put something wet over your mouth and nose．This way，you won't breathe in smoke．Many people die in a fire，not because of the fire，but smoke．It makes them cough and they can't breathe．That's very dangerous!So when you want to get out，you should make yourself lower to the floor．Then you can breathe some fresh air．

31．This year，school safety education falls onD．
A．March 5       B．March 15       C．March 20       D．March25
32．students can learn aboutA on the day．
A．school safety    B．traffic accidents        C．forest fires     D．family rules
33．In a stampede，if you fall down in a crowd you might behave（行為） in this order（順序）：B  
①put your hands around your head
②bend your body and legs
③move to one side
A．①--②--③B．①--③--②C．②--③--①D．③--②--①
34．When earthquakes happen，we shouldA．
A．quickly get under a desk and hold on              B．begin to push
C．put something wet over mouth      D．find a place near buildings and trees
35．We can learn from the last paragraph（段落） thatC．
A．don't push when there is a fire
B．a(chǎn)ccidents sometimes happen in schools
C．smoke is also very dangerous in a fire
D．you should take a look first in fire．