London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The river Thames runs through London.
People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called Londinium. The plague(瘟疫) came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II.
London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of London. To prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障）has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe.
小題1:London is the capital of _________, which began as a __________ settlement.
A．England; NormanB．UK; Frenchman
C．Scotland; EnglishD．UK; Roman
小題2:According to the passage, from 1600 to now, ________ great disasters have happened in London.
A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four
小題3:The reason why a great barrierhas been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_________.
A．London is very slowly sinking into its foundations
B．the level of the river Thames is slowly rising
C．extra-high tides could flood a large part of London
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above.
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To sum up, boarding schools have both their advantages and disadvantages, so it is up to you to decide whether to send your children to boarding schools or not.
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A．More and more children go and visit Hogwarts on their own.
B．Pillow fights in boarding schools make firm friendships in reality.
C．More children want to go to boarding schools because of Harry Potter novels.
D．There aren’t special schools for the particularly talented children.
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A．teachers of boarding schools are the best examples for children to learn from
B．children can be more independent if they are separated from their parents
C．parents know their children better than teachers of boarding schools
D．schools are much more effective than parents in supporting children
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And when you stop at a crossing and another car comes near with its turn signal on，don’t take it true that the driver will turn．Instead，wait until he turns．He may have had the signal on for miles．
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小題1:According to the text if you want to drive safely you should   ．
A．wear seat beltB．take some additional measures
C．a(chǎn)t least take 5 stepsD．count to three
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A．driven one thousand and three metresB．kept three seconds’distance from other cars
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A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
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A．decisionB．planC．effortD．promise
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A．lead to B．strengthenC．improveD．get rid of
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I got married in 2008. My husband and I are very emotional and have loads of dreams in life. Now I want to share a hidden part of my life.
After one month of my marriage, I started working because I could not sit home. To accomplish our dreams, we are both working hard day and night in spite of belonging to a good family. Life is very strange. When any turn happens, one cannot know.
I started working because I was very ambitious. I used to wonder about people who worked to earn their bread but I never knew in my wildest dreams that I would be part of the crow who work to earn a livelihood.
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Keeping all the values aside that I learnt from my parents, I went back to work and will work till my last breath.
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My husband and my daughter are my greatest strength but I ignore them just to earn money and fulfill my dreams that I have.
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小題1:The author began to work after her marriage mainly because ____.
A．She expected to prevent herself from doing housework
B．She hoped to achieve her dream
C．She wanted to support her husband
D．She wanted to make her own bread
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A．she should work harder
B．she should continue her career as she used to
C．she should stop working and care for her child
D．she should become a more ambitious mother
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A．lives together with her mom now
B．hasn’t begun to learn to speak so far
C．a(chǎn)lways makes her mom heartbroken
D．has given much comfort to her mom
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A．complain about her present life
B．show her love for her daughter
C．keep a diary of her daughter’s growth
D．present the hardships of a working mother
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Ok, I admit it: Emoticons(表情符號(hào)) are popular. Some people even think they are fun. Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one. Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.
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In the eyes of Blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender issue. “Men don’t use emoticons very much. Maybe not at all.,” he said. “Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot. Maybe there’s an emoticons gene.”
It’s an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.
In an interview with The New York Times, Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed “ to seek out representations of humanity”. He believes that they appeal not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they tap into（輸入）something beyond language. They reach to our need to be with and communicate with people.
All of these arguments may be somehow valid（正確的）. Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way. I do not have much time for emoticons. I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in. I’d rather let my words do the talking.
Friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons. I have no problem with this, I don’t regard any of my friends as lazy or immature. It’s just a question of individuality.
小題1:According to the article, emoticons are popular because_________.
A．most of them look funny
B．they are easy for lazy people to use
C．they add feeling and character to a communication
D．a(chǎn) reader cannot understand a message without them
小題2: Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with ?
A．Instant Message chatters are childish.
B．It’s enough to use language in digital communication.
C．Men never use emoticons.
D．There is an emoticon gene in everybody.
小題3:From the text, we can conclude that the author________.
A．feels he has no difficulty using emoticons
B．thinks emoticons don’t suit him
C．encourage his friends to use emoticons
D．believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone
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A．Advice on language used over the Internet.
B．The history of emoticons.
C．Arguments over the use of emoticons.
D．Reasons for the popularity of emoticons.

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Facebook is an online social meeting place where students create profiles (簡(jiǎn)介)，share personal information, and meet other members. It is password protected and targeted to high school and college students;members must have an edu.email address to join.
Many students say it has changed their social lives, giving them an easy way to find and chat with classmates who share their interests.“Some people might be too shy to go to talk to someone they like in one of their classes,but on facebook it’s a lot easier to strike up a conversation,”said Rahul Vanjani.
The website was founded by two Harward University students who wanted to meet more of their classmates.It became so popular that the website is at 2,200 colleges and at 22,000 high schools.It says that it has 6 million active users,two—thirds of whom are on it every day.Many of the facebook members said their parents had no idea they were on it .“No way.My parents certainly don’t know about it,” said a college senior who asked us not to use his name.
To keep it popular,Facebook says it stops students posting improper information.Some students have paid the price.At Fisher College in Boston,two students were kicked out for using facebook.com to do something that is against the law.At North Carolina State University,four students were punished for posting photos about drinking.
小題1:The passage is mainly about____.
A．student’s idea about Facebook
B．the development of Facebook
C．the popularity of Facebook with students
D．the rules of Facebook
小題2:To become a member of Facebook,you must_____.
A．have an edu,e—mail dress
B．have your own profile
C．be a high school student
D．offer main personal information
小題3:By saying “Some students have paid the price”in the last paragraph,the author means more students_____.
A．will have to pay money for being on Facebook
B．a(chǎn)lways use Facebook to do something against the law
C．have been punished for doing some improper things on Facebook
D．often stop others from posting improper information on Facebook
小題4:We can learn about Facebook from the passage that______.
A．the information that students offer to Facebook is secret to others
B．Facebook is at more colleges that at high schools
C．6 million active users of Facebook are on it every day
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