28.Mary felt__________from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any e-mail.

   A. cut down       B. cut in          C. cut off        D. cut out    

32. This disaster ______ that people had no knowledge of first aid and they hadn’t known how to protect them-selves in face of danger.

A. led to  B. contributed to   C. resulted in   D. lay in

15. It  wasn’t until the 2010 CCTV Spring Festival Gala (央視春晚)________.

   A. did the former pop band Little Tiger reunite

   B. that the former pop band Little Tiger reunited

   C. then did the former pop band Little Tiger reunite

   D. when the former pop band Little Tiger reunited

B

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers（青少年）. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up（蜷伏）with me on the sofa and talk ,” said Mark . “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which. ”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list.” said Michael Rita, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Rita explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say , and try to find ways to talk and write to them . And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing, parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

40. “The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son        .

A. is always busy with his studies           B. doesn’t want to be disturbed

C. keeps himself away from his parents D. begins to dislike his parents

41. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that        .

A. their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

B. they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C. they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

42. Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph ?

A. Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

C. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

D. Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

43. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

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 including Chinese，Arabic，Russian，F(xiàn)rench，German，Greek and Spanish．

  “Dummy”is a word for a stupid person．The dummies books are not really for stupid people．

They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before，like painting a house or learning a language．The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies，such as  World  History  for Dummies，Rabbits for Dummies，Chinese Cooking for Dummies，and Wedding Planning for Dummies．The first such book，DOS for Dummies，was published in 1991．It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers．Since then，more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold．

    The dummies．com website explains the idea behind the books．It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything．First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand．Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy．The publishers（出版商）say that the books do not provide more information than necessary．They give readers just enough information to do what they want．They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something．And the books use simple and easy language．

    There are more than one thousand different dummies books．A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance（財(cái)經(jīng)）．

    The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need—like information about diseases，education and cooking．People interested in opera，car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them．And there are even more dummies books to come．The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year．

71．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．Self-Help Books                   B．The Easiest，the Best

    C．Books for Dummies                D．New Ideas Behind the Books

72．According to the dummies．com website，with the help of dummies books people can_____．

    A．simplify some personal things        B．do anything they want

    C．become expert in any field           D．learn any foreign language

73．The dummies books have been popular because__________．

    A．they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

    B．they provide much information on the related subject

    C．people can learn to do anything with just one copy

    D．people can save lots of money through self-teaching

74．According to New York Time，we know the books selling best are the ones on________．

    A．cooking and world history           B．opera and car repairing

    C．diseases and education              D．technology and personal finance

75．What can we learn from the passage?

    A．The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking．

    B．The dummies books will continue to be popular．

    C．Fifty million different dummies books have been published．

    D．The simple language was intended for child readers．

第二部分  英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)．滿分45分)

第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分。滿分15分)

    從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卷上將該項(xiàng)填出。

21．— Marsdon’s department store is having a sale this week. Shall we go and have a look?

    —_________. And I want to pick up a cheap video camera.

A.You are right             B．I hope so      C．Let me see           D．I’d love to

25. Some pre-school children go to a day-care centre,_________they learn simple games and songs.

A. then                 B. there               C. which                      D. Where

一：語音知識(shí)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）。

從A,B,C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。

1.revolution    A. population  B. culture       C. blue    D. club

2.measure     A. steady      B. real     C.breathe D.decrease

3.pronounce    A. cube   B. fiction C. racial  D. civil

4.march        A. character   B. machine          C. butcher          D. technology

5.organ   A. grasp        B. agency       C. range  D. Oxygen

11．My father stayed in Japan only a few months, _____he went through a series of hardship.

       A．during which time   B．in time of which      C．where             D．Whenever

--Would you please explain to me about the difference between the two phenomenon?

   --I’m sorry, but that’s just _____ I’m puzzled about.

A. why          B. what             C. which          D. where