_________ to the right, you will find the house you are looking for. You can not miss it.

A．You turn        B．Turn          C．To be turning         D．Turning

Little Tom_______ have finished his homework; otherwise, he wouldn’t be listening to music．

A．can           B．must          C．should         D．may

The winter after 9/11 was a hard one for me. I had just left the Greenville and started what?　1to be long-term unemployment and, at midlife, many endless depressed 　2.I felt empty inside. My one　3 was having my grandchildren, Sophie and Simeon, with me for Hanukkah?(猶太教的光明節(jié)),but when they　4 home, I was left with a 　5 state of mind and that inner emptiness again.?

It was then that my wife, Linda, director of the Upstate Homeless Coalition,　6 that I play Santa for 30 children in a holiday program at a local hall. As she pointed out, I 　7 the part. I have a big belly(肚子) and a full, almost white beard.?

The question about coming across religious limits doesn’t concern me. I’d always believed in 8 people to be less tough about sticking to those strict lines.　9,for reasons having nothing to do with religion, I　10 admit that year, my heart just wasn’t in it. Linda 　11 “the show must go on.” So I practised “Ho, ho, ho.”?

I was not 　12for the 30 sets of eyes that fastened upon me　13 I walked  in. “Santa! Santa! Look at my new shoes! Santa! I’ve been a good girl. Santa! Can we sing ‘Jingle Bells’?”

They　14 around me, hugged and kissed me. Each child sat in my lap and posed (擺姿勢(shì))for 　15 and I gave them all a present—a teddy bear, a doll...

Their?16 delight and excited voices brought tears to my eyes. I felt a wave of compassion(同情).These 17 were God’s gentlest gifts to a 18 world—gifts of warmth and love. These homeless children 19 me from self-doubt and depression.20 I lost my mind and regained my healthy state of judgment.

1．A．ought               B．went                  C．proved               D．supposed?

2．A．wishes                  B．days                   C．ideas                   D．jobs?

3．A．sadness                 B．hobby              C．hope   q            D．happiness?

4．A．returned                B．got                  C．left                     D．came?

5．A．cheerful                B．dark                    C．light               D．normal?

6．A．demanded             B．said                     C．remembered        D．suggested?

8．A．a(chǎn)llowing                B．preventing           C．stopping              D．encouraging?

9．A．Yet                       B．So                      C．Therefore            D．And?

10．A．can                     B．must                   C．may                    D．shall?

11．A．insisted                B．ordered               C．a(chǎn)dvised               D．joked?

12．A．familiar               B．strange                C．prepared              D．known?

13．A．while                  B．before                 C．until                    D．when?

14．A．walked                B．crowded              C．stared                 D．observed?

15．A．a(chǎn) picture              B．a(chǎn) book                 C．a(chǎn) smile                D．a(chǎn) pleasure?

16．A．relaxed                B．pitiful                  C．shameful             D．confused?

17．A．memories            B．children               C．tears                   D．eyes?

18．A．kind                    B．big                      C．warm                  D．cold?

19．A．lifted                   B．took                    C．push                   D．pulled?

20．A．Since then       B．Sooner or later     C．At that moment  D．In no time

Babies are not just passing idle time when they stare goggle-eyed at the television—they are actually learning about the world，U.S. researchers said．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television，based on the study，said Donna Mumme，assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in Boston，who led the research. “Children as young as 12 months are making decisions based on the emotional(情感的) reactions of adults around them，” Mumme said in a statement. “It turns out that they can also use emotional information they pick up from television. This means that adults might want to think twice before they speak in a loud and harsh voice or let a baby see television programs intended for an older person. ”Mumme’s team already knew that babies watch other children and adults for information about the world．A mother urging her baby to eat some “yummy” soup or a brother crying in fear when a dog approaches can influence a baby’s reaction. Mumme’s team tested babies to determine if television has the same influence，showing actors reacting on a videotape to objects such as red spiral letter holder，a blue bumpy ball，and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. Ten-month-olds did not seem to be influenced by the videos，but the 1-year-olds were. When the actors acted neutrally or positively to an object，the babies happily played with them. But if the actor had seemed afraid or disgusted，the babies would avoid the object.

1．Psychology is the study of__________.?

A．human’s society and its growth             B．human’s hopes and dreams?

C．human’s mind and behaviors                 D．human’s languages and cultures?

2．Which of the following is Mumme’s conclusion?

A．Small babies should not be allowed to watch television programs.?

B．Adults need to think twice before they act in front of small babies.?

C．TV programs provide small babies with all the information they need.?

D．One-year-olds can be emotionally influenced by TV programs.?

3．Mumme reached his conclusion by __________.?

A．measuring the time babies spent in front of TV?

B．making TV programs and advertisements for kids?

C．showing actors how to react to blue bumpy balls?

D．observing small babies’ reactions to TV programs?

4．Which of the following may the study lead to according to the researchers??

A．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television.?

B．.Actors may try to behave themselves well in front of babies.?

C．Babies may be allowed to choose what they see on TV.?

D．Scientists may stop ignoring babies’ emotional world.?

Pain in the neck

We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck，or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feels tight. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.

That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.?

One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands—often at the wrong time— during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.?

Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down，with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats...Well，what now...Good God，one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room，and once more you have to stand up，hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now，that is “a pain in the neck”.?

Another，well-known to us all，is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn；he is chewing loudly，or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down，back and forth，they go-for another bag of popcorn，or something to drink.

Then，there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar. He wants you to enjoy it too，and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.?

We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you，just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.

We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong，like neighbors who watch all your visitors. The enjoy invading your privacy. People have a strong dislike for rubbernecks. They hate being spied upon.?

1．Where can you find this passage?

A．Medicine dictionaries.                        B．Social science books.?

C．Kids’ comic books.                 D．Science text books.?

2．How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema??

A．Ignored.              B．Bored.                 C．Disturbed.           D．Relaxed.?

3．A “rubber neck” often __________.

A．says bad words behind people?     

B．quarrels face to face with neighbors?

C．bargains the price with sales women?

D．a(chǎn)sks about other people’s business

4．Which of the following is a “pain on the neck”??

A．Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre.?

B．Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train.?

C．Someone who throws trash（ 垃圾）out of his car window on the highway.?

D．Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain on the neck.?

If you’re training for a marathon , a proper plan for water intake (攝入) is important . Of course , there’s the risk of dehydration (脫水) . But athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking too much. Too much water intake can lower levels of sodium (鈉) in the blood . The death of a 28-year-old woman following the Boston Marathon caught the attention of many runners and led to new research.

Experts advise long distance runners to replace the liquids they sweat out. Their goal is to try to keep someone from not getting dehydrated by more than 2 percent of their body weight.

One technique for deciding how much water you need is to get the exact numbers. Runners have to weigh themselves before and after a run to determine how much water they’ve lost. If their weight drops by more than 2 percent, they have not drunk enough water.

Hyponatremia occurs when runners drink so much water that blood salt levels drop off. A study published last year tested 488 runners who completed the Boston Marathon and found 13 percent of them had dangerously low blood salt levels. The first sign that runners may notice is slightly swelling in the hands. They can’t get their rings off, and then they might feel sick. They may not remember where they are. In fact, most runners get enough salt to get back to normal levels by eating just one meal after a run. Contrary to the old advice that runners should drink as much as they can to prevent dehydration , the new research has shown that the body is a remarkable machine that actually tells you via thirst when you need water .

1．The author of this passage is primarily concerned with        .

       A．the signs and treatment for dehydration

       B．the long distance runners who need help

       C．how to manage water intake during a marathon

       D．a(chǎn) 28-year-old woman who died after a Boston Marathon

2．Why do runners have to weigh themselves before and after a run?

       A．They can improve their performance in a run.

       B．They can learn how much salt there is in the blood.

       C．They ca know the quantity of water they’ve lost during a run.

       D．They can decide what kind of water they should take during a run.

3．What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

       A．Taking much salt during a run can avoid swelling in the body.

       B．Either too much or to little of water intake is harmful.

       C．A rich meal is helpful to our performance in a run.

       D．We should take enough salt during a run.

4．According the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

       A．Too much water intake→blood sodium levels ↓→dehydration.

       B．Too much water intake→blood salt levels ↓→hyponatremia.

       C．No water intake→blood sodium levels↑→hyponatremia.

       D．No water intake →blood salt levels ↓→hyponatrenmia.

    Animals and the places where they live are getting pushed aside as households(家庭)decrease in size and increase in number.

    Smaller numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources for construction. The possible result of this double problems may be that there are not enough natural resources to meet consumers’ demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.

    Personal freedom and social choice may come at a huge environmental cost. Direct costs include visible damage to animal habitats and plant life. Indirect costs include the release of more greenhouse gases.

    The effects of such“personal freedom and social choice”have already surfaced in southwest China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. In Wolong, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood used for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has led to the disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas.

    Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing a similar situation, they enlisted a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics in 141 countries—between 1985 and 2000.Their study proved that the Wolong problem is part of a global trend.

    In the 76 countries considered biodiversity“hotspots”,such as the United States, Brazil, Australia and Kenya ,the number of households grew yearly by 3.1%,while the population increased just 1.8%.Meanwhile,the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0．The decrease in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.

    In the 65 non-hot-spot countries—those without high-density areas of animals and plant species—similar results were found, though to a lesser degree. Even in countries experiencing population decrease, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.

1．What is mainly discussed in the passage?

  A．Reduction in household size and increase in household numbers is a danger to nature.

  B．Reduced household size leads to an increase in household numbers.

  C．Modern homes consume more natural resources.

  D．How to meet consumers’ demand without endangering animals and their habitats.

2．It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve________.

    A．is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affected

    B．is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged

    C．sets a good example of protecting animals

    D．is facing the same threat as many other parts of the world

3．Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?

    A．The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.

    B．Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.

    C．Biodiversity is better kept in hot-spot countries.

    D．Both hot-spot countries and non-hot-spot countries face threat of the same percentage.

4．Which of the following can best describe the feeling of the author?

       A．Disappointed． B．Hopeful.         C．Worried．      D．Angry.

Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two clearly separate and different branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company（RSC）,which presents excellent productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are townsfolk who largely live on the tourists who come, not to see the play, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.

The townsfolk of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their income. They frankly dislike the RSC actors, those who walk with long hair and beard and great noise.?

The tourist stream are not entirely separate. The sightseers, who come by bus and often take in Warwick on the side, don’t usually see the plays. And some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford．However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their play-going. It is the playgoers, the RSC declares, who bring in much of the town’s income because they spend the night（some of them four or five nights）pouring money into hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.?

The townsfolk don’t see it this way and local government does not put away some money for the RSC．Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless, every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or a cocktail room. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you will be sure will be decorated with Hamburger bars, dinner rooms and so forth, and will be very expensive.?

Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the RSC needs help from the government. The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year, its 1431 seats were 94 occupied all year long and this year they will do better. The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed the same. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive customers. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike, though they come from all over.

1．From the first two paragraphs, we learn that __________.

A．the townsfolk think little of the RSC’s contribution to the town’s income?

B．the actors of RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage?

C．the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms?

D．the townsfolk earn little from tourism?

2．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that __________.?

A．the sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separately?

B．the playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseers?

C．the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatre?

D．the sightseers do no other things than shopping in town?

3．By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author means that__________.?

A．Stratford has long been in financial difficulties?

B．Stratford cannot afford the new projects?

C．the town is not really short of money?

D．the townsfolk used to be poorly paid?

4．According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the government because _______.

A．the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable?

B．ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending?

C．the company is financially ill-managed?

D．the theatre attendance is on the rise?

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊的橫線上劃（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。

It was fine while I got up early last Sunday morning.                 1．______

So I decided to go for a walk and took some photos in the                 2．______

beautiful country. After breakfast, I carried my camera with           3．______

me and set off. Everything went smooth. I enjoyed my trip                   4．______

so much that I didn’t realize the weather had been turned                     5．______

bad．I began to run and it was too late. I was caught                     6．______

by the rain and was wet through. I kept on running until                     7．______

I get to a stop. I stood there waiting a long time for the bus                  8．______

shivering(顫抖) with cold．Shortly before I got home, I                  9．______

had high fever, which made me stay in bed for a whole week!            10．______

—How are you getting on with your classmates?

—           .I’ve got to know them all.

A．Far better  B．Very good C．Much pleased   D．Very comfortable