12．The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the Internet．Yet，time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense．It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time．There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future，no advanced technology，no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century，everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China．
It is not even called time travel； rather the Chinese people refer to it as time crossover．Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years （in fact，it is an indispensable part of China's online culture），and didn't get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years．Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books．
The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence：from nobody to somebody．Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams．
In China，there is no need of time machine either．People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror．Some time-travel novels even start with''I wanted togo back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back．''Technology is not relevant at all．
Though China is not short of histories to go back to，people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender thing．If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty．A typical example is A Step Into the Past （寻秦记），the first time-travel TV drama in China，which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty．
On the other hand，female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with．YongZheng Emperor is the favorite．As can be seen in Startling by Each Step （步步惊心），a Qing time crossover classic，a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with YongZheng Emperor and his brothers．

29．The writing purpose of this passage is toB．
A．Analyze why the time-travel TV dramas are banned in China
B．Show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures
C．Introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China
D．Advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China
30．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel
B．The main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China
C．Adapted from online novels，time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise
D．All the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success
31．The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended toD．
A．prove author's view              B．give an example
C．work as a topic sentence         D．introduce the topic．

11．BEIJING-China's education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of"extra credits"for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers．
Under the policy，high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get‘‘extra credits'，up to 20points for the national college entrance exam．Students with talentin sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy．The extra credits have increased these students'chances of being admitted by famous universities．Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate（伪造）award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits．
"It has harmed education equality，"the ministry said．
Xiong Bingqi，vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute，said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education．It will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer，"he said．
The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits，and limit the winners，privileges．
The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011，it said．
Chen Lei，a mother of a 10-year-old girl，said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustmentas she does not want her daughter to became an Olympic competition geek．
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy．"It is like a thunderbolt for me．My 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math，and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations．It is useless now，"said Dong Wen，a 43-year-old mother．
A student said，"Many students have changed the current study plan，and they can abandon the competition．I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities．"
Yuan Guiren，minister of education，told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider the overall quality of an applicant．"But the country will not stop the national college entrance examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China，"he said．

25．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance
B．students who win awards in Olympic competitions can't get extra credits in 2011
C．the number of competitions whose winners can be awarded extra credits will be smaller
D．he extra credits have reduced students'chances of being admitted by famous colleges
26．What does the underlined word"geek"probably mean？D
A．a winner          B．a smart learner   
C．a competitor      D．a dull student
27．Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy？C
A．Xiong Bingqi      B．Chen Lei      
C．Dong Wen          D．Yuan Guiren
28．What might be the best title for the text？A
A．"Extra credits"policy in China to be adjusted
B．Promotion of national Olympic competitions
C．Advice on the national college entrance exam
D．Chinese government to push education reform．

10．What do you want to be when you grow up？A teacher？A doctor？How about an ice-cream taster？
Yes，there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream．Just ask John Harrison，an"Official Taste Tester"for the past 21years．Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product's quality．During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream-as well as for developing over 75flavors（味道）．
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job； after all，you just have to like ice cream，right？No-there's more to the job than that，says Harrison，who has a degree in chemistry．He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this"cool"field．
In a typical morning on the job，Harrison tastes and assesses 60ice-cream samples．He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12°F．Harrison explains，"You get more flavor from warmer ice cream，which is why some kids like to stir（搅拌）it，creating ice-cream soup．"
While the ice cream warms up，Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance．"Tasting begins with the eyes，"he explains．He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself，"Does the product have the color expected from that flavor？"Next it's time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas，try out new flavors，and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy-working at one cool job．

21．What is John Harrison's job？D
A．An official．
B．An ice-cream manufacturer．
C．A chemist．
D．An ice-cream taster．
22．According to John Harrison，to be qualified in the"cool field"，it is helpful toC．
A．think up new ideas every day      
B．keep a diary of daily work
C．have a degree in related subjects    
D．find out new flavors each day
23．What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream？B
A．He stirs the ice cream．
B．He lets the ice cream warm up．
C．He tastes the flavor of the ice cream．
D．He examines the color of the ice cream．
24．Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage？A
A．One Cool Job                  
B．Flavors of Ice Cream
C．Tasting with Eyes               
D．John Harrison's Life．

9．春天来了，同学们都热衷于各类户外拓展活动．上周六，你们班同学和老师去了桃花山游玩，请根据以下提示写一篇日记（词数120字左右）．
1、你们8点在校门口集合，步行2小时到达．
2、桃花山景色优美，人很多，其中有不少是中学生．
3、你们的老师给你们介绍了乡村旅游对经济发展的影响，还开展了丰富的小组活动，拍了很多照片．
4、你的收获或感想．
乡村旅游 rural tourism
 
April      2nd     Saturday                                    Fine
     Today is Saturday，my classmates and teachers went for an outing on the Taohua Mountain．
                                                                                

8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Last Friday，Dad told me that two America friends，Mr．Smith and his daughter lily，will come and have dinner with us．This was good chance for me to practise my speaking English．"Hello!Nice to meet you!"I greeted them．We talked happy and，to my surprise it seemed that I had no difficulties understanding them．During the dinner，sat next to me，Lily asked me a lot of questions about her school life．When she heard I was very good at Latin dancing but using the computer，she was so excited．How a happy time we were having!

7．We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life，but most of us don't do a very good job．（36）CSo，you have to give a speech and you are terrified．You get nervous，you forget what you want to say，you stumble over words，you talk too long，and you bore your audience．Later you think，"Thank Goodness，it's over．I'm just not good at public speaking．I hope I never have to do that again．"
Cheer up!（37）AHere are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making．Ask yourself the purpose of your speech．What is the occasion？Why are you speaking？Then，gather as many facts as you can on your subject．Spend plenty of your time doing your research．Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow．Use as many examples as possible，and use pictures，charts，and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly．（38）DDon't talk over their heads，and don't talk down to them．Treat your audience with respect．They will appreciate your thoughtfulness．
Just remember：Be prepared．Know your subject，your audience，and the occasion．Be brief．（39）FAnd be yourself．Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience．
If you follow these simple steps，you will see that you don't have to be afraid of public speaking．In fact，you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches!You're not convinced yet？（40）G

A．It doesn't to be that bad．
B．Take several deep breaths before your speech．
C．This article gives some advice on how to give good speech．
D．Say what you have to say and then stop．
E．Don't say what you aren't familiar with．
F．Never forget your audience．
G．Give it a try and see what happens．

6．When choosing the perfect house，many people choose high ceilings and a sense of space，despite high price and the higher cost of heating expense in the winter．Now a new study suggests that tall rooms excite the brain and encourage people to explore space，based on previous research that high ceilings are linked to a sense of freedom．A psychologist thinks that the combination of a room that promotes free thinking and is stimulating to the senses，explains why people choose that kind of homes．
Dr．Oshin Vartanian of the University of Toronto-Scarborough，told Fast Design："On the one hand，rooms with high ceilings improve exploration．"An international study，led by Dr．Vartanian scanned the brains of volunteers while they looked at images of 200 rooms，half of which had high ceilings．Participants indicated whether each image was beautiful or not while in the MRI scanner and the experts found that people were more likely to find spaces with high ceilings attractive，than those with low ceilings．This suggests that high ceilings capture people's attention and improve the senses，encouraging people to explore the space they are in．But because the results didn't show any difference in brain regions linked to pleasure or emotion，the study，published in journal of environmental psychology，hints that high ceilings don't instantly put people in a good mood．
In 2007，another study，published in Journal of Consumer Research，revealed that the height of ceilings affects how people think．Marketing experts Joan Meyers-Levy and Rui Zhu modified the height of ceilings in rooms to study how participants responded．They discovered that high ceilings seem to cause people to think more freely，encouraging creativity and abstraction，while lower ceilings promoted confined thinking．For example，one experiment placed volunteers in a room with a high 3-meter ceiling，while asking them to solve anagrams．They were able to complete work puzzles faster than those in a room with a lower ceiling．
Dr．Vartanian said，"Knowing that people's preference for rooms with higher ceilings might be driven by the ability of those spaces to promote visuospatial exploration helps partly explain why people opt to live in such spaces．"
33．What is the bes t title of the passage？A
A．Why do we love high ceilings？
B．What caused high house price？
C．How do we feel in the winter？
D．When will people feel excited？
34．From the passage，we can know high ceilings make peopleB．
A．explore the cost        
B．think more freely
C．see more colors          
D．get more homes
35．Dr．Vartanian carried out his study byB．
A．promoting visuospatial exploration
B．comparing volunteers'scanning pictures of brains
C．looking at images of 200 rooms
D．capturing attention and stimulating the senses．

5．The character"duang"is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary．But it has already spread like wildfire online in China，appearing more than 8 million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo，where it spawned a top-trending hashtag （标签） that drew 312，000 discussions among 15，000 users．On China's biggest online search engine Baidu，it has been looked up almost 600，000 times．It's been noticed in the West too．
But what does it mean？"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means!Looks like it's back to school for me，"said Weibo user Weileiweito．Another user asked："Have you duang-ed today？My mind is full of duang duang duang．""To duang or not to duang，that is the question，"wrote user BaiKut automan．
"Duang"seems to be an example of onomatopoeia （拟声词 ），a word that phonetically imitates a sound．It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan，who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek （光亮的），black hair using the rhythmical-sounding"duang"．The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page．Thousands of users then began to flood Chan's Weibo page with comments，coining the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance．
The word appears to have different meanings，and there's no perfect translation，but you could see it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it．A kitten might be"duang cute"，for example．Or you might be"very duang confused"by this blog．For readers of Chinese cha racters，the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the quirky way in which the word is written：a combination of Chan's Mandarin names．
29．From what the persons mentioned in Paragraph 2，we can learnD．
A．duang is popular among students
B．young users can use duang freely
C．using duang is recognized as a fashion
D．different persons have their own understanding of duang
30．Why did Jackie Chan use the word duang in 2004？C
A．To invent a new character．
B．To advertise for an action film．
C．To show off his good hair in an ad．
D．To ask his fans to flood his Weibo page．
31．The underlined word"quirky"in the last paragraph probably meansB．
A．modern            
B．unusual
C．imaginable          
D．interesting
32．What's the purpose of the writer in writing the passage？A
A．To introduce readers of a new character．
B．To warn readers not to follow others．
C．To criticize Jackie Chun for his mistake．
D．To welcome a new invention．

4．Two friends were walking across the desert．During some point of the journey，they had an argument and one friend slapped （掌击 ） the other one in the face．
The one who got slapped was hurt，but without saying anything，wrote in the sand，"Today my best friend slapped me in the face．"
They kept on walking until they found an oasis （绿洲 ），where they decided to take a bath．The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire （泥沼 ） and started drowning，but the friend saved him．After he recovered from the near drowning，he wrote on a stone，"Today my best friend saved my life．"The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him，"After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now，you write on a stone．Why？"
The friend replied，"When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand，where winds of forgiveness can blow it away．But，when someone does something good for us，we must carve（雕刻） it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it．"
Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone．They say it takes a minute to find a special person，an hour to appreciate them，a day to love them，but then an entire life to forget them．Do not value the things you have in your life，but value who you have in your life!
25．Why did one friend slap the other one in the face？C
A．Because they couldn't find enough food．
B．Because they lost their way in the desert．
C．Because they quarreled with each other．
D．Because they couldn't find an oasis．
26．We can infer from the passage that the friend who was slapped and saved wasD．
A．selfish               
B．foolish
C．narrow-minded         
D．open-minded
27．What would be the best title for this passage？D
A．Sand and Stone       
B．Two Friends
C．Walking in a Desert     
D．What Are Real Friends？
28．What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage？C
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．It takes time to know a person．
C．Learn to forget hurts but remember benefits．
D．Try to help others when they are in trouble．

3．Welcome to Los Angeles．Here are some best things to do in Los Angeles （LA） with your kids．
Fun at the Beach
Thanks to its almost perfect weather all through the year，a visit to the beach is one of the best things to do when in Los Angeles with kids．While they enjoy themselves nearby，you can simply lay back and have a good rest in the sun．
Trip to Disneyland
A trip to the City of Angels （天使） with your little angels is incomplete （不完整的） without a visit to the Magic Kingdom．The joy they'll feel from being around all those  Disney characters that they know and love，will li ght up your day，too．'
Visit to the Museum
If you want to turn your stay in LA into an educational one for your kids，you should visit the museum．Starting with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to the California Science Center，or even the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena，you have many choices．I'm sure a visit to all thes e places will make your kids smarter．
Visit to the Universal Studios Hollywood
Your kids could get to see interesting things from some of the most popular movies ever．Be it the Jurassic Park or Wisteria Lane from the TV play Desperate Housewives，the Universal Studios，Hollywood，is a place that all we find wonderful．
21．The passage is intended for those whoB．
A．will go on a business trip to Los Angeles．
B．plan to have a trip to Los Angeles with their kids．
C．want to educate their children by traveling abroad．
D．are interested in the history and culture of Los Angeles．
22．Parents who prefer their kids to learn should chooseC．
A．the Jurassic Park        
B．the Magic Kingdom
C．the museum            
D．the beach
23．The author suggests visiting the beach becauseB．
A．children can learn a lot there             
B．parents can take a rest there
C．it provides different sports equipment      
D．it's the best beach in the world
24．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．Wisteria Lane is the director of the TV play Desperate Housewives
B．the beach of Los Angeles sees the most visitors in cold winter
C．the City of Angels is used as another name of Los Angeles
D．Natural History Museum is the largest one in Los Angeles．