Chinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words such as "geilivable" might find a new regulation very "ungeilivable"． The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language．
"Geilivable", combining the pinyin geili （giving strength） with the English suffix （后缀） for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool"． Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word． "Hengeilivable" means "very cool", and "ungeilivable" means "dull, not cool at all"．
Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society． One example is "antizen", which refers to college graduates who earn a meager salary and live in small rented apartments, like tiny and laborious ants．
David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University, said it's very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words． "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people． They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences," Tool said．
At the announcement of the regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication, netizens expressed their concern．
"The administration is totally 'ungeilivable'," said a netizen named laoda1713． "I know other netizens will shed tears with me．．． it is a good chance to enrich our language"．
"Language is always developing," said a columnist, Wang Pei． "It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom．"
But an unnamed official with the administration said that, in fact, many senior staff from news media who supported the regulation were worried that years later, the younger generation would forget how to use formal Chinese expressions． The official also pointed out that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language, and it only banned Chinglish words in the publication．
【小题1】 The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication may be aimed at         ．  

A．simplifying the Chinese language	B．limiting the development of language
C．banning the use of Chinglish	D．making the netizens more serious

【小题2】 The underlined word meager in the third paragraph probably means       ．

A．poor

B．flexible

C．high

D．plentiful

【小题3】 From this passage we can infer that         ．  

A．the Chinese people like their own language only

B．the English words are considered informal in China

C．nobody in China will support the new regulation

D．"geilivable" will be popular among Chinese netizens

【小题4】Which may be the title of this passage?  

A．New regulation is announced

B．Cyber words make language lively

C．Different views about cyber language

D．New phenomenon in China

【小题5】On which column of China Daily can you find this passage?   

A．Entertainment

B．Business

C．Travel

D．Opinion

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
【小题1】How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Four times

【小题2】 The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken

B．having small lines or folds in it

C．flat

D．having holes on it

【小题3】The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

【小题4】 What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.	B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C．How to keep one’s value of life.	D．How to give a meaningful class

In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called “communes”, where they could follow their philosophy of “do your own thing”. A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller, they built dome-shaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school houses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm became famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin’s followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the group were arrested for growing marijuana.
　　Not all communes believed in the philosophy of “do your own thing”. However, Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner’s “conditioning” techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an “archeology”. Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.
【小题1】Why did some young Americans decide to “drop out” of society during the 1960s?

A．They were not satisfied with American society.

B．They wanted to grow marijuana.

C．They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.

D．They did not want all people to be equal.

【小题2】 Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?

A．In dome-shaped house.	B．In old school houses.
C．On a farm in Tennessee.	D．In an archeology in Arizona.

【小题3】 Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped house?
　　A. Paolo Soleri. 　             B. B.G.Skinner.
　　C. Steve Gaskin.                D. Buckminster Fuller.
【小题4】 What was the Twin Oaks commune based on?

A．The philosophy of “do your own thing”.

B．Virginia in the late 1960s.

C．The ideas of psychologist.

D．The belief that people must live closely together.

【小题5】 What is an “archeology”?

A．A person who studies archaeology.

B．A large building where people live closely together.

C．A city in Arizona.

D．A technique to control people.

In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they’ve done this already in the middle school, it’s still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申请). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What’s more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
【小题1】According to the text, most students feel ________ when entering the high school.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．lonely

D．disappointed

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the school clubs?

A．There are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs.

B．The school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans.

C．Summer activities begin before school starts.

D．The school office can help new students join school clubs.

【小题3】When do many schools take students to visit their new high school?

A．Before the eighth grade year starts.

B．Right after the high school year starts.

C．At the beginning of the new term in the high school.

D．At the end of their eighth grade year

【小题4】The main offices will give away maps of their schools________.

A．only to help students to find different places of the schools

B．only to help parents to find different places of the schools

C．to help students and parents to find different classrooms of the schools

D．to help students and parents to find different places of the schools

【小题5】What is the purpose of this text?

A．To tell the new students how to learn in high school

B．To introduce new schools.

C．To give the teachers some advice.

D．To give advice to new high school students.

People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly（不顾一切地） up and down America’s main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.
I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral. I didn’t expect the event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved.
The teenage grandson stepped forward. With his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten. Softly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would truely attract her, what would Nana say? ‘oh, what beautiful barking that dog has!’ That was Nana. ”
“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling, “That was Nana’s way.”
Through a low sob, he continued, “Whenever she did anything worth recognition, you ’d have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off.”
Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”
There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled.
When that boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony . He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adults. He reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.
All over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourself. And that something never really returns, and the pain never really goes away.
【小题1】In the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to_____.

A．support his idea that young people are no good.

B．introduce his point of view about young people.

C．tell people every coin has its two sides.

D．young people often make mistakes.

【小题2】 From the boy’s speech, we know _____.

A．his grandmother had great influence on him.

B．they had a dog which often attacked people

C．people had forgotten her until the boy appeared..

D．his grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa

【小题3】 Which of the following statements is true?

A．The boy ‘s speech moved no one present at the funeral except the writer.

B．The boy’s being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyone’s attention.

C．The boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away.

D．The writer didn’t expect the event would affect him.

【小题4】What words can best describe grandmother’s quality?
A. weak, mild and modest.
B.. easygoing, cautious and considerate
C. sensitive and hard on others.
D, patient, optimistic, strong and helpful.
【小题5】The passage tells the readers____.

A．facing certain bitter facts help young people to grow.

B．young people have to control themselves

C．the adults should learn from the young.

D．the adults should teach the young how to be brave

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!?Dinner parties usually start between 7p．m．and 8p．m．, and end at about 11p．m． Ask your host (主人) what time you should arrive． It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift．
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃)． Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember — it's not polite to ask how much things cost．
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side． They eat with their guests．
You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert (甜点心) followed by coffee． It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter． British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time!
【小题1】An English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which ＿＿＿＿．

A．means he or she doesn't like you	B．means he or she likes you
C．doesn't mean he or she likes you	D．doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you

【小题2】You are going to attend a dinner party and ＿＿＿＿．

A．you'd better bring a certain present with you

B．you must leave home for it at 7 p．m．

C．you should ask your host when you should leave

D．you must arrive before 8 p．m．

【小题3】It's impolite ＿＿＿＿＿．

A．to say that you like the host's room very much

B．for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room

C．for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening

D．for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests

【小题4】In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal？

A．Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee．

B．Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert．

C．Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee．

D．Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables．

【小题5】What is the proper way to express your enjoyment of the evening？

A．Before leaving for home, you should say, “Thank you for inviting me．”

B．When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening．”

C．You can write a “Thank you” letter to your host after that．

D．You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it．

Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.
First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.
Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY（准确性）. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.
The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.
Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.
If you do not use your English beyond the classroom, you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.
【小题1】What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To improve your reading.

B．To improve your listening.

C．To improve your spoken English.

D．To improve your vocabulary.

【小题2】It can be inferred from the third paragraph that______.

A．don’t be fluency , Just be accuracy

B．don’t be nervous ,don’t be shy . Just write!

C．don’t be afraid of making mistakes . Just speak!

D．don’t be shy ,don’t be fluency. Just listen and write!

【小题3】The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of “_____”.

A．more hurry, less speed	B．better late than never
C．silence is gold	D．practice makes perfect

【小题4】The text is most probably taken from a ______.

A．teacher’s diary	B．report on study
C．sports newspaper	D．movie magazine

What makes Americans spend nearly half their food dollars on meals away from home? The answers lie in the way Americans live today. During the first few decades of the twentieth century, canned and other convenience foods freed the family cook from full-time duty at the kitchen range. Then, in the 1940s, work in the wartime defense plants took more women out of the home than ever before, setting the pattern of the working wife and mother. Today about half of the country’s married women are employed outside the home. But, unless family members pitch in with food preparation, women are not fully liberated from that housework. Instead, many have become, in a sense, prisoners of the completely cooked convenience meals. It’s easier to pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way home from work or take the family out for pizzas or burgers than to start opening cans or heating up frozen dinners after a long , hard day. Also, the rising divorce rate means that there are more single working parents with children to feed. And many young adults and elderly people, as well as unmarried and divorced mature people, live alone rather than as part of a family unit and don’t want to bother cooking for one.
Fast food is appealing because it is fast, it doesn’t require any dressing up, it offers a “fun” break in the daily outline, and the outlay of money seems small. It can be eaten in the car--- sometimes picked up at a drive-in window without even getting out---or on the run. Even if it is brought home to eat, there will never be any dirty dishes to wash because of the handy disposable (一次性的) wrappings. Children, especially, love fast food because it’s finger food, no struggling with knives and forks, no annoying instructions from adults about table manner.
【小题1】Americans enjoy fast food mainly because __________.

A．it can be eaten in the car

B．it is much more tasty than home-made food

C．one only uses his fingers while eating it

D．it is time-saving and convenient

【小题2】It can be inferred that children __________.

A．want to have more freedom at table

B．never wash dishes after each meal

C．are good at using forks and knives while eating

D．take eating time as a fun break

【小题3】 Many Americans are eating out and not cooking at home partially because __________.

A．they want to make a change after eating the same food for years at home

B．the food made outside home tastes better than food cooked at home

C．many of them live alone and don’t like taking trouble to cook

D．American women refuse to cook at home due to women’s liberation movement

【小题4】According to the text, a drive-in window is a __________.

A．car window from which you can see the driver

B．window in the restaurant from which you get your takeout in the car

C．place where you check the mechanic condition of your car

D．place where you return the used plates after eating

In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally (晚期的）in patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.
It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies . Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up - to - date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.
【小题1】 The elders of today's Americans _______ .

A．are often absent when a family member is born or dying

B．are unfamiliar with birth and death

C．usually see the birth or death of a family member

D．have often experienced the fear of death as part of life

【小题2】 Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.

A．visit a patient at hospital	B．visit their family members
C．learn how to face death	D．look after the patients

【小题3】 The need of a dying patient for people to accompany him shows________.

A．his wish for communication with other people	B．his fear of death
C．his unwillingness to die	D．he feels very upset about his condition

【小题4】 It may be concluded from the passage that________.

A．dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition

B．dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death

C．most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided

D．most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need

It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club．It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want．That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs．
Fundraising is a great way to help children learn social skills．It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money．They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school．If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（不特别费力地）, and that is a learning lesson as well．
Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising．Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school．However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson．Dealing with more Fundraising helps improve their schools．It is the children’s school．They have to learn there and grow there．Why not let them help in making it a better place?
Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child．The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play．The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money．Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed．
In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways．
【小题1】The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”．

A．unlikely

B．improper

C．unavoidable

D．unrealistic

【小题2】One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________．

A．children learn to care for others

B．children can deal with money

C．children like to make up

D．children make a date with friends of the other sex

【小题3】The author thinks that fundraising _______．

A．adds to the family’s burden

B．wastes the learning time

C．builds up the children’s bodies

D．helps to develop the children’s character

【小题4】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point     C: Conclusion