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    It's time to remind myself what I love about life here in California,USA, to remember what I desperately miss when I go home.

    Real radio

    In the USA there are so many radio stations that those iPod tuner things don’t work at all. There is, simply, no dead air. It took me a while to discover the USA's many pub­lic radio stations, which don't broadcast any advertisements. KCRW is my favorites station, for its blend of indie music and current affairs. But I also listen to KJAZZ and KPCC. But before you feel jealous — it’s all online. My favorites: American life Snap Judgement and Henry Rollins live every Saturday night. Take listen online for free News? Well, there's not a lot of news from South Africa, and when it is, it's bad and full of fear, so I ignore it. But I care about any place I live in, and that includes the USA. And on public radio, the USA is covered in depth, from the perspective of individual stories rather than statistics.

    The festivals

    I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. It’s great to know that these 1000s of festivals are so close, and that one day,if film school schedule ever allows me to leave campus for more than a few days, I can go to one or two of them. I have already ex­changed my much loved Ford Mustang for a bigger, less sexy car — a car spacious enough to sleep in — so that next year I can be there, not just dream of it.

    The famous people

    When I go back to SA, I'm often asked if I’ve spotted any famous people. It's awkward for me. I feel the the same way about it as I feel when an American asks me if there are lions in the streets. Except yes, I have. No,not lions. I have met some famous people. I chatted to RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad outside a dub in West Hollywood. Many of my professors are famous directors. The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they're just people, FFS. This feels disappointing at first, like you're missing a Jesus mo­ment of some sort. But if you think about it, it's inspiring. What it means, is that I, litlle me (right now, also "just a person") could be a famous just-a-person person one day, and get to make all the films I just dream of now.

    1.The underlined sentence "There is,simply, no dead air." probably means____.

    A. there is no useless radio programmes in the USA

    B. there is no useful radio programmes in the USA

    C. there is no polluted air in the USA

    D. there is no advertisements from the radio programmes in the USA

    2.There are so many festivals that_____.

    A. I often leave campus for more than few days

    B. I often attend some of them in person

    C. I bought a bigger Ford? Mustang

    D. I can share many reviews and performances online with my friends in South Africa

    3.The author thinks the famous people in the USA _____.

    A. are just Like lions????????????? ???????????? B. are well-known but ordinary

    C. are disappointing????????????? D. are inspiring

    4.The author is most likely to be _____.

    A. a director in America????????????? ?????????? B. a professor in South Africa

    C. a student in America????????????? ???????? D. an actor in South Africa

     

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    　　Olympic volunteer hopefuls from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan stand a better chance if they are bilingual．Priority will be given to applicants who have“special skills”and can speak languages other than English and Chinese．

    　　“We warmly welcome those people from above-mentioned areas, who are qualified for being a volunteer, to put in an application,”Liu Jian, office director of Beijing Olympic Games Volunteer Work Coordination Group, said．

    　　Liu made the remarks yesterday at a press conference to officially launch(开始)the volunteer recruitment(招募)drive from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries for the 2008 Games．

    　　Volunteer requirements can be found at the official website www.beijing2008.cn, or by calling the hotline on 8610-12308．

    　　Recruitment for volunteers in Beijing began on August 28, 2006．In areas outside the capital, it began on January 19 this year．

    　　To date, more than 400,000 people have sent in applications, more than 270,000 of them from Beijing．

    　　“According to the latest application results, we still need a lot of volunteers with foreign language skills other than English,”Li Binghua, executive vice –president of BOCOG, said．

    　　Of course, these applicants must be able to communicate with other people in Chinese Putonghua, he said．

    　　Volunteers will mainly be needed in eight fields depending on their skills including VIP guest liaison and language services, driving, media services, competition organization, medical treatment, and security examination．

    　　The application websites are www.hab.gov.hk(Hong Kong), www.sport.gov.mo(Macao), www.bjtx.org(Taiwan), www.bjqb.gov.cn(overseas Chinese), and www.ebeijing.gov.cn(foreigners)．

    　　Applications in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries will conclude by the end of March 2008．BOCOG will finalize the recruitment drive by the end of May 2008．

    (1)

    Which of the following is most likely to be a volunteer according to what Li Binghua says?

    [　　]

    A．

    Sun Hong, a habitant in Beijing, who is studying in Beijing University．

    B．

    Michael, a French young man with fluent Chinese, who is now working in China．

    C．

    Ma Zuwang, from Hong Kong, who has got a doctor degree on languages．

    D．

    John Wang, an American-Chinese, whose major in college is sports．

    (2)

    Volunteers will offer a variety of help in the Olympic Games except ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    cheering for the players

    B．

    driving the players to the playground

    C．

    dealing with injuries in the game

    D．

    serving as a guide

    (3)

    We can infer from the passage that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    The recruitment is now found in many difficulties．

    B．

    It is by no means an easy thing to meet the requirements of a volunteer．

    C．

    People from all over the world have the chance of being a volunteer．

    D．

    More than half of the volunteers will come from Beijing．

    (4)

    If you want to be a volunteer, you may send your application to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    www.sport.gov.mo

    B．

    www.ebeijing.gov.cn

    C．

    www.beijing2008.cn

    D．

    www.bjqb.gov.cn

    (5)

    Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    People can get the requirements of the volunteers on the internet or by telephoning．

    B．

    All the applicants are supposed to speak Chinese freely．

    C．

    Recruitment for volunteers in Beijing began earlier than that in Hong Kong．

    D．

    All the applications must be sent in by the end of May 2008．

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    　　When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car．Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation(住所)．I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family．My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories．

    　　“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,”they said,“because we found that most families were away on holiday．”

    　　I thought this was strange．Finally I understood what had happened．My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays’ is ‘vacaciones’．So they did not go to house where the sign outside said

    　　‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms．Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday．But they found that these houses were all full．As a result, they stayed at hotels!

    　　We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs．In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun．In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road．When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun．Instead, the road ended in a large hold．

    　　English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages．Once in Paris．when someone offered me some more．coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French．I meant that I would like some more, However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away!Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘Mo, thank you．’

    (1)

    My Spanish friends wanted advice about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    learning English

    B．

    finding places to stay in England

    C．

    driving their car on English roads

    D．

    going to England by car

    (2)

    I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    they would be able to practise their English

    B．

    it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

    C．

    it would be convenient for them to have dinner

    D．

    there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

    (3)

    “NO VACANCIES”in English means ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    no free rooms

    B．

    free rooms

    C．

    not away on holiday

    D．

    holidays

    (4)

    If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    fall into a hole

    B．

    have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

    C．

    find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

    D．

    have to take a different road

    (5)

    When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    didn’t really want any more coffee

    B．

    wanted them to take the coffee pot away

    C．

    really wanted some more coffee

    D．

    wanted to express my politeness

    (6)

    I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    hadn’t finished drinking my coffee

    B．

    was expecting another cup of coffee

    C．

    meant that I didn’t want any more

    D．

    was never misunderstood

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    America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.

    But just a short walk from Manhattan’s skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.

    Brown is homeless——one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.

    During the day, Brown collects aluminum cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.

    “I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.

    Brown admits he had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine. But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.

    However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.

    With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.

    A US report shows rents in New York City rose more than 27 per cent, from ＄549 to ＄700 a month.

    One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.

    The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.

    But few housing companies are building for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for ＄1,500 a month or more.

    Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won’t allow it in her house.

    Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he’d like to see more often. “All I’ve got to do is clean up my act,” he said.

    What kind of life does George Brown lead?

    A. Stable.         B. Dangerous.      C. Hard.        D. Comfortable.

    It can be inferred from this passage that     .

    A. America is short of housing companies

    B. the poor can’t benefit from the increasing economy

    C. poor people in America will become rich

    D. housing companies will build more houses for the poor

    The underlined part “clean up my act” in the last paragraph means “    ”.

    A. remove my cans                B kick my bad habits   

    C. make a lot of money             D. see my grandchildren

    Which part of a newspaper is the passage possibly taken from?

    A. Society.         B. Science.         C. Arts.         D. Business.

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    根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多途选项。

    If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite-meal and stay quiet after that?_ But it never lets you know, because, you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars．So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow．When mind loses its freedom to grow．creativity sets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"

       Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood．Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading．

    Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas．If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

    This is nothing but creativity．    Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words．

    So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading． Go and get a book!

        A．Now what are you waiting for?

        B．Reading can help you make more friends, too．

        C．Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry．

        D．Why not do some reading while you are hungry?

        E．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary．

        F．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．

        G．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading．

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