请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

     Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my   1, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  2ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the  3to tell Sam what I had  4.

     For years I have been hosting a program on the  5and writing articles for a magazine.  Being  6to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  7, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  8. So when Sam was born, I  9to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these  10. I hope that Sam would  11them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  12when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He  13to communicate with others, even the family members. That was  14for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even   15now to tell him. I wanted him to  16what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  17as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just  18if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   19the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   20.

                                                                  Daniel Gottlieb

1.A. son                        B. nephew                     C. brother                     D. grandson

2.A. seriously                B. mentally                    C. slightly                     D. quietly

3.A. ability                    B. time                          C. courage                    D. responsibility

4.A. written                   B. suffered                    C. observed                   D. lost

5.A. radio                      B. television                   C. stage                        D. bed

6.A. ready                     B. unable                       C. anxious                     D. eager

7.A. warm                    B. broken                      C. closed                      D. open

8.A. hosts                     B. visitors                     C. readers                     D. reporters

9.A. began                    B. stopped                     C. forgot                       D. decided

10.A. letters                  B. emails                       C. books                       D. diaries

11.A. find                      B. read                          C. collect                      D. keep

12.A. developed             B. disappeared               C. changed                    D. arrived

13.A. tried                     B. refused                     C. regretted                   D. hoped

14.A. exciting                B. acceptable                 C. strange                     D. heartbreaking

15.A. less                      B. everything                 C. more                        D. nothing

16.A. understand           B. explain                      C. believe                      D. question

17.A. fear                     B. face                          C. know                       D. cause

18.A. felt                      B. guessed                    C. saw                          D. doubted

19.A. as                        B. once                         C. though                      D. if

20.A. teacher                 B. child                         C. man                         D. writer

 

It seems hard to watch someone yawn and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.
Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自闭症) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.
"Emotional infection seems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.
"The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that."
Like infectious laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.
【小题1】What does the new study suggest, according to the first two paragraphs?

A．It is easy to stop yawning when you see others yawn.

B．Yawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.

C．Children follow others in yawning just after they are born.

D．Yawning is a form of communication.

【小题2】According to Molly Helt, _________________.

A．emotions are infectious, but yawning is not

B．yawning helps clear ears on planes

C．humans differ from animals because they communicate with others

D．yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humans

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?

A．It is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.

B．Some kids are too young to yawn after others.

C．Yawning can be used to test children’s development.

D．Kids with autism yawn easily when others yawn.

【小题4】The author implies in the last paragraph that ________.

A．it is bad manners to yawn on some social occasions

B．yawning can make people feel relaxed

C．yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theory

D．the more you yawn, the happier you will be

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

   Middle and high school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, listening to the interesting and sometimes boring words of the teacher. They spend the short breaks running, playing, and shouting happily before going back to the classroom again. But how should students spend their free time outside school?

In Western countries, it is common for students to have a part-time job after school and at weekends. Students can earn their own money and learn more about the “real world”. They enjoy the extra independence and money, and parents enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents worry so much about their children’ studies that they would prefer to see their children spending most of their free time studying and preparing for all those exams.

It is natural for parents to feel that way, but I believe the answer lies in balance. Sometimes, Western school children work long hours after school to make money, and so they become too tired to listen in class or have no time for homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all else becomes less important until they want that new MP4 player.

So, find a good and healthy balance! If you have a part-time job, you’ll be happy, and your parents will also be happy because you’re spending your hard-earned money and not theirs!

[写作内容]

1） 概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2） 就“如何利用课余时间”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右:

    a. 以自身为例，简述你平时是怎样打发课余时间的；

b. 你如何看待自己利用课余时间的方式；

    c. 你的父母对你利用课余时间的态度及你的看法。

 [写作要求]

       你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

[评分标准]

       概括的准确性、语言的规范性、内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。

 

Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new study．

In case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person is．That is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in Personality．

It is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study found．Rather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show business．The study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebrities．Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics．

It’s “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study．“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said．“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them．”

Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC’S Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy．“However, they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 years．

Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study．They anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．which rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency．

1.Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study?

A．The women stars．    B．The men stars

C．The average people．  D．It is not mentioned in the passage．

2.According to the forth paragraph．the fact “celebrities are narcissists”             .

A．is common in the entertainment industry

B．is a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin

C．is known to most of the people

D．is unreal on the stage

3.According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT               .

A．hope to attract attention

B．be kind to poor people

C．believe in themselves

D．be liked by others easily

4.How were the celebrities surveyed in the study?

A．They were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young．

B．They were invited to the University of Southern California．

C.They appeared on Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show．

D．They took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．

5.The author of this passage wants to tell US                ．

A．how psychologists make a study

B．how entertainment industry produces celebrities

C．how people think of the famous stars

D．how celebrities feel about themselves

 

AAAGH! The Generation 90s is coming!
Wearing earphones, using complex Net language and constantly text messaging friends, the Gen-90s following the Gen-80s begin to make their world debut (初次登台).
Each generation or age group has its own symbols and lifestyle. Read on and judge for yourselves if you fit the Gen-90s group.                
Earphones
These little devices seem to grow on the heads of the Gen-90s. They might lead to MP3, MP4 or MP101 players, giving these young people a plugged-in, cool and perhaps self-addicted look, of course, life is not always music to the ears.      
Martian language
They have created their own code-like online language. It’s a mixture of English, Japanese and Chinese that perhaps only Martians can understand. This is an imaginative generation, though they need to be careful to keep it out of their term papers.                 
Self-Portrait
Saying “cheese” to their own digital cameras is usual for this generation. A little bit of narcissism (自恋) never hurts anyone. It helps them reflect a little on their own lives．But be aware of the risks of posting private photos online.
Text-messaging
They can type their mobile phones as fast as they can speak. This is a generation that respects efficiency. However, oral communication is important and will never go out of style.
【小题1】According to the passage, if you belong to the Gen-90s , you will _______ .

A．just appreciate yourself and ignore others’ strengths.

B．have your own symbols and lifestyle.

C．have the same symbols and lifestyle of the Gen-80s．

D．like music and dance very much.

【小题2】According to the text, the writer will choose ______ as a good example to the Gen-90.

A．Li Hua likes music and always wearing iPod

B．Zhang Chao is not only an imaginative boy but do everything efficiently.

C．Lily is a shy girl and she doesn’t like making friends.

D．Fangfang likes being taken photos and often posting them on line.

【小题3】According to this passage, which is FALSE?

A．Not all teens are cautious about posting photos．

B．They type their mobile phones so fast that it can catch the speed of speaking.

C．The Gen-90s have a preference for some music players, and even regard them as a necessary part of life.

D．They don’t use the cool and complex online language in formal writing.

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is about________.

A．the Gen-90s’ happy life

B．the difference between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s

C．the Gen-90s’ unique lifestyle and some practical warnings

D．the similarities between the Gen-80s and the Gen-90s