信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

Ever wonder what President  George “Dubya” Bush will be doing once he leaves the White House? Well．we wondered too and voted for him to run a hot dog stand．in the city that never sleeps New York!

Life’s tough in the Stone Age．Fortunately our man Sam has got your brain to help him out! He’s got to find food，make weapons，survive tigers，and keep his girlfriend Lucy happy! So let’s get prehistoric and help Sam in this crazy adventure．

Hit the snow slopes with this snowboarding game．Perform special skills on your snowboard to collect points．Pump air into your stride by timing your jumps carefully while negotiating 3 killer kickers．Whatever you do — Have fun!

Add logic，fun and load of color and what do you get? The crazy cube!  And we promise you, it’s the craziest cube you’ll come across this side of the universe．Rack your brains crazy in this totally addicting puzzle game and beat the colored cube!

Put your hard hat on…because we’re going under construction! This addictive puzzle game will have you constructing for hours! Build beautiful towers using colorful building blocks．

Fight to conquer the universe in this strategic space simulation game．Play as a space commander and protect your imperial star base from enemies．Become the most powerful air force and fulfill your one and only mission：complete space dominance!

请阅读以下的人员资料，然后匹配人员与相关游戏。

1.Sammy is a girl with a logical mind．She would like to play the kind of games that can not only practice her intelligence but Call challenge her memory as well．

2.Amy has always been interested in politics and loves to play jokes on politicians．As a result，any game that concerns government officials would interest her．

3.Jack is a student who is keen on architecture．He has problem in concentrating himself on a piece of work．He hopes to find a game that can suit his interest and help him focus his mind on it．

4.William is a sports fan who would like to take up extreme sports．But he isn’t allowed to try such kind of dangerous sport，SO he could only find some relevant games to play．

5.Teddy is a film lover．After seeing the film The Star Wars，he imagined that he could one day be a commander，leading his soldiers to protect his planet from being invaded．

 

An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve children’s ability to learn or their performance in school . They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that there’s one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child’s intellectual development. The evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the comparison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.

“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Mehr.

Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.

He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons.

Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.

Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I don’t think music needs to be any different than that.”

1.What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons? _________

A. Uninterested        B. Approving                       C. Doubtful                          D. Uncertain

2.The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means       .

A. visual                      B. colorful                           C. traditional                       D. serious

3.According to Samuel Mehr, _________ .

A. many studies show that music training can improve IQ

B. IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence

C. music can enable a child to go to a better school

D. music should be taught for cultural reasons

4.The study shows that       .

A. early music training has negative effects

B. musical lessons should be stopped at school

C. musical training doesn’t improve kids’ intelligence

D. playing musical instrument makes kids more creative

 

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day was proclaimed宣告 a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation康乃馨.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative纪念的 day in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true ?

       A．It is a day to show love to mothers

       B．It is a day to wear carnations

       C．It is a day for people to visit the cemetery

       D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services

Choose the right time order of the following events.

       a. The first Father’s Day was observed

       b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance

       c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.

       d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up

A．a b c d      B．d a b c           C．b a c d   D．d a c b

Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?

       A．Mrs. Do                       B．Margaret Chase Smith   

       C．Ann Jarvis                       D．Woodrow Wilson

From the passage, we know in the U.S ________________.

       A．one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away

       B．on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

       C．on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.

       D．The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________

       A．call on people to love and respect their parents.

       B．introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

       C．tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

       D．show how important fathers and mothers are

NCE课文背诵 （1分*10，满分10分）

(L35)… As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While 1.__________________________, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was 2.______________________. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and 3.______________________.

(L36) … Debbie is only eleven years old and she 4.________________________. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that 5.___________________. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart 6.___________________ for years. …

(L37)… The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers7._____________________ by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work 8._______________. 9.___________________ have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody 10._____________________ as the new buildings go up. …

 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项。（E涂AB ，F涂AC， G涂AD）

涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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