Laptop（便携式）computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptop connect people to their work place. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

　　Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do school work anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are a part of a $10million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their tethers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

　　Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State Officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

　　At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use the computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything. "

1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to____.

　　A. use for their schoolwork                  B. access the Internet

　　C. work at home                              D. connect them to libraries

2.Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation mark(引号)?

　　A. They don't really talk                    B. They use the computer language

　　C. Laptops have speakers                     D. None of the above reasons is correct

3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

　　A. All teachers use computers                B. 1,500 students have laptops

　　C. It is an old college in America           D. Students there can do everything

4.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can____.

　　A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world

　　C. get information from around the world     D. have free laptops

5.What can we infer（推断）passage?

　　A. The program is successful                 B. The program is not workable

　　C. The program is too expensive              D. We don't know the result yet

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Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are  1  than housewives. Evidence (证据) shows that  2  are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that whenever the unemployment (失业) rate increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: Work is helpful to heath.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, _3  loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel unhappy,  4  and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are  5 . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are the happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a  6  between man and reality (真实). By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work  7_ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually (在精神上) and makes him liable to (易于)  8 .
9 , work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of  10 . Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a  11  finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are  12  beyond words (无法用语言表达).
From the above we can come to the conclusion  13  the more you work,  14  you will be. Let us work hard,  15  and live a happy and healthy life.
⒈ A. more healthier        B. healthier      C. weaker         D. worse
⒉ A. career women         B. the busy       C. the jobless   D. the hard-working
⒊ A. up with   B. off         C. in touch with        D. away from
⒋ A. interested       B. joyful    C. concerned   D. worried
⒌ A. busy         B. free      C. lazy      D. empty
⒍ A. river         B. gap       C. channel        D. bridge
⒎ A. means     B. stands C. equals D. matches
⒏ A. success   B. death   C. victory D. disease
⒐ A. Besides   B. Nevertheless       C. However      D. Yet
⒑ A. disappointment      B. achievement        C. regret  D. apology
⒒ A. worker    B. farmer C. writer  D. manager
⒓ A. moved     B. surprised     C. sad       D. happy
⒔ A. that         B. which   C. what    D. when
⒕ A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and healthier
C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
⒖ A. study well        B. studying well        C. study good  D. studying good

— We want someone to design the new art museum for us.

　　　　— ________ the young fellow have a try?

　　A. May　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. Shall

　　C. Will　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. Need

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　　Many people will remember the flight of the space shuttle（航天飞机）challenger，in June，1983. The achievement of Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut to fly into space，made this flight especially memorable. Students from two Camden, New Jersey, high schools, however, are probably to remember Norma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight.

　　Norma didn’t travel alone. She brought about 100 companions along with her. Norma was an ant，a queen ant who，with her subject，made up the first ant colony（群体）to travel into space. The ants were part of a science experiment designed by students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects.

　　The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip. The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened. The problem didn’t occur in space，but on the ground after challenger had landed. The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was moved. The hot，dry desert air dried out the colony’s container and the ants died from lack of moisture（水分）.

　　The project was termed success because it did provide useful information. Students will continue their efforts to pinpoint（精确找到）what went wrong. They will try to prevent the same difficulties from reoccurring on future missions. They don’t want to be discouraged either by the demise of the ants or by the $ 10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space.

51．What does the passage mainly tell us？

A．Sally Ride，America’s first woman astronaut.

B．How to keep ants alive in space.

C．How to make equipment for insects in space.

D．An experiment with ants in space.

52．According to the passage, we know that the underlined word“demise”is another word for“_____”.

A．death 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．colony

C．insect　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．moisture

53．We don’t think the project was a failure. This is because_____.

A．everything went as smoothly as expected

B．the students had pinpointed exactly the reason

C．something important had been learned

D．the students had succeeded in the experiment

54．We can conclude that ants _____ on the next space trip.

A．will have to be kept alive in a container full of water

B．will have to be sent into space with the first woman astronaut

C．should be put into a container where there is enough food

D．should be put into a container which is not too dry

B

　　China is likely to surpass the U.S. to become world’s largest online game market this year, according to a recent report by market research firm iResearch. China’s online game market generated revenue(总收入) of 20.8 billion yuan($3.04 billion) in 2008, up 52.2% over the previous year. Over 80% of the revenue came from big, multiplayer online games, with the rest generated from Web games and mobile games.

　　The overall market is expected to keep growing at an average annual rate of 20% in the coming five years. And iResearch forecasts that the Chinese online market will be worth more than 68 billion yuan by 2012, which will account for almost half of the global market by then. At present, U.S., China and Korea are the world’s top three largest online game markets, making up about 29%, 27% and 21% respectively of the global online game market, according to the report.

　　U.S. game companies derive a major part of their revenue from sales of games overseas. South Korea’s online game industry generates half of its revenue from games in its home market. In China, however, most of the money comes directly from its own game players. Negatively influenced by the global economic downturn, both the U.S. and Korea markets will see a drop in game exporting, iResearch estimates.

　　In China, the enormous base and fast growing of online gamers will further boost China’s online game industry, said the report. China is currently home to 55.5 million online game players, according to the latest stats by the China Internet Network Information Center(CNNIC). In its report, iResearch found that figures for gamers under 18 and above 40 grew at their fastest rate yet last year, though it didn’t disclose specifics.

55．The second and third paragraphs show that ________.

A．The global online game market will be worth more than 136 billion yuan in 2012.

B．China’s online game market increased by 20% in 2008.

C．China’s online game market will become 60% less in 2009.

D．US, China and Korea together account for 90% of the global online game market.

56．China’s online game industry is different from that of the US and Korea because it’s ________.

A．made up of online, Web and mobile games

B．easily affected by the global economy

C．mainly based upon its home market

D．among the three largest online game markets

57．Which of the following things is mentioned as a factor in the rapid development of China’s online game industry?

A．The rapid growth of online gamers in China.

B．A drop in game imports to China.

C．The global economic downturn.

D．The development of technology in China.

58．According to the last paragraph, which of the following is TRUE?

A．CNNC and iResearch worked together on the report.

B．Gamers under 18 were one of the age groups which grew the fastest last year.

C．At present there are 55.5 million online game providers in China.

D．The statements of CNNC and iResearch are contradictory.