Now more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. Here is a page from an Internet Forum (论坛). Some people are discussing who is a better singer.

Internet Forum

Writer	Time	Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung?
Lucy	1-17-2012 2:45 p.m.	Some people say Jacky Cheung is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy Lau is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so hard to believe, I almost cried! OK, I did cry. That’s because Andy Lau is so handsome!
Anita	1-17-2012 4:38 p.m.	I don’t agree at all. Andy Lau sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. However, Jacky Cheung’s is different from others’, and his songs are so romantic!
Tom	1-17-2012 8:55 p.m.	I think they are about the same. But Jacky Cheung is really a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. I love that movie!
Peter	1-18-2012 10:17 a.m.	I also think Jacky Cheung is a better singer, I prefer his Cantonese(粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language.
Anita	1-18-2012 12:47 p.m.	I agree. Jacky Cheung’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin(普通话) songs though I still like all his songs.

 

1.Who likes Andy Lau best?

A．Lucy             B．Anita             C．Tom              D．Peter

2.Who think(s) Jacky Cheung a better singer ?

A．Anita             B．Peter             C．Tom              D．Anita and Peter

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nobody likes Jacky Cheung’s movies.

B．Jacky Cheung is a good singer and actor.

C．Lucy has never seen an Andy Lau’s concert.

D．Anita thinks Andy Lau’s voice is more special than Jacky Cheung’s.

 

The rapid growth of Smartphones and electronic tablets（平板电脑）is making the Internet favourite for Americans reading news, a report said.
News consumption online increased 17% last year from the year before. Television news, newspapers, radio and magazines all lost audience last year. For the first time, the number of people who get news online at least three times a week is larger than the number of people who get news from the newspapers. TV news has been the most popular since the 1960s. It has replaced the afternoon newspapers. But now the online news seems to be more popular than the TV news.
People are used to having the Internet available on phones or small tablets. In December, 2010, 41% of Americans said they got most of their news on the Internet, more than double the 17% who said that a year earlier, the report said. In January, 2011, 7% of Americans owned electronic tablets, nearly double what it was three months earlier. It was the fastest-growing new digital technology, ahead of mobile phones when they were introduced. The online ad income was expected to surpass（超过）print newspaper ad income for the first time in 2010.
The news business used to be the intermediary（中介）. You needed newspapers and TV stations to reach your customers. In this age of the computer, it’s the software developers that you need.
【小题1】Americans like getting news from ________ best today.

A．TV news

B．the Internet

C．newspapers

D．radios

【小题2】About ________ % of Americans got most of their news on the Internet in 2009.

A．7

B．17

C．24

D．51

【小题3】Which of the following media has more readers?
① TV news        ② the Internet        ③ the afternoon newspapers

A．①>②>③

B．②>①>③

C．③>①>②

D．③>②>①

【小题4】About 3.5% of Americans had electronic tablets in ________.

A．October, 2010

B．December, 2010

C．February, 2011

D．March, 2011

【小题5】The news business depends on ________ today.

A．the reporters

B．the readers

C．the newspaper sellers

D．the software developers

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others？Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!
Jason , 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish , 16
I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
【小题1】What does Alice plan to work for others in summer？

A．To sleep under the moon and stars.

B．To breathe the clean mountain air.

C．To help build hiking paths in the mountains.

D．To spend the whole summer living in a forest.

【小题2】The writer’s idea in this passage is ______.

A．school students should do some hiking in summer.

B．it’s good to do something good for others in vacation.

C．helping children to choose and read books is a good way.

D．breathing clean mountain air is good for health.

【小题3】Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage？

A．Reading for Life

B．A Special House Program

C．The Forest Centre

D．Young American Volunteers

情景交际（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

A: Hello! (51) ___________ Who’s that?

B: Hi, Tony. This is Daming’s friend, Sam. (52) ______

A: (53)______ please. Sorry, he isn’t here right now. Can I take a message?

B: Yes. He told me to meet Sally at the airport, but I don’t know when she’ll arrive.

A: (54) ______ what’s your telephone number?

B: My telephone number is 5160332.

A: OK. I’ll tell him to call you back when he comes back.

B: (55) ____________Bye!

A: It’s my pleasure. Bye!

A. May I speak to Daming? B. What should I do? C. By the way, D. This is Tony speaking. E. What’s wrong with you? F. Thank you very much. G. Hold the line,

 

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to  16   more beautiful and he healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was   17  for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝)  18  clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed a special chair  19  was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated  20  sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people   21  treat me differently because I’m big. I can’t enjoy  22  with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her  23  . They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to  24  .

But now things   25  quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School  26  Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat. Lisa   27  and practiced a lot.

Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did  28  well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “  29  ” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

Now Lisa doesn’t worry  30   being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”

1.A. see            B. watch               C. notice           D. look

2.A. easy           B. difficult             C. wrong           D. right

3.A. making         B. makes              C. make            D. to make

4.A. who           B. what                C. which           D. whose

5.A. her            B. him                 C. me             D. you

6.A. can           B. may                C. should            D. must

7.A. having dinner   B. to have dinner        C. doing sports       D. to do sports

8.A. however       B. instead              C. though           D. either

9.A. nobody        B. someone            C. anyone           D. everyone

10.A. was           B. is                  C. were             D. are

11.A. Sports         B. Art                 C. Science          D. Environment

12.A. agreed         B. disagreed            C. refused           D. allowed

13.A. very           B. too                 C. such             D. so

14.A. Sorry          B. Good luck           Congratulations       D. Good-bye

15.A. with           B. about               C. in               D. for