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  1．词数：120―150。

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    3．开头已给出，但不计人总词数。

参考词汇：课改：curriculum reform

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6、      In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a .comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don't have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kin& Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need to do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.

     Television, it is often said, ______  of current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one's sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger: The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actually begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn't it?

There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society.

76. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words. )

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Television provides so many that you need not take any trouble to see everything by yourself.

78. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )

79. Does television bring us good or bad? What will you do with television as a student?

    (Please answer within 30 words. )

 80. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

5、     Ever driven into a traffic jam just after the guy on the radio said the road was all clear? Or prepared yourself for the crowdedness he warned about only to zip right through?

     A large number of private companies say they have the one thing that can ease such frustrations: better information.

     Now one of those companies, SpeedInfo Inc., has fixed 50 solar--powered, wireless radar sensors along main roads in the District of Columbia that take readings of average traffic speeds twice a minute in both directions.

     The company says the sensors provide a far more accurate picture of road conditions than can be collected from helicopters or highway patrol alerts.

     In a business model that SpeedInfo hopes will develope around the country, the San Jose, California--based company is letting the city use the data for traffic planning free of charge, in exchange for access to the side of the road. Speedlnfo plans to sell the information to paying customers, including broadcasters and companies that provide information for in--car navigation equipment.

The problem with traditional traffic reports is that in most of the country, they rely on highway patrol accident reports that come 30 to 40 minutes late and a few helicopters that get into the sky during rush hour, SpeedInfo Chief Executive Doug Finlay said.

      "Chopper Bill gets in the sky and says, 'Oh, I'm looking at the road and the cars are going slow, "' Finlay said. "Chopper Bill is the best data you got."

     Tim Lomax, a researcher at the Texas Transportation Institute, said a recent increase of high--tech traffic data systems is good for drivers.

      "Even if it doesn't get rid of traffic crowdedness, they at least give people an idea of what sort of choices they're facing and more control over their destiny, which is part of the frustrating element of traffic crowdedness," Lomax said.

71. The author uses two questions at the beginning of the passage for the purpose of____________

    A. expecting the readers' reply               B. gathering readers' information

    C. asking the readers' for help                D. introducing the theme

72. SpeedIn{o Inc. has fixed radar sensors in Columbia____________

    A. to provide more accurate road conditions quickly

    B. to have a better idea of passers--byes privacy

    C. to protect the capital from being attacked

    D. to keep an eye on helicopters or highways

73. According to Tim Lomax, ____________

    A. the high--tech traffic data systems is of little use for traffic jam

    B. the Solar--powered sensors can get rid of all traffic problems

    C. the system can cause drivers to be more aware of road conditions

    D. the facilities can change a person's fortune in the near future

74. All the following are true EXCEPT that____________

    A. the city of Washington uses the data for traffic planning for free

    B. broadcasters and companies get the information without pay

    C. highway patrol accident reports often come 30 to 40 minutes late

    D. Finlay tries to persuade people to use their collected data

75. The passage is mainly concerned with____________

    A. solar--powered sensors that provide traffic data

    B. Speedlnfo Inc. that produces radar sensors

    C. a business model that will develope around U. S

   D. the problem that traditional traffic reports ever have

4、     Connecticut College senior Paul Dryden has known for years that he'd have lots of competition for an entry--level promotions job in New York's music industry. So in a bid to get an advantage last summer, he invented a job for himself.

     The job, as an intern(实习生) in Universal MusiCs Buenos Aires office, had never existed before Dryden proposed it. Yet because he was willing to work without pay, he got his foot in the door and was soon translating interviews with American rock stars for his boss, who didn't speak English.

     "In the U.S., lye done a lot of internships where interns do all the busywork -- copying, stapling, the boring stuff," Dryden says. "But in this position (in Argentina), I felt very valuable to the company."

     International internships have been around since the 1950s, but they've become much more popular lately. Over the past three years, colleges have on average seen a 6% increase in the number of students doing international internships, according to a 39--college survey in March by the National Society for Experiential Education, an association of campus internship organizers. And the Institute for the International Education of Students says 25% of its 5, 000 annual study--abroad participants now do an internship component, up from 17% in the 1980s and 21% in the 1990s.

National data aren't available on the total number of students doing internships overseas, but career--planning experts say such experience is an increasingly popular way to get" resume radiance(闪光点)." Because 84 % of college students say they'll do at least one internship before graduating, many now aim to distinguish themselves with experience tailored to a global economy.

66. The best title for this passage may probably be_________

    A. Dryden Proposes a New Career

    B. Students Get" Résumé Radiance"

    C. International Internships Promote Students

    D. Graduates Face More Severe Challenge

67. Paul Dryden did internship job to___________

    A. make his spare time more colourful

    B. bring himself to the public attention

    C. earn more money for his education fees

    D. gain more experience in finding a better job

68. International internships, according to Dryden, ___________

    A. have nothing to do with the companies

    B. were more popular among college students

    C. are more useful to enrich the students' experiences

    D. mean merely a series of busywork to deal with

69. More and more students tend to choose International internships because___________

    A. they can be better--equipped for the future careers

    B. they are unwilling to study their lessons in colleges

    C. doing internships overseas is a part of their courses

    D. doing internships overseas helps to establish friendship

70. The underlined word "tailored" in the last paragraph probably means___________

    A. changed           B. made              C. matched           D. adapted

3、     A 17--year--old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph (声谱仪) that recognizes the "fingerprints" of different molecules(分子).

Mary Master man, a senior at West Moore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

     More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the competition, which is in its 66th year.

      Spectrographs, which measure  wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing equipment to look for explosives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its powders.

      They can cost as much as $100,000, but Masterman's invention--made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera--cost less than $1,000, Intel said.

      Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett during a banquet Tuesday night in Washington.

      "It was a complete surprise," Masterman said. "I wasn't expecting it."

      Masterman said she has been interested in science ever since she was little. She couldn't remember ever not being interested. She credits her parents with encouraging her.

      She said she has not decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist.

      Among the former winners of the competitions top award are six Nobel Laureates(佩戴桂冠的人), three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists.

      "You're not only dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but you're dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking--edge research in total," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "It's really something that's hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even achieve this level of capability at such a young age."

61. What is probably the best title for the passage?

    A. Senior challenges Nobel prize.

    B. Masterman invents a sensing equipment.

    C. Teen wins $100,000 science scholarship.

    D. Spectrograph recognizes the "fingerprints".

62. According to the passage, Masterman received the honor because

    A. the spectrograph she invents can be used to look for drugs

    B. Masterman’s invention is made of lenses, a laser, and a camera

    C. Masterman has shown great interest in science since she was young.

    D. the spectrograph she invents costs much less as well as its high quality

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. The competition attracts national talents to attend

    B. Masterman was sure to win before the contest.

    C. Intel Science Talent Search is held every year.

    D. Spectrographs can be widely used in many fields.

64. The underlined sentence in the 8th paragraph probably means

    A. belives in her parents for encouraging her

    B. she likes her parents' way of encouragement

    C. she thinks her parents' encouragement was trustful.

    D. she owes her success’s to her parents' encouragement

65. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that

    A. It's unreasonable for a teen to win the honor

    B. Mary's achievement was unusual and unexpected

    C. Mary defeated twenty--one top scientists in the world

    D. 40 seniors took part in the final section of the competition.

2、      Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa. He from a very early age has been looking after cattle.  At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of you. However, he has never been to school. Has this boy ever had any education?

     Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us -- our parents, brothers, sisters, friends -- are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone we meet. We start learning on the day we are born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a bird's nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didn't

like before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them with other people.

      Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as much as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooking doesn't tell you if you are good at it.

We learn so much just living from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can' t do everything for themselves. At school, teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.

56. The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that___________

    A. African children are very poor             B. some children are unlucky

    C. education takes many ways                D. schools are of great importance

57. In the eyes of the writer___________

    A. we have to learn from the people around us  B. school is not important at all

    C. only the people caring for us can teach us    D. education takes place everywhere

58. One can find out what he is good at by___________

    A. the encouragement of people around       B. the teachings of those he or she meets

    C. thinking of it when growing up              D. trying and practicing it

59. How does the writer look at the role of school___________

    A. School is not so important as our living places.

    B. School enables us to understand the world in other ways.

    C. School teaches us something useless at home.

    D. School cannot prepare us for our daily lives.

60. The passage tells us that___________

    A. everyone gets education from the day he or she is born

    B. different education trains different classes of people

    C. school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world

    D. everyone will find out what he or she is good at

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     After my brother's serious heart attack, he lay in a coma(昏迷) in the hospital. Tubes and wires   36   him up to machines that kept him alive. The only sound in his room was the    37   whoosh(呼呼声) of the pump forcing air into his lungs. My sister--in--law stood by,    38   

As a minister I had been with families in similar   39   . I had searched for the right   40  , a phrase of hope, trying to   41   them. But this was a new   42  

During these difficult days, my sister-- in-- law and I were   43   between hope and resignation. We   44   every visitor. We were grateful for their stories of people who had    45   comas and return to   46   . We listened when they talked knowledgeably about the stages of grief. We knew they cared. But many visitors came   47   the door talking, and kept talking. Was that how I had dealt with my nervousness when I didn't know  48   to say?

      Then a/n   49   friend came to visit. He stood with us around the bed, looking at my brother's body. There was a long silence. Suddenly   50   with emotion, he said, "I'm sorry." There was another long pause.   51   , he hugged my sister--in--law and then turned to shake my hand. He held it a   52   longer than necessary and squeezed a little harder than   53  . As he looked at me, tears came to his eyes. And then he left. One week later, my brother died.

     Years   54   passed and I still remember that visitor. I do not recall his name, but I'll never forget how he shared our grief, quietly and   55   and without awkwardness. His few words spoke volumes.

36、An average of 130,000 Chinese ____ abroad for studies every year over the past few years, improving exchanges in the educational fields.

     A. was going                                       B. have been going  

     C. has been going                                 D. are going

35、She’s hoping to be out of hospital_______ to celebrate her birthday at home.

   A. at a time     B. at times     C. at one time    D. in time