Watching online open classes of US top universities has become necessary for many young Chinese who find it a shortcut to make their life more meaningful, in addition to learning knowledge and language.

Guo Lei, a native of Guangzhou, has become addicted to various open courses after she watched the online video of "Justice: What's the right thing to do."The video clip was taken during an open class taught by Michael Sandel, professor of philosophy at Harvard University.

Sandel set up a situation in which a high-speed train with a technical problem is running towards five people who are working on the current track, while there is only one worker on the adjacent (相邻的) track.He inspired students to discuss what the driver should do -- to change the direction for five lives -- which apparently will kill the other -- or to do nothing and allow five people to die.

Guo said she was immediately attracted by the topic and the discussion of the Harvard students about morality and justice.She even introduced the case to her colleagues for discussion, since Sandel did not give an answer, unlike most Chinese teachers she knew before.

The inspiring and lively teaching style of American professors refreshed Guo's impression about the traditional score-oriented Chinese educational system and prompted more Chinese to frequently search and watch open class resources of American top colleges, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California Berkeley.

On China's social networking websites, such as renren.com, kaixin001.com and sina.com, netizens have spontaneously formed many study groups to share video resources and exchange opinions.Volunteers have added English or Chinese subtitles onto the videos to help more Chinese enjoy the videos without language difficulties.

"The popularity of American open classes reflects the spirit of sharing," said Yu Xinke, Vice chancellor with the Continuous Education School of South China University of Technology.

If the train driver changes the current track , how many people will be killed?(No more than one word)

Why can Chinese have no difficulty enjoying the foreign class videos?（No more than 10 words）

Besides knowledge and language, list three other things Chinese can learn from watching such foreign online class? (No more than 15 words in total)

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What is the main idea of this passage?  (No more than 10 words)

Prison Break（《越狱》） is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show．

Having committed a crime to get into prison and broke out his innocent elder brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on television today. But what about the man behind the character?

Miller, 35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way．

Miller didn’t take a direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre or film, but in English．He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet, at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood．

Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures．“My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle．I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place，”Miller says．

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he first got to Hollywood．Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant, not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end．

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia．He starred as a thoughtful and shy man．Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination(提名) and another season of Prison Break on his resume(履历), Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood．                                               

What do you think the text is mainly about?

A. What kind of person Michael Scofield is．

B. Miller’s unusual path to fame and fortune．

C. Why Prison Break became a huge hit．

D. How special Miller is in the entertainment field．

The author thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because           ．

A. it’s difficult to tell him from others

B. he is a shy man and hard to work with

C. he always has ideas hard for people to understand

D. his family background and life experience are very special

Which of the following can best explain “pay off” in the underlined sentence?

A. to be successful and bring good results

B. to give someone all the money you owe them

C. to pay someone their wages and tell them to leave their job

D. to pay someone to keep quiet about something illegal or dishonest

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Miller succeeded in the field that he had never majored in．

B. Miller had lots of movie performance experiences when he was in college．

C. Miller’s only performance experience in university made him move to Hollywood．

D. Miller was chosen to play a role in Prison Break because he is a thoughtful and shy guy.

It is very likely that Miller will ____________.

A. pay off all his debts in the end

B. not star in another season of Prison Break

C. make greater achievements in his career

D. move to Hollywood and settle down there

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed (展现) herself as she did nowhere else.

After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate(巨头) Aristotie Onassis Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some ideas about how to live her own life .She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book ,The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography(自传)，Moonwalk.

Jaequeliner may have been hired for her name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.

1.We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline ______.

A. became fond of reading after working as an editor

B. was in charge of publishing 100 books

C. promoted her books through social relations

D. gained a lot from her career as an editor

2.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that ______.

A. Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather than as First Lady

B. Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor

C. Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady

D. Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 years

B. Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually

C. Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited

D. Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known

4.The passage is mainly ______.

A. an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editor.

B. a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences.

C. a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years.

D.an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishing

 

第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共三部分，满分55分）

第三部分写作（共三节）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的汉语意思，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限一词）。

66. Of all the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular_______________ (选择) for a wedding in some countries.                                     66._________

67. On graduation day, Frank and I were____________ (出席) at the ceremony at Yale.  67._________

68. Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ____________ (比较) with his old one. 68._________

69. I’m____________ (好奇) to know what he said.          69._________

70. I have__________ (很少) met him recently.                70._________

71. __________ (一月) is the first month of a year.                                    71._________

72. We are__________ (进行) a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.                                                                                                                        72._________

73. She asked her students to hand in their __________ (作文) on time.       73._________

74. Many students often__________ (抱怨) about their school.                74._________

75. Another problem is that the top soil is ______(逐渐地) lost.                          75._________

 

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the 21 building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that  24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone  26  achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school  27  he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was   28  by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They   29  more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “  30  seems that he never knows how difficult it is.  31  I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more  32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I   33   the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was   34  of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll   35  to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

1.A. largest  B. highest            C. earliest    

2.A. seldom     B. hardly           C. almost

3.A. enjoyed   B. needed            C. made      

4.A. while      B. though                C. if        

5.A. heart     B. hope              C. body      

6.A. by                 B. for                 C. from

7.A. as                 B. since               C. until       

8.A. pleased    B. beaten           C. moved      

9.A. used               B. spent               C. took        

10.A. Here                  B. There               C. It

11.A. However B. Sometimes          C. Then

12.A. friends       B. helpers              C. exercise

13.A. tried     B. saw              C. did        

14.A. thinking   B. talking             C. proud

15.A. point   B. go                     C. turn