(2010年湖北部分重点中学高三第一次联考)Many a writer of newspaper articles ________ to writing novels.

A．has turned                           B．have turned

C．being turned                        D．are going to turn

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(2010`安徽省巢湖、安庆部分重点中学高三第一次联考)
英语是同学们非常熟悉的学科。请你写一篇文章，内容如下：
1．阐述学英语的必要性。
2．你能采取哪些措施提高英语成绩。
注意：
词数不少于120个；
可适当发挥想象，增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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(2010`安徽省巢湖、安庆部分重点中学高三第一次联考)

英语是同学们非常熟悉的学科。请你写一篇文章，内容如下：

1．阐述学英语的必要性。

2．你能采取哪些措施提高英语成绩。

注意：

词数不少于120个；

可适当发挥想象，增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第一次联考）

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Last week，Bill Gates retired from full-tine．rime work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft．He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in nineteen seventy-five．

Mister Gates leaves Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry．Microsoft grew at a time when personal computers，or PCs，were replacing big mainframe computers as the main computing tools．He showed that huge profits could be made in software as PCs increasingly were found “on every desk and in every home．”

Early on，Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect．” That is．software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it．

Now，free Internet software threatens to replace PC-based software．Devices like “smart phones” connect people to the Internet．Google has become a 1eader in Internet Web searching and advertising．Microsoft has struggled to change with the new computer environment．Its efforts to sell music and its latest operating system，Vista，have not been big successes．And an attempt this year to buy Yahoo for over forty-seven billion dollars failed．

In the last several years，Bill Gates has slowly given control of Microsoft to others．In two thousand，he gave the job of chief executive officer to Steve Ballmer, a friend of his since their years at Harvard University．Mister Ballmer has been with Microsoft since nineteen eighty．Still，it is hard to overestimate the influence of Bill Gates on computing．He developed the business model that put the Windows operating system on about ninety percent of the world’s one billion PCs．Microsoft now has almost ninety thousand employees．

At fifty—two years old，Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world．He is worth about fifty-eight billion dollars．He remains Microsoft’s biggest shareholder．

Mister Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization,the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．The foundation is the world's largest charity with over thirty-seven billion dollars．It provides money for health,education and other projects，mostly in developing countries．

61．Bill Gates retired from full-time work in Microsoft because              ．

A．he had earned enough money

B．Google threatened Microsoft’s leading place

C．PCs were out of fashion

D．of a reason that was not mentioned

62．Which of the following statements is true about Bill Gates?

A．Bill Gates set up Microsoft on his own in 1975．

B．Bill Gates failed to buy Yahoo．

C．Bill Gates was the chief executive officer when he retired．

D．Bill Gates is the richest mall in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．

63．Microsoft grew at a time when                       ．

A．‘smart phones’ connect people to Internet

B．Vista was put into market

C．Personal Computers were on every desk and in every home

D．Computers became the main computing tools

64．Microsoft’s’ network effect’ probably means                ．

A．the more people use PCs，the more software they will buy

B．the more people use Internet，the more money Microsoft can make

C．the better product, the more value

D．the later operating system，the better software

（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第一次联考）

Attention Tim Hortons

Stainless Steel Travel Mug Owners

Lid Recall--15 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug

A fault at the cup has been recognized．The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug，and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking．Therefore，we have given an immediate lid recall notice．This recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons15 oz stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2005 and January 2006．The bootom of the mug is stamped with distributor's（经销商）name，Thermo Serv．There is no printing on the handle of the mug．

At Tim Hortons，we value out customers’ safely above anything else．So,whether your lid is leaking or not，in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons（excluding Esso Tim Hortons）．where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely．The new lids will be available February l，2006．

Please do not use your mug until you exchange the lid．

Here’s what you do：

●    Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one．

●  New lids will be available February 2,2006．

●  Return your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store．

●  Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid．

If you prefer to return the entire mug，bring it back at any time for a full repayment．

If you have any questions regarding his

recall，please contact us at：

Toll Free Number：l—888—508一77l7

8：30 a．m．~5：00 p．m．Eastern Standard Time

Tim Hortons

65．This advertisement is trying to            ．

A．introduce a new type of mugs

B．persuade people to buy a new steel mug lid

C．inform people of exchanging a lid

D．warn against the danger of using the faulty mug

66．The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who             ．

A．often travel around                                      B．have 15 oz Stainless mugs

C．want to buy 1 5 oz Stainless mugs                D．are selling the Tim Hortons mugs

67．Your lid will be exchanged for a new one          ．

A．if the distributor’s name is on the handle of the mug

B．if you go to the nearest Esso Tim Hortons

C．if you bought the mug in February 2006

D．if your lid is not leaking

68．According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．People should stop using the Tim Hortons15 oz stainless steel travel mug immediately．

B．People can return the lid between October 2005 and January 2006．

C．People can get the money back if they return the faulty mug．

D．Tim Hortons does its duty to care about the customers’safety．