阅读理解

　　Doctors have known for some times that video games(屏幕式电子游戏) can cause epileptic seizures(羊痫风) to happen. Now parents of children who have suffered the disease have brought in lawsuits(打官司) in U. S. and Britain, and asked for investigation (调查) of the games' possible harm to health. As a result, Nintendo Co. of Kyoto, Japan, the world's largest video-game maker, has decided to put warnings on the it sells. The warnings state that playing the games for a lag time may be bad for health and advise users who suffer epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness (知觉) to see a doctor. The company says that it is studying the possibility of producing game software(软件) without flashing lights if these lights are shown to be bad for the health of players.

1．Doctors ________.

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A．advise children not to play video any longer

B．say that playing video games can cause the player to suffer epileptic seizures

C．suggest that no more video should be produced

D．think video can improve by using game software without flashing lights

2．________, the Japanese video-game company decided to put warnings on its products.

[　　]

A．Seeing the games may be bad for health

B．Having paid a great deal to those who have suffered epileptic seizures

C．Persuaded by doctors

D．Afraid of entering lawsuits in America and Britain

3．The warning ________.

[　　]

A．say video games can cause epileptic seizures to happen B. say epileptic seizures sufferers would lose consciousness while playing the games

C．advise users not to play video games long

D．say the company has produced game software without flashing

4．The Japanese video games company ________.

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A．has decided to produce game software without flashing lights

B．is trying to find out if flashing lights are bad for the health of the players

C．doesn't think the flashing lights are bad for the health of players

D．says it is trying hard to improve its products to reduce the games' possible harm to health

5．The writers tend to think ________.

[　　]

A．the parents should not have brought in lawsuits

B．flashing lights can't cause epileptic seizures to happen

C．it's not use putting warning on video

D．the doctors' conclusion is right

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Upon reaching an appropriate age, usually between 18 and 21 years, children are encouraged, but not forced, to “leave the nest” and begin an independent life. After children leave home they often find social relationships and financial support outside the family. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do children usually ask permission of their parents to get married, Romantic love is most often the basis for marriage in the United States; young adults meet their future spousesthrough other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions, Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.

　　In many families, parents feel that children should make major life decisions by themselves. A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another career. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to assert their independence. A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his autonomy in his father’s workplace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is no exception in the American family Coexisting with such love in the American family are cultural values of self – reliance and independence.

1．The writer discusses the marriage of young adults in order to show         .

         A．they choose their spouses according to their own wishes only

         B．they want to win the permission of their parents

         C．they have a strong desire to become independent

         D．they want to challenge the authority of their parents

2．Most young adults in the U.S. get married for the sake of __    __.

　　A．love　　             B．financial concern

　　C．their parents　　               D．family background

3．Based on the passage, it can be assumed that ______.

         A．American young adults are likely to follow the suit of their parents

         B．most American people never make major decisions for their children

         C．American young adults posses cultural values of independence

         D．once a young person steps into his twenties, he will leave his home permanently

4．A son is unwilling to work in his father’s business mainly because           .

         A．he wishes to make full use of what he has learnt in school

         B．he wants to prove his independence

         C．he wishes to do the opposite of what his parents approve of

         D．he wants to show his love for his parents

　　Full-time university students spend all their time studying. They don’t do other work. Their course usually lasts for three or four years. Medical students have to follow a course lasting for six or seven years. Then they graduate as doctor. In Britain, full-time university students have three terms of about ten weeks in each year. During these terms they go to lectures or they study by themselves. Their vacations are long, but of course they can use them to study at home.

　　Some universities, like Oxford and Cambridge in England, are residential. This means that during the university terms the students live in universities.

　　Other universities are non-residential. Some of the students at these universities can live in a university hotel, but many live at home or in lodgings and have to travel daily to their lectures. Large cities often have universities of this kind, sometimes the students have to spend a lot of time on their journeys.

　　Full-time students are also called internal students, because they spend all their times at universities. There are also external students who cannot attend the university full-time but who are studying for its examinations. They are part-time students. They have to do other work during the day, usually to earn their living, and they study in the evening.

　　External students are often older than full-time internal students. Sometimes they can attend lectures in the evening, but many of them have to study by correspondence(函授).they write at home the work that is set by their tutors(指导教师).Then have to pass their work to their tutors post corrections and advice back to them.

　　In some countries,” Universities of the Air” can now help students to receive degrees. After special lectures on radio or television, these students have to send set work for correction by correspondence .However, for a few weeks each year they can attend special vacation course at universities.

60. _____ have to study at university for six or seven years.

A. All the students      B. Medical students    C. Full-time students    D. Part-time students

61.Medical students all become doctors _____.

A. when they graduate

B. before they graduate

C. after they work in the hospital for six or seven years

D. while they are studying at universities

62.The residential students are those who _____.

A. live at home

B. go to school every day

C. live in a university

D. have to do other work

63.The part-time students _____.

A. work for a living in the daytime and study in the evening

B. are internal students

C. are residential students

D. have to attend lectures during the day

The aims of the Illustrators’(插图画家的)Exhibition, staged as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, organized by BolognaFiere and held from 23to 26 December 2011,are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to promote illustrators and their works among publishers.

　　QUALIFICATIONS

?Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st December 1992, whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books, are qualified to enter the Exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools.

?Please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the Fiction or Nonfiction Category．Illustrators may only enter one category.

　　?Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered.

?The confirmation(确认)form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then presented together with illustrations no later than 15 October 2011.

　　SHIPMENT

Entries may be delivered by post, express delivery service or by hand．From abroad, please use the following forms: Form “A” for registered mail or post by air; Form “B” if using an international forwarding agent or airline．To avoid delays, material should not be sent by normal post．Material should be sent “carriage paid”, including any customs and delivery costs.

BolognaFiere may not be held responsible for the non-arrival or late arrival of artwork．all published works must be accompanied by a declaration bearing the ISBN number, publisher’s name and address.

　　REQUIREMENTS

　　The illustrations(i.e. the size of the sheet)must not exceed(超过) the following dimensions:

　　Fiction: 32×42 cm (or 42 × 32 cm)

　　Non-fiction: 50 ×70 cm (70 × 50cm)

Illustrations in larger formats will not be considered, nor will they be returned by BolognaFiere．The illustrations must be on paper or flexible board, maximum thickness 2mm ( for scanner separation purposes).

SELECTION PROCESS

All artwork received by the stated deadline and meeting the specified requirements will be examined and selected by an international group (whose decision is final), including five members (from publishing house and art schools) appointed each year by BolognaFiere.

　　EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

After the Bologna event, the Illustrators Exhibition will travel to Japan under the supervision of JBBY. The Illustrators Exhibition may afterwards be transferred to other venues(场馆) in other countries. The exhibitions of illustrations held abroad follow the same rules and regulations as the Illustrators Exhibition, and the provisions (条款) of the regulations are extended to the organizers of the exhibitions held abroad.

　　RETURN OF ARTWORK

All the works will be returned to their owners by BolognaFiere or directly by the organizers of the exhibitions and held abroad by the end of July 2013.

1.Which of the following of the Illustrators’ Exhibition is true?

A. It will last five days in all in July every other year.

B. It is intended for college students who are good at painting.

C. It is held by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in BolognaFiere.

D. It can strengthen the relationship between illustrators and publishers.

2.The illustrators of the Illustrators Exhibition __________．

A. should be at least 16 and no more than 25

B. may re-enter their artwork after it is returned

C. should state the category of their artwork clearly

D. may choose to attach a photo to the application form

3.Which of the following is unacceptable for delivering entries?

A. Normal post????????????? B. Airline post????????????? C. Registered mail????????????? D. Express delivery

4.What is BolognaFiere responsible for?

A. Paying for the delivery costs ????????????? B. Late arrival of artwork

C. Confirmation of ISBN number ????????????? D. Returning the illustrators’ works

5.The illustrators’ works will not be considered if they ????? .

A. are received after the day of 15 October 2011

B. are smaller than the required size

C. have already been published abroad before

D. don’t meet the demands of the international experts

B
It is natural that children are curious about the world around them. For example, they want to know how their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty.
　　As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky. Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars. And when they are adults, their curiosity continues. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career (生涯、职业) in science.
　　Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world．Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e. g. physics, chemistry .
　　These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world．For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats sixty-five or seventy-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump (泵) that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The muscles need oxygen, too . So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.
　　Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.
　　We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.
45．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
　  A．People are curious in the same way.
　  B．People in different countries are interested in different things.
　  C．Men and women are curious about different things.
　  D．People of different ages are interested in different things
46．Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____.
A．the earth , the oceans and the sky          B．man-made things
C．plants and animals                               D．ocean water
47．When you run, your muscles need ____.
A．more nutrition and oxygen    B．more signals    C．more salt   D．water
48．A rock cracks _____.
A．in wet regions                                     B．in dry regions
C．at very high or very low temperatures               D．when salty water falls in