Four out of five parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook, according to a study.

    Eighty percent believe social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have the ability to take over their children’s lives. One in three parents, meanwhile, believe the Internet has the power to ‘rewire’ brains(“改装”大脑)without a person’s knowledge and think their children are in danger from the web.

    The extraordinary findings come from a poll of 1, 000 parents carried out by the Nominet Trust, an organization that promoted Internet projects which address social disadvantages.

    However, Nominet said their findings fly in the face of neurological(神经学上的) evidence. The Trust worked with neuroscience and education expert Dr Paul Howard Jones, who analysed researches on the Internet and society. The report—The Impact of Digital Technologies on Human Well-being—concluded that there is no neurological evidence to suggest that the Internet is more effective at ‘rewiring’ our brains than other environmental influences. It also found that the Internet is a valuable learning resource and all forms of learning cause changes within the brain.

    There have been reports that the use of the Internet with its vast resources of information is changing the way people think and affecting their ability to concentrate. But Nominet said that’s scare-mongering（危言耸听）and the misinformation about the Internet use can potentially deny（否定）its benefits to people, in particular parents who are worried about the effects on their children’s development.

    The report also found that social networking sites, in themselves, are not a special source of risk to children, and are generally beneficial as they support existing friendships. In addition, playing action video games can improve some visual processes and motor response skills, while computer-based activity provides mental stimulation, and can help slow rates of cognitive decline.

59. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Four in five parents fear their children will become Facebook addicts

B. Social networking sites make people more social

C. More and more children will become addicted to Facebook

D. The Internet has the power to ‘rewire’ brains

60. What does the underlined phrase “fly in the face of” in Paragraph four probably mean?

A. go against

B. have a lot in common with

C. be similar to

D. have something to do with

61. We can infer from the passage that________ .

A. social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will rewire children’s brains

B. Dr. Paul Howard Jones is a member of the Nominet Trust.

C. Dr. Paul Howard Jones thinks the Internet is useful and beneficial.

D. the study surveyed a poll of 1, 000 children.

62. According to the passage, the study carried by the Nominet Trust showed that______ .

A. one in three parents believe Facebook has the ability to take over their children’s lives

B. the Internet is more effective at ‘rewiring’ our brains than other environmental influences

C. four out of five parents think their children are in danger from the web

D. eighty percent of parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook

Four out of five parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook,  according to a study.

Eighty percent believe social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have the ability to take over their children’s lives. One in three parents,  meanwhile,  believe the Internet has the power to “rewire” brains(“改装”大脑)without a person’s knowledge and think their children are in danger of the web.

The extraordinary findings come from a poll of 1, 000 parents carried out by the Nominet Trust,  an organization that promoted Internet projects which address social disadvantages.

However,  Nominet said their findings fly in the face of neurological(神经学上的) evidence. The Trust worked with neuroscience and education expert Dr.  Paul Howard Jones,  who analysed researches on the Internet and society. The report—The Impact of Digital Technologies on Human Well-being—concluded that there is no neurological evidence to suggest that the Internet is more effective at “rewiring” our brains than other environmental influences. It also found that the Internet is a valuable learning resource and all forms of learning cause changes within the brain.

There have been reports that the use of the Internet with its vast resources of information is changing the way people think and affecting their ability to concentrate. But Nominet said that’s scaremongering（危言耸听）and the misinformation about the Internet use can potentially deny（否定）its benefits to people,  in particular parents who are worried about the effects on their children’s development.

The report also found that social networking sites,  in themselves,  are not a special source of risk to children,  and are generally beneficial as they support existing friendships. In addition,  playing action video games can improve some visual processing and motor response skills,  while computer-based activity provides mental stimulation,  and can help slow rates of cognitive decline.

61. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Four in five parents fear their children will become Facebook addicts.

B. Social networking sites make people more sociable.

C. More and more children will become addicted to Facebook.

D. The Internet has the power to “rewiring” brains.

62. What does the underlined phrase “fly in the face of” in Paragraph four probably mean?

A. Go against.

B. Have a lot in common with.

C. Be similar to.

D. Have something to do with.

63. We can infer from the passage that_______ .

A. social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter will rewire children’s brains

B. Dr.  Paul Howard Jones is a member of the Nominet Trust

C. Dr.  Paul Howard Jones thinks the Internet is useful and beneficial

D. the study surveyed a poll of 1, 000 children

64. According to the passage,  the study carried by the Nominet Trust showed that_______ .

A. one in three parents believes Facebook has the ability to take over their children’s lives

B. the Internet is more effective at “rewiring” our brains than other environmental influences

C. four out of five parents think their children are in danger of the web

D. eighty percent of parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook

65. The last paragraph mainly tells people_______ .

A. playing action video games can improve some visual processing and motor response skills

B. the Internet,  in itself,  is not a danger to children but generally beneficial

C. social networking sites,  in themselves,  support existing friendships

D. computer-based activity provides mental stimulation,  and can help slow rates of cognitive decline

最近，你校有人建议高薪聘请外教担任英语教师，作为经济条件一般的中学，此事在你校引起了争议。现在，请根据下表提示写篇英语短文，介绍讨论情况并发表你的观点。

赞成方意见	反对方意见
1．可提升学生口语和听力能力 2．可促进学校对外交流并提高英语教学水平	1．不能和他校盲目攀比 2．所需经费可用于支付贫困生

注意：

1．词数：100左右，短文的开头已为你写出（不计入总词数）

2．不能逐字翻译，但可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3．参考词汇：

促进 promote v.  和……攀比 vive with v.

Recently, we’ve had a heated argument about the suggestion that our school should employ a foreign teacher to teach English. Some of us think                                         

China in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. In 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang’e-I went into orbit (轨道) around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did the country’s first spacewalk.
These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the People’s Republic of China. This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98.
Once called “the father of our space industry”, Qian began working on China’s missile and space technology in 1956, when China had little technology. When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could.
His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子弹) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.
Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology. During World WarⅡ, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (军队) began using in the 1940s. He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai.
“I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, ” Qian told reporters before sailing for China in 1955. The great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise.
【小题1】 What is the article mainly about?

A．It gives a short history of Chinese missile and space programs.

B．It is about how Qian contributed to the Chinese space program.

C．It lists important events that Qian experienced.

D．It is a brief introduction to Qian, a famous Chinese scientist.

【小题2】. Which statement about Qian is TRUE?

A．He was born in China and brought up in America.

B．He went to America for further study after graduation from university.

C．He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.

D．He had worked on missiles in the US military before coming back to China.

【小题3】Qian was personally involved in many historic events in China EXCEPT       .

A．the first spacewalk	B．the first man-made satellite
C．the development of missiles	D．the explosion of an atomic bomb

【小题4】 From the article, we can conclude that       .

A．the US military had hoped to take full advantage of Qian’s talent

B．Qian had an important position in the US military in the 1940s

C．when World War broke out, Qian was studying at Shanghai Jiaotong University

D．it was not easy to get Qian back from the US