Once in your school life，you may have kept a diary．But did it ever develop into a（n） 1 that you continue?

Wang Yi，18，at Yuming High School in Dalian，has kept a diary since her Junior 1 year．Recently，she has had a book 2 ，titled Green Apple Is the Subject，which is a 3 of 225 essays and poems．“The teenage ages are the most important 4 of a person’s life．These journals offer me a window for 5 my thoughts and impulses（沖動）on my voyage of 6 ，” said the Senior 3 student．

The book contains a wide range of 7 ，which will bring back 8 memories of your school days．Some passages 9 to small matters，such as how to 10 with her friends，teachers，classes and family．Others include 11 of Anderson’s fairytales and historical figures like Wang Zhaojun from 2,000 years ago．

Like many other teenagers，Wang Yi was 12 to keep a diary by her teacher．At first，she got 13  it because every day was such a routine，and she had to 14 to find something to write about．However，she had to finish lots of homework，so Wang learned to 15 the world around her，including a nice flower and bright sunshine．

In Senior 1，her teacher asked the class to 16 some beautifully written articles by the graduates in the college entrance examination．“It 17 a lot．As time went by，their languages became yours with your own 18 ，”she said．

 19  today，with lots of school work as the college entrance examination is 20 ，Wang continues her writing habit．

1．A．way                   B．habit                C．custom               D．tendency

2．A．gathered               B．reviewed             C．published            D．pressed

3．A．selection               B．section               C．contribution        D．direction

4．A．role                      B．course                C．set                     D．period

5．A．rewriting              B．reciting               C．regaining            D．rebuilding

6．A．speeding up          B．1ifting up            C．building up          D．growing up

7．A．titles                    B．topics                 C．ideas                  D．talks

8．A．similar                  B．popular               C．ordinary             D．different

9．A．happen                 B．belong                C．relate                  D．connect

10．A．do                      B．deal                    C．fight                   D．1ive

11．A．points                  B．cases                  C．opinions             D．chances

12．A．expected             B．supposed            C．forced                D．required

13．A．interested in         B．tired of               C．good at               D．fond of

14．A．struggle              B．fail                     C．decide                D．hesitate

16．A．realize                B．modernize           C．recognize            D．memorize

17．A．helps                  B．does                   C．manages             D．takes

18．A．languages           B．experiences         C．writings              D．a(chǎn)bilities

19．A．Still                    B．Yet                     C．Even                  D．Since

20．A．drawing              B．going                  C．getting                D．coming

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.

It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

1.The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

2.We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

3.According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

4.What is implied in the passage?

Books are not Nadia Konyk's thing. Her mother brings them home from the library, but Nadia rarely shows interest. Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to the Internet. She regularly spends at least six hours a day in front of the computer, spending most of her time reading and commenting on stories written by other users. Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a change.
As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.
Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read and write. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers with text.
Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading one book. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points of view."
Some literacy experts say that reading itself should be redefined. Interpreting videos or pictures, they say, may be as important a skill as analyzing a novel or a poem. "Kids are using sound and images so they have a world of ideas to put together," said Donna Alvermann, a professor of literacy education at the University of Georgia. "Books aren't out of the picture, but they're only one way of experiencing information in the world today."
Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component（軟件）. The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburden schools.
【小題1】Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

A．She does reading mainly through electronic media.

B．Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.

C．She has become addicted to playing games on the web.

D．Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

A．Exactly forty-two hours

B．Usually fifty hours

C．More than forty hours

D．At most thirty-six hours

A．To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.

B．To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.

C．Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.

D．People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.

 It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

       A. city                  B. street                       C. store                        D. man

We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

       A. his daughter should have received a gift

       B. people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

       C. people in India should welcome Western culture

       D. his daughter should know more about capitalism

According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

       A. lucky                B. angry                       C. excited                     D. sad

What is implied in the passage?

       A. The writer now has a boyfriend.

       B. The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.

       C. The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.

       D. The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.
The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.
It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.
【小題1】The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

Books are not Nadia Konyk's thing. Her mother brings them home from the library, but Nadia rarely shows interest. Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to the Internet. She regularly spends at least six hours a day in front of the computer, spending most of her time reading and commenting on stories written by other users. Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a change.

As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.

Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read and write. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers with text.

Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading one book. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points of view."

Some literacy experts say that reading itself should be redefined. Interpreting videos or pictures, they say, may be as important a skill as analyzing a novel or a poem. "Kids are using sound and images so they have a world of ideas to put together," said Donna Alvermann, a professor of literacy education at the University of Georgia. "Books aren't out of the picture, but they're only one way of experiencing information in the world today."

Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component（軟件）. The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburden schools.

1.Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

       A. She does reading mainly through electronic media.

       B. Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.

       C. She has become addicted to playing games on the web.

       D. Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

2.How many hours does Nadia spend in front of the computer in a week?

       A. Exactly forty-two hours                      B. Usually fifty hours

       C. More than forty hours                            D. At most thirty-six hours

3.Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

       A. To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.

       B. To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.

       C. Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.

       D. People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

4.Why did the US refuse to participate in the tests with an added electronic reading component?       It is because ______.

       A. the teachers and students considered it useless

       B. such a test would give schools more extra work

       C. they thought reading was the only way to get information

       D. none of them showed interest in such an additional test

Books are not Nadia Konyk's thing. Her mother brings them home from the library, but Nadia rarely shows interest. Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to the Internet. She regularly spends at least six hours a day in front of the computer, spending most of her time reading and commenting on stories written by other users. Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a change.

As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.

Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read and write. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers with text.

Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading one book. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points of view."

Some literacy experts say that reading itself should be redefined. Interpreting videos or pictures, they say, may be as important a skill as analyzing a novel or a poem. "Kids are using sound and images so they have a world of ideas to put together," said Donna Alvermann, a professor of literacy education at the University of Georgia. "Books aren't out of the picture, but they're only one way of experiencing information in the world today."

Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component（軟件）. The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburden schools.

Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

       A. She does reading mainly through electronic media.

       B. Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.

       C. She has become addicted to playing games on the web.

       D. Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

How many hours does Nadia spend in front of the computer in a week?

       A. Exactly forty-two hours                      B. Usually fifty hours

       C. More than forty hours                           D. At most thirty-six hours

Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

       A. To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.

       B. To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.

       C. Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.

       D. People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

Why did the US refuse to participate in the tests with an added electronic reading component?       It is because ______.

       A. the teachers and students considered it useless

       B. such a test would give schools more extra work

       C. they thought reading was the only way to get information

       D. none of them showed interest in such an additional test

      Bobks are not Nadia Konyk's thing.  Her mother, hoping to 21 her, brings home many colourful and interesting books from the library, but Nadia 22 shows an interest.  Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15 years old, is addicted to the 23 .  She regularly spends at least six  hours a day in front of the computer.

      Nadia checks her e-mails and reads carefully through myyearbook. com, reading messages or 24 updates on her personal space on her mood.  She searches for music videos on youtube. com and logs onto gaiaonline. com, a role-playing 25 where members exchange identities as cartoon characters.

   But she spends most of her time on quizilla. com or fanfiction. net, reading and commenting on stories written by other users.

   Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a 26 , but at this point Ms.   Konyk said, "I，m just pleased that she reads something anyway. "Children like Nadia lie at the heart of a passionate debate about just what it means to read in the digital age.  As teenagers' scores on standardized reading tests have 27 , some argue that the hours  spent surfing the Internet is the enemy of reading ----reducing literacy, destroying attention spans and a 28 common culture that exists only through reading books.

    But others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading, one that schools and society should  not 29 .  The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might 30 spend most of his leisure time watching television, to read and write.

 Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.

 It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York Ci ty. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

55. The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

    A. city         B. street               C. store                D. man

56. We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

    A. his daughter should have received a gift

    B. people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

    C. people in India should welcome Western culture

    D. his daughter should know more about capitalism

57. According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

    A. lucky            B. angry                C. excited          D. sad

58. What is implied in the passage?

    A. The writer now has a boyfriend.

    B. The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.

    C. The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.

    D. The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

Books are not Nadia Konyk's thing. Her mother brings them home from the library, but Nadia rarely shows interest. Instead, like so many other teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to the Internet. She regularly spends at least six hours a day in front of the computer, spending most of her time reading and commenting on stories written by other users. Her mother, Deborah Konyk, would prefer that Nadia read books for a change.

As teenagers' scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the hours spent surfing the Internet are the enemy of reading—destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books. Critics have warned that electronic media would destroy reading.

Others say the Internet has created a new kind of reading. The Web inspires a teenager like Nadia, who might otherwise spend most of her leisure time watching television, to read and write. What is different now, some literacy experts say, is that spending time on the Web engages viewers with text.

Web supporters believe that strong readers on the Web may eventually surpass those who rely on books. Reading five Web sites, experts say, can be more enriching than reading one book. "It takes a long time to read a 400-page book," said Spiro. "In a tenth of the time," he said, the Internet allows a reader to "cover a lot more of the topic from different points of view."

Some literacy experts say that reading itself should be redefined. Interpreting videos or pictures, they say, may be as important a skill as analyzing a novel or a poem. "Kids are using sound and images so they have a world of ideas to put together," said Donna Alvermann, a professor of literacy education at the University of Georgia. "Books aren't out of the picture, but they're only one way of experiencing information in the world today."

Next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which gives reading, math and science tests to 15-year-old students in more than 50 countries, will add an electronic reading component（軟件）. The United States says it will not participate because an additional test would overburden schools.

1. Why are books not the thing of Nadia Konyk?

　 A. She does reading mainly through electronic media.

　 B. Her mother doesn’t provide her with enough books.

　 C. She has become addicted to playing games on the web.

　 D. Like many youngsters, she has lost interest in reading.

2. How many hours does Nadia spend in front of the computer in a week?

　 A. Exactly forty-two hours　　　　 B. Usually fifty hours

　 C. More than forty hours　　　　　 D. At most thirty-six hours

3.Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

　 A. To search for information on the web engages viewers without text.

　 B. To explain videos is a technique more important than analyzing a novel.

　 C. Children using sound and images may lose their interest in movies.

　 D. People reading well online may surpass those who rely on books.

4. Why did the US refuse to participate in the tests with an added electronic reading component? 　　　It is because ______.

　 A. the teachers and students considered it useless

　 B. such a test would give schools more extra work

　 C. they thought reading was the only way to get information

　 D. none of them showed interest in such an additional test

You’re standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking—except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just aren’t brave enough to speak.
I’ve been there, and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls(爬進) into our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.
I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk.
One summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle（泡菜）on their sandwich.
This job taught me how to speak with people.
You may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.
If you do these things for a while, the “shyness” snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

1. 1.

   The example in the first paragraph is used to          .

   1. A.
      show that everyone has the right to speak in class
   2. B.
      tell readers that it is not right to laugh at others
   3. C.
      introduce the fact that many people have a shyness problem
   4. D.
      argue that it is alright to keep silent in public
2. 2.

   The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means       .

   1. A.
      he’s been in many situations that make other people feel shy
   2. B.
      he is confident that he can find a way to get over shyness
   3. C.
      he is sad because he knows he will always be shy
   4. D.
      like many other people he once was troubled by shyness
3. 3.

   The author’s duties in the restaurant included           .

   1. A.
      cooking the meals for customers
   2. B.
      taking the customers’ orders
   3. C.
      discussing the menu with the manager
   4. D.
      helping people in the kitchen
4. 4.

   Who was the article written for?

   1. A.
      Shy early teenagers.
   2. B.
      College students.
   3. C.
      People who work at a restaurant.
   4. D.
      People who need a part-time job.

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.
The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.
It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).
My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

   1. A.
      city
   2. B.
      street
   3. C.
      store
   4. D.
      man
2. 2.

   We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

   1. A.
      his daughter should have received a gift
   2. B.
      people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day
   3. C.
      people in India should welcome Western culture
   4. D.
      his daughter should know more about capitalism
3. 3.

   According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

   1. A.
      lucky
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      excited
   4. D.
      sad
4. 4.

   What is implied in the passage?

   1. A.
      The writer now has a boyfriend.
   2. B.
      The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.
   3. C.
      The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.
   4. D.
      The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人節(jié)), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(資本主義) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.

 It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York Ci ty. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

55. The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

       A. city                   B. street                       C. store                        D. man

56. We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

       A. his daughter should have received a gift

       B. people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

       C. people in India should welcome Western culture

       D. his daughter should know more about capitalism

57. According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

       A. lucky                B. angry                       C. excited                     D. sad

58. What is implied in the passage?

       A. The writer now has a boyfriend.

       B. The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.

       C. The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.

       D. The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

A few years ago I was on a bicycle trip when I got off my bike for a rest. I sat down on the grass. A few seconds later, I was covered in ants. They were swarming all over me so I got up and brushed them off. It was a strange experience but I soon forgot about it.
A couple of years later, I was living in Jordan. I had just moved into a modern flat and was unpacking plates when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I looked over at the kitchen drawer and there was a cockroach(蟑螂)crawling out of it. I screamed. Then I grabbed a can of insecticide and sprayed it on the cockroach. He ran under the nearby bathroom door. It took me three days before I found the courage to open the bathroom door to see if he was still alive. He wasn’t.
Why did I react so violently to one lone insect when a closer encounter with hundreds of ants hardly affected me? The answer is easy: because cockroaches are creepy(令人毛骨悚然的) crawlies and ants aren’t. Creepy crawlies are those little bugs which cause feelings such as anxiety - they make your skin crawl.
Did you know that some people feel such a fear of bugs that it becomes a phobia(恐懼癥)? Psychologists have offered many explanations. Some say we associate them with dirt and disease. Or that these are life forms that are so alien to us, that we find them disgusting for their dissimilarity.
Insects, however, don’t follow our rules - they just do what they want and invade our space. Unfortunately, although insects and bugs have been a successful animal species up to now, many of them, like many other species nowadays, are under threat of dying out. Entomologistswarn that this could upset entire ecosystems and lead to all kinds of disastrous consequences.
So my advice to you is: the next time you feel the urge to stamp on, splatter or spray a creepy crawly, give a thought to the planet and stop.
【小題1】.. Why did the author mention the ants in the beginning?

Like many other nations, China has been busy putting together evacuation （撤僑）plans for its citizens stuck in crisis-torn Libya．The real surprise has been just how many Chinese are living there．The foreign ministry does not know for sure but puts the figure at 30-40,000．

The huge contingent （代表團） in Libya, who work for at least 27 Chinese companies, has brought to light one of the new dilemmas facing China as its economic interests expand．For a mixture of reasons that are partly political, partly business, Chinese workers are now present in many of the most unrest and dangerous parts of the world, including places where anti-Chinese sentiment over jobs and working conditions is on the rise．One of the first wake-up calls was in 2007, when a group of Chinese women were kidnapped in Pakistan, an event which led to the siege of the Red Mosque in Lahore．In the same year, nine Chinese oil workers were killed in Ethiopia．In recent years, Chinese workers have been kidnapped in Cameroon, Congo and Afghanistan．

Publicly, Chinese diplomats admit that the country needs better contingency plans to deal with this sort of situation．Privately, they worry about a different issue: that such incidents will force them to get much more involved in domestic political disputes in far-off lands, pulling the government away from its commitment to a policy of non-interference．The nightmare, a few diplomats and academics admit, would be a large, violent attack on a group of Chinese which then prompted an intense nationalist reaction at home, forcing the government to take the sort of interventionist （干涉主義的） actions it tries to shun．

Beijing gave some indication of how it will respond in the future with the decision on Thursday to send the frigate（護衛(wèi)艦） Xuzhou, currently conducting anti-piracy tasks off the coast of Somalia, to Libya．Its mission will be to help the evacuation effort, but it is also a warning to any in Libya who might attack Chinese interests, as well as the latest indication of the growing global reach of China’s navy．As Andrew Erickson, a China expert at the US Naval War College says: “This latest initiative（方案） is part of a larger ongoing increase in Chinese power, presence, and influence around the world, and should come as no surprise．China has global interests, cannot free ride forever, and requires a presence in critical areas and situations in order to have a voice．”

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．There are many Chinese workers in the most unrest and dangerous parts of the world．

B．China should protect workers in the foreign countries．

C．China are taking actions to bring its citizens back from Libya．

D．The international situation is terrible

2.The underlined word “shun” in the third paragraph most probably means?

A．take part in        B．a(chǎn)void             C．carry out          D．refuse

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It remains unknown how many Chinese are living in Libya．

B．A large number workers are working abroad, which bring about advantages and disadvantages．

C．In no case will the Chinese government take part in solving the political problems in far-off lands．

D．Our government take immediate action to deal with this sort of situation．

4.What’s Not true about the frigate Xuzhou?

A．It is conducting anti-piracy tasks off the coast of Somalia．

B．It will help the evacuation effort．

C．It is a warning to Libya who might attack Chinese interests．

D．It indicates that China’s navy can reach an increasing number of parts of the global．

China supports international efforts to secure cyberspace but believes each nation’s “Internet sovereignty（主權(quán)）” must be respected, a top Chinese official said at a cyber security conference on Tuesday.

“China, like many other countries, is very concerned about cyber security,” said Liu Zhengrong, deputy director general of the Internet Affairs Bureau of the State Council Information Office.

“China faces severe cyber security threats,” Liu told participants here at the Worldwide Cyber Security Summit, a gathering of government and business leaders from 40 countries hosted by the EastWest Institute think tank.

“International cooperation is much needed to safeguard international cyberspace,” Liu said.

But “Internet sovereignty of each country needs to be respected,” the Chinese official added. “Different national and cultural conditions” should be taken into account.

Liu declined to answer repeated questions about cyber attacks last year on Google which the Internet giant said originated in China and led to the California company’s decision to reroute its searches through Hong Kong.

“The Chinese government firmly opposes cyber attacks in any form and Chinese law clearly states that any hackers will be held responsible for their actions,” he said.

Liu said China itself is a “a major victim of cyber attacks and network viruses” and has laws in place to deal with hackers.

“Internet-related crimes (in China) are showing a steady upward trend,” Liu said. “We suffer big economic losses from hacking networks and viruses - around $1 billion dollars (6.8 billion yuan) a year.”

In 2009, Chinese law enforcement authorities investigated about 48,000 cases, a 37 percent increase over 2008, he said.

While China has a dynamic Internet population of more than 400 million users and millions of bloggers, there is no “absolute freedom” on the Web, Liu said.

“I don’t think there is absolute freedom in this world,” he said. “When you are speaking via the Internet you must obey laws and respect others’ lawful rights.”

Last Thursday, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said China has been actively promoting a real-name registration system for Internet and cell phone users to better manage Internet information and services.

China needs laws that will step up monitoring for “harmful information” and block “overseas hostile forces from infiltrating（滲透）through the Internet,” Wang said.

Last week, China tightened its State Secrets law, holding Internet and mobile phone operators responsible for customers who try to leak State secrets.

Some 400 government officials, business leaders and cyber security experts are attending the summit, which features three days of discussions on ways to protect the world’s digital infrastructure from electronic threats.(427)

What was the top issue of Worldwide Cyber Security Summit?

A. To fight against Internet-related crimes.

B. To protect digital infrastructure in the world.

C. To respect Internet sovereignty of each country.

D. To make more laws to deal with hackers.

To respect a nation’s Internet sovereignty, _____________ must be considered.

A. different national and cultural conditions

B. attending Worldwide Cyber Security Summit

C. stopping the leaking of State secrets

D. safeguarding international cyberspace

According to paragraph 6, Internet giant refers to _________.

A. Hong Kong             B. hackers             C. Google   D. Liu Zhengrong

Which of the following is NOT the measure that China has taken to guarantee better Internet information and service management?

A. Promoting real-name registration for Internet use.

B. Promoting real-name registration for cell phone use.

C. Tightening State Secrets law to stop leaking State secrets.

D. Monitoring for harmful information and blocking overseas hostile forces.

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Their round bodies, round flat noses and large ears often remind us of bears every time we see koalas. Probably that’s why these animals are often referred to as koala bears. Koalas are natives of Australia. However, they aren’t found all over the continent. The habitat of koala bears  is eastern regions of Australia and South Australia.

Koalas are found where there are enough forests of eucalyptus(桉樹) trees. The association of koalas and eucalyptus trees is due to the fact that these animals feed on the leaves of eucalyptus trees. But that’s not all. In addition, the trees also serve as the homes of the koalas.

Koalas grow around 27 to 36 inches tall and weigh 5 to 9 kilograms on average. Male kaolas are larger than the females. Life can stretch up to 17 years.

Like many other animals, the habitat of koala bears is fast decreasing due to deforestation and quick urbanization(都市化). However, efforts by some scientists and animal lovers have successfully introduced these creatures back in certain parts of Australia.

1.What do Koalas look like ?      (回答詞數(shù)不超過3個)

2.Where is the main habitat of koala bears in the world?     (回答詞數(shù)不超過8個)

3.What do eucalyptus trees provide koalas with ?        (回答詞數(shù)不超過3個)