Tips of Avoiding the Computer or Internet Addiction

The Internet has been widely used in recent years. It is a convenient way to share information, do business and contact others. ___71___ Getting rid of the addiction requires discipline and commitment. Here are some steps that may help your kids to overcome the Internet addiction.

First, you should try to find out just how much time your kids are spending online. Track the information for a few weeks and try to separate time spent on homework or research and time spent playing. Compare this to the amount of time spent with friends, at clubs, in activities and for hobbies. ___72___

___73___ In my house, the family computer sits in the living room. At no time is someone allowed to be “behind closed doors” with a computer. Not only does this help honest people stay honest, but it helps to connect to your teens when they are online. Besides, it is easier to monitor your teens’ time online.

    ___74___ Don’t speak of the fact that they are online all the time, but try to get to the root cause. Often someone gets online because he/she feels safe there. Talk to your teens about what is going on in their life. If they will not talk to you, then find a way to connect your teens to the people they contact in real life.

   Lastly, remember that if an Internet addiction is growing, your kids need help. In many cases, the Internet is a safe place for people with poor self-esteem, negative self-image, or for people who have been hurt. ___75___

   If there is a problem, and a person needs help, these symptoms will continue to worsen until they get help.

   A. If things are out of balance, try to correct them.

   B. There are some disadvantages of getting online.

   C. Second, move computers out of your children’s rooms.

   D. It is a good idea to contact the teacher for help if possible.

   E. Also, if your kids spend too much time online, talk to them.

   F. Unfortunately, some people develop an addiction to the Internet.

   G. It is the same with people with eating disorders or drug addictions.

I lived with a rat. Possibly he was a mouse. I never   41   him. At night, when he thought I was   42  , I heard him dragging things around and walking into things. Perhaps he was half blind. Whatever the case, he had   43   eating habits.

On the counter in the   44   were bags of croissants (羊角面包), nuts and fruit but he would only   45   himself to the Cheetos. He made a careful hole in the   46   and then ate from it. I had to   47   the snacks he touched.

This animal was   48  . If he had gone after something other than Cheetos, perhaps we could have worked out a deal.

One day, I found out he had upgraded his technique. I discovered in a drawer in the kitchen that he had   49   a lot of food. Was my new drawer his new nest? I had to ask people how to   50   him. I didn’t like the suggestions - glue boxes and poison.

My neighbor had an idea about what to do with pest. ‘‘I’ll   51   this, he said one day. He took out a handful of Cheetos from the   52  , coated them with dishwashing liquid and placed them carefully   53  , in the shape of a scary face.

“Are you hoping to   54   him?” I asked. And when the next day the food was   55  , not even orange crumbs (碎屑) remaining, I said: “Failure!”

After waiting for the greedy animal to   56   for over a week, as the days went by, it was   57   there would be no further sign of my nighttime   58  . My neighbor’s plan   59   after all.

Now, I am the only one who   60   Cheetos in this house.

41. A. followed                   B. noticed                          C. saw                                D. kept

42. A. eating                      B. talking                                   C. sleeping                        D. watching

43. A. bad                          B. good                              C. traditional                      D. normal

44. A. kitchen                            B. bedroom                        C. garage                                 D. doorway

45. A. teach                       B. help                               C. protect                                  D. enjoy

46. A. bag                          B. can                                C. pocket                                  D. box

47. A. bring ou                   B. divide up                        C. put away                        D. throw out

48. A. clever                       B. greedy                                  C. lucky                              D. reasonable

49. A. produced                 B. shared                                  C. saved                                   D. wasted

50. A. take hold of                     B. put up with                            C. go along with                 D. get rid of

51. A. discuss                           B. handle                                  C. accept                                  D. prepare

52. A. plate                        B. drawer                                  C. refrigerator                           D. bottle

53. A. around                            B. back                              C. behind                                  D. ahead

54. A. meet                        B. fool                                C. frighten                          D. touch

55. A. left                                  B. mixed                             C. gone                              D. hidden

56. A. come back               B. catch up                        C. move on                        D. give up

57. A. clear                        B. necessary                      C. funny                             D. strange

58. A. neighbor                  B. partner                                 C. guest                             D. visitor

59. A. failed                        B. improved                       C. passed                                 D. worked

60. A. buys                         B. eats                               C. makes                                  D. dislikes

    I realize that we all live in a world where trust is in short supply.It seems that everywhere I go,I have to  41  my identity and trustworthiness-whether it's a bank ,shop or any office I have been accustomed to living by the  42  that no one is trustworthy（可信赖的）  43  proved otherwise.Yesterday l saw a young man who lived by a totally  44  rule.

  I was waking along a busy intersection when I  45  a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing setting up a stall（货摊）.  46  I would ignore and hurry past such sellers.But I noticed this young man was  47  so I stood for some time without crossing the street to see how he sold his  48  .

    Soon ,a young mother with a little boy came by and the child set his  49  on one of teddy bears The mother asked the  50  and it was only one dollar.She pulled out a lo dollar note and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the  51  back .I was  52  to know how he was going to do it He told the mom to put the   53   in the pouch（袋子）hanging around his neck and take out whatever change he  54  her.

    I realized that this young man's whole mode of earning  55  .on trusting people not to cheat him .There was no  56  for him to know if someone took out more out of his pouch of earning I was so  57  by how this young man trusted people that I bought a car model from him I did not need it,  58  .I just hoped to help a little

Now I  59  believe that the world would be a better place if we could all learn to   60  others more,like the young blind street seller of toys.

41.A.introduce              B.present                        C.prove                    D.request

42.A.rule             B.habit                C.practice            D.law

43.A.if                B.since               C.although           D.unless

44.A.similar           B.different             C.special             D.common

45.A.approached    B.noticed              C.watched            D.looked

46.A.Actually          B.Normally            C.Informally           D.Casually

47.A.blind             B.handsome        C.disabled            D.strange

48.A.clothes          B.bears               C.toys               D.pouches

49.A.mind             B.interest             C.heart               D.attraction

50.A.price            B.stall                 C.toy                 D.help

51.A.money          B.charge             C.change            D.note

52.A.anxious          B.surprised           C.pleased            D.curious

53.A.hand            B.money             C.teddy bear        D.necklace

54.A.gave            B.owed               C.owned              D.showed

55.A.depended             B.settled             C.decided             D.focused

56.A.problem         B.point               C.way                 D.doubt

57.A.attracted           B.shocked          C.excited              D.touched

58.A.either           B.instead             C.moreover           D.though

59.A.firmly            B.tightly               C.unwillingly           D.negatively

60.A.take in         B.turn to              C.help out            D.believe in

据报道，在我国仍有很多山区的孩子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学。你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给Teens，希望他们能够呼吁更多的人参与这项活动。

    内容要点：

1.       收集旧课本和衣服；

2.       呼吁更多人帮助他们；

3.       你的建议, 至少一条。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student.                                                 

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,                                                                                                                             Li Hua

Best friends may be priceless but the cost of keeping the relationship alive is £23,870.

　　According to a study, a BFF (best friends forever) does not come cheap with devoted friends spending £4,679 on birthday presents alone over a lifetime. And while it costs nothing to be a shoulder to cry on, big-hearted Britons go the extra mile and spend £168 on pick-me-ups(提神物品) to get their mate through a rocky patch (艰难时刻)like the breakup of a relationship.

　　There’s a further £242 spent on presents to show how much they mean from gifts bought on holiday to treats for no reason. And distance does not break up a close friendship as BFFs spend a whopping(巨大的) £18,000 on travel to see each other despite being miles apart because of university, jobs and marriage.

　　The study by cashback site TopCashBack found on average BEFs who marry can expect £431 spent on them and a further £283 on gifts when they have children. And they can rely on their pals to help out when they move houses as they will obtain £127 worth of housewarming presents and takeaways(a kind of food).

The survey based on a friendship lasting 40 years found more than eight in ten adults with a BFF felt their friendships were worth every penny.

　　TopCashback spokesperson Natasha Smith said: “Those friendships which stand the test of time are often the most important in our lives. However, they come at a cost. From train tickets once a month to flights and a new dress for a wedding on the Italian coast, the price paid for having a best mate can soon add up. But when we asked people to compare their friendship with the financial investment(投资), only 14% thought their friendship was equal to their investment with the vast majority thinking it was worth more."

52.  What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?       

A. generous      B. ambitious     C. troublesome     D. energetic

53. To keep the relationship, where do BEFs spend the most money?

A. Buying birthday presents.

B. Cheering up a friend in low spirits.

C. Paying for holiday gifts and other treats.

D. Going a particular distance to visit friends.

54. What is Natasha’s understanding of BEF friendship?

A. It’s costly and unaffordable.        B. It’s expensive but worthwhile.      

C. It’s rewarding but hard to keep.      D. It’s changeable but worth possessing.

55.  How is the passage developed?

A. By listing figures.               B. By giving examples. 

C. By analying causes.           D. By making comparisons.

   I knew my father loved me and his love was deep although he was an ill-humored man. He just didn’t know how to   36   it.

      One evening we went out for a night on the town．We were sitting in an elegant restaurant that had a small but lively   37  ．When it played a familiar waltz tune I decided to  38    my father for a dance. “Dad, you know I’ve never  39    with you before. I begged you but you   40   wanted to. How about right now?” I waited for the   41   refusal．But instead, he considered thoughtfully and then said, “Let’s hit the floor and I’ll   42   you just what kind of moves an old guy like me can still make.” My father took me in his   43   and I felt overcome by emotion. As we danced I looked up at my father carefully but he   44   my eyes. “Dad,” I finally   45  , tears in my eyes, “Why is it so hard for you to look at me?” At last his eyes dropped to my face．“   46   I love you so much.” he whispered back．I was struck dumb by his   47  ．It wasn’t what I had thought．But it was of course exactly what I needed to   48  ．I had always known that he loved me. I just hadn’t understood that his vast emotion had   49   him and made him silent．“I love you too, Dad!” I whispered back softly．He stumbled （结结巴巴地说) over the next few words: “I’m sorry that I’m not open. It’s   50   for me, but just remember how much I love you.” When the dance ended I excused myself to the ladies’ room and during my absence   51   changed．When I came back, Dad sat in his chair   52   his body leaning forward, very pale．Everything was really too late．He was   53  ．

      That night all I saw was his leaning body and pale face．But it’s a totally different scene that I      54   now．I remember his saying “I love you” and my saying it back．The three words   55   on forever long after we are gone．

36．A．answer       B．express     C．mention         D．understand

37．A．band        B．hall            C．sofa           D．bar

38．A．invite               B．teach          C．help           D．show

39．A．chatted         B．sang               C．danced               D．stayed

40．A．still            B．even          C．also           D．never

41．A．final             B．normal       C．rough           D．usual

42．A．tell             B．show          C．ask              D．explain

43．A．arms           B．hands        C．heart           D．mind

44．A．noticed          B．ignored     C．avoided          D．greeted

45．A．complained    B．whispered    C．explained     D．shouted

46．A．Because        B．Though      C．If               D．While

47．A．response       B．advise        C．promise         D．excuse

48．A．find            B．know         C．hear                 D．think

49．A．surprised      B．pleased             C．inspired         D．frightened

50．A．clear           B．important       C．impossible        D．hard

51．A．everything           B．something      C．nothing         D．anything

52．A．for             B．with                 C．on              D．from

53．A．moved              B．tired                C．lost            D．gone

54．A．discover        B．remember      C．remind          D．consider

55．A．depend          B．carry           C．live          D．take

You may not know much about John Nash, who passed away in an accident with his wife Alicia on May 23 at the age of 86. His lifelong work has been recognized as a key contribution to the 41______ world.

Nash was a mathematic genius, who completed his doctoral thesis when he was 21. The paper suggested using game theory in 42______. The most important idea of game theory is the Nash equilibrium (纳什均衡). It is a 43______ state in which you cannot gain an advantage through a change of strategy if others do not change what they are doing.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma (囚徒困境) helps to show the idea. Two 44______ for a crime are arrested. They are told 45______ that if one of them confess and says that his partner is guilty, he will be free and his partner will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. If they both confess, they will be convicted (判刑) for five years. If both stay 46______, they will be sent to prison for only one year for lack of sufficient 47______.

This type of problem was called a non-cooperative game by Nash, meaning the two prisoners cannot show their intentions to each other. At first glance, keeping quiet might seem the best strategy for the two. But it can’t happen without 48______. So the calculations of the Nash equilibrium show they would likely both confess.

 Nash won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work. His life story was 49______ into the movie A Beautiful Mind in 2001.

“John’s achievements 50______ mathematicians, economists and scientists,” said Christopher Eisgruber, the president of Princeton university, in a statement. “And the story of his life with Alicia moved millions of readers and moviegoers who were amazed by their courage.”

    The Dupont Circle park in Washington DC is a busy, crowded place. Popular restaurants and businesses around the circle attract many city residents and visitors. But few people know about the old streetcar station below the street. Braulio Agnese is the Managing Director of an organization called Dupont Underground. The group wants to change the old station into a place for the arts."We see everything from site-specific art work, which fills the space in different ways, light and sound or appliances. Or it can be used like a traditional gallery. But also as a curved space, it offers a chance for new kinds of performance. DC has quite a few experimental theater groups that would like to work in an unusual space and do different kinds of production.”

    The system of tunnels was built in the late 1940s. But the streetcars only ran for a short time. They stopped running in the 1960s. Mr. Agnese says the station could become a symbol of how quickly Washington is changing."Changes in the last five or ten years have been tremendous. The restaurant scene is changing, new development, new opportunities. We think there is an opportunity to create something here that helps the city to move forward."

    Dupont Underground is just one example of the trend toward giving a new purpose to unused industrial sites. In New York, builders want to make a forgotten street car garage into a park below the street. And New York already has the popular High Line Park. It was once an old railroad path. The question is -- can Dupont Underground be as successful?

    Bill McLeod is Executive Director of Historic DuPont Circle Main Streets. The group helps small businesses in the DuPont Circle area. Mr. McLeod says the underground will fill a need in the area."I think there is definitely need for art space, or event space, in DuPont. And I think that will be the perfect space to activate because it's very large - it's 75 thousand square feet. Very cool, right?"

    Another organization tried to open a group of eating places in the space 15 years ago. That food court project failed. Mr. McLeod says the group leading the new effort has a better understanding of the project. He says the group knows it will take a lot of time and money and is successfully seeking financial support. Braulio Agnese and his co-workers hope to open the underground station to the public in the next few months.

32. According to the text, the old streetcar station below The Dupont Circle park in Washington DC ______.

   A. is very suitable for an arts center                    B. was out of use in the 1950s

   C. was busy and crowded                                 D. is an eating place

33. The author’s attitude to the New York reconstruction mentioned in the third paragraph is ______.

   A. tolerant                    B. doubtful                 C. negative                  D. positive

34. Which word has its meaning closest to the underlined word in the text?

   A. occupy                      B. start                         C. possess                  D. expand

35. The text mainly tells us about ______.

   A. the failure of the food court project                 

   B. the increasingly popularity of arts centers

   C. the rebuilding of a deserted industrial site

   D. the present condition of an underground streetcar station

  Just a couple of hours ago, I was on the plane, ready to fly home from London. The flight had been delayed by a few hours so it felt good to be so close to takeoff. I had my iPod in place and a new book to read. Then, over the loudspeaker came the pilot’s voice: “The ground crew has found a metal instrument in one tire. We regret that we must cancel this flight.”

    The passengers’reactions that announcement led to were interesting. One man close to me began to argue with a flight attendant. A couple in another row complained loudly. A businessman in a black suit actually kicked the seat in front of him. Yet some passengers  responded differently. An elderly gentleman smiled as he helped others take their bags down from the overhead compartments (行李厢). A teenager, rather than trying to rush off the plane like most of the other passengers, stopped to help a woman with a disability. The lady sitting next to me laughed and said: “Hey, it’s not the end of the world,” before she made a call to her kids and shared her adventure with them. The wisest among us have a remarkable ability to maintain grounded when times get tough.

    No life is perfect; mine certainly isn’t. We all must face challenges, both large and small. You and I have the power to choose to rise above the external circumstances. We always have the choice to be strong and kind when things fall apart.

    That’s grace under pressure. My seatmate was right—things could have been so much worse. Anyway, I am safe. I have my health. I have two wonderful children. I have work I love and so much to be grateful for. Sure I now have to wait a few hours to catch the next flight home.

1. What caused the passengers’ different reactions?

   A. The loudspeaker.

   B. The delay of the flight.

   C. The ground crew’s fault.

   D. The pilot’s announcement.

2. Who turned his anger on the seat?

   A. The teenager helping the disabled.  B. The old man taking bags down.

   C. The man in a dark suit.           D. The man close to me.

3. What did the woman sitting next to the author do?

   A. She assisted a disabled woman.

   B. She made a phone call to her family.

   C. She helped others carry their luggage.

   D. She told moving stories to her children.

4. What can we learn from the story?

   A. Our life is full of ups and downs.

   B. It is natural to be scared under pressure.

   C. We should help each other in times of difficulty.

   D. We should be positive and calm when life is hard.

— I will have a math test tomorrow.

— ________

A. Good luck!    B. Thank you!

C. Well done!    D. The same to you!

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Two years ago my husband buy me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often fast than a car and you don’t have to worry parking. You can leave them in any place you like. As it has a seat at the back or a basket at the front, it’s convenient for me to take my little daughter to school, and go shopping. I use it most in summer while the weather is warm and dry. It can be unpleasant in winter, though, when the weather is cold and rain. It can also be dangerous. You should be careful of on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem. One day I went shop and came back to find my front wheel gone. Now I have three strong lock.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years, and it is assumed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in the future. Some of the world’s leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves.

    London

    London’s flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. About 26 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a year and according to Environment Agency predictions, by 2050 the barrier will be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not addressed.

    There are 26 underground stations, 400 schools, 16 hospitals, an airport and 80 billion worth of property(财产) in London’s flood risk area, so large scale flooding would be disastrous.

    Paris

    Over a six week period in July and August 2003, more than 11,400—mainly elderly people—died in France from dehydration(脱水)and extremely high body temperature in a deadly heat wave. Heat waves of similar intensity(强度)are expected every seven years by 2050, so what can be done to make sure such a disaster does not happen again?

    One solution is to have air-conditioners installed（安装） in elderly care homes. But this is considered a short-term solution, as the increase in demand for electricity also increases carbon emissions(排放).

 In Paris the local authorities are encouraging architects to design new types of buildings such as the building “Flower Tower,” which uses a covering of bamboo to act as a natural air-conditioner.

Shanghai

    Shanghai is the fastest growing city on Earth. It has a population of 18 million and is only 4 meters above sea level. Sea levels are predicted to rise by 20 cm within the next century.

    An estimated 250，000 people move to Shanghai every year in search of work, placing extra demands on energy consumption. China relies heavily on coal—fired power stations, but these emissions increase temperatures and, in turn, warmer seas increase the risk of typhoons.

59. What problem should be settled now in London?

A. How to protect the city’s property.

B. Where to build its flood defences.

   C. How to use the Thames Barrier to protect the city.

   D. How to improve the function of the old flood defences.

60. Which of the following measures can’t solve the heat wave disaster in Paris?

A. Putting up new types of buildings with a covering of bamboo.

   B. Having air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes.

   C. Forbidding the city to build “Flower Tower”.

   D. Encouraging architects to design new types of buildings.

61. The major threats to Shanghai are           .

   A. increasing population and coal-fired power stations

   B. rising sea levels and typhoons

   C. extremely high temperature and rising sea levels

   D. extra demands on energy consumption and typhoons

62. The purpose of the passage is          .

   A. to tell us how to protect the big cities

   B. to give advice on how to defend natural disasters

   C. to explain what causes flood and heat waves

D. to warn us of the increasing natural disasters in big cities

   Who knows about sleep? Astronauts.They have to.Their bodies are cut off from the outside world that reminds us what time it is.But actually,it’s even worse than that.An astronaut reported in his diary that he was likely to make mistakes on days following an unusually late bedtime.

So NASA started doing some serious research.They quickly realized that we are a slave to the outside world.Without light and darkness,We are unable to regulate(管理)sleep times.

Because of modern technology,we are all living more like astronauts now.Light is no longer a function of the sun but of always-on indoor lights,TV and computer screens.

May you think this does not affect you—or at least not much.You are wrong.Research done on non- astronauts has shown the same thing.After two weeks of six hours of sleep a night,you are drunk.By the end of two weeks, the six-hour sleepers behaved as badly as those who hadn’t slept for 24 hours.

But what did they say when asked how they felt? “It’s not affecting me.” So if you are performing poorly because of sleep problems,you  may have no idea.This is a real problem.

So what answers did NASA come up with?

Take an hour to calm down before bed.Yes,you are busy.But your time is not more valuable than an astronaut’s.

Keep your bedroom dark,cool and free from noise.Even if you think the light doesn’t affect you or the noise isn’t that bad,it can still affect sleep quality.

Another advice:forget the alarm clock in the morning;set an alarm to remind you to go to bed at night.When it goes off ,finish up any work on the computer,and turn off any unnecessary lights.This prevents you from cheating yourself on sleep and allows you to wake up naturally.

66.What did NASA find about people’s sleep?

A.      It takes a long time to develop regular sleep times.

B.      It’s strongly influenced by the outside world.

C.     It remains untouched by outside influences.

D.     It’s hard to change one’s sleep habits.

67.Paragraph 3 is mainly about------.

A. different sleep types

B. the importance of a good sleep

C. the reasons why we have sleep problems

D. the disadvantages of modern technology

68.The biggest problem of those who haven’t enough sleep lises in the fact that ----.

A.  They can’t fall asleep without the lights on

B. They don’t know whether they sleep well

C .They refuse to regulate their sleep times

D. They get too drunk to sleep well

69.What does the underlined sentence in the text mean ?

A .You should make full use of your time.

B. You can find the time to get ready to sleep

C. You can sleep later to finish your work first.

D .You should learn from astronauts’ way of sleep.

70.What’s the advice on the alarm clock?

A .Use it to remind you to sleep.

B. Put it far away from your bed.

C. Get up immediately when it rings.

D. Pay no attention to it when it rings. 

Professional footballers have worryingly poor teeth that could be affecting their performance on the football ground, say dentists. Their study on players at eight clubs in England and Wales, in the British Journal o f Sports Medicine, showed nearly 4 0ut of 10 had cavities （蛀牙) and that athletes often had worse teeth than the general population. Regularly taking sugary foods is one possible explanation.

The dentists, from the International Centre for Evidence-Based Oral Health at University College London, examined 187 players' sets of teeth. They found 53% had dental erosion (腐蚀), 45% were bothered by the state of their teeth and 7% said it affected their ability to train or play. Around 40% had cavities, compared with 30% of people of a similar age in the general population.

Prof Ian Needleman, one of the researchers, said: "These are individuals who otherwise invest so much in themselves so it’s a surprising finding.

"There are two main groups - some have a catastrophic effect, they have very serious disease that stops them in their tracks and they cannot play or train. "

“There will be others experiencing pain affecting sleep or sensitivity every time they take a drink. "

At this level of athlete, even small differences can be quite telling.

Nutrition is one of the primary suspects with having too many sugary or acidic foods during training potentially accounting for cavities and erosion. A lot of air in the mouth during exercise can also dry it out so there is less protection.

While these findings are worrying, clubs are attaching greater importance to dental health and educating their players. According to Stijin Vandenbroucke, head of medicine and sports science at West Ham United, oral health is an area where many athletes have greater problems than the general population and there are clear benefits of oral disease prevention for athletes and clubs.

32. What does the passage tell us about professional footballers teeth?

A. Nearly 4 out of 10 players in the UK suffer from toothaches.

B. They have been invested a great deal by individual players.

C. Many players' poor teeth bother their career and daily life.

D. British footballers teeth are examined regularly.

33. What mainly results in professional footballers' poor teeth

A. Experiencing too much training.

B. Eating food with too much sugar.

C. Breathing in lots of air during exercise.

D. Having little education of oral disease prevention.

34. These findings are worrying clubs because____.

A. footballers aren’t willing to give up sugary or acidic food

B. they've spent much on their players' oral disease prevention

C. footballers have more serious tooth problems than the public

D. players' oral disease may lead to bad performance in games

35. This passage is most probably taken from____.

A. a dentist's diary   B. a sports newspaper   C. a medicine magazine    D. a science report

He was warned __________the dangers he would have to face.

A. on    B. towards    C. of     D. at

 _{The Ministry of Education demanded many a measure ________ in schools after the new school year began.}

_{A. take  B. takes    C. is taken          D. be taken}

 The chairman thought _____ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.

A. that       B. it           C. this              D. him

By May，after three months, I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds. My friends would say “Alice you look great !” or “ How did you lose so much weight? ”. Those compliments made me feel good and confident.

Soon I dropped to 110 ponds. A few of my friends told me that I need to stop dieting because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present——a bag of chocolates, which I later gave to my sister. My mum would come to my room, with tears in her eyes, and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop. My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school, telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.

By mid-June, when school was coming to an end, I was down to an only alive state of 95pounds. All of a sudden, I knew I had to do something. I guessed the number itself scared me. I recalled my doctor. He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying. I knew I was putting my life at risk, but for what?

To make those who love me worried? Is it worthwhile to be thin?

Now I realize that models in magazines, TV and movies are not realistic. The price to pay for the “perfect body” is living with the dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder. And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.

28. The author’s mother went to her room to ________.

A. bring her some chocolates.                      B. tell her she missed her..

C. ask her to stop dieting.                         D. talk about her studies.

29. The author decided to stop dieting____ .

A. when her friends told her to do so               B. when her weight dropped to 95 pounds

C. when her father left some messages              D. when her mother had a talk with her

30. What does the writer want to tell us?

A. It is too expensive for people to lose weight.

B. You will be healthy as long as you stop dieting.

C. There is no model with a perfect body in real life.

D. Being thin is not the most important thing in our life.

31. How did the author feel when she weighed 115 pounds?

A. Happy.           B. Disappointed.          C. Worried.         D. Painful.

Yuan Longping grows      41    is called super hybrid rice. This special strain of rice makes it possible      42     (produce) 20% more of the crop in the same fields． 
   Born in 1930, Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice     43    (be) his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the output. At that time, hunger was a    44     (disturb) problem. Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests      45     expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about 56 million tons of rice. In a recent harvest,      46  , nearly 200 million tons of rice was produced. These      47    (increase) harvests mean now 225 of the world’s people     48     (feed) from 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed    49    (country) to increase their rice harvest．    50    (use) his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before．

A decade after terror struck America, we are starting to move forward.

It has been 10 years. In those awful days right after 9/11, I asked my colleague, Dave Barry, if he thought he would ever write jokes again. He was then the humor columnist for the Miami Herald. “For the last week,” he told me, “I haven’t even tried to write anything funny, and for a while I thought maybe I never would, or should.”

He had it; we all had it—that feeling of being stuck, unable to find your way back to the life you had lived before. I wrote 10 columns in a row about what I had seen, the planes crashing, the lives lost. Finally, I had to force myself to write a column about something that was not terror. That last one column. Then I went right back to what was normal.

That was a decade ago. Today’s terrors become tomorrow’s memories. News becomes history. And I find myself remembering how I used to kill ants when I was a child. The thing that struck me was that they always came back. Even if you destroy their world a hundred times, they build it a hundred and one times.

There is something of that in people. It may be one of the best things about us. We always fight the cruel things in life, bury our dead, rebuild, and find a way to move forward. We did it when fire burned down Chicago, after the earthquake in San Francisco, and after the floods in New Orleans. And we did it on September 11.

It is true that we have changed in ways that are not all good. We are at war on three fronts. We are running a strange prison on Cuba. The government may not tell you why.

Osama Bin Laden is dead. Experts tell us the terror group he led is weakened. However, terrorism remains alive in American political thought, which is becoming more extreme.

There is reason to be worried about these changes. But I am still grateful that we moved away from the 9/11 nightmare at all.

59. From Paragraph 3, we can conclude that ________.         

A. there was no terrorism in America before 9/11

B. no one ever feels safe anymore

C. the author was so shaken that he stopped writing completely

D. many Americans were preoccupied with terrorism for some time.

60. Which phrase can be used to describe Dave Barry’s feeling just after 9/11?

A. sad but confident                                          B. heartbroken and angry

C. frightened but hopeful                           D. shocked and numb

61. With the example of ants, the author aims to show that ________.       

A. he is sorry that he killed the ants

B. people are tough and are able to recover

C. rebuilding is more important than sadness

D. he misses his happy childhood

62. What’s the author’s attitude towards the American government’s policy against terrorism?

   A. critical             B. uninterested             C. supportive        D. appreciative