The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908.
At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter, Today the company's head office s still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriter to other countries.
Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists（专家）. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators(计算机) .In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960,the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978,Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group – one for personal computers, one for Systems and services, and two for telecommunications.
32.From the text we learn that ______________.
A. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year
B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C. some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D.Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
33.What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technology?
A. Adriano’s death . B.A period of financial problems.
C. Its faster progress. D. Its agreements with other companies.
34.What do we know about Olivetti?
A. It produced the best typewriter in the world.
B. It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.
C. It exported more typewriters than other companies.
D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.
35.The best title for the text would be ____________.
A. The Origin of Olivetti B. The Success of Olivetti
C. The History of Olivetti D. The Production of Olivetti
In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’ health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and this is harmful to people’ health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf today. However, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（编织） cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and pop music is a kind of noise, Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness. Now the government in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise problems.
28. The text is mainly about ______.
A. air pollution B. water pollution C. noise pollution D. world pollution
29. According to the text, a continuous noise of _____decibels can make people deaf.
A. less than 85 B. less than 65 C. about 65 D. more than 85
30. Ten percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because ______.
A. they are working in noisy places B. they often listen to pop music
C. they are busy in listening to other’s talk D. they live near airports
31. The government of China is trying to solve ______.
A. only air pollution B. only air and water pollution
C. only water pollution D. air, water and noise pollution
In the party, the person _______ as an astronaut attracted everyone’s attention.
A. dressed up B. dressing up C. was dressed up D. being dressed up
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。文中有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。 错误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仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I intended to tell my four-year-old niece Lisa the story Snow White write by the Grimm Brothers, my elder sister stopped me immediate and gave me another storybook. When I asked if she has told Lisa the story, she shook her head and said, “I don’t think girl today should listen to this story.” I was confusing. Later, my sister explained how. In this story, Snow White does nothing to rescue herself. Instead of, she depends on others’ help. My sister doesn’t want her daughter to learn just to turn to others help. She wants her to learn to be brave and independence. That’s why my sister doesn’t want to tell herself such stories as Snow White.
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 41 in high school.
42 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 43 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 44 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 45 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 46 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 47 . She moved on to English and history, and was 48 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 49 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 50 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 51 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 52 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 53 and left. “Why is high school so 54 ?” she sighed.
Later in 55 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 56 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to _ 57 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 58 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond __59 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 60 fish you can be.”
41. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises
42. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
43. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
44. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge
45. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
46. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
47. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining
48. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved
49. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
50. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
51. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
52. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers
53. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly
54. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
55. A. physics B. history C. English D. math
56. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
57. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around
58. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
59. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
60. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest
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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
With English was being widely used in the world, it is playing a more and more important role. For example, a Canadian and Chinese can’t speak each other’s language. And if they both know English, there is no problem among their communication. We must know the importance and learn the language hardly. The key to learn English well is to recite words, that are the bricks of language building. We can master them only by keeping them in our mind. To learn English well, they need to listen to more English broadcasts and contact with more foreigner so that we can practise our listening and speaking ability. Only in this way, can we studying for the purpose of application.
假定你是李华，你的外教Mr. Pick回国前向你推荐了American School Life网站，希望你借此提高英语水平。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的收获，要点如下：
1. 表达思念；
2. 上网收获；
3. 表示感激。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Pick,
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Yours, Li Hua
It was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project(课题) three days in a row. When she got home on Friday, she dropped into the chair with a sigh.
“What’s going on, Amanda?” her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper.
“I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it is taking a lot more time than I thought it would,” Amanda answered.
Her dad looked over his newspaper and asked Amanda what the webpage was about.
“It’s about the difference between newspaper news and Internet news,” Amanda said and added, “I have to provide information, examples and illustrations(插图).”
“Sounds tough; do you have someone to help you?” her dad asked.
“I have a partner named Zach,” Amanda replied. “We did research on the Internet today and found some pictures to use.”
Then Amanda explained to her father the main differences: newspaper news is printed on paper, and Internet news is published online; newspaper news is only available once a day, and Internet news is published almost as soon as the news happens; many newspapers don’t even print a daily paper, and Internet news is published around the clock.
Amanda’s dad asked, “Which type of news do you like better?”
“I like Internet news better because I like to learn about the news when it happens,” she answered.
Her dad said, “I still like newspaper news better because I like to hold the paper in my hands and turn the pages.”
Amanda dropped into her chair again and said, “You are so old school, Dad.”
24. Why did Amanda sigh when she came home?
A. She failed to pass the exam. B. She was tired of school life.
C. She was worried about her school project. D. She made a mistake in her technology class.
25. What did Amanda’s father think of her work on creating a webpage for her technology class?
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Interesting. D. Difficult.
26. Which of the following may Amanda agree with?
A. People should pay for Internet news. B. Newspaper news will soon disappear.
C. Internet news is given to readers in good time. D. It is wrong to say no to newspaper news.
27. What kind of person is Amanda’s father?
A. He is a man who misses the past.
B. He is a man who cares little about news.
C. He is a man who knows the computer well.
D. He is a man who cannot live without the Internet.
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
56 .How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate, …’？
A. People don’t communicate without telephone.
B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.
C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.
D. People communicate more because of more traffic.
57 .Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?
A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people.
C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.
58.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through _______.
A. the TV screen B. a fax machine
C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone
59.The best heading for the passage is _________.
A. Phone Power B. Kinds of Phone
C. How to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones
你校校报的英语专栏正在开展以“健康的生活方式”为主题的英语征文活动，你打算参加。请根据以下提示信息写一篇英语短文。
1. 营养均衡的膳食； 2. 经常参加体育锻炼； 3. 乐观的人生态度。
注意：1。 字数100左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
All of us want to live a healthy life. The following are some useful tips.
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In 1778, Banks was elected president of the Royal Society, position he held for 42 years.
A. /, the B. the, / C. the, the D. /, a
—Do you know the girl at the dancing party?
—She seems to ______ me at last month’s party. But I’m not sure.
A. introduce to B. be introducing to
C. be introduced to D. introducing
Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten. Together the two boys, who go to Escondido High School in California, have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one. German was born deaf, and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language. He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,” German remembers. “Before then, I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different.”
“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard.”said Orlando.“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them. But we’ve all grown up together. And today. I’m popular because I’m deaf Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys. “We can’t talk on the phone, so if we need help, we can’t call a crisis service,” German said. “And we can’t order food in a drive-thru（汽车餐厅）.”
Despite their difficulties, the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket. They got their jobs through a “workability”program, designed for teenagers from loeal schools with different types of learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August, and Orlando started in November.
“The other people who work here been very nice to us,”Orlando signs. “They even sign sometimes. At first, we were nervous, bus we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better.”
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting, both boys said. After high school, they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.
25. Orlando and German have been_______.
A. to Mexico together. B. deaf since they were born.
C. friends since they were very young. D. to different high schools.
26. The word “crisis” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. food. B. Emergence. C. alarm. D. quick.
27. Both boys are happy to______.
A. have the opportunity to can money.
B. work at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
C. help students with learning disabilities.
D. design programs for the deaf.
With the development of society，it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day，tired and subhealthy． ___16___ She described all the things she had to do—one was to make her bed—from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work．I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks．She was shocked，probably thinking I’d been brought up by wolves in a forest．___17___
Two weeks later she went into my office merrily．She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years—and nothing bad had happened．“And you know what?”she said．“I don’t dry my dishes anymore，either．”
___18___ One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before．The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect．This story shows an important principle about managing time：No one can do it a11．Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs(利弊权衡)．The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves． ___19___
So what is the solution? There’s an easy way．Decide what you want in your life，and put that first．On a daily basis，that should include regular meals，enough sleep and time with your family．Exercise，leisure，friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life．___20___The choice is yours：whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life．Take a nap．Take a walk．Take time to play the piano．Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office．Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers．Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos．
A．Most people do not take time to relax themselves．
B．The point is to do something for yourself every day．
C．A patient came to see me about the stress in her life．
D．This woman had made two major breakthroughs．
E．Above all，you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly．
F．They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own．
G．However，she went along with my idea．...
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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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Many of us are so busy with work, school and home life ,which often cause there is no time left to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life and relax yourself.
36 . Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing!
Monthly Treat. 37 . It could be on your lunch break, a weekend or it could be leaving work early. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go to see a movie, a haircut, play golf or whatever treat you’re always thinking about but rarely get to. Schedule it in and it will happen!
Buy Tickets in Advance. Sports, theatre, concerts or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. 38 .
39 . Huh? Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.
Join a Group. Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, biking clubs, ski club, etc. What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. 40 . If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!
A. Leave Work on Time.
B. Evenings with Yourself.
C. Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!
D. Listen to your favorite music!
E. Look up a club in your area today and join!
F. Take an Adult Education Class.
G. Schedule a treat for yourself once a month.
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。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I'm glad to receive your letter. You asked me what I would prepare myself for the coming college entrance English exam but I've summarised several points for you. Firstly，I'll review all the 3，500 word one by one and pay specially attention to the important ones. Secondly，I'll listen to the English twice a day so that I can get full marks in the listening part. Besides，daily reading and writing exercises can help me gain more confidence as before. Another point that should never be ignored was that handwriting is the key to get a much higher score．
I hope our plans can be great benefit to you．Good luck with your English study．
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I love YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.
Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.
21. From the passage we can see _________.
A. the mother was happy to have dinner with her son
B. the author doesn’t like his work and his three children
C. the author and his mother went to a high-class restaurant
D. the author saw a movie with his mother after dinner
22. What can we know about the author’s mother according to the passage?
A. She wanted to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.
B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.
C. She died of a massive heart attack very suddenly.
D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.
23. During the dinner, what did they talk about?
A. Extraordinary things.
B. Some national events.
C. Each other’s daily life.
D. Movies and dishes.
24. It can be inferred from the passage that_________.
A. the author regretted for not showing much love to his mother
B. the author was satisfied to do something for his mother
C. the mother felt happy to pay for the bill in advance
D. the mother was sorry for inviting her son to have dinner
Although the city a good look in general, some of its heritage was destroyed in World War II.
A. had preserves B. preserved
C. preserves D. will preserve
