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In the late 1990s, a family visited the public elementary school where I taught deaf students. They said they would be moving to the district and planned to enroll (报名) their deaf daughter as a first grader. They were upset that their child's kindergarten teacher Jane cautioned them not to have high hopes for her academically. Based upon assessment results, the teacher painted a discouraging picture for their little girl's future. Standing behind them was Fiona, a beautiful five-year -old with long shiny brown hair and dark flashing eyes. The whole time her parents were there she didn't make a sound or use sign language, even when her parents encouraged her.

After a few weeks with Fiona, I discovered I was dealing with a very bright, very strong-willed child. Although I was able to engage her in a variety of learning activities, writing was a continual struggle. I tried all kinds of ways to interest her in writing. Every time the pencils came out, she would shut down and refuse to participate.

One day Fiona got off her bus and stood in front of the school, weeping. The staff members present did not know enough sign language to ask her why she was crying. Finally they took her into the office where they handed her a pen and notepad. Fiona wrote: "PACBAK". Immediately the office staff realized she left her backpack on the bus. They asked the bus to come back to school and soon Fiona was reunited with her backpack.

That day Fiona discovered the power of the pen. From then on, she had a new appreciation for writing. She is a young woman now and has become an excellent writer, public speaker and student leader. During her senior year in high school, Fiona became the Douglas County Rodeo Queen and the following year she enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado, determined to become a teacher. In the summer of 2008, I traveled to the National Association of the Deaf Conference in New Orleans and watched her perform competitively as Miss Deaf Colorado. Fiona keeps in touch and I especially treasure her e-mails with term papers attached. This young lady has a very powerful pen!

1. （1） What made Fiona's parents upset?

   A . Fiona's being unable to hear anything at birth. B . Fiona's being refused by the elementary school. C . Fiona failure to use the sign language properly. D . Fiona's possible unpromising future in Jane's mind.
3. （2） What was a constant challenge to the author when educating Fiona?

   A . Fiona's lack of determination in learning. B . Fiona's extreme unwillingness to write. C . Fiona's bad relationship with the teacher. D . Fiona's incompetence in handling pencils.
5. （3） What can we learn about Fiona?

   A . She treasured the e-mails from her teacher very much. B . She travelled to New Orleans to give thanks to her teacher. C . She succeeded as a result of her affection for writing. D . She decided to be a writer at the University of Northern Colorado.
7. （4） Which can be a suitable title for the text?

   A . Power of the Pen B . Ambition of a Deaf Girl C . Appreciation of the Pen D . Spelling of a Backpack

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Computer games have seriously caught the attention of Mass Media. The increasing amount of games with violent scenes socks the society and makes it very aware of them. The fact that violent games cause violence in people is not even doubted by most people. Some say that the reason lies in games being too close to reality. But is it justified only according to the external similarity of these two worlds?

Games originally are entertainment. Contemporary games are very realistic and for this reason they are a source of great experience for the player and develop the imagination. Games are more than entertainment. The research of the New York University led by Green and Bavelier claims that the player preferring active games get an improvement of some types of brain activity, related to processing of visual information. In particular, game players cope with problems of simultaneously (同时地) tracking several moving objects at the average level of 30% better than people who do not play active computer video games. A game is an abstraction. A player gets abstract tasks and acts according to abstract rules. Games are also the possibility to be whoever a person wants to be and to rest from the outside world for some time.

But what if a person gets so much excited with the game scenes that he becomes violent in reality? Then, it proves that the games cause people to become violent. A psychologically healthy person will never confuse or connect these two different worlds. A game is a virtual world with visual images very similar to human. These images represent by themselves nothing but simple playing obstacles. A game may potentially give the opportunity to "destroy the obstacles" that may not be destroyed according to the rules, but it is more about personal choice whether to do it or not. This leads us to the conclusion that violence is not a consequence but the cause. People who originally tend to violence may get annoyed by games and perform violence in the "real world". In this case violence in games is a simple justification of the violent nature of the player.

1. （1） Which of the following best explains "sock" underlined in Para. 1?

   A . Transform. B . Strike. C . Interest. D . Confuse.
3. （2） What can we learn from the research carried out by Green and Bavelier?

   A . Games can promote some kinds of brain activity. B . Games can give people space to be themselves. C . Games can be a source of great experience. D . Games can help players solve problems.
5. （3） Which of the following accounts for violence in real life?

   A . Abstract violent tasks. B . Violent visual images. C . Realistic computer games. D . Individuals' violent nature.
7. （4） What is the best title for the text?

   A . Violence: Not a Consequence of Games B . Violence: Not a Justification of Players C . Games: The Violent Virtual Reality D . Games: The Cause of Violence

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Acting was, is and always will be the first love of the National Peking Opera Company's new vice-president, Tian Lei, Chen Nan reports.

Huguosi Street was one of Beijing's (busy) commercial roads in the olden days. It also (house) the residence of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang (1894-1961). Not far from Mei's address, the first theater for Peking Opera (perform) was created in 1954, five years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The neighborhood (change) over the decades, but the theater still stands tall and is (current) managed by the National Peking Opera Company. Tian Lei treasures the hours he spends there, training and rehearsing (排练).Wearing a costume and (arm) with a prop spear ( 道具长矛),the 42-year -old walks confidently across the stage,  (practise) a variety of martial art movements, before ending the drill with a liangxiang (striking a pose on the stage).

Tian has been working with the opera company for 10 years. Its location is 10-minute drive from the theater and his colleagues train there. He, however, prefers the historic stage. "I come to the theater almost every day because I enjoy the peace and emptiness this building offers. Rehearsing here helps me feel closer the Peking Opera masters once graced the stage," he says.

 What is the woman dissatisfied with?

 What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

 What are the speakers mainly talking about?

 How does the woman sound?

 Why does the woman go running in the morning?

 听材料，回答问题。

1. （1） Where are the speakers?

   A . In a shop. B . In a restaurant. C . In an office.
3. （2） What does the man want to do?

   A . Do some work. B . Have a meal. C . Shop for gifts.

 听材料，回答问题。

1. （1） What are the speakers doing?

   A . Climbing a hill. B . Training for a marathon. C . Camping in the woods.
3. （2） What happened to the man?

   A . He fell into a river. B . He thought he was injured. C . He was too tired to move on.
5. （3） What will the speakers probably do next?

   A . Stop for a rest. B . See a doctor. C . Finish the race.