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Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing, As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To show her good baking skills.

B. To remember her grandmother.

C. To talk about her happy family life.

D. To describe her childhood memories.

2.While helping her grandmother bake, the author ______.

A. found it interesting and appealing

B. turned out to be a troublemaker

C. hoped to make a living by baking

D. regretted missing the game shows

3.What does the underlined word "thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. basic. B. common. C. special.D. difficult.

4.The passage is mainly developed by ______.

A. analyzing causes

B. making comparisons

C. following the time order

D. examining differences

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Norway — Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country’s Arctic(北极的) research base, the Yellow River Station, on Friday.

On Saturday, the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area, as the sun makes a rare appearance.

During their four-day stay at the station, the students will meet and learn from some of China’s leading polar researchers. They were welcomed at the station yesterday by its director, He Jianfeng, who is an expert on marine micro-ecosystems.

The students will also visit the German and Norwegian stations and meet researchers there.

As for entertainment, the visitors will get the chance to play ice hockey at the world’s most northerly stadium.

Among the visitors is Zheng Li, a student majoring in telecommunications at Dalian Marinetime University.

“It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the world’s most northerly laboratory,” she said.

“This opportunity is precious. Most people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing place. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”

Wu Jinyou, head of the Polar Research Institute of China, and the group’s leader, said, “I hope the students have not only a field trip to the Yellow River station, but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here. I also expect in the future, some of them will choose to devote themselves to polar research and maybe even work with us.”

The students have been in Norway since February 28, and were given Arctic training before moving to the station.

The Arctic expedition is one of the several international cooperation and exchange activities forming the China Program for International Polar Year (2007- 2008). It was launched last March.

(China Daily, Xinhua News Agency, March 8, 2008)

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Wu Jinyou?

A. He is a graduate from Dalian Marinetime University.

B. He is the president of Dalian Marinetime University.

C. He thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers.

D. He is sure that all the ten students will make good polar researchers.

2.What does Zheng Li mean by saying “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”?

A. The trip to the research station is extremely exciting.

B. It’s exciting to see the sun rise in Arctic area.

C. Playing ice hockey in Arctic area is really a life-long memory.

D. People are only allowed to visit the station once in their lifetime.

3.What could be the best title of the news report?

A. Chinese Students Play Ice Hockey at Arctic Station

B. Chinese Students Do Research in Norway

C. Chinese Students Arrive at Arctic Station

D. Chinese Students Receive Training at Arctic Station

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?

Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food. 1. There’re more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.

Advantages of fast food

2. Eating fast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. 3. If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.

Disadvantages of fast food

The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one’s health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot of artificial ingredients (人造成分). Some even think that it is addictive (上瘾的) because of these ingredients. 4. Fast food may lead to obesity in the American population.

5. I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.

A. Fast food does raise health concerns.

B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.

C. In short, fast food has both advantages and disadvantages.

D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.

E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.

F. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.

G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.

In Twain, many people know what a “motorpool” means. It is known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. it is a place for vehicle maintenance.

More than ten years ago I came to America on business and I took advantage of the to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to me at the airport, and took me to his home. Out of the , my friend drove his car into the innermost , which had a sign“carpool only”. I what “carpool”meant. I felt doubted whether he was going to a motorpool. I thought myself clever in asking:

“Is there anything wrong with the car?”

“Nothing. ?”said he.

“Well then, why are you going to carpool?”I .

My friend couldn’t help and told me that “carpool” refers to the lane that only the cars with two or more can drive in. I felt rather on hearing that.

After dinner, my friend’s neighbour came over to ask whether he “carpool” the next day. “ ,”my friend said“I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was again, wondering why he could not“carpool”with him since we had “carpooled” today. My friend explained to me again that the “carpool” that his neighbour meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save . The first“carpool”is a noun, the second“carpool”is a verb. It is really40for newcomers in America to understand it in a short time.

1.A.commonly B.probably C.partly D. simply

2.A.In general B.In particular C.After all D. Above all

3.A.break B.time C.chance D. place

4.A.watch B.help C.meet D. catch

5.A.sight B.airport C.kindness D. plane

6.A.line B.lane C.range D. route

7.A.wondered B.knew C.understood D. learned

8.A.For B.Thus C.Then D. Though

9.A.How B.What C.Why D. Where

10.A.reminded B.responded C.explained D. judged

11.A.thinking B.talking C.laughing D. showing

12.A.passengers B.drivers C.kids D. ladies

13.A.surprised B.excited C.annoyed D. embarrassed

14.A.needed B.could C.should D. would

15.A.Sure B.Sorry C.Pardon D. Good

16.A.upset B.doubtful C.confused D. worried

17.A.used B.insisted C.learned D. provided

18.A. energyB. time C. money D. gas

19.A.as B.so C.while D. for

20.A.interesting B.difficult C.important D. necessary

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