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When Shakespeare was twenty?one, he went to London, a very interesting place, to try his fortune.

There were the famous London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.

Then, too, there were the daily crowds where could be seen people from all over the world. Knights, scholars and highwaymen (拦路强盗) or thieves who had been infamous for their clever robberies, passed by each other.

Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy, Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants — all held by chances or interests within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.

Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town's residents. Each one told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men's interests that make up the great world.

And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived.

1.What was London like in Shakespeare's eyes when he first went there?

A.Dirty and small. B.Strange and interesting.

C.Infamous and terrible. D.Familiar and modern.

2.Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?

A.Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.

B.Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London.

C.Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.

D.Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.

3.What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Crowd. B.Sight.

C.Face. D.Resident.

4.The passage probably comes from ________.

A.a poster B.a textbook

C.an advertisement D.an announcement

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Heritage is our legacy (遗产) from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.

1)If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.

2)The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.

3)After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.

4)Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.

1.What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?

A.To tell us what is heritage.

B.To stress the importance of heritages.

C.To explain the aims of protecting heritages.

D.To introduce some places of interest in the world.

2.About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.

A.identification B.application

C.protection D.conservation

3.If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country________.

A.can ask UNESCO for more money and help

B.should continue to take special care of it

C.won't take trouble of caring for it

D.will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger

4.The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is________.

A.to attract more tourists from other countries

B.to get more money and help from other countries

C.to have it taken better care of

D.to make it known to other countries

China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary.

“If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words, ” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.

In Chinese, tu means uncouth(粗野的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s rural areas. In recent years, people borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable manner. The word gained acceptance in September with the launch(上市) of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold”. The word is now often used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it.

Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words—dama and hukou—which may also be taken in the dictionary. Hukou means household registration(登记) in Chinese and has been widely used.

Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold. They were the driving force in the global gold market between April and June when the gold prices had gone down.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary, ” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, literally meaning “connection”, is the system of social networks and influential relationships which promote business and other dealings. Taikonaut is a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era, ” according to John Simpson.

1. What does “Tuhao” mean now?

A. The rich who like iPhone made of gold.

B. The people who have power in the countryside.

C. The people who spend money reasonably.

D. The rich who find no class to belong to.

2.Why is the word “Dama” popular now?

A. They bought gold in the global market.

B. They are wealthy middle-aged women.

C. They brought the gold prices down.

D. They worked on the Wall Street.

3. According to John, the Oxford English Dictionary__________.

A. updates its new version every three months

B. takes 10 years to include a new word now

C. speeds up its acceptance of new words

D. has its online version to collect new words

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Cell Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking?

Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use one. __1.__They find that the phones are more than a means of communication----having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.

The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. ___2.___

On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning(扫描)equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. ___3.__He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.

____4.__ The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often.___ 5.__Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

A. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.

B. They will possibly affect their benefits.

C. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people.

D. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks.

E. What do the doctors worry about?

F. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.

G. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful?

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The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different _________ about the foods they eat on this _________ day. In Northern China, people _________ eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the_________ of winter and the beginning of spring. According to historical _________ , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps _________ the areas in Southern China _________ more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly _________ to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. _________ , the most common foods for the first _________ are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle is a _________ of long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which _________ the hope of improvement in _________ year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of family _________ according to the Chinese.

To _________ a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to _________ a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.(烟花爆竹)_________ , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have _________ new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. _________ , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into _________ .

1.A. word B. habits C. meanings D. stories

2.A. usual B. unforgettable C. common D. special

3.A. seldom B. usually C. never D. hardly

4.A. end B. future C. result D. effect

5.A. reasons B. records(记载) C. notes D. stories

6.A. as long as B. though C. but D. because

7.A. caused B. took C. produced D. brought

8.A. understood B. knew C. made D. began

9.A. Besides B. Therefore C. Consequently D. except

10.A. subject B. title C. program D. meal

11.A. symbol B. sign C. mark D. signal

12.A. transports(运输) B. represents(代表) C. gets D. takes

13.A. health B. family C. life D. work

14.A. reunion B. luck C. happiness D. sadness

15.A. do B. pay C. get D. carry

16.A. express B. describe C. explain D. give

17.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. However D. Besides

18.A. given up B. taken up C. got up D. broken up

19.A. Instead B. Fortunately C. But D. And

20.A. fashion B. effect C. sight D. power

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My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two _________ there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang _________ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were _________ on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them _________ off at the walls or floor. However, one lady _________ my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t _________ like that. As we got _________ with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. _________ she was singing, she was also _________ out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my _________ were to my students. People who worked at the care center could _________ to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling_________ about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also _________ the same lady. The difference between us is that he _________ on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her _________ and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my _________to let you know that.” This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No _________ can completely describe that touching moment.

It took a boy to_________ me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a _________that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself _________ to have witnessed his lesson.

1.A. rooms B. buildings C. groups D. floors

2.A. bravely B. beautifully C. shyly D. madly

3.A. gathering B. meeting C. singing D. dancing

4.A. glared B. shut C. stared D. paid

5.A. looked B. hurt C. escaped D. caught

6.A. sound B. hear C. appear D. feel

7.A. higher B. nearer C. faster D. louder

8.A. As B. Because C. Since D. Though

9.A. moving B. coming C. reaching D. spreading

10.A. interests B. abilities C. responsibilities D. feelings

11.A. speak B. attend C. object D. compare

12.A. guilty B. sure C. afraid D. scary

13.A. feared B. noticed C. helped D. avoided

14.A. called B. insisted C. acted D. kept

15.A. tears B. hands C. face D. eye

16.A. body B. time C. flower D. cheek

17.A. expressions B. poems C. words D. songs

18.A. teach B. waste C. cause D. help

19.A. message B. activity C. lesson D. class

20.A. clever B. foolish C. lucky D. right

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