He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life grace our greeting cards and day-timers.

Fifty years after his death, his shock (蓬乱) of white hair and hanging mustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.

Around the world, universities and academies (研究院) are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miracle year" when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time, light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.

Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more change in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world.

He escaped Hitler's Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism (法西斯主义) and racial prejudice. His FBI (美国联邦调查局) file ran 1,400 pages.

His letters expose a disorderly personal life -- married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.

The first paragraph implies that Einstein _____.

       A.had the gift for politics and music

       B.had run for president before he worked at his research

       C.was an excellent violinist

       D.was more a political leader or a musician than a thinker

When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?

       A.Funning and humorous, with an air of a musician.

       B.Wearing very wide trousers, a moustache, with an image of an actor.

       C.Rough untidy mass of white hair and hanging moustache, with an image of thinking.

       D.Black long hair and moustache, with his eyes deep set.

Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?

       A.Because he topped himself with the theory of relativity.

       B.Because he made important discoveries of space, time, light and matter.

       C.Because he published five papers on his theory of relativity.

       D.Because he wrote five important articles to help people better understand space, time, light

and matter.

Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?

       A.When he was absorbed in his research, he didn’t care for his family.

       B.He tried to amuse his family and friends in his spare time.

       C.He was so busy with the physical research that he showed no interest in politics.

       D.His theory led to much improvement in many technological fields.


第二部分阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、 D和E)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Scott Langteau has this message for kids: Spend less time playing video games.
It’s a message that many a mom and dad have tried to impress upon many a youngster (and some not-so-youngsters) who spend perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand.
But the 40-year-old Langteau isn’t a parent.He’s experienced at video games — one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co-founded his own game development company.
Langteau has just published a children’s book called “Sofa Boy,” which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controller held in hand and the rather terrible consequences that follow.
It’s a fairy tale plucked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his own bouts with a bit of game addiction.But first, Langteau would like to make one thing clear: “I’m not saying that you shouldn’t play video games.I think video games are great, I think they do great things for kids.Instead, Langteau says his book is all about a little something called “moderation.(克制)”
_“It’s_about_being_well_rounded,” he says.“Just like with anything else, we all need to make sure that there’s a variety in what we do.”
Video gamers can be rather bad-tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment.And understandably so.After all, most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders — people who don’t play video games and certainly don’t understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment.
But Langteau and “Sofa Boy” seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game-savvy masses might actually listen to.After all, this is a
man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games.His early experience has taught him a lesson.
1.Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to_____________.
A.share his great skills on games                    
B.warn kids against game addiction
C.tell about his fairy tale as a kid             
D.deliver a message for games
2.We can learn from the passage that____________.
A.Langteau advises the young to play games within limits
B.Langteau advises the young not to play games
C.playing video games ruins the future of kids
D.playing video games is of no benefit to kids
3.By saying “It’s about being well rounded” Langteau thinks____________.20090506
A.games do great things for kids                
B.gamers are usually fat and round
C.games should be viewed from all sides        
D.gamers are to blame for their behaviors
4.What topic will be discussed in the following paragraph?
A.His idea to create “Sofa Boy”.
B.His great achievement in games as a kid.
C.His hard times to set up his game company.
D.His enthusiasm for games when he was a small boy.

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade, as he was passed on from grade to grade. Steve was a big boy, looking more like a teenager than a twelve year old, yet, Steve went unnoticed... until Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful redhead, and Steve was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. His heart would break under her sharp words, and when he was punished for failing to turn in his homework, he felt just miserable! Still, he did not study.

In the middle of the first semester of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things, as the day wore on. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one was sober(清醒的) enough to care. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!!” Startled, he turned to look at her.

“Pay attention!”

Steve locked his gaze on Miss White with adolescent adoration (青春期的爱慕), as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face.

“...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

 After that, it was war!! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.

“You’re smart enough! You’ll see a change!” Nothing fazed him.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it!! Someone cared about him? Someone, totally unattainable and perfect, CARED ABOUT HIM??!!

Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, he took one look around. Both parents were passed out, in various stages of undress, and the stench(恶臭) was overpowering! He, quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. Grim faced and determined, he headed for the woods.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! God, she was beautiful! He yearned for her smile to turn on him. It did not.

Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart pounding within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn’t resist another look at the lovely woman.

Miss White’s face was in total shock! She glanced up at Steve, then down, then up. Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it!

He discovered that he could understand and retain knowledge, and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel! And he continued this course throughout his school life.

After high-school Steve enlisted in the Navy, and he had a successful military career. During that time, he met the love of his life, he raised a family, and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval career, he inspired many young people, who without him, might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a second career after the Navy, and he continues to inspire others, as an adjunct professor(副教授) in a nearby college。

Miss White left a great legacy. She saved one boy who has changed many lives. I know, because I am the love of his life.

You see, it’s simple, really. A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared.

1.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A.Steve would give up schooling forever.

B.Steve was at a loss about improving his study.

C.Being unhappy both in school and at home, Steve intended to end his own life.

D.Due to his poor study, Steve was about to be expelled from his school.

2.What made Steve change greatly all of a sudden?

A.Miss White’s encouragement             B.Miss White’s praise

C.knowing Miss White concerned him         D.Miss White’s persuasion

3.What might be the best title for this passage?

A.A boy loves his teacher                   B.The difference a teacher can make

C.A great teacher                         D.Please care about your students

 

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well   16   it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As   17   drew near, the young man expected   18   that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how   19   he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit   20  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).

Angrily, he raised his   21   to his father and said, “Is a Bible   22   you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years   23   and the young man was very successful in business, but   24   his father was very old, he thought perhaps he   25   go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.   26   he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which   27   him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.

  28   arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to   29   through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had   30   it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to   31  . As he was reading, a car   32   dropped from the back of the Bible.

How many times do we   33   blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once   34   the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may   35   be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

1.

A.offer

B.pay

C.buy

D.afford

 

2.

A.his birthday

B.graduation day

C.sports meet

D.examination day

 

3.

A.signs

B.notes

C.warnings

D.marks

 

4.

A.upset

B.crazy

C.comfortable

D.proud

 

5.

A.excited

B.disappointed

C.worried

D.satisfied

 

6.

A.hand

B.head

C.voice

D.sound

 

7.

A.all

B.that

C.all what

D.that all

 

8.

A.past

B.gone

C.passed

D.spent

 

9.

A.learning

B.realizing

C.hearing

D.understanding

 

10.

A.could

B.would

C.should

D.ought

 

11.

A.After

B.Before

C.Since

D.Until

 

12.

A.informed

B.required

C.reported

D.introduced

 

13.

A.By

B.On

C.As

D.At

 

14.

A.put

B.push

C.search

D.pass

 

15.

A.kept

B.bought

C.left

D.expected

 

16.

A.turn over

B.turn on

C.turn up

D.turn down

 

17.

A.picture

B.model

C.key

D.toy

 

18.

A.miss

B.get

C.forget

D.avoid

 

19.

A.of

B.among

C.between

D.along

 

20.

A.surely

B.actually

C.mainly

D.naturally

 

Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡)Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases(推出)two new games for the fast growing computer market each month

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage(抵押贷款),or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休)is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.”

1.In what way is David different from people of his age?

A.He often goes out with friends

B.He lives with his mother

C.He has a handsome income

D.He graduated with six O-levels

2.What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A.He is too young to get a credit card

B.He has no time to learn driving

C.He has very little spare time

D.He will soon lose his job

3.Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A.He had done well in all his exams

B.He had written some computer programs

C.He was good at playing computer games

D.He had learnt to use computers at school

4.Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A.He received lots of job offers

B.He was eager to help his mother

C.He lost interest in school studies

D.He wanted to earn his own living

 

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