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The t________ of the month in a year is called December.

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　　American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18．” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging．The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”．

　　Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B．C．, may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age．During the 12^th century A．D．, a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth．

　　But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16^th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon．He thought it would be found in Florida．In St．Augustine, the oldest city in the U．S．, there’s a tourist attraction．It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513．However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers．

　　But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的)that it survives anyway, says Ryan K．Smith, a professor of history．“People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere．”

　　Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story．Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St．Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth．Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St．Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860．

(1)

According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?
[　　]
A．	Ponce de Leon
B．	William Shakespeare．
C．	Kathleen Deagan
D．	Michelle Reyna

(2)

What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?
[　　]
A．	Growth．
B．	Limits．
C．	Damages．
D．	Benefits．

(3)

What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
[　　]
A．	People find much pleasure in looking for it．
B．	People believe the existence of it somewhere．
C．	People have no interest in searching for it．
D．	People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的)．

(4)

The passage mainly tells us ________．
[　　]
A．	how the fountain of youth came into being
B．	why some famous people hate becoming old
C．	how to remain young forever
D．	whether the fountain of youth exists

(5)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth．
B．	Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U．S, lies in Florida．
C．	Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth．
D．	Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park．

Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.

It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement (graduation ceremony).

Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron cap and gown.

Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(美国的爱国誓言).

Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last forever.”

Then came the core (the most important part) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.

To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.

A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.

What’s the article mainly about?

A. An American high school’s graduation ceremony.

B. The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.

C. A presentation of college diplomas.

D. A US college’s farewell party.

Which of the following statements about the author is FALSE?

A. She was one of the graduates. B. She was a foreign exchange student.

C. She was excited to receive her diploma. D. She felt it great to be at the ceremony.

The right order of the following events is______.

a. Diplomas were presented to graduates. b. Students gave farewell speeches.

c. The US national anthem was played. d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.

e. Seniors went into the stadium.

A. b,c,a,d,e B. c,d,b,e,a C. d,b,e,a,c D. e,d,c,b,a

From the text, we can conclude that_______.

A. a diploma ensures a good job

B. a diploma guarantees a bright future

C. the commencement symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in life

D. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma

According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?

A. Hollywood superstars went to attend the commencement.

B. Every single senior became a superstar on the commencement day.

C. All graduates would treasure the diploma for the rest of their lives.

D. When each graduate got his or her diploma, there were loud cheers.

Eat, drink and be merry. That’s what the Spring Festival is all about. But there are millions of people, too, who love to let happiness go up in smoke.

Offering cigarettes to guests is a traditional Chinese way of showing respect to them. A cup of tea and cigarettes are perhaps the most common way of welcoming a guest in China, especially during festive occasions such as the Lunar New Year.

No wonder, 40 percent of the people surveyed recently said they would smoke at least twice the usual number of cigarettes during the Spring Festival holiday because of all those gatherings and parties. Only 20 percent of the respondents said they would refuse a cigarette when offered one. Why can't the others do the same? Because they could be seen as being rude, said more than half of the respondents. Fifteen percent feared they could be taken as "someone who cannot get along well with others".

The Think-tank Research Center for Health Development and Sohu.com survey shows 61 percent Chinese think offering a cigarette is useful for socializing, and 52 percent have offered cigarettes to others. The study polled 3,800 people, 64 percent of them men.

One-third of those polled were smokers, out of which 57 percent said they couldn't give up smoking because of the offering-and-accepting culture. "People have accepted offering cigarettes as an effective way of making friends." research center director Wu Yiqun says.

China has more than 350 million smokers, catering to the tobacco market that is worth 500 billion yuan. "The survey shows we still have a lot of work to do," she says. "Since Beijing is trying to make the Olympic Games smoke-free, it is time to let people know that offering a cigarette is a bad habit and it should be given up immediately."

1．The passage is written with the purpose of .

A．telling us a custom about the Chinese Spring Festival

B．introducing a way to make friends with Chinese

C．stopping smoking during the Beijing Olympics

D．telling us that offering cigarettes is a bad habit

2．The third paragraph mainly tells us .

A．the fact that smokers are greatly increasing during the festival

B．the reason why refusing cigarettes is acceptable

C．the fact that many people have to smoke more cigarettes during the festival

D．it is rude to attend parties without smoking cigarettes

3．Which of the following may not be the reason that makes many people fail to refuse the offered cigarette?

A．It’s impolite to refuse. B．Smoking is harmful to non-smokers.

C．They want to be friendly. D．It’s a kind of social habit.

4．The writer mentions the 500 billion yuan tobacco market because .

A．the tobacco market is not developing smoothly

B．the writer thinks that smoking wasters a lot of money.

C．smoking is helpful to the tobacco market

D．the tobacco market attracts too many smokers

5．We can infer from the passage that .

A．people will be free to smoke during the Beijing Olympic Games.

B．only a few smokers still have the habit of offering cigarettes

C．offering cigarettes is the most effective way for socializing

D．some non-smokers will even accept the offered cigarettes

The United States is already one year into a depression That was the news this week from the Na-tional Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a depression that began in 1981and lasted sixteen months.
Economists generally wait for production to shrink for six months in a row before they declare a re-cession. But the bureau, a private group, uses a wider set of information to measure the economy. Thenews only confirmed what many people already knew: that the world's largest economy is weak and maynot recover soon.
Worsening conclitions have led to a big drop in spending, especially on costly products like new cars. Even Japanese automaker Toyota saw its sales fall thirty - four percent in the United States in November from a year ago.
The heads of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors retumed to Congress this week to again ask for federal aid. Congressional leaders denounced(指责) them two weeks ago after they came in private jets with no clear plans for saving their industry. This time, the chiefs drove to Washington in fuel- saving hybrid vehicles. And their companies presented detailed restructuring plans. The reguest for aid has risen from twenty-five billion dollars two weeks ago to thirty-four billion in loans and credit lines.
G.M. wants almost half of that, and says it needs four billion dollars this month. It warned that without support it cannot continue to operate.
Ford is in a better position, But the sharing of suppliers means it could be affected if G.M. or
Chrysler fails. Ford is asking for a nine billion dollar credit line in case it needs it.
Chrysler is the smallest and most trouble of America's Big Three. It says it needs a seven billion dollar loan by the end of the month.
Two days of congressional hearings began Thursday in the Senate Banking Committee. The chairman, Democrat Chris Dodd, said he would support helping the automakers for the good of the economy.
But the committee's top Republican, Richard Shelby, continued to express opposition to a bailout(贿政援助）．
A main root of the world financial crisis is the weak housing market in the United States. The Trea-sury Department has been under pressure to help troubled homeowners. Now comes news that the depart-ment is developing a plan aimed at reducing interest rates on mortgage loans(汽车贷款) for some buyers of homes. That could be good for homeowners trying to sell.
【小题1】From the first two paragraphs, we know .

A．the United States is expected to recover soon

B．the depression has lasted more than 16 months

C．the depression is much more severe than expected

D．the depression will last no more than 6 months

【小题2】Why were the automakers refused for federal aid two weeks ago?

A．Because the government had no extra money to help.

B．Because they didn't have a ciear plan to save their industry.

C．Because they had wasted too much on costly new cars.

D．Because they had enough money to save their industry.

【小题3】Which of the following is asking for the largest federal aide

【小题4】From the passage we may know Richard Shelby tile automakers' request for federal aid?

【小题5】Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The hearings on Thursday agreed on a federal aid to the automakers.

B．The main cause of the crisis is weak housing market in the U.S..

C．The government is taking measures to save t he housing market.

D．The Treasury Department had to help the troubled homeowners.

Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail. “If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas. And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.”

Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers. Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year. “We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.”

You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet. Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets. And even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch. A company called FinalThoughts.com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”.

Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable future. Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet. Most kids use computers to play games (some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left.

What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back. “The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum. “The last 80% is happening now.”

1.What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark?

A. Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced.

B. Information technology is developing at an amazing speed.

C. Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult.

D. There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry.

2.According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that___.

A. it saves companies huge amounts of money

B. it speeds up profit making

C. it brings people incredible convenience

D. it provides easy access to information

3.The author gives the example of FinalThoughts.com to make the point that____.

A. there are some genius ideas on the Internet

B. almost anything is available on the Internet

C. people can find good bargains on the Internet

D. people are free to do anything on the Internet

4.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. There is a link between income and computer ownership.

B. Many American children don’t put computers to good use.

C. Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls.

D. The U.S. will stay ahead in the information technology in years.

5.Which sentence has the phrase that has the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph?

A. Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.

B. Think nothing of it. It was my pleasure.

C. He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar.

D. He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.

6.What is the message the author intends to convey?

A. The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.

B. The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly.

C. We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings.

D. Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.

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