.
Millions of people will be able to track each and every move by friends and family through their mobile phones,thanks to a new feature launched by Google yesterday.
The new system named “Latitude” uses a map to show exactly where a loved one is at any time, sometimes discovering their location to a few meters.Worried parents will be able to check up on where their children have got to after school, friends can meet for a quick drink if they see they are nearby and wives will be able to see if their husbands really are working late at the office.
The feature was made available immediately on millions of mobile phones that can access the web,such as the Black Berry.Within weeks Google hopes to launch a new one that will also work on computers as well.
“Once you've shared your location,you can hide it from all of your friends at once,or you can turn off Google Latitude completely at any time.” said a Google spokesman.“You can adjust your privacy settings in Latitude so that you share as much or as little about your location as you want,with whom you want.”
Google said that the company had tested the product with thousands of people to make sure that it was safe for the customers,but experts were not so sure.Simon Davies,director of Privacy International,said Latitude would open up a “privacy minefield(危险地带)”.
“It's about the little white lies.You might be avoiding going to work, and now your boss might be able to see that you're at Twickenham instead of at home.”said Ian Angell, an information expert at the London School of Economics.“You've already got mobile phone technology where husbands and wives track each other in secret.Now Google is so widely used that it will only worsen the situation.”
60. According to Google,the new system “Latitude” can ___________.
A.prove that the partner has told a lie about working late
B.tell the parents the locations of their children after school
C.provide the friends with the most suitable pub for a drink
D.help people find what their loved ones are doing at any time
61. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to ___________.
A.the new system                                      B. the Google company  
C.  the mobile phone                               D. the privacy minefield
62. From the passage,we know that Ian Angell believed ___________.
A.Latitude keeps husbands and wives in good relationship
B.Google tricked all its customers to make more money
C.with Latitude more privacy problems would come up
D.privacy settings could protect your personal information
63. The best title of the passage might be ___________.
A.Google Allows You to Track Friends' and Families' Every Move  
B.Google and BlackBerry Open the New Webs to Their Customers
C.Latitude Working on Computers is Being Developed by Google
D.Latitude Sets a Good Example on Mobile Phone Privacy Settings

Book now to see Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss star in The Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre in London.

Dates: 22 January 2011 to 31 January 2011

Times: 22 Jan 2011 6:30 PM; 24—29 Jan 2011 7:30 PM; 29 Jan 2011 2:30 PM; 31 Jan 2011 7:30 PM.

Place: Comedy Theatre

The Children’s Hour

The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman is a striking play about the power of a lie. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) run a girls’ boarding school in the 1930s New England. When an angry student starts a rumour that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian (女同性恋者) affair, it gradually destroys the women’s careers, relationships and lives. The Children’s Hour is an upsetting story of cheat, shame and courage.

Banned in London and several cities across America, The Children’s Hour received its world opening on Broadway in 1934. Generations on, its exploration of a culture of fear remains remarkably relevant.

Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss Star

Keira Knightley, nominee (被提名者) for Best Actress 2010 Evening Standard Awards for The Misanthrope, returns to the London stage. Knightley starred in Love Actually, The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, Pride and Prejudice.

Elisabeth Moss, best-known for playing Peggy Olson in Mad Men, made her Broadway stage debut (首映) in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow in 2008. The Children’s Hour will be her West End debut.

Book The Children’s Hour Tickets

Book theatre tickets to see The Children’s Hour at London’s Comedy Theatre today. With two big stars in the leading roles, The Children’s Hour tickets are sure to sell fast. Book yours online now with Visit London’s secure ticket booking partner on this wetsite. Just click the green book button to buy your The Children’s Hour tickets.

1.If you visit London in January, at which time can you see the play?

    A. 21 Jan 2011 6:30 PM.               B. 23 Jan 2011 2:30 PM.        

    C. 26 Jan 2011 2:30 PM.               D. 31 Jan 2011 7:30 PM.

2.We can learn from the passage that The Children’s Hour____________.

    A. used to be forbidden                B. is about the power of love

    C. was set in England in the 1930s     D. is not popular these days

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

    A. Keira Knightley was awarded Best Actress 2010 Evening Standard Awards.

    B. Elisabeth Moss ever performed on the Broadway stage.

    C. Without the two big stars, people would not buy the play’s tickets.

    D. You can only buy a ticket with Visit London’s secure ticket booking partner.

4.Where shall we probably read this passage?

    A. In a movie magazine.               B. In the newspaper.           

    C. On the website.                    D. In an academic journal.

 

Book now to see Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss star in The Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre in London.

Dates: 22 January 2011 to 31 January 2011

Times: 22 Jan 2011 6:30 PM; 24—29 Jan 2011 7:30 PM; 29 Jan 2011 2:30 PM; 31 Jan 2011 7:30 PM.

Place: Comedy Theatre

The Children’s Hour

The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman is a striking play about the power of a lie. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) run a girls’ boarding school in the 1930s New England. When an angry student starts a rumour that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian (女同性恋者) affair, it gradually destroys the women’s careers, relationships and lives. The Children’s Hour is an upsetting story of cheat, shame and courage.

Banned in London and several cities across America, The Children’s Hour received its world opening on Broadway in 1934. Generations on, its exploration of a culture of fear remains remarkably relevant.

Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss Star

Keira Knightley, nominee (被提名者) for Best Actress 2010 Evening Standard Awards for The Misanthrope, returns to the London stage. Knightley starred in Love Actually, The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, Pride and Prejudice.

Elisabeth Moss, best-known for playing Peggy Olson in Mad Men, made her Broadway stage debut (首映) in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow in 2008. The Children’s Hour will be her West End debut.

Book The Children’s Hour Tickets

Book theatre tickets to see The Children’s Hour at London’s Comedy Theatre today. With two big stars in the leading roles, The Children’s Hour tickets are sure to sell fast. Book yours online now with Visit London’s secure ticket booking partner on this wetsite. Just click the green book button to buy your The Children’s Hour tickets.

1.If you visit London in January, at which time can you see the play?

    A. 21 Jan 2011 6:30 PM.               B. 23 Jan 2011 2:30 PM.        

    C. 26 Jan 2011 2:30 PM.               D. 31 Jan 2011 7:30 PM.

2.We can learn from the passage that The Children’s Hour____________.

    A. used to be forbidden                B. is about the power of love

    C. was set in England in the 1930s     D. is not popular these days

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

    A. Keira Knightley was awarded Best Actress 2010 Evening Standard Awards.

    B. Elisabeth Moss ever performed on the Broadway stage.

    C. Without the two big stars, people would not buy the play’s tickets.

    D. You can only buy a ticket with Visit London’s secure ticket booking partner.

4.Where shall we probably read this passage?

    A. In a movie magazine.               B. In the newspaper.           

    C. On the website.                    D. In an academic journal.

 

 

第二节  信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

下面是一篇关于2006年美国逝去的五位特别人物的情况报道。请阅读下列关于他们的相关信息,并按照要求把这五个人物的信息进行匹配。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先,请阅读以下六位美国名人的信息,然后与下面的信息进行匹配。

A

Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1990s. She began singing in church. Soon, her rich deep voice became widely known in the area. Marian Anderson received many honors and awards during her life. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen sixty—three. Marian Anderson died at the age of ninety—six. Experts say she is remembered not only for the quality of her voice, but also because of the way she carried out her right to be heard.

B

Movie director Robert Altman died in November 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was eighty—one years old. During his fifty-year career, he made some of the most influential movies of modern times.

C

Ann Richards died in September 2006 at the age of seventy-three. At her funeral service, leaders from around the country gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the service. He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be scientists, engineers and police officers. He said she was a great woman with a big heart and big dreams.

D

Journalist R.W. Apple died in October 2006 at the age of seventy—one. Earlier this month his friends and family gathered in Washington, D.C. for a large memorial service. Famous writers, politicians, and cooks told about his warm personality, sharp intelligence, and extraordinary energy. After the service, guests enjoyed fine foods provided by some of the best cooks in the area.

E

William Styron died in November 2006 at the age of eighty—one. His stories are filled with rich language and complex moral questions. Many of his books try to understand the evil actions of people. Later in life William Styron suffered from severe depression. After recovering, he wrote honestly and bravely about his experience in “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.” He received great praise for educating people about the difficulties of mental illness.

F

Ruth Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1928 and died in October 2004. Brown recorded many rhythm and blues hits in the 1950s. She also fought for musicians rights. In 1988, Atlantic Records agreed to pay her and thirty-five other musicians the money they owed them for using their songs for twenty years.

请阅读下列有关的信息:

56.As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children. She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and African-Americans played important roles.

57. “MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”

58.She learned to traditional music at her Christian religious center. But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of seventy six.

59.He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.

60.He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself. It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and “Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a tragic story about a woman and her children who are sent to a Nazi death camp in Poland during World War Two.

 

 

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.

I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.

Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).

Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:

1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.

2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.

3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.

4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.

And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50,you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.

1.

A.Luckily

B.Strangely

C.Badly

D.Honestly

2.

A.excitedly

B.unhappily

C.patiently

D.hurriedly

3.

A.old

B.important

C.new

D.wise

4.

A.for example

B.however

C.therefore

D.what’s more

5.

A.fall behind

B.show up

C.go away

D.lose heart

6.

A.devoted

B.introduced

C.compared

D.limited

7.

A.refused

B.pretended

C.wanted

D.entertained

8.

A.reason

B.problem

C.advice

D.way

9.

A.missed

B.completed

C.shown

D.learned

10.

A.realize

B.hope

C.doubt

D.lie

11.

A.fear

B.fun

C.money

D.work

12.

A.smaller

B.stranger

C.harder

D.nicer

13.

A.before

B.beside

C.through

D.without

14.

A.tips

B.aims

C.things

D.choices

15.

A.Careless

B.Funny

C.Busy

D.Successful

16.

A.Remember

B.Read

C.Sell

D.Create

17.

A.replace

B.combine

C.look

D.check

18.

A.such as

B.because of

C.instead of

D.as a result of

19.

A.anyone

B.nobody

C.something

D.anything

20.

A.troubles

B.mistakes

C.jokes

D.friends

 

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