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     With the development of science and technology, most of us will comment:"Life is speeding up.
Everyone is getting unwell."
     This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who
lived in Rome in 53 AD wrote it.
     We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have
all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?
     Picture this, you're rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings,
a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting
louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have
to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?
     Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.
Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars,
even no electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.
     One family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we
have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7,
spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile
phones.
     The grandmother, Lynn said, "It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less
materialistic. "The more things you have the more difficult life becomes." She said. The boys said they
found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had
changed from being a "trendy, beer- drinking granny to one who cooked things".
     Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!
●Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day．Don't
check your emails every day．
●Make sure you spend some time talking to your family．Set aside one evening a week when you
don't turn on the television．Play cards and chat instead．
●Get a low-tech hobby．Every day,do something in the old-fashioned way,such as walking to have
a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone．
●Don't worry too much about life-laugh more!
1. The passage is mainly about          .
A．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
B．improvements of our life with technology
C．problems with technology
D．major changes are likely to happen to technology
2. The writer uses the quote at the beginning of the story to        .
A．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same
B．tell us what life was like long time ago
C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
D．share a truth about life
3. Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?
A．Because they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions.
B．Because they liked to live simple lives.
C．Because they were troubled by modern inventions.
D．Because living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.
4. What does the underlined word "available" in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?
A．Busy on line.
B．Free.
C．Be able to move.
D．Be found by others.
5. The writer may support that ______
A. you ring back your boss immediately when you get home and see his message to you.
B. you take your iphone and taptop and power them on all the time while traveling.
C. you find fun in some exercise like hiking and jogging instead of chatting on the Internet.
D. you check your mail account as frequently as you can.
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四、阅读理解
There’s a box of chocolates in the fridge. It’s been there for more than a week since I was given it as a present. I do love chocolates, but they make me fat if I eat too many! Can I control myself? If I eat one, will I have to eat all of them?
My son Harry is obsessed with playing Wii(/wi:/, 任天堂的一款游戏机) games. Sometimes, it’s difficult to get him to concentrate on his homework because he wants to play some more.
Last week I had to wake up a student in my class. I asked him why he was so tried and he said he had stayed up late to play his favourite Internet game, Farmville. He said he just couldn’t stop playing it! Now his academic work is suffering because he can’t control his urge to play games.
What my son, my student, and I myself need is simply self-control.
In the late 1960’s, American psychologist Walter Mischel launched an experiment about self-control. He left a group of four-year-olds in a room and told them that if they could wait 20 minutes, they could have two marshmallows, a kind of sweet. If they couldn’t wait, he would only give them one.
In videos of the experiment, you can see children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes—desperately trying to control themselves. Some did wait patiently, while others couldn’t wait a single minute.
Years later, the self-controlled children turned out to get higher SAT scores and got into better colleges. The children who couldn’t wait were more likely to become bullies.
So, the chocolates are still in the fridge. My son Harry is doing his homework with a promise that he can play on the Wii later, and my student says he will try harder to control himself. We all have our own temptations. But if we can control them, we will achieve more.
56. Which of the following is different from the other three?
A. The writer.                                          B. Harry.
C. The writer’s student.                             D. Walter Mischel.
57. We can know from paragraph 5 to paragraph 7 that____________.
A. all the children got two marshmallows
B. all the children waited patiently  
C. self-control can help children succeed later
D. the children who lack self-control get higher SAT scores
58. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The writer is addicted to Wii.
B. The writer’s son is addicted to Farmville.
C. The writer’s student is addicted to chocolates.
D. The writer’s student is addicted to Farmville.
59. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 5?
A. Something we can eat.                   B. A kind of toy.
C. A kind of mushroom.                     D. A kind of prize.

四、阅读理解

      There’s a box of chocolates in the fridge. It’s been there for more than a week since I was given it as a present. I do love chocolates, but they make me fat if I eat too many! Can I control myself? If I eat one, will I have to eat all of them?

       My son Harry is obsessed with playing Wii(/wi:/, 任天堂的一款游戏机) games. Sometimes, it’s difficult to get him to concentrate on his homework because he wants to play some more.

       Last week I had to wake up a student in my class. I asked him why he was so tried and he said he had stayed up late to play his favourite Internet game, Farmville. He said he just couldn’t stop playing it! Now his academic work is suffering because he can’t control his urge to play games.

       What my son, my student, and I myself need is simply self-control.

       In the late 1960’s, American psychologist Walter Mischel launched an experiment about self-control. He left a group of four-year-olds in a room and told them that if they could wait 20 minutes, they could have two marshmallows, a kind of sweet. If they couldn’t wait, he would only give them one.

       In videos of the experiment, you can see children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes—desperately trying to control themselves. Some did wait patiently, while others couldn’t wait a single minute.

       Years later, the self-controlled children turned out to get higher SAT scores and got into better colleges. The children who couldn’t wait were more likely to become bullies.

       So, the chocolates are still in the fridge. My son Harry is doing his homework with a promise that he can play on the Wii later, and my student says he will try harder to control himself. We all have our own temptations. But if we can control them, we will achieve more.

1. Which of the following is different from the other three?

       A. The writer.       B. Harry.       C. The writer’s student.               D. Walter Mischel.

2. We can know from paragraph 5 to paragraph 7 that _________

       A. all the children got two marshmallows

       B. all the children waited patiently

       C. self-control can help children succeed later

       D. the children who lack self-control get higher SAT scores

3. Which of the following statement is true?

       A. The writer is addicted to Wii.

       B. The writer’s son is addicted to Farmville.

       C. The writer’s student is addicted to chocolates.

       D. The writer’s student is addicted to Farmville.

4. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 5?

       A. Something we can eat.                   B. A kind of toy.

       C. A kind of mushroom.                     D. A kind of prize.

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                                                              Hotel Icaria Barcelona
Hotel Location
     Hotel Icaria Barcelona is 330 yards from Barcelona's Nova Icaria Beach. It is
located in the Olympic Port area, a 10-minute walk from Ciutadella Park and
Barcelona Zoo. Ciutadella Metro Station is half a mile away, and is just 2 stops
from Barcelona Cathedral (大教堂) and the historic Gothic Quarter.
Hotel Facilities
General Restaurant, 24-Hour Front Desk, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests,
Family Rooms, Luggage Storage, Smoking Area.
Activities Sauna, Fitness Centre, Wellness Centre, Table Tennis, Hiking, Cycling, Steam Bath, Outdoor
Swimming Pool.
Services Meeting Facilities, Business Centre, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, VIP Room Facilities, Ironing Service,
Fax/Photocopying, Ticket Service.
Internet Wi-fi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.
Hotel Policies
     These are general hotel policies for Hotel Icaria Barcelona. As they may vary per room type, please also
check the room description.
Check in 14:00-00:00 Check out Until 12:00 hours
Children and
extra beds 		     One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a baby cot (婴儿床).
     All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
     One older child or adult is charged 34 per night and person in an extra bed.
Groups      When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Terms & Conditions
     Your reservation is absolutely secure. All personal data is encrypted and will only be used to process your
booking. For more information, read our PRIVACY STATEMENT. Booking.com will not charge you any
reservation fees for making this booking.
1. Hotel Icaria Barcelona allows you easy access to the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the stadiums where you can have sports
B. the seaside where you can relax yourself
C. the places where you can take trains or buses
D. the building where you can attend a religious service
2. The underlined word "encrypted" in the last section probably means "_____".
A. analysed
B. stored
C. collected
D. protected
3. It can be inferred from the advertisement that _____.
A. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotel
B. every room follows the same hotel policies
C. policies may be in your favour if you book 6 rooms
D. an extra bed can be provided for you free of charge
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        Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit（诉讼）against the search
giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.
        In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the
company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.
        Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons
touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.
        How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.
        “Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached a
settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think
the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.
        “The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’concerns,”
Google wrote.
         Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless
they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for
the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.
        Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving
Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Google’s collection
of Wi - Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get
rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.
1．“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to         .
A．Buzz
B．Gmail
C．Google
D．Street View
2．What will Google do to protect its users’ privacy?
A．Further educate its staff.
B．Pay cash to its users.
C．Hold a fairness hearing.
D．Stop collecting its users’ data.
3．According to the passage,         .
A．Google was accused of cheating its users.
B．Google users are all affected by the settlement
C．Google often sent a message to its users throughout the world
D．Googles’ Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators
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     BEIJING-Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular  
network compatibility (兼容) for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics
giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion.
     According to China's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with
third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for
the company to begin official sales in China. The device, listed under model number "A1396", is
compatible with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by
Apple's local iPhone partner, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
       China Unicom declined  to comment.
       Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers
Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland. Still, consumers in China, which according to
research firm IDC surpassed  the US as the world's largest PC market in the second quarter, have been
purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.
       Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said on Sept 6 that the company's first Hong Kong
store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city's central shopping and business district in the
International Finance Center's upscale (高档的) IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot
along the city's waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter,
which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2.
       Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of
any Apple stores in the world. The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the
market.
       The new stores reflect Apple's confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones
and tablet computers. Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost (增长) the
company's third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July. China revenue (收益) surged (激增) six-fold to about $3.8 billion during the three months ended June 25.
       "This has been a substantial (重大) opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we're just
scratching the surface right now," Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China. "I see an
incredible opportunity for Apple there."
       From China Daily 2011-09-08
1. According to the news, which of the following statements is true?     
A. WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world.
B. Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores.
C. The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions.
D. Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year's second quarter.
2. Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?
A. in the interests of    
B. in the front of    
C. in the process of        
D. in the case of
3. How many full-service Apple stores are there in China?   
A. 4.            
B . 6.            
C. 8.          
D. Unknown.
4. By saying "we're just scratching the surface right now", Cook means ________.    
A. they don't know much about China's market
B. they will sell more products and gain more profit in China
C. they need to obtain more permission from China's government
D. they ignored the rural market in China

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