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17．Toys for Tickets Now Underway
Boston drivers are reminded that the City's popular"Toys for Tickets"campaign is currently underway．All non-public safety parking tickets issued on Boston's streets on December 1，2and 3，2010，may be resolved by providing a toy of equal or greater value than the fine on the ticket．
Toys are being accepted this week through Friday，December 17，between the hours of 9AM and 4PM，on the second floor of Boston City Hall as well as at the Transportation Department's Enforcement Building at 200Frontage Road．Parking is available at the 200Frontage Road facility．To participate in the"Toys for Tickets"program，drivers must bring the parking ticket as well as a new，non-violent，unwrapped toy of an equal or greater value than the fine．A receipt must be provided for the toy．
The"Toys for Tickets"program began in Boston 16years ago．Last year，the campaign resulted in over $3，000in toys being donated to local families who would not otherwise have been able to provide presents to their children on Christmas．
Boston Named#1Digital City
Mayor Thomas M．Menino announced today that the City of Boston has been ranked#1among the most advanced digital cities in America according to the Center for Digital Government's 10th Annual Digital Cities Survey．The survey recognizes municipalities that successfully use technology to better serve constituents and conduct government operations．
In September 2010，the City of Boston website was named the#1city government website in America in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web Competition．Boston is the first city to win both awards in the same year．
"I am proud of the way that we are using technology to make government more accessible to Boston's residents，businesses and visitors，"said Mayor Menino．"This recognition is an honor for the Department of Innovation and Technology and the entire City of Boston．"

69．We have learnt from the passage that Boston drivers canA．
A．pay the fine with toys
B．park the car with toys
C．get toys as gifts for parking 
D．get tickets for toys donated
70．Boston has just been ranked Number One in/amongD．
A．World's most advanced digital cities
B．Departments of Innovation and Technology
C．Digital Government's Best of the Web Competition
D．Digital Government's 10th Annual Digital Cities Survey
71．You can read the above two messages in the official website when you click"A"in the catalogue．
A．News   B．Services   C．Business   D．Government．

分析 本文讲述两条关于波士顿的新闻，一条是波士顿城市流行的"玩具门票"活动正在进行中．另一条是波士顿在美国根据数字政府10日年度数字城市中心的调查中排名#1最先进的数字城市．

解答 69-71 ADA
69  A   细节题． 根据文章第一 段All non-public safety parking tickets issued on Boston's streets on December 1，2and 3，2010，may be resolved by providing a toy of equal or greater value than the fine on the ticket． 可知波士顿司机可以用和车票相同或高于车票价值的玩具来充当车费，故选A．
70   D   细节题． 根据文章第四 段the City of Boston has been ranked#1among the most advanced digital cities in America according to the Center for Digital Government's 10th Annual Digital Cities Survey． 可知波士顿在美国根据数字政府10日年度数字城市中心的调查中排名#1最先进的数字城市．故选D．
71   A    细节题． 通读全文 可知这是一篇新闻报道，故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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8．As young people spend more time on computers，iPads and other TV sets，researchers are asking how all that screen time affects children's and teenagers'ability to focus and  learn-even drive cars．
An online survey offers a new question：how is technology affecting their happiness and emotional development？The answer，from girls ages 8 to 12 having the habits，is that those who say they spend amounts of time using multimedia describe themselves in ways that suggest they are less happy and less socially comfortable than other teenagers who say they spend less time on screens．
    Among the key questions that the researchers are not able to answer is whether the heavy use of media is the cause for the relative unhappiness or whether girls who are less happy to begin with are drawn to heavy use of  media，in fact，coming to a virtual（虚拟）world．But the researchers assume that heavy use of media is a main factor to the social challenges of girls．
    The reason the researchers is that on a basic level girls need to experience the full face-to-face communication  such as learning to read body language and facial expressions．
    Lucy Gray，45，who lives in Chicago，said her daughter，Julia，13，has been a heavy consumer of media for several years-she watches movies on her laptop，and has an iPad，an iPhone and a Nintendo DS portable game machine．Ms．Gray said that Julia can have trouble getting on with other people especially adults in face-to-face interactions，but she is not ready to blame her daughter's heavy use of  technology
    In fact，she things that，on the whole．the technology has helped her daughter navigate（航行）the world socially．"she'd be missing out on an opportunity if she wasn't connected，"she said：
    At the same time，Ms．Gray said she worries that her daughter，who is using Facebook more，is  playing out her social life online sometimes without the benefits of the full emotional range that comes from face-to-face interaction．
"It's a double-edged sword．"Ms．Gray said to social media
51．What is the disadvantage of online habit for young girls？C
    A．They are more likely to cause car accidents．
    B．They are less likely to be liked by teachers at school
    C．They may feel uncomfortable and unhappy in social life．
    D．They may be cheated into doing something bad at school．
52．With heavy use of media，girls may tend to beA．
    A．led into a world breaking away form the reality
    B．inspired to devote themselves to learning science
    C．directed to come to a world of happiness and luck
    D．encouraged to face the challenges  of the unhappy life．
53．Girls may face more social challenges because theyB．
    A．are not good at making friends online
    B．lack real communication experience in general
    C．are careless at seeing others'facial expressions．
    D．spend too much time  studying at and after school．
54．What will Ms．Gray do with Julia's heavy  use of technology？D
    A．She will allow her to use her iPad and  iPhone only．
    B．She will forbid her to use any kind of media．
    C．She will allow her to use the media on weekends．
    D．She will allow her to use all the media as usual．
55．What does Ms．Gray concern when it comes to Julia's use of social media？C
    A．Their quarrels are about whether she should use the media．
    B．Julia  likes to meet the real people knowing of on Facebook
   C．Julia's performance isn't good enough in real social life．
    D．Julia spends too much time sending text messages．
5．On my first job as a sports editor for the Montpelier Leader Enterprise，I didn't get a lot of fan mail，so I was intrigued by a letter plopped on my desk one morning．The envelope bore the logo of the closest big-city paper，the Toledo Blade．
When I opened it，I read：
"Sweet piece of writing on the Tigers．Keep up the good work．"
It was signed by Don Wolfe，the sports editor．Because I was a teenager （being paid the grand total of 15cents a column inch），his words could not have been more exciting．I kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared．Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer，I would reread Don's note and walk on air again．
Later，when I got to know him，I learned that Don made a habit of writing a quick，encouraging word to people in all walks of life．"When I make others feel good about themselves，"he told me，"I feel good，too．"
Why are upbeat note writers in such short supply？My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious．They are afraid they will be misunderstood，sound old-fashioned or flattering．Also，writing takes time and it is far easier to pick up the phone．The drawback with phone calls，of course，is that they do not last．A note attaches more importance to our well-wishing．It is a matter of record，and our words can be read more than once，appreciated，and treasured．
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63．On seeing the letter on the desk，the author feltB．
A．annoyed     B．curious      C．doubtful      D．shocked
64．According to the author，many people don't write upbeat notes mainly because they areD．
A．afraid of being out of date             B．too shy to flatter others
C．prepared to make phone calls            D．too concerned about what others think
65．It can be learned from the last paragraph thatB．
A．praises often run ahead of reality
B．praises help in pursuing a dream
C．parents often write upbeat notes
D．parents expect children's success
66．What might be the suitable title for the passage？A
A．The Power of a Positive Note            B．Notes Help to Fulfill Dreams
C．The Necessity of Writing Notes          D．Note or Phone，Your Own Choice．
12．After decades of skimpy（小而暴露的）skirts and sleeveless tops on game days，some schools in the US are saying cheerleader uniforms will have to meet stricter dress codes when they are worn in class．
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Michelle Thomas，a cheerleader at Leesburg High School，was disappointed when she learned she couldn't wear her outfit to school on game days．
"It shows that we're a team just like all the other sports．"She said．
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Bare midriffs（露腰装） are banned across the state by the Florida High School Athletic Association，but no state rules mention cheerleader miniskirts．Sheila Noone，a spokeswoman for cheerleading uniform company Varsity Brands，says the outfits haven't become more revealing over the last 10 years．She says that the short skirts are designed to help the girls jump and kick．
"Cheerleading is athletic，"Noone said．"There's a lot of jumping so you won't want a knee-length skirt that might hamper a toe touch．"
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66．According to the new dress codes for cheerleaders in some American schools，D．
A．bare midriffs are banned
B．cheerleading miniskirts are banned
C．cheerleader uniforms have switched from skirts to trousers
D．cheerleaders have to make their uniforms less revealing．
67．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？A
A．School administrators believe cheerleader uniforms do not match school dress codes．
B．Most cheerleaders show understanding of the new dress codes．
C．Sheila Noone believes that cheerleading miniskirts are not revealing．
D．School administrators don't take cheerleading seriously．
68．Some cheerleaders are not happy about the news becauseB．
A．they hate the dress codes that other sports have 
B．they consider their uniforms special and cool
C．they want to wear revealing clothes
D．they will have to buy new uniforms
69．What is the main point of the article？D
A．Stricter dress codes for cheerleaders meet opposition．
B．Positive reactions to stricter dress codes for cheerleaders
C．American schools encourage unity in dress codes．
D．Changes in dress codes for cheerleaders in American high schools．
70．What does the underlined word"hamper"in paragraph 7 mean？C
A．protect      B．miss    C．prevent    D．help．
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A．students don't have to go to the classrooms according to the timetable
B．it provides people with more chances to get higher education
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D．it's convenient for people to study at home in their free time
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A．only the rich or the cleverest students can get the higher education
B．more chances of attending the higher education will be offered to common people
C．common people are given the privilege to go to famous universities
D．the number of OU students will increase in the future
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A．It has played a leading role in the international online education．
B．More people will get into it because of the high fee of going to university．
C．It provides users with many lectures and resources from universities．
D．people have to pay for the materials downloaded from Harvard or Oxford．
40．According to the passage，we can infer thatC．
A．all the citizens can get the higher education now
B．online education will take the place of the traditional education
C．online education will probably change the way that people go for higher education
D．studying in Harvard or Cambridge will become easier in the future．
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More than 78 percent of about 27，600 respondents to a poll on www．people．com．cn voted in favor of the idea of Li Jing，who is also the mayor of Meishan city in South-west China's Sichuan province．Li said the lunar new year festival holiday was too short for family reunions，especially fog the nation's 220 million migrant workers．
With hundreds of millions of people on the move during such a short time span，the holiday puts great stress on the public transport system and suppresses tourism，he added．He suggested the ho1iday be extended and cover the three adjacent （毗连的） weekends，which means the public could take a total of 16 days off and floating population could spend the Lantern Festival，which falls on the 15th day of the lunar new year，with their families．
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Another online comment read："Extending the Spring Festival holiday could prevent the annual transportation crush，which has in recent years resembled an exodus （出走） of fleeing refugees （难民）''．
Most of the about 13 percent who opposed the idea citied difficulties readjusting to work after the break．Some pointed out that office moral （士气） was generally low during the first week after the holiday．"After the six-day holiday，many people come back to work feeling absent-minded，"one respondent said．Some who opposed the extension suggested adding the Lantern Festival as an official holiday．
Another 10 percent said lawmakers should carefully study the impacts before they make any decisions on holidays．
72．Which of the following is NOT the reason why Li Jing suggested extending the Spring Festival holiday？B
A．The floating population could spend the Lantern Festival．
B．People could spend more money and this could promote consumption．
C．The lunar new year festival holiday was too short for family reunions．
D．The holiday puts great stress on the public transport system and suppresses tourism．
73．What was Li Jing's plan for the lunar new year festival holiday？D
A．It could cover the two adjacent weekends．
B．The holiday would be from the first day of the lunar year．
C．He added the Lantern Festival as an independent official holiday．
D．The public could take a total of 16 days off including the Lantern Festival．
74．The underlined word"crush"in the sixth paragraph probably means"A"．
A．uncomfortable pressure caused by a great crowd of people
B．a drink made by pressing fruit and used as juice
C．a traffic accident resulting from traveling too fast
D．people's eagerness to go home to meet their families
75．Why were some netizens against extending the holiday？D
A．It was a waste of time
B．people would not earn much money．
C．It would have a bad effect on China's economy．
D．people wouldn't be in a good working stag after so long a holiday．
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61．Compared with the Persian army，the Greek allies were veryC．
A．powerful        B．wise           C．weak          D．foolish
62．The Pass of Thermopylae was very important for the Greeks becauseA
A．it was easy to hold but hard to attack
B．only very small boats could get through it
C，it was a secret pass unknown to the Persians
D．a huge number of soldiers could be stationed there
63．Why did Leonidas send most of his soldiers back to their homelands？D
A．Because their homelands were under attack．
B．Because he found they were not brave enough．
C．Because the Persians gave up attacking Thermopylae．
D．Because he found it impossible to hold Thermopylae．
64．Which of the following is NOT ture according to the passage？B
A．Leonidas was a great commander．
B．The Persians failed to pass Thermopylae．
C．Ephialtes betrayed his own country．
D．The 300Spatans would be regarded as heroes by the Greeks．
65．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Greek Allies      B．The Goat's Path  
C．The King of Persia    D．Xerxes and Ephialtes．
7．I'd like to give you some advices on how to learn Chinese well．
First，it was important to take a Chinese course，as you'll be able to learn from the teacher and practising with your fellow students．Then，it also help to watch TV or read books，newspapers and magazines in the Chinese whenever possible．It will make you familiar to Chinese characters and enlarge your vocabulary even before you notice it!
Besides，it is a good idea learn and sing Chinese songs，because by doing so you'll learn and remember Chinese words more easy．You can also make more Chinese friends，they will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese．Try to speak Chinese as many as possible．

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