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     Garden Route, South Africa
    Take in this fresh sea air in this beautiful coastal setting as you cruise the famous Garden Route in the
Western Cape in South Africa. A wild life break is a must, as is enjoying great meal stops along the route. There are wild life reserves throughout the Garden Route National Park you can swing into and spend a
sleepy morning in a car looking for giraffes and lions. And just over your shoulder in the big blue there are whales to be watched (if the season is right).
     Top tip: Add a trip to the Eastern Cape to your Garden Route trip. It is much less known than the
Western Cape and full of landscapes. The gas station is occasionally seen.
     Great Ocean Road, Australia
   Sweep along this dramatic coastal road in Australia with views of the Sourthern Ocean from Geelong
to Portland, in Victoria, and you won't regret it. Anyone who has driven it just can't stop talking about it,
and with good reason. There're loads to see and plenty of great stops. There's whale-watching here too,
and other natural life. And to top it all, there'll be plenty of good old Aussie kindness and welcome when
you pull in for lunch or a coffee stop.
    Top tip: Rent an open-top car so you can really drink in that sea air.
     Stelvio Pass, Italy
    If you like snake-like paths and mountain passes, you'll love this. Stelvio in Italy. The mountain slopes
stretch away on either side of the road, with snow-topped peaks within sight. There's a great view down
the pass. And from the top, it's just a short sweep away from the Swiss border, so if you are gripped by
mountain road driving, you can drive from here down to Swiss ski resort Davos. Stelvio has 48 hairpins
(急弯) on the north side and 12 on the decent (陡坡) to Bormio, so this route is not recommended for
new drivers, or those with a fear of heights. This decent is is often featured in the Giro d'Italia, the Italian
version of the Tour de France, so you may have glimpsed it on the television.
     Top tip: Take some Swiss Francs as well as some Euros, so you can make the trip a cross-border
experience.

1. In which travel routes can one enjoy whale-watching?

A. Stelvio Pass, Italy and Garden Route, South Africa
B. Great Ocean Road, Australia and Stelvio Pass, Italy
C. Garden Route, South Africa and no other route
D. Great Ocean Road, Australia and Garden Route, South Africa

2. The tips in the ad are meant to ________.

A. introduce a new route to the drivers
B. help drivers find gas stations on the route
C. give useful advice to make the trip more pleasant
D. warn drivers of the possible dangers on the road

3. Compared with the other two routes, Stelvio Pass is special in that ________.

A. it's more winding and challenging
B. it's safe and more suitable for new drivers
C. it has lots of wild animals on either side of the road
D. it's often featured in Tour de France and thus more famous

4. What's the best title for the travel advertisement?

A. Drive to South Africa, Man!
B. Drive Travel for Whale Watching!
C. A Travel to Three Continent!
D. Exciting Drive Travel in the Wild!

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　　A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．“It was a subconscious act,”says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．“Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night．It's compulsive．”

　　A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．(Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to ‘night texting' for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens．)

　　Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and ‘social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday?

　　Think back．When today's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans．In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．

　　Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．“In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are adept at texting with their phones still in their pockets,”says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal,“and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fundamentally different today．They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones．”

(1)

The underlined word“a subconscious act”refers to an act ________．
[　　]
A．	on purpose
B．	without realization
C．	in secret
D．	with care

(2)

Young people addicted to the use of Facebook ________．
[　　]
A．	are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study
B．	have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work
C．	have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits
D．	are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect

(3)

Mr．Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today ________．
[　　]
A．	like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B．	are always the big problem for the educators and their parents
C．	like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D．	cannot live without a cellphone

(4)

What's the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Teenagers and Cellphones
B．	Teenagers' Texting Addiction
C．	Employers and Teenagers
D．	Teenagers' Education

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　　A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia．The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone．The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr．Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap．He was texting while being scolded for texting．“It was a subconscious act,” says Mr．Gallagher, who took the phone away．“Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night．It's compulsive．”

　　A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga．, found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits．Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed．(Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to 'night texting' for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens．)

　　Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2010 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families．Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and 'social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday?

　　Think back．When today's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans．In those earlier days, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired．It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today．

　　Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules．“In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class．Now students are good at texting with their phones still in their pockets,” says 40-year-old Mr．Gallagher, the vice principal, “and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over．Students are just fundamentally different today．They will take suspensions(停学)rather than give up their phones．”

(1)

The underlined word “a subconscious act” refers to an act ________．
[　　]
A．	on purpose
B．	without realization
C．	in secret
D．	with care

(2)

Young people addicted to the use of Facebook ________．
[　　]
A．	are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study
B．	have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work
C．	have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits
D．	are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect

(3)

Through the situation of today's older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that ________．
[　　]
A．	the employers will not accept young people's sending text messages
B．	a cellphone is a must for today's older workers instead of young people
C．	the employers prefer older workers to young people
D．	the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people

(4)

Mr．Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today ________．
[　　]
A．	like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B．	are always the big problem for the educators and their parents
C．	like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D．	cannot live without a cellphone

(5)

What's the best title of the passage?
[　　]
A．	Teenagers and Cellphones
B．	Teenagers' Texting Addiction
C．	Employers and Teenagers
D．	Teenagers' Education

第二部分：阅读理解（共25题，第一节每题2分，第二节每题1分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Trouve sat up on its back legs arid growled（吼叫）the words “How are you, Grandmama?” The audience roared with laughter and clapped. Twenty-year-old Aleck gave the dog a morsel（一口）of food. His hard wok paid off. His dog could talk!
Aleck was fascinated with the different sounds of people’s speech. His father taught students who had a speech problem to improve their speech. Aleck paid close attention. Could an animal form sounds into words, too? He decided to experiment with Trouve, the family dog.
The easy part was teaching Trouve to growl whenever Aleck wanted. The little dog growled for a morsel of food.
Next Aleck moved the dog’s “lips’ as it growled. It sounded like “ma ma ma.” Trouve learned quickly to stop the growling just as Aleck’s hand moved away. They practiced and practiced until the dog said “ma ma” perfectly.
Soon Aleck discovered more. If he pushed gently under the dog’s jawbone（下颚骨）, it made the “ga” sound. If he pushed once and moved the dog’s lips twice, he could make the dog say, “ga ma ma”. With even more practice, it sounded like “grandmama.” Whenever Trouve said “grandmam,” Aleck gave the god two treats, so Trouve loved the lessons.
Aleck tried to teach his dog to move its tongue. So that Trouve could say more words. That didn’t work, but Aleck didn’t give up.
After many hours of practice, Trouve could say, “Ow ah oo ga-ma-ma?” This sounded just like “How are you, Grandmama?”
Friends and neighbors traveled to see young Aleck and his amazing talking dog. Rumors spread that the dog could speak by itself, which wasn’t true. No matter how much Aleck tried, the dog was never able to move its lips without help.
Aleck’s full name was Alexander Graham Bell. He wanted to know more about the world all his life. He had many ideas. Some worked; others didn’t. But he kept trying—always learning; One of his inventions was something called the telephone.
41．Which of the following is TRUE of Aleck?
A．His father had an influence on him.
B．He had a talent for giving speeches.
C．He taught Trouve to talk in honor of his grandmother.
D．He carried out many experiments to improve people’s speech.
42．Trouve grew fond of practicing talking because         .
A．it liked being together with Aleck B．it was given some food for that
C．it would like to develop its potential      D．Aleck treated it like one of the family
43．Which of the following words can best describe Aleck?
A．Humorous.      B．Naughty. C．Knowledgeable.       D．Curious.
44．What contributes most to Aleck’s success in teaching the dog to talk?
A．His own hard work.         B．His neighbor’s help.
C．His father’s encouragement.    D．The dog’s smartness.

第二部分：阅读理解（共25题，第一节每题2分，第二节每题1分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Trouve sat up on its back legs arid growled（吼叫）the words “How are you, Grandmama?” The audience roared with laughter and clapped. Twenty-year-old Aleck gave the dog a morsel（一口）of food. His hard wok paid off. His dog could talk!

Aleck was fascinated with the different sounds of people’s speech. His father taught students who had a speech problem to improve their speech. Aleck paid close attention. Could an animal form sounds into words, too? He decided to experiment with Trouve, the family dog.

The easy part was teaching Trouve to growl whenever Aleck wanted. The little dog growled for a morsel of food.

Next Aleck moved the dog’s “lips’ as it growled. It sounded like “ma ma ma.” Trouve learned quickly to stop the growling just as Aleck’s hand moved away. They practiced and practiced until the dog said “ma ma” perfectly.

Soon Aleck discovered more. If he pushed gently under the dog’s jawbone（下颚骨）, it made the “ga” sound. If he pushed once and moved the dog’s lips twice, he could make the dog say, “ga ma ma”. With even more practice, it sounded like “grandmama.” Whenever Trouve said “grandmam,” Aleck gave the god two treats, so Trouve loved the lessons.

Aleck tried to teach his dog to move its tongue. So that Trouve could say more words. That didn’t work, but Aleck didn’t give up.

After many hours of practice, Trouve could say, “Ow ah oo ga-ma-ma?” This sounded just like “How are you, Grandmama?”

Friends and neighbors traveled to see young Aleck and his amazing talking dog. Rumors spread that the dog could speak by itself, which wasn’t true. No matter how much Aleck tried, the dog was never able to move its lips without help.

Aleck’s full name was Alexander Graham Bell. He wanted to know more about the world all his life. He had many ideas. Some worked; others didn’t. But he kept trying—always learning; One of his inventions was something called the telephone.

41．Which of the following is TRUE of Aleck?

A．His father had an influence on him.

B．He had a talent for giving speeches.

C．He taught Trouve to talk in honor of his grandmother.

D．He carried out many experiments to improve people’s speech.

42．Trouve grew fond of practicing talking because .

A．it liked being together with Aleck B．it was given some food for that

C．it would like to develop its potential D．Aleck treated it like one of the family

43．Which of the following words can best describe Aleck?

A．Humorous. B．Naughty. C．Knowledgeable. D．Curious.

44．What contributes most to Aleck’s success in teaching the dog to talk?

A．His own hard work. B．His neighbor’s help.

C．His father’s encouragement. D．The dog’s smartness.