题目内容
—Why do you want to stay at home?
—Because I good when I am with my family.
A．feel B．smell C．taste
To persuade drivers to ______ checking their phones whenever they beep, New York state plans to introduce so-called Texting Zones along its major highways to make sure of the drivers’ safety.
A. allow B. resist C. admit D. insist
When making small talk at holiday parties, don’t tell someone who ______ weight how amazing they look. That implies they looked terrible before.
A. has lost B. would lose
C. will be losing D. had lost
按每小题后的要求转换下面的句子；每空一词。（每小题1分；满分5分）
1.Lucy will leave for London on business in three hours. （对划线部分提问）
________ ________ will Lucy leave for London on business?
2.The fashion show is successful. （改为感叹句）
______ ________ the fashion show is!
3.The teacher has told us how we should improve our speaking skills.（改为简单句）
The teacher has told us how ________ ________our speaking skills.
4.The boys were too tired to walk on. （改为同义句）
The boys were ________ tired ________ they couldn't walk on.
5.r. Brown and his wife have been married for 20 years.（改为同义句）
Mr. Brown and his wife ___________ ___________ 20 years ago.
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998．It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign（运动）. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 （World Environment Day）. The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust（灰尘） comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
1.The first No Car Day fell on _______.
A．February 2nd B．June 5th C．September 22nd
2._______ was the first city to have No Car Day in China.
A．Beijing B．Chengdu C．Shanghai
3.What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．目的 B．原因 C．口号
4.How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011?
A．63． B．52． C．41．
5.Which of the following statements is True?
A．China is the first country to start No Car Day.
B．Much of the dust in the air comes from cars.
C．No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far.
We’re glad to see that Jiajiang is developing _______ these years than ever before.
A．quickly B．more quickly C．most quickly
boy with glasses has bad cold today.
A．The; / B．The; a C．A; the
You can have some ________ about what I have said, but you had better follow my orders as closely as possible.
A．arrangement B．reservation
C．enthusiasm D．conscience
It’s the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. It’s also in the heart of sunny California, a great place to start a family and raise kids. What could be better?
But something is happening to their children. Up until the age of two they develop normally. But then everything seems to go backwards. The children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.
They call it the “curse(诅咒)of Silicon Valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism(自闭症). It used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness. Now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease transmitted genetically. It seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.
But even the parents have trouble communicating. Asperger’s Syndrome is a mild version of autism. People who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or system but have no social skill. This very combination of symptoms makes Asperger’s sufferers into ideal computer professionals.
The Asperger’s sufferer has always been a well-known figure in popular culture. He or she was the eccentric but dedicated scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married. But the high numbers of such people in Silicon Valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests. And while they might not be personally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money. They can get married and have kids. Unfortunately, many of the children of two Asperger’s parents seem to be developing serious autism.
There is little anyone can do. It takes hours of work just to make autistic child realize that anyone else exists. And there is no cure in sight. Some argue that no cure should be found. “It may be that autistics are essentially different from normal people, but that these differences make them invaluable for the evolution of the human race,” says Dr. Kirk Whilhelmsen of the University of California. “To eliminate the genes for autism could be disastrous. ”
It seems that the children of Silicon Valley are paying the price of genius.
1.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Price of Genius
B. Asperger’s Syndrome, a Mild Version of Autism
C. No Cure Should Be Found
D. Ideal Computer Professionals
2.What does Dr Kirk Whilhelmsen think of autism?
A．It is disastrous to society.
B．It is not completely a bad thing.
C．It is a punishment to those working in Silicon Valley.
D．People with autism should never marry.
3.What can we learn about autism according to the passage?
A．It is believed to be a kind of mental illness that can be cured.
B．People with autism can’t find people sharing their interests.
C．They do not care about the presence of others.
D．They are a burden for the society.
4.Why do people call autism “curse of Silicon Valley”？
A．Because autistic people live in Silicon Valley.
B．Because many people working in Silicon Valley have autism children.
C．Because people with autism will be driven out of Silicon Valley.
D．Because people with autism are not personally attractive and not liked by others.
5.What can we know about Asperger’s Syndrome according to the passage?
A．Asperger’s sufferers are ideal computer professionals.
B．Asperger’s sufferers never get married and have children.
C．Asperger’s sufferers are ashamed of themselves and locked into their own world.
D．Asperger’s sufferers can be beneficial to society if they are cured.
