The venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics was officially awarded to London during the 117th IOS Session in Singapore on July 6,2005. Since then,London has been up to its neck in preparing for the games.
London has a lot to be excited about being the next Olympic venue requires a major eco?nomic development in terms of tourism and infrastructure(基础设施) development as well as job generation and transportation systems expansion.
Indeed, as early as 2004, plans for the Olympic Park were already known as part of London's bid. Standing on a 500-acre property specifically for the games, the Olympic Park will have a hockey centre，a handball arena，a water polo arena，a basketball arena and the Olympic Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held.
It is expected that the Olympic Stadium alone would be a major attraction in itself,as it is designed to seat up to 80,000 spectators from all around the world.
Although construction is still on-going，the improved Greenway walking and cycle paths provide an ideal advantage point for curious tourists to see much of the park.
Along with the Olympic Park,Westfield Stratford City shopping center is also being devel?oped as part of the overall blueprint of the infrastructure preparations for the 2012 Olympics.
It is said one of the factors that won London its bid is its plans of modernising its transport system. Public transport in London will be expanded.
To directly transport commuters(月票乘客) from St. Pancras International to the Olympic Park,a high speed shuttle train will be put up. And of course, London minicabs will be as read-y as ever to serve.
Almost half a million tourists，athletes，and spectators are expected to come for the Olym?pics. This is a huge opportunity for generating both private and public income before, during and even after the games. There is no doubt the legacy of the Olympic Games will be felt in London long after 2012.
( ) 1. London is said to win its bid for 2012 Summer Olympics partly because .
A. as early as 2004，the Olympic Park was already set up in London
B. the Olympic Stadium is designed to seat up to 80,000 viewer
C. the Greenway walking and cycle paths' ideal advantage
D. London is planning to modernise its transport system
( ) 2. The underlined word "blueprint" in the 6th paragraph means .
A. a booklet printed in blue
B. a design intended to make something
C. an activity prepared beforehand
D. a museum decorated in blue print
( ) 3. What is probably the most attractive part in the 2012 London Olympic Games?
A. The Olympic Stadium.
B. The Olympic Park.
C. Westfield Stratford City shopping center.
D. Public transport in London.
( ) 4. The whole passage mainly tells us that .
A. public transport in London will require an expansion
B. the Olympic Park will hold the opening and closing ceremonies
C. London has been very busy in preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games
D. many tourists, athletes and viewers will come to attend the 2012 Olympics
Many years ago there lived in England a wise and good king whose name was Alfred. The king did not have a very 1 life in those days. There were 2 almost all the time,Be?tween ruling and fighting, he had a busy time indeed.
A fierce, rude people, called the Danes, came to England and fought with the English. They were so 3 that after a great battle the English army was defeated. King Alfred 4 alone from the field of the battle.
Late in the day he came to a hut. He was very tired and hungry, and he 5the hostess to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. The woman was 6 some cakes,and she looked with 7 at the poor,ragged fellow. She hadn't thought that he was the 8
"Yes," she said, "I'll give you some supper 9 you watch these cakes. I want to 10 and milk the cow. You must make sure that they do not burn 11 I'm away."
King Alfred was very 12to watch the cakes,but he had far greater things to 13 . How was he going to get his army together again? And how was he going to drive the fierce Danes out of the land? He forgot his 14 ;he forgot the cakes, too. In a little while the woman came back. The cakes were 15 .
"You lazy fellow！" she cried 16 . "See what you have done!You want something to eat,but you don't want to 17 ！"
The king laughed at the thought of being 18 in this way，but he was so hungry that he did not 19 it.
Many days later, he gathered his 20 together again and beat the Danes in a great battle.
( ) 1. A. healthy B. confusing C. active D. easy
( ) 2. A. disasters B. competitions C. wars D. accidents
( ) 3. A. curious B. strong C. swift D. eager
( ) 4. A. escaped B. avoided C. came D. separated
( ) 5. A. encouraged B. Ordered C. permitted D. begged
( ) 6. A. baking B. selling C. packing D. cutting
( ) 7. A. shame B. pity C. fear D. anxiety
( ) 8. A. king B. enemy C. soldier D. friend
( ) 9. A. if B. so C. but D. until
( ) 10. A. settle down B. carry on C. go out D. give up
( ) 11. A. until B. so C. although D. while
( ) 12. A. careful B. willing C. nervous D. surprised
( ) 13. A. set down B. build up C. put forward D. think about
( ) 14. A. hunger B. danger C. pain D. strength
( ) 15. A. moving B. drying C. smoking D. boiling
( ) 16. A. proudly B. readily C. carefully D. angrily
( ) 17. A. survive B. work C. struggle D. improve
( ) 18. A. blamed B. injured C. fooled D. punished
( ) 19. A. accept B. believe C. mind D. confirm
( ) 20. A. competitors B. men C. family D. neighbours
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1) 他的抽烟对于所有同学来说成了一个问题。
2) 他在毁坏自己身体。
3) 吸烟也伤害周围同学的身体健康。
4) 如果有决心，是可以戒掉烟瘾的。
5) 词数:120。
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Mystery, the word excites our curiosity. Mystery novels sell thousands of copies each year and many readers count Agatha Christie among their favorite authors.
Christie was born in September of 1890 in England. When she was growing up，her mother often told her stories. Christie loved these stories that took her into a world of fantasy. Christie's mother also encouraged her to write from a young age.
At 16, Christie went to a school in Paris to study piano and singing. She learned to play the piano very well. But she never made music a career because of stage fright(怯场) .At 22，she fell in love with Archie Christie. They got married in 1914 at the beginning of World War I.
During the war,Christie wrote her first detective story;The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She chose the crime，and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot to solve it. She sent the book to a publisher, but it was rejected.
After the war ended, Christie sent her book to more publishers and finally in 1920，one published it. She earned just $25 for it. Over the next few years，Christie wrote more books and short stories，gaining experience as a writer. In spite of her literary success，life was not go?ing well at home. In 1928 ，Archie and Agatha got a divorce. A short time later, while traveling in Baghdad, she met Max Mallowan, a young archaeologist. After getting married in 1930, they began to spend time each year in the Middle East,which provided settings for some of Christie's novels. She often wrote about what she saw and experienced.
Christie continued writing her entire life. When she died in January 1976, readers around the world mourned her death. But her tales of mystery continue to be loved by new generations of readers. Her books have sold an estimated 2 billion copies！After all,who can resist a good mystery?
( ) 5. As a whole, this passage .
A. explains how Agatha Christie became a writer
B. thinks well of Agatha Christie's novels
C. was a mini-biography of Agatha Christie
D. was a review on Agatha Christie's novels
( ) 6. According to the passage, Christie's mother .
A. gave her a lot of writing inspiration
B. was very strict with her
C. received a good education
D. wrote many fairy tales
( ) 7. Which of the following shows the right order of what Agatha Christie experienced?
①Christie had her first detective novel published.
②Christie finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
③Christie performed well in music study.
④Christie's marriage with Archie ended in divorce.
⑤Christie began her novels set in the Middle East.
A.③②④①⑤ B.③②①④⑤ C.②①③⑤④ D.③①②⑤④
( ) 8. In the writer's opinion, what makes Christie's novels attractive is that .
A. Christie based her novels on her real life
B. Christie is a mystery author
C. her novels have enough exciting surprises
D. her novels are full of murders
An eager student wanted to gain wisdom and insight. He went to the 1 person of the town,Socrates, to seek his suggestions. Socrates had great 2of many things. The boy asked Socrates how he could acquire such mastery too. Being a man of few 3 ，Socrates chose not to speak,but to illustrate.
He took the child to the 4and,with all of his clothes still on,walked straight into the water. He loved to do 5 things like that,especially when he was trying to 6 a point. The pupil carefully followed his 7 and walked into the sea， 8 Socrates where the water was just below their chins. Without saying a word,Socrates 9 and put his hands on the boy's shoulders. Looking deep into his eyes,Socrates 10 the student's head under the water with all his might.
The boy 11 ，and just before a life was taken away,Socrates 12 him. The boy raced to the surface and,gasping(喘息) for air,looked 13 for Socrates in order to seek his retaliation(寸艮复) .To the student's surprise, the old man was already patiently 14 on the beach. The student 15 shouted, "Why did you try to 16 me?" The wise man calmly responded with a( n) 17 "Boy, when you were underneath the water, not sure if you would 18 to see another day,what did you want more than anything else in the world?"
The student took a few minutes to 19 . Then he said, "I wanted to 20 . "Socrates, now with a huge smile on his face，looked at the boy comfortingly and said，" Ah! When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you wanted to breathe, then you shall have it.”
( ) 1. A. strongest B. oldest C. richest D. wisest
( ) 2. A. time B. news C. knowledge D. plan
( ) 3. A. words B. requests C. expressions D. advantages
( ) 4. A. field B. hill C. forest D. beach .
( ) 5. A. dangerous B. curious C. illegal D. difficult
( ) 6. A. raise B. prove C. grasp D. understand
( ) 7. A. fashion B. tradition C. order D. instructions
( ) 8. A. helping B. admiring C. joining D. visiting
( ) 9. A. wandered about B. reached out
C. stood up D. set off
( ) 10. A. pushed B. placed C. sent D. brought
( ) 11. A. swam B. agreed C. struggled D. sank
( ) 12. A. trapped B. forgave C. dropped D. released
( ) 13. A. up B. around C. down D. beside
( ) 14. A. waiting B. sleeping C. living D. explaining
( ) 15. A. angrily B. fearfully C. shyly D. nervously
( ) 16. A. damage B. kill C. beat D. interrupt
( ) 17. A. method B. idea C. reason D. question
( ) 18. A. hesitate B. choose C. live D. promise
( ) 19. A. reflect B. imagine C. apologize D. practice
( ) 20. A. die B. drink C. breathe D. Learn
Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour，aircraft cross the world inside a day，while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹喊) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time，but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again,spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, ac?cording to some scientists;too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains，a con?sequence we do not like to think about.
However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world.
There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there;their lives went on at a much gentler pace,and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so，we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced：they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern ma?chinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
( ) 1. The new products become more and more time-saving because .
A. our love of speed seems never ending
B. time is limited
C. the prices are increasing high
D. the manufacturers boast a lot
( ) 2. What does "the days" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Imaginary life B. Simple life in the past
C. Times of inventions D. Time for constant activity
( ) 3. What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology?
A. Critical B. Objective C. Optimistic D. Negative
( ) 4. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The present and past times
B. Machinery and human beings
C. Imaginations and inventions
D. Modern technology and its influence
10. sleep deprivation affects the immune system in detrimental ways.(suggest)
一些研究还提示睡眠的剥夺从多方面影响免疫系统。
9. she was born to succeed and was more than willing to sacrifice her- self in the name of achievement. (seem)
好像她天生就是为了取得成功，甘心情愿地把自己牺牲在成就名声当中。
8. From what is mentioned above we can reach the conclusion that energy . (neither)
从以上提到的事实我们可得出能量既不能创造也不能毁坏的结论。
7. The bank manager ，though he tried to pin it on a clerk. (blame)
银行经理应该真正受责备，可是他却想把责任推到一个职员身上。