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9．The Proposal is an American romantic comedy film．Although predictable，it's surprisingly enjoyable and completely charmin9．The story goes as follows．
Margaret is the chief editor in a book publishing company in the U．S．Her workers strongly dislike her for she doesn't bear anything less from perfection．Margaret is Canadian and she's been working in the US without a proper visa（签证）． After learning she is being deported（驱逐）to Canada，she forces her assistant，Andrew，to marry her．Andrew wants to get his own book published，so he agrees to marry Margaret in return for the editorship and publication．
The two spend the weekend with his parents in Sitka．Alaska in order to sell the lie，where they will be attending the birthday party of Andrew's grandmother．Margaret is not receptive to Alaska．As they have to act as if they were a real couple in front of Andrew's family，a series of funny things happen during this vacation．However，during the wedding ceremony，Margaret decides she cannot marry Andrew and confesses the business arrangement in front of everyone．including Mr．Gilbertson，who informs her she has twenty-four hours to
get back to Canada．Andrew then rushes to New York and shows up at the office where he expresses his love for Margaret，proposing marriage all over again as he"wants to date Margaret"．The two go to Mr．Gilbertson once more to get engaged，this time"for real"．
The Proposal is directed by Anne Fletcher and stars Sandra Bullock （Margaret）and Ryan Reynolds（Andrew）．Teaming up with Ryan Reynolds for the first time brought out the best in Bullock．and it made Reynolds seem even more attractive than usual．

57．Margaret forces Andrew to marry her because sheD．
A．wants to publish her own book
B．admires Andrew's talent as an editor
C．1ikes the business of Andrew's family
D．is going to be sent back to Canada
58．What can we learn about Margaret？B
A．She and Andrew pretend to be a couple all the time．
B．She is actually unwilling to travel to Alaska．
C．She can't stand Andrew's seriousness．
D．She gets on quite well with her workers．
59．The director of the film isA．
A．Anne Fletcher B．Margaret C．Ryan Reynolds D．Andrew
60．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．The Proposal was Ryan Reynolds'first film
B．Andrew's family like Margaret once they see her
C．Margaret and Andrew finally fall in love with each other
D．Bullock was the best actress Reynolds had worked with．

8．At Institute for the Future，game designer Jane McGonigal creates massive（大规模的）multi-player free online role-playing games（MMORPGs），which focus on social changes and environmental problems．She hopes that players will use their new skills to make the real world better．
According to Jane，our addiction to gaming is actually a great thing，so long as we use it properly．Speaking at the TED（Technology/Entertainment/Design）2010Conference，Jane says that people should devote more time to games to build the skills necessary to make the world better．People who take part in MMORPGs develop specialized skills in problem-solving as a team．So，if gamers are willing to take part in role-playing games based on real-world problems，they will be able to work together to find ways that can be used in the real world．
Jane focuses on creating the kinds of video games that enable players to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of those around them．In 2007，she helped create a video game called A World Without Oil，in which 1，800players tried to find new ways to transport themselves in a world without oil．Even after completing the game，the players focused on the problem and its possible solutions．Her next game，Evoke，takes an even more practical way．Game players are mainly young people in Africa．They will learn to create a business that will help stop problems such as poverty and AIDS on a local level．By the end of the game，players will be guided by experts on how to start their own businesses．
"We can make any future we imagine and we can play any games we want，"she said at the TED Conference．"So let the world-changing games begin．"

49．The MMORPGs are created by Jane McGonigal toB．
A．give garners more chances to play online games
B．develop gamers'problem-solving skills
C．help gamers get used to social changes
D．make gamers take proper attitudes towards games
50．Which of the following is true about MMORPGs？C
A．Role-playing games are real-world problems．
B．They take too much of gamers'spare time．
C．The gamers play different roles in the games．
D．They cost garners a lot of money to play．
51．What can we learn from the third paragraph？B
A．A World Without Oil was mainly created for African youth．
B．Gamers can learn how to run a business in Evoke．
C．The garners of A World Without Oil are all environmentalists．
D．The players taking part in Evoke will start their own businesses．
52．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．some popular online games
B．advice on how to play games
C．games to solve real-world problems
D．ways to develop specialized skills．

7．Are your children liked by their teachers？All parents want their children to impress their teachers and succeed in sch001．You can get your children to impress their teachers by following these easy steps．
Make sure they're prepared．Teachers are impressed by children coming to school
prepared to learn．Make sure they have everything they need：pencils，textbooks，erasers，and so on．
Require them to be active in class．Teach them to ask teachers questions when they don't understand something．Some children think teachers are bothered by questions，but most teachers are impressed when children take the initiative（主动）to ask．They should take part in class discussions，giving their opinions politely．
Keep your children healthy．If your children are tired and hungry，they won't be ready to learn．Children need at least 8to 10hours of sleep per night．Feed your children a solid breakfast and prepare a healthy lunch．Provide them with fruit and other healthy foods-apples or bananas are better for them than cookies．
Make sure that your children do their homework．If they really don't understand it，discuss it with them patiently．Don't do their homework for them．Teachers can always tell who is doing the work．
Teach your children good manners and habits．Children need to arrive at school on time，and be polite to their teachers and classmates．Parents need to teach these skills at home．Nothing is sweeter than children who say"please"and"thank you"and these are children their teachers are certain to love．

45．The first paragraph serves as a（n）B．
A．explanation B．introduction
C．background D．example
46．What should parents do according to the passage？D
A．They should ask teachers questions from time to time．
B．They have to require children to buy study materials on their own．
C．They ought to prefer children to take cookies to schoo1．
D．They should discuss homework with their children patiently．
47．Which of the following is NOT true？C
A．Hungry and tired children can't focus on their study．
B．Children should go to school on time and learn to be polite．
C．Teachers won't know when parents do homework for their children．
D．Teachers are impressed when children take part in class discussions．
48．What would be the best tide for the passage？A
A．Help Your Children Impress Their Teachers．
B．Ask Your Children to Be Active in Class．
C．Teach Your Children to Be Prepared for Class．
D．Require Your Children to Follow the Rules at Schoo1．

6．In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．"There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road，try another．"
I knew where I wanted to go in life．I wanted to be a fashion designer．And on the way to my first small success I found the road blocked．
I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions．Then just 13days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike．I found myself left with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls．"We'll never make it，"one of them cried．
Here，I thought，is the test of all tests for Father's advice．Where is the way out this time？I wondered and worried．I was certain we would have to call off the presentation or show the clothes unfinished．Then it dawned on me．Why not show the clothes unfinished？
We worked hurriedly．And，exactly 13days later，right on time，the Schiaparelli showing took place．
What a showing it was!Some coats had no sleeeeves； others had only one．Many of our clothes were still in an early stage．They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth．But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material．In this way we were able to show that what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished．
All in all，the showing was different．Our unusual showing caught the attention of the public，and orders for the clothes poured in．
Father's wise words had guided me once again．There is more than one way to the square always．

45．The best title of the passage isC．
A．A Wise Father                     B．A fashion Designer
C．More Than One Way to the Square． D．An Unexpected Fashion Presentation
46．What happened just before the presentation？C
A．Clothes are lost                  B．Sewing girls refused to work for him
C．Workers went out on strike        D．The author fell ill
47．The underlined sentence in the third paragraph indicatesD．
A．We felt excited                   B．We felt angry
C．We felt satisfied                 D．We felt unhappy
48．The presentation turned outA．
A．a success   B．a failure    C．a shame       D．a shock．

5．PALM COAST"""Agatha Lee described her reaction as"disbelief"，when School Board Chairwoman Sue Dickinson called her name Last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium．
Lee，a second-grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School，was named Flagler County's Teacher of the Year today．
"I was in such a great group of excellent teachers and I was just shocked．"Lee said in an interview after the announcement．
Every Flagler school names a Teacher of the Year once a year and those nominees （候选人） are considered for the district's award．That winner，along with winners from the state's other districts，is then considered for the Florida Teacher of the Year award，which is announced in July．
To be qualified for the teaching award，teachers must encourage continuous learning，show skillfulness in their subject area，use creative teaching strategies （策略）'show leadership and create a caring and respectful environment．
Jill Stirling，a kindergarten teacher，Flagler's 2010Teacher of the Year，said she also met winners from throughout the state to share teaching strategies and best practices．"I often think of those little people that have made me the teacher I am and the person that I am，"Stirling said．
Lee，the following new winner，who is now in her thirteenth year of teaching，came to Flagler County in 2004after working in Pasco and St．Johns counties．She worked at the former Indian Trails K-8school and came to Belle Terre Elementary when it opened in fall 2005．
Lee，who comes from a family of teachers，said she has always enjoyed being with
children．
"I love watching their faces when they have that‘aha'moment，"she said．

49．How did Agatha Lee feel when she was crowned Flagler County's Teacher of the Year？B
A．Excited． B．Astonished． C．Satisfied． D．Proud．
50．What did you know about Agatha Lee from the passage？A
A．Her parents are probably also teachers．
B．She woiiced in four counties altogether．
C．She has taught in Flagler County since 2005．
D．She once shared teaching strategies with Jill Stirling．
51．To be a Flagler Teacher of the Year，one is required toB．
A．perform life-long learning
B．show ability of leadership
C．be careful and respectful
D．share teaching strategies
52．Which of the following is correct in order of time according to the passage？C
①Lee came to Flagler County．
②Lee taught in Indian Trails K-8school．
③Lee was named Flagler County's 2010Teacher of the Year．
④Lee worked in Pasco and St．Johns counties．
⑤Lee was named as Teacher of the Year by Belle Terre Elementary School．
A．①④②③⑤B．④②①⑤③C．①④②⑤③D．①②⑤③④

4．Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV，friend requests，exciting online games and your mobile-or would you easily survive？
Recently，university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged．It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban （禁令）by unplugging （切断，拨掉）all forms of media devices for 24hours．
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos，a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University．Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers．"They're reporting withdrawal symptoms （脱瘾症状），overeating，feeling nervous，lonely and disconnected．"
During the 24-hour experiment，three of the experiment's guinea pigs had to bear one intrusion （侵扰）from the media：a BBC reporter and cameraman who followed them around for the day．They were asked to write down 100lines about their day offline，but of course，they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops．
Elliot Day wrote：‘Today，my whole morning routine （常规）was thrown up into the air______．Despite being aware of the social importance of the media，I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers．"
And Charlotte Gay wrote："I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile； not only is it a social tool，it's my main access point of communication．"
Earlier in the year，a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media，often plugged into several things at once．
So，with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate，how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future？

45．What's the purpose of the first paragraph？C
A．To ask for information．
B．To entertain the readers．
C．To lead to the topic．
D．To present an idea．
46．About Dr．Roman Gerodimos'experiment，we know thatA．
A．volunteers felt uncomfortable in it
B．three pigs were included in it
C．a BBC reporter discussed the experiment
D．volunteers were allowed to take their laptops
47．The underlined expression"Was thrown up into the air"in the sixth paragraph
meansB．
A．went on normally B．was completely disturbed
C．turned out perfect D．was badly designed
48．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？B
A．Surviving without the Media
B．Unplugging Your Life
C．Valuing Social Communication
D．Setting Aside Time for Sleep．

3．假如你是李晨，你看到美国学生Tom在网上发帖，找人帮他提高汉语水平，请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件．
1．乐意帮助；
2．胜任理由；
3．学习要求；
4．联系方式（email地址：lichen@163．com）．
注意：1．词数100左右．
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
．

2．Loneliness has been linked to depression（抑郁）and other health problems．Now，a study says it can also spread．A friend of a lonely person was fifty-two percent more likely to develop feelings of loneliness．And a friend of that friend was twenty-five percent more likely to do the same．
Earlier findings showed that happiness，obesity（肥胖） and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups．The findings all come from a major health study in the American town of Framingham，Massachusetts．
The study began in 1948 to investigate the causes of heart disease．Since then，more tests have been added，including measures of loneliness and depression．
The new findings involved more than five thousand people in the second generation of the Framingham Heart Study．The researchers examined friendship histories and reports of loneliness．The results established a pattern that spread as people reported fewer close friends．
For example，loneliness can affect relationships between next-door neighbors．The loneliness spreads as neighbors who were close friends now spend less time together．The study also found that loneliness spreads more easily among women than men．
The average person is said to experience feelings of loneliness about forty-eight days a year．The study found that having a lonely friend can add about seventeen days．But every additional friend can decrease loneliness by two and a half days．
Lonely people become less and less trusting of others．This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends-and more likely that society will reject（排斥）them．
John Cacioppo at the University of Chicago led the study．He says it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness．He says people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks．
57．As an average person，if you have 2 more common friends，how many days a year might you suffer from loneliness？D
A.48 days．B.17 days．C.65 days．D.43 days．
58．What can we infer from the passage about lonely people？C
A．They can overcome loneliness themselves．
B．They will decrease loneliness day by day．
C．They are in great need of help from people around．
D．They can help others to repair their social networks．
59．What's the best way to help lonely people according to this passage？B
A．Put them together．B．Make friends with them．
C．Help them stop smoking．D．Ask them to loose weight．
60．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？B
A．Loneliness-The Cause of Depression
B．How Loneliness Can Affect Social Networks
C．Loneliness-A Serious Social Problem
D．How People Can Help A Lonely Person．

1．Hospitals not only treat infections-they can also cause them．
In the United States alone，the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year．About one hundred thousand patients die．
A new government report notes that very little progress has been made in reducing what are called health care-associated infections．The most common are infections of the urinary tract（尿路），surgical site and bloodstream．
Many infections have been increasing even as hospitals have made efforts to improve．About forty percent of all health care-associated infections are linked to the use of catheters．A tube is placed inside the body to collect urine（尿液），so the patient does not have to get out of bed．
But the latest report says urinary tract infections after surgery increased more than three and a half percent．It says catheters should be used only if necessary．
Another way to prevent infections is to give patients antibiotics before surgery．Doctors are advised to give them within the hour before the operation．Patients who get antibiotics earlier than one hour are more likely to get an infected surgical wound．Also，doctors are advised to discontinue the antibiotics within twenty-four hours after the surgery．The report says longer than that is usually not necessary．It can increase the risk of antibiotic resistance．
Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of health and human services．She noted that racial and ethnic minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed．She called the report numbers"troubling．"
But she also said the health care reforms passed by Congress will improve the quality of care for all Americans．She said the new law will reward quality over quantity of care，creating a system that prevents diseases before more costly treatment is required．
49．What do we learn about healthcare-associated infections from this passage？C
A．It is a new disease that is discovered by American doctors．
B．It is not reported in other countries but the United States．
C．It is connected with what doctors do to treat their patients．
D．It is so deadly that it kills two million people every year．
50．In this passage antibiotics are used toB．
A．reduce pain B．prevent infections
C．shorten operation time D．make patients sleep
51．From the last paragraph but one we know Kathleen Sebelius isA．
A．very optimistic about the situation
B．quite worried about the minorities
C．suffering from the infection herself
D．blaming doctors for their slow response
52．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Antibiotics may be the most effective way to resist infection after surgery．
B．Some ethnic minorities without insurance are in need of basic treatments．
C．Hospitals are where infections are least likely to take place．
D．Hospitals have made great progress in reducing healthcare-associated infections．

20．Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers．Most of the crashes result from distracted driving-not paying attention to the road．
Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree．He was one of the nation's more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008．Nearly four thousand deaths，about twelve percent involved drivers age fifteen to twenty．
Ryan's father，Thomas Didone，is a police captain in Maryland．"It was an inexperienced，immature driver driving at night with a carload of kids．He was distracted，he was going too fast，and it ended up causing one death and some seriously injured．"He shares the story of his son's death to help educate teens and their families about distracted driving．
Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company says the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone．He says talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving．"If you're texting while driving，you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't．"
Government and private groups are using public service announcements and events to bring more attention to the problem．For example，the insurance industry recently held a safety event for teen drivers．At first，nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large，inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children．He also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the road．Then，as part of the test，he started texting．He hit several cones and at least one doll．"That's what really opened up the experience for me to prove how bad it is to really text and drive．"
Debbie Pickford of Allstate Insurance says teens are especially at risk from distracted driving-and not just because they lack experience on the roads．"According to the research，teens don't really have fully developed brains until they're twenty-five years old．You put those two things together and you get a much，much higher risk．"
A new law proposes a graduated driver licensing system．Graduated means teenagers start with restrictions like on night driving and numbers of passengers．They could not get a full driver's license until age eighteen．
45．Of all the following，which is the best title for the passage？C
A．Car Crashes-the Top Killer B．Drunken Driving
C．Distracted Driving D．How to Avoid Car Crashes
46．According to Jim Jennings，what might be the main cause of distracted driving accidents？
A．Speed．B．Age．C．Experience．D．Cell-phones．
47．Which of the following statements is true？C
A．Thomas Didone is responsible for his son Ryan's death．
B．The insurance companies benefit a lot from teen driving．
C．Kevin Schumann took the test to learn the risk of texting while driving．
D．Debbie Pickford thinks that people cannot drive until brains are fully developed．
48．According to the new law，A．
A．it will be harder for young people to get a full driver's license
B．people will not be allowed to touch the wheel until they are 18
C．young people are forbidden to take any passengers in their cars
D．people can't drive until they graduate from colleges or universities．

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