12．Like most July days.it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．Like most July days，it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was an old woman bent over a table near the door．Her back was so badly twisted that her face nearly touched the tabletop．I sat sown facing her couple of tables away．
"Poor woman，"I thought"What does she get out of life？Shy God let people live so long past their prime？"
As I thought，another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70years…In minutes，the two of them were trembling with laughter．
I looked again at the first woman，then in the mirror on a nearby wall，catching a picture of myself．I was wearing a dirty shirt．She was well dressed in white，her hands sparking with gold rings．I was sad．She was laughing，smiling．I was putting the pieces of my life together．She had millions of wonderful memories to recall．I sat alone．She was sharing the day with a good friend．I was secretly worried about getting old．She was old，but it wasn't hurting her．
As I left the shop，I thought of my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime．Why，that woman was more alive，more sensitive to life than I was．Age has not bent her spirit．（www．nmet168．com）
6．Which of the following is the main idea of the passage？C
A．To tell us the life of old people
B．To show the difference between the old and the young．
C．To show that old age does not mean being short of spirit．
D．To make the reader have a pity on the old people．
7．From the passage we know that the ice-shopB．
A．changed a lot in the past
B．started its business 70years ago．
C．had only a couple of tables
D．had only women shoppers．
8．The writer implies all of the following except thatA．
A．the old lady was very lonely and sad
B．the writer had more problems than the old lady
C．the old lady had lived a full and satisfying life
D．the old lady had learned to enjoy the simple things in life
9．Which of the following is the conclusion the writer made about the old lady？C
A．She was to be pitied for her old age．
B．She considered the young man pitiable．
C．She was more alive and sensitive to life than the writer．
D．People should not be allowed to live when they are too old．

11．Why do men die earlier than women？The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men's hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age．
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women's longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age．
"We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25percent between 18and 70years of age，"said the head of the study，David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK．
"Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat．Between the age of 20and 70，one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men，"said Goldspink．"This is part of the ageing process．"
What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells．A healthy 70-year-old woman's heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one's．
"This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men，"said Goldspink．They studied more than 250healthy men and women between the ages of 18and 80，focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease．"The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart，"said Goldspink．
The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise．Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age．
1．The underlined word"longevity"in the second paragraph probably refers to"B"．
A．health
B．long life
C．ageing
D．effect
2．The text mainly talks aboutD．
A．men's heart cells
B．women's ageing process
C．the gender difference
D．hearts and long life
3．http://www．/according to the text，the UK scientists have known thatC．
A．women have more cells than men when they are born
B．women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat
C．the female heart loses few of the cells with age
D．women never lose their pumping power with age
4．If you want to live longer，you shouldC．
A．enable your heart to beat much faster
B．find out the reason for ageing
C．exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy
D．prevent your cells from being lost
5．We can know from the passage thatB．
A．the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out
B．scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells
C．the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss
D．women over 70could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20．

10．move off离开．

9．nest巢，网．

8．支持support．

7．The World Bank，the United Nations and the London School of Health and Medicine did a study on hand-washing around the world．（46）BThey said that hand-washing with soap could be among the most effective ways to reduce infectious （传染） disease．（47）D
This is because hand-washing destroys germs （细菌） from other people，animals or objects a person has touched．When people get germs on their hands，they can infect themselves by touching their eyes，nose or mouth．Then these people can infect other people．
According to the experts，the easiest way to catch a cold is to touch your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed or coughed．（48）GHand-washing is especially important before and after preparing food，before eating and after using the toilet．The experts say it is also a good idea to wash your hands after handling money and after sneezing or coughing．（49）CThe most effective way to wash your hands is to rub them together while using soap and warm water．Be sure to rub all areas of the hands for about ten to fifteen seconds．（50）E．Then put your hands under running water and dry them．

A．Experts say you must stay away from those who fall ill．
B．They found that 1，000，000lives could be saved each year if people washed their hands with soap often．
C．And it is especially important when someone in your home is sick．
D．Doctors say many diseases can be prevented by hand-washing．
E．The rubbing action helps remove germs．
F．Remember to wash your hands before eating．
G．Another way to become sick is to eat with dirty hands．

6．Not everyone goes to university after high school graduation．Some work，others join the army and an increasing number worldwide are taking a"gap year"to travel or do community service，in their own countries or abroad．They are studying sharks off the Australian coast，building schools in Mexico and learning Spanish or Italian．
The concept of a gap year may not be new，but the recent surge（涌现） of interest certainly is．Some students are putting off admissions（入学）．Others，who don't get into the college of their choice，are taking a year to explore new fields before reapplying．
Students are choosing to take a short break； they are thinking．They are not sure what they are going to do．They are going and exploring some of their interests．They are getting experience they can take to the school they finally go to．
It is an idea actively encouraged by colleges．Princeton University has just launched a"bridge year"program that will send 10percent of its incoming class to do volunteer work abroad，starting in 2009．And the Harvard has spent the last 30years urging incoming students to take a gap year．
"Many speak of their year away as a‘life-altering'（改变生活的） experience or a‘turning point'"says Harvard admissions director Marlyn Lewis．"Many come to college with new opinions about their academic plans，their extracurricular（课外的） interests and the career possibilities they observed in their year away．"
41．The reason why some take a gap year is the following EXCEPT thatA．
A．they hate studying
B．they don't know what to do
C．they want to get experience
D．they need the time to get to know their real interests
42．A student won'tB in a gap year．
A．travel
B．join the army
C．do community service
D．learn a foreign language
43．After a gap year，one would probablyD．
A．take another year off
B．earn a lot of money
C．be refused by his college
D．have new ideas about their future career
44．We can inferA．
A．more and more students will take a gap year
B．fewer and fewer colleges will encourage his students to take a gap year
C．the gap year can only give one some experience about society
D．nobody will change his interests after the gap year
45．What's the best title for the passage？B
A．University life
B．A Gap Year
C．Admission Delay
D．A Short Break．

5．A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon，where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky．But God was unhappy，and he made them speak different languages．They couldn't understand each other，so their dream never came true．
Yet the dream remains alive：if all men speak the same language，they can do anything．L．L．Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream．He developed Esperanto（世界语）between 1877and 1885．
As the most successful man-made world language，it is spoken by over two million people around the world．Last month，the World Esperanto Congress（大会），dealing with language rights，ended in Sweden．The 2004conference was held in Beijing．Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia，particularly Chinese mainland．
Esperanto has two advantages．First，it's easy．Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16basic grammar rules．The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country．But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world-such as English or Chinese．While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures，Esperanto doesn't have this background．
Will Esperanto really become a global language？It remains a question．
36．The writer tells us a story at the beginning toA．
A．explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all
B．explain why men now speak different languages
C．show the relationship between man and God
D．prove that language is very important
37．What does the underlined word"pursue"in the second paragraph mean？B
A．"Realize"．
B．"Work for"．
C．"Be against"．
D．"Follow"
38．What is the basic difference between Esperanto and English？D
A．More people speak English than Esperanto．
B．Esperanto words are easier to spell．
C．Esperanto has fewer grammar rules．
D．Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture．
39．What does the story mainly talk about？C
A．Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto．
B．Men's dream of sharing the same language．
C．The most successful planned language-Esperanto．
D．Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese．
40．Which is RIGHT，according to the passage？D
A．Esperanto is very popular all over the world．
B．Esperanto is based on language in Poland．
C．Esperanto is rooted in its nation and culture．
D．Esperanto is a man-made language．

4．假设你是李华，自己一人远离家人在二中读书．因为感觉学习压力很大，学校的饭菜又不太好吃有点烦躁，甚至和同桌吵架了．所以想到通过写信的方式和妈妈诉诉苦，并且表达对家人的思念之情．
Dear Mum，
I have studied in No.2middle school for almost a year．
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3．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删减或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第十一处起）不计分
Dear President
I'm writing to tell my trouble in life．And I hope you can do something to help us．Planes are slow driving me mad．I live near a airport and the passing planes can be heard night and day．The airport built years ago，but for some reason it could not be used then．Last year，however，it comes into use．Over a hundred of people have been driven away from their home by the noise．I am one of the few people who remain here．Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane．I have been offered a large sum of money to go away，and I am determined to staying here．Everybody say I must be mad and them are probably right．

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