【题目】The sight of the snake made his hair __________ on end.

A. to stand B. be stood

C. stand D. stood

【题目】Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment __________ they live.

A. what B. which

C. when D. where

【题目】Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport—skateboarding. The country's first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.

Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skateboarding has already become his favorite sport.

The skateboarders are learning tricks like launching a jump or flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.

A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.

Rory Burke points out, "Yeah, it's definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime(休闲活动). And I think the idea of* why skateboarding'exists because it's not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey, this is something new and different.' And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, 'Wow, what is that?' and they want to get involved. "

Skateistan partners with local groups work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred and twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.

Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. "Sometimes I don’t do well in subjects like math, "he sayst" I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings. "

He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.

Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.

【1】 According to the passage, PSE is a group ________ .

A. that works with Cambodian students

B. for young Cambodians to learn a trade

C. for young Cambodians in troubled lives

D. for young Cambodians taking skateboarding

【2】 What is said about skateboarding in the passage?

A. It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.

B. It is a good sport to help regain good feelings.

C. It originated in Afghanistan years ago.

D. It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.

【3】 The underlined part" a little bit of hook" in Paragraph 5 probably means ________ .

A. something strange B. something new

C. something different D. something attractive

【4】 It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming ________ .

A. a sport liked by most young Cambodians

B. an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia

C. a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life

D. a good way to train young Cambodians' learning skills

【题目】He hurried home, only to find his house __________.

A. break out

B. broken into

C. break into

D. broken out

【题目】A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100，000 people a month. Sal-man Khan's voice is heard every day on the net—by tens of thousands of students around the world who are hungry for help in learning math. He has posted 1，200 lessons on YouTube—lessons that appear on an electronic blackboard, which range from basic addition to advanced mathematics for science and finance. And they are free.

Khan lives in Silicon Valley, with his wife, a doctor, and their new baby. He got the idea for his “Khan Academy" four years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert (转换）kilograms to grams. With Khan's help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan began a new career.

Now, Khan records his lessons himself, but he never goes on camera. “It feels like my voice in their head. You're looking at it and it feels like someone's over your shoulder talking in your ear, as opposed to someone at the blackboard, which is distant from you，” he said.

When Springfield High School in Palo Alto, California invited Khan to speak in person—he immediately connected to the students there.

The idea of short lessons that can be played over and over again attracted high school senior Bridget Meaney. She says she had trouble with math in the seventh grade. “I think the teachers are good, but they can't teach at a speed that's perfect for everyone，” she said. “I like the idea of learning something in class but then going back and pressing pause or rewind (倒回）and actually getting a deeper understanding of it. ”

Originally, Khan kept his lessons short because of YouTube restrictions (限制）. Now, he thinks short is better. “Education researchers now tell me that 10 minutes is how long someone can have a high level of concentration. And anything beyond that and your brain switches off，"he said.

For Khan, teaching math, science, and finance is just the beginning. He says he's ready to expand his YouTube site to include other subjects as well.

【1】 What gave Khan the idea of teaching math online?

A. His success in helping his cousin learn math.

B. His discovery that many students found learning math difficult.

C. A suggestion made to him at a local high school.

D. His interest in Internet teaching.

【2】 Why does Khan never go on camera?

A. He's too shy to show his face on camera.

B. It's restricted by YouTube for education videos.

C. He wants to keep distant from the viewers.

D. He wants to create a more relaxed learning atmosphere.

【3】 Why does Bridget Meaney like Khan's lessons?

A. Khan teaches seventh grade math better than her teacher.

B. The lessons can be watched repeatedly until fully understood.

C. She can perfectly follow the pace of Khan's teaching.

D. She cannot concentrate when learning in class.

【4】 From the passage, we know that __________.

A. Khan travels to many schools to promote his lessons

B. Khan plans to include more subjects in the future

C. Khan gives live math lessons every day for free

D. Khan set up the Khan Academy with his wife

【题目】Most people have a general list before a job interview—updating a resume (简历 )，ironing a professional suit, rehearsing an explanation for those two years spent after college. However, if tidying up the Facebook profile isn't on that list, maybe it should be.

According to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive for CareerBuilder. com45 percent of employers questioned are using social networks to screen people looking for jobs this year—more than double from a year earlier, when a similar survey found that just 22 percent of employers were researc-hing potential hires on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Linkedln.

The study, which questioned 2，667 managers and human resource workers, found that 35 percent of employers decided not to offer a job to a candidate based on the content uncovered on a social net-working site.

The report showed that Facebook was the most popular online destination for employers to do their online sleuthing(侦查），followed by Linkedln and MySpace. In addition，7 percent followed job applicants on Twitter. More than half of the employers who participated in the survey said that provocative(挑衅的）photos were the biggest factor contributing to a decision not to hire a potential employee, while 44 percent of employers aimed at references to drinking and drug use as red flags. Other warning signs included bad-mouthing of previous employers and colleagues and poor online communication skills.

While most of these may seem like obvious blocks, what consists of alarming behavior to a particular employer? Would photographs of a trip to the beach be considered inappropriate? To be on the safe side, it's probably wise to use the new privacy settings offered by Facebook to keep everything but the most innocuous(无害的）content away from the public eye.

【1】 Your general list before a job interview should include all the following EXCEPT __________.

A. a written form of your education and previous jobs

B. preparing appropriate clothes

C. tidying up your information on social net-works

D. rehearsing what the employer would say to you

【2】 What can we learn from the passage?

A. Social networks are not important in job hunting.

B. Online information about job hunters is not reliable.

C. We should be careful while sending photos to social networks.

D. Facebook is not so popular as it used to be.

【3】 Why should the job seekers use the new privacy settings offered by Facebook?

A. Because they can keep everything from being seen by others.

B. Because they can keep the employers from seeing the inappropriate content.

C. Because they can only allow a particular employer to see their data online.

D. Because they can allow their friends to see their trips to the beach.

【4】 The passage is mainly intended for __________.

A. employers

B. employees

C. people work for Facebook

D. job applicants

【题目】A powerful earthquake struck Haiti's capital,__________ tens of thousands homeless and buried in ruins.

A. left

B. to leave

C. being left

D. leaving

【题目】Since he was 67, it didn't seem __________ that he would continue long in that position.

A. impossible

B. necessary

C. particular

D. likely

【题目】Simon made a big bamboo box __________ the little sick bird till it could fly.

A. keep

B. kept

C. keeping

D. to keep

【题目】用所给词的适当形式填空

【1】 The news caused great _____ (excite)among scientists.

【2】 Can you _____ (loose)the lid of this jar?

【3】 The new evidence _____ (weak)the case against her.

【4】 His _____ (late)film is one of the funniest he's ever made.

【5】 _____ (electricity) computers are now in common use all over the world.

【6】 She based her work on that of earlier _____ (research).

【7】 He has declared to drop out; we must find a _____ (replace) right away.

【8】 It is the first time that the world has faced a _____ (globe)problem.

【9】 He didn't seem to be _____ (concern)for her safety.

【10】 He opened the curtains and, sitting _____ (comfort) on the sofa, waited.