In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity．The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values．

In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad．They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）．Jack is such an example．He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult．From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from．“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said．

At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels．He was refused entry into several countries．But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport．His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am．I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview．For th is reason  he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity．”

As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious．In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names．In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性别） is hard to determine．It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to．

What will be the next crisis（危机） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A．The importance of identity．

   B．The crisis of identity．

   C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures．

   D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties．

2.The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because       ．

   A．he needed to board a plane at any time

   B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel

   C．he needed others acknowledgement

   D．he couldn’t prove who he was

65．A “banana” in the passage is in fact an      ．

   A．American traveling to Asia                                          B．American keeping Eastern culture

   C．American born in Asia                                               D．America – born Asian

3.We can infer from the passage that the author believes       ．

   A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future

   B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity

   C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity

   D．people don’t need to worry about identity

单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1 分，满分10分）

1．Shanghai is the biggest c            （商业的） city along the eastern coast of China．

2．He told me some a             （趣闻） about our English teacher．

3．He had c             （喝） a large quantity of wine before he died．

4．It’s not just what you avoid, it’s what you eat that c            （很重要）．

5．Lifeguards are trained to deal with e             （紧急情况）．

6．B         （基本上） I agree with your plans, but there are a few small points I’d like to discuss．

7．You have always been o            （着迷） with making money．

8．I think your child is a p             （潜在的） singer．

9．In a library, books and magazines are usually c             （分类） by subjects．

10．Owning a private car is the t             （趋势） of modern living．

Subways

1.______ is done with the purpose of making money.

2.We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro______.

3.How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

27. The Grand Theatre in Shanghai is open to visitors during the daytime ______ there is a performance going on.

用方框内单词的适当形式填空。(请将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。)

1.Zhang Ziyi __________in the film of Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon

2.His refusal was worded in such a __________way that we could not be offended.

3.___________in the southeast of China, .Shanghai is a famous fashion centre.

4.___________ with the difficulty, we shouldn’t give up.

5.This kind of activity was first held in a _____________country like China.

6.Being ___________at a normal school is necessary for a child.

7.A lot of people are dying of __________ in many parts of the world.

8.Smoking and drinking are            lifestyles.

9.As her daughter hadn’t returned home, the mother was looking           out of the window all the time.

10.Many countries send messages of  _____________ to China after the Shenzhou V landed safely this morning.