One of India's top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its boarding houses, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students' performance, making them lonely and even suicidal.

Authorities at the best Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai said students had stopped socializing and many were late for morning classes or slept through them. "Now, a student doesn't even know who lives two doors away from him because he is so busy on the Internet," said Prakash Gopalan, dean of student affairs. "The old dormitory culture of companionship and socializing among students is gone. This is not healthy in our opinion."

IIT-Mumbai, with about 5,000 students, is one of seven IITs across India which are considered to be among the finest engineering schools in the world. They are also a talent pool for global technology giants. But their hard courses, tough competition and lonely campus lifestyle have taken an effect on students. Depressive and dysfunctional (不正常的) lifestyles are known to be common among IIT students, and at least nine have committed suicide in the past five years. Students have unlimited free Internet access in their boarding houses to help them in their studies, but many also use it to surf, chat, download movies and music, blog and for gaming.

Starting Monday, Internet access will be banned between 11 p.m. and 12.30 p.m. at IIT-Mumbai's 13 boarding buildings to encourage students to sleep early and to try and force them out of their "shells," Gopalan said. But the move has not gone down well with students who say they hate their lives being regulated. "Now they will say we need to listen to a lullaby (摇篮曲) to go to sleep," said Rajiv, an electronics student.

Which of the following is not the possible effect of free Internet access on students?

         A．There has been a decline in students’ lessons.

         B．Participation in social activities has gone down.

         C．Some students feel lonely and even suicidal.

         D．Students don’t even know his classmates.

What measure has been taken in IIT- Mumbai?

         A．Students have unlimited free Internet access in their dormitories.

         B．Students are forbidden to surf the Internet.

         C．Internet access is unavailable in deep night.

         D．Students must go to bed before 11 p.m.

In the passage the students are told to _____.

         A．sleep through their lessons   

         B．break away from the Internet

         C．go to sleep along with music          

         D．stop surfing, make friends

We may infer from the last paragraph that _____.

         A．the banning order causes some complaints among the students

         B．all electronics students hate the banning order

         C．more students prefer listening to music to surfing the Internet

         D．there is no Internet access on the IIT campus even since.

The story of Madame Tussaud is as fascinating as that of the exhibition itself. From a housekeeper's daughter to a successful business woman, her life has all the marks of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Madam Tussaud was born in 1761 and named Marie Grosholtz. Her father was killed in battle only two months before Mane's birth. For the first five years of her life, Marie lived in Berne with her mother, who worked as housekeeper for Dr Philippe Curtius. A doctor, with a talent for wax modeling, Curtius became her teacher.
It was Curtius who opened the original wax exhibition in Paris in 1770 and introduced Marie to some famous people. At only 17, she modeled the famous writer Francois Voltaire, followed by a portrait of American statesman Benjamin Franklin when he was in Paris as US ambassador. Both figures are still on display at Madame Tussaud's, London today.
Her work at Curtius successful wax exhibition led to an invitation to the court of Louis XVI and his queen. For nine years she lived at the palace of Versailles guiding the artistic education of the king's sister. Meanwhile the French Revolution was about to erupt. Aware of the political  nrest,Philippe Curtius called Marie back to Paris. Marie7 s connection with the royal family made her guilty. Both she and her mother were arrested. After she was set free, Marie was forced to make death masks (a death mask is a model of a dead person's face, made by coving their face with a soft substance and letting it become hard) of executed (被处决的) nobles. Many were former friends at court, including her former employers, the king and queen.
By 1800 Marie was married with two young children and a poor business inherited from Curtius. Madame Tussaud made the decision to take her exhibition on tour. In 1802, she left France. For the next 33 years, Madame Tussaud traveled the British Isles, exhibiting her growing collection of portraits. In those pre-television days, this was the only way most people had direct contact with the famous people of the time. The exhibition became permanently based in London in 1835, moving to its present site in Marylebone Road in 1884. Her last work, a remarkable self – portrait that is still on show, was completed only eight years before her death aged 89.
【小题1】The underlined part in Para. 1 implies that Madame Tussaud’s life was         .

A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be    1    your seat belt is fastened.”

As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many  passengers were becoming a bit    2   . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable    3    the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”

Lightning    4    the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _  5    moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was    6    on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would    7    it through the storm.

Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant    8     to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was    9    and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would    10    again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her    11   . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.

The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally    13    its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”

There are many kinds of storms that    14    us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and    15    out planes into uncontrollable movement.

Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!

1.A. quick            B. sure              C. true               D. worried

2.A. excited           B. curious           C. happy             D. nervous

3.A. to serve          B. to take            C. to finish            D. to produce

4.A. broke out         B. lit up             C. came across        D. gave off

5.A. bird             B. boat              C. plane              D. person

6.A. lifted            B. squeezed          C. knocked            D. dropped

7.A. make            B. get               C. carry              D. finish

8.A. something        B. anything           C. everything         D. nothing

9.A. funny            B. easy              C. moving            D. calm

10.A. lie              B. read              C. play              D. smile

11.A. book            B. world             C. story             D. body

12.A. death            B. cry               C. smile             D. madness

13.A. came            B. arrived            C. got               D. reached

14.A. wound           B. warn             C. trouble            D. kill

15.A. reduce           B. throw             C. make             D. destroy

根据句意和所给单词的首字母（或汉语提示）填空。（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）

1.The students who were  t____________ in the burning building were frightened.

2.We were  r____________ from the sinking ship by a passing boat.

3.It took a long time for him to ____________(康复) from a bad cold.

4.After  g_____________ from Qinghua University, she worked as an engineer.

5.They have made a  r_____________ for international help.

6.She  p_____________ the yellow dress to the red one because it fits her better.

7.He has all the _____________(品质) of a successful businessman.

8.In class, you should be very  a_____________ in answering the questions your teacher asks.

9.What is your father’s _____________(态度) towards your plan?

10.Lucy is a  r_____________ girl, and you can depend on her.

11.The film is ________(以……为基础)on a novel by D．H.Lawrence.

12.I said hello to her ,but she________ (不理睬)me competely.

13.Many people go out for a walk at________(黄昏).

14.I had to walk home because I didn’t have enough money for the ________(费用)

15.There was snow on the hill tops but not in the________(山谷).

第二节: 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister（大臣）went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our   21   .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are   22    . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as   23    ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “  24  do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and   25   on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the   26   , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me   27  of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you   28   us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they   29   walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark.   30  we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “   31   ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they   32   back to the palace.
The minister had  33    the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following  34  the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must  35  them shelter(住所). It is   36    we aren’t thieves.” And the king   37  the man out of his kingdom.
To the   38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who  39    offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his  40  .
21.   A sleep            B talk      C dinner        D walk
22.   A friends B criminals     C ministers     D travelers
23.   A owners B officials      C officers       D guests
24.   A How    B Why    C When   D Where
25.   A dropped      B took     C knocked      D touched
26.   A letter    B box      C door    D window
27.   A how many   B how much C how long    D how far
28.   A .agree       B allow   C make   D want
29.   A began   B enjoyed       C stopped       D continued
30.   A Would           B Must    C Could  D Should
31.   A Pardon B Thanks       C Sorry   D Certainly
32.   A went  B hurried       C returned     D drove
33.   A taken away  B taken down        C taken off    D taken up
34.   A year     B month  C minute D day
35.   A borrow B offer   C lend    D share
36.   A silly     B right  C clean   D clear
37.   A threw   B invited       C kept    D brought
38.   A last     B first     C third    D second
39.   A bravely       B slowly           C immediately       D carefully
40.   A order   B promise      C name   D crown