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The hottest show this summer-the “Voice” just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium．But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction．The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents（居民） living nearby could hardly bear．
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China．The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only. But the organizers’ bliss（快乐） was audiences’ melancholy（悲哀）．
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some audience complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves(神经) of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
1.Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?
A. It failed to attract audience attention in the end．
B. It failed to make audience satisfied．
C. It increased by one and a half hours and audience couldn’t bear it．
D. It was full of so many advertisements that audience can’t tolerate them．
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The show lasted for two and a half hours.
B. Someone called the police because they can’t bear the noises late at night.
C. The show was worth its ticket prices because the audience watched many advertisements.
D. The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally.
3.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. The Voice of China—the most popular TV show of last summer.
B. The Voice of China—I want you.
C. The Voice of China—hard to say I love you.
D. The Voice of China—the noises of China.
4.This passage is organized in the pattern of____.
A. time and event B. comparison and contrast
C. cause and effect D. definition and classification
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Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones（煎饼） and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words "Tea Leaves" caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?
I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.
I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones. It felt silly and wonderful --- and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missedly, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
1.The author's hometown ______________.
A．never snows B．is still warm in winter
C．has a long history D．is in an area by the sea
2.The underlined word "treat" in Paragraph 2 probable means ____________.
A．delicious food B．something pleasant
C．service D．a kind of tea party
3.We can know from Paragraph 3 that the author ______________.
A．didn't adapt to the new life
B．felt comfortable in the new environment in spring
C．didn't feel lonely any more in spring
D．wanted to actively adapt to the new environment
4.Which of the following about "Tea Leaves" is true?
A．It made the author recall her childhood.
B．It looks silly and wonderful.
C．Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties.
D．It touched the author.
5.We can infer from the text that the author would probably ____________.
A．open her own teahouse
B．ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home
C．make new friends in Denver
D．go back to her hometown to visit Stacey
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Valentine’s Day, for many couples, means cards, flowers, and candlelight dinners. For most couples it also means withdrawing money at the ATM to express their love. Fortunately, there are ways to save money by saving energy — even during the date — so you can spend the money you save on the things that really matter to your sweetheart. Here are five easy tips for those couples out there who want to save energy and save money:
A fireplace is always a perfect background to set up holiday decorations because of the space it provides, in addition to the grand role it plays in the house as being an important part of each room. If you plan on spending your Valentine’s Day near the fireplace, be sure to prevent the heat loss and make sure of the chimney efficiency. If you never use your fireplace, plug and seal the chimney flue.
If you plan on having a nice, romantic dinner at home and want to set the mood with proper lighting, use energy efficient light bulbs that save you money, and look for bulbs that are lower in lumens. Lumens tell you the brightness of the bulb. The lower the lumens, the weaker the light.
For those who plan to cook that romantic dinner, there are some simple energy efficient ways you can prepare that meal. For example, did you know that if you’re baking in a china or glass dish, you can typically set your oven for 25 degrees less than the recipe calls for? Learn more about saving energy while cooking.
For those couples who would like to have a movie night, plug your TV and DVD into an electronic power strip to save money on your gas of the car. By plugging in electronic devices into a power strip and turning it off when not in use, you can save up to $100 per year.
If you plan on going on a romantic “escape” from your house by car, be sure to check out these tips to reduce fuel consumption and costs.
1.How do most people spend their Valentine’s Day according to the passage?
A. They make green trips by riding bikes or walking dogs.
B. They go to visit their parents or grandparents together.
C. They stay at home making delicious food for lovers.
D. They spend money creating romantic environment.
2.What does the author advise you to do when you use a fireplace that night?
A. Try to burn less wood by covering the chimney.
B. Try to use more wood to produce more heat.
C. Try to hold more heat by using it effectively.
D. Try to make the room wetter than usual.
3.What does the author advise you to do if you choose to have dinner at home?
A. Choose the bulbs without lumens.
B. Choose the bulbs with lower lumens.
C. Choose the small bulbs with higher lumens.
D. Choose the colorful bulbs as many as possible.
4.How should you cook meals according to the author?
A. Adjust electricity amount according to different dishes.
B. Set the oven for 25 degrees higher than required.
C. Try to cook all kinds of food with a china dish.
D. Try to bake some cakes in a glass dish.
5.What is the greenest way for you to see a film on Valentine’s Day?
A. Just watch a DVD at home. B. Just see the film in the running car.
C. Go to the nearest theatre by bike. D. “Escape” from your house by car.
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At one time or another most farmers have problems with mice. This is especially true for grain farmers. Mice eat a lot of grain. They also carry diseases(疾病), which people can get from eating or touching grain the mice have made dirty. Farmers can use special grain storage buildings or they can kill the mice. However, both methods can be costly. Farmers must buy materials to build the special grain storage buildings or chemical poisons to kill the mice．
Here is a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money. It is a simple but effective kind of mouse trap. The method is first used by some farmers in the west African country of Mali. An agricultural expert in Mali reported about the Mali mouse trap in a magazine. The expert reported that his gardener caught 150 mice in just one night. The gardener used four traps. The trap is easy to make. First, remove the top from a 20 liter metal or plastic container(容器). Put it in a hole in the ground. The top edge of the container should be the level with the surface of the ground. Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top. Add tiny pieces of grain wastes. They should float on the water. Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap. During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes. They will fall into the container and drown. Replace the food in the trap every night．
1.According to the passage，_____ used the mouse trap first.
A. an agricultural expert in the west Africa
B. farmers in the United States
C. all American gardener
D. farmers in Mali
2.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. A simple and effective method used by farmers to kill mice
B.How to kill mice
C. Methods used by farmers to kill mice
D. Farmers have problems with mice
3. Which of the following can’t protect grain from being eaten by mice?
A．A special grain storage building
B．Chemical poisons
C．A mouse trap
D．A hole in the ground
4. Which is probably the trap mentioned in the passage?
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When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37 hot. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”
Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38 soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41 that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43 in life do we 44 ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45 I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.
In life we all 46 compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.
1. A．pleasing B．interesting C．inspiring D．amazing
2. A．extremely B．strangely C．sadly D．certainly
3. A．and B．but C．while D．or
4. A．easier B．harder C．better D．worse
5. A．went B．flew C．happened D．came
6. A．exhausted B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．annoyed
7. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
8. A．How many B．How much C．How often D．How old
9. A．cooperate B．compare C．combine D．compromise
10. A．When B．Because C．Since D．Until
11. A．hardly B．sometimes C．always D．never
12. A．Furthermore B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Instead
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