摘要： However, we still must be aware of the methods used in advertisements to try and sell us things.

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　　Middle school teachers in the United States are noticing a new generation of errors coming into their pupils'essays, Associated Press has reported．

　　An increasing number of students hand in classwork containing words that may confuse adults．For example, they wrote“I WUNT TUBAROXTR”for“I want to be a rock star”and“DLERES PCNU”for“delicious pumpkin”．Middle school theachers say they most frequently encounter“b/c”for“because”,“w/o”for“without”and “4-ever”for“forever”．

　　Those simple abbreviations(缩略词)and phonetic spellings are known as“instant messaging-speak”(即时消息式语言)or“IM-speak”．Today these words have become so common in children's social lives that they are finding their way into essays and other writing assignments．

　　However, the rise of informal communication through e-mail, Internet blogs and cell phone text messaging has not stopped school teachers from telling students the importance of spelling．

　　“We've got a strict policy so they can be penalized for that-we don't allow it．We talk about the four levels of the language：slang(俚语), colloquial(口语), informal and formal, which apply to both spoken and written language,”said Beverly Arnold, chairwoman of the English and language arts depart-ment at Owasso High School, Oklahoma．

　　“I think it's critically important-for both formal and informal communication．We teach kids that they need to learn to exist in a world outside their social networks, and that repuires them to use proper grammar and spelling when they speak and write,”said Marsha Edmonds, director of curriculum in the Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, Oklahoma．

　　Teachers use different strategies to teach spelling than they did 20 years ago, Edmonds explained．Instead of giving students random(随意的)lists of words to master, teachers now draw on vocabulary from the literature their classes are studying or subject matter being covered in science and social studies．

　　But some educators, like David Warlick, 54, of Raleigh, North Carolina, see the growing young band of instant messengers as a phenomenon that should be celebrated．Teachers should cradit their stuents with inventing a new language ideal for communicating in a high-tech world, said Warlick, who has written three books on technology in the classroom．

(1)

Many adults feel ________ when seeing the“IM-speak”like“b/c”,“w/o”and“4-ever”．

[　　]

A．

interested

B．

puzzled

C．

worried

D．

disappointed

(2)

According to Marsha Edmonds, ________．

[　　]

A．

spelling is only important for formal communication

B．

students need to learn to live in their social networks

C．

we have four levels of the language：slang, colloquial, informal and formal

D．

students should use proper grammar and spelling when they speak and write

(3)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

“IM-speak”is becoming increasingly popular in teenagers'lives．

B．

Students in the past spent less time in memorizing the new words．

C．

Beverly Arnold is very strict with her students．

D．

Teachers used to give students random lists of words to remember．

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

all the teachers say“NO”to“IM-speak”

B．

school teachers don't do enough to stop students from using“IM-speak”

C．

teachers still use old-fashioned methods to teach spelling nowadays

D．

David Warlick is a man who enjoys trying new things

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　　Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble．His arrest 　　1　　 as many questions as it has answers．Top of the list is 　　2　　 should happen to Saddam now, closely 　　3　　 by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction．

　　He is currently being held by 　　4　　 troops at a secret place．The US says he will stand trial for his cruel actions during his years in 　　5　　．This is likely to take place at a court 　　6　　 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council．The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed(处死)if 　　7　　 guilty(有罪的)by the court．And the US 　　8　　 this．

　　“I think he ought to receive the 　　9　　 punishment for what he has done to people, ” said US president George W．Bush, 　　10　　 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death．

　　However, many 　　11　　, including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court．　　12　　 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution．

　　The UN Security Council has yet to 　　13　　 its position clear．But UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 　　14　　 say that“the UN does not support a death penalty．”

　　Besides waiting for a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 　　15　　 the US and Britain can find the 　　16　　 weapons they gave as the 　　17　　 for the war in Iraq．Asked if Saddam's capture(捕获)could 　　18　　 a breakthrough(突破)in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “　　19　　 obviously that possibility there．But I think we should 　　20　　 what we're doing in Iraq．”

(1)
[　　]

A．

threw

B．

throws

C．

has throw

D．

had thrown

(2)
[　　]

A．

which

B．

that

C．

it

D．

what

(3)
[　　]

A．

followed

B．

following

C．

to follow

D．

to be followed

(4)
[　　]

A．

British

B．

American

C．

Iraqi

D．

Iranian

(5)
[　　]

A．

strength

B．

power

C．

politics

D．

force

(6)
[　　]

A．

set out

B．

set on

C．

set off

D．

set up

(7)
[　　]

A．

found

B．

finding

C．

was found

D．

find

(8)
[　　]

A．

supports

B．

opposes

C．

agrees

D．

disappoints

(9)
[　　]

A．

better

B．

better

C．

best

D．

worst

(10)
[　　]

A．

with

B．

for

C．

without

D．

of

(11)
[　　]

A．

people

B．

officers

C．

nations

D．

armies

(12)
[　　]

A．

But

B．

And

C．

Though

D．

Even

(13)
[　　]

A．

have

B．

let

C．

make

D．

allow

(14)
[　　]

A．

does

B．

did

C．

was

D．

is

(15)
[　　]

A．

that

B．

why

C．

if

D．

which

(16)
[　　]

A．

banned

B．

advanced

C．

modern

D．

new

(17)
[　　]

A．

cause

B．

reason

C．

result

D．

end

(18)
[　　]

A．

result from

B．

come from

C．

lead to

D．

solve

(19)
[　　]

A．

It

B．

There

C．

That

D．

This

(20)
[　　]

A．

carry off

B．

carry forward

C．

carry through

D．

carry on

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听力测试(满分30分)

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

M：I’ve only got ten dollars．Is it enough for two tickets?

W：Well, we have tickets of different prices．There’re ＄1.5 tickets and ＄4 ones and ＄6 ones．

1．How much will the man have to pay for the cheapest tickets?

A．＄1.5．

B．＄3．

C．＄4．

M：I hear you are playing at a concert tomorrow．How do you feel about it?

W：Oh, I’m really worried about it．

M：I’m not surprised．So would I be．

2．How does the man really feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Worried．

C．Light-hearted．

M：May I go in and read some books?

W：Yes, but you must obey the rule that no book should be taken out of the reading-room．

M：Do people do that?

W：Oh, yes, quite a number have．

3．What do you learn about readers?

A．Everyone obeys the rules．

B．Some do not obey the rules．

C．No one obeys the rules．

W：Look! The room is full of smoke．I can hardly breathe．

M：I agree．Smoking should not be permitted here in this room．

W：That’s right．Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others．

4．What do you know about the speakers?

A．Both of them are not smokers．

B．Both of them are smokers．

C．One of them is smoking in the room．

W：I’ve got something for you．

M：Really? What is it?

W：Something I picked up while I was in Europe．

M：How nice! Thanks ever so much．

5．How did the woman get the thing?

A．Found it in a street．

B．Got it from a friend．

C．Bought it in a shop．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：What’s that terrible noise upstairs?

W：It woke me up at five o’clock in the morning．

M：It sounds like they’re tearing the walls down up there．

W：I think they are, indeed．It sounds like they’re repairing．

M：That’s all fine and good, but can’t they do it during proper hours?

W：They don’t realize that not everyone gets up before the crack of dawn．

M：And today’s Sunday! I’m going up there to stop them straight．

6．How does the man feel?

A．Surprised．

B．Sad．

C．Angry．

7．What will the man go upstairs to do?

A．See what is happening．

B．Stop them making noise．

C．Help them with the work．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

M：Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?

W：Sorry, we don’t．But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland．And it is the most economical flight, just USD 580．

M：When does the Flight 212 depart?

W：At 11∶50 a. m．By the way, it also makes a refueling stop at Chicago．

M：How big is the layover at Chicago?

W：Less than one hour．

M：And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?

W：Not so long, just one hour．

M：So the time for the whole journey is about．．．

W：About eleven hours．

M：Let me count…OK, it works out for my time schedule．Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．

8．How many stops will the man have on the journey?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Three．

9．What is the advantage of the flight?

A．Flying in the daytime．

B．Taking less time．

C．Costing less money．

10．What time might the man get to New Zealand?

A．Nearly midnight．

B．Early in the morning．

C．Late in the afternoon．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：I’m Tom, the graduate of the year．I’ve ever had a summer job for a hardware company．This is my employer’s recommendation．

W：Sounds good．Would you mind taking a test? It is made up of two parts, part one tests your EQ to determine whether your personality fits the job well．And part two tests your skills background．

M：Cool．

(After the exam)

W：You are an excellent lad from the test results．

M：Thank you, do you mean I get the job?

W：Before I give you a definite answer, I’ll consult with the management and the personnel Deptment．You know I’m the Sales team manager．

M：I see, when can I expect an answer from you?

W：In a fortnight．

11．What isn’t Tom’s advantage?

A．The graduate of the year．

B．Working experience．

C．Interest in the company．

12．What job might Tom do if he is employed?

A．Sales．

B．Repairs．

C．Management．

13．How long will Tom have to wait for an answer?

A．About four days．

B．About ten days．

C．About half a month．

听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。

W：What can I do for you, sir?

M：I’m Tom in Room 528, and I want a wake-up call tomorrow morning．

W：At what time?

M：6∶15 a. m., please．

W：We have a computer wake-up service．Please dial 2 first and then the time．That is to say, dial 2 and the 0615 for the time．There must be five digits in the final number．

M：I see．Then it is 20615．Thank you．By the way, if I want to change my wake-up time, what should I do?

W：Just dial your new wake-up time．The computer will cancel the old time itself and record the new one．

M：If I dial 20700, I will be waked up at 7∶00 a. m.?

W：Yes, that’s right．

M：Thanks a lot．

W：You are welcome．Good night!

14．What should Tom do if he wants to change the time?

A．Ask for help．

B．Use the computer．

C．Dial another number．

15．What does the first digit 2 stand for?

A．Service．

B．Floor．

C．Time．

16．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a clock shop．

B．At a hotel．

C．At a repair shop．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

　　No one really knows who first decided to link electricity with a guitar．Most reports say this took place in the late Nineteen-Thirties or early Nineteen-Forties．

　　However, one man did a great deal to make the electric guitar popular．His name was Les Paul．He was the most popular guitarist in the Nineteen-Fifties．Les Paul also helped invent several different devices used with electric guitars．The most famous of these was a guitar that had a solid wood body．The Gibson Guitar Company later made these guitars．

　　There are too many great guitarists today to even guess who might be the best．There are great country and western guitarists, blues guitarists, and rock music guitarists．

　　However, most people would agree that blues artist B-B King is one of the top electric guitar players today．His music is famous around the world．So is his guitar, named Lucille．B-B King’s famous guitar is made by the same Gibson Company that made Les Paul’s electric guitars．

17．Who invented the electric guitar?

A．Les Paul．

B．The Gibson Company．

C．Still unknown．

18．Why is it hard to tell who might be the best guitarist?

A．People have different tastes．

B．Good guitarists can easily be found．

C．No one can match Les Paul now．

19．What is B-B King famous for?

A．Blues．

B．Rock music．

C．His guitar．

20．What connects Les Paul with B-B King?

A．The same music．

B．The same guitar．

C．The same guitar producer．

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　　President Obama's plan to improve former president George W．Bush's No Child Left Behind program is an improvement on a good thing．But it doesn't go far enough．

　　Obama outlined a goal that by 2020, all grade school and high school students are on a path toward college．

　　However, what we need is a practical plan that not only requires all high school graduates to take at least two years of college but also makes it financially possible for them to do so．We've provided a free public education through the 12th grade．If we're going to keep up－or catch up——with some other countries(like China)in preparing young people for careers, a 12-year education programme no longer is enough．

　　About 3 million students across the US will graduate from high school this spring．But only 2 million will go on to college, according to a survey by the National Centre for Education Statistics(NCFES)．For the more than 1 million who won't go on, money is a main reason．If tuition(学费)were free, about half of them could make up other costs from family or part-time jobs．

　　Critics(批评家)of free college tuition will say we can't afford it because of the federal deficit(联邦赤字)and other rising costs．Let's see some government spending in detail：

　　In the last nearly 10 years, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost us ＄1,000 billion．Federal money which was spent on public primary and secondary education in the last year for which figures are available was ＄47 billion．If we end costly and unnecessary wars and nation-building efforts abroad, the federal government could provide more money on public education, for which state and governments now carry most of the burden．

(1)

What's the program No Child Left Behind about this year?

[　　]

A．

All children being taken good care of by the government．

B．

All grade school and high school students receiving college education．

C．

No child being left alone at home．

D．

All children having good jobs in the future．

(2)

The author probably agrees that President Obama's plan ________．

[　　]

A．

has nothing to do with George W．Bush's program．

B．

will surely succeed in ten years

C．

is about 12-year education for all the children

D．

doesn't contain practical measures(措施)to achieve its goal

(3)

If tuition were not paid for, about ________ American students could afford college education．

[　　]

A．

3 million

B．

2.5 million

C．

2 million

D．

1 million

(4)

What can we learn from the passage?

[　　]

A．

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were necessary．

B．

The federal government has enough money for the plan．

C．

Critics of free tuition think highly of the plan．

D．

Obama's plan might be difficult to carry out．

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Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble. His arrest ?　1　? as many questions as it has answers. Top of the list is 　2　 should happen to Saddam now, closely ?　3　? by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (毁坏).

He is currently being held by 　4　 troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in 　5　.This is likely to take place at a court 　6　 two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.

The council's president Abdul Aziz al-hakim has warned Saddam could be executed (处死) if

　　 7　 guilty (有罪的) by the court. And the US 　8　 this.

“I think he ought to receive the 　9　 punishment for what he has done to people,” said US president George W. Bush,　10　 directly stating that Saddam should be put to death.

　　However, many 　11　,including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court.　12　 Britain, American's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution.

The UN Security Council has yet to 　13　 its position clear. But UN Secretary—General Kofi Annan ?　14　? say that “the UN does not support a death penalty.”

　　Besides 　15　a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see 　16　 the US and Britain can find the 　17　 weapons they gave as the 　18　 for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture (捕获) could 　19　 a breakthrough (突破) in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said, “I think we should 　20　 what we're doing in Iraq.”

1.A.　threw　　　　 B.　throws　　　　　　C.　has thrown　　　　　　D.　had thrown

2.A.　which　　　　 B.　that　　　　　　　　C.　it　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　what

3.A.　followed　　 B.　following　　　　C.　to follow　　　　　　　　D.　to be followed

4.A.　British　　　　 B.　American　　　　C.　Iraqi　　　　　　　　　　 D.　Iranian

5.A.　strength　　　　　　 B.　power　　　　　　 C.　politics　　　　　　　　 D.　force

6.A.　set out　　　　 B.　set on　　　　　　 C.　set off　　　　　　　　 D.　set up

7.A.　found　　　　 B.　finding　　　　　　C.　was found　　　　　　 D.　find

8.A.　supports　　 B.　opposes　　　　 C.　agrees　　　　　　　　 D.　disappoints

9.A.　better　　　　 B.　good　　　　　　 C.　best　　　　　　　　　　 D.　worst

10.A.　with　　　　 B.　for　　　　　　　　 C.　without　　　　　　　　 D.　of

11.A.　people　　　　B.　officers　　　　 C.　nations　　　　　　　　 D.　armies

12.A.　But　　　　　　B.　And　　　　　　　　C.　Though　　　　　　　　 D.　Even

13.A.　have　　　　 B.　let　　　　　　　　 C.　make　　　　　　　　　　 D.　allow

14.A.　does　　　　 B.　did　　　　　　　　 C.　was　　　　　　　　　　 D.　is

15.A.　wait　　　　 B.　waited　　　　　　C.　waiting　　　　　　　　 D.　waiting for

16.A.　that　　　　　　B.　why　　　　　　 C.　if　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　which

17.A.　banned　　 B.　advanced　　　　C.　modern　　　　　　　　 D.　new

18.A.　cause　　　　 B.　reason　　　　　　C.　result　　　　　　　　　　 D.　end

19.A.　result from B.　come from C.　lead to　　　　　　　　　　D.　solve

20.A.　carry off　　B.　carry forward C.　carry through　　　　 D.　carry on

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