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以下是几本新书的简要介绍：

A. London Alive

This author of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success. The stories tell of Londoners’ daily lives and happen in eighteen different places——for example, one story takes place at a table in a cafe, another in the back of a taxi and another in a hospital.

B. The Last Journey

John Reynold’s final trip to the African Congo two years ago unfortunately ended in his death. For the first time since then we hear about where he went and what happened to him from journalist Tim Holden, who has followed Reynold’s route.

C. The Missing Photograph

Another story about the well-known policeman, Inspector Manning. It is written in the same simple but successful way as the other Manning stories——I found it a bit disappointing as I guessed who the criminal was halfway through!

D. Gone West

A serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United States. The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go west in search of new lives. The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.

E. The Letter

The murder of a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught. But they escape from prison and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are. Written with intelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader’s complete attention.

F. Free at Last

Matthew Hunt, who spent half his life in jail for a crime he did not do, has written the moving story of his lengthy fight to be set free. Now out of prison, he has taken the advice of a judge to describe his experiences in a book.

 以下是几个有着不同阅读爱好的购书人，请匹配与之对应的书名：

1.Ali enjoys reading crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he’s reading.

2.Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading about the history of people in other parts of the world and how events changed their lives.

3.Silvia likes reading true stories which people have written about themselves. She’s particularly interested in people who have had unusual or difficult lives.

4.Daniel is a computer salesman who spends a lot of time travelling abroad on planes. He enjoys detective stories which he can read easily as he gets interrupted a lot.

5.Takumi doesn’t have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

It is 4 o’clock in the early morning. Everything but the computing room on the campus of the university appears as quiet and misty as the mysterious hell. In the computing room, 30 students with sleepy eyes, sit still at their desk, beating the dirty and worn keys. Staring at the colorful screen, they tap continuously for hours. For the other parts in the world, it might be in the middle of the night, nevertheless here time represents nothing. It is an entirely enclosed field. These young computer “hackers” are tracing a sort of stimulus (刺激), a drive so exciting and absorbing that it ignores nearly anything else in their lives and becomes the focus of their being. They are addicted (上瘾的) computer programmers. Some of these students have been glued to the console (电子设备的操纵台) for no less than twenty hours even with no break for meals or rest. Some have been sleeping on sofas and chairs in the computing room, trying to struggle for a few moments’ rest but hating to get too far away from their addicted machines.

         It is not necessary for most of these students to be at the computing room in the middle of the night. What they are working belong to no assignments. They remain there because they desire to be — they can not resist the attraction of the computers.

         Furthermore, they are in groups instead of being alone. There are hackers at computing rooms all over the country. In the unimaginable way, they focus on nothing but computer. They escape from schooling and live beyond friendship; they might have difficulty being employed, choosing to travel from one computing room to another. They may even give up personal health.

         “There is one hacker in my memory. We actually had to lift him away from his chair to feed him and arrange him to rest and sleep. We truly worried about his health,” says a computing science professor at California University.

         Professors of computer science are nowadays paying more attention to this hacker phenomenon and are on the watch for future hackers and more and more severe computer addicts. They believe firmly that hackers are not simply resulted from the close relationship with a machine. It is the result of social relationship with the attractive thinking machines, which are becoming nearly universal.

1.We can learn from the passage that those at the computing room in the middle of the night are      .

A. students working on a program

B. students using computers to amuse themselves

C. hard-working computer science majors

D. students deeply fascinated by the computer

2.Which of the following is NOT true of those young computer “hackers”?

A. Most of them are top students majoring in computer programming.

B. For them, computer programming is the only purpose for their life.

C. They can stay with the computer at the computing room for nearly two days.

D. Their love for the computer is so deep that they want to be near their machines even when they sleep.

3.It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the hacker phenomenon exists only at university computing rooms

B. it is not very easy for the “hackers” to find friends or jobs

C. university computing rooms are expecting outstanding programmers out of the “hackers”

D. the hacker phenomenon is partly due to the lack of the computing rooms

4.According to professors of computer science, the hacker phenomenon can be described as      .

A. positive                B. disgusting

C. worrying              D. admiring

5.Which of the following may be the most appropriate title for the passage?

A. The Charm of Computer Science       B. A New Type of Electronic Toys

C. Future Computer Programmers         D. Computer Addicts

When you learn reading, nlath, and other subjects taught in school from your parents or teaehers who come to your house, it’s called homeschooling. A kid may be the only one, or he may be taught with brothers, sisters, or kids from the neighborhood.

Parents choose to homeschool their children for many different reasons. Sometimes a kid is sick and can’t go to regular school. But more often, kids are homeschooled beeause their parents feel they can give their children a better education than the local school can. Patents also may choose homeschooling because they want their children’s education to include religious (宗教的) instruction, which isn’t offered at puhlie schools.

If you don’t like school, homeschooling might seem like the perfect solution. But it’s better for everyone if homeschooling isn’t chosen just as an escape from school or prohlems there. Finding solutions to the problem should be the first step.

Kids who are homeschooled may benefit from the one-on-one attention. For example, if you don’t understand something in math, the whole class won’t he moving on without you. You might be the whole class! It’s also possible that you might learn more than you would in a regular classroom, because if you really good at something, you can keep learning more at your own pace.

Kids who are homeschooled also may get out in their communities more than other kids. They may get to experience hands-on education at museums, libraries, businesses and other community resources. They also might volunteer or take part in “service learning” where they take on local projects.

No matter where a child goes to school, the key to learning is listening to the teacher and asking for help when you need it. A homeschooled child might feel more comfortable with his teacher (a parent), but the child still needs to pay attention and cooperate. Just like in a traditional school, teachers and students need to work together to achieve goals in the classroom.

1.The passage mainly tells us ____.

A．every kid should be taught at home

B．what homeschooling is and how it works

C．the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling

D．homeschooled kids should go out to do volunteer work

2.What does the author think of homeschooling?

A．It shouldn’t be encouraged at all.

B．It is not a good way to get educated.

C．It can offer kids what suits their needs.

D．It is only good for the kids who can’t go to school.

3.The similarity of homeschooling and learning at school is that ____.

A．students all should cooperate with their teachers

B．students don’t feel lonely

C．students all have many classmates

D．studenls all have more opportunities to get out

4.Which of the following should NOT belong to the reasons why kids get homeschooled?

A． They can get more benefits from homeschooling.

B．They can’t go to school because of their bad health.

C．They can learn something that is not taught in school.

D．They escape from school because they hate going to school

When you learn reading, nlath, and other subjects taught in school from your parents or teaehers who come to your house, it’s called homeschooling. A kid may be the only one, or he may be taught with brothers, sisters, or kids from the neighborhood.
Parents choose to homeschool their children for many different reasons. Sometimes a kid is sick and can’t go to regular school. But more often, kids are homeschooled beeause their parents feel they can give their children a better education than the local school can. Patents also may choose homeschooling because they want their children’s education to include religious (宗教的) instruction, which isn’t offered at puhlie schools.
If you don’t like school, homeschooling might seem like the perfect solution. But it’s better for everyone if homeschooling isn’t chosen just as an escape from school or prohlems there. Finding solutions to the problem should be the first step.
Kids who are homeschooled may benefit from the one-on-one attention. For example, if you don’t understand something in math, the whole class won’t he moving on without you. You might be the whole class! It’s also possible that you might learn more than you would in a regular classroom, because if you really good at something, you can keep learning more at your own pace.
Kids who are homeschooled also may get out in their communities more than other kids. They may get to experience hands-on education at museums, libraries, businesses and other community resources. They also might volunteer or take part in “service learning” where they take on local projects.
No matter where a child goes to school, the key to learning is listening to the teacher and asking for help when you need it. A homeschooled child might feel more comfortable with his teacher (a parent), but the child still needs to pay attention and cooperate. Just like in a traditional school, teachers and students need to work together to achieve goals in the classroom.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us ____.

认真阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die 　36 , but you and several others 　37 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and 　38 for help? Or would you try, 　39 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

This is the 　40 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.

Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 　41 orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people 　42 to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 　43 the captain locks the doors behind them.

At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their 　44 and make life and death decisions.

Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the 　45 of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight 　46 his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must 　47 the past and not think too much about the bad.

Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 　48 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 　49 live. He swims to the ship’s control room 　50 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.

He knows he will likely 　51 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach 　52 . They escape from the ship just before it 　53 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel 　54 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 　55 , bravery and determination saved their own lives.

36. A. gradually　　　　　　 B. immediately 　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　　 D. individually

37. A. stay　　　　　　　　　 B. dance　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

38. A. ask　　　　　　　　　　 B. cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wait　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. demand

39. A. despite　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. except

40. A. position　　　　　　　 B. dilemma　　　　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　　　　　　 D. scene

41. A. director　　　　　　　 B. passenger　　　　　　　　 C. sailor　　　　　　　　　　　 D. captain

42. A. refuse　　　　　　　　 B. agree　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hesitate　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

43. A. unless　　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

44. A. death　　　　　　　　　 B. survival　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　 D. fears

45. A. end　　　　　　　　　　 B. departure　　　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

46. A. against　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

47. A. let alone　　　　　　　 B. let out　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let go of　　　　　　　　　 D. let down

48. A. give out　　　　　　　 B. give away　　　　　　　　 C. give in　　　　　　　　　　 D. give up

49. A. might　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

50. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. there　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

51. A. succeed　　　　　　　 B. fail　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. drown

52. A. home　　　　　　　　 B. safety　　　　　　　　　　　 C. success　　　　　　　　　 D. destination

53. A. breaks　　　　　　　　 B. explodes　　　　　　　　　 C. sinks　　　　　　　　　　　 D. overturns

54. A. relieved　　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　　　　　 C. relaxed　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

55. A. choices　　　　　　　 B. calmness　　　　　　　　　 C. fortune　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence