Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 1. New Zealand has quite free rules about 2. children, names beginning with a 3.  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 4. .

In many countries around the world, 5. names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   6.  you like. The only restrictions on parents   7. to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.

 8. parents choose names which come from 9. culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf   10. the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 11. , names related to sport are fairly common – 12. 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 13. names, or combine names to make their own 14. names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 15. recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 16. names     Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).

Some names which were previously 17. as old-fashioned have 18. popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 19. . The top names are fairly   20. , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.

21.               A．when          B．though         C．in    D．for

22.               A．calling          B．raising         C．naming    D．educating

23.               A．number        B．mark           C．letter D．sign

24.               A．however        B．instead         C．thus D．too

25.               A．unusual        B．outstanding     C．common   D．famous

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

27.               A．relate          B．to relate        C．relating    D．related

28.               A．Many of        B．Some          C．A great many of D．Much

29.               A．current         B．mysterious      C．popular   D．present

30.               A．for            B．after           C．by   D．like

31.               A．Equally         B．Whereas       C．Indeed    D．However

32.               A．in             B．since          C．after  D．till

33.               A．make up        B．make for        C．make use of    D．make out

34.               A．well–known    B．double         C．fantastic   D．unique

35.               A．who           B．which          C．that D．who that

36.               A．changing       B．separating      C．combining D．dividing

37.               A．thought of      B．thought about    C．thought   D．thought over

38.               A．formed         B．sounded        C．become   D．developed

39.               A．ones           B．personalities     C．characters D．varieties

40.               A．convenient      B．traditional       C．classic D．contemporary

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A．Reese Witherspoon poses with her children Ava (L) and Deacon at  ceremonies unveiling her Hollywood  Walk of Fame honor                                             B．Cuba dancers emanate concern to

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1.The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students a pound (0.45kg) of dried grapes in gratitude for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin. Failure to produce such a receipt could result in a dousing in the local fountain. Nowadays the dried grapes have been replaced with a bottle of wine and the dousing with foam.

2.Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr return from their secret Caribbean honeymoon. The couple were all smiles as they arrived at Los Angeles Airport. Kerr flashed her engagement rings as she smiled at waiting photographers. Kerr, 27, who shot to international fame as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model, and Bloom, 33, star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lord of the Rings” movies, began dating in 2007 and have frequently denied rumors of an impending wedding. The couple get married just a month after they announced their engagement.

3.The New Orleans Saints were the champions last night, but there were stars The UEFA EURO 2012 official mascots 

are presented during an unveiling 

ceremony in Warsaw

4.Dancers dressed in the colors of the national flag pose for pictures during a community event in Havana on November 7, 2010. Several hundred residents of a Havana neighbourhood gathered to play music and dance along the streets in the event sponsored and organized by MINSAP and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at promoting tolerance of same sex relationships.

5.The names of the twins will be determined by fans. Voters will be able to choose between three sets of names: Slavek &Slavko, Siemko &Strimko or Klemek &Ladko. Poland and Ukraine will stage the coming soccer championships finals.

Churchill's full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy.

During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in the British navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister of Munitions . In this job, he encouraged the development and use of the tank, which was then a new weapon. After the war, Churchill held several government posts.

From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of his militant (war-loving) attitude. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office. But when World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.

In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and traveled many thousands of miles. By the courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by enemy forces.

In the general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again in 1951. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, in 1965, he died.

1.Before World War I, Churchill worked for his country as ____.

2.How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?

3.What can we learn from Para. 4?

4.We can know all the following from the text EXCEPT that ____.

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If you look for a book as a present for a child. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Potter. J.K Rowling’s wizard is not alone: the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and in turn led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.

Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics, in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading at all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.

Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class .In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.

Reading Recovery is aimed at six-year-olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.

International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read less often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.

1.Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?

A．Many children’s books have been adapted from films.

B．Many high-quality children’s books have been published.

C．The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films.

D．The sales of presents for children have increased.

2.Statistics suggested that               .

A．the number of top students increased with the use of computers

B．a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading

C．a minority of primary school children read properly

D．a large percentage of children read regularly

3.What do we know about Reading Recovery?

A．An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year.

B．Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking.

C．It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading.

D．Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.

4.Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _________.

A.      take greater advantage of the project

B．show the potential to enjoy a long life

C．are likely to succeed in their education

D．would make excellent future researchers

5.The aim of this text would probably be _________.

A．to overcome primary school pupils’ reading difficulty

B．to encourage the publication of more children’s books

C．to remind children of the importance of reading for fun

D．to introduce a way to improve early children reading