I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979,when I was 5, my family immigrated to California, USA . I remember that on my 9^th birthday, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.

The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩) of my Doctor’s degree in the Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. I and Larry quickly became friends when we were working together.

We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for . Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part ,maybe—we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Peplo Park, California , the USA into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14^th,1998—www.Google.com. Now after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

2.From the passage we know that Larry Page________.

3.Why did they found Google ?

4.Which is the right order of what happened ?

a. My family moved from Russia to the USA

b. I met Larry Page

c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.

d. google was born in an ordinary garage in California.

e. I graduated from the university in Mathematics and IT.

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20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。

My husband and I went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts.

There was a lot  36   . Every shelf and   37  was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque(瓷花金属板) hanging on a wall. I turned to take  38   look and remember shaking my head "yes" at   39   printed on the plaque.

"Life isn't about waiting for the   40  to pass," the plaque proclaimed（宣布）. "It's about learning to dance in the rain."

As I pulled my husband over and directed his attention to the plaque, I could see that he too   41 the simple lesson the plaque shared. How often in our daily lives had we put conditions on our   42  ? When we get the house paid off, then we can be happy. When things settle down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the   43  and thens.

Looking at the plaque, I found myself  44   to a hot and muggy day the summer before, when I unknowingly   45  the plaque's message. Light rain continued to fall as I walked out to get my mail. Water was still running   46   through the gutters（屋顶檐槽）. I don't know what came over me,  47  I suddenly felt forced to do something a little crazy   48 my fifty-plus years.

I   49  my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was deliciously   50  , heated by the pavement that had been   51  by the summer heat.

I'm sure my neighbors thought that I had   52  my last vestige of sanity（神智健全）, but I didn't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was   53  a gift — a pure and simple moment of joy!

The plaque now hangs in my living room, a Christmas gift from my husband. I walk past it multiple times each day and  54   pause to ask myself, "So, am I   55  in the rain?"

I think I am. I know I try to. One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain!

1.A. to purchase         B. to see          C. to choose           D. to order

2.A. wall           B. counter         C. drawer          D. panel

3. A. a first           B. a second            C. a better        D. a worse

4.A. the word        B. the design          C. the note        D. the message

5.A. trouble        B. happiness           C. storm               D. fortune

6.A. considered     B. recalled            C. appreciated         D. acknowledged

7. A. happiness      B. responsibility      C. desire          D. virtue

8. A. wheres        B. ifs             C. buts            D. whens

9.A. keeping back     B. thinking back      C. going back        D. dating back

10.A. interpret      B. understood      C. conveyed            D. lived

11.A. high           B. fiercely            C. deep            D. low

12. A. ortherwise       B. and                 C. but                 D. thus 

13. A. in                B. for             C. above               D. at

14.A. come off       B. put on          C. throw away          D. slipped off

15.A. cold               B. warm            C. smooth          D. swift

16.A. baked          B. swollen         C. removed         D. burned

17.A. dismissed      B. suffered            C. lost            D. gained

18. A. experiencing     B. distributing        C. receiving           D. presenting

19. A. hardly            B. incidentally        C. seldom          D. frequently

20.A. stuck         B. running         C. dancing         D. caught

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回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Do you have a goal for life? What's it? Do you want to become a writer, singer or just become a rich person?

A recent survey shows that in modern society, most people pick up practical goals, such as “earning money to buy a house and a car”, “to improve one's life quality”, “finding a good job”.

Wang You worked in a small firm (商行) in Nanjing. The job was good and he didn't have to work for extra hours. However, he felt the work was not exciting at all and the life was boring. So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2007. When he arrived in Beijing, he set his new goal as finding a good job.

Nowadays more and more people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress and people's life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, “Everybody has his/her own life goal, which will be surely different from people to people. If one is poor, one's life goal will be to earn more money; if one doesn't have a diploma, studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal; and if one doesn't have love, his life goal will be to look for it. But if one has no life goal, he will idle away (虚度) his lifetime. {007}”

58. What will a poor man’s life goal be according to this passage? ( 回答词数不超过4个)

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59.  Why does the writer mention Wang You?     ( 回答词数不超过12个)

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60.  Give a short title for this article. （回答词数不超过6个）

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According to the United States government, people are classified as homeless if they have no place to stay and no expectation of finding a place for the next thirty days．Although technically accurate, that is an impersonal assessment of an enormous and very human problem．

       The homeless population represents all of us Americans．It includes men and women, the elderly, children, and infants．Its members are from all ethnic groups．What they have in common is poverty．

       Currently in the U．S．, thirty-nine million people live in poverty．When money is really tight, paying the rent or buying food often becomes a choice．Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’t pay the rent with food stamps．

       With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative．

       Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them．In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U．S．are teenagers and young children．

       People may become homeless for numerous reasons．However, there are certain factors that many of these individuals have in common．They include a lack of adequate education and job skills．A majority of the teenagers and adults have not completed high school．

       The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor．One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol．While one quarter of the same group uses drugs．

       Some members of this population suffer mental health problems．Within the past several years many institutions for the mentally ill have been closed and their patients sent “home”．Unfortunately, a number of those people have no home to go to and they are unable to adequately look after themselves．

       Job loss in today’s economy has also become a real factor in the loss of people’s homes．The breakup of families through abandonment and divorce are also contributing factors, particularly when there are children involved．The parent who is left to care for the kids with inadequate income may be forced to depend on the homeless shelters to put a roof over their heads．

1.The writer thinks that the U．S．government’s definition for the homeless reveals ________．

       A．an insincere attitude toward the homeless

       B．an unbearable attitude toward the homeless

       C．an uncivilized attitude toward the homeless

       D．an unsympathetic attitude toward the homeless

2.The U．S．government helps the homeless by ___________．

       A．giving them homeless allowance

       B．giving them food stamps

       C．finding jobs for them

       D．finding residence for them

3.People become homeless for all the following reasons E  XCEPT __________．

       A．the lack of adequate education

       B．the abuse of alcohol and drugs

       C．the closure of institutions for the mentally ill

       D．the poor performance of economy

4.The breakup of families is likely to lead to homelessness because a parent with kids may_____．

       A．lose his or her job in today’s economy

       B．be unable to look after the kids

       C．not have enough income

       D．find residence at a homeless shelter