China’s Ministry of Culture has recommended 10 cyber games(网络游戏) that are suitable for minors to play as part of its drive to purify the on-line environment for the young.

      The 10 cyber games were selected by the ministry’s on-line games censorship committee from scores of games recommended by the Chinese public.l

      The games are all domestic products. They include five role playing games (RPG), four recreation and chess games, and one educational game, such as “Warring States Ⅱ Online,” “Rainbow Island Online,” and “Wonderlands of learning and games.”

       These games have made their way into the final recommendation list because they are considered “healthy” and can “enhance intelligence,” according to the ministry.

       The ministry hoped the list could serve a a guidance for parents to better direct their children in the winter vacation, which usually lasts nearly two months from January to February each year.

       This was the third time for the ministry to publish recommended cyber games list. The previous two were made public respectively in January 2006 and August 2005 with a total of 25 games inlisted.

       In the past few years, on- line games have become the favorite pastime of young people. However, it is argued that such social problems as game addiction, juvenile delinquency (青少年犯罪) and perversion among minors by on-line violence and pornography (色情) have come from an inadequately regulated Internet.

       About 9.72 percent of Chinese netizens between the ages of 13 and 30 suffer Internet addiction, said a report issued last month by the China Youth Association for Network Development (CYAND).

       According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC), the main Internet watchdog, China had 210million Internet users at the end of 2007 and its online population is on course to become the world’s largest at the beginning of this year.

       Net users between 18 and 30 accounted for 49.9percent of the total users. Although the CINIC did not give the figure of those below 18, teenagers and youths have obviously taken up more than half of the total number of net users. And the number of users under age 18 increased rapidly last year, the CINIC noted.

What do you know about the 10cyber games ?

       A. They are expected to help parents to better direct their children in the summer vacation.

       B. They include five RPG, forty chess games and one educational game.

       C. They are suitable for teenagers.

       D. They are all foreign products.

According to the passage, how many teenagers and youths become net users at the end of 2007?

     A. Mor than 105 million.

     B. Less than 105 million.

     C. About 210 million.

     D. 104.79 million.

What can be inferred from the passage?

     A. A lot of Chinese netizens suffer Internet addition.

     B. On-line games can cause a lot of social problems such as game addition, juvenile delinquency.

     C. Parents sometimes have trouble in directing their children about on-line games.

     D. The ministry has recommended 25 games till now.

What’s the best title of the passage?

      A. How to purify the on-line environment for the young.

      B. 10 “suitable” cyber games for teenagers.

      C. The disadvantages of cyber games.

      D. Chinese authority lists 10 “suitable” E-games for teenagers.

 On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans．Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: "This is it!"

         A few months later, Jackson was dead．With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25．This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog （编目权）．

         Jackson's music was his most easily-seen source in the last months．“Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ．．．an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist．

         The music's immediate value was clear．Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5．9 million albums in the U．S．and another 4．5 million overseas．In the first weeks after his death, there were 5．6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia．Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan．His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift's Fearless．

         More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold．In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS．

         Jackson's estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name．The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG．

         Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit．Hundreds of Jackson's personal belongings－his L．A．Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 Arena for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view．

         The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47．5 million in 1985．Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1．7 to $2 billion．So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death．

         Jackson's future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music as well as the value of his image（肖像）．As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson's fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events．

1.What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

         A．Jackson died at the time as expected．

         B．Only at death can an artist become famous．

         C．Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive．

         D．Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately．

2.All the following is true EXCEPT that _____．

         A．“This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave

         B．Jackson has sold 10．4 million albums since June

         C．Jackson’s L．A．Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold

         D．Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

         A．Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003．

         B．Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009．

         C．AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate．

         D．More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death．

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

         A．Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world．

         B．How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death．

         C．What Michael Jackson's future earning potential is based on．

         D．How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death．

阅读下面短文，简要回答问题。

One of the greatest things about growing older is that you get to stay up late. It’s not just your parents who that decision. Your body lets you enjoy dark hours, too.

Resent study has shown that brain changes during teen years make it easier for kids to stay up late. “But it doesn’t mean that you should stay up late just because you can stay up late,” scientists say. Young people who don’t get enough sleep are often late for school, or they miss it completely. And their grades go down. “If you’re sleeping in school, you’re not learning,” says Mary Carskadon who is a sleep researcher.

Lack of sleep is a growing problem in the United States. Schools have been starting earlier in recent years. And with TV, computers, and video games attracting them, people of all ages are sleeping less than their parents or their grandparents did.

Sleep is important because it gives our bodies time to recover from the stress (压力) of living. Studies show that the adults (成人) who sleep less than 6 hours a night have mote heart problems and die sooner than the adults who sleep 7 to 8 hours a night.

How much sleep do you need? It depends mainly on your age. Babies often sleep for the most of the day. By the time they’re 10 years old, kids need an average of 10 hours a night. As they get older, kids have signs to sleep less. But given the chance in an experiment to sleep as long as they want to, young teenagers have 10 hours of sleep. There are even some indications that teenagers may need more sleep than younger kids.

1. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “indications”.（在文章中找一个与indications意义相近的词） (2分)

_______________________________________.

2. What is the main cause of young teenagers’ staying up late? (回答字数不超过8个) (3分)

_________________________________________________________________.

3. Why is sleep so important? (回答字数不超过13个) (3分)

________________________________________________________________.

4. What can be the best way to ensure the sleeping time of the school children in the USA according to the passage? (回答字数不超过6个) (2分)

__________________________________________________________________.

A man calls a company and orders their 5-day/10-pound weight loss program.  The next day,  there’s a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous(艳丽的),  athletic,  19-year-old girl dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck.  She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss company.  The sign reads,  “If you can catch me,  you can have me. ” Without a second thought,  he takes off after her.  A few miles later out of breath,  he finally gives up.  The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens.  On the fifth day,  he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 pounds as promised.

He calls the company and orders their 5-day/20-pound program.

The next day there’s a knock at the door and there stands the most beautiful woman he has never seen in his life.  She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, “If you catch me,  you can have me. ”

Well, he’s out of the door after her like a shot.  This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck.  So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.  Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 pounds as promised.

He decides to go for broke(全力以赴)and calls the company to order the 7-day/50-pound program.

“Are you sure? ” asks the representative on the phone.  “This is our most rigorous program. ”

“Absolutely, ” he replies,  “I haven’t felt this good in years. ”

The next day there’s a knock at the door,  and when he opens it he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads,  “If I catch you,  you are mine! ! ! ” He lost 63 pounds that week.

61. How many pounds did the man lose in all?

A. 80 pounds.                                          B. 70 pounds.

C. 30 pounds.                                           D. 93 pounds.

62. Which of the following is TRUE of the man?

A. He didn’t like the traditional ways of losing weight.

B. He was very fat before he took the weight loss programs.

C. He liked the man more than the two beautiful women.

D. He wasn’t satisfied with the results of the weight loss programs.

63. What does the underlined word “rigorous” refer to?

A.  tough                                                       B.  easy

C.  effective                                            D.  instructive

64. Why did the girls and the guy do so:  wearing nothing but running shoes and a sign around their necks?

A. It is so cool like that.

B. Their boss orders them to do so.

C. Try to inspire the man to run as fast as he can.

D. The man likes to see it.

65. Where can we most probably read this text?

A.  In a research paper.                                   B.  In a short story.

C.  In a travel magazine.                          D.  In a student’s book.

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
【小题1】If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____