What happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.

Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (骗过) his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.

While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military (军队的) vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist(恐怖分子). He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.

When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.

He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地).

The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.

1. What kind of article does this passage belong to?     

A．A fascinating story.                      B．A book review.

C．News report                           D．A TV programme

2. Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because ________.        

A．he killed his friend

B．he bombed a military vehicle

C．he did something that a possible terrorist could do

D．his injured friend disappeared

3. From the second paragraph we can infer that _________.     

A．Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society

B．Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life

C．Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life

D．Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world

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       When you are learning English, you find   21   wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your   22   language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an   23  . If you look   24   each word in the 25  , one at a time, what is your   26  ? It must be a   27   sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also   28  in many other ways. It is very   29  to master the rules of word   30   in the study of English, too. If the   31   puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t   32  the speaker’s sentence easily.

       Another thing we must always   33  is that there are a lot of   34   in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we   35   mean “Be careful!”

       When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye   36  ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they   37  say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!”  38  “Good night!” to one another   39  “Good—bye!” You will find few people   40  who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”

A. it                   B.  that                C. you                  D. yourself

A. second            B.  spoken            C. native               D. foreign

A. advice            B.  example          C. article               D. answer

A. up                  B.  at                   C. after                        D. down upon

A. sentence      B.  book                  C. phrase               D. dictionary

A. idea            B.  meaning         C. answer                     D. translation

A. wrong            B.  interesting       C. puzzled                    D. strangely

A. same              B.  different         C. similar                     D. alike

A. important           B.  easy               C. simple               D. hard

A. place              B.  stress              C. order                D. formation

A. speaker           B.  listener           C. reader               D. writer

A. read            B.  repeat             C. translate            D. understand

A. emember     B. say                   C. do                    D. deal with

A. letters             B.  words             C. phrases              D. idioms

A. hardly            B.  nearly             C. really                D. clearly

A. and                B.  or                  C. instead                     D. as well

A. don’t             B.  must            C. should               D. may

A. or                  B.  nor                 C. either                D. neither

A. without          B.  instead of     C. unless               D. more than

A. today             B.  tomorrow           C. in future                   D. in the past

该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

It is over 3 year now since I began study English. At first I found it very difficult. I couldn’t get most of the sounds right, spell the words correctly and remember the rules of the grammar. Under the help of my English teacher and classmates, I have made many progress. Now I am getting well with my English study. Three years’ study have taught me that one can’t learn English well without working hard. We should do more listening and speaking both in and out of the class. At the same time, we must pay enough attention to read as well as writing. Only on this way can we get the best result in the shortest time.

There are many theories about how drama (戏剧) came into being in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama developed gradually from ceremonies. The argument for this view goes as follows.

In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed, some of them were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths (神话), provided materials for art and drama

Those who believe that drama came out of ceremonies also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, and masks were almost always used. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the rules of ceremonies, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks, they often impersonated (扮演) other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and performed the desired effect by gestures -- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival (复活) of the Sun -- as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.

Another theory finds out the theater came from the human Interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other events) are gradually formed, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a speaker and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person A closely related theory about drama traces to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations (模仿) of animal movements and sounds.

1.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Three theories about how drama came into being are mentioned.

B．The majority of people believe drama came from ceremonies.

C．Stories were made up to explain the mysteries of the ceremonies.

D．Religious activities developed gradually from ceremonies.

2.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．all measures couldn't bring the desired results

B．religious leaders usually didn't perform in the ceremonies

C．mistakes are unavoidable in the religious ceremonies

D．performers usually used languages to reach the desired results

3.The underlined part "traces to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A．dates back to       B．is devoted to       C．gives way to        D．is familiar to

4. The best title for the text would be ______.

A．The Development of Drama               B．The History of Drama

C．The Origin of Drama                     D．The Popularity of Drama

根据下列句子所给汉语意思写出空缺处单词，或根据所给词写出正确形式。
【小题1】They entered their child at a _________ (私立) school.
【小题2】At the beginning of the new term, all the students _________(服从)the rules of the school.
【小题3】I feel the new dress is _________(不舒适) tight across the shoulders.
【小题4】He was waiting for his brother's return with _________（焦虑).
【小题5】With the _________（鼓励）of the teacher, I worked harder and harder.