5.have a positive effect on sth　　 6.put forward a plan　　　 7.in the field of genetics

e to life　　　　　　　　　 9. be perfect for me　　 10.production bases

Dear Mary,

I have received your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me.　　　　　　 1._____________

I’m getting on well with my research works in the lab. But 　　　　　　　　　　 2._____________

to my surprise you say you will give up learn English.　　　　　　　　　　　 3._____________

The reason is because you have not done well in it recently　　　　　　　 4._____________

and you have lost interest. I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with　　　　　　　 5._____________

you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6._____________

is widely used in the world today and it will be important　　　　　　　　　 7._____________

tool in their future work. Besides, it is becoming more　　　　　　　　　　　 8._____________

and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and 　　　　　　 9._____________

you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will there　　　　 10._____________

is a way. I’ m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

　Yours,

Li Hua

Keys:

1-10. grasp　　 announcing　　 failures　　 private　　 support　　　 achieved

　　 master’s　 constitution　 impressive　 man

B

Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do.

In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term.

But now a host of websites are springing up to provide free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.

In one sense, these “How- to”sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning.

This tradition has found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs-or Frequently Asked Questions files – that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global discussion group.

These FAQs, many of which still circulate (go around continuously,) took a specific subject and explained it to complete novices.(初学者)

But “How- to”sites take the FAQ idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily associated with discussion forums.(论坛).

These sites take the style of a written tutorial(指南)and a tone of friendly advice.

().　 It offers nearly 1,000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview.

() you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.

7.The passage wants to _______________________.

A. introduce new websites to netizens.(网民)

B. say how to learn new courses by Internet

C. bring new means to learn something new

D. help you to solve any difficulty you meet with

8“How-to” sites are set up to ______.

A. explain FAQs to the public

B. help people with their new need

C. tell the differences from discussion forums

D. complete the growing world of online learning

9. The passage doesn’t describe directly, but we may guess that ________.

A. a deaf person can teach himself at home by visiting “ How- to ” sites

B.“How – to ”sites are specially designed for the disabled

C. you can just click your mouse at home to question anything

D. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “How- to ” sites.

10. If you have no tent when you decide to go camping, you may ________.

A. visit

B. visit

C. visit some sites else

D. go to the tourist company

A

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666.

In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless ,but only a few lost their lives. 　The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. 　By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them. 　Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat. 　The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. 　After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect, wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them was the new St Paul's. 　The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. 1.The fire began in　. 　A. a hotel　　B. the palace　　　 C. Pudding Lane　　 　D. Thames Street 2.The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means　. 　A. home　 　 B. children　 　　C. wife and husband　D. wife and children 3.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that　. 　A. some people lost their lives 　B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire 　C. many famous buildings were destroyed 　D. the King's bakery was burned down 4.Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys? 　A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. 　B .Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. 　C .To show that poor people suffered most. 　D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 5.How was the fire put out according to the text? 　A. The king and his soldiers came to help. 　B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. 　C. People managed to get enough water from the river. 　D .Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. 6.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire? 　(a)There was a strong wind. 　(b)The streets were very narrow. 　(c)Many houses were made of wood. 　(d)There was not enough water in the city. 　(e)People did not discover the fire earlier.

A.(a)and(b)　　 B.(a),(b)and(c)　　　 C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)　　 D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)

Some people think that they have an answer to the 　　1　 of automobile crowding and 　2　 in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, 3　 　“bike”

In a 　4　 many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to 　5 　every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even founded a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if 　6 people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore 　7 dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to 　8__ the city government to 9__ bicycle riders. For example, they 　10 the city to paint special lanes--for bicycles only – on some of the __ 11 streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that 12 there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks they are a good 13 . Taxi drivers don’t like it-they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea-they say that if there is less traffic, they will have 　14 　business. And most people live _15_ far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park-the largest __16 space in New York--- is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not _17_ and keeps fighting to _18_ bicycle lanes downtown. _19_ that happens, the safest place to bicycle may be in the __20__.

1. A. questions　 　　　　 B. problems　　 　　 C. ideas　　　 　　 D. ways

2. A. population　　 　B. waste　　　 　　 C. traffic　　　 　 D. pollution

3. A. or 　　　　　 　　B. for　　　 　　C. then　　 　 　　D. and

4. A. famous　 　　　　 B. quiet　　　 　　　 C. clean　　 　　　 D. great

5. A. rest　　　　 　　　 B. work　　 　　　　 C. shop　　　　　 D. exercise

6. A. more　 　 　　　　B. fewer　　　 　　 C. some　　　 　　　 D. many

7. A. little　　　 　　 　　B. some　　　 　　 C. less　　　 　　　 D. more

8. A. get　　 　　　 　　　　B. have　　 　 　　C. force　　　 　　　 D. make

9. A. understand　　 　B. know　　　 　　 C. help　　 　 　　D. benefit

10. A. hope　　　 　　　 B. want　　 　　　　　 C. decide　　　 　 D. suggest

11. A. wide　　　　 　　 B. main　 　　　 　　C. narrow　 　　D. nice

12. A .if　　　 　　 　　B. when　　　　 C. because　　 　　　 D. as

13. A. idea　　　 　　　 B. thought　　　 C. advice　　　 　 D. way

14. A. little　　　　 　　 B. less　　　 　　C. few　　　 　　D. fewer

15. A. very　　　　 　　 B. quite　　　　 　 C. too 　　　　　　 D. so

16. A. empty　　　　　 B. beautiful　　 　 C. open　　　 　　　 D. wide

17. A. good　　　　 　 B. bad　　　 　 　　C. better　　　 　　 D. enough

18. A. get　　　　　 　　 B. paint　　　　　 C. refuse　　　 　　 D. delay

19. A. If　　　 　　 　　B. When　　 　 　　C. Until　　 　 　　D. Though

20. A. city　　　　 　　 B. country　　　 C. lanes　 　　　　　 D. park　

15. ____ with many other university students , he likes classical music better than rock music .

A .To be like　　　 　 B .Getting on　　　 　 C .Together 　　　 　D . In common

14. When the teacher told the students they would have three days’ vacation, they ____ at once .

A .came to themselves　　　　　　 　B .came to lives　

C .came to their sense　　　　　　　 D .came to life

13. I ____ back the money .

A .rely on him to pay　　　 　　　　　　　 B .rely on his paying　

C .depend on him to pay　 　　　　　D .all the above

12. Every effort should be _____ to make your dream ______.

A. made, come true　　 　　　　　　B. spared, realize　 　　

C. given, live　　 　　　　　　　　　D. spared, come true

11. Sarah , hurry up .I’m afraid you won’t have time to ___ before the party .

A .get changed　 　　　B .get change　　 　　 C .get changing 　 　D .get to change