4、Because osteoporosis （骨质疏松） often causes no symptoms at all until a fall breaks a bone, the only way to tell if you have it is through a bone mineral thickness test．This is advised for anyone over 50 who has suffered a broken bone and all women over 65．Right now, the test involves lying on your back while the arm of a special X-ray device moves over your body to measure the thickness of various bones．

CyberLogic, a New York R&D firm, has developed a simpler device that’s nine inches high, runs on four AA batteries and scans bones with ultrasound． If the portable machine proves as reliable as X-rays, it could be a breakthrough, says New York osteoporosis expert Dr． Ethel Siris．“A small device like this could make bone checkups part of a routine office visit, because it’s both affordable and user-friendly．” If testing shows that you have osteoporosis, some major advances in treatment can help．While there are several effective medications on the market, including Fosamax, Actonel, Evista, Miacalcin and Forteo, the latest wonder drug is Boniva, the first once-a-month pill for osteoporosis．The FDA recently approved this drug, which works by reducing activity in cells responsible for bone breakdown．

Should osteoporosis get severe enough to break a vertebra, doctors have a new way to make repairs: Two tiny balloons are inserted into the bone through surgical tubes．The balloons are expanded to push the bone back into its normal position, then bone cement is used to keep it from breaking again．

1．What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Osteoporosis often causes no sign．

B．The only way to tell if you have osteoporosis．

C．A bone mineral thickness test．

D．A fall snaps a bone．

2．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Women are easier to get osteoporosis．

B．Men are easier to get osteoporosis．

C．Anyone over 50 is easy to get osteoporosis．

D．Man and women share equal chances to get osteoporosis．

3．Which of the following is true about the portable scanner?

A．It’s easy to carry along．                      B．It’s as reliable as X-rays．

C．It’s a breakthrough．                                   D．It’s not yet put into experiment．

4．Which of the four medications is the most convenient?

A．Fosamax．          B．Evista．           C．Forteo．       D．Boniva．

3、Be careful! Someone may use the truth to deceive．When he tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression．

For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not．We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner． He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he purposely left out important information．That’s called a half-truth．Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest．

Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks another term．One of her opponents runs an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs．”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths．It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth．An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples．” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation．

This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well．

1．Which statement is true according to the article?

A．Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying．

B．You can’t trust gamblers．

C．All governors help their states．

D．The truth can be used in dishonest ways．

2．The underlined word “deceive” in the first sentence means ________．

A．removing one’s teeth in public                B．ignore warnings

C．fool                                                     D．repair

3．The author clearly wants people to ________．

A．think carefully about what they read and hear

B．wear mismatched socks during political campaigns

C．never trust anyone

D．vote for female candidates

4．An appropriate title for this passage would be ________．

A．Half-truth                                             B．Everyone Lies  

C．Lying With the Truth                             D．Nose Pimples

1、2009年6月，江苏省教育厅作出决定：严禁中小学暑假和双休日补课。请根据以下要求，用英语报写一篇文章。

要求：1．听到这一决定时你的想法（两点）。

      2．你家人对这一决定的反应。

      3．简述你今年暑期的安排（包括学习方面、身体锻炼、其他活动等）和收获。

注意：1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，结合事实阐述自己的认识。

2．词数150左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

      3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

参考词汇：高考本科分数线  the required score in gaokao

In June, 2009, the Education Department of Jiangsu Province made a decision that giving lessons during the summer vacation and weekends should be banned．

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32、The old man put on his glasses _____ see better．

A．in order to          B．in order that           C．so that           D．for the purpose

31、India is a/an _____ country．You can hear _____ everywhere when you visit India．

A．English-spoken; English speaking                 B．speaking-English; English spoken

C．spoken-English; English speaking                 D．English-speaking; English spoken

29、—I'm afraid I can't finish the novel this week．

—________．

A．Please go ahead                                           B．That's right

C．Not at all                                                    D．Take your time