6、Rumour（ 谣言 ）is the most primitive way of spreading stories— by passing them on from mouth to mouth．but civilized countries in                                              normal times have better sources  of news than     rumour．They have radio, television, and newspapers．In times of confusion （ 混乱 ）,  however ,rumour appears and becomes widespread．At such times the different kinds of news are in competition: the press, television, and radio against the grapevine．

Especially do rumours spread when war requires control on many important matters．The normal news sources no longer give out enough information．Since the people can not learn through legal channels all that they are anxious to learn, they pick up "news" wherever they can and when this happens, rumour grows．

Rumours are often repeated even by those who do not believe the tales．There is an interest about them．The reason is that the cleverly designed rumour gives expression to something  deep in the hearts of the victims — the fears, doubts, forbidden hopes, or daydreams which they hesitate to voice directly．Pessimistic （ 悲观的 ） rumours about defeat and disasters show that the people who repeat them are worried and anxious ．Optimistic rumours  about record production or peace soon coming point to self- satisfaction or confidence—and often to over- confidence．

1．The author suggests that, in times of confusion, man often __________．

       A．stops regular news services                  B．turns to primitive ways for support

    C．distrusts his fellow man                        D．loses complete control of himself

2．The underlined word "grapevine" in Paragraph 1 probably means "__________”．

       A．rumour              B．newspaper         C．information        D．time

3．The author states that during wartime the regular sources of news provide only __________ ．

    A．false information                                 B．optimistic reports

    C．limited information                             D．pessimistic reports

4．Which of the following statements is mentioned as a reason for people to repeat a rumour?

       A．They are too willing to believe．      

       B．They take an interest in rumour．

       C．They have a strong desire to make a fool of other people．

       D．They find some rumours reflect their own unexpressed beliefs．

5、The publication of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" gladdens booksellers across China．The British and American editions were No．1 and No．3 respectively on the sales chart of the Beijing Xidan Book Building last week．The book's poster is highlighted and news about the book can often be heard on the radio．

Why is the book so attractive to children? With curious mood, the author got a copy of "Harry Potter"．Originally, I wanted to glance over it and made some criticisms．But, out of expectation, the author has been deeply attracted by the magic world．On the other hand, one cannot help asking: where is our own "Harry Potter"?

The Chinese nation has a history of 5,000 years, which cannot be regarded as short and its culture as not profound．With a vast market of youngsters, China did publish many books popular among children．However, why are the present works not as good as those imported?

There come two major reasons: Firstly, quite a number of children's books are of strong sense of teaching, and lack interest and entertainment．Children often have a feeling of being "educated"．No wonder they don't like them．Secondly, children's reading materials involving "idiom stories" and "Chinese talents' stories", though always in different covers, are usually much the same or plagiarized．One knows the ending as early as in the beginning．In final analysis, the authors of the books seldom take children's requirements into consideration．

As a matter of fact, each child has his own wonderful imagination．They long to understand the world and nature．Similarly they have their own choices．They dislike similar stories, even if the stories are excellent．First-class reading for children should be very interesting, which contains knowledge and the essence of national culture, which are presented in children's language．

Market is a touchstone for products．The theory also holds true for cultural products．It is hoped that the authors of children's books can learn something from the good market of "Harry Potter" and write out more and better books loved by children．

1．The disadvantages of our books are the following except____

A．they have little sense of interest and entertainment

B．many of our books are of the same

C．the authors didn’t pay much attention to the children’s tastes．

D．Our authors never know what our children need．

2．The reason why the imported book is so popular is that _____．

A．it has no sense of teaching                                                                           

B．it opens a wonderful world for children to explore

C．it is only written in children’s language  

D．it is advertised more on TV or poster．

3．What’s the feeling of the writer when he finishes reading “Harry Potter”?

A．He is so angry that he wants to criticize the book

B．He is also attracted by the book

C．He is shocked by the book, meanwhile he is worried about our books．

D．He can’t help looking for Harry Potter．

4．What does the writer mean by writing “where’s our own Harry Potter”?

A．We are short of books for children

B．We Chinese must produce books as popular as “Harry Potter”．

C．Authors should write books in the same way as “Harry Potter”

D．Our authors are hoped to make the market of our books for children take off

4、Americans have never before exercised and dieted as eagerly as they are doing today．As a result, they do not only look younger and slimmer, but feel better．Because of increased physical fitness, life expectance in the nation has risen to seventy-three years, with fewer people suffering from heart disease, the nation's number one killer．

Jogging （ 慢跑 ）, the easiest and cheapest way of improving the body, keeps over 30million people of all ages on the run．For the price of a good pair of running shoes, anyone anywhere can join the race．

Dieting, too, has become a national  pastime．Promoters of diets that eliminate eating one thing or another, such as fats or carbohydrates （ 碳水化合物 ）, promise as much as 20- pound weight losses within two weeks．Books describing such amazing diets always head up （ 居……之首 ）the best-seller lists because people who are overweight want to lose weight quickly and easily．

Nevertheless, jogging and dieting, carried to extremes, can be harmful．Many confused joggers overdo and finally suffer from ankle and foot damage．Dieting, fortunately, becomes only a temporary means for shedding a few  pounds while the body lose the balanced nutrition （ 营养 ）it requires, so most dieters cannot keep on diets．Above all, common sense should be the keystone for any dieting and exercise plan．

1．The main idea of this passage is that___________ ．

       A．both jogging and dieting can improve your health

       B．exercise and improved diet has raised the American's life expectance

       C．people, who jog and diet wisely, will be healthier than those who do not

       D．diet and exercise harm rather than benefit health

2．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．Jogging can damage the body because it is too tough an exercise．

       B．Diets are so popular because they are on the best-seller lists．

       C．Americans now live to be 73 years old．                              

       D．Exercise and diet are more widespread in America than ever before．

3．It is implied but not stated that ___________ ．

       A．heart disease is the number one killer among Americans

       B．exercise and dieting bring about spiritual as well as physical well-being

       C．people don't stay on a diet because it doesn't work

       D．a 20-pound weight loss within two weeks is too much for the body

4．The best title for this passage is ___________ ．

       A．Jogging and Diet                                  B．Exercise and Health

C．Physical Fitness                                   D．Life Expectancy and Diet

3、Computers are very important to modern life．Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life．It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet．There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers．The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food．Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too．

Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating．Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways．

Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper．Instead, we will buy and read books using computers, which will keep many different books in them at the same time．We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved．Computerized books will be used more and more．

While many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy．It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers．Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly．Maybe computers won’t change these two habits．

1．Which is the main idea of this passage?

       A．People like going shopping                    B．Reading books is important

       C．Computers are important                      D．Computer can be used to play games

2．There will be no more books because________．

       A．There is no paper in the future．         B．People don’t like reading books．

       C．They are very expensive．                   D．We can read passages from computers．

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．We can see films by computers．      

       B．People all like to go shopping by computers．

       C．We can’t buy anything using computers．

       D．All the people like reading books from computers．

4．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

       A．Computers can help us e-mail our friends．   

       B．We can chat by using computers．

       C．Computers can help us make telephone calls．

       D．We can listen to the music by computers．

2、This is a story told by my father: “When I was boy,                     1．___________

the most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring                   2．___________

Festival．My grandma was the best cooker in the world                      3．___________

but could make the most delicious dishes．One time, I just                  4．___________

couldn’t wait for the Spring Festival dinner．As I was                      5．___________

about take a piece from a cooked duck, I saw Grandma in                  6．___________

the kitchen looking at me．Shake her head, she said, ‘ It                  7．___________

isn't a good time to do that, dear．’ At once I apologize                    8．___________

and controlled me at my best till the dinner started．You                    9．___________

know, that was a dinner we had waited for several month．”       10．___________

1、20世纪90年代中期以来，中国中小学生出国留学的人数呈快速增长态势，请你根据下列提示就中小学生出国留学热的优缺点写一篇英语短文。

要求：1．字数：100词左右。2．必须谈出自己的观点。3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。

More and more Chinese middle school students have gone abroad to study since the 1990s．As many language learners say, spending a time abroad is the best way to study a language．Studying abroad may have a lot of advantages．                               

31、-- “Neal, listen,” she said, looking straight at him. “I ask you not to get_____ in this kind of matter.

-- It’s none of your business”.

A．caught        B．involved          C．attached        D．connected

30、______ his age, he did it quite well, so don’t ________ him any more.

A．Given; blame               B．Considered; say

C．To regard; scold            D．Considering; speak

29、In terms of teachers, the school is very good. However, when it ______ building, the school is poor.

A．refers to        B．speaks of              C．comes to         D．talks about