–Do you think most of the people in Beijing can talk with foreigners in English?

-- Yes, I think so. ________the young ________the old are learning to speak English.

A. Either ; or B. Neither ; nor

C. Not only ; but also D. not ; but

—Have you seen the CCTV news on TV?

-- Yes, _________children had a good festival on the _________Children’s Day.

A. millions of; sixty B. ten million; sixty

C. millions of; sixtieth D. ten millions; sixtieth

She had to sell the house even though it was _______ her own wishes.

A. above B. on

C. against D. for

The day we looked forward to________ at last .

A. coming B. come

C. came D. comes

-- You won the first prize in the English competition.

-- ____________ I always fail in English tests.

A. Why not? B. Good idea!

C. Sounds great! D. You're kidding!

通读下面短文掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

It was the golden season. I could see the leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a harvest season, ____ for me, it is an annoying(恼人的) season. I was for the Postgraduate Entrance Examination. But so many unhappy things made me so tired, so I decided to have a walk along the Yanjiang Road in my university.

“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always ___me down”, I thought when the sound of a guitar flowed into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was lost in playing her guitar. She was a beautiful girl, when the wind blew her long hair. I had never seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.

Lost in the music, I did not that I had been standing for so long. But it did not seem to disturb(打扰) her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. She was the only performer and I was the only . During the rest of the days in the season, life became and I could review the courses carefully.

Autumn was over. One day, when I was enjoying the beautiful music, the sound suddenly stopped. To my surprise, the girl came over to me.

“You like the music,” she said.

　“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face.

　“I came here just to have a rest because I in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed(失望的). And it was your listening every day that me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”

“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the to know each other and we should be good friends.”

She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn..

1. A. yellow B. green C. new D. empty

2. A. then B. while C. and D. or

3. A. going B. waiting C. preparing D. caring

4.A. gets B. get C. to get D. is getting

5.A. mainly B. specially C. mostly D. especially

6. A. understand B. realize C. remember D. consider

7.A. audience B. artist C. reporter D. dancer

8. A. boring B. interesting C. sad D. dull

9. A. nearly B. hardly C. already D. just

10.A. may B. would C. can D. must

11. A. excited B. angry C. sad D. worried

12.A. failed B. sent C. broke D. took

13. A. moved B. encouraged C. wondered D. saved

14. A. short B. meaningful C. relaxed D. successful

15.A. space B. gift C .chance D. luck

（A）

1.A Big Mac could be a kind of .

A. ice cream B. drink

C. fruit D. hamburger

2. How much should you pay if you choose a small French Fries and a big cup of coffee?

A. 12 B. 9.5 C.10.5 D. 9

3.Which one is TRUE about the restaurant?

A. It is located at 116 Goodfood Road.

B. It is only for children.

C. The food here can be the most delicious and the cleanest, but slow.

D. It will be open all day and all night.

A ship met a storm at sea and only two of the men were able to swim to a small, deserted island. Not knowing what else to do, they agreed to pray(祈祷) to God on opposite sides of the island.

Of course, the first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit tree on his side. But there was nothing on the other man’s side.

Later the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he could leave the island, and the next morning he found a ship.

The first man decided to leave alone. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice, “Why are you leaving your friend on island?”

“My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one that prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered.”

“You are wrong!” the voice said. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of our blessings.”

“Tell me”, the first man asked, “what he prayed for?”

“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of others’ prayers for us

1. The first man decided to leave alone because he thought ________.

A. the second man didn’t like him

B. the second man didn’t want to leave

C. he was the one that prayed for the ship

D. the second man’s prayers were all answered

2. The underlined word “blessings” means _______ in Chinese?

A. 祈福 B. 同意

C. 善良 D. 责任

3. The first man could get all the things because ________.

A. God was kind to him B. the second man prayed for him

C. God thought he was unlucky D. the second man prayed for nothing

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.How to live on an island B. Two men on a ship

C. How to pray D. A friend’s prayer

It was reported today that in China, 56% of people who write blogs(博客) do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It was also found that there is a strong East- West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.

It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media（媒体） bloggers.

When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.

The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.

However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not.

1. From the passage we know that________.

A.56% of the Chinese write blogs

B. people in US like to read blogs for news

C. the Chinese never share feelings with each other through blogs

D. the way that Chinese use blogs is not different from the West

2. ________wrote more blogs at the very beginning .

A.IT bloggers B. Media bloggers

C. Normal bloggers D. US bloggers

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. There will be more and more normal bloggers.

B. Only bloggers express their feelings through the Internet.

C. All people in the world are listening to the bloggers’ voice.

D. Media bloggers didn’t have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well.

4.The underlined expression in the passage can be best replaced by “________”.

A. increased. B. appeared .

C. arrived. D. grew.

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable( 便携式的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources（资源）. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

1.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?

A. They don’t really talk.

B. They use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.

D. None of the above reasons is correct.

2.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.

B.1500 students have laptops now.

C. It is an old college in America.

D. Students there can do everything.

3.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ________.

A. attend lectures on information technology

B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world

D. have free laptops

4. What can we infer（推断） from the passage?

A. The program is successful.

B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive to carry out.

D. We don’t know the result yet.