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　Shakespeare named one of his plays Twelfth Night, which means the twelfth night after Christmas. This falls on January 6th, though some reference books give it as January 5th. The event is no longer celebrated in England as it was in Shakespeare's time. The Twelfth Night in his day was a joyful occasion. It marked the end of Christmas celebrations and a return to normal life. But in modern times twelfth night after Christmas has become rather sad. The Christmas decorations （装饰）are taken down and the lights are taken off from the Christmas tree. Nearly nobody notices "Twelfth Night" itself pass. It's a pity that such customs die out. At least the phrase Twelfth Night will live on forever thanks to Shakespeare.

(1) “Twelfth Night” is ______.　　　

[　　]

A．one of the plays by Shakespeare

B．a play Shakespeare liked to see

C．the night after Christmas

D．a festival which is popular in England

(2) In Shakespeare's time, the twelfth night was ______.　　　

[　　]

A．not celebrated at all

B．On the twelfth of January

C．the beginning of the Christmas celebrations

D．a cheerful occasion

(3) Twelfth Night told people that they should have ______.　　　

[　　]

A．another holiday

B．a party to celebrate it

C．a usual life

D．some Christmas decorations put on the trees

(4) The writer of the passage couldn't help showing his feeling of 　　　　 　　　　　_______．

[　　]

A．anger　　　　B．surprise　　　C．wonder　　　D．regret

(5) We thank Shakespeare because ______.　　　

[　　]

A．he started such customs

B．he celebrated the occasion in his day

C．people always remember the phrase “Twelfth Night”

D．nobody notices “Twelfth Night” itself pass

答案：A;D;C;D;C
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Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea is a fascinating tale of adventure with Captain Nemo(“No Name”) in his submarine(海下的) ship, the Nautilus. Jules Verne had been around ships and boats most of his life. But his first trip to America in 1867 was his first ocean voyage. The ship which carried Jules Verne from his native France was the Great Eastern, which was used to lay the first successful Atlantic cable(电缆) linking England and America the year before. Verne made the most of his opportunity. With his notebook, he followed the crew members around. What kind of submarine life had they caught? What kind of fish had they seen? What seaweeds? What shells? What did they know about the ocean's currents(洋流)? Its channels? Its depths and shallows? Six weeks later Verne was home again with his notebook filled on his voyage. He went aboard his little boats where he always wrote. On the desk were piles of papers on which he had attempted to design submarines. Surely, he thought, his next book was meant to be about life at the bottom of the sea, life in a submarine. Not a tiny, clumsy craft like all of them so far. Not a miserable model likely to bring death to men in it. It would be a giant undersea boat. It would have comfort yet undreamed of. Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea appeared three years later. It delighted everyone. “A splendid story,” most readers said, “Utterly impossible, but exciting!”

1．According to this passage, the Nautilus was the ________.

[　　]

A．first practical submarine

B．invention of Captain Nemo

C．product of Verne's imagination

D．imagination of Captain Nemo

2．Verne's questions were mainly about the crew's ________.

[　　]

A．problems in laying the cable

B．discoveries about the sea

C．struggle with a sea monster(怪物)

D．descriptions about the submarine

3．What should the imaginative submarine be according to Verne?

[　　]

A．A comfortable big undersea ship yet undreamed of.

B．A tiny, clumsy craft like all of them so far.

C．A miserable model likely to bring death to men in it.

D．A comfortable, small undersea boat that could move swiftly.

4．Verne wrote this book in order to ________.

[　　]

A．lead to better understanding between Europe and America

B．encourage men to try things though impossible

C．lead to discoveries in the centre of the earth

D．entertain people by a story that could never happen

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Netizens name the “father of hybrid rice” for Nobel prize

　　BEIJING, Nov．25－If netizens, rather than a selected group of experts, could choose Nobel Peace Prizes, a Chinese scientist might be a winner．

　　An Internet post last Tuesday calling for Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping to be awarded next year’s Nobel Peace Prize got 20 000 votes by this Friday．Yuan is known as the “father of hybrid rice” in China．

　　A post written by a netizen called “Tiannan Dibei” on bbs．rednet．cn called for Yuan’s nomination．It cited Nobel Peace Laureate Mother Teresa in 1979 for her contribution to global charity, and Norman Borlaug in 1970 for his invention of a high-yield wheat useful for developing countries．

　　“The Nobel Peace Prize does not limit its winners to politicians and organizations devoted to the prevention of war, ” the post said．“It’s also open to people and organizations who try to eliminate problems and narrow the wealth gap．”

　　“Elimination of poverty and hunger is creating peace, ”it said．“With his extraordinary contribution to grain growth in the country and the world, Yuan is fully qualified for the prize．”

　　The Beijing News reported that a member of the Nobel Committee said in a meeting with students of Tsinghua Unversity in March that China is likely to make breakthroughs in the Nobel literature and peace prizes．

　　This year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank for their continuous efforts to grant small sum loans to the poor．

　　This Friday, more than 94 percent of more than 8500 people surveyed were in favor of Yuan getting the prize．

　　Yuan, a household name in China, is regarded as the most famous farmer in the country．He is noted for inventing a form of rice with a much higher yield than average crops．

　　With more than half of China’s paddy fields growing Yuan’s rice, his invention has fed millions of people in the world’s most populous country．

　　His “super rice” has also been introduced to more than 20 other countries．

本文以新闻体裁的形式报道了许多网民提议袁隆平为了世界的和平作出了巨大贡献，因此应该获得下一年的诺贝尔和平奖。

(1)

From the first two paragraphs, we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

Yuan Longping has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

B．

Yuan Longping should have been the winner of Nobel Peace Prize

C．

Yuan Longping is very popular with many netizens

D．

Yuan Longping will win Nobel Peace Prize of the next year

(2)

The poster mentions“Mother Teresa”and “Norman Borlaug”in his post in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

praise them for their contribution to the world

B．

review the winners of Nobel Peace Prize in history

C．

support his opinion as an evidence

D．

encourage us to learn from them

(3)

Which of the following is NOT right?

[　　]

A．

Nobel Peace Prize is often awarded to the politicians．

B．

The winners of Nobel Peace Prize are from all the walks of life．

C．

Yuan Longping defends the world peace by eliminating poverty and hunger．

D．

Yuan Longping and Norman Borlaug are both scientists in agriculture．

(4)

What does the underlined word “qualified” probably mean?

[　　]

A．

worthy

B．

limited

C．

certain

D．

eager

(5)

The reporter of the news expresses his ________ attitude towards the post．

[　　]

A．

supportive

B．

objective

C．

admiring

D．

negative

听力理解(共三节，30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后。你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1．Which language does Mr．White speak well?

A．German．

B．French．

C．Japanese．

2．What has caused the man’s headache?

A．Too little sleep．

B．Some medicine．

C．The sun．

3．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a post office．

B．In a shop．

C．In a hotel．

4．Why did the man fail to attend the party?

A．He didn't take a note of the party．

B．He didn’t know about the party．

C．He wasn't invited to the party．

5．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．The man' s sister．

B．An actor．

C．A film．

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

请听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至 7题。

6．Which part of the house is small?

A．The private rooms．

B．The public rooms．

C．The kitchen．

7．What can the woman most probably be?

A．A housekeeper．

B．A guide．

C．A teacher．

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．Who is the man?

A．A salesman．

B．A policeman．

C．A repairman．

9．What' s the woman going to do?

A．Help the man．

B．Get her car back later．

C．Wait for a call from the man．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What kind of person does the company want to have?

A．A young man with a car．

B．A manager who can drive．

C．A salesman with experience．

11．Why is a car offered to the person?

A．He needs to travel a lot．

B．He is in charge of a team．

C．It will attract more people．

12．What is the man' s attitude to the new job?

A．He dislikes it．

B．He feels satisfied with it．

C．He becomes interested in it．

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13．Who are the listeners?

A．Patients．

B．Visitors．

C．Nurses．

14．When can visitors see patients?

A．At 2∶00 pm．

B．At 5∶30 pm．

C．At 7∶30 pm．

15．What is the purpose of the speech?

A．To explain the time schedule．

B．To give patients some comfort．

C．To announce the hospital rules．

第三节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

听下面一段对话，根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下回答第16至第20题的相关信息。听对话前，你有20秒钟的时间读题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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　　The north magnetic pole(磁极)is no longer a resident of Canada．It has drifted across the Canadian Arctic and is now angling toward Siberia．

　　Not to be confused with the geographic North Pole－the northern extremity of the Earth’s axis(地轴)，the north magnetic pole(where the Earth’s magnetic field is directed downward)is moving due to natural changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, a process that originates about 3, 000 kilometers below our feet, in the outer core(核心)of the planet．But scientists are now noticing that the magnetic pole has picked up its pace．

　　Over the past century, the pole has been migrating at an average speed of about 10 kilometers per year, says Larry Newitt, head of Geomagnetic Laboratory at Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa．Since the 1970s, this speed has increased to about 50 kilometers per year．

　　Scientists are wondering why the speed is increasing, says Newitt．One Hypothesis(假说)relates it to “magnetic jerks”, sudden shifts(变化)in the rate of change of the magnetic field．There have been three jerks in the past four decades, each one correlating to an increase in speed．

　　If the north magnetic pole continues at its current rate, it could reach Siberia by 2056．

　　“For most of recorded history, the pole has been a part of Canada, and now it’s not,” says Newitt．“It may be a blow to our collective psyche, but other than that, it doesn’t have a major effect on most people’s existence．

1．Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “angling”．

2．What could happen to the north magnetic pole by the middle of the 21 century?(回答词数不超过8个)

3．What is the main idea of the passage?(回答词数不超过8个)
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