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阅读理解。
     Much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm (节奏). But he dutifully reviewed
his lessons. Over the months he tried and tried, and often repeating to me "My mom's going to hear me
play some day."
     But he seemed hopeless, with no born ability. A real bad advertisement for my teaching!I was so happy when one day he stopped coming.
     Several weeks later my students are to have a recital (演奏会). To my surprise, Robby came, asking
to play in the recital.
     "But, it is for current pupils, you dropped."
     "My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. I've just got to play!"
     I don't know what led me to agree, maybe ….
     The recital came. I put Robby up last to play before my "curtain closer", by which, I could save the
recital if … 
     The recital went off well. Robby came up on stage, clothes wrinkled and his hair looked like he'd run
an egg-beater through it. "How could his mom …?"
     Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. It was Mozart's work! I was not prepared for what I
heard next. Like in a dream, I was then woken up by the wild applause, everybody was on their feet!
     "I've never heard you play like that Robby! How'd you do it?"
     Through the microphone Robby explained: "Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was
sick? Actually she had cancer and died this morning. She was born deaf, tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."
     My eyes were wet. He was not a student of mine, but a teacher!
1. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence?
A. The writer was fully confident that Robby would perform well
B. The writer thought that Robby would make the recital special.
C. The writer thought that Robby wouldn't play at the recital then.
D. The writer had no confidence in Robby at all for the recital.
2. What made the boy succeed in the recital?
A. Love for his mother            
B. Musical talent  
C. The writer's help            
D. Regular practice
3. What made the writer think that Robby was her teacher, not student?
A. That he played better than her in the recital.
B. That he loved his mother more than she did.
C. That he never gave up.
D. That the audience gave him more applause than her.
4. What is the highlight of the recital?
A. The writer's performance
B. Robby's performance.
C. Robby and his mom's story.
D. The audience's applause.
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　　Motorola set out a special training program for children last week with the aim of developing children’s business skills and preparing them for a future as entrepreneurs．

　　Eighty-seven children aged between 12 and 16 from Beijing and Tianjin attended the oneweek training program called “Youth Discovery” directed by Motorola University’s(MU)instructors and marketing specialists．The children learned about dealing with a practical problem－marketing and worked out a marketing plan by themselves．Last week 26 children of Motorola employees in Tianjin completed their training in the MU－Tianjin Learning Center．

　　Through the training program, children learnt how to get information through different kinds of sources(源), determine end－user needs, make up messages of value to customers, and communicate using various means and equipment．

　　Educators acted only as team “directors”, directing children to discover their own answers．The children gave their solutions(解决办法)to Motorola’s management and their parents on the last day of the program．

　　The children, most of whom were primary and middle school students, presented themselves freely．

　　The students said that they preferred the open and practical way of learning．

　　“Youth Discovery”, started by Motorola’s former president Robert Galvin, designed and carried out by Motorola University, aimed to bring the talents(才能)of young people into full play and encouraged them to discover how their skills can contribute to a team to help it reach an aim．

(1)

The underlined word “entrepreneurs” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

[　　]

A．

schoolmates

B．

actors

C．

managers

D．

scientists

(2)

What role do the educators play in the program?

[　　]

A．

Presidents．

B．

Director．

C．

Businessmen．

D．

Employees．

(3)

“Youth Discovery” is a great success because ________．

[　　]

A．

its way agrees with children’s characters of interest

B．

it’s designed by Motorola University

C．

the children’s parents take part in it

D．

the children come from very big cities

第三部分：阅读

第一节：阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

       阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices（装置）themselves. University of Missouri（MU） researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

       “To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density（密度）”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope（放射性同位素） battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

       Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems （M/NEMS）. Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

       “People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

       His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor（半导体）. Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure（晶体结构）of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

       Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

1．Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

       A．He teaches chemistry at MU.

       B．He developed a chemical battery.

       C．He is working on a nuclear energy source.

       D．He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

2．Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.

       A．to show chemical batteries are widely applied.

       B．to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.

       C．to describe a nuclear-powered system.

       D．to introduce various energy sources.

3．Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.

       A．get rid of the radioactive waste  

       B．test the power of nuclear batteries.

       C．decrease the size of nuclear batteries

       D．reduce the damage to lattice structure.

4．According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.

       A．uses a solid semiconductor.

       B．will soon replace the present ones.

       C．could be extremely thin.

       D．has passed the final test.

阅读理解

     Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems.While scientists are finding ways to
make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger
and heavier than the devices themselves.University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a
nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
    “To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density (密度) .”said
Jae Kwon，assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU.“The radioisotope
(放射性同位素)battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
     Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery，presently the
size and thickness of a penny，intended to power various micro/nanoelectromechanical
systems(M/NEMS) .Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns，Kwon said they are safe.
    “People hear the word‘nuclear'and think of something very dangerous.”he said.“However, nuclear
power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pacemakers，space
satellites and underwater systems.”
     His new idea is not only in the battery's size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体) .Kwon's battery
uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
    “The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation
energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构)of the solid semiconductor.”Kwon said.“By using a
liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”
     Together with J .David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research
Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery.In the future, they hope to increase the battery's
power，shrink its size and try with various other materials.Kwon said that the battery could be thinner
than the thickness of human hair.

1 .Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?________
    A. He teaches chemistry at MU.
    B .He developed a chemical battery.
    C .He is working on a nuclear energy source.
    D .He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

2 .Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4________.
    A .to show chemical batteries are widely applied
    B .to indicate nuclear batteries can be safely used
    C .to describe a nuclearpowered system
    D .to introduce various energy sources

3 .Liquid semiconductor is used to________.
    A .get rid of the radioactive waste
    B .test the power of nuclear batteries
    C .decrease the size of nuclear batteries
    D .reduce the damage to lattice structure

4 .According to Jae Kwon，his nuclear battery________.
    A .uses a solid semiconductor
    B .will soon replace the present ones
    C .could be extremely thin
    D .has passed the final test

阅读理解。
     People often have the impression that Chinese characters are extremely difficult to learn. In fact, if
you were to try to learn how to write Chinese characters, you would find that they are not nearly as
difficult as you may have imagined. And they certainly qualify as forming one of the most attractive,
beautiful, logical(合乎逻辑的), and scientifically constructed(构造) writing systems in the world. Each
stroke(笔画)has its own special significance. If you are familiar with the rules of Chinese characters, you
will find it very easy to remember even the most complicated looking character, and never miss a stroke.
     The earliest known examples of Chinese written characters in their developed form are carved into
tortoise shells and ox bones. The majority of these characters are pictographs. Archaeologists of various
countries have learned that most early writing systems went through a pictographic stage, as did the
Egyptian hieroglyphics. Most writing systems, however, eventually developed a phonetic(表示语音的)
alphabet to represent the sounds of spoken language rather than visual images observed in the physical
world.
     One notable feature of Chinese characters is the "radical." "Radical" in English means "root". For
example, the characters yu "language," shuo "talk," i "discuss," "opinion," and lun "discuss" all share the
yen radical, which means "language," and gives the reader a clue to the meaning of the character as a
whole. The characters hsiu "rotten," shan "cedar," " t'ao "peach," and lin "forest," all contain the mu
"wood" or "tree" radical, indicating one of their shared key characteristics. If you know the radical of a
character, you can usually get a general idea of the meaning of the character it is a part of. Although there
is a theoretical total of almost 50,000 written Chinese characters, only about 5,000 of these are frequently used; and the total number of radicals is only 214. So learning to read and write Chinese is not nearly so
formidable a task as it may at first seem.
1. According to the author, Chinese characters are _____
A. extremely difficult to learn  
B. as difficult as you may have imagined
C. difficult to remember   
D. scientifically constructed
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the Chinese characters are pictographs.
B. Some strokes are more important than others.
C. There are rules in forming the Chinese characters.
D. Some writing systems eventually developed a phonetic alphabet.
3. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the Chinese writing system
B. the strokes of the Chinese characters
C. pictographs
D. the radical of the Chinese characters
阅读理解。

     Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to
make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and
heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy
source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
     "To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density (密度)", said Jae Kwon,
assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. "The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery
can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries." 
     Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and
thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanreal systems (M/NEMS). Although
nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
     "People hear the word 'nuclear' and think of something very dangerous," he said, "However, nuclear power
sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and
underwater systems."
     His new idea is not only in the battery's size, but also in its semiconductor (半导体). Kwon's battery uses
a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
     "The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy
can damage the lattice structure (晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor," Kwon said, "By using a liquid semicon
ductor, we believe we can minimize that problem."
     Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor,
Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery's power, shrink
its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of
human hair.

1. Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?
[     ]
A. He teaches chemistry at MU.
B. He developed a chemical battery.
C. He is working on a nuclear energy source.
D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.
2. Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4 _____.
[     ]
A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied.
B. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.
C. to describe a nuclear-powered system.
D. to introduce various energy sources.
3. Liquid semiconductor is used to _____.
[     ]
A. get rid of the radioactive waste
B. test the power of nuclear batteries
C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries
D. reduce the damage to lattice structure
4. Liquid semiconductor is used to _____.
[     ]
A. get rid of the radioactive waste
B. test the power of nuclear batteries
C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries
D. reduce the damage to lattice structure
5. The text is most probably a _____.
[     ]
A. science news report
B. book review
C. newspaper ad
D. science fiction story