World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day．

       Many countries celebrated World Reading Day．Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy book of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March．Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only．The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading．Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year．

       World Reading Day is also celebrated in China．Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．“Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing．” themselves through reading．”

       Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．

       “Reading makes a full man” （Bacon, 1597）．Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．

1．Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?

       A．It was set up to encourage people to learn English．

       B．China also celebrates it on 4^th March every year．

       C．It is also the same day as some great writer was born or died．

       D．Only since 2010 has the UK begun to celebrate it．

2．An avid reader is a person who              ．

       A．loves reading                                       B．never reads

       C．does little reading                                 D．hates reading

3．According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT        ．

       A．learn a foreign language better

       B．know more about culture

       C．improve your memory greatly

       D．know more about the outside world

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

       A．World Reading Day in the UK

       B．Reading makes a full man

       C．World Reading Day in China

       D．World Reading Day and Reading

       A survey by an international temporary service agency found that U．S．managers believe that people with a sense of humour do better at their jobs, compared with those who have little or no sense of humour．In fact, about 96 percent of those surveyed said people with a sense of humour do better．

       The survey went on to point out that the results suggest that a sense of humour may help light-hearted employees keep their jobs during tough times．And, what's more, it may push them up the corporate ladder past their humourless colleagues．Why? It seems that those with a sense of humour are better communicators and better team players．

       Studies have shown that happy workers are more productive．In fact, a researcher at California State University found that humour could help the employees to release tension．

       Research done by psychologist Dr．Ashton Trice at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia showed that humour helps us think．When people feel stuck on important projects, they tend to feel angry or depressed． According to Dr．Trice's research, taking time out to laugh can help us to get rid of negative feelings and allow us to return to a task or move on to another project unaffected by past defeat．

       If humour is really this important, then why don't we use it more often on the job? Most likely, the main reason is that many people are unaware of the positive effects of humour in the workplace．However, it is important to realize that some humour is not suitable for the workplace, and that it is often used at wrong times．

1．Most people think a sense of humour can ________．

       A．help you to do your work better

       B．make you have a rich life

       C．make you pleased with your work

       D．help you to make more friends

2．Many people don't use humour more in the workplace because __________．

       A．they like keeping silent when working

       B．they don't know the positive effects of humour

       C．they think they should obey the rules

       D．they don't like joking or laughing

3．A person without a sense of humour is easier __________．

       A．to feel surprised                                   B．to get along with

       C．to be worried                                       D．to be successful

4．What is probably the best title for the article?

       A．People with a Sense of Humour．

       B．Humour Is Important in the Workplace．

       C．Humour and Humourless．

       D．Everyone Likes Humour．

       People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years．The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals．They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill．Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain．No one knows why they were painted there．Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals．Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures．

       About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as kind of writing．They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language．The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet．

       The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together．When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried．Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories．It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip．But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power．So they did not try to make their way of writing simple．The ordinary people could not understand it．

       By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing．The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system．This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language．The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet．The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world．

       These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures．But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams．We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work．Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting．

1．Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because ______．

       A．the hunters wanted to see the pictures

       B．the painters were animal lovers

       C．the painters wanted to show imagination

       D．the pictures were thought to be helpful

2．The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that _______．

       A．the former was easy to write

       B．there were fewer signs in the former

       C．the former was easy to pronounce

       D．each sign stood for only one sound

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet．

       B．The Egyptians liked to write comic-strip stories．

       C．The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one．

       D．The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians．

4．In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures ___________．

       A．should be made comprehensible

       B．should be made interesting

       C．are of much use in our life

       D．have disappeared from our life

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E、F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。（注意：如果选E，则将AB同时涂黑，如果选F，则将CD同时涂黑，其中有一项是多余的。选项中有一项是多余选项）。

       有些怀旧的影片值得我们永远观赏与品味。阅读71至75中想要观赏怀旧影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部怀旧影片的信息介绍，为影片观赏者选择合适的影片。

1．These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary．，They are searching for any useful information about women and politics．

2．Albert shows great interest in Asian history．These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists（殖民者）in the 1930s．He thinks the people from that time were very great．

3．Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music．

4．Ivy is something of a dreamer．She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation．In her opinion，films like that are the most romantic．

5．Tim majors in science，but these days he finds it difficult to concentrate on his work．He’s not sure if he’s fit for the course so he wants to watch a film that can give him some courage．

       A．Gandhi

       Gandhi is the biography of Mahatma Gandhi，who became the famous leader of the Indian movement against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest（非暴力抗争）．This film describes his life and times and how he managed to free his country from the British rule using peaceful means．

       B．Gettysburg

       It is a film directed by Ronald F．Maxwell which presents a lifelike picture of the Gettysburg War, the turning point of the Civil War．The famous speech The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is related to this war．

       C．Roman Holiday

       Roman Holiday，a 1953 romantic comedy，introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn．The film was remade for television in 1987．

       Princess Anne signs up for a very popular tour of all the European capitals；however，when she arrives in Rome，she becomes dissatisfied with her very restricted（受限制） schedule．

       D．The Sound of Music

       The Sound of Music is a 1956 film directed by Robert with wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role．The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music，with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II，and with the musical book written by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse．Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay．

       E．A Beautiful Mind

       This is a 2001 American film about John Forbes Nash．The story begins in the early years of Nash’s life at Princeton University，as he develops his  “original idea” that will revolutionize the world of mathematics．Early in the movie，Nash begins developing schizophrenia（精神分裂症）and brings a heavy burden upon his wife and friends．

       F．Evita

       Eva （Evita） Peron，started out life as a poor girl who went on to become an actress and then the wife of the president of Argentina，Juan Peron．The musical is a story of love and polities．Evita’s huge political influence and constant charity（慈善）work earned her love from people all over the country．She is described as the most beloved woman in Argentina．

根据句意及所给的首字母或中文提示，在空格处填入一个适当的单词。

1．Here is my a       , you can easily find my house with it．

2．Now we can get i       from a lot of ways, such as newspapers, TVs and the internet．

3．Rice is grown in China, Japan and other A_______ countries．

4．We aim at q_________ rather than quantity．

5．Li Min made up his m        to go to study abroad when he was 18 years old．

6．We finally ______（说服） the peasant to send his daughter to school．

7．The _______（政府） will build more houses for the people．

8．I am pleased that he gladly ________ （接受） our invitation．

9．Parents should help their children to form good ______（习惯）．

10．All countries, big or small, should be _________（平等） ．

感恩，是我们生活中永恒的话题。学会感恩，学会热爱生活，我们将会感受到更多快乐。假如你校拟举行一次有关“感恩”的演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点写一篇英语讲演稿。

       要点：

       1．感恩对象（父母、老师、朋友…）；

       2．为何感恩；

       3．如何感恩。

       注意：

       1．只能选择一个感恩对象；

       2．可对所给要点作适当发挥；

       3．讲演稿中不得提及考生所在的学校或本人姓名；

       4．词数100左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

       Good afternoon, everyone! It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to be with you today．The topic of my speech is “Thank you,                    ．”

       Thank you for listening．

She reckons that you should have ______ minimum of three exercise classes a week to get any of _______benefits．

A．a; \       B．\;the           C．the; the           D．a; the

——What’s up, Mike? You look pale．

——Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach．I _______so much fried chicken just now．

A．shouldn’t eat                                B．mustn’t have eaten

C．shouldn’t have eaten                         D．mustn’t eat

This is a very special flower and it can _______a strong sweet perfume at night．

A．given in        B．give up         C．give out       D．give over

Many new workers _______ trained and in two months they will _______ to build a new railway．

A．are; be sending                          B．are being; be sent

C．are; send                                 D．will be; be to send