Freshmen, eager to get home for the Chinese New Year, queue up at the railway station for hours．Days later, they squeeze into a crowded train and dream of the home-cooked meals and love they'll enjoy once they arrive home．This, they say, makes all the trouble of getting home worthwhile.

However, many freshmen come to find that home is not exactly how they remembered it．Living away from their parents has exposed them to a new life of freedom – one that within hours of arriving some begin to miss．Household chores（家务活）and complaining parents are just a few of the things that can ruin students' winter fantasies．“My parents still treat me like I was in senior high,” Song Ying, a 19-year-old freshman at Shandong University, complained．“I get an earful from them every day.”

During her first term away from her Hubei home, Song missed everything – from her parents cooking to the city bus．She cried and ached to sleep in her own bed．So, upon finishing her exams, she fled home, thinking everything would be just as it used to be．But she was wrong．Now, she spends entire days at a friend's home to “avoid all the restrictions”．She logs online to update friends' profile on SNS, skips meals and sleeps in – just like she did on campus.

Things have been even tenser at home for Luo Ruiqi, a 19-year-old freshman at Beijing Jiaotong University．Instead of moving to a friend's house, though, he has decided to challenge his parents' rules for his right to be an adult at home．When they complained about the amount of time he spent in the toilet, Luo said he decided “enough is enough” and lost his temper．He feels guilty about his attitude, but he still argues that he is grown up enough to live by his own rules．“I just want to live my own way of living, wherever I am,” said Luo．

Recent graduates like Wang Kai know what Song and Luo are going through．But Wang, who graduated in 2008 and now works in Beijing, says students should value the time spent with their family and “just try to be nicer.” Wang says he acted the same way when he first returned home from college, but now, living 1,500 km away from his hometown in Hunan, he regrets his behavior．He realizes that his parents meant well．And, looking back, he says that “the way of living that we got used to on campus is not that healthy anyway”.

Parents, meanwhile, are more understanding than you might think．“Living on their own in a strange place can be hard –we've been there before,” said Luo's father．“We want to make sure that they are healthy and happy．Sometimes maybe we just worry too much.” As for the tension that's arisen between father and son, Luo senior laughed and said, “It's not a problem at all – he's my son; we work things out, always.”

1．Having read the passage, we can infer that home is now a（n）            for most freshmen.

       A．birdcage                                 B．paradise

       C．temporary station in life                      D．open house

2．Why are things even tenser at home for Luo Ruiqi during the Chinese New Year?

       A．He has to spend entire days at a friend's home to “avoid all the restrictions”.

       B．He has decided to go against his parents for his right to be an adult at home.

       C．He feels guilty about his attitude towards his parents.

       D．He has wasted much money his parents gave to him.

3．According to the text, there exists a main problem between parents and children that        .

       A．parents want to bring their children under control as before.

       B．children look down upon what their parents always do.

       C．their way of life is apparently different now.

       D．they are always misunderstanding each other.

4．Who the text implies is mainly responsible for the bad parent-child relationship?

       A．parents            B．social changes     C．professors          D．freshmen

5．What does the underlined part in the 2^nd paragraph probably mean?

       A．learn a lot                                    B．receive much punishment

       C．get a scolding                                 D．have a narrow escape

When you arrive at the Shanghai Expo site, the first thing you see will be a huge red building in the ancient architectural style．Built according to the concept of “Oriental Crown”, the China Pavilion（展馆）will be the largest national pavilion at the Expo.

Themed “Search of the east”, the three-storey pavilion will be divided into three sections．Footprint of the East on the top floor will illustrate the change of Chinese cities; at Journey of Wisdom on the second, China’s four great inventions—the compass, paper, printing and gun-power will be displayed; and Blossoming（盛开） City on the ground floor will showcase the scenery of future cities.

Fantastic film

Take a lift and you will be taken to the 8,500-square-meter top floor．There, in a film by Lu Chuan, you’ll see how Chinese cities have changed, especially over the past 30 years．The 10-minute movie will be shown in a 600-seat theater.

“It will be like a short epic．The scenery of the work will be like Lord of the Rings．I will shoot the movie in many Chinese cities．Some love stories will be involved,” said Lu.

Grand painting

The painting Along the River During Qingming Festival, is considered a national treasure．It describes life in Bianjing, which is today’s Kaifeng in Henan province．More than 1,000 years ago, it was the largest city in the world．Multimedia technology will make more than 1,500 characters of the painting walk and move along a 100-meter-long wall.

Happy families

Four families are chosen from Zhejiang province to show their daily lives．Films of the families and furniture from the households will be exhibited.

At the pavilion, you’ll gain insight into the daily lives of these families at different periods．The designers believe these will mirror the great changes Zhejiang has witnessed since China’s reform and opening-up policy in the late 1970s.

Pick up your camera and upload your videos online, because you may find your work broadcast at the China Pavilion．

The search launched by four websites encourages people to capture and record the rapid development of cities in China and the beauty and the color in people’s lives．Two hundred outstanding entries will be made into films and played on screens at the China Pavilion.

With the theme “Same time”, the films will show the work and life of people in different parts of China at the same specific moments．Entries should last at least 30 seconds.

Four gold prize winners will be awarded about 10,000 yuan each．Others whose works are selected will also win prizes.

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

       A．Visitors can easily find the China Pavilion beside the traditional red building.

       B．The theme of the China Pavilion is “Oriental Crown”.

       C．The China Pavilion is designed by famous film director Lu Chuan.

       D．Visitors can get to the top floor of the China Pavilion by lift.

2．The painting Along the River During Qingming Festival in the China Pavilion is special in that           .

       A．it shows what life was like in Beijing, the capital of China.

       B．its epic scenery is like that of Lord of the Rings.

       C．it describes the life of the world’s largest city more than 1,000 years ago.

       D．it has more than 1,500 characters walking along a 100-meter-long wall.

3．In the China Pavilion all the exhibits and activities are trying to illustrate the very theme:       .

       A．harmonious and sustainable development in China

       B．great changes of Chinese cites

       C．the city makes life better

       D．humans and nature

4．Which of the following can be regarded as the best suitable topic for the blank?

       A．vivid city life show                       B．Chinese lifestyle

       C．thrilling moment                          D．prosperous cities

Research at the University of Liverpool, UK, has found that Shakespeare’s language stimulates positive brain activity.

   Shakespeare uses a linguistic（语言的）technique known as functional change that involves, for example, using a noun to serve as a verb．Researchers found that this technique allows the brain to understand what a word means before it understands the function of the word within a sentence．This process causes a sudden peak in brain activity and forces the brain to work backwards in order to fully understand what Shakespeare is trying to say.

Professor Philip Davis, from the university’s School of English, said: “The brain reacts to reading a phrase such as ‘he godded me’ from the tragedy of Coriolanus, in a similar way to putting a jigsaw puzzle（拼图玩具）together．If it is easy to see which pieces fit together you become bored of the game．But if the pieces don’t appear to fit, when we know they should, the brain becomes excited．By throwing irregular words into seemingly normal sentences, Shakespeare surprises the brain in a manner that produces a sudden burst of activity — a sense of drama created out of the simplest of things.”

Experts believe that this heightened brain activity may be one of the reasons why Shakespeare’s plays have such a dramatic impact on their readers.

Professor Neil Roberts, from the university’s Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Center, and Professor Davis, together with Dr Guillaune Thierry, from the University of Wales, UK, monitored 20 participants using an electroencephalogram （EEG） as they read selected lines from Shakespeare’s plays.

“The brain signal is relatively stable when we understand the meaning of a word but when the word changes the grammar of the whole sentence, brain readings suddenly peak．The brain is then forced to retrace its thinking process in order to understand what it is supposed to make of this unusual word,” explains Professor Roberts.

1．The research conducted by the professors has showed that         .

       A．Shakespeare uses functional change to mislead readers

       B．Shakespeare’s language excites positive brain activity.

       C．Shakespeare’s plays have a dramatic effect on their readers.

       D．Shakespeare’s language makes the brain signal relatively stable

2．Which of the following words can replace the underlined pronoun “it” in the 2^nd paragraph?

       A．technique            B．word                   C．brain                   C．sentence

3．In the 3^rd paragraph, the example of a jigsaw puzzle is used here to state          .

       A．the function of Shakespeare’s linguistic technique

       B．a sense of drama created by playing the game

       C．the Shakespeare’s thinking process

       D．the brain’s reaction to reading a book

4．Based on the research, Shakespeare’s plays have a great effect on their reader lies in       .

       A．language used in plays                        B．characters showed in works

       C．brain activity increased in reading         D．thinking process when writing

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—Good afternoon．My name is Peter．I’m the general manager of the personnel department．I’ll be interviewing you．Please sit down.

—      1     , Peter．My name’s Jon．Jon Smash.

—Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you．        2          ．

—I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years．I won manager of the year award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.

—OK．Tell me about yourself…your personality.

—         3         ．I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm．I never scream at my employees．And I’ve never lost my temper.

—          4          ?

—I think I’m good at solving problems．         5       ．I also love challenges．I work well under pressure．When my boss pushes me to finish a project early I always get it done and never complain.

—Jon, you seem like a very good manager．I like your ambition．You’re very confident and motivated．We like that here at Microsoft．Well, our interview is over……

此题要求改正所给段文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画出一个勾（√ ）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词;在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^ ）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词

My father woke me up one morning when I was 14, announced,         1．     

“Get up．You are going with me to cut grass.” I felt proudly and        2．     

excited because my father thought he was responsible enough            3．     

to help him in his business．Still, that first day is very hard．           4．     

Towards the evening, my father found some leaves I had               5．     

missed cutting and pulled me aside．“Cut that section again or           6．     

don’t make me tell you do it again.” The message was clear．           7．     

Today I stress the important of doing a job right the first time．         8．     

In every job I have held, I have learned something that helps me on         9．     

my next job．If you work hard, you can learn from any job you do．   10．     

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris给你发来e-mail，询问你校正在开展的“低碳生活” （low-carbon lifestyle）活动情况。请就以下几个方面的活动用英语写一封回信作一介绍。

上学（步行或骑自行车）

校内（节电节水，双面书写）

购物（使用环保购物袋）

你对活动的看法。

注意：

       1．词数120左右；

2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好。

Dear Chris,

       I’m happy to receive your e-mail asking about what we are doing to promote a low-carbon lifestyle.

Yours,

Li Hua

--- It getting late．I’m afraid I must be going now．

--- OK．_______．

A．Take it easy         B．Go slowly        C．Stay longer         D．See you

Let’s keep to the point or we ______ any decisions．

A．will never reach                            B．have never reached

C．never reach                                D．never reached

The English play_____ my students acted at the New year’s party was a great success．

A．for which           B．at which             C．in which             D．on which

When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to ______ hotel; I can find you _______ bed in my flat．

A．the, a         B．the, /        C．a, the         D．a, /