For many of us, cartoon strips（连环画） are simply one of our pastimes．The popular Japanese manga provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance．With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle．

       But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator （漫画家）, doesn't agree．He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much more wise and acceptable way．

       He has interpreted（演绎） Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience．He has also produced two books about Zen （禅宗）, introducing oriental philosophy（哲学）．His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics．

       After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works．But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so．

       The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality（个性）to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school． "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said．

       If popular Japanese manga is simply for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way．Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people．In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor , while others may be ice or rain．But in essence they share a similarity – human being's forever chasing for the true and the good．

       "The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said．"I've devoted my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living．"

1．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．Tsai’s work fits today’s city lifestyle．

       B．All of Tsai’s works mainly introduce eastern philosophy．

       C．Tsai’s works are humorous as well as full of wisdom．

       D．Tsai’s works are not involved in children’s study．

2．What’s the word “vapor” mean in the 6^th paragraph?

       It means          ．

       A．a kind of food      B．a form of water    C．a form of solid     D．a kind of people

3．From the passage we know that       ．

       A．Tsai once stopped writing his works for ten years

       B．Tsai writes his works in order to make a living

       C．Tsai thinks everyone should be a scholar or a philosopher

       D．Tsai doesn’t think there is a gap between him and his young readers

4．In the author’s opinion,         ．

       A．Japanese Manga is more valuable than Tsai’s

       B．Tsai’s works are more valuable than Japanese Manga

       C．Japanese Manga is as valuable as Tsai’s

       D．Both Japanese Manga and Tsai’s works are valueless

●Tower Bridge is one of London’s most well known landmarks．Opened in 1894, this hydraulic（液压的） bridge can be raised to permit river traffic to pass underneath．

       Vistors to Tower Bridge can enjoy wonderful views of the River Thames from the bridge towers．There is also a museum which explain how the bascule bridge operates and discusses its history． Tower Bridge is often incorrectly referred to as London Bridge．London Bridge, however, is a different bridge that is located directly upstream from Tower Bridge．

       ●The British Museum is a “must do” for all visitors to London England．Treasures from around the world can be found in Britain’s largest and most popular museum．To top it off, admission to the British Museum is free of charge．

       Due to the enormous size of the museums, visitors should provide what they wish to see．One “must see” is the Rosetta Stone – a key puzzle piece in the recorded history of human kid．The British Museum is located in the Bloomsbury district of London in London WC1．

       ●Greenwich Park is a beautiful large park located a few kilometers away from the centre of London．Attractions in Greenwich include the Cutty Sark, the Gypsy Moth and the Old Royal Observatory．A painted line at the observatory  inicates zero degrees of longitude（经度）．

       Many visitors to Greenwich enjoy having their photos taken with one leg in the western hemisphere（半球）and the other in the eastern hemisphere．Greenwich is the place where time was officially tracked – “Greenwich Mean Time” or “GMT”．

       Greenwich is located in London SE10．

       ●The Eurostar high – speed train service provides fast connections between London and Paris and London and Brussels．The Eurostar trains pass through the 32 – mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel．The tunnel is also known as the “Euro Tunnel” or “Chunnel”．The Channel Tunnel is considered to be one of the world’s great engineering wonders．

       Trains leave form the Waterloo Rail Station which is located in south London．

1．If a tourist doesn’t have any money on him, which of the following can he do?

       A．Visit Tower Bridge．                            B．Visit the British Museum．

       C．Go around Greenwich Park．               D．Take a Eurostar high – speed train．

2．Where can we find the attraction of the Cutty Sark?

       A．On London Bridge．                            B．In the Old Royal Observatory．

       C．In the British Museum．                      D．In Greenwich Park．

3．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Tower Bridge can be raised mainly to let the water flow faster．

       B．The British Museum is the largest museum in the world．

       C．Greenwich Park is where the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere meet．

       D．The Eurostar train can take people from London to many cities in Europe directly．

4．In what web page do you think the passage is probably found?

       A．International news．                            B．Study abroad．

       C．Tourist Information and Travel Guide． D．Art of architecture．

Every year farmers in areas which often suffer flood in Southeast Asia lose millions of tons of rice to high water that kills their crops．That large amount of waste may soon be a thing of the past: SUBIA, a gene discovered by researchers which the International Rice Research Insitule （IRRI）and the University of California, allows rice plants carrying the gene to live completely under water for two weeks．

       Flood – resistant（抗水浸）rice turned up among the 110,000 types of seed stored at the institute． It produced disappointingly low yields（产量）, but scientists were able to transfer the gene into more bountiful varieties．These have shown promising results in tests by growers in India and Bangladesh over the past two years．

       This rice success story would not have been possible without the treasure of genetic diversity hidden in the IRRI’s vault （underground room）．As the world faces new agricultural challenge – charging climate, bugs and diseases that have developed resistance（抵抗力） to old defenses – such genetic resources are likely to become increasingly valuable．Fortunately, the IRRI is one of more than 1,000 organizations around the world working to protect crop genes．Most plant species grown for food have an associated bank that stores thousands of samples; seeds of landraces, wild relatives, and varieties that are rare, old, or adapted to very specific environments．The banks ensure that it will be possible to develop new varieties in the future．

       The need for these botanical libraries has its roots in modern agricultural practices．According to the U．N．Food and Agriculture Organization, 75 percent of plant diversity has been lost over the last century．Of more than 30,000 eatable species, humans grow just 200 for food; 60 percent of plant calories in our diet comes from wheat, rice, and corn．

1．According to the second paragraph, what can we learn about the flood – resistant rice?

       A．It produces a small amount of rice．

       B．Scientists have developed many more varieties of it．

       C．Scientists have managed to improve its output．

       D．It can produce more rice than the other 110,000 types at the institute．

2．From the passage we can infer that        ．

  A．the newly – discovered gene will bring hope to the farmers in the areas often suffering flood

       B．scientists will not be able to change the fact that rice plants carrying the gene produce low yields

       C．the tests by growers in India and Bangladesh were hopeless

       D．110,000 types of seed stored at the Institute are flood -  resistant

3．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

       A．The world faces new agricultural challenges．

       B．Such genetic resources are likely to become valuable．

       C．Scientists set up banks to store thousands of seed samples．

       D．We should owe the rice success story to the seed banks．

4．As to the botanical libraries, the writer thinks they are            ．

       A．useless        B．unnecessary          C．needful          D．needless

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         My wife and I go to the theatre whenever we

have time． But before we buy ticket, we would                                                        1．         

like to know whether the play is good and bad．                      2．         

When a new play open, we usually read the                             3．         

reviews on our local newspapers to get information                  4．         

about it．Last week a new comedy opened at the                   5．         

theatre． The newspaper story said it was very amused,             6．         

so we decided to go on the Saturday night． It took                7．         

my wife a long time to make her mind what to wear                                        8．         

and we left a little later, By the time we got there,                  9．         

the first act already begun． We were sorry we had missed               10．         

part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny．

目前，不少人在写作与交流中喜欢使用网络语言，有时讲汉语时还夹杂着英语，如PK等。就此现象，你班最近举行了一场讨论。请根据下表的提示，客观的介绍讨论情况及你的观点。

1．词数：100字左右，开头已经写出（不计入总词数）。

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：ridiculous adj．荒诞的

Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, there came a kind of language called Web Language．                                                                      

I must have been a great      to my parents in those hard days, for I never failed to live up to their expectations.

A．achievement         B．comfort        C．disappointment       D．support

A trip to the forest park is a wonderful       of my happy childhood, when I had no end of fun with my playmates.

A．adventure         B．celebration         C．reminder           D．attraction

Having worked as a doctor for so many years, Mr. White has         rich experience in battling with various diseases.

A．accumulated           B．reserved           C．increased         D．developed

Pictures on TV show the quake-hit capital       to ruins and helpless survivors waiting eagerly for relief.

A．decreased       B．destroyed         C．returned         D．reduced

When you         , use a handkerchief to cover your nose and mouth. This is particularly necessary in public places.

A．speak              B．whisper          C．sneeze          D．breathe