We often think of future．We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years’ time．

Think of space，perhaps a permanent（永久的）station on the moon will have been set up． Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists． Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system（太阳系）． When that time comes，people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets．Great progress will have been made in medicine，too．Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases — cancer．Pollution is a problem we must solve． In a hundred years’ time it will have been controlled．

All the world will have been developed — even Antarctica．There will be large cities in Antarctica．We already have supersonic（超音速的） flight， but in a hundred years’ time we will have supersonic land travel as well．

We will have used up most of earth’s land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built．The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind．And there will be cities under the sea．The first of these will have been completed．

1．We will have developed ______ in a hundred years’ time，permitting long journeys all over the solar system．

A．cheap rockets for space travel           B．a plane

C．a spaceship                          D．a satellite

2．Man will also have supersonic land travel ______

A．in a year                                   B．about half a century later

C．in the year 2050                             D．about a century later

3．The last paragraph mainly talks about ______．

A．we’ll make good use of space on the earth

B．cities under the sea

C．Japan will first build floating cities

D．earth’s land is in danger

4．The best title for the passage is ______．

A．Travel in the Future                    B．Future Life

C．Where to Live in the Future              D．Space Travel

Greenland is the largest in the world． It covers over 2,000,000square kilometers．Most of it lies inside the Arctic Circle, and a huge sheet of ice covers 85％of it．Imagine that a map of Greenland is on top of Europe．Greenland stretches（延伸）from London to the middle of the Sahara Desert．The ice sheet is more than 1．6 kilometers thick, and it never melts（溶化）．

Along the sea coast, mountains rise from the sea．There are a few low trees in the southwest, but no forests．Snow covers everything in winter, but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet．Norwegians were the first Europeans to see the island in 875 A．D．, but no one visited it until 982．Three years later a few Norwegians went to live there．In 1261, the people in Greenland decided to join Norway．Norway and Denmark united in 1380．This union ended in 1814, and Greenland stayed with Denmark．Greenland is fifty times larger than Denmark, but it is still a part of this small country．

1．As you study a globe, you may notice that Greenland      ．

A．mostly lies within the Arctic Circle

B．is connected with Denmark and Norway

C．lies just on top of Europe

D．stretches from London to the Sahara Desert

2．What will you probably see when you come to the southwest of Greenland in summer?

  A．Low trees in the mountains

  B．Nothing but ice sheet everywhere

  C．Very low plants along the seaside

D．Snow covers the top of the mountain．

3．How long did Greenland stay with Norway?

       A．About 120 years                           B．About 400 years     

C．About 550 years                          D．About 500 years

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．Greenland now belongs to Denmark     

B．Denmark is much smaller than Greenland

    C．Norway and Denmark didn’t unite until 1380

D．Norway and Denmark have been one country since 1380

Poets die young—younger than novelists, playwrights（剧作家） or any other type of writers, a US researcher says．

    It could be because poets are tortured（煎熬） and likely to self-destruct（毁灭） ,or it could be that poets become famous when they are young, so their early death is more noticeable, said James Kaufman of the Learning Research Institute at California State University, San Bernardino, US．

    The research, published in the Journal of Death Studies, used almost 2,000 dead writers from several centuries, from the US, China, Turkey and Eastern Europe．

    “Female poets were much more likely to suffer from mental illness than any other kind of writer or any other famous women．” he said．

    There could be a more common explanation for a poet’s early passing．” Poets produce twice the amount of their work as novelists do, in their 20s,”Kaufman said．

    So when a budding（初露锋芒）novelist dies young, few people may notice．

    “A great novelist or non-fiction（小品文）writer who dies at 28 may not have yet produced her or his great novel．”

     Kaufman said poets should not worry , but should perhaps pay attention to their health．

1．The second paragraph mainly tells us ____．

       A．how James Kaufman felt                            B．why poets die young

       C．how to make poets live longer               D．people’s attitudes to life

2．Compared with women who take up other careers, female poets____．

       A．are easy to become famous                    B．are easier to experience pain

C．are nothing                                        D．can hardly write more famous poems

3．Kaufman thought a poet’s early passing_____．

       A．lied in his absence of exercise                B．was because of his overwork

       C．didn’t arouse（唤起） people’s attention    D．lied in social customs

4．The best way to avoid early death is to ____．

       A．give up writing poems                      B．widen their sights

       C．value their health                          D．turn to doctors for help

One day an American friend invited me to a party． It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together． Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before．

       It was the most embarrassing （令人尴尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party．It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests．When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment． I did not answer at all． If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me．But she did． Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt．I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation．

       Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice．It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place．So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…

       I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休闲的，随意的）．They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation．

       In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite．For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests．We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there．

       After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place．It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group．I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs．After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past．

1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?

       A．It was very formal．                 B．People wore casual clothing．

C．It took place in a restaurant．        D．People care more about formality．

2．This story is mainly about _________．

       A．culture differences                        B．living in the United States

C．what to do at a cookout                 D．how to get prepared for a cookout

3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________．

       A．left the cookout early                    B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout

C．never wears blue jeans                  D．will never go to a cookout

4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?

       A．Patiently．            B．Willingly．              C．Carefully．           D．On purpose．

It seems like every year brings a new outbreak of sickness．Recent research tells us how diseases spread, from person to person．And it also gives us an idea how we can spread something better than diseases．

       An author called Malcom Gladwell recently published a book explaining how the process works． We usually think of an epidemic （流行病）as a force of nature that rolls over anyone in its way． In fact, it starts with a single person or very few people．These people travel around and infect （传染）small groups in different places．When enough of these groups are infected, then the disease suddenly seems to be everywhere．Gladwell also found that the process of infection was not just limited to disease? It also affects the world of ideas．

       The process can be seen in books and fashion．So called “underground bestsellers” are not pushed towards the public．They spread through hundreds of small reading groups until the day when everybody you know seems to have a copy．A group of young people may decide to wear an item of clothing simply because no one else is wearing it．Designers who monitor street fashion then pick up the idea and spread it．Finally everyone is wearing it．

       New York is often described as an unfriendly place．People are too busy looking after business to look after each other．In the early 1990s, one unknown person decided to perform at least one kind act a day．This caught on with his or her friends．The newspapers noticed the trend （趋势）．New York became full of people smiling and carrying each other’s bags．

       The success of trends like this fits in with other social phenomena （现象）．One is the 80/20 rule．This was invented by economists who noticed that in any situation 20 percent of the people did 80 percent of the work．Another is the “bystander problem”．Psychologists noticed that in accidents where a large number of people were around, no one stepped forward to help．Each person supposed that someone else would do something．When there were less people present, more of them decided to offer help．

What all this proves is the power of individuals （个人） and small groups．The “epidemic model” could be a great way of making a business grow or spreading an idea．A small start can make a big difference．

1．The writer’s main purpose is to tell us_________．

       A．how diseases spread                            B．how ideas are formed

C．how popularity takes place             D．what diseases and ideas have in common

2．What do the underlined words “underground bestsellers” （in Paragraph 3） refer to in this text?

       A．Books which are good but few people know about．

B．Books which become popular without putting advertisements

C．Booksellers who sell books without putting advertisements

D．Booksellers who are good at selling books．

3．The 80/20 rule shows the fact that _________．

       A．the majority of people are powerless

B．there is not enough work for people

C．a small group may be a great power      

D．there exists a problem of overpopulation

4．According to the passage, we know _________．

       A．The “epidemic model” doesn’t exist nowadays．

B．The “epidemic model” plays an important role in making a business grow or spreading an idea．

C．The “epidemic model” came into being in the early 1990s．

D．The “epidemic model” is a book written by Malcolm Gladwell．

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；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。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Bill,

Very gladly to receive your letter of July 13．Thank you for your          1．____

congratulations．I was very exciting when I heard that Beijing                     2．________

won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games．Immediately I called on               3．_______

Wei Guo and Li Hong to my house．After brief discussion                      4．________

we decided to put up with a wall newspaper for our class．                        5．________

We hurried to our classrooms and began to work．Wei Guo wrote               6．________

a poem．Li Hong copied some news from the newspapers．I draw an       7．________

Olympic flag．

The next Monday, our classmates were both surprised or overjoyed         8．______

when they saw the wall newspaper．I hope you can go to China                         9．______

to watch the Olympic Games in 2008．Then I’ll be very happy to be              10._______

your guide．

1．The company’s head office is in the city, but it has______（分公司）all over the world．

2．People’s ___________（态度） towards the skyscrapers varies widely．

3．The time is _______________ （接近） when we will have to leave．
4．In fact, China has become a______（强大的） country．

5．He has e___________（惊人的）strength．

6．There are some ____________ （语法） mistakes in your composition．

7．______（留下深刻印象）by the beautiful scenery, I forgot to go back home in time．

8．They s________（寻找）their lost 5-year-old son and they found him．

9．Many people want to work in _______（城市）areas but still live in the countryside．

10．The two girls used to see each other r________（定期地）,but they have not been able to do so since one of them moved to another province．

假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：

       词数：100左右，开头已为你写好。

Mr. President,

       I’m a senior student of our school．I’d like to say something about the canteen service in our school．

_____________________________________________________                 

_______________________________________________________________________________Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

—Does it rain a lot in this area?

—_______, it hardly ever rains; the climate is like that of a desert．

A．What’s worse                                             B．In other words

C．On the contrary                                         D．As a result

Bob told you there wasn’t any meeting this week, _______?

A．wasn’t there      B．was there                C．didn’t there              D．didn’t he