When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing

person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know.　

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but

there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.   She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told

"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an

hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on

this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?" 

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have

healed by now."   I laughed,  "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally

passed away five weeks before. 

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say

there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched

today?

1．What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

A．An amazing girl.

B．A special kind of telephone.

C．A communication system.

D．A service that helps telephone users.

2．What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone? 

A．He was amused by the telephone.

B．He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C．He found an amazing telephone.

D．He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

3．What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble? 

A．Information and conversation.

B．Good memories and happiness.

C．Sympathy and information.

D．Friendship and cheers.

4．When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to

Boston?  

A．When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B．When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C．When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D．Three months later after he moved to Boston.

The reasons for a person’s becoming an alcoholic have often been debated by psychologists and other scientists. But recent studies suggest that the problem of alcoholism(酒精中毒) should also be the focus of investigation by biologists.

While such things as hard jobs, boredom, and unhappiness can lead to alcoholism, researchers at a prominent university have found that there may also be a genetic factor involved in alcoholism. In the study, children of alcoholic parents were surveyed. The result showed that the children of alcoholic parents were more likely to become alcoholics themselves than were children of non-drinking parents.

This evidence in itself is not conclusive（令人确信的）about anything. After all, it may be the constant exposure（接触）and easy access to alcohol that cause the children of alcoholics to become alcoholics themselves. But there is more evidence. The study found that children born of alcoholic parents but raised by non-drinking foster（抚养的）parents also were susceptible to alcoholism. This group of offspring（后代）was more likely to take up drinking than youngsters who were born of and raised by non-drinking parents.

Other evidence found in the study suggests that environment does not play as important a role in the development of alcoholism as had been previously thought. The study found that the likelihood of alcoholism was better predicted from the characteristics of the parents than from such environmental characteristics as type of job or level of income.

1．What is the main point of the passage?

A．To describe the environment in the development of alcoholism.

B．To study the psychological factor in the development of alcoholism.

C．To describe how the children of alcoholic parents become alcoholics themselves

D．To describe the close link between genetic make-up and alcoholism.

2．According to the passage, what can bring about alcoholism?

A．Biologists’ investigation.                       B．Non-drinking parents.

C．Hard jobs, boredom and unhappiness.             D．Foster parents’ raising.

3．According to the findings of the study, who would be the most likely to become an alcoholic?  

A．A person who had a hard job.

B．A person who was born of alcoholic parents.

C．A person who was raised by drinking foster parents.

D．A person who was born of and raised by non-drinking parents.

4．According to the passage, what should the problem of alcoholism be treated as?

A．A psychological problem.

B．An environmental problem.

C．A biological problem.

D．An educational problem.

Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1. 01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit. 

This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. 

The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. 

In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost ＄10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. Charleston, S, C．, where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation. The price was $4. 78. 

The influence is obvious. 

In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky, Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records. 

Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans “who choose to smoke.”

That’s true, But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place, As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better. 

1．The text is mainly about___________. 

A．the price of cigarettes                       B．tie rate of teen smoking

C．the effect of tobacco tax increase              D．the differences in tobacco tax rate 

2．What does the author think is a surprise?

A．Teen smokers are price sensitive. 

B．Some states still keep the tobacco tax low. 

C．Tobacco taxes improve public health. 

D．Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.  

3．The underlined word "deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means      .  

A．discourage           B．remove                C．benefit        D．free 

4．Rogers’ attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of     .  

A．tolerance             B．unconcern           C．doubt                  D．concern  

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中由两项为多余选项。

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When we speak of a basic human need we mean something necessary to life, something we cannot do without. Food is a basic human need. Without it we would starve to death. Whether in primitive(原始的)countries or in more advanced societies, man’s food needs are the same. 2

But primitive people eat only the food which can be grown near their homes, whereas people in more advanced societies eat food which is often grown many thousands of miles away from their homes. Primitive people are satisfied with less kinds of food, therefore we can say people’s wants are different although their needs are the same.

3 Clothing is necessary to regulate (调节) the heat of our bodies. In different climates and in different seasons we need more or less clothes. We also dress differently for other reasons. 4

Shelter, the third of our needs, depends on climate, the skill of the builders, one’s social position, and the material which can be used.．5 The three-bed-roomed house of the average family would not be grand enough for a very rich family, but a modern house with many of the material comforts were denied to the kings and queens in the past.

A．Food, Clothing and Shelter.

B．Human Needs

C．We always change our style of clothing for different occasions, such as work, sports, parties.

D．We all need food to live a healthy life.

E．We want to live comfortably .

F．The simple shelter of the primitive people would not do for us, and yet it satisfied their needs.

G．The same is true of the second of human needs.

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I want to get along well with my classmates, so I

can’t, because I am very quiet . I can find words to say

when others are talking with me. I’m very impressing

by those girls always keep talking and smiling .If the

world were full of people who are always talk, it would

be a very noise place! I know some people are quiet

when others like to talk a lot, which make a harmonious life .

And they will know my classmates quite well so long as

I find the confidence to speak out.

But I feel lonely in the class because my quietness.

各人有各人的庆祝生日的方式，请对照别人庆祝生日的方式谈谈你自己的想法：

字数：100—120词。

Austria is ______ favorite destination for tourists from the eastern European countries，with ______ 75.3 percent increase for Romaniaias．

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

______ were closed down owing to the economic depression．

A．These both of companies                          B．These both companies

C．Both these companies                               D．These of both companies

Sharon was supposed to be here at nine o'clock．She ______ about our meeting．

A．would have forgotten                               B．should have forgotten

C．ought to have forgotten                              D．must have forgotten

The teachers have had some problems ______ when they should return the final papers to the students．

A．to decide              B．deciding               C．decided                  D．having decided