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1．This advertisement aims at calling on people to _________．

A．attend full-time universities

B．work part time to further their education

C．improve their education at home to get better jobs

D．earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

2．Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement?

A．The way you will get your degree．

B．Tuition price．

C．The hot fields you will be preparing y0urself for．

D．The length of time it will take you to get a degree．

3．What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric，IBM，Ford，etc?

A．To show that their training is widely used in the country．

B．To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U．S．

C．To prove the value of their training in every area．

D．To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies．

4．It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is _________．

A．its convenience

B．the degree's nation-wide recognition

C．the economic benefit it will bring about

D．the hot fields the training will help people to enter

5．How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

A．One．              B．Two．              C．Three．            D．Four．

When I opened my E-mail the other day，a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm（热情）．Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss．She was reading to me an E-mail from my brother．It was pretty cool．

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail．Facemail lets you send E-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown（小丑）．The software，which is free，can be downloaded at www.facemail.com．

Facemail faces are lifelike，and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions-- for example，type in：--X，and Rachel blows a kiss．

Life FX，the company that develops the Facemail，is sure that facemail has broad business uses．The reason E-mail is not popular，the company says，is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name，waited on you and personally closed the sale? And wouldn't it feel better when the kids get back from school but Mom can't be back and she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat?

Facemail could get hot fast．Personally，I'm a fan．But Facemail should be used with care．The clown looks lively and funny at first．But if you select the clown，put a few rude words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions，you've got Psycho-mail（疯人性电子邮件）．

1．The pretty woman that appears on the writer's computer screen was __________．

A．a woman working on the Internet            B．his brother's girlfriend

C．not a real person                          D．the picture of his penfriend

2．The main advantage of Facemail is that __________．

A．you can hire a beautiful woman to read the E-mail to you

B．you can see the person who sends you the E-mail

C．you can put your own emotions in the E-mail as you like

D．E-mail can be read in a more lovely way

3．We can infer from the passage that facemail __________．

A．is likely to be used in other aspects of our daily life

B．can destroy your E-mail if not properly used

C．can be downloaded free of charge

D．will take the place of the E-mail system

4．The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that __________．

A．famous people like Michael Jordan also like to，use facemail

B．can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

C．Nike website will increase its sales by Jordan

D．Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

5．What is the writer's attitude towards facemail?

A．He think it needs further improvement．

B．lie thinks it cool and funny

C．He thinks it a danger to the Internet．

D．tie thinks people should be careful with facemail．

“Tear them apart!” “Kill the fool!” “Murder the referee（裁判）!”

These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events．At the time they are mad，they may seem innocent enough．But let's not kid ourselves．They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed（流血）．Volumes have been written about the way words affect us．It has been shown that Words having certain connotations（含义）may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic（人文主义的）behavior．I see the term “opponent” as one of those words．Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms．

The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent” is “adversary”；“enemy” “one who opposes your interests．” Thus，when a player meets an opponent，he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy．At such times，winning may dominate one's intellect，and every action，no matter how gross（粗俗），may be considered justifiable（有理的）．I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player's request for a time out for a glove change because he did not consider them wet enough．The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed．“Are they wet enough now?”

In the heat of battle，players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way．I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent's international and illegal' blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of pray．Off the court，they are good friends．Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which depart from normal behavior．

Therefore，I believe it is time we elevated（提升）the game to the level where it belongs thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world．Replacing the term “opponent” with “associate” could be an ideal way to start．

The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “colleague”；“friend”；“companion” Reflect a moment! You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term ‘associate’ rather than ‘opponent．’

1．Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view?

A．Aggressive behavior in sports，can have serious consequences．

B．The words people use can influence their behavior．

C．Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athletes．

D．Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field．

2．Harsh words are spoken during games because the players __________．

A．are too eager to win

B．are usually short-tempered and easily offended

C．can not afford to be polite in fierce competition

D．treat their rivals as enemies

3．What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?

A．He refused to continue the game．

B．He angrily hit the referee with a bail．

C．He claimed that the referee was unfair．

D．He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt

4．According to the passage，players，in a game，may __________．

A．deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their way

B．keep on screaming and shouting throughout the game

C．lie down on the ground as an act of protest

D．kick the ball across the court with force

5．The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by __________．

A．calling on players to use clean language on the court

B．raising the referee s sense of responsibility

C．changing the altitude of players on the sports field

D．regulating the relationship between players and referees

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Finally we find trees for sale at Agway，a hardware store on Torrington's rather ugly and unromantic suburb．My wife and her mother walk slowly and purposefully，rejecting one tree after another that to my eyes look，if not perfect，at least similar to the one they eventually select．

But the chosen tree has an important characteristic：a double，rather than a single，top．My wife and her younger brother recalled that both of them once made angels in kindergarten out of toilet-paper rolls，shiny paper and wool，both of which my wife and her brother take pride in．My wile tries arguing that her angel was the lovelier one over the other，but is quickly teased．

Need I point out that we're now a man and a woman in our 30s? When we come home，though，we are once again the children，and our parents are parents，and the world returns to its right place when we were kids．But this is the last holiday that we still feel like we are children because  ____________________________．I doubt any would-be parents ever feel “ready” to be parents，but this holiday in this house gives me serious anxiety：if “Santa Claus” decorated my wife's tree when she was a child，guess who will do our kid's?

1．What's the title of this article? （within 5 words）

2．“My wife tried saying that she made a better angel than her brother，only to be laughed at by us．” Which sentence in the text has the same meaning?

3．What should be filled in the blank in the third paragraph? （within 6 words）

4．Why do the author and his wife feel like children when they are home?

5．请将划线句子翻译成汉语。

从小到大，我们参加过各种各样的比赛。人们常常说“输赢并不重要，垂要的是比赛的过程”。请谈谈你对这句话的理解。词数150左右。

You have to be a fairly good speaker to hold listeners’ _______ for over an hour.

A．effort                            B．intention                  C．attention                 D．attraction

It was his fault that his car hit another one. He should _______ full responsibility for the accident.

A．undertake                  B．take                    C．carry                  D．make

Never let a good opportunity _______ while you’re seeking for jobs.

A．go up                            B．go by                  C．go down                   D．go over

Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he _______ his own work and translated it into German.

A．set up                     B．put down               C．took over                   D．set aside

She had the whole house redecorated to her _______.

A．preference                       B．like                     C．taste                D．desire