Is the place         the famous scientist was born         I mentioned to you last time?

A．where; where                                             B．where; which  

C．where; the one                                           D．which; which

Don't you think it is high time we got down to         the plan?      

A．carry out                                                   B．carrying out    

C．have carried out                                          D．be carried out

Jack was         of driving after drinking and was facing up to six months in prison．

A．accused                                                     B．blamed            

C．scolded                                                      D．charged

Dear Doctor,

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to   1   home and raise our three children．Then four years ago, our youngest   2   went to school and I thought I might go back to   3  ．

My husband was very   4   and helped me to make my decision．He pointed out all of the things I can do around the   5  , and said he thought I could be a great   6   in business．

After several weeks of job-hunting, I found my   7   job, which is working for a small public relations firm．At first, my husband was very   8  of me and would tell his friends, "My clever little wife can   9   that company she's working for．"

But as his joking words were close to   10  , my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases, and I am now   11   more money than he is．I can buy my   12   clothes and a new car．Because of our joint incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always   13   of doing, but we don't do these things because  he is very   14  ．

We   15   about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends．For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a（an）   16  ．

I love my husband very much, and I do not want him to   17   lower, but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know   18  ．Can you give me some   19  ? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my   20   and my new career?

Please help．

                                                        "DISTRESSED"

1．A．look                         B．stay                        C．see                         D．study

2．A．person               B．man                        C．child                       D．lady

3．A．school               B．factory                   C．study                      D．work

4．A．restricted                  B．opposite                  C．disappointed            D．supportive 

5．A．group                B．house                     C．firm                       D．husband 

6．A．success                    B．failure                     C．mother                   D．helper 

7．A．awkward                  B．convenient              C．useful                     D．present

8．A．warm                       B．fond                       C．proud                     D．comfortable 

9．A．run                          B．walk                       C．hire                        D．sell 

10．A．awareness               B．beliefs                     C．reality                     D．ambition 

11．A．making                   B．building                   C．producing               D．growing  

12．A．cheap                     B．own                       C．important                D．incredible

13．A．agreed                    B．believed                  C．dreamed                 D．supposed 

14．A．unhappy                 B．confident                C．discouraging           D．certain

15．A．communicate          B．strike                      C．fight                       D．change

16．A．absence                  B．end                         C．exam                      D．question 

17．A．gain                        B．add                         C．feel                        D．suffer 

18．A．what                      B．where                     C．why                       D．how 

19．A．duties                     B．advice                     C．fun                         D．enjoyment

20．A．husband                  B．child                       C．friendship               D．boss 

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At that time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games．The first stamp marking the opening of the White Olympics was issued （发行） on January 25th, 1932 in the United states to celebrate the 3rd White Olympics．From then on, issuing stamps during the White Olympics became a tradition．

To observe the 4th Winter Olympic Games, a group of stamps were published in Germany in November, 1935．The five rings of the Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear．

It was the first time that the symbol appeared on stamps of the Winter Olympics．In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．

China also published four stamps in February, 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the Winter Olympics．

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise funds for the sports meet．

Different kinds of sports were represented on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of the athletes．

1．The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics are        ．

A．of the same meaning                      

B．of difference in meaning

C．two different sports                       

D．two dangerous sports

2．From         issuing stamps during the White Olympics became a tradition．

A．that time                                       

B．1935              

C．1932                                          

D．1950

3．In 1935, on the front of the sportswear         of the Olympics were printed．

A．the five stars                                

B．the five marks          

C．the five circles                              

D．the five stamps

4．In the 1950s, when the White Olympics came,         published stamps．

A．not only the host countries but also the non-host countries

B．all the host countries but the non-host countries

C．all the countries that took part in the Games

D．all the host countries and the non-host countries

5．The Winter Olympics has not been held in         yet． 

A．China                                           

B．Japan               

C．the United States                           

D．Germany

At least 12 other murders since 1997, have been linked to an addiction with violent video games．This year, the parents of a 14-year-old murder victim in the UK blamed the killer's obsession（着迷） with the game Manhunt, causing a government review of legislation（立法） to protect children．

But is there any scientific evidence that mere games can make children and young adults more aggressive, or possibly even murderous? There is no doubt children are being exposed to more games violence than ever: around a quarter of all games produced in the US contain some violence．Combine that with the developing sales expected across all types of video games and its clear exposure to virtual violence can only increase．And the violence is becoming more vivid as increases in computing power make the games look ever more realistic．

Psychologists think there may be many reasons why violent games are more harmful to children than violent movies．Firstly, players are actively involved in violence, and may begin to use weapons as second nature．Secondly, violent games provide repetitive aggressive experiences that are rewarded by more killing．

Many studies have shown that people who play violent games regularly are more likely to show high levels of aggression．People who played violent games were more likely to admit to aggressive behavior, including attacks or robberies．

Earlier this year, a study of 13 to 14-year-old children was reported．More than half had played games recommended only for over-18s．The more violent the games they played, the more they considered physical aggression to be acceptable．Other authors in the same edition report that children who play violent games are more likely to argue with teachers and figh．

The matter is controversial, however．Jeffrey Goldstein, a psychologist at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and a consultant to some video games publishers, agrees that there is good evidence that children who are exposed to violent media, including video games, are more aggressive．But he warns it might not be a simple case of cause and effect: aggressive kids might be most attracted to violent games．

1．What will be probably discussed in the paragraph following the passage? 

A．Further research on the harm of violent games．

B．The results of more experimental studies．

C．Ways to protect children from violent games．

D．Further research on the advantage of violent games．

2．From the first paragraph, we can know that        ． 

A．computer games have little to do with violence in real life

B．Manhunt has resulted in the death of one of its players

C．lifelike computer games are forbidden in the UK

D．legislation to protect children in the UK still needs improving

3．Violent games are more harmful to children than violent movies because        ．

A．violent movies are not so attractive to children

B．the viewers can't take part in violent movies

C．violent movies are not popular with children

D．children can win awards in violent games

4．What can be inferred from the passage？

A．There are at least 12 murders in 1997 linking with violent games．

B．Children who play computer games often quarrel with their teachers and parents．

C．The more violent games kids play, the more aggressive behaviors they are involved in．

D．The number of violence is increasing as a result of violent video games．

5．What would be the best title for the passage? 

A．Games and Murder．

B．Should Computer Games Become Lifelike?

C．How to Play Violent Games．

D．Violent Games or Non-violent Games?

The more time children spend watching television the poorer they perform academically （学术上） according to three studies published on Monday．

 "Too much television viewing has been blamed for increasing rates of childhood fatness and aggressive behavior, while its effect on schooling has been uncertain" researchers said．

But studies concluded television viewing tended to have a bad effect on schooling．For example, children in the third grade who had televisions in their bedrooms — and therefore watched more TV — scored lower on the standardized tests than those who did not have sets in their rooms．

Quite the opposite, the study found having a home computer with access to （有权使用） the Internet resulted in comparatively higher test scores．

"Consistently those with a bedroom television but no home computer access had, on average, the lowest scores and those with home computer access but no bedroom television the highest," wrote Dina, a study university author．

American homes with children had an average of about three televisions each, the report said, and children with televisions in their bedrooms averaged about 13 hours of viewing a week while children who did not have their own sets viewed around 11 hours a week．

The American Academy of Pediatrics has urged parents to limit children's television viewing to no more than two hours per day, and to try to keep younger children away from TV altogether．

In two other studies published in the same journal, children who regularly watched television before the age of three ended up with lower test scores later on, and teenagers who watched more television were less likely to go on to finish high school or to earn a college degree．

Researchers of the University of Washington reported that 59 percent of the US children under the age of two watched an average of 1．3 hours of television per day, though there was no program of proven educational value for children that young．

TV watching appeared to help children aged three to five with basic reading recognition and short-term memory, but not reading comprehension or mathematics, so the net effect of television watching is "limited in its beneficial effect," wrote the study author Frederick Zimmerman．

1．The underlined word "altogether" probably means        ．

A．nearly    

B．almost   

C．completely  

D．probably

2．Children with television in their bedrooms        ． 

A．watched TV for about 12 hours a week on average

B．watched about two more hours a week than those who didn't have their own sets

C．scored higher than those who didn't have their own sets

D．scored higher than those with home computer access

3．Children younger than age two watching an average of 1．3 hours of television per day,

       ．

A．ended up with lower test scores later on

B．were less likely to go on to finish high school

C．were less likely to earn a college degree

D．are not sure to benefit from the TV watching

4．It seems that TV watching may help children aged three to five with        ．

A．reading comprehension

B．long-term memory

C．reading recognition

D．mathematics

5．The text mainly tells us that        ．

A．TV watching is bad for children's education

B．the children get fat because of watching TV

C．aggressive behavior of children results from watching TV

D．watching TV is bad for children's eyesight

It has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school．The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important．

Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling．Education knows not limits．It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor．It includes both the formal learning that take place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning．The agent （doer） of education can vary from respected grandparent to the people arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist．A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions．People receive education from infancy on．Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term．It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．

Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next．Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on．The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have been limited by the subjects being taught．For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their society or what the newest film makers are experimenting with．There are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling．

1．The passage is organized by        ．

A．giving examples of different schools

B．telling a story about excellent teachers

C．listening and discussing several education problems

D．telling the difference between the meanings of two related words

2．Which of the following statements does the passage support? 

A．Education systems need to be changed as soon as possible．

B．Without formal education, people won't be able to read and write．

C．Going to school is only part of how people become educated．

D．Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day．

3．What does the writer mean by using the expression "children interrupt their education to go to school" ?  

A．All of life is an education．

B．Learning takes place everywhere．

C．Education is totally ruined by schooling．

   D．Schooling prevents people from discovering new things．

4．The underlined phrase "for example" introduces a sentence        ． 

A．that helps to find out some similar textbooks

B．that brings about the bad results of schooling

C．that shows the unknown workings of government

D．that gives examples of the limits of classroom subjects

5．The main idea of this passage is        ．

A．The best schools teach a variety of subjects

B．Education and schooling are quite different experiences

C．The more years students go to school the better their education is

D．Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求） 

Every effort will be made to save people if there is the slightest hope, President Hu Jintao said on Sunday while visiting quake-hit areas．

And on Monday, one week after the disaster, exhausted rescuers clearly did not let up in their efforts to find more survivors．

In Yinghua township of Shifang city, one of the worst-hit regions, a Chinese-Republic of Korea team was last night trying to                     whom the life detector indicted was still alive．

The detector beeped （嘟嘟叫） at around 2 pm, indicating life on the second floor of the three surviving stories of a five-story office building, according to Kang Jianguo, a member of the Henan firefighting team which is helping in rescue efforts．

It took almost six hours for the rescue team to build a rescue path on the devastated third floor．Still, the twisted structure on the second floor made it hard to identify the specific location of the survivor, according to Kang．

Rescuers shouted, asking the person to knock on the concrete to give them a clue．They heard a weak sound at around 6 pm through sound detectors, but were not sure whether it was from the survivor．

Rescue efforts were continuing late last night．

"It is so difficult．But we will persist．No matter what the outcome, we will stick it out to the very end," Kang told China Daily．

"Although the chances of survival for those trapped are slim, we are still searching for miracles," said team leader Kim Yong-suk on Sunday．

Qian Gang, author of the book Tangshan Earthquake, said the 72-hour "golden period" considered the right window to find survivors was a typical timeframe; but many had survived for much longer．

1．What may be the title of this passage? （Please answer within 8 words．）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

The rescuers were very tired but obviously they didn't relax their efforts to find more people that are still alive, seven days after the sudden great disaster．

3．Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 5 words）

4．You should know some other things about the rescue work of Sichuan earthquake, tell us something that impressed you most．（Please answer within 40 words．）

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

近日,你班在“珍爱生命，拒闯红灯”教育活动中，召开了一次主题班会。请你根据下面提示，用英语写一篇短文，给某英文报“时事大家谈”栏目投稿。   

注意：1．文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。  

      2．词数：120-150。

      3．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。

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