Sir,

Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.

Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.

You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.

I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.

Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.

Yours faithfully,

SIMON WALKER

1.Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________

A．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..

B．complain about getting books he didn’t want.

C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..

D．urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.

2.The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________

A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books.

B．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.

C．fifteen pounds and fifty pence.

D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.

3.Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________

A．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain

B．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.

C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.

D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive.

4.It can be inferred that _______

A．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.

B．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.

C．Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.

D．Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.

5.The tone of the letter is that of _______

A．bitterness         B．respect           C．annoyance        D．humor

The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.

The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called - The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.

There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.

As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.

1.The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

A．something very successful

B．a highly explosive bomb

C．something worth a lot of money

D．a touching story

2.In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to ________.

A．criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich people

B．enlarge the scene of the film

C．make the film more attractive

D．emphasize the condition of the poor at that time

3.Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic? ________

A．They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.

B．The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.

C．The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.

D．The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.

4.What can we infer from the passage? _________

A．The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.

B．Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.

C．Because of the director's talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.

D．In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.

5.The writer mainly talks about ________ in this passage.

A．the process of shooting Titanic

B．the leading actor and actress in Titanic

C．the reasons why Titanic became a blockbuster film

D．the outline of Titanic

Short people, studies have shown , are more likely to have a stroke , suffer from high blood pressures and heart disease and be bullied in school .

Now, researchers report that short people—at least in the past—were also more likely to die at a younger age than their taller peers.

Their study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology (流行病学) and Community Health , found that short bones have something to do with short life for more than 1,000 years. The conclusion was based on 490 sets of adult skeletal(骨架) remains from an archaeological(考古学的) site in northeastern England , YC dating from the 9th century to about 1850 .

About 55% of men and 73% of women died before the age of 45, and 39% of men and 56% of women died before age 30. The risk of death before age 30 declined as bone length increased.

“This study provides evidence from an archaeological sample that long bone length is connected with age at death—those with smaller bones tend to die younger,” according to Dr. D.J. Gunnell of the university of Bristol  in the UK and colleagues .

While it is not clear why short stature(身材) might be linked to earlier death , the researchers point out that height is an indicator of childhood nutrition, which may have long-lasting effect on health .

“Mechanism (身体结构) for height-mortality(死亡) associations in the past may differ from those today , for example , short stature may have increased the risk of death in childbirth and this may explain the higher risk of premature(未成熟的) mortality in women,” Gunnell and colleagues write .

“However, short bones, it would appear, have always been a marker of a short life,” the authors conclude.

1.The title of the passage should be        .

A．Short people and their taller peers

B．Men and women

C．Short stature and short life

D．Long life and short life

2.“An indicator” in Paragraph 6 means        .

A．a study           B．a marker          C．a risk             D．an age

3.Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

A．People with smaller bones were more likely to die younger.

B．Women were more likely to die at a young age.

C．Short-stature women bear higher risk of death in giving birth to babies.

D．Most people were more likely to die at the age of 30 in the past.

4.Short stature may be caused by        .

A．less childhood nutrition                  B．heart disease

C．some illnesses                          D．high blood pressure

5.The topic in this passage is probably connected with

A．space medicine                         B．sports medicine

C．social medicine                         D．industrial medicine

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.“2 m______ by 3 equals 6.” said my nephew.

2.Can someone r_________ me what I should do next?

3. Mohandas Gandi was the leader who helped gain India’s i_______ fom Britain.

4.China is in Asia, one of the seven c_______ on the earth.

5.Christmas Day is only three days away and many European countries are now bathed in a festival a________.

6.It’s __________(难以置信的) that he has finished it in such a short time.

7.He was six feet tall, with ________(宽广的) shoulder and bright eyes.

8.What _______(困惑) me is why they didn’t show up.

9.Hydrogen ________(结合) with oxygen to form water.

10.Seeing the snake, she couldn’t help s_______.

完成句子（共8小题，每空0.5分，满分10分）

1.这幅画稍远点看更漂亮。

The picture looks more beautiful _________ _________ _________.

2.和其他学生相比，迈克更加勤勉一些。

_______ _______ other student, Mike is more diligent.

3.一座难看的大楼把窗外的景物挡住了。

An ugly building _________ _______ _________ ______ _______ the window.

4.地球的大小是月球的49倍。

The earth is 49 _____ the ______ ______ the moon.

5.年轻时，他就有打篮球的天赋。

As a young boy, he _______ _______ ________ ______ playing basketball.

6.他的建议是办公室内不允许抽烟。

His suggestion is that no one ________ _______ _______ smoke in the office.

现在正是穿暖花开的好时节。你校学生会以“高中学生要不要参加春游活动”为题，向学生做调查。根据下面所出示的调查结果，请你以“Whether Or Not Should Senior Students Go Spring Outing?”为题，写一篇短文，上交学生会。

65％的学生认为                          35％的学生认为

1.应该春游。                            1.不应该春游。

2.亲近自然呼吸新鲜空气,有利健康。，       2.期中考试结果未出，没心情玩。

3.活动使精神放松,大脑休息, 有利学习。    3.春游耽误时间，耽误学习。

注意：1. 词数：100左右。    2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

His experiment done in ______ summer of 1970 was ______ failure.

A．/; a              B．/; /               C．the; a            D．the; /

 That passenger was very impolite to the conductor, ______, of course, made things even worse.

A．who             B．which            C．what             D．that

 —How would you like your coffee?

—_______.

A．It's well done                          B．Very nice, thank you

C．One cup. That's enough                   D．The stronger, the better

______ advice I give him , he just does not listen.

A．However          B．No matter how      C．No matter         D．Whatever