C

Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.

Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York. And you shouldn't eat at McDonald's

every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on the the 5^th Avenue, but you don't have to spend a lot in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near the Central Park is great for young people.

Public Transport

In New York, there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it's cheaper. But you don' t have to use the public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, the 5^th Avenue and the Central Park. The New Taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

Places to see

Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-the Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and so on. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on the 5^th Avenue. They are seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York

1."The Plaza" here is the name of ________.

A．a restaurant       B．a hotel            C．an airport         D．a shop

2.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A．$10.8            B．$10.08            C．$18              D．$10

3. When you visit New York, You should          

A．eat at McDonald's every day               B．take a taxi whenever you go out

C．stay at the best hotel                     D．climb the Statue of Liberty

4.From the passage, we can learn that          

A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B．New York is not a good place for shopping

C．people must travel using the public transport in New York

D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

D

Parties, iPods, concerts, movies, TV shows, video games, traffic. All of these things of the modern world make life entertaining and enjoyable. But our 21^st-century lifestyle is also loud and, if we don’t take notice, it can have an effect on our hearing.

Most teenagers don’t think about hearing loss. But if you experience any of the following symptoms（症状）, you may already be hearing damaged: you make efforts to hear normal talk, you have to turn up the TV or radio so high that others complain, you watch other people’s expressions to understand what they are saying, you ask people to repeat themselves, you misunderstand what people are saying or you hear ringing in your ears.

iPods and other MP3 players are as common as the clothes you wear, and just as fashionable. But if you turn up an iPod to more than 60 percent of its maximum volume（最大音量）, and listen to music for more than an hour, you are asking for trouble. And, it does not matter if the music you play is classical, rock or heavy metal.

Some researchers find that young people who break the so-called 60-percent/60-minute rule in listening to iPods are at the risk of suffering hearing loss.

Why is an iPod dangerous? With ear buds placed directly in the ear canal and high-volume music played over a long period of time, it’s like working in a loud factory all day, being a maintenance（修理）person under a jet airplane or using a jackhammer（手提钻）on a building site.

Similarly, iPod music can cause a short time or permanent（永久的）hearing damage. A loud iPod can cause a ruptured（破裂的）eardrum and, over time, may cause permanent damage to the tiny hairs in the inner ear. If these tiny hairs are damaged, they cannot effectively send sounds to the auditory nerves（听觉神经）that connect to the brain. If this happens, hearing loss becomes permanent.

1.Which of the following shows that you are suffering hearing loss?

A．You are interested to listen to others’ talking.

B．You have to read others’ expressions to understand them.

C．You can only understand others over the phone.

D．You always think you hear the ringing of the phone.

2. Which of the following is TRUE when you listen to music?

A．Listen at least an hour every time.

B．Turn up the volume to the highest level.

C．keep the sound lower than 60% of its highest volume.

D．Choose classical, rock or heavy metal music.

3.What is the correct order of causing permanent hearing loss?

a. The eardrum is broken.

b. The auditory nerves cannot receive sounds.

c. Tiny hairs are damaged.

d. Ear buds are placed directly in the ear canal.

e. High-volume music is played over a long time.

A．d-a-c-b-e          B．e-c-a-b-d          C．b-c-a-d-e          D．d-e-a-c-b

4.This passage is mainly about      .

A．music that teenagers like                 B．hearing problems caused by the loud world

C．ways that teenagers enjoy music            D．dangerous modern lifestyles of teenagers.

Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times.   1. . 2. But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors（幸存者）know how they should smile at life, though they are receivingchemotherapy（化疗）.

 3. .Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis（假肢）. Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.

As the saying goes, “ 4. ” Do you find plenty of time to laugh?

You can, if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you.  5. .

A．We just laugh about it.

B．Cry and you cry alone!

C．There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.

D．Erma Bombeck is known for her funny books.

E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?

F. She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica.

G. I still remember those happy days when we were at college.

短文改错（满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In order to be successful，you should first of all never give up whatever happen．If you fail，you should never lose heart．In the contrary，you must build up your confidence or work even harder．You should always remember that working hard was the key to success. Besides，you should pay a great attention to your working methods．That is necessary for you to take every chance improve them．Finally，you should try to get along well with your co-workers，cared for each other and helping each other．If you follow these rule，you will certain achieve great success in the future．

假设你是本刊读者Jack，请你根据所给的背景材料给Peter写封回信。内容包括：

1．分析Peter父母不同意的理由；

2．你给Peter的具体建议: 1) 和父母好好谈谈,让他们意识到参加街舞培训班的好处。2）请培训班老师帮忙。3）向父母承诺不花费太多时间影响学习。

背景材料：

Teenagers 总228（10/2009）期

编者按：本期刊登了Peter的来信，欢迎读者就信中谈到的问题进行分析并提出建议。

Editor,

I’m a boy of 18. I like arts, especially dancing. I want to attend a hip-hop (街舞) training course on the weekend, but my parents don’t permit me to. I’m very upset and need your advice.

Peter

注意：1、词数100左右；2、文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear peter,

You are very upset that your parents don’t permit you to attend a hip-hop training course on the weekend.                                                           

Yours,

Jack

Office _______ is just something that he plays at; the one thing that really interests him is golf.

A．ambition          B．enterprise         C．routine           D．Framework

Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the _______ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

A．target            B．option            C．profit             D．refund

Of course, all students want to increase their knowledge, but I believe that most students today want that knowledge to be _______ to their future career.

A．relevant          B．opposite          C．abundant          D．elegant

Despite their _______ plans, Chinese carmakers will find it hard to break into the developed world until this shortcoming is well behind them.

A．parallel           B．accessible         C．adequate          D．grand

The surprise findings _______ some previous studies that have suggested mobiles can cause Alzheimer’s and brain cancer.

A．convey           B．contradict         C．conduct           D．confuse