Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Do you want to live never to die? Some experts say, it will be not a dream one day. Modern technology will make it come true. Man will live more years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life.

“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality,” said Michael, a professor and author of two books on human life expectancy. “I think by 2075 we will see it and it’s no longer a dream. Human’s life expectancy may have not limit.”

At the meeting in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School said advances in using genes as well as other technology make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 300 or 500 years.”

However, many scientists are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last more than about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and other parts of the body will finally lead all humans to death.

Scientists also hold different opinions on what kind of life man might live.  “If you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life? It’s a big question.” said Leonard Poon, director of the university center.  “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”

1.The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A．dying slowly       B．living longer        C．living forever       D．dying quickly

2.Donald’s attitude is that______.

A．human beings may never die in the future

B．it is not certain how long humans can live

C．the human body can last about 120 years

D．it is possible for man to live longer in the future

3.What would be the best title for this text?

A．Living longer or not                      B．Science and long living

C．No limit for human life                    D．Healthy lifestyle and living

4.In the last sentence “get to that point” means ____.

A．get that idea                           B．get to 120 years old

C．know how to live forever                 D．have good quality of life

In the United States, friends can be close, constant and real. But if they move live far away from each other, little by little, they will not be as close as before. But neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If two people meet again by chance, even years later, they will be delighted and pick up the friendship again.

In America, you can feel free to visit people's homes, share their holidays and enjoy their delicious food. If you are invited to a party, just accept their hospitality(款待) for various reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties or family customs. It is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one's home than to go to a public place. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you aren’t treated well. You know, strangers are not invited into the home.

Don't feel neglected if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery is not certain, and arrival times are often delayed, so flowers are not often sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! In fact, signs outside change in different lands, but the welcome in the heart is real and valuable.

1.You will find friendships _______ in America if they are not near each other.

A．die suddenly       B．come back         C．disappear gradually  D．last forever

2.The underlined part in the last paragraph can be replaced by “______”.

A． Don’t feel you are paid little attention

B．Don’t accept an invitation quickly

C． Don’t feel you should be treated well

D．Don’t pay much attention to the flowers

3.Which of the following is the best title for this passage? 

A．American Hospitality                     B．American Friendships

C．American Invitation                      D．American Welcome

阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。(请将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。)

Kids are drawn to smoking for a lot of reasons — to look cool, act older, lose weight, or feel independent, but you can keep your child from getting addicted to tobacco. Here are a few points to keep in mind:

Discuss other topics in a way that doesn’t make your child fear punishment or judgment.

Stress what your child does right rather than wrong. Self-confidence is your child’s best protection against peer (同龄人) pressure.

Encourage your child to take part in activities that rule out smoking, such as sports.

When it comes to the dangers of tobacco use, it’s important to keep talking to your child about it over the years. Even the youngest child can understand that smoking is bad for the body.

Ask your child what he or she finds attractive or not attractive about smoking. Be a patient listener.

Read, watch television, and go to the movies with your child. Compare media images with what happens in reality.

Discuss ways to respond to peer pressure to smoke. Your child may feel confident simply saying “no”. But also offer your child responses such as, “It will make my clothes and breath smell bad.”

Encourage your child to walk away from friends who don’t recognize or respect his or her reasons for not smoking.

Explain how smoking affects the daily life of kids who start doing it. How do they afford the cigarettes? How do they have money to pay for other things they want? How does it affect their friendship?

Set firm rules that forbid smoking from your house and ______: Smokers smell bad, look bad, and feel bad, and it’s bad for everyone’s health.

1.What’s the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

____________________________________________

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

Try to persuade your child to join in some activities which are not linked to smoking, like sports.

____________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

____________________________________________

4.Give another point that you think is important and explain why. (Please answer within 30 words.)

____________________________________________

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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用方框内单词的适当形式填空。(请将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。)

1.Zhang Ziyi __________in the film of Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon

2.His refusal was worded in such a __________way that we could not be offended.

3.___________in the southeast of China, .Shanghai is a famous fashion centre.

4.___________ with the difficulty, we shouldn’t give up.

5.This kind of activity was first held in a _____________country like China.

6.Being ___________at a normal school is necessary for a child.

7.A lot of people are dying of __________ in many parts of the world.

8.Smoking and drinking are            lifestyles.

9.As her daughter hadn’t returned home, the mother was looking           out of the window all the time.

10.Many countries send messages of  _____________ to China after the Shenzhou V landed safely this morning.

根据汉语完成句子。(请将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。)

1.例如：在英国，政府首脑是国王或王后。而在法国，政府首脑却是总统。

In the United Kingdom, for example, the head of state is a king or queen. In France, _______ ______ _______ _______, the head of state is a president.

2.扩大了的欧盟拥有5亿多人口，是美国人口的两倍。

The __________ European Union has a population of more than half a billion people, _______  _______ _______ as the population of the United States.

3.报告显示：我们正在进步，但是我们必须作出更大的努力。

The report shows that we are making some ________but _______ we need to _______ greater ________ .

4.当他在太空舱内环绕地球飞行的时候，他拍了很多地球的照片。

________ he _______ ________ in the capsule, he __________ photographs of planet earth.

5.昨天上午9点，杨利伟在中国西北部的酒泉起飞，中国成为世界上第三个把人送入太空的国家。

When Yang _______  _______ from Jiuquan in northwest China at 9 am yesterday, China became the third nation ________  ________ a man into space.

假定你是一名导游，你将接待一个外国旅游团。请你拟订一份120词左右的导游词向游客介绍青岛。要点如下：

1. 青岛市位于山东半岛南端，面积10, 654平方公里，总人口699万；

2. 青岛三面环海，大海是青岛的魅力所在；

3. 古代名人如李白、蒲松龄、康有为等的足迹遍布各地，留下了华美的诗文；

4. 青岛是现代化城市，现代化的工厂和楼房林立。

参考词汇：半岛 peninsula

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our city._________________________________________________________________

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Thank you.

The bank is ______ the street, so go ______ the underground passage， and you can get there.  

A．through; across     B．through; into       C．across; over        D．across; through

Good care must ______ these children, especially when they are ill.

A．take              B．be taken          C．take of            D．be taken of

Physics ________ my favorite subject. I like it so much that I wish we had a physics class every day.

A．is                B．are              C．was              D．have been

______ right in the center of the city, the park attracts a lot of tourists.

A．Seating           B．Laid              C．Situated           D．Stood