They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed．A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored （政府资助的） youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies．

    “We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said．

    After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12．3 million people, and the number is climbing．

    The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent．The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France．

    One form of protest（抗议） tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity．

    Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents．Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them．

    “And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault．"There is usually not much conversation．You look for happiness．Sometimes you even find it．”

1.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected      

    A． about 0．6 million people                         B． 250,000 people

    C． 1ess than half of the population                  D． one million people

2. What Nicollete Steggerda said （para 2） means that      ．

    A． what the students learn is more than necessary

    B． the students cannot get work after graduation

    C． the students’ aim in study is not clear

    D． school education is not sufficient

3.The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to      ．

    A． material enjoyment              B． a sense of expectation 

    C． a job                           D． happiness

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A． British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent．

    B． British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium．

    C． British youths show their disappointment over joblessness．

    D． British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent．

Shopping in the United States changes a lot．About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family．Women went from the bakery to the butcher’s to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week．Then, about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born．In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores．

    The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall．A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof．Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular．The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping．If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee．Malls are places for teenagers to hang out．Many teens will often just “go to the mall” and spend time with their friends．

    The recent change in American shopping was the superstore．Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys“R”Us have been built all across the United States．Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores．Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close．They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors．

    And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States．People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet．Online shopping has lots of advantages．For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day．Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores．While, online shopping also has its disadvantages．People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store．And privacy of personal information may be let out．

1.Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?

    ①small stores          ②superstores    ③shopping malls

    ④shopping online      ⑤supermarkets

    A．①②③④⑤                       B． ①⑤②③④   

   C．②③④①⑤                       D． ①⑤③②④

2.Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?

    A． Small stores．                  B． Shopping malls．

    C． Supermarkets．                  D． Superstores．

3.Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?

    A． Because they can buy goods at a reduction in price．

    B． Because they are across the United States．

    C． Because they sell all kinds of products people need．

    D． Because they are built near small towns．

4.What’s the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?

A． Wasting time．   

B． Fixed prices．

C． Leaking personal information．

D． No chance to do physical activities．

Finding the right school for your child is a process． You will want to read about the school, talk to any friends who are involved in the school and, most important of all, visit the school．

The first step in finding out about Indian Creek is to request an information packet． We will be happy to send you a packet containing a brochure（小册子）, the fee structure and an application． The packet should answer most of your general questions about the school．

In order to get a true sense of Indian Creek School, you should come for an Admission Tour, which includes a personal meeting focusing on your child, a tour of the building and the classrooms, and a discussion of the curriculum（课程）．

This visit is no less important if the child for whom you are seeking admission is a teenager than if he or she is a three-year-old one． Every school has a different “school climate．” If you visit two or three schools, you will notice that each “feels” different． You know your child best and you will quickly develop a sense of whether a school is the right match or not．

●The initial point of entry for Indian Creek Students is at the pre-kindergarten level for three year olds．

●Children must be three years old by August 31st．

●We also have major points of entry from grade six to grade nine． At each of these levels, we open new sections and accept students in addition to those moving up from our own lower grades．

●There are scattered（零散的） openings available throughout the program due to attrition（学生流失）． Once an opening occurs, students spend a day at ICS, part of which includes admission testing．

1.You can NOT get to know about ICS by      ．

    A． getting an information packet   B． taking an admission tour

    C． asking friends involved in ICS  D． taking an admission test

2.During the Admission Tour, you can      ．

    A． having a meeting with the children               

    B． decide on the design of the classrooms

    C． talk with the school about the courses           

    D． choose the weather suitable for study．

3.Which of the following is NOT accepted for ICS when there is no attrition?

    A． A boy who will be 3 years old by July．          

    B． A fifth grader originally studying in ICS．

    C． An eighth grader from another school． 

    D． A fourth grader from another school．

4.The text is intended for      ．

    A． teachers            B． parents

    C． kindergarteners     D． school kids

Just as the world’s most respected scientific bodies have confirmed that the world is getting hotter, they have also stated that there is strong evidence that humans are driving the warming． Countless recent reports from the world’s leading scientific bodies have said the same thing． For example, a 2010 summary of climate science by the Royal Society stated that: “There is strong evidence that the warming of the Earth over the last half-century has been caused largely by human activity．”

The idea that humans could change the planet’s climate may be counter-intuitive（与直觉不符的）, but the basic science is well understood． Each year, human activity causes billions of tons of greenhouse gases to be released（释放）into the atmosphere． As scientists have known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket．

Of course, the planet’s climate has always been changing thanks to “natural” factors（因素） such as changes in solar or volcanic（火山的）activity, or cycles relating the Earth’s going around the sun． According to the scientific literature, however, the warming recorded to date matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – not the warming we would expect from other possible causes．

Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming observed so far, that would beg a difficult question． As Robert Henson puts it in The Rough Guide to Climate Change: “If some newly discovered factor can account for the climate change, then why aren’t carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?”

The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths – one with human influence and one without． That obviously isn’t possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty．

1.In most scientists’ opinion, the global warming is mainly caused by      ．

    A． solar activity                                   B． volcanic activity

    C． the Earth’s going around the sun                  D． human activity

2.The text is developed by      ．

    A． giving typical examples                           B． following the order of space

    C． analysing a theory and arguing it  D． comparing and finding differences

3.The underline word “identical” means      ．

    A． totally different      B． exactly the same 

    C． extremely important    D． relatively independent

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.You have changed so much that I can hardly _______ （认出） you．    

2.What do you _______ （实际上） do every day?       　　 

3.The other day my car _______ （遭受） damage in the accident．

4. He is as _______ （顽固的） as a donkey．    

5.It's good idea to check your _______ （词汇） notebook．           

6. What is your _______ （态度） towards endless homework?

7.I live three _______ （街区） away from the kindergarten．               

8. Her daughter`s hair is long and _______ （直的）．

9. My sister often _______ （请求） me to help her with English．                        

10.Many tourists went through the _______ （山谷） successfully．

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（  ），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last weekend I went to the Summer Palace as usually． At about noon, I was enjoying my reading near a lake while suddenly I hear someone crying for help． I went up to see what was happening． I was shocking to find a little child struggling in the water in the distance while many peoples were standing by without doing anything． Without any hesitation, I had pushed through the crowd as I took off my coat, but jumped into the water quickly． I managed to reach him and carried him back to safety． To his great relief, the kid was saved．  

I was proud what I had done． I hope everyone can give hand when someone else is in need．

The operation is _____ success and the patient is now out of _____ danger.

He pointed to ______ looked like a tomb and said, “Ghost.”