阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

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With the invention of the Internet several decades ago, do you feel that since then it has made us human beings feel more connected to the world and one another, or has it isolated（使孤立）us and made us feel more alone than ever before?

What about you as an individual?

●  2.The Internet enables us to know what’s happening in the world. We couldn't imagine talking to people everywhere in the world twenty years ago.

●3. It unites us because we talk to others from all around our country and tha world, but the Internet can be addicting, and keep us away from people for a while, There is an inherent (内在的) human need for direct human contact (e.g. touching, talking face to face, etc.) that the Internet has all taken away.

●  4. It has given me freedom beyond my imagination. I’m home-bound with many duties to attend to. My life is a bit too crowded. Duties duties duties. I get lost many times not knowing who I really am！This medium is my best friend. It just lets me BE！I can speak here without fear or favour.

●  5. Chatting online is completely different from hanging out with friends outside or hearing their voice over the phone．I find that it’s not just the Internet that has increased this sense of isolation，even iPods，MP3s，such devices kind of separate us，make us lose focus on the everyday happenings of life．

E. The Internet is playing a more and more important role.

F. I think it has isolated us more.

G. I am truly grateful for this new technology.

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入适当的单词。（注意：每个空格只填一个单词）

Women smoking cigars were not common for a very long time.Cigar smoking was for very wealthy men and a very few wealthy women. Cigar smoking was seen as a male choice,and smoking fine cigars proved that you had a very good business sense and a successful business.

Cigars represent masculinity(男子气概)—due to their large shape,money –because you have to have a lot of money in order to buy fine vigars ,and power –if you want to intimidate (恐吓) a personal，smoke a cigar. The average women didn’t have their own income to spend and buy cigars in the past ,but now as women gain their own incomes, they are picking up on smoking cigars due to their own wealth. … … 

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.  cloth 

A. host         B. comment                     C. bone                   D. polite

     2.  butter

  A. duty         B. butcher        C．busy                     D. custom

     3.  measure

  A. pleasure       B. sugar                     C. prison                    D. settle

      4.  pear 

                     A. fear         B. near                  C. bear                   D. hear

5. technology

A. check       B. chemical               C. achieve                D. march

      smell is      important part of attraction.

A.  /,  the    B. The, an       C. /,  /             D./,  an

The government has done everything it can    the buried miners.

A. to save     B. saving           C. save          D. saved

 —How do you find my hometown?

  —          .

A. Someone told me            B. By looking at the map

C. More beautiful, I think        D. By chance

    the sound of the terrible noise, the little baby burst into tears.

A. On          B. By                  C. At           D. Upon

With the economic crisis     on, it is still difficult to find a job.

A.  to go       B. go              C. gone      D. going

— Remember the trip? The scenery there is really breathing-taking.                           

  —Yeah. We also really      a good time.

A. have     B. have had       C. had        D. has

     the situation become worse, call me at once.

A. Must     B. Need                C. May       D. Should