阅读下面短文，并根据文章后的题目进行简答。

　　“What's your English name?”I asked in my first oral class．“Goat”came the reply．I tried to keep myself from laughing, as I'm sure the poor boy had no idea of the other meanings associated with(与……有关)the word goat：“a dirty old man”or“a foolish person”．

　　Later, my thoughts turned to why Chinese students take an English name．Obviously, for foreign teachers such as me, English names help us to learn names and recognize students more rapidly．And it's a means of easily setting up communication with Westerners．

　　As Sharon, a student displays(展示)her knowledge of western culture and ideas．Once Sharon has graduated, if she is fortunate to find employment that involves(涉及)regular communication across international boundaries, relationships will be smoothed if others can easily remember her name．

　　Parents in English-speaking countries do not usually choose words at random to name their child．For every parent who seeks to be truly creative by inveniting a unique(独一无二)name, there will be nine others selecting from a recognized book of names．These books have been passed on from generation to generation．

　　While English names do have meanings, this is rarely of great importance for parents in making their choice．Often, associations with heroes, pop idols(偶像)will influence(影响)a decision．My son's name, Luke, was chosen because of a film“Cool Hand Luke”, with the US star Paul Newman．Other names are chosen because of family connections, after a beloved grandfather, for example．

　　There are a great many names to choose from, and at any one time some will be more fashionable(时髦的)than others．When our present Queen was crowned, many baby girls were christened Elizabeth, while Princess Diana's marriage to Charles led to a generation of Dianas．Most parents seeking to be original or unique(特殊)look through lists for names that haven't been used regularly in recent years．

　　So, if you are thinking of taking an English name stop and think．Before you accept any old name, make sure you are happy with its sound, its meaning and its associations．

1．Why did the author feel funny when she heard the name“Goat”?

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2．What's the meaning of the underlined phrase in the fourth paragraph?

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3．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within two words)

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4．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? An English name can help Chinese people to communicate with westerners easily．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the sixth paragraph．

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阅读下面文章，按要求完成题目。

　　Most people think that making a film is exciting．In fact, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't．Earlier this year, I worked in a new film．It was about a bomb threat on a big British ship．Two hundred people were needed to act as the passengers in the film．I was one of them．

　　Before we left, we were wanted to bring some warm clothes．These were necessary because the ship was going to spend the whole 16 days sailing in bad weather．

　　Then the day came and we sailed out of Dover．The boat had on board the film crew, the director, the actors and actresses including Brinksley Meers, who acted the leading role, and us 200 amateur(业余的)extras．

　　People came for different purposes．Some wanted to meet Brinksley Meers in person．Others were curious to see how a film was made．A housewife with her three children came for free holiday and a bit of adventure．

　　During the voyage, a lot of people were very seasick．And although the work was very interesting, it was also very hard．We often worked all day on one scene, performing it again and again under the hot lights．In the evenings, there were drinks in the bar, but most people were so tired that they went to bed early．The next day often began at 6∶30 in the morning, sometimes with breakfast being filmed．

　　When the ship finally returned to port, most people had enjoyed the trip, but were also so tired that they at least needed a week's holiday．

Answer the following questions：

1．Which role did the author act in the film?

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2．Why the film crew were asked to bring some warm clothes?

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3．Who acted the leading role?

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4．Why the author said“they at least needed a week's holiday”?

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5．Can you infer author's purpose of writing this article?

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阅读下面文章，完成各个小题。

　　A man or woman makes direct contact(联系)with society in two ways：as a member of some familial, professional or religious group, or as a member of crowd．Groups are capable of being as moral and intelligent as the individuals(个人)who form them; a crowd is chaotic, has no purpose of its own and is capable of anything except intelligent action and realistic thinking．Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice．Their suggestibility(受暗示支配的状况)is increased to the point where they cease(停止)to have any judgment or will of their own．They became very excitable, they lose all sense of individual or collective responsibility, they are subject to sudden excesses of rage(愤怒), enthusiasm and panic(惊恐)．In a word, a man in a crowd behaves as though he had swallowed a large dose of some powerful intoxicant(麻醉剂)．He is a victim of what I have called“herd-poisoning”(群体中毒症)．Like alcohol, herd-poison is an active, extravagant drug．The crowd intoxicated individual escapes from responsibility, intelligence and morality into a kind of frantic, animal mindlessness．

　　Reading is a private, not a collective activity．The writer speaks only to individuals, sitting by themselves in a state of normal sobriety(严肃，庄重)．The lecturer speaks to masses of individuals, already well-primed with herd-poison．They are at his merey and, if knows his business, he can do what he likes with them．

　　Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and an interest in facts．Their critical habit of mind makes them resistant to the kind of propaganda(宣传)that works so well in the majority．Intellectuals(知识分子)are the kind of people who demand evidence and are shocked by logical inconsistencies and fallacies(谬误)．They regard over-simplification as the original sin of the mind and have no use for the slogans, the unqualified assertions and sweeping generalizations which are the propagandist's stock-in-trade．

1．What are the key words showing the difference between“groups”and“masses”?(Please answer within 10 words in all．)

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2．What three things does the writer use to illustrate the effect of“herd-poisoning”?

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3．In the last sentence of Paragraph 2, what does the word“They”refer to?

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4．What is the purpose of paragraph 2?

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5．In paragraph 3, what does the second sentence suggest?

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阅读下面文章，完成后面的题目。

　　American women experience a great variety of lifestyles．A“typical”American woman may be single．She may also be divorced or married．She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker．It is very difficult to generalize about American．However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitude(态度)about themselves and their role in American life．

　　Historically, The first settlers to come to New England were of ten young couples who had left behind their extended family(i．e．their parents, sisters, cousins, etc．)．The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands．This had two important effects．

　　First of all, this as yet uncivilized(未开发的)environment demanded that every person share in developing it and in survival(生存)．Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land．Second because they were in a new land without the established(现成的)influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles．

　　This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans moved west, again leaving family behind and meeting a new environment．Even later in the East, as new settlers arrived, the women often found jobs easily than men．Women became the supporters of the family．

　　Within the established lifestyle of industrialized twentieth century America, the strong role of women was not as attractive as in the early days of the country．Some women were active outside the home; others were not．However, when American men went to war in the 1940s, women stepped into the men's jobs as factory and business workers．After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of their own ability．

1．Which is the topic sentence?

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2．What is the proper chinese meaning of the word“generalize”underlined?

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3．Fill in a sentence onto the line to make the context fluent．

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4．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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5．What happened to the lifestyle of women in industrialized twentieth century America?(Not more than 40 words)

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　　Many people believe that Americans love their cars almost more than anything else．It may be true．From the time youngsters(小孩)become fourteen years old, they are likely to dream of having their own cars．Many young people work after school during their last year of high school in order to buy a car learning to drive and getting a driver's license may be one of the most exciting times of a young person's life．

　　People who almost never go to a doctor when they are sick will take their cars to a repairman at the first sign of a problem．Those who do not like to work around the home on Saturdays may devote most of that day to washing and waxing(打蜡)their cars．For some families it is not enough to have one car．They often have two or three－one for work and one for recreation(娱乐)．

　　Many men and women in the United States need to have a car．Many need a car to go to work．Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or other activities．

　　In most states young people learn to drive in high school, where driver training is one of the most popular courses．At the end of the course the student must take a driving test to get a license．For many, the piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups．Answer the following questions：

1．What does the passage mainly tell us?

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2．What does one have to do if he wants to drive?

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3．What they are used for if people have more than one car?

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4．Why do housewives in the USA use the car for?

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5．What does the piece of license mean?

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　　Compared to the other parts of the body, your ears don’t ask for much．They don’t need to be brushed once a day like your teeth．But they need some special care, especially when you like listening to music with earphones．Maybe your mum or dad has told you, “Turn that down before you go deaf!” Well, they are quite right．Loud noise might cause hearing loss for a short time or even forever．Think that earphones are a good way to escape from your parents’ eyes? Well．It may not be as good a way as you expect．American doctors have studied a group of 44 000 people who used earphones more than 15 hours per week．The doctors found that 37 000 of them were getting hearing problems．

　　If you use earphones for about 8 hours a time, your ears might feel painful．You could also lose your hearing for the rest of your life．

　　So don’t wear your earphones too long．Use them less than one hour a day．

　　Want sharp hearing? Don’t forget to do the following：

　　Try to stay away from places where there is too much noise, like a disco．If you have to go, wear earplugs．

　　When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in．

　　Never put anything sharp into your ears．If you think you have too much earwax(耳垢), ________．

　　Keep these things in mind! Then you won’t be saying “WHAT???” when you are older．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “WHAT???” in the last paragraph?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 15 words．)

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4．What should you do if you want sharp hearing?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　How to protect child Web fans from unsuitable material online while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed．

　　For some parents, the Internet seems like a jungle, filled with dangers for their children．But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers．With good guides and some education, the madness for the Internet can be safely conducted．“Kids have to be online．If we tell our kids they can’t have access to the Internet, we are cutting them off from their future．”

　　Most kids have started to use search engines．Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, but they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go．There are search engines designed just for kids．One certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe．The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener”．But this can be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet．Another way is that Mum or Dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet．

　　A few other tips：?

　　－Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but ________ where Mum or Dad can keep an eye on things．That also makes the Internet more of a family activity．

　　－Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make online．

　　－Tell your child not to give online strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number．

　　－And tell your child never to talk to people he or she meets online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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

We must allow children to be online or their future will be affected．

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3．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph five with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which of the suggestions do you think is the best one? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Homecoming Weekend(同学会周末)is a tradition at American colleges, universities, and also high schools．Schools usually hold a weekend for this purpose each fall．Homecoming Weekend is a time when former students return to get together with current students and old friends．

　　The weekend usually centers on a football game and a homecoming dance．Many schools also hold a parade．And some burn a ceremonial fire to show support for their football team．

　　The University of Illinois has claimed(声称)for many years that it held the first college Homecoming Weekend in 1910．The planners of that celebration saw it as a chance for current students and former students to get to know each other．They said it would create more loyalty to the university．And it would lead other universities to follow．

　　It seems that they found that Baylor University in Texas held an event called “Home-Coming” one year earlier, in 1909．It was organized as a time to meet former student friends, recall old memories and “catch the Baylor spirit again．”Events of that weekend included a concert, a parade, and a football game．

　　And Northern Illinois University has records to show it held a Homecoming Weekend even earlier, in 1906．It was also a gathering of former students with organized social events．

　　Today most American colleges hold a Homecoming Weekend．Things can get a little wild．But some students say the weekend is fun only when their football team has a winning season．Still, whoever started it, Homecoming Weekend remains ________ in many school in the United States．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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

Nowadays, it’s a popular activity among most American colleges to hold a Homecoming Weekend．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think high schools should hold a Homecoming Weekend? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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