Previous winners have included Adolf Hitler, Bill Gates and Ayatollah Khomeini．This year it is you．
Time magazine has named”You”as its”Person of the Year”in recognition of the way that ordinary internet users have revolutionized the media through blogs, file-sharing and websites such as Wikipedia, YouTube and MySpace．The magazine designed special cover——a white keyboard with a mirror for a computer screen where buyers can see their reflection——for the issue, reflecting the importance of user-generated(使用者自创)Internet content as a driving force in the modern world．
User-generated content on websites such as You Tube has proved the latest twist(转折)in the Internet revolution．You Tube has attracted millions of users and earned its founders ＄1.65 billion when it was bought by Google earlier this year．
Normally, the magazine describes its person of the year not necessarily as an honor, but as”the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill, and represented what was important about the year”．Mr．Stengel said in an interview that to select the”Person of the Year”is to look for someone who’s a symbol．
The magazine did cite(提名)26”People Who Mattered”, from North Korean leader Kim Jong II to Pope Benedict XVI(教皇本笃十六世)to the troika(三人组合)of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the past．And in 2005, the winners were Bill and Melinda Gates and rock star Bono, who were cited for their charitable(慈善的)work aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health．It was not the first time that the magazine went away from naming an actual person for its”Person of the Year”．In 1966, the 25-and-under generation was cited; in 1975, American women were named; and in 1982, the computer was chosen．
(1)
“You”, the Time magazine“Person of the Year”of the year, refers to anyone ________．
[ ]
A．
who reads this updated magazine
B．
who surfs the Internet
C．
who knows the result of the selection
D．
who holds an important position
(2)
The fashionable character of the Internet revolution is ________．
[ ]
A．
to search information on the Internet
B．
to use the Internet to make money
C．
to be cited for“Person of the Year”
D．
to create content onto the Internet
(3)
The usual qualification of“Person of the Year”is that a person or persons must ________．
[ ]
A．
do the most good to the world in the year
B．
live up to the expectation of the world
C．
really affect the world the most in the year
D．
help the world move ahead in the year
(4)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
U．S．newly-elected President Obama is cited for“Person of the Year”．
B．
The couple of Gates were cited not for their contributions to the Internet．
C．
“Person of the Year”must be a prize of a person or a group．
D．
A pop star is unlikely to be cited for the“Person of the Year”．
On July 29,1981, Diana and Charles, the Prince of Wales in London, got married at St．Paul’s Cathedral．Diana was twenty, while Charles thirty-two．The fairytale wedding was broadcast in 74 countries and watched by 750 million people worldwide．Everything looked perfect for the happy couple as the public fell in love with Diana．
In June 1982, Prince William was born, followed by Harry in 1984．It seemed that the couple lived a happy life．Actually, Diana was very unhappy with her marriage, for Prince Charles was in love with another woman．She suffered from depression(抑郁症)after the birth of her first son and there was a rumor that she had an eating disorder．There were even stories that she had attempted suicide．Diana blamed Charles for their unhappy marriage．She said he didn’t seem interested in her and that he’d never loved her．Later after some embarrassing affairs for both of them, Charles and Diana divorced in 1996．
After the divorce, Diana became more involved in charity(慈善)work．She was the first famous person to work for AIDS charities．She also campaigned against landmines(地雷)．The public loved her for the way she cared for others．In contrast, the rest of the royal family seemed cold and uncaring to most people．
Diana’s life ended tragically in a car crash in France．On August 31,1997, she got into a car with her boyfriend．Although the doctors tried to save her, it was too late and she died．Over one billion people watched her funeral and millions around the world cried when they saw the card on her coffin(棺材)from her two young sons．It had only one word on it－Mummy．
She is still remembered for the love she showed to others, and for many, she will always be the people’s princess．
(1)
What did Diana mainly do after she divorced Charles?
[ ]
A．
She mainly focused on bringing up her children．
B．
She was devoted to the cause of education．
C．
She became more concerned(关心)with charity work．
D．
She began her struggle against the royal family．
(2)
The public loved and respected Diana because ________．
[ ]
A．
she was the most beautiful princess they had ever seen
B．
she cared for others unlike the other royal family members
C．
she gave birth to two sons for the royal family
D．
she knew a lot about AIDS protection
(3)
The passage mainly tells us ________．
[ ]
A．
about the life of Diana
B．
how Diana showed her love to others
C．
about Diana’s family
D．
about Diana’s funeral
It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man．College, career, and life itself got in the way．In fact, Jack moved clear across the country for his dreams．There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son．He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him．
Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr．Belser died last night．The funeral(葬礼)is Wednesday．”Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days．
“Jack, did you hear me?”
“Oh, sorry, Mom．Yes, I heard you．It’s been so long since I thought of him．I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said．
“Well, he didn’t forget you．Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing．He’d reminisce(回忆)about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it,” Mom told him．
“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said．
“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr．Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said．
“He’s the one who taught me carpentry．I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him．He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important…Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral,” Jack said．
Busy as he was, he kept his word．Jack caught the next flight to his hometown．Mr．Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful．He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away．
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered．Every step held memories．Every picture, every piece of furniture…Jack stopped suddenly．
“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked．
“The box is gone,” he said．
“What box?” Mom asked．
“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk．I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside．All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said．
It was gone．Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box．He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it．
“Now, I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly．
Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk．The return address caught his attention．
“Mr．Harold Belser” it read．
Jack tore open the package．There inside was the gold box and an envelope．Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside．
“Upon my death, please give this box and its contents to Jack Bennett．It’s the thing I valued most in my life．” A small key was taped to the letter．His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box．There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch．Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it．
Inside he found these words carved：“Jack, Thanks for your time!Harold Belser．”
“Oh, My God!This is the thing he valued most…”
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days．“Why?” his assistant asked．
“ I need some time to spend with my son,” he said．
(1)
Jack’s mother told him on the phone about Mr．Belser EXCEPT that ________．
[ ]
A．
Mr．Belser often asked how Jack was doing
B．
Mr．Belser’s funeral would take place on Wednesday
C．
Mr．Belser had asked for Jack’s mailing address
D．
Mr．Belser had pleasant memories of their time together
(2)
Why did Belser send Jack his gold watch?
[ ]
A．
Because he was grateful for Jack’s time with him．
B．
Because he had no children or relatives．
C．
Because he thought he had to keep his word．
D．
Because Jack had always wanted it during his childhood．
(3)
Why did Jack say he needed some time to spend with his son?
[ ]
A．
He was very tired of his work and wanted to have a good rest．
B．
He had promised to spare more time to stay with his son．
C．
He had missed his son and his family for days．
D．
He came to realize the importance of the time with his family．
(4)
Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
The Good Old Times
B．
What He Valued Most
C．
An Old Gold Watch
D．
The Lost Childhood Days
The people in ancient Egypt had a writing system called hieroglyphics(象形文字)，which was a type of picture writing．For a long time, no one was able to understand this language．However, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone(罗赛达碑)has helped scientists to understand this language．
The Rosetta Stone is a large stone on which there are three written messages．The first language is hieroglyphics, the second is demotic, the common language of ancient Egypt, and the third is Greek．It concluded that this stone probably contained the same message but in three different languages．A French man, Francois Champollion, used his knowledge of Greek and his limited knowledge of hieroglyphics to translate the message．The discovery and translation of the Rosetta Stone allowed the translation of other messages in hieroglyphics and gave the world more insight into ancient Egypt．
The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by a French soldier near the Egyptian town of Rosetta．Today it lies in the British Museum in London．
(1)
A good title for this passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
Languages in Ancient Countries
B．
The Rosetta Stone
C．
Hieroglyphics in Egypt
D．
The British Museum
(2)
From this passage, we may conclude(总结出)that ________．
[ ]
A．
Demotic was the only language in ancient Egypt．
B．
Little was known about hieroglyphics before 1799．
C．
A French man found the stone and studied it carefully．
D．
Champollion was a soldier
(3)
According to the text, “insight” in the second paragraph means“________”．
[ ]
A．
困惑
B．
观光
C．
视力
D．
了解
(4)
On the stone there were three ________．
[ ]
A．
different messages
B．
different languages with different meanings
C．
different languages with the same meaning
D．
articles in the same language
阅读理解：
“Who made your T-shirt?” A Georgetown University student raised that question．Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer．A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton．farm to Chinese factory to charity bin(慈善捐赠箱)．The result is an interesting new book , The travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济)．
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade．She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner．In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step towards a better are for the people who work there．In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes that “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color．Rivoli’s book is full of memorable people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton．” She says, “ Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like shallot water Texas．”
Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections．She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization．The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check．True economic progress needs them both．
(1)
What do we learn about Professor Rivoli?
[ ]
A．
She used to work on cotton farm．
B．
She wrote a book about world trade．
C．
She wants to give up her teaching job．
D．
She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes．
(2)
By saying T-shirts “meet a real market”, Rivoli means in Tanzania ________．
[ ]
A．
cheaper T-shirts are needed
B．
used T-shirts are hard to sell
C．
prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently
D．
prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable
(3)
What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?
[ ]
A．
Free markets．
B．
Price changes．
C．
Unexpected connections．
D．
Chances opened up by trade．
(4)
What would be the best title for the text?
[ ]
A．
What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B．
How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai
C．
How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania
D．
What T-shirts Can Teach Us
阅读理解
The wind cause waves on the surface of the ocean and lakes．The wind transfers some of its energy to the water, through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules．Stronger winds cause larger waves like storm surges．You can make your own miniature waves by blowing across the surface of a pan of water．
Waves of water do not move horizontally(水平地), they only move up and down(a wave does not represent a flow of water)．You can see a demonstration of this by watching a floating buoy(浮标)bob up and down with a wave; it does not, however, move horizontally with the wave．
Tsunamis sometimes called tidal waves are different from surface waves; they are usually caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides．
What cause the tides?Tides are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water．Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon．The gravitational attraction of the Moon causes the oceans to bulge(凸出)out in the direction of the Moon．Another bulge occurs on the opposite side, since the Earth is also being pulled toward the Moon and away from the water on the far side．Since the Earth is rotating(旋转)while this is happening, two tides occur each day．Isaac Newton was the first person to explain tides scientifically．
Spring tides are especially strong tides．They do not have anything to do with the season Spring．They occur when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in a line．The gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun both contribute to the tides．Spring tides occur during the full moon and the new moon．
Neap tides are especially weak tides．They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular(垂直的)to one another(with respect to the Earth)．Neap tides occur during quarter moons．
(1)
Which of the following words in the first paragraph means“a model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size”?
[ ]
A．
molecule
B．
miniature
C．
wave
D．
friction
(2)
Two tides occur each day because ________．
[ ]
A．
the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon occurs twice each day
B．
the gravitational attraction of the Moon causes the oceans to bulge out in the direction of the Moon and another bulge occurs on the opposite side of the Earth
C．
the Earth is being pulled toward the Moon twice each day
D．
Isaac Newton was the first person to explain them
(3)
Spring tides are caused by ________．
[ ]
A．
the spring season
B．
the Moon
C．
the Moon and the Earth
D．
the Sun, the Earth and the Moon
(4)
Which of the following shows the correct positions of the Sun, the Moon and the Earth when Neap tides occur?
The Sun＝⊙ The Earth＝● The Moon＝○
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
阅读理解
In my opinion, between persons of equal income, there is no social difference except that of achievements and value．Money is nothing．Character, behavior and ability are everything．There would be great people and ordinary people and little people, but the great would always be those who had done great things, and never the fools whose mothers had cared for them too much and whose fathers had left them a hundred thousand dollars a year; and the little people would be persons of small minds and mean characters, and not poor persons who had never had a chance．That is why fools are always favor of inequality of income(their only chance of being well-known), and the really great in favor of equality．
As for Americans, being hardworking, thrift(节俭), and ambition are positive values．They encourage their children to be competitive and to get ahead, to make money and to get possession．In games and in business alike, the aim is to win the game, the award, the contract．They go in for labor-saving devices, new inventions, speed and shortcuts．They think every young couple should set up a home of their own, and they pity the couple who must share their home with their parents, or get along with other relatives．Actually, of course, not all Americans hold all these values, and those who do may hold others, and at times contradictory(矛盾的)values may affect their ways of behaving．In the main, however, the collective(集体的)expectation of their society is that these are desirable(值得做的)goals, and each person, whatever his personal opinion may be, is under considerable and similar pressure．
(1)
It seems that the author looks down upon people belonging to ________．
[ ]
A．
the poor
B．
the great
C．
the little
D．
the ordinary
(2)
The underlined sentence“Character, behavior and ability are everything”means ________．
[ ]
A．
money is nothing
B．
there is no difference between people of equal incomes
C．
the difference of achievement and value is the most important
D．
every person has a chance to succeed, which depends on one’s character, behavior and ability
(3)
To most Americans, it is a pity that ________．
[ ]
A．
young couple live with their parents or relatives
B．
they leave their relatives alone
C．
young couples lose their homes
D．
they do hard work
(4)
This passage tells us that ________．
[ ]
A．
generally speaking, Americans have the similar expectation of their society
B．
it is not easy for everyone to live in the USA
C．
in the American society, people can never agree with each other
D．
in the USA, everyone values the same
阅读理解
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult．
Most do not fully see this truth．Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation．
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one．Problems, depending on their nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear．These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．
Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure．When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn．As Benjamin Franklin said,“Those things that hurt, instruct．”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．
(1)
From the passage, it can be inferred that ________．
[ ]
A．
everybody has problems
B．
we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life
C．
life is difficult because our problem bring us pain
D．
people like to complain about their problems
(2)
The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ________．
[ ]
A．
save space
B．
persuade readers
C．
make readers laugh
D．
get reader’s attention
(3)
The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ________．
[ ]
A．
most people feel life is easy
B．
the writer feels life is easy
C．
the writer likes to complain about his problem
D．
most people complain about how hard their lives are
(4)
The saying from Benjamin Franklin“Those things that hurt, instruct．”suggests that ________．
[ ]
A．
we do not learn from experience
B．
we do not learn when we are in pain
C．
pain teaches us important lessons
D．
pain cannot be avoided
阅读理解
Some kids don’t use alcohol．If the statistics are correct, about 30 percent of high school seniors don’t use alcohol, and an even higher percentage of younger kids are abstinent(节制的)．What helps promote abstinence?Research indicates that kids are less likely to engage in under age drinking when some or several of the following conditions exist：
1．Role modelling：Parents and siblings who do not drink or drink only a little have a stronge stronger influence on their teens and serve as good models．
2．Monitoring：Teens who are guided in positive structure of their time and home environment are less likely to be bored and left alone to make their own decisions．High–risk situations are more readily recognised by parents and acted upon before they become serious problem．
3．Supervision(管理)：Parents who stay actively involved with their children, showing interest in their activities and participating when possible, earn the respect and appreciation of their children．They also understand their children better and can identify danger signals more quickly．
4．Communication：Children benefit from healthy, open communication with their parents and other significant adults．Failure to communicate leaves children isolated and vulnerable(脆弱)．Parents who listen as well as speak–and when they speak, do so with respect and kindness, instead of preaching and ordering–have a strong rapport(亲善)with their children．
5．School support：Failure in school damages self–esteem and is one of the biggest contributors to child delinquency．When school administer programmes that are child–sensitive, this helps children to be successful in school．A strength–based approach, gives children a better chance of maintaining interest and motivation．
(1)
Which is NOT the reason of children being away of drinking?
[ ]
A．
Supervision．
B．
Communication．
C．
Good Relationship．
D．
School support．
(2)
Monitoring is important because ________．
[ ]
A．
teenagers are forbidden to make their own decisions
B．
teenagers are seldom left alone to be bored or annoyed
C．
parents never allowed teenagers to go high – risk areas
D．
problems are usually recognized and solved before they become serious
(3)
We can conclude from the last but one paragraph that ________．
[ ]
A．
children who know how to communicate with adults are usually abstinent
B．
children fail to communicate with their parents are lonely and vulnerable
C．
when communicating with their children, parents should learn to teach
D．
when communicating with parents, children should learn to listen and obey
(4)
What is be a best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Tips on How to Educate Children
B．
What Helps Promote Abstinence?
C．
Drinking is Bad for Your Children
D．
Better to Prevent Children From Drinking
阅读理解
Teenager Jessica Riley was surfing alone at Flagler Beach, in Florida, in the USA when she was attacked by what is believed to be a 9–foot bull shark．She narrowly escaped injury when the shark took a huge bite out of her board．
She told Florida’s WFTV that she was lying on her board and heard a splash．She said something told her to take her right hand out of the water just before the shark came up underneath the board, emerged from the water and bit into the board about half way down its length．
“The whole thing was like out of jaws,”she said,“where you see the eyeballs and then they turn white and the teeth they have were, like, crooked．As soon as it bit the board I fell in onto the shark．The shark started to thrash(逆行)and then I heard a popping sound and I thought ‘Oh not!Have I lost a leg or an arm?’”
She realised later that the popping sound was the chunk(块)of board breaking off in the shark’s mouth．She said it was crazy．There were so many thoughts going through her mind．“I started to kick and kneed the shark right under its mouth．My finger found its eyeball and it went in．As soon as I realised it was his eyeball, I shoved(推、撞)in more．”
She said the shark released the board, but caught her belt as it swam off pulling her under．She undid it, swam to the surface, scrambled(攀缘)back onto what was left of her board and paddled for shore．She said she called for help, but no one heard．
She collected her things from the beach, put her board in her truck and drove to a friend’s house．They called 911．When the police came round they didn’t believe her story until they saw her board．
She said at the time of the report–three days after the attack–she had had very little sleep because she had been having nightmares about the attack．
(1)
What does the underlined word“it”(in Paragraph 4)refer to?
[ ]
A．
Jessica’s finger．
B．
The shark’s eyeball．
C．
Jessica’s hand．
D．
The shark’s mouth．
(2)
What made the police eventually believe Jessica?
[ ]
A．
Her paddle．
B．
Her board．
C．
The telephone．
D．
Her injury．
(3)
It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that ________．
[ ]
A．
nobody dared to help her
B．
the belt trapped her in the water
C．
there were not many people around
D．
the shark showed great interest in the belt
(4)
Jessica wasn’t sleeping well because she ________．
