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2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal production is up by almost seven percent.
In 2011, farm exports are expected to break the all-time high set in 2008.The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars. The largest buyer of agricultural products is expected to be Canada. But farm exports to China are predicted to come within five hundred million dollars of Canadian purchases. Secretary Vilsack says countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are also buying more from American farmers.
Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010.Charlotte Hebe brand is chief executive of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council in Washington. She said drought(干旱)conditions had a big effect over the summer. She said,“There were horrible weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries.”
Wheat prices rose after Russia stopped wheat exports,although Russia later eased the ban(禁令).“Wheat used to be America’s top crop. What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop,”said economist Charlotte Hebebrand.
Corn is mostly fed to animals. But Miss Hebebrand said with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again. Corn and wheat are the two largest crops supported by the government.
【小題1】We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers——.

A．planted less corn	B．planted morn crops
C．planted morn wheat	D．earned more money

【小題2】What does the Agriculture Department expect in 2011?

A． Agriculture exports will continue to increase.

B． China will be the largest buyer of agriculture products

C． America will export food to every country around the world

D． Southeast Asian countries will start buying food from America

【小題3】What is implied in Paragraph 3?

A． America farming also was greatly affected in 2010

B． Russia was not the country most affected by drought in 2010

C． Weather problems helped raise prices for American crops in 2010

D． American crops were the most expensive around the world in 2010

【小題4】We can infer that in the past few years American farmers——

A． reduced crop exports

B． increased corn production

C． increased wheat production

D． increased investment in farming

【小題5】According to what Miss Hebebrand said, we know American farmers will ——

A．stop feeding corn to animals

B．export most of their corn

C．try to increased wheat production

D．try to get more support from the governmet

Macao(澳門) is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.
　　The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal(葡萄牙). More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts(堡壘,炮臺) to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.
　　Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble(賭博) with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.
　　When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. when you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby there are some islands, which are also nice and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to do in Macao.
【小題1】Macao is easy to get to because_________.

A．most people there are Chinese

B．it is not far away from Hong Kong

C．it is very fast and cheap by sea

D．it is an interesting place

【小題2】You feel in Macao you are back in the old days because_________.

A．most of the buildings are now in ruins

B．you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing

C．you can go about to see the old buildings and forts

D．it is a peaceful place

【小題3】Where will you have a break when you feel tired?

A．In good restaurants.	B．In small cool gardens.
C．On some islands.	D．In beautiful parks.

【小題4】The writer’s idea seems to be that_________.

A．people from many countries came to live and work in Macao

B．Portuguese were willing to do business in China

C．people in Macao serve good food

D．Macao is a quiet and peaceful place with a lot to see and to do

Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
【小題1】In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada.

A．four and a half hours behind	B．four hours ahead of
C．three hours ahead of	D．the same as

【小題2】While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.

A．sleeping

B．going home

C．a(chǎn)t school

D．having supper

【小題3】It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.

A．Japan

B．Canada

C．New Zealand

D．Scotland

【小題4】Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.

A．it’s midnight and most people are asleep

B．it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C．it’s the morning and many people are working

D．it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

【小題5】What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A．1:15 p.m.

B．2:15 p.m.

C．1:15 a.m.

D．2:15 a.m.

You need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅電影公司)．For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion and will have to sell off its most valuable assets.
In its golden time, MGM stood for something．If Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasy．This business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals of the post-war era．It also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.
But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attract．From the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big names.
For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed Hollywood．MGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift away．Throughout the sixties, MGM's decline set in．Things went from bad to worse．In 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own films．Since then, the Lion's roar has been reduced to a whimper (嗚咽).
How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releases．This was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class films．Yet last year its total output was three．To make it worse, all were co-produced with other studios．And this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.
What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.
【小題1】MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _______．

A．has more supporters	B．has produced good films
C．might be closed down	D．has lost all its assets

【小題2】What can we learn about MGM from the text?

A．It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion.

B．The Internet was a factor causing its decline.

C．It only produced three films by itself last year.

D．It made a wrong decision for its development.

【小題3】What's the main idea of the text?

A．The past glories of MGM．	B．The musicals made by MGM.
C．The decline of MGM．	D．A historical decision by MGM

Fluency(流利) in another language is one of the most important aims of a newcomer to another country. In addition, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.?
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first stage of learning. It usually involves(含包) things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs.?
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first stage, this is challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call “culture” is hard to see.?
Culture is like an iceberg(冰川). Picture in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.?
When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent. You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You observe new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They are visible so they are seen easily and quickly.?
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions(設想), communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture affects much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言語的) and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves becoming aware of the hidden part of culture.
【小題1】What’s the subject of this passage?

A．Learning about culture.	B．Language learning.
C．The hidden part of the iceberg.	D．Fluency in another language.

【小題2】What is learning about culture?

A．Learning the hidden part of the iceberg, which is underwater.

B．Learning everyday activities and some basic customs.

C．Learning the culture of an iceberg.

D．Learning the visible as well as the hidden differences of culture.

【小題3】The underlined phrase “consists of” can be replaced by “______”.

A．lies in

B．is made up of

C．a(chǎn)grees with

D．is different from

【小題4】What conclusion can we draw after reading this passage?

A．Values and beliefs are like the tip of the iceberg.

B．People often become aware of the hidden part of culture.

C．The tip of the iceberg is larger than the hidden part.

D．The hidden part of culture has a great effect on people’s communication styles.

As soon as you meet, or even see, a person, you form an impression of him based on his posture, gestures and facial expressions. This is why it is important to make a good first impression on the person who will be interviewing you. Within the first 60 seconds of meeting you, the interviewer will have formed an impression about what type of person you are and what kind of employee you would become, and 55% of this will be based only on your body language. Here are some tips to make that impression a good one.
First of all, relax. Think positive thoughts and you are more likely to come across as a positive, confident person during the interview. Dress smartly, as your appearance is one of the first things an interviewer will notice you. Stand up straight, and walk in with your shoulders back and your head up. Try to avoid slowing down as you walk into the room because this suggests fear and uncertainty. Shake hands with the interviewer firmly. You should have a positive handshake and a warm smile. Opening your coat or jacket as you sit down shows that you, too, are open.
Posture is important. You should be sitting well back in your seat. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly, but not too much. Sitting at too much of an angle (角度) expresses discomfort and distrust. Tow of the most common defensive (防衛(wèi)的) signals are crossing your arms and legs, so try to avoid them.
Another important issue is eye contact. Looking someone in the eye shows confidence in yourself and trust in the other person. However, don’t overdo it, as too much eye contact or staring will make the other person uncomfortable. Use more eye contact when listening than when talking, and when you look away, look down. Looking up at the ceiling will make you seem bored or rude.
【小題1】The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers      .

A．what a good first impression is

B．how to make a good first impression

C．how long it takes to make a first impression

D．the importance of making a good first impression

【小題2】Which of the following does the author advise you to do when you are being interviewed?

A．Cross your arms or legs.

B．Open your coat or jacket when sitting down.

C．Go into the room more slowly than usual.

D．Avoid looking at the eyes of the interviewer directly.

【小題3】If you lean forward too much, it means      .

A．you are very bored	B．you are too nervous
C．you don’t have confidence	D．you don’t trust others

【小題4】What is the best title for the text?

A．How to use body language to win an interview

B．How to answer questions in an interview

C．How to understand body language

D．How to deal with an interviewer

Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum (論壇) asking what "PK" meant.
"My family has been watching the 'Super Girl' singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea," explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, "PK" is short for "Player Kill", in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
"My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. I loved to 'FB' with him together; he always took me to the 'KPM'," went one composition.
"GG" means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). "PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). "FB" means Fu Bai (corruption). "KPM" is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
【小題1】By writing the article, the writer tries to  ________ .

A．explain some Internet language

B．suggest common Internet language

C．laugh at the Beijing father

D．draw our attention to Internet language

【小題2】What does the writer think about the term "PK"?

A．Fathers can't possibly know it.

B．The daughter should understand it.

C．Online game players may know it.

D．"Super Girl" shouldn't have used it.

【小題3】The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________ .

A．a(chǎn)re used not only online

B．can be understood very well

C．a(chǎn)re welcomed by all the people

D．cause trouble to our mother tongue

【小題4】The underlined word "jargons" means " ________ " in Chinese.

A．行話

B．粗口

C．歌詞

D．趨勢

Traditional fairytales(童話) are being given up by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found．
Research uncovered that one in five parents has got rid of old literature such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favor of more modern books．One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood．And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplesliltshin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing．Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing．
The survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM （ 格林童話劇） , which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairytales．
The survey found a quarter of parents questioned wouldn’t consider reading fairytales to their kids．And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day．
Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to calm children down and send them off to sleep soundly．But as we see in GMMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children．As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five - year - old child could take them too literally．Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story．"
The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares．The most popular book read at bedtime is now 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle.
However half of parents said traditional tales are "more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids' books, such as The Gruffato, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books．
【小題1】Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think           .

A．they contain unmoral themes

B．they are terrifying

C．they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing

D．they are tired of answering questions

【小題2】What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean?

A．Very horrible	B．Very amusing
C．Very disappointing	D．Very amazing

【小題3】Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now?

A．Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella

B．The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood.

C．The Very Hungry Caterpillar andMr. Men

D．Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella

【小題4】According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______．

A．think it is different from the reality

B．dislike it because it is scary

C．believe exactly what the tale says

D．feel there is a moral to the story

All young people dream of travelling the world. They are restless and very eager to see new sights. However, they have little idea how they would really do it if given the chance. Because their knowledge of geography is quite limited, they seldom know much about the places they wish to visit or how they would get there.
Already hundreds of thousands of Chinese student tourists are visiting these places-Wuyi, Lhasa, Lijiang, Dali, Vientiane and Phnom Penh. Indeed, these students will soon be the most travelled generation in China’s long history. The World Tourist Organization predicts that a quarter of a century from now the number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it is today. The largest percentage of these tourists will visit Southeast Asia. Not all Chinese who travel abroad will be tourists, however. More and more youths are deciding to volunteer their skills in this region; much like their peers in the Peace Corps and VSO.
Critical thinking skills required include planning for a trip and solving problems after the trip has begun. The focus is on how to read an atlas (地圖集) to make travel plans and how to find ways of travelling. An atlas offers a wealth of information about geography and is one way to increase students’ awareness of their global environment. Use of an atlas especially addresses the needs of students with different visual and spatial (空間的) learning styles.
【小題1】The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

A．a(chǎn)ll young people wish to travel around the world

B．a(chǎn)ll young people like to learn the knowledge of geography

C．a(chǎn)ll young people like travelling but their knowledge of geography is quite limited

D．a(chǎn)ll young people are aware of the places they are going

【小題2】These places, Wuyi, Lhasa, Lijiang, Dali, Vientiane and Phnom Penh, lie in ________.

A．China

B．Europe

C．Vietnam

D．Asia

【小題3】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it istoday in about 25 years.

B．The number of Chinese tourists going abroad will be twenty times what it is today in about 10 years.

C．Southeast Asia will become the most popular visiting place in the world.

D．Young people will be addicted to Internet travelling.

【小題4】One way to increase students’ awareness of their global environment is for them to ____

A．watch TV	B．listen to radio news
C．read an atlas	D．plan a trip

【小題5】The underlined phrase “a wealth of” can be replaced by “_________”.

A．a(chǎn) number of

B．a(chǎn) great many

C．a(chǎn) great many of

D．a(chǎn) great deal of

Fluency(流利) in another language is one of the most important aims of a newcomer to another country. In addition, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first stage of learning. It usually involves(含包) things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs.
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first stage, This is challenge because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call “culture” is hard to see.
Culture is like an iceberg. Picture in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.
When you meet someone from another culture， certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent. You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You observe new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They are visible so they are seen easily and quickly.
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions(設想), communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture affects much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言語的) and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves becoming aware of the hidden part of culture.
【小題1】What’s the subject of this passage?

A．Learning about culture.

B．Language learning.

C．The hidden part of the iceberg.

D．Fluency in another language.

【小題2】What is learning about culture?

A．Learning the hidden part of the iceberg, which is underwater.

B．Learning everyday activities and some basic customs.

C．Learning the culture of an iceberg.

D．Learning the visible as well as the hidden differences of culture.

【小題3】What’s the writer’s opinion?

A．Communication styles can be easily seen and learned.

B．Language learning is more important than culture learning.

C．Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time.

D．People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months.

【小題4】The underlined phrase “consists of” can be replaced by “______”.

A．lies in

B．is made up of

C．a(chǎn)grees with

D．is different from

【小題5】What conclusion can we draw after reading this passage?

A．Values and beliefs are like the tip of the iceberg.

B．People often become aware of the hidden part of culture.

C．The tip of the iceberg is larger than the hidden part.

D．The hidden part of culture has a great effect on people’s communication styles.