There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend(hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批評(píng)) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接觸) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

46. People who are unhappy _______.

A. always consider things differently from others

    B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

    C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

47. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.

    A. have a good taste with social life       B. make others unhappy

    C. tend so scold others openly              D. enjoy the pleasure of life

48. We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people

    B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

    C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

    D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

49. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.

    A. prevent any communication with them

    B. show no respect and politeness to them

    C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

    D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

50. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.

A. describes two types of people

B. laughs at the unhappy people

C. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness

D. tells people how to be happy in life

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

   A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises(出現(xiàn)) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.

No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.

41. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.

A. repeated without any change          B. treated as a joke

C. made some changes by the parent      D. set in the present

42. According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is _______.

A. in a realistic setting                   B. heard for the first time

C. repeated too often                       D. told in a different way

43. The advantage claimed(提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A. makes them less fearful

B. develops their power of memory

C. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of

D. encourages them not to have strange beliefs

44. The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _______.

A. fairy stories are still being made up

B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales

C. people try to modernize old fairy stories

D. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays

45. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.

A. they are full of imagination

B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth

C. they are not interesting

D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach

There was a story many years ago of a school techer-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she oved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then. Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).

Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed. Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(醫(yī)學(xué)博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference, I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

41．What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

       A．She made Teddy feel ashamed.

       B．She asked the children to play with Teddy.

       C．She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

       D．She told the class something untrue about herself.

42．What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

       A．He often told lies.

       B．He was good at math.

       C．He needed motherly care.

       D．He enjoyed playing with others.

43．In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?

       A．She taught fewer school subjects.

       B．She became stricter with her students.

       C．She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

       D．She card more about educating students.

44．Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

       A．She had kept in touch with him.

       B．She had given him encouragement.

       C．She had sent him Christmas presents.

       D．She had taught him how to judge people.

Sometimes life gets a little dull. What used to be fun and different becomes boring. That is the time to look for something new. It is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyday life. So why not search for extraterrestrial (地球外的) intelligence? Or even better, why not get your computer to do it for you?

    Over two million people have joined the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence（SETI）project. Based in California, the SETI project analyzes information taken from a giant radio telescope based in South America. Its task is to look for signals from outer space that might prove that life exists on other planets.

           Processing this information is far too big a job for one computer. So the SETI project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. Each computer gets some information to work out from the SETI network through the Internet. This process is often known as “meta-computing”.

    It is a wonderful thought. You are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. All this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. Volunteers are proud of being involved in the SETI project. It shows that they understand the potential of computing. They know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games.

    Meta-computing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for it. This idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. As the saying goes, “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” People who join the SETI project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.

According to the writer, meta-computing may be creating intelligence __________.

   A. because human beings are intelligent      B. because a computer works as the brain does

   C. because of a network of many computers   D. because of the number of computers

Which of the following shows the order in which the SETI network works?

   A. Radio telescope→SETI website→Volunteers’ computers→SETI base

   B. Radio telescope→SETI base→SETI website→Volunteers’ computers

   C. SETI base→SETI website→Volunteers’ computers→Radio telescope

   D. SETI base→Radio telescope→SETI website→Volunteers’ computers

The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to________.

   A. extra-terrestrial intelligence     B. human intelligence 

C. the SETI project              D. meta-computing

The passage mainly tells us about __________.

   A. a new way to work on the computer           B. a new way to work and play games

   C. a new way to search for life outside the earth    D. a new way to make life interesting and different.

When you think of snowy winter festivals, Sapporo in Japan probably is the first place that comes to mind. In the winter in Japan, there are winter festivals every year in the snowy north that drew great crowds and offer lots of attractions to everyone.

The big one is the Sapporo Snow Festival which is held every year in February on Japan’s snow –covered northern island, Hokkaido. The Sapporo Snow Festival was the first of its kind held in Japan, and it is still the biggest. Every year, 2 million snow lovers gather in Sapporo, the biggest city in Hokkaido, to enjoy the Snow Festival in the first 2 weeks of February. At the festival, there are hundreds of snow sculptures(雕刻品) made by artists from all over the world. Some are a couple of buildings. There are ice sculptures too, and ice bars where you can go and have a cold beer.

The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in the 1950s by a group of high school kids. Bored and shut-in by the cold winter, they began to have competitions making snow sculptures. Every year, more kids joined in, and now the festival draws now artists from 15 different countries. There are also musical performances, light shows, snow slides and big snowballs fights.

Every major area has its own snow festival. One of the most popular is the Iwate Snow Festival. It’s held in the small town of Shizukuishi in early or mid-February. Iwate is also famous for its yearly firework displays, where people can watch the colors reflect off the snow. In Iwate you can see traditional Japanese musicians and dancers perform on floats(彩車).

If you want a truly unique winter festival experience, northern Japan is a great place to go. Just make sure you wear warm clothes!

What do we know about the Sapporo Snow Festival?

   A. It is the only snow festival in Japan.

   B. It has the longest history and is the biggest in Japan.

   C. It is held every two years in Sapporo.

   D. It has the highest snow sculptures in the world.

When is the Sapporo Snow Festival held in Japan?

   A. In mid-February                       B. From January to February

   C. In the first half of February              D. In the last ten days of February

What did high school kids start the Sapporo Snow Festival for at first?

   A. To attract more travelers around the world

   B. To enjoy musical performances

   C. To draw snow artists from other countries

   D. To have fun outdoors in the cold winter

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Iwate Snow Festival?

   A. It’s held in the small town of Shizukuishi.

   B. There are hundreds of snow sculptures there.

   C. People can see traditional Japanese musicians there.

   D. Its firework displays are very popular.

Stepping into an old wardrobe, four English schoolchildren find themselves in the magical world of Narnia. On this delightful land, they find friends among the many talking creatures.

The children soon discover, however, that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch. Edmund, one of the children, falls under her power. Who can free Narnia? Only Aslan, the great and noble lion. He alone knows the Deeper Magic. But the children themselves must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her.

B. The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)

Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, hasn’t caught any fish in more than 80 days. Sailing far out from land, the old man hooks an enormous fish. That begins an agonizing threeday battle. First he struggles against the great fish. Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish. Exhausted and bleeding, the old man arrives back at shore. But his fish, his beautiful fish . . .

Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of strength and courage, of victory and regret.

C. A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine Lingle)

Meg’s father, a U.S. government scientist, has been missing for many months. He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared.

Now Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will try to rescue him. But first they must outwit the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space. Can they find Meg’s father before it’s too late?

This novel is more than just a sciencefiction adventure. It’s an exploration of the nature of our universe.

D. The Pearl (John Steinbeck)

One day Kino, a poor Mexican pearl diver, finds a magnificent pearl. With it he dreams of buying a better life, new clothes and schooling for his son. Instead, it brings only evil. His wife pleads with him to get rid of it. "No," says Kino. "I will have my chance. I am a man." But when he kills a man who is trying to steal the pearl, Kino and his wife must run for their lives.

This tale of dreams, justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully.

E. The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)

It’s winter, 1880—1881, on America’s northern prairies. Mr. and Mrs. Ingalls and their four girls stay near the kitchen stove to keep warm. Heavy snowstorms cut them off even from neighbors. With the trains stopped, no supplies can reach the town. Food and fuel are running out. Day after day the girls must grind wheat for bread and twist hay to burn. At times they nearly lose the battle to keep their spirits up.

This story provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of early American settlers.

F. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bront??)

Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester.

    However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.

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56. Tom is a manager in a big city so he keeps busy every day. He was born in America but his family move to another country when he was still a child. Tom missed the day spent in America and he is extremely interested in the history of America.

57. George’s father is a lawyer and George loves discussing with his father about justice and crime. He dreams of becoming a professional detective one day. His father encourages him to read English books about dreams and justice.

58. Mike has just graduated from a high school. He got the highest score in his English exam and now he is very proud of his English. He prefers to write something that is abstract, especially stories written by authors who have won the Nobel Prizes.

59. Susan comes from China and she can only read simple English. The film Harry Potter aroused her interest in the magic world so she is eager to read some books on magic.

60. Jan is 13 years old. She is fond of nature and often observes the insects and plants in her garden for hours. She hopes to find a book that is not only interesting but also provides knowledge of nature of our universe.

I just read a beautiful story. And it touched the innermost part of my heart. It is about a little girl, a   41   and a corporation. But   42   crying at work might be a   43  , you should wait until you get home to read it. Trust me.

10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been   44   with a rare form of cancer for three years. This month, it became   45   that Colby would probably   46   soon. The one thing she wanted to do   47   she died was see the movie, “Up”. She’d been   48   by the previews（預(yù)告片）.

But Colby’s health was so   49   that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theaters. By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t   50  . A family friend began desperately   51   numbers at Pixar. She finally   52   to someone and told them Colby’s   53  . After a discussion, Pixar   54   to help.

Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I’m   55   to die, but I’m going to wait for the movie,” the girl replied.

On June 10, Pixar   56  an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD—possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that   57  then.

Here’s what her mom said, “When I   58   it, I had really no idea about the   59   or the theme of the movie, I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up. Up to   60  .”

Colby died seven hours after watching the movie.

A. boy           B. lover       C. play            D. movie

A. if             B. whether      C. while          D. for

A. sorrow        B. problem     C. trick           D. joke

A. sticking         B. suffering    C. experiencing      D. living

A. clear               B. uncertain    C. sorry           D. sure

A. recover        B. return     C. die              D. come

A. until         B. when      C. after           D. before

A. fascinated    B. shocked      C. disappointed      D. surprised

A. good               B. poor       C. normal          D. stable

A. do it          B. see to it      C. make it          D. survive it

A. calling       B. counting     C. dialing               D. picking

A. got over     B. got away    C. got down        D. got through

A. regret        B. will        C. demand          D. order

A. refused      B. hoped        C. agreed         D. offered

A. scared        B. ready      C. afraid          D. sad

A. planned     B. made      C. shipped          D. flew

A. mattered      B. counted      C. sold            D. existed

A. watched     B. listened      C. saw             D. heard

A. beginning   B. ending           C. cost            D. content

A. sky         B. balloon      C. heaven               D. hell

The days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken mainly by banning tiger-shooting to protect those animals which still survive.

   Some people say that man is naturally a hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely our earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals.

  I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauty of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself.

    The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives. One of them wrote:

   “You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it clearly and on the animal’s own territory (領(lǐng)地).You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. This is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half alive, by other animals. Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing — not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people.”

   I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits.

There is little hunting in India now partly because ________.

          A. it is dangerous to hunt there        B. hunting is already out of date

       C. hunters want to protect animals     D. there are few animals left to hunt

The author thinks modern hunters kill mainly ________.

          A. to make the countryside safe      B. to earn people’s admiration

       C. to gain power and influence       D. to improve their health

What do we learn about the big-game hunters?

         A. They hunt old animals.           B. They mistreat animals. 

C. They hunt for food.              D. They hunt for money.

What is the author’s view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?

          A. Modern hunters lack the courage to hunt face-to-face. 

       B. Modern hunters should use more advanced weapons.

       C. Modern hunters like to hunt rabbits instead of tigers. 

       D. Modern hunters should put their safety first.

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閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness.

Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 　36 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 　37 the wolves.

In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 　38 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 　39 full use of the shape of land to 　40 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 　41 experts good at fighting.

The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 　42.Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 　43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 　44 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules.　45 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 　46 makes wolves powerful.

The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 　47 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”,　48 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 　49,he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 　50 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 　51 and he never gave in, fighting 　52 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.

I was shocked by this kind of 　53:wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 　54 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 　55 in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

36. A. thought about    B. walked into  C. talked about D. cared for

37. A. hunt             B. admire       C. draw         D. watch

38. A. space            B. spot         C. food         D. survival

39. A. get              B. take         C. have         D. make

40. A. fight            B. avoid        C. trap         D. discover

41. A. special          B. imaginative  C. outstanding  D. creative

42. A. operation        B. teamwork C. lifestyle        D. control

43. A. single           B. brave        C. lonely       D. fair

44. A. fight            B. struggle     C. fear         D. fail

45. A. As for           B. As though    C. Even so      D. Even if

46. A. what             B. he           C. that         D. one

47. A. turn in          B. give in      C. take in      D. break in

48. A. once             B. just         C. soon         D. only

49. A. satisfaction     B. disappointmentC. pleasure    D. sorrow

50. A. rest             B. others       C. another      D. the other

51. A. proud            B. satisfied    C. willing      D. eager

52. A. until            B. although     C. before       D. unless

53. A. selflessness     B. self-confidence  C. self-respect D. self-protection

54. A. curious          B. different    C. strange      D. humorous

55. A. walk             B. hand         C. get          D. succeed

It was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.

While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the ferryman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a very accurate survey of the stranger’s figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years, evidently country bred（長(zhǎng)大的）, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. The garments under his coat were well constructed of leather, and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs; his stockings of blue yarn must have been the work of a mother or sister, and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had sheltered the grayer head of the lad’s father. In his left hand was a walking stick, and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung. Brown, curly hair, well-shaped-features, bright, cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment(裝飾).

The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid, instead of the little metropolis（都市）of a New England colony.

What time of the year was it in this story?

A. Winter.           B. Fall.       C. Summer.    D. Spring.

The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because ________.

A. he was going to row across the river anyway

B. he saw that Robin was young and rich

C. he would give extra money

D. he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poor

The stockings that Robin wore were obviously _________.

A. well worn         B. very expensive       C. handmade         D. much too big

From the text we can learn that Robin had traveled __________.

A. from London              B. from Madrid

C. from a nearby city                D. over thirty miles

At what time of day did Robin cross the river?

A. Night.      B. Late afternoon    C. Midday.          D. Morning.    

Putting Movies on Mobiles

Movies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the Oscars．But how about movies for phones? They are getting their turn at MoFilm — the first mobile film festival.

The first MoFilm competition received 250 entries from more than 100 countries．Entries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in length — ideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phones．An independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makers．The winner was chosen from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phones.

New Platforms

The awards highlight the increasing impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industry．Many grassroots filmmakers start out with short films．They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work．Therefore, mobile phones are increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works.　　

It is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression seen by a wide audience．Just think about how many people have mobile phones in the world!

New Technology Advances

MoFilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from Hollywood．The majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen size．However this could be overcome as technology advances.

In the near future, longer films will likely be seen on the mobile phone．And there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch movies at higher quality．_O%下

Wherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the quality of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can really come from anywhere.

At the first MoFilm, ________．  

A．movies in the theater got their recognition

B．more than 100 countries took part in the competition

C．ideal films were five minutes or less in length

D．the winner was chosen by experts’ voting

“They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work.” The underlined word means “________”．

A．discouraged           B．encouraged              C．frightened            D．surprised

Nowadays the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of ________．

A．online services            B．the mobile phone   

C．technology advances        D．the screen size

What’s certain about the future of MoFilm according to the passage?

A. The number of mobile phone users may contribute to the popularity of MoFilm.

B. Audience is sure to watch longer films on mobile phones in the near future.

C. Some mobile companies are on the way to producing mobile films of higher quality.

D. Grassroots filmmakers can achieve their career success more easily starting from MoFlim.

The world’s astronomers came to their senses yesterday and approved a new definition of the word “planet” that would drop tiny Pluto from the club and relegate it instead to a lesser realm of “dwarf planets.” It was a welcome step away from a proposal that would have kept Pluto as a planet but meantime opened the door for dozens of small, icy bodies on the fringes of the solar system.

The important vote came after fierce debate at a meeting of the International Astronomical Union, which had been considering a proposal to define a planet as any object that orbits a star and is large enough for its own gravity to pull it into a spherical (球形的) shape. That definition was scientifically precise but led to results that offended common sense. An asteroid, a small moon, and another icy ball like Pluto would suddenly have risen to planet-hood, swelling the number of planets to 12, with many more icy rocks likely to qualify as more was learned about them.

Fortunately, the astronomers have now added another requirement to the definition. Planets must not only be large enough to be round, they must also have cleared out the neighborhood around their orbits. Pluto would not qualify — it orbits in a belt of icy debris on the edge of the solar system. Neither would an icy rock nicknamed Xena, which orbits in that same zone, nor Ceres, a big asteroid that marches in the company of other asteroids. Pluto’s moon, Charon, which had qualified under the first proposal, is also out of the running.

Pluto, with its small size and oddball orbit, should never have been deemed a planet in the first place. Henceforth there will be eight planets, at least three dwarf planets, and tens of thousands of “smaller solar system bodies,” like comets and asteroids. Our only regret is that the astronomers chose the name “dwarf planets” for Pluto’s new category instead of abandoning the word entirely when discussing these less-than-planetary bodies.

46. We can know from the passage that the new definition of planet __________.

A. has been welcomed by all walks of life

B. will kick the Pluto out of the planet group in the solar system

C. still makes the Pluto as a planet

D. will enlarge the number of planets in our solar system into permanently 12

47. After the new definition of “planet” was put forward, all of the following are regarded as planet except________.

A. Venus        B. Ceres                C. Mars          D. Jupiter

48. The writer’s attitudes towards the new definition of “planet” is________.

   A. welcome             B. indifferent                C. hostile               D. neutral

49 If the original definition of “planet” had not been changed, there would be the following consequences except that ________.

   A. thousands of icy rocks in space will be classified as planets

   B. some asteroids big enough to pull itself into a spherical shape will be regarded as planets.

   C. the Pluto will be relegated to “dwarf planet”

   D. there will be at least twelve or even more planets in the solar system.

50. We can infer from the article that the decision to apply new definition to “planet”________.

   A. has won universal support from scientists.

   B. has been severely criticized by many astronomers

   C. has not been made inconsiderately.

   D. has been banned by the International Astronomical Union

One of the best-known American writers is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, whose pen-name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. Like many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on riverboats and of becoming a riverboat pilot(舵手) someday. He used his memories of the life of the river town in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.

As a young man Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a gold miner, and for a long time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted(采用) the name Mark Twain. This was something used by the boatmen to mean the water measured two fathoms, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.

Finally, Twain became a famous writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and was very popular both in the United States and in Europe.

Twain’s style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wrote about were superstitious(迷信的) people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual gift for humor to write about many things of importance.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens _____________________ .

   A. is the best-known American writer

   B. never left the town of Hannibal, Missouri

   C. is the hero of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer

 D. used Mark Twain as his pen-name

Many boys of that time _________________________ .

   A. wanted to become writers

   B. were anxious to work on a riverboat

   C. just wanted to be passengers on the Mississippi

   D. wished to become friends of Mark Twain.

Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain was probably about _________ .

   A. boys’ life of his day

   B. the life of a riverboat pilot

   C. the life of a river town

   D. Twain’s travel on riverboats

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Fathom was a unit used by boatmen to measure the depth of the water.

   B. People could be easily amused by Mark Twain’s writing.

   C. Europeans showed little interest in Mark Twain’s writings.

   D. Mark Twain’s books could be easily understood for his style.

Greece declared a national state of emergency on Saturday as scores of forest fires that have killed at least 46 people continued to burn out of control, leaving some villages trapped within walls of flames, cut off from firefighters.

Although most of the fires have been on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, some broke out on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of homes and closing a major road linking the capital to the main airport for several hours. The national fire brigade said that by evening it had brought those blazes under control, including one that came within about six miles of the city.

The country has been vulnerable to fire this summer because of drought and three consecutive heat waves that sent temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. More than 3,000 forest fires have destroyed thousands of acres of wooded areas since June; the earlier fires killed nine people. The latest spate of fires on the peninsula started Friday. Strong, hot winds have spread the flames.

Firefighters expect the death toll to rise, because they have not yet been able to search some areas that had been overrun by flames.

Hardest hit by the fires were a dozen small villages t around the town of Zaharo in the western peninsula, where at least 12 people, including some who may have been trying to flee by car, were killed. Scores of other residents, including elderly and disabled people, remained trapped in their homes, phoning in to local television and radio stations, crying for help.

Late Saturday, Mr. Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece appeared on national television and declared that he was mobilizing all of the country’s resources to control the fire. Mr. Karamanlis also suggested that the recent fires might have been purposely set. “So many fires sparked simultaneously in so many regions is no coincidence,” he said, “We will get to the bottom of this and punish those responsible.”

The overstretched national fire services are being helped by an estimated 6,000 soldiers mobilized for the operation. A fleet of water-dumping aircraft was expected from France, Germany and Norway, after Greece appealed to the European Union for “urgent assistance.”

51.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______ in the passage.

A. firefighters battles fearlessly in Greece to control the fire

B. constant fires in Greece have caused great life and wealth lose

C. Greece is facing great danger as forest fires continue to break out

D. Greek government is investigating the cause of recent forest fires

52. We can know from the passage that ______.

A. Athens, capital of Greece was not threatened in the fire

B. Greek government did not take effective measures to control the fire

C. many people had to leave their homes to avoid fire

D. all people endangered by the fire have already got immediate and proper help

53. According to the passage, which of the following might not contribute to the recent forest fires in Greek?

A. Storm thunders in summer

B. Lack of rainfall

C. Extremely hot weather this summer

D. Hot and strong wind

54. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. now the fire crisis in Greece has come to an end

B. assistance from EU members is expected to come to help Greece

C. firefighters in Greece so far can still manage the situation

D. the number of people who die in the fire is expected not to rise any more

55. Mr. Karamanlis believes the forest fires in Greece _______.

A. is a happening by chance                              B. is a natural disaster

C. might be caused by human       on purpose             D. is a punishment of nature

曹雪芹其實(shí)是被“火車”撞死的？

中文是世界上最古老的文字之一，英文是世界上應(yīng)用最廣的文字之一。中文和英文，很難說(shuō)哪一個(gè)更好、更優(yōu)美，只能通過(guò)比較，來(lái)分辨出兩種語(yǔ)言文字各自的魅力?！都t樓夢(mèng)》就是這樣一個(gè)不可多得的橋梁，《紅樓夢(mèng)》的英文譯本，是最美的英文和最美的中文的對(duì)撞、比拼。比拼的結(jié)果，不是分出誰(shuí)高誰(shuí)低，在中文和英文的對(duì)撞里，它們魅力各顯，激越飛揚(yáng)，淋漓盡致。

1．從英文到中文

有這么一段英文：

Soon they had finished their tea and sat down to a collection of choice wine and delicacies.

上面這段英文翻譯成中文，可以翻譯成：他們很快喝完了茶，然后，坐下來(lái)盡享美食佳肴?！@樣的中文譯文，應(yīng)該說(shuō)是基本合格的。但是，實(shí)際上，這句英文是《紅樓夢(mèng)》一句話的翻譯結(jié)果。我們看看曹雪芹的原話是什么：

須臾茶畢，早已設(shè)下杯盤，那美酒佳肴自不必說(shuō)。（第八回）

上面這段英文是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的英文，上下文銜接連貫，句式緊湊，而曹雪芹的原文呢，無(wú)疑是非常好的中文，是流水句式，生動(dòng)鮮活，比起“基本合格”的中文來(lái)說(shuō)，有天壤之別！

2．從中文到英文

第17回“后院墻下忽開(kāi)一隙，得泉一脈，開(kāi)溝僅尺許，灌入墻內(nèi)，繞階緣屋至前院，盤旋竹下而出?！?/p>

我們看這句《紅樓夢(mèng)》里的中文，第一小句8個(gè)字，中間小句4、5、4個(gè)字，結(jié)尾7、6個(gè)字，流水句，節(jié)奏感好，情景清新明快，畫(huà)面感強(qiáng)，是典型的優(yōu)美的中文。

我們看看英文翻譯：

“A stream gushed through an opening at the foot of the garden wall into a channel barely a foot wide which ran to the foot of the rear terrace and thence round the side of the house to the front， where it meandered through the bamboos of the forecourt before finally disappearing through another opening in the surrounding wall.”

我突出句中的逗號(hào)，是為了讓大家看清楚這是英文的一個(gè)大長(zhǎng)句。這個(gè)英文長(zhǎng)句，很氣派，前半句竟然有40個(gè)詞，后半句有19個(gè)詞，蔚為大觀，就像一列火車，呼啦啦拽起了那么多的車廂，轟然前行。中文習(xí)慣于短句子，讀寫(xiě)聽(tīng)說(shuō)，我們都會(huì)有這樣的感覺(jué)，短句子會(huì)讓我們更加便利，更加舒服。如果說(shuō)英文是一列長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的火車，那么中文呢，就像個(gè)手推車，一人一車，翻山越嶺，細(xì)步款款。

3．“火車中文”的尷尬

必須老老實(shí)實(shí)地承認(rèn)，今天，我們已經(jīng)寫(xiě)不出曹雪芹那樣的中文了。近代以降，我們草草地放下了手推車，急急火火地上了火車，以為只有這樣，我們的中文才能夠“現(xiàn)代化”。今日的“中文”，叫做“現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)”，是在繁瑣縝密的語(yǔ)法規(guī)則下制造出來(lái)的中文，是工業(yè)流水線上的產(chǎn)品一樣的中文，中文成了“產(chǎn)品”，已經(jīng)不是曹雪芹的“中文”了。滄海桑田，一言難盡……

有人說(shuō)要恢復(fù)“曹雪芹式的中文”，要恢復(fù)傳統(tǒng)中文的魅力，怎么辦？我以為我們還是從培養(yǎng)鑒賞力開(kāi)始吧，要知道“曹雪芹中文”的魅力到底在哪里，學(xué)會(huì)鑒賞她，欣賞她；要讓人們知道，傳統(tǒng)中文又“美”又“好”，她比現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)“美”在哪里，“好”在哪里。我們不能狹隘地認(rèn)為語(yǔ)言文字僅僅是個(gè)工具，她不僅是工具，而且是媒介，是文明傳承的介質(zhì)，是人們獲取精神美感和靈魂歸屬的介質(zhì)。中文已經(jīng)存在幾千年了，現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)法準(zhǔn)則才不過(guò)100多年的時(shí)間，用100多年的尺子，去規(guī)范有著幾千年歷史的語(yǔ)言文字，這把尺子太弱，太短，太貧乏無(wú)力了。

提高傳統(tǒng)中文的鑒賞力，必須要克服的就是“火車中文”。

比如：盡管沙特外交大臣費(fèi)薩爾２３日呼吁美國(guó)總統(tǒng)布什要求以色列和黎巴嫩真主黨立即實(shí)現(xiàn)?；?，但布什對(duì)此表示拒絕并反對(duì)以色列和黎巴嫩真主黨立即停火。

上面這句話，前半句也是40個(gè)字，赫然展開(kāi)，雖然氣派，但是讓人眩暈，我們閱讀起來(lái)，也很吃力，習(xí)慣了讀短句子的中國(guó)人，也許得憋著一口氣才能讀完這個(gè)“火車中文”。越到最后，氣息越短，這樣的閱讀感受多么糟糕??！中文上了“火車”，跟《紅樓夢(mèng)》漸行漸遠(yuǎn)，跟中國(guó)人愉悅的閱讀感受漸行漸遠(yuǎn)。

再看“那則讓她哭了整整一夜的她母親昨晚因車禍?zhǔn)苤貍恢紊硗龅南?duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)的確是個(gè)十分沉重的打擊?！?/p>

這句話是“超級(jí)火車中文”，簡(jiǎn)直就是動(dòng)車組，竟然包括了整整45個(gè)字，從現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法來(lái)看，沒(méi)有任何問(wèn)題，但面對(duì)這樣一個(gè)讓人崩潰的句子，現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)的語(yǔ)法卻無(wú)能為力，這是多么荒謬的事情！在這里，“曹雪芹的中文”已經(jīng)死了，是被“火車中文”撞死的。

品紅樓，品的是曹雪芹的中文，這是一種審美的語(yǔ)言，讓人感嘆，也讓人唏噓不已——

今天的中文說(shuō)“女孩”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“豆蔻”；

今天的中文說(shuō)“女人”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“巾幗”；

今天的中文說(shuō)“美女”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“紅顏”；

今天的中文說(shuō)“老人”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“白發(fā)”；

今天的中文說(shuō)“海棠花在春天里靜靜地開(kāi)放著”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“海棠春睡”；

今天的中文說(shuō)“一個(gè)美女一生總是會(huì)受很多的痛苦和傷害，命運(yùn)總是不理想”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“紅顏薄命”。

今天的中文說(shuō)“白色的眉毛”，曹雪芹中文則說(shuō)“秋眉”；

……

13．本文題目“曹雪芹其實(shí)是被‘火車’撞死的？”，是什么意思？你覺(jué)得這個(gè)題目起得好不好，說(shuō)說(shuō)你的看法。

14．結(jié)合原文，說(shuō)說(shuō)作者認(rèn)為的“曹雪芹式的中文”具有怎樣的特點(diǎn)？文中所說(shuō)的現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)有什么特點(diǎn)？

15．第26回，“寶玉無(wú)精打采的，只得依他?；纬隽朔块T，在回廊上調(diào)弄了一會(huì)雀兒；出至院外，順著沁芳溪看了一會(huì)金魚(yú)?！?這段話在寫(xiě)寶玉春困打盹，襲人勸他出去走走，消消困。閱讀了本文之后，你覺(jué)得這段話好在哪里？

16．該文是《莎士比亞眼里的林黛玉》一書(shū)中的一個(gè)章節(jié)，從上文來(lái)看，作者用莎士比亞來(lái)借代什么？用林黛玉借代什么？結(jié)合你的閱讀經(jīng)歷，你能舉出一個(gè)“曹雪芹式的中文”的例子嗎？

By the middle of the 1920s the farthest corners of the earth        explored.

       A．a(chǎn)re    B．were C．have been      D．had been

完型填空

     When I was in primary school，I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't __36__  what it was about，but I have never forgotten the  ____37__  I learned that day.

I was __38__ that I was right and he was wrong－and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The  __39__   decided to teach us a very important lesson. She  __40__  both of us up to the  __41__  of the class and  __42__   him on one side of her desk and me on   __43__. In the middle of her desk was a large，round object. I could  __44__  see that it was black.She asked the boy what  __45__  the object was. “White，” he answered.

     I couldn't believe he said the object was white，__46__  it was obviously black！Another __47__  started between my classmate and me，this   __48__   about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed   __49__，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I   __50__ answer，“White.” It was an object with two   __51__   colored sides，and from his side it was white. ___52__ from my side was it black.

     My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must   __53 __   in the other person's shoes and look at the  ___54___   through their eyes in order to  __55__   understand their view.

36．A.think                 B．suppose           C．remind                D．remember

37．A.lesson             B．lecture             C．class                     D．text

38．A.told                   B．wished             C．convinced              D．a(chǎn)llowed

39．A.officer           B．teacher            C．doctor                   D．parent

40．A.told                   B．came               C．brought                D．woke

41．A.back                B．front               C．middle                  D．side

42．A.planted                  B．placed             C．had                     D．fixed

43．A.the other           B．a(chǎn)nother            C．other                    D．others

44．A.happily                  B．fortunately       C．clearly                  D．nearly

45．A.width               B．shape               C．color                     D．size

46．A.when                B．unless              C．until                     D．if

47．A.fight                       B．a(chǎn)rgument         C．conversation         D．game

48．A.time                B．year                C．month                 D．day

49．A.places               B．seats                C．a(chǎn)ttitudes                D．glasses

50．A.needed to         B．was able to       C．hoped to                D．had to

51．A.similarly           B．differently              C．beautifully            D．surprisingly

52．A.Still                B．since             C．Only                     D．Also

53．A.seat                   B．stand               C．lie                        D．put

54．A.situation             B．movement        C．condition               D．behaviour

55．A.unexpectedly      B．suddenly          C．quietly                        D．truly

The policeman took the thief _________ and forced him into the car beside.

A. by the arm             B. on the arm                   C. by his arm                      D. on his arm

I thought her nice and honest _________I met her.

A. first time               B. for the first time      C. the first time           D. by the first time