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Passage ThreeOn a dry and cold Friday afenoon last October, Sharon Seline exchanged text messages with her daugher who was in college. They“chatted”back and forh, with the mom asking how things were going and the daugher answering psitively flowed by enotions (表情符) showing smils, b-i-g smiles and hearts.Later that night, her daughter attempted suicide.In the days that followed, it came to light that she' d hidden herself in her dorm, crying andshowing signs of depression- a completely different reality from the one that she conveyed in text and Facebook posts.As human beings,our only real method of connection is through real communication.Studies show that only7% of communication is based on writing and spraking.The majority of 93% is based on body language.Indeed,it’s only when we can heard a tone of voice or look into someone’s eyes that we’re able to know when“I'm fine" doesn't mean they' re fine all.This is where social media gets risky.With modem technology，anyone can hide beind the text,the e-mail,or the Facebook post,projecting any image they want and creating a false image of their choosing.They can be whoever they want to be .And without the ability to receive body language,their audiences are none the wiser. This presents a paradox which doesn’t exist before.With all the power social technologiesat our fingertips, we are more connected- and potentially more disconnected- than ever betore.Every relevant metric (衡量标准) shows that we are interacting at a great speed and frequency through social media. But are we really communicating? With 93% of our communication context (语境)lost, we are now attempting to establish relationships and make decisions based on phrases or emoticons,which may or may not accurately represent the truth.Why does social media get risky according to the author?

2.根据以下资料，回答6-9题。 　　Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941．The United States was mad at the Japanese so they made many Japanese-Americans leave their homes．They were put in camps with barbed wire around the outside of the camps. 　　Many Japanese-American young men were called into the army．Some of them joined the US Military Intelligence Service or MIS．The MIS was a secret group that fought the Japanese soldiers．This secret group translated important maps and papers．They questioned Japanese prisoners．Another task they did was to translate diaries written in Japanese. 　　Sometimes Japanese soldiers hid in caves to hide from the Americans．The MIS would try to get the scared soldiers to leave the caves．This was known as "cave flushing." Some of the soldiers would give up and leave the caves. 　　Other Japanese would jump to their deaths. 　　The MIS never got awards for their efforts until the year 2000．Then they were rewarded for their brave acts in World War II．It took almost sixty years for them to be honored. 　　Gayle Yamada has made a film about the brave Japanese-American MIS．The film is called "Uncommon Courage" and is a true story．Hopefully, Yamada's film and the movie, "Pearl Harbor," will not cause people to hate Japanese-Americans or any other race.6 The letters MIS stood for

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We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was fullof flowersinside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop.“Buy it,”she said at once.“We'll carry ithome on the roof- rack (车顶架). I've always wanted one like that. " What could Ido? Tenminutes lateiwas twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack.It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too. As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Otherdrivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to letus through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, "There'sa longline of cars behind. Why don't they overtake （超车)?"Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers （警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. Butthen, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂). One of the offices came to me.

"Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more help now?"

I didn't quite understand. "Thanks, officer, " I said. "You've been very kind. I livejust down the road. "

He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. " Well,Well, " he said and laughed. "It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was ...something else. " My wifebegan to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here I smiled at the officer"Yes, it's a bookshelfbut thanks again. "1 drove homeas fastas i cloud 3. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?（）

4.Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature__________ .

5.___on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speakingis___major concern of the country.

6.California families are facing a rapidly mounting uphill battle to make enough money to provide basic household essentials, according to a new study conducted by the California Budget Project. 　　The research compiled by the Sacramento-based non-profit organization concluded an average two-parent family with one employed adult in California needs to make $51,177 a year, or $24.60 cents an hour, to pay for housing, transportation, food, utilities, child care, health coverage, taxes and other basic expenses. 　　The number grows significantly higher in the Bay Area, the state's most expensive region．A Bay Area family of four with two working adults living in rental housing needs a combined income of $79,946 to cover essential needs．That number is more than four times greater than the $19,157 income level recognized by the federal government as impoverished. 　　The study is the fourth semi-annual survey conducted by the California Budget Project since 1999． California Budget Project executive director Jean Ross said helping state officials and residents understand the numbers found in the report is crucial to moving families toward self-sufficiency. "How should we be targeting some of our programs and policies? How much do young people need to earn and what kind of a job should they be looking to train for if they want to have that salary that can support a family?" 　　CBP said the project was based on actual costs or generally accepted fair standard prices based on weighted averages found in ten California regions.[单选题] In the Bay Area, a family needs to earn __ the amount they do in other areas．

7.I was born___the night___September 15,1978.

8.________the government agrees to give extra money, the theatre will have to beclosed next month.

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The Red Cross is 61 organization which cares for people who are in 62 of help. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was injured 63 an earthquake, and a family in India 64 lost their home in a storm may all 65 by the Red Cross.

The Red Cross exists in almost every country 66 the world . The World Red Cross Organizations are sometimes are sometimes called the Red Crescent( 新月 ) the Red Mogen David, the Sun , and the Red Lion . All of these agencies 67 a common goal of trying 68 people in neeD、

The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and 69 during a war started 70 Jean Henry Dunant. In 1859, he observed 71 suffering 72 a battlefield in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people 73 of which side they were 74 .The most important result of his work was an international treaty 75 the Geneva Convention( 日内瓦公约 ). It 76 prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and 77 citizens during a war.

The American Red Cross 78 by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of 79

for the publiC、Such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, 80 water safety and artificial respiration, and providing blood.65.

10.The old couple decided to __________a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

11.All the __of the city went to the meeting last Saturday．

12.Online distance learning(网上远程教育)is an instructional system which connects learners witheducational resources.Students work on their own at home, at work, or at school and communicatewith faculty and other students by means of e?mail,electronic meetings, videoconferencing,chatrooms, instant messaging and other forms of computer?based communication.There are bothadvantages and disadvantages to online distance learning.There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments. Online education isavailable all the time,anywhere and to all people.However,there are weaknesses for some learners.The online learner only has the written text and no other face?to?face hints.This may confuse thelearner and cause misunderstanding. While distance learning allows for an openness, it is alsodifficult because it is done by e?mail messages and writing,and therefore may take more time thanface?to?face learning.Sometimes the messages can be overwhelming for many online students.Universities,colleges and schools use online distance learning environments. There are importantfor students who may be unable to attend classes for various reasons like illnesses or busy everydayschedules. Some learners just want to further their studies at home. They enjoy the convenienceof home learning as they take regular programs or enrichment classes.Online courses keep learners very occupied at all hours of the day.There are a great many messagesand other online resources to read and respond to. Most learners have regular jobs or attendregular school classes on ground as well.However,the benefits are clear. Online distance learning isbecoming very popular. Some online classes have become a profitable business as they replaceregular traditional means of learning.

13.Nowadays little knowledge __ to be a dangerous thing.

14.I cannot find my umbrella. I must have ( ) it on the bus yesterday.

15.3.（对话）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。（本题5分）----Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year's Eve. I'm sure we'll have a goodtime __1__----I'd liketo.__2__----In our classroom. We are going to decorate(装饰) it and turn it into a splendid ballroom----__3__I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you----But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance.__4__----I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though----I heard you sing once.__5__I’m sure you' ll be the star of our New Year party.----Oh,thank

16. 根据以下材料，回答56-60题 A．What should I do B．Thank you，mom C．Where have you been D．Yes，he is E．What was wrong with him F．Were you sick G．Where is the hospital H．I’m sorry to hear that A：Jim，you said you would not stay out late after school，didn’t you? B：Yes，mom，I did． A：But it’s l0 o’clock now． 56 B：Sorry．I’ve been to the hospital． A：What? 57 ? B：．N0．I sent Jack to the hospital． A：Oh，really? 58? B：He had a terrible headache on the way home． A：Is he better now? B： 59． A：Good for you，my dear!I’m very glad you can help others． B： 60．What? 57 ?

17. Fiftyyearsagonotmanypeoplewouldhavesomethingrepairedintheirhomes.Inthosedayslaborwasfairlycheapandmost peoplewouldhavethoughtitworthwhiletohavesomebodyrepairtheirthingsunlesstheywereverypoor.Today,however,itisquiteadifferentstory.Menandwomeninallwalksoflifeturntheirhandstoallkindsofjobsroundthehouse.Somepeoplehaveevensuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses.Thesejobshavebeenmadeeasiertodaybyusingpreparedmaterials.,IneveryhighstreetthroughoutBritainnowadaysthereisatleastone“DIY”shop.And ”do it yourself"isaboomingbusinessAlot of people visitedtheseshopsevery day becauseofthehighcostofpresent-daylabor.5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?（）

18.Debate is a valuable way to practise communicating. It can also bring long-lastingrewards,especially for people working with Western businesses. The main activity of debate ispresenting one' s opinion and suppmting it with evidence,such as statistics or facts. It is a way ofpersuasive communication.Charles Lebeau helped create the "Discover Debate" method. He says debate is important tounderstanding how people communicate in Western business. Successful debaters learn how togive their opinkm,reasans and support. "What we are trying to do is to develop a kind of thinkingor approach to discussion and how to interact (交流) with someone else' s opinion, rather thanbrush their opinion aside. "Debate skills are also important in selling a product, he says. In that situation, the judges are the customem. "So on Monday, for example, one company may come in and present their case to the customer and they" ll make as strong a ease as they can. On Tuesday, the next day, anothercompany will come in and present their ease to the customer. Usually the party that can presentthe strongest case wins”Debate also strengthens critical thinking. In other words, it helps students learn to askquestionsand try to understand someone' s reasons and evidence.lift-. Lebeau points out thatsuccessful debaters learn to listen carefully to what other people are saying. Then, they look forthe weak points in someone else' s opinion or argument. He says debate teaches a systematic way of questioning.Successful debaters also learn to think from someone else' s point of view. Mr. Lebeau says debate can help broaden the mind. "There' s an expression in English : don' t criticize another person before you have walked in their shoes. I think the wonderful thing about debate is, it puts us in another person' s shoes. "What does the underlined word "case" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

19.根据以下材料，回答44-47题 The intelligence test used most often today are based on the work of a Frenchman，Alfred Binet．In l905，Binet Was asked by the French Ministry of Education to develop a way to identify those childtIin French schools who were too“mentally deficient(不足的)”to benefit from ordinary schooling andwho needed special education．The tests had to distinguish those who were merely behind in schoodfrom those who were actually mentally deficient． The items that Binet and his colleague Theophile Simon included on the test were chosen on the basis of their ideas about intelligence．Binet and Simon believed intelligence includes such abilitiesas understanding the meaning of words；solving problems，and making commonsense judgements.Two other important assumptions also shaped Binet’s and Simon’s work：(1)that children with moreintelligence will do better in school and(2)that older children have a greater ability than youngerchildren． Binet’S first test consisted of t }lirty tasks．They were simple things most children learn as a result oftheir everyday experiences．The tasks were arranged in groups．according to age．Binet decided whichtasks were appropriate for a given age group by giving them first to a large number of children of differentages．If more than half of the children of a given age passed a test，it was considered appropriate for thatage group.How did Binet decide which task to include on his first test?

20.Amnesty (大赦) Interational is a world-wide volunteer organization funded entirely by subscriptions and donations．It is totally independent of any government, political faction, ideology, economic interest or religious creed. 　　The organization works for the release of "Prisoners of Conscience" -men, women and children imprisoned anywhere for their beliefs, color, sex, ethnic origin, language or religion．It also seeks fair and immediate trial for all political prisoners detained (拘留) without charge, and opposes torture and the degrading treatment of prisoners．It is also against the death penalty for all types of crime. 　　Amnesty works by collecting information．When it has proof that a person is a " Prisoner of Conscience" , that person's case is handed over to a local group．The local groups are ordinary individuals who believe in Amnesty's work．They send letters to governments, embassies, leading newspapers and the prisoner's family and friends．They also collect signatures and raise money to send medicine, food and clothing to the prisoners and their families．These volunteers use their freedom of speech to win the same freedom for their adopted prisoner. 　　Paradoxically, Amnesty International is an organization that will only be satisfied when it has become redundant (多余的) .[单选题] Amnesty International is supported__．