Every day our life is full of images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and aural hyperstimulation（视听的高度刺激），the medium of radio is making a marked comeback.
“We're at the dawn of a golden age of audio," said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast. These data, released by Edison Research, reveal the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day's digital podcast format（播客形式）. The term "podcast," was coined in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. Since the leap in consumer demand for smart phones and tablets, podcast subscription rates have only accelerated.
You can tune in during those extra minutes of the day when you're walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download on computer or iPod and most offer new content every week.
Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via-iTunes.¨ I listen while I'm hanging out in the house doing something else.
It makes completing a boring task a lot more enjoyable... And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world," she said. “I mainly listen to BBC podcasts, but recently I've also been tuning into This American Life and Serial.”
Unlike television and music, the audio format has the ability to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg says this comes down to the podcast's ability "to create emotional connection." Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, major in social work and arts, agrees. "When you're tuned in, it feels as if the podcaster is talking directly to you. It's comforting," said Proust.
It seems the age-old tradition of verbal（口头的）storytelling is very much alive and well.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is Not a suitable time to listen to procasts ?
A. Attending a lecture. B. Riding the subway.
C. Walking to the shop. D. Waiting for a bus.
2.According to the passage, one difference between television and audio format is that____。
A. only audio format has the ability to create emotional connection to download
B. only audio format helps people keep in touch with the world's change
C. only television provides new content every week
D. only television shows can be free
3. What does the underlined word "coined" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. written. B. thought. C. invented. D. found.
4.It can be inferred from passage that____.
A. people like to listen to podcasts when they work
B. podcasts are more and more popular with people
C. the voice of the podcaster attracts many listeners
D. people keep in touch with each other by listening to podcasts
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完形填空
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Cam ______ saw the man in the old yellow Dodge again. But whether the guy was a ______or an angel doesn't matter.
1.A. possessed B. guarded C. worried D. held
2.A. begging B. crying C. sitting D. singing
3.A. same B. right C. proper D. wrong
4.A. turned B. pushedC. rolled D. opened
5.A. introducedB. explained C. praised D. told
6.A. warmly B. merrily C. rudely D. hesitantly
7.A. job B. situation C. car D. hobby
8.A. saved B. forgotten C. helped D. missed
9.A. discovered B. rememberedC. found D. saw
10.A. thought B. considered C. searched D. struggled
11.A. touched B. dropped C. smelled D. studied
12.A. big B. only C. small D. nice
13.A. written B. drawn C. paintedD. damaged
14.A. lines B. signaturesC. words D. pictures
15.A. lie in B. stick to C. think aboutD. rely on
16.A. sounded B. looked C. seemedD. became
17.A. news B. phones C. opportunitiesD. messages
18.A. finallyB. steadily C. quickly D. slowly
19.A. never B. just C. yet D. still
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完形填空
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I was coming back from home late at night in a‘Sharing’mini van(厢式货车)．In Hydera- bad，India，it is a cheap and quick form of ．The van driver picked up as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is for the transport of 8．So our van was very ．
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The night breezes were blowing upon my cheek as I walked home，with a feeling of relief．
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2.A．designed B．bought C．organized D．powered
3.A．heavy B．noisy C．crowded D．awkward
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7.A．caring B．reaching C．waiting D．planning
8.A．back B．knees C．feet D．own
9.A．immediately B．doubtfully C．naturally D．anxiously
10.A．silence B．surprise C．vain D．pain
11.A．patient B．helpful C．generous D．secret
12.A．home B．stop C．car D．school
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书面表达
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请你用英语写一封邀请信。内容包括：
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3．演讲比赛人数：12人。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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I'm Li Hua.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
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删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
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Coffee is not a necessity. However, the point is that when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we also need to think about those people who also appreciate that specific blessing but cannot afford.
Note the waiter, who gets the communication going between the affording and the needy with a smile on his face. Think about the man in need: he enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-dignity; he has a free cup of coffee without asking or knowing about who has given this cup of coffee to him; he only looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left. Besides, we need to remember the role played by the wall that reflects the generosity and care of people in this town.
1.What made the author interested as well as confused?
A. The waiter’s making normal gestures.
B. Customers’ buying coffee for the needy.
C. The waiter’s attaching coffee orders on the wall.
D. Customers’ paying for coffee and having it put on the wall.
2.The author thought the man in need was ______.
A. obviously poor
B. not properly dressed
C. not right to leave without paying
D. strange to order coffee from the wall
3. In the author’s opinion, coffee is _____.
A. necessary in our life
B. a blessing some can’t afford
C. respect shown for the needy
D. a blessing everyone should have
4.The passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. learning from the waiter
B. buying coffee for others
C. caring more about the people in need
D. analyzing the characters in the coffee shop
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1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How to develop a new system.
B. The function of the PIN.
C. A home for the future.
D. Easy life in the future.
2.What can’t be done in the writer’s new house according to the passage?
A. Turning on the lights. B. Going swimming.
C. Getting a telephone call. D. Playing music.
3. The writer's new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _______.
A. it has your favorite music following you
B. you can make a telephone call anywhere
C. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
D. it has been controlled by computers
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A. An IT expert B. A famous doctor
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