【题目】阅读理解
You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world's temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of an island nation — the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level has risen 8～12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country's drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their green house gas emissions (排放), which are a main cause of global warming.“By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311 000 an“endangered nation”.
（1）The text is mainly about___________.
A.rapid changes in earth's temperature?
B.bad effects of global warming
C.moving of a country to a new place
D.reasons for lowland flooding
（2）According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is __________.
A.greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B.higher surface water temperatures of the sea
C.continuous global warming
D.rising sea levels
（3）Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not _________.
A.agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B.sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C.allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D.believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
（4）The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is _________.
A.Australia
B.New Zealand
C.the Maldives
D.the United States

【题目】完形填空
Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.
He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5or tired, he did not stop 6he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7. Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 14, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15and the things we love to do. One day 16 we look back, we will 17that we don't really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
（1）A.use B.get C.work D.cover
（2）A.Sure B.Strange C.Good D.Interesting
（3）A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled
（4）A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in
（5）A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited
（6）A.because B.so C.but D.if
（7）A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling
（8）A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove
（9）A.find B.have C.need D.show
（10）A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep
（11）A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar
（12）A.future B.past C.history D.life
（13）A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends
（14）A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health
（15）A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people
（16）A.before B.when C.unless D.since
（17）A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain
（18）A.but B.until C.however D.or
（19）A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed
（20）A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony (和声) is learnt and not based on natural ability, a new study by University of Melbourne researchers has found. The researchers said previous theories about how we appreciate music were based on the physical functions of sound, the ear itself and a born ability to hear harmony.
The study shows that musical harmony can be learnt, and it is a matter of training the brain to hear the sounds. So if you thought that the music of some foreign culture (or Jazz) sounded like the crying of cats, it's simply because you haven't learnt to listen by their rules.
The researchers used 66 volunteers with a range of (一系列的) musical training and tested their ability to hear combinations (组合) of notes (音符) to determine if they found the combinations familiar or pleasing. They found that people needed to be familiar with combinations of notes. If they couldn't recognize the notes, they found the notes dissonant. This finding put an end to centuries of theories claiming (声称) that physical functions of the ear determine what we find attractive.
The study found that trained musicians were much more sensitive (敏感的) to unpleasant notes than non-musicians. When they couldn't find the note, the musicians reported that the sounds were unpleasant, while non-musicians were much less sensitive. This shows the importance of training or nurturing (培养) the brain to like particular sound of combinations of notes, like those found in jazz or rock.
Depending on their training, a strange chord (和弦) sound was pleasant to some musicians, but very unpleasant to others. This showed us that even the ability to hear a musical note is learnt.
To confirm (证实) this finding, they trained 19 non-musicians to find the notes of a random (随机的) selection of western chords. Not only did the participants' ability to hear notes improve rapidly; the chords they had learnt sounded more pleasant—regardless of (不论) how the chords were played.
The question of why some combinations of musical notes are heard as pleasant or unpleasant has long been debated. “ We have shown in this study that for music, beauty is in the brain of the beholder(观看者),” a researcher said.
（1）According to the passage, why do people sometimes find foreign music quite unpleasant?
A.Because they don't like the person playing the music.
B.Because they have no talent for music at all.
C.Because they have no idea about how to listen.
D.Because they hear music too often.
（2）The underlined word “dissonant” in Paragraph 3 probably means ___________.
A.informal
B.unpleasant
C.inspiring
D.unfamiliar
（3）Although non-musicians were less sensitive to music, they can still _______.
A.find the beauty of chords without training
B.enjoy the beauty of music when played by musicians
C.be trained to like particular music
D.make friends with real musicians
（4）What is the best title for the passage?
A.Improve Your Brain By Listening to Music
B.You Can Be a Musician Without Being Trained
C.Music Can't be Taught
D.Love of Music Is Not Natural But Nurture

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive “there” you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your “there” vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing (追寻) after another “there”, you are never really appreciating what you already have right “here”. It is important for human beings to keep sober-minded(头脑清醒的) about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is developed by your dreams and aspirations (抱负). On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now.
To be grateful means you are thankful for what you have right now. Gratitude (感激) fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you try hard to keep your focus on the present moment, you can experience the full wonder of “here”.
There are many ways to develop gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try:
◆ Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
◆ Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for, so that you can stay conscious (有意识的) daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
◆ Spend time offering assistance (帮助) to those who are less fortunate than you, so that you may gain a new perspective (观点).
What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation for all that you have right now, so that you may live more happily in your present moment.
（1）According to the first paragraph we know ___________.
A.many people feel satisfied with what they have right now
B.aspirations can pull a person farther from his present life
C.none can be sober-minded about his dreams and aspirations
D.we should be busy with chasing one after another “there”
（2）Gratitude can NOT ____________.
A.fill your heart with happy feelings
B.allow you to fully appreciate your “here”
C.make people experience the wonder of “here”
D.drive people to give up their future
（3）If we want to develop gratitude, we should better NOT____________.
A.check out what we lose everyday
B.give thanks for all that we have before sleeping
C.help others who are less fortunate than us
D.make a list each day of all that we should thank for

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no language has rules. If we use the word “rules”, we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved (逐渐发展成) into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call “grammar” is simply a reflection (反映) of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is “no”. Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word“grammar”. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is “yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently.” It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something positive, something that you can use to find your way---like a signpost(路标) or a map.
Except invented languages like Esperanto（世界语）. And if Esperanto were widely spoken, its rules would soon be very different.
（1）Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Grammar is the system of a language.
B.Someone created the grammar first and then people learn the language according to it.
C.Language's developing and forming is a long-term process (过程).
D.There is no language staying the same all the time.
（2）What is the author's attitude towards grammar learning?
A.He is against grammar learning.
B.He is in favor of grammar learning.
C.His attitude is objective(客观的).
D.His attitude is unknown to us.
（3）Which of the following is CORRECT according to the last paragraph?
A.Esperanto is widely spoken.
B.Esperanto is different from other languages because its rules are fixed.
C.Esperanto is different from other languages because its rules came out before this language.
D.Esperanto is very easy to learn.

【题目】英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号 （^），并在此符号下面写出改加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My next vacation will be wonderfully for me. I will go to Maryland to visit my friends. I have known her for eleven years since I am in high school. Right now, she is studying English at the University of Maryland. When I visit her, she will have to go to her classes, but we will have lots of free time together either. When we went high school together, she didn't study very much hard. She wasn't getting very good grades. And now she is a very good student in American. She know that she should study hard to success. We will have a great time together this summer.

The results also suggest that Chinese schoolchildren have reading problems in a different part of the brain used in reading alphabet-based languages. This shows that the learning disorder dyslexia ( inability to read properly) is not the same in very culture and does not have a universal biological cause.

Scientists described the results as “ very important and revolutionary”. While dyslexia has certain common roots, they said, they now have some proof that this kind of functional problem works differently according to the different demands that Western and Eastern languages place on the brain.

Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder in which people of normal intelligence have difficulty learning to read, spell and master other language skills.

The results suggest that treating dyslexia around the world probably will require different treatments.

“Reading is complex,” said Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University professor. “ This shows we need to be more open-minded about diverse treatment approaches.”

Its origins are complex. There appears to be a genetic aspect to the illness. It also may result from brain injury before birth that changes visual and hearing pathways in the brain.

Earlier brain scans show that English-reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain associated with the awareness of 44 sounds from the English alphabet. However, according to the new study, reading Chinese uses some different parts of the brain located in the left-front of the brain. It is associated with symbol interpretation. Unlike alphabet letters, Chinese characters represent entire thoughts and physical objects.

Dyslexia

【题目】阅读理解
Guide to Stockholm University Library
Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study Places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of study material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year's rental period.
Rules to be followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
（1）Library computers on the ground floor.
A.help students with their field experiments
B.contain software essential for schoolwork
C.are for those who want to access the wi-fi
D.are mostly used for filling out application forms
（2）What condition should be met to book a group-study room?
A.group must consist of 8 people
B.Three-hour use per day is the minimum
C.One should first register at the university
D.Applications must mark the room on the map
（3）A student can rent a locker in the library if he.
A.can afford the rental fee
B.attends certain courses
C.has nowhere to put his books
D.has earned the required credits

【题目】完形填空
Last weekend, I was blessed with an opportunity to serve as a volunteer in Maryland. I don't have a car and the closest Amtrak station is about 30 minutes away from the actual site so I wasn't sure1I would get there. I started thinking that maybe it wouldn't be2and after a really long week, I thought that maybe I shouldn't3at all. But I went ahead and posted a request for a4on the ride-share board.
A few days later, an individual I had never met5that he would be able to pick me up and6me off at the station. He was also planning on serving but said he would wait7my train arrived before driving out there. How kind8this person whom I've never even met, I thought to myself. My heart9, and the stress I had been feeling from my week10away.
When my new friend drove me to the train station, he11that it was in a deserted kind of area. There was no one12around. It was cold outside, and I still had 30 minutes to wait. So he13his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.”
I couldn't believe his compassion and14. I knew that he had to be at work the next day15me, and that his wife and son were waiting for his return. But he just waited there with me so16, generously serving with his time.
With five minutes17before the train arrived, he shared with me stories from his childhood. As a young boy, he18sit near the edge of the train tracks, excitedly waiting for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night, before returning home to his family, he waited with me as my train19. It didn't rush by at full force but I left that station20the full force of his compassion and generosity.
（1）A.how B.why C.whenever D.that
（2）A.necessary B.essential C.possible D.fortunate
（3）A.refuse B.volunteer C.evaluate D.challenge
（4）A.terminal B.sightseeing C.departure D.ride
（5）A.replied B.blamed C.reflected D.advocated
（6）A.fall B.break C.take D.drop
（7）A.though B.until C.unless D.after
（8）A.beyond B.against C.for D.of
（9）A.warmed B.froze C.calmed D.burnt
（10）A.gathered B.melted C.counted D.cherished
（11）A.noticed B.founded C.regretted D.relieved
（12）A.thus B.also C.else D.too
（13）A.started B.purchased C.parked D.mended
（14）A.encouragement B.kindness C.commitment D.privilege
（15）A.instead of B.regardless of C.far from D.just like
（16）A.strictly B.seriously C.patiently D.carefully
（17）A.left B.gone C.passed D.spared
（18）A.accustomed to B.used to C.stuck to D.attached to
（19）A.stretched B.vanished C.pulled D.approached
（20）A.envying B.impressing C.feeling D.ignoring

【题目】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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Bob,
I'm writing to apologize for having forgotten to return the “the Beatles” CD to you while I left Canada, I was in such hurry that I packed everything in my luggages without checking carefully. Had I paid more attention then, I wouldn't have made such stupid a mistake.
Now everything must be done to solve the problem because I understood you cherish the CD enormously. I can either send it to you by express mail or alternatively compensate(补偿) you at a reasonably price. If you do not mind, I may bring it back to you next time I will go to Canada.
Please let me know what solution you prefer at your earliest convenience. Felt extremely guilty, I really hope you will accept my sincere apology.
Faithfully yours,
Li Ming