_____ all the inventions have in common is ______ they have succeeded.?

A. What; what 　               B. That; what              C. What; that 　          D. That; that

._____ the article four times, I finally understood the author's theory．

A．Reading        B．Having read    C．To read          D．Read

       Volunteers, as an essential part of a successful world exposition, are a major channel for the public to participate in, serve and share the world exposition and a means to showcase the image of the host country and city. The following information is about the volunteer for the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China．

I．Requirements for Volunteers                         

●  Be willing to participate in voluntary services of Expo 2010;      

●  Age limit: Expo Site volunteers must be born before April 30,

1992 and Expo City Voluntary Service Station volunteers before

April 30, 1994;

●  Obey the laws and regulations of the PRC;

●  Be able to participate in training and relevant activities before the opening of Expo 2010 on May 1st;

●  Possess necessary knowledge and skills needed by the position, one foreign language at least;

●  Be in good health to meet the requirements of corresponding voluntary positions．

●  Have previous experience of voluntary work.

II．Further Information for Volunteers

●  Source

       Residents of Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese, and foreigners can all apply to be the volunteers．

●  Signup methods

Applicants may log in onto the official websites for online signup．They may also consult or connect with the Expo Volunteer Stations．

●  Time

May 1 - December 31, 2009

Ⅲ．Volunteer Training

      Volunteer training includes general training, special training and position training．General training is carried out through internet, while special training and position training are provided through classroom lectures and field practice．

IV．Volunteer Types

●  Expo Site volunteers refer to those offering voluntary services to visitors and the Organizer in the Expo Site, mainly including information, visitor flow management, reception, translation and interpretation(口译), assistance for the disabled, and assistance in media service, event and conference organization and．volunteer management．

● Information booth volunteers are stationed in the Expo's information booths at key transportation centers, commercial outlets, tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and cultural event places outside the Expo Site．They offer services including information, translation, interpretation and even first aid．

1. According to the volunteer brochure, which of the following suits the position of Expo Site?

       A．Li Hua, a retired Spanish teacher, still recovering from her leg operation.

    B．Wang Ming, 19, a former voluntary interpreter of the United Nations.

    C．Li Jing, a middle-aged researcher, who is to finish his field work at the end of April. 

    D．Hong Wei, 17, winner of an English speaking competition, looking for his first voluntary work.

2. Which of the training will be done on the Internet?

       A．Position training．          B．General training．

       C．Classroom training．         D．Special training．

3. Which of the following service is offered by information booth volunteers?

       A．Visitor flow management．        B．Helping the disabled

    C．Assistance in media service．        D．Emergency first aid．

Toyota recalls cars in safety alert.

Toyota is recalling more than two million cars in thief fears of sticking accelerator pedals, (踏板) just months after another major problem affected huge numbers.

The latest recall is due to potential problems with the pedal device that can cause the accelerator to become stuck.

The earlier issue affected 4.2m vehicles which we at the risk of the pedal becoming trapped under floor mats.

This time Toyota said in rare cases, the pedal mechanism were down, causing the accelerator to become harder to press, slower to return or, in some cases, stuck

It's said the problem appeared to be related to the potential build-up of condensation (压缩) on sliding surfaces in the accelerator system that helps drivers push down or release the pedal. A spokesman said the company did not yet have a solution to the latest problem but is working on it.

The recall affects the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia. Of these, the Avalon, Camry and Tundra models -- encompassing (包含) about 1.7 million vehicles -- were also included in the previous pedal recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement that the problem is "a serious safety issue and we are pleased Toyota is taking immediate action to address it".

Toyota said drivers in the recalled vehicles whose pedals become stuck should firmly apply their brakes, drive the car to a safe location, shut off the engine and contact the nearest dealer.

Toyota's latest recall in November was blamed for several crashes, including an accident involving a Lexus that accelerated to more than 120 mph before crashing in San Diego, killing four people.

1. Why is Toyota recalling so many ears in the US?

A. To reduce price                                 B. To reduce pollution   

C. for the sake of safety                    D. For the sake of economy

2. Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. It's the first time for Toyota to recall cars

B. The reason of the latest recall is different from that of the earlier one

C. The Toyota company has found a good solution to the problem.

D. The recall only affects the cars made between 2009-2010

3. What shouldn't the driver in the recalled vehicles whose pedals get stuck do?

A. Turn on the car engine           B. Get in touch with the nearest dealers immediately

C. Drive the ear to a safe location immediately          D. Firmly apply their brakes

4. What can we infer from the The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's statement?

A. It's too dangerous for the company to recall the cars

B. It's a waste of money for the company to recall the cars

C. It's not hard to solve the safety problem.

D. It's a relief to see that the company can face the problem.

It also awards me _____ opportunity to learn American culture at _____ first hand.

A. /; the                B. the; a               C. an; /                D. /; a

．The conference aims to develop business and let people think about ______ they can have a positive influence on the planet．

       A．why      B．that            C．what      D．how

第二节  读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Perhaps you do not know your school principal well. But you might be wise to take him or her seriously. Peking University will enroll students recommended by high school principals this year. Oh November 16, 2009 Peking University released a list of 39 high school principals in 10 provinces who have the chance to recommend students. If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30 points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university after the exam. Peking University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive and special abilities a chance to stand out.

However, a survey conducted by leading Chinese web portal sina. Com showed 10,046 out of 14,227 people surveyed were against the new idea. Most said the recommendations were unfair on other students. Xue Yong, a Peking University alumni who is now an assistant professor at Suffolk University, told Qianjiang Evening News the experiment could be dangerous if it is abused. But Qu Jun, former deputy director of Shanghai municipal education commission, said the experiment represents much needed change to the existing university entrance system, which had been criticized for years.

写作内容

1．以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2．然后以约120个词就“北大校长推荐制”进行议论，内容包括：

   （1）你是否支持北大建立校长推荐制来选拔优秀学生？请简述理由；

   （2）你认为怎样的学生最值得中学校长推荐？

写作要求：

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

评分标准

    概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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．The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful _______ the blue and clean sky．

       A．with      B．against         C．through  D．beyond

III. 阅读理解

William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright (剧作家). Although he died in 1616, people still go to see his plays. Among the most popular are Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ, Ａ Ｍｉｄｓｕｍｍｅｒ Ｎｉｇｈｔ’ｓ Ｄｒｅａｍ and Ｈａｍｌｅｔ — the story of a prince who struggles to respond to the crimes around him.

    Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was an actor as well as a writer. Most of his ideas for plays were taken from history, people’s conversation, ancient stories, and also from other writers. He wrote not only about kings and queens and princes, but also about friends and ordinary people. He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes, as well as about jealousy, joy, hate, ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ was reborn as the musical Ｗｅｓｔ Ｓｉｄｅ Ｓｔｏｒｙ and more recently as the movie Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

     He invented a number of great characters: powerful magicians, thrilling witches, smart women and both wise and wicked men. He also invented some great phrases. If you’ve ever said, “Oh, for goodness sake!” you can thank Shakespeare for that. Other examples of common phrases adapted from Shakespeare: “as luck would have it”, “your own flesh and blood”, “too much of a good thing”, “good riddance”, “in one fell swoop”, and “in the twinkling of an eye”. “To be, or not to be: that is the question,” Hamlet says. “Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow,” says Juliet to her Romeo.

    Don’t be surprised if you don’t understand everything when reading Shakespeare or watching one of his plays because the meanings of many words have changed over the years. And Shakespeare’s characters speak in poetry, so their speeches can be complicated.

    It does help to find out a little bit about the story before reading a Shakespeare play. It’s worth the effort. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world is a stage.” And in his plays you’ll find that an entire world is waiting for you.

1. Shakespeare created the following characters EXCEPT ________.

A. Juliet         B. Hamlet     C. Claire Danes    D. Romeo

2. From Paragraph 3 we can learn that ________.

A. most of the characters created by Shakespeare were negative ones

B. most of the phrases used today were invented by Shakespeare

C. “Oh, for goodness sake!” is what Juliet says to Romeo

D. Shakespeare contributed greatly to the development of English

3. Which of the following is a reason why it’s difficult to understand some of Shakespeare’s plays?

A. There are many new words in his plays.

B. He wrote his plays using uncommon words.

C. The characters in his plays speak in poetry.

D. Most of the words in his plays are outdated.

4. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. most of Shakespeare’s plays have been made into films

B. language changes with the development of society

C. Shakespeare made lots of money from his works

D. it is more useful to read Shakespeare’s works than to watch them

On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor－at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.

Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls”. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch (门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude and by caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.

When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.

When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and graded go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.

1. What’s the father’s “own brand of ‘house calls’”?

       A. his treatment for frank’s serious illness.

       B. his care for Frank.

       C. his attitude towards the author.

       D. his wish that his kid would be a doctor.

2. The author began to want to be a doctor when_________

       A. father helped frank regularly   

B. Father developed lung cancer

       C. father asked him/her to take care of Mother   

D. father died

3. what was the influence of Father’s death on the author?

       A. The author began to think seriously about his/her career.

       B. The author was too sorrowful to carry through his /her study.

       C. The author used the situation as an excuse for quitting school.

       D. The author made great effort at his/her goal of becoming a doctor.

4. The best title for the text would be_________.

       A. What Made Father Respectable

B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor

       C. How to Help Strangers    

D. How to Deal with Death