If Barack Obama's wife and kids thought they'd be getting his undivided attention during their long-awaited summer holiday, perhaps they should think again.

The US President kicked off his vacation by revealing that, in addition to endless games of tennis and golf, he plans to spend the week ploughing through five books, weighing in at an astonishing 2,300 pages. His summer reading list, unveiled(透露) by the White House, contains two heavyweight works of non–fiction and three novels.

On top of the president’s table is Hot, Flat and Crowded, by New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman. Subtitled "why we need a green revolution", it makes a leftish（左倾的） call to arms regarding the future of the planet.

Mr Obama's second choice is historian David McCullough's biography of John Adams, the often under-rated second US president, who was the subject of an award-winning HBO docu-drama（纪实剧）last year.

The novels include two crime thrillers: Richard Price's Lush Life, and The Way Home, a novel by George Pelecanos set in Washington, DC – which, much like Obama's best-selling autobiography（自传）, explores the relationship between a father and his son.

Completing the set is the novel Plainsong, by a little-known writer called Kent Haruf. Set in a small town on the Colorado plains, its existence on the reading list may reassure voters that Middle America has not been ignored by their commander-in-chief.

Publishers are keeping an eye on whether the famous "Obama bounce" – which has helped sales at the first family's favourite clothes stores, such as J Crew – will continue to apply to their troubled industry. The President's endorsement（认可） is said to have lifted sales of Joseph O'Neill's novel Netherland about cricket in Holland and New York last year.

Given that President Obama has already spent a portion of his week so far playing golf, beating Michelle at tennis, and visiting friends, questions will inevitably(不可避免地) be asked about his ability to put any dent（挫伤） at all in the ambitious reading list.

To finish all five books, he would have to manage more than 300 pages every day – quite an "ask" when a small portion of his time must also be spent running the country.

1. What’s the function of the first paragraph?

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?    

3. Which of the following was NOT a book the President planned to read?

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?       

—Hello, I’d like to see Doctor Smith at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

—Sorry, but he ________ a patient at that time.

 _______ she was your friend, I would have invited her to the party.

  A. If I know         B. Were I to know       C. If I knew          D. Had I known

 Only when ____in the afternoon _____able to leave.

 A. the match was over; they were           B. was the match over; were they

 C. was the match over; they were           D. the match was over; were they

 It is reported that up to now, mountain slides have cut off more than ten villages from the outside world, ______more than 100 hundred people alive and ______ many houses.

A. buried; destroyed      B. burying; destroying 

C. to bury; to destroy     D. being buried; being destroyed

第二节  信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列职位广告

A.  Five Waiters and Ten Waitresses

—Aged less than 22.

—At least high school graduate.

—Good-looking; men at least 1.72 meters tall and women at least 1.60 meters tall.

—Those knowing foreign languages preferred.

—Salary 1,600-2,200 Yuan per month.

B.  One Secretary

—Aged less than 30.

—Female preferred.

—Good at writing and skilled at computer.

C.  Accountant

—Aged between 25 and 40.

—With an experience of at least two years.

—With a degree and an accountant certificate.

—Salary 3,000-4,000 Yuan monthly.

—With a practical knowledge of computer.

D.  Salesclerk

—Basic education of 12 years or more.

—Good at computer.

—Salary 1,800-2,200 Yuan monthly.

E.  English Teacher

—Aged between 35 and 45.

—With a master degree and a certificate in normal university.

—With an experience abroad preferred.

F.  Senior Lawyer

—Aged between 45 and 50.

—With doctor degree of law.

—With an experience of senior lawyer for at least three years.

—Those knowing English preferred.

请阅读以下求职者的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的职位：

56．Ann has been a senior lawyer with a doctor degree in the USA for five years. She returned to China last week. She wants to have the same job in Beijing.

57. Lisa, a l.7-meter-tall pretty girl, has just graduated from Jingshan High School. She is good at foreign languages, especially English.

58. Li Wei became an English teacher in a high school in New York after he had got the master degree and a certificate in California University. He came back to China last week and wanted to act as an English teacher in Guangzhou.

59. Lanra, who is a 23-year-old lady, is good at writing as well as computer. She would like to be employed as a secretary.

60. Lu Bin, who can operate on the computer well, has just graduated from Guangya Middle School. She can have the chance to go to university, but she gives it up. She wants learn to do business as a salesgirl first.

求职者                                       职位

56. Ann                                      A. Five Waiters and Ten Waitresses

57. Lisa                                      B. One Secretary

58. Li Wei                                      .C. Accountant

59. Laura                                    D. Salesclerk

60. Lu Bin                                  E. English Teacher

F. Senior Lawyer

Sydney—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students want them.

Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

60. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones________.

   A. because they are students                     B. when they are free

   C. when they are at school                        D. because they are young

61. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from________.

   A. the makers and sellers                        B. some other strangers

   C. their parents and friends                       D. some mobile phone users

62. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _______ during school hours.

   A. use their mobile phones                        B. leave their mobile phones

   C. help the teachers with their work                D. get in touch with their children

63. The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.

   A. many teachers                               B. some messages

   C. mobile phones                               D. some students

  单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

         根据下列句子所给汉语意思或单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(将单词写在答案页本题的横线上)

71. The headmaster wants to have the opening speech d______by our English teacher next month. (原创)

Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without ____(扩大)the area of the fields. (原创)

73. The problem is so ___________ （令人迷惑）that few people can work it out.

74．There is a general _________(信念) that things will soon get better.

75．The boy lifted the stone with all his _______(力量).

76. Many of the young ____________(一代) enjoy foreign music and films.

77. I know you don`t like her but try not to make it so _________(明显)

78. A recent survey showed that 53.3 percent of China's middle-class people were not s________(满意) with their physical and mental conditions. (原创)

79. World Expos have excited and___________(鼓舞) more and more people in the world. (原创)

80. By r_______(减少)excess emissions(过度排放) of greenhouse gases, we can put the low-carbon lifestyle into practice gradually. (原创)

The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is strongly impressed _____ my memory.

A. to                        B. over                             C. by                     D. on

— Could you introduce me a high quality car?

         — My pleasure．_______ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is very popular．

         A．Handled                  B. To handle                    C．Handling                     D．Being handled