Be careful when you surf the Internet．If you download a virus into your computer ______, you will not open your files．

       A．on purpose          B．by accident   C．at random    D．on average

We should always keep in mind that accidents _______ from carelessness while driving．

       A．arise                B．arouse         C．begin        D．rise

On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played for about an hour. During that time about 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

       After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He stopped for a few seconds and then hurried on. Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat without stopping and continued to walk. After 6 minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and walked away. After 10 minutes, a 3-year-old boy stopped but his mother dragged him along hurriedly. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

      Finally only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $ 32. When he finished playing, no one applauded.

       The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate (复杂的) pieces ever written, with a violin worth $ 3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $ 100 each.

       The program was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about understanding, taste, and people’s social position. In a common place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we appreciate beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

      If we do not take a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

The first paragraph is aimed to tell us ______.

     A. the man chose a bad place for playing      B. what background the story was set in

     C. how busy people were that morning         D. many people showed interest in music

We can infer from the passage that ______.

     A. none of the passers-by were fond of music

     B. beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places

C. in a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar

D. Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station

According to the writer, people should _____.

     A. listen to as many great musicians as possible

     B. try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy

     C. show kindness to anyone whether they’re rich or not

     D. notice and appreciate what’s going on in their daily life

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it is used to be. The _36__ family in colonial North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity, Thus, children were __38__ in terms of their productivity, and they played the role of producer quite early, Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of the subordination(附属).

   With the __39__ of the society, the position of the children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society that the United States has become, each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in contact with many other members. __40__ , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are __41__ more as people in their own right than as those of the family is reflected in various laws __42__ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

  This new __43__ of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also __44_ an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time seeking the proper way to __45__ children.

  Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a two-way transaction(事务) between parents and child __46___ a one-way, parent-to-child training program. As a consequence, socializing child and __47__ with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems

A. poor           B. ordinary      C. happy          D. wealthy

A. except          B. for          C. beyond         D. through

A. supported       B. received      C. encouraged     D. valued

A. movement      B. achievement   C. development    D. requirement

A. Besides        B. However      C. Instead         D. Therefore

A. admired        B. regarded      C. made          D. respected

A. enjoying       B. preventing     C. considering     D. protecting

A. view          B. faith          C. world          D. study

A. led in          B. brought in     C. resulted in      D. taken in

A. nurse         B. praise         C. understand     D. raise

A. more than     B. rather than      C. better than     D. less than 

A. talking       B. living          C. playing        D. discussing

President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to a very important truth today — that business organizations have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions still possess this great prestige?

One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other organizations in society. Since competition is seen as the main source of progress and development by most Americans, competitive business organizations are respected. Competition is not only good in itself; it is the means by which other basic American values, such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

Competition protects the individual freedom by making sure that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. Compared with one and all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for benefit. If one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to the competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Since there are many businesses competing for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to treat them unfairly and the customers would lose nothing.

A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it gives more support for freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people while business leaders are not. Many Americans believe that competition is as important, or even more important, as democracy in protecting freedom.

Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of equal opportunities. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to any person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American choice of the higher social position which is not based on one’s family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equal opportunities.

Which of the following is discussed as the main topic in the passage?

A. Competition in America’s business.        B. Freedom in America’s business.

C. Americans’ different values.                   D. Business against government.

Americans believe that they can realize their personal values ______.

A. when given equal opportunities

B. through doing business

C. by protecting their individual freedom

D. by means of competition

Who can benefit from business competition?

A. Businessmen who compete.

B. Customers of those businesses.

C. People with the idea of equality and freedom.

D. Both business organizations and government.

It could be inferred from the passage that the author believes ______.

A. business in other countries are not as competitive as those in the USA

B. business problems are very important to the American government

C. the competition in business plays a very important role in America

D. American business is the most powerful one in the whole world

语法考察（每小题1分，共5分`）将下列句子的直接引语转换成间接引语，间接引语转换成直接引语

Nancy asked her deskmate, “How did you work out the problem, Bob?”

   Nancy asked Bob how he ______ _______out the problem.

“I found my wallet under the desk, ”Lucy said to her mom.

  Lucy ______ her mom that she had found_______ wallet under the desk.

The teacher told us not to make any noise then.

  The teacher said to us, “______ make any noise ______”

Mom asked me whether I had finished my homework.

  “You have finished your homework,______ ______ ?”mom asked me.

Rainy asked her father what they would have for supper.

Rainy asked her father, “Dad! What ______ ______ have for supper?”

---Do you know our home town at all?

   --- No, this is the first time I _____ here.

A. was           B. am coming      C. came            D. have come

--- What about going abroad for a job?

   --- I don’t think going abroad ____________ me.

  A. suits           B. suits for          C. fits            D. fits for

A good storyieller must be able to hold the listeners' attention ______ he reaches the end of the story．

       A．when              B．until          C．while    D．unless

Scientists in Canada say big fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial（产业的） fishing in the 1950s. The scientists found the numbers of some kinds of large fish have dropped by ninety percent in the past fifty years.

The study took ten years. The researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published the findings.

The scientists say the common method called long line fishing ravages the populations of large fish. This method involves many fishing lines connected to one boat. These wires can be nearly one hundred kilometers long. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish.

Long line fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooks. But long line fishing boats now might only catch one fish per hundred hooks.

The scientists say industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that whole populations can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years.

Ransom Myers and Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with the University of Kiel in Germany. Worm says the destruction could lead to a complete reorganization of ocean life systems. Meyers says the decreased numbers of large fish are not the only worry. He says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestors. He says not only are there fewer big fish, but also they are smaller than those of the past.

  It’s the end of this program ,Thank you for your listening.

What’s the best title for the passage?

       A. Big fish are disappearing            B. Long—line fishing in Japan     

C. The harm of industrial fishing           D. Stop killing big fish

Which of the following DOESN’T show that the populations of big fish are smaller than before?

A. Fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas.

B. Now long—line fishing boats might catch one fish per hundred hooks.

C. Fish now don’t have the chance to grow big enough.

D. Scientists spent ten years studying the populations of large fish.

What can we learn from the passage?

A. The number of big fish started to drop greatly about fifty years ago.

B. The study was started by Boris Worm of Dalhousie alone.

C. There will be no big fish left in fifty years .

D. Japaneses people have stopped catching big fish.