November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison’s eagerly anticipated(期待) eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature. Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men:Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award.

Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy(遗产) of an outstanding black family. As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary master’s trilogy(三部曲)investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved(1988), which deals with a black mother’s love under slavery and in freedom. Jazzy(1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s.

The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey’s Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation spot for colored folk on the East Coast.” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl.

The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrison’s most accessible work since Song of Solomon.” This comparison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point.

1. What would be the best title for the text?

A.      Toni Morrison’s latest novels

B.      Toni Morrison and her trilogy

C.      Toni Morrison and her novel Love

D.     Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner

2. What can we learn about John Steinbeck?

A. He was a black writer.

B. He was born in America.

C. He received the Nobel Prize after Morrison

D. He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel

3. The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both _____.

A. belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved

B. concern families of more than one generation

C. deal with life of blacks under slavery

D. investigate life in 1920s Harlem

4. The novel Love mainly describes ______.

A. the best-known vacation spot for blacks

B. the life of an outstanding black family under slavery

C. the miserable experience of the five women in Harlem

D. the memories of five women about Bill Cosey

China is working hard to deal with the contaminated dairy products scandal（丑闻）, which has so far left four babies dead, a senior official with the World Health Organization(WHO) said on Sunday.

Dr. Shigeru Omi, director of the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, told a press conference that China is taking the issue “seriously”.

“After acknowledging the problems, the Chinese government is very serious about the matter and I hope the situation will be brought under control as soon as possible,” Omi said.

“A number of investigations have been launched and several batches of products have been recalled in a bid to establish the magnitude of this ‘serious public health issue’,” he said.

“The WHO is assisting China in probing the scandal but will not conduct its own investigations,” he said.

“Globalization means the scandal that started in China is a problem for people around the world,” he said.

“Every country is vulnerable（脆弱的，易受影响的）, every country can be affected, so the international community should work together to solve the problem,” he said.

“The poison milk problem has shown that there are still challenges for both local governments and the private sector,” Omi said.

“There is large room for improvement on quality control, more investment is needed at the lower level, and serious commitment should come from the private sector,” he said.

Since the scandal over the contaminated dairy products broke out, 6,244 infants have fallen ill, 150 have been diagnosed with acute kidney failure, and four have died.

Investigations have shown the babies were made sick by the presence of melamine in milk formula.

Anthony Hazzard, a food safety pecialist at the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, said the decision by some countries to recall milk products imported from China was “reasonable”.

“I think many countries decided on the recall. I think under this kind of situation when the picture is not clear, it is a very reasonable position that countries take.”

1. In the opinion of Dr.Shigeru Omi, China _______.

A.      doesn’t admit the existence of polluted dairy products.

B.      takes the polluted dairy products for granted.

C.      will solve the problem of polluted dairy products quickly.

D.     has no way to deal with the poison milk products.

2. The role of the WHO in the Chinese milk problem is to _____.

A.      help China to investigate the poison milk problem.

B.      look into the problem all by itself.

C.      invest some money in helping the private sector.

D.     shoulder the responsibility of the poison milk problem.

3. The attitude of Anthony Hazzard toward the decision to recall the milk products is that of _____.

A. disappointment      B. unconcern      C. disagreement      D. approval

4. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

   A. Chinese dairy products are exported to foreign countries.

   B. China faces a challenge from foreign countries in dairy products.

   C. Milk scare is taken very seriously in China.

   D. The poison milk products lead to the death of infants.

Grown－ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding?

To see whether babies know objects are solid, T. Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion（视觉影像）of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch , and then to show them the illusion. If they knew that objects are solid and they reached out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected to show surprise in their faces and movements. All the 16-to 24- week -old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.

Grown－ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land?

Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16－week－old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear. If the experimenter took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The researcher substituted（替换）a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The 22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But the 16-week -old babies did not seem to notice the switch（更换）. Thus, the 16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of” something permanence, ”while the 22－week－old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object.

1. The passage is mainly about _____.

   A. babies’ sense of sight                   B. effects of experiments on babies

   C. babies’ understanding of objects          D. different tests on babies’ feelings

2. In Paragraph 3, “object permanence” means that when out of sight, an object ________.

   A. still exists     B. keeps its shape      C. still stays solid      D. is beyond reach

3. What did Bower use in his experiments?

   A. A chair.        B. A screen.             C. A film.              D. A box.

4. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. The babies didn’t have a sense of direction.

B.The older babies preferred toy trains to balls.

C.The younger babies liked looking for missing objects.

    D. The babies couldn’t tell a ball from its optical illusion.

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.                                    

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try. " What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.           B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities.        D. It encourages individual efforts.

2. The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means _____.

A. those who try their best to win      

B. those who value competition most highly

C. those who are against competition most strongly

   D. those who rely on others most for success 

3. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail"?

A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B. One's success in competition needs great efforts.

C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried

4. Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.       

B. Competition should be encouraged.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.  

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

A: Good evening, sir. I’m the Assistant Manager.

B: How nice.

A: Yes, I’m afraid we’ve had a (1) c           about the noise from   1. _______________

   your neighbour. He’s (2) t___________ to get some sleep as he      2. ______________

   has an early start tomorrow. I’m sure you understand.

B: Oh, I see.

A: Do you think it might be (3) p_________ to ask your friends to be     3._______________

   a little (4) q_________ ? We do like to give our guests a chance of    4._______________

   getting a good night’s sleep. It is (5) w_________ after eleven.       5._______________

B: Oh, I’m sorry. I do (6) a_________ . I suppose we were talking rather  6._______________

(7) l_______ It’s just that we’ve reached an important agreement.     7._______________

   We were having a bit of a (8) c_________ .                       8._______________

A: I’m (9) p_______ to hear it. Shall I ask Room Service to bring        9._______________

   you some coffee?

B: No, that won’t be (10) n_______ .We were just about to pack up       10.______________

  anyway.

A: Thank you, sir. And good night to you.

假设你叫李华，是一名高三学生。你的英国朋友Tom因为工作忙没有看奥运比赛，所以发e-mail向你了解刘翔因脚伤退赛的相关信息。请根据下列要点，用英文给Tom回一封电子邮件。

要点：

1．2008年8月18日刘翔因脚伤退赛；

2．你深感惋惜；

3．表示将继续支持刘翔；

4．祝愿刘翔早日伤愈，重返赛场。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计你所写词数）。

Dear Tom,

You said in your e-mail that you didn’t watch the Olympic Games because of your busy work and wanted to know something about Liu Xiang’s quitting the men’s 110-meter hurdles…

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

Dear World,

     My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him   1   . And I wish you would treat him    2   . You see, up to now, he's been king of the roost. He's been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to   3    his wounds, and to soothe his feelings.

     But now, things are going to be   4   . This morning, he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great    5   that will probably includes wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world, he needs faith and love and   6   .

     So, World, I wish you would take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero, that for every dishonest politician there is a dedicated     7  ; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him they are   8   .Teach him to sell his strengths and brains to the highest bidder (出价人), but never to put up a price on his heart and     9   .

     Teach him gently, World, but don't   10   him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel.

     This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He's such a nice little fellow.

1．A．at the moment        B．after a while     C．in a while         D．for a while

2．A．happily             B．gently           C．honestly          D．fairly

3．A．relieve             B．release         C．repair             D．decrease

4．A．strange            B．different        C．hopeful           D．difficult

5．A．journey               B．outing          C．adventure          D．tour

6．A．health                 B．courage         C．truth              D．heart

7．A．people               B．God            C．president           D．leader

8．A．right                 B．honest          C．wrong            D．stupid

9．A．mind                  B．soul             C．body            D．brain

10．A．spoil             B．rain             C．encourage          D．scold

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1--10的相应位置上。

     The first plane load of foreign aid has arrived in Rangoon from Thailand.    1   is to follow. Speaking after a meeting with Burma's ambassador to Thailand, Foreign Minister Noppadol Pattama says he was told 30,000 people are missing after the cyclone passed, Friday.

     Thailand was among the first    2    (send) help, with at least nine tons of aid arriving in Burma, Tuesday. Thailand Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsup says medical teams will go into the disaster areas.

     The Thai official says Bangkok will dispatch a team of doctors to help prevent and control the spread of diseases that normally appear after a natural disaster of   3   type.

     Officials estimate hundreds of thousands of people have been made   4   (home).

     The hardest-hit area is in the Irawaddy River delta region,    5   the vast majority of the deaths are reported．Ten-thousand people are said to    6   (die) in one town, alone. The area is Burma's main rice-producing region. Analysts say there is concern that falling food production could trigger instability.

     Witnesses in Rangoon say anger is building among residents   7   (complaint) of the military's slow response    8   the disaster. Tuesday, much of the city remained without electricity or running water. Witnesses say it was   9   (large) citizens who were out clearing debris from the streets. Some complain they did not see any soldiers   10   36 hours after the storm struck.

Commencement (毕业典礼)is a time for idealism.

But economic reality is cruel everywhere; especially for new college graduates. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame (芝麻) to the global economy, But that's not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin.

It is true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers.

The bad news, though, is that a college degree does not ensure a bigger share of the economic pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only. college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity (生产). The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity gains.

 Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nation's total income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top 1 percent of Americans—whose average annual income was $1.1 million-- took in 21.8 percent of the nation's income, their largest share since I929.

 Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income inequality, reflects an education gap. But Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show that in the case of men, the average bachelor's degree is not enough to catch the rising tide of the global economy.

 They argue that the real reason that inequality is worsening is the lack of strong policies that broadly distribute economic gains. In the past, for example, a more progressive income tax and unions promote equality. Positive measures have also helped and probably accounts, in part, for the pay growth of college-educated women. But such measures have been eroding and new ones have not yet emerged, making the income gap even greater.

 Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin conclude that only a new government policy can restore general prosperity. That's a challenge to the nation's leaders and today's graduates. America needs them to contribute to the development of the nation in a global economy.

1．The passage is mainly about that _________.

A．there is a big income gap between female and male college graduates in America

 B．college graduates find it hard to find an idea job after graduation in America

C．research shows that American government should take measures to ensure income equality for college graduates

D．college degrees are losing value in America

2．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?

     A．The whole nation has enjoyed a big income growth with the growth of productivity.

    B．Much of the total income of America has been gained by a few very rich people.

    C．A small part of people in America can have income increase.

    D．Upper class Americans contribute most to productivity growth.

3．The underlined word "eroding" in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.

A．being gradually destroyed by wind or rain            

B．gradually reducing power

C．gradually disappearing                          

D．gradually not suitable

4．We can infer from-the passage that ________.

    A．female college graduates have higher income than male ones

    B．female college graduates have benefited from some governmental measures to ensure their income growth

    C．income tax can guarantee income equality

    D．new measures and policies have been taken to promote income equality

5．From the passage, some economists believe that the worsening income inequality is caused by ________.

A．lower college degree of college graduates   

B．lack of proper governmental policies

C．gender discrimination                   

D．underdevelopment of economy and productivity

Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones.

    "Mobile data is not a dream; it's not an option but a requirement" said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.

     With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday's news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home. 

    Don't worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset.

    However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live two-way video communication, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.

    Many European countries have already launched the service. In May 2000 the US Government issued five licenses to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.

    International telecom companies can't wait to sell 3G in China, the world's largest mobile telecommunications market. But they will have to be patient. At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.

    “We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service,” said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile. “We expect that the 3G licenses will be issued late next year.”

    We'll also see 3G services enter our day-to-clay lives in all-sorts of new ways, from shopping and banking to playing interactive computer games over the net. It won't be long before we think nothing of sitting on a train using a mobile palmtop to check our bank accounts or pay bills. You might even click on an icon on the screen to set up an instant video-conference with your bank clerk.             

1．3G is ________.

    A．a kind of mobile phone that can send text message and make calls

B．a kind of technology that makes mobile data and video calling come true

    C．a kind of player that can be used to listen to CD or MP3 music

    D．a kind of system that makes it easy to surf the Internet.

2．What does Len Lauer want to inform the readers?

    A．Realizing the dream of mobile data based on the application of 3G is a must.

    B．There is no need to send messages since 3G can receive video news programs.

    C．3G is supposed to own all the functions that a computer has.

    D．It is a choice to carry mobile data with 3G phones.

3．The 3G services can be launched after the following steps EXCEPT that ________.

    A．they have to test its 3G-based technologies, networks and services

    B．they need to create a group of 3G customers

    C．the 3G licenses are issued and 3G phones are tested

    D．international telecom companies decide to sell 3G in China

4．The. last paragraph shows us that ________.

    A．3G services bring a lot of convenience to us

    B．we cannot live without 3G mobile phones

    C．3G services can change our life completely

    D．3G services will take the place of other technologies

 5．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Face-to-face Video Calls              B．The Future of 3G

    C．The New Telecom Industry--3G        D．The Use of 3G Mobile Phone