—Do you enjoy talking with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?

—________.I like using QQ.

A．Neither　　　                                      B．Either　　　

C．Any　　　                                          D．None

—It’s been an unforgettable party.Thank you very much.

—________.

A．No，thanks　　　　　　　                 B．It’s OK

C．My pleasure                                        D．I’m glad to hear that

假如你是李华，你的英国朋友John非常喜欢中国的民间艺术二人转，请你根据下列要点写一封120词左右的电子邮件，向他介绍当前走红的二人转明星小沈阳的情况。

注意：1.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2．参考词汇：生动的vivid；走红shoot to fame；喜剧明星comic star。

Dear John，

I’ve learnt in your letter that you’re fond of Er Ren Zhuan.

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Nowadays people use different ways to communicate with each other. And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone? Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an e­mail or giving an instant message? Recent research has found that communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca，New York, to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e­mails. The fact that e­mails are automatically recorded—and can come back to trouble you—appears to be the key to the finding.

Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communication diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or e­mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of e­mails,21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face­to­face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.

His results, to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e­mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable,  the detachment of e­mailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face­to­face exchanges because people are more practiced at that form of communication.

But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread，and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in e­mails than on the phone.

People are also more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock.  He found many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they don’t expect, such as “Do you like my dress？”

Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate.For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their products where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But when giving results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, it might be best by using e­mails.

More to dinner than just food

You are not the first one in your class to hear the complaints that teenagers nowadays are unruly (难管的) and uncommunicative.

And it is not just your parents’remarks.Teachers in the UK also find it difficult to communicate with their students.And now they are asking：why?

According to a recent survey in Britain，the erosion (消磨) of family life leaves parents less time to teach key social skills such as listening to others，saying “please” and “thank you” and taking turns.“One of the most important factors has been the loss of the family meal，which has reduced family conversation，” said John Dunford，general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.

Dunford believes family meals are a good chance to stay connected.It’s an emotional and mutual bond based on warmth and trust.“Family meals are a time for sharing thoughts and ideas and problem­solving together，”he says.“Having meals together means parents and teenagers can find the delicate (微妙的) balance between staying connected and letting go.”

Dunford also criticized celebrity worshipping (明星崇拜)，which makes teaching “more difficult than it has ever been”．

Schools are based on the connection between hard work，passing exams and getting a good job.However，worshipping celebrities makes teenagers believe social advancement can be gained through the purchase of a lottery ticket rather than hard work.

“Young people forget that high­earning footballers have to train incredibly hard，that successful pop singers have to practice for hours and I think it makes the job of the school more difficult，” says Nick Seaton of the Campaign for Real Education.

68．All of the following contributed to the fact that teenagers nowadays are difficult to communicate with EXCEPT________.

A．parents’less involvement in teaching their children key social skills

B．an addiction to online games

C．the loss of family meals

D．celebrity worshipping

69．Which of the following is NOT the reason for the importance of family meals according to the text?

A．They are good time for teenagers to learn social skills.

B．They provide a good opportunity to share thoughts and ideas.

C．Family members can take the time to enjoy TV programs together

D．Family members can solve problems together during this period of time.

70．What can we infer from Paragraph 6?

A．Celebrity worshipping makes teenagers believe they can achieve success through good luck.

B．Celebrity worshipping makes teenagers take an interest in buying lottery tickets.

C．Celebrities can inspire teenagers to fulfill their dreams through hard work.

D．Celebrities who buy a lottery ticket set a bad example to teenagers.

Is there anything more important than health？I don’t think so.“Health is the greatest wealth，” wise people say.You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.

If you have a headache，toothache，backache，earache or bad pain in the stomach，if you complain of a bad cough，if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold，or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure，I think you should go to the doctor’s.

The doctor will examine your throat，feel your pulse，test your blood pressure，take your temperature，sound your heart and lungs，test your eyes，check your teeth or have your chest X­rayed.After that he will advise some treatment，or some medicine.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.

Speaking about doctor’s advice，I can’t help telling you a funny story.

An old gentleman came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness，memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.

He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat，drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.In other words，the doctor advised him to follow the rule，“Eat at pleasure，drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again，he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.He looked cheerful and happy.He thanked the doctor and said that he_had_never_felt_a_healthier_man.

“But you know，doctor，” he said，“it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

64．The writer thinks that________.

A．health is more important than wealth

B．work is as important as studies

C．medicine is more important than pleasure

D．nothing is more important than money

65．The underlined part “he had never felt a healthier man” means “________”．

A．he was feeling better than ever

B．he wasn’t a healthy man

C．he was feeling worse than before

D．he will be well again

66．From the last sentence of the passage，we learn the man________before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.

A．was a heavy smoker                            B．didn’t smoke so much

C．didn’t smoke                                      D．began to learn to smoke

67．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.

B．The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.

C．The man thanked the doctor.

D．The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.

A fad diet is a diet that suddenly becomes popular，usually because it promises people that they will lose a lot of weight overnight.Although dieters may really show weight loss from a fad diet，they will almost certainly get back the weight if their usual eating habits (习惯) remain unchanged.Moreover，fad diets continuously call for special products of questionable value or for “health foods” that may cost twice as much as supermarket foods.Worse yet，certain fad diets don’t include nutrients (营养) good for health.People have been known to become very ill as a result of following medically unhealthy diets.

The worse fact of fad diets，though，is that they keep people who are over­weight or sick from receiving the medical care that they truly need.

60．The word “fad” in the first sentence means________.

A．new                                                   B．wonderful

C．popular quickly                                   D．loved by people

61．In the writer’s opinion，fad diets________.

A．are very helpful                                   B．are not healthy diet

C．won’t cost much                                D．include lots of nutrients

62．A fad dieter has to________.

A．spend more money                              B．lose much weight

C．keep his usual eating habits                   D．go to doctors very often

63．The last paragraph tells us________.

A．that fad dieters are often overweight

B．how fad dieters get sick

C．fad dieters need medical care if they are overweight or sick

D．overweight or sick fad dieter can’t get medical care easily

Rats usually live in holes.They run from these holes to the places where they eat and drink.They have special paths on which they travel each time.So they know their paths quite well.

If anything new，such as stone or wood，is put in the path，the rats won’t go near it at first as they are too frightened.It will take them many days to get over the fear.They are also frightened to go near a place that they know，where something has been taken away.If a path goes around a rock，the rats follow the same path around the rock each time.If the rock is taken away，they will still run round the place where the rock was！They won’t cross the empty place which is now open to them，even though it would be quicker.

Rats will always keep away from anything unusual to them.That’s why they won’t eat poison on the first or second night.They usually won’t go anywhere near it for about four days until they get used to being there.Even then they only eat a little at a time.

If people want to kill rats with poison，all they have to do is to leave it out for a few days.Once the rats have got used to it，they will eat it，and die.

56．This passage mainly tells us________.

A．how a rat destroys our food                   B．how to poison a rat

C．what a rat’s habit is                               D．poisoning a rat is not easy

57．How does the writer feel about rats?

A．They are clever and cunning.

B．They are the most dangerous enemy.

C．They are not smart but shy.

D．It’s easy for them to get close to an unknown object.

58．________，rats have special paths to travel each time.

A．Because they live in holes most of the time

B．To find more food to eat and enough water to drink

C．In order not to eat anything poisonous

D．To protect themselves

59．If you want to kill a rat，________.

A．you should make it get used to the poison

B．you should drive it out of the hole

C．you should place a rock on the path along which it runs

D．you should make it get over the fear to cross

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break.She seemed so small as she pushed her way__36__the crowd of boys on the playground.She__37__from them all.

I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing__38__.She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again，sometimes until__39__.One day I asked her__40__she practiced so much.She looked__41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college.The only way I can__42__is if I get a scholarship.I am going to play college basketball.I want to be__43__.My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count.”

Well，I had to give it in to her—she was__44__.One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head__45__in her arms.I walked toward her and quietly asked what was__46__.“Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply.“I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably__47__get to play for a top ranked team，__48__offered a scholarship.So she__49__stop dreaming about college.

She was__50__and I sensed her disappointment.I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong.They just did not__51__the power of a dream.He told her__52__she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship，__53__could stop her except one thing—her own attitude.He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count.”

The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a__54__.She was going to get the college education that she had__55__and worked toward it for all those years.

36．A.through                                         B．across 

C．over                                                   D．into

37．A.brought out                                    B．showed out 

C．stood out                                            D．work out

38．A.only                                              B．lonely 

C．simply                                                D．alone

39．A.dark                                              B．dawn 

C．midnight                                             D．daybreak

40．A.how                                              B．when 

C．why                                                   D．what

41．A.worriedly                                       B．shyly 

C．quietly                                                D．directly

42．A.go                                                 B．get 

C．enter                                                  D．attend

43．A.worse                                            B．better 

C．the best                                              D．the worst

44．A.determined                                     B．encouraged 

C．fixed                                                  D．fascinated

45．A.covered                                         B．enclosed 

C．dropped                                             D．buried

46．A.the affair                                        B．the wrong 

C．matter                                                D．the matter

47．A.ever                                              B．even 

C．once                                                  D．never

48．A.far more                                        B．much less 

C．much fewer                                        D．many more

49．A.should                                           B．must 

C．can                                                    D．may

50．A.overjoyed                                       B．moved

C．embarrassed                                       D．heartbroken

51．A.understand                                     B．experience 

C．learn                                                  D．believe

52．A.even if                                           B．as if 

C．that if                                                 D only if

53．A.anything                                        B．nothing 

C．something                                          D．everything

54．A.prize                                              B．medal 

C．scholarship                                         D．position

55．A.dreamed of                                    B．accepted 

C．thought of                                          D．appreciated

I________the hobby of collecting stamps as a child.

A．built up                                              B．set up

C．kept up                                              D．took up