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1.What’s the problem with this webpage?

       A．The “Save target as…” link doesn’t work any longer.

       B．The function of downloading doesn’t work smoothly.

       C．Files are not allowed to be downloaded at present.

       D．There’s something wrong with the right-clicking button.

2.How could the user of Internet Explorer 8 solve the problem for the time being?

       A．Select “Compatibility mode” button before going back to the download link.

       B．Consult the expert in designing Internet Explorer 8.

       C．Shut the computer and then restart it.

       D．Kill the virus and go back to the download link.

3.If you want to read the file “Ex Thai PM loses appeal: Text (31 K)”, you may need to download and install            .

       A．the free Adobe Reader software             B．Windows Media Player, Quick Time or Tunes

       C．Windows Media Player or QuickTime    D．Windows Media Player or Tunes

4.This webpage is intended for those         .

       A．who are interested in music and dance

       B．who have problems with their computers

       C．who’d like to learn information technique

       D．who’d like to download files

The U.S. government has repeatedly made it clear that it would welcome China’s entrance into the world arena as a power. However, a series of issues since the beginning of this year, particularly Washington's stance on the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises and the South China Sea issue, have made the world think: Is the United States ready to recognize China as a power on the world stage?

       It is easier said than done for the United States to adapt itself to China's development. Lip service is far from enough to boost the development of Sino-U.S. relations. If Washington cannot find a way to recognize and accept China's peaceful rise onto the world stage, bilateral（双边的） ties will be like a roller coaster full of ups and downs. However, no one would like to see the negative effects rocky relations would bring to China, the United States and possibly to the world as a whole.

       U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to play a greater role in solving the world's economic, environmental and political problems. She said global issues could not be solved by the United States or China alone, but without participation of the two countries, no problems would likely be solved. Washington has realized that the United States' global interest can be maintained only through changing the way it deals with China.

       The Obama administration released positive signals in its relations with China, which have been interpreted as the United States showing its intention to change the traditional strategy of engagement and containment（遏制）. As a matter of fact, the general direction of Sino-U.S. relations provides a foundation on which the United States can base its foreign policies and is more complicated than an adjustment in real conditions. Issues such as arms sales to Taiwan, Google censorship, RMB exchange rates as well as finger-pointing about economic responsibility show Washington still seems confused and inpatient about relations with China.

       The relationship between China and the United States is the most important and complicated bilateral relationship in the world this century. The development of Sino-U.S. relations will affect world peace and stability, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy, said, "America and China will have more than ever to gain from closer political and commercial ties, and must take steps to avoid a Cold War, or worse."

       In that circumstance, the United States needs both wisdom and determination to recognize and accept China, a country that is totally different from its own, as a power on the world stage.

1.The underlined word stance in the first paragraph probably means       .

       A．information         B．opinion               C．ignorance            D．criticism

2.Why does the US have to change the way it deals with China?

       A．The US welcomes Chin’s entrance into the world arena.

       B．The US hopes that China will get more powerful.

       C．Only in this way can China meet all of its demands.

       D．Only in this way can its global interest be maintained.

3.Ian Bremmer thinks both America and China will benefit more from       .

       A．a cold war.          B．keeping patient    C．better cooperation                         D．developing economy

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

       A．Is it Clear that China has become world power?

       B．Is US ready to recognize China as world power?

       C．Is US still the most powerful country in the world?

       D．Is Sino-U.S. relationship the most important and complicated in the world.

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

       注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

       A newly-established line of research suggests that relationships can keep us healthier. And a new study finds those social connections may also help us live longer.

       This new study combined a large number of previous studies and concluded that a lack of social interactions ranks right up with smoking, obesity（肥胖）, and alcoholism as a risk factor for death.

       Researchers from Brigham Young University analyzed 148 studies with a total of some 300,000 participants, tracking their social relationships and whether they survived to the end of their particular study, which averaged about seven years.

       "Those who scored higher on those measures of social relationships were 50 percent more likely to be alive at that follow-up than people who scored low on those measures," said Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad, one of the authors of the study.

       She pointed out several ways relationships can affect our health. They can help us cope with stress. They can help us maintain healthy habits like eating well, exercising or seeing a doctor. And there's increasing research that shows a direct but poorly-understood link between relationships and physiological(生理的) processes in the body.

       "So for instance, our relationships have been linked to lower blood pressure, better immune（免疫的） functioning, and even inflammatory（发炎的） processes that are implicated in a number of diseases," said Holt-Lunstad. "And so our relationships can influence our health in a variety of ways that are all very important."

       Even though Holt-Lunstad and her colleagues looked at almost 150 different scientific studies, most of them didn't assess the quality of the relationships.

       "And certainly relationship quality matters, and not all relationships are entirely positive," she conceded. "And so it's possible that the effects that we have reported may be a conservative estimate, and that the odds of survival associated with high-quality relationships may actually be larger."

       Speaking via Skype, Julianne Holt-Lunstad said her research suggests that policy makers need to consider relationships as a health issue. So just as no-smoking zones have expanded over the years, she suggests that city planners, for example, should consider whether their decisions might promote or hinder the development of personal relationships.

假如你是在暑假里去上海参观世博会的，而有些同学业准备国庆假期去，希望你给他们提些建议。请你根据所给要点写一篇英语短文。

       要点：

       1．乘坐世博直达地铁专线，游客可持世博门票进入马当路地铁站，通过安检后可免费乘坐世博地铁专线—13号线。

       2．预约参观一些热门馆（包括中国馆），以避免排队等候过长时间。

       3．自备一些食物，因为园内就餐需排队等候。

       4．其他建议……（考生自由发挥）。

       注意：

       1．内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译。

       2．词数：150左可，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

       3．参考词汇：pavilion展馆    security inspection安检  reserve for预约

Some tips for visiting Shanghai Expo

       Looking around the Shanghai Expo Site is not so easy to the visitors, although Shanghai Expo is going well now. Transportation, formalities of access, food and drink should be the first for you to consider. Here are some tips for you.

--Mr Smith, you are fined for breaking the speed limit. Please sing here.

    --Fined? Breaking the speed limit?               .

       A．Are you all right?                                                               B．You can’t be serious！

       C．I’m a foreigner.                                   D．It doesn’t matter.

I can’t see any sugar in this cupboard.            ?

       A．Has it all been finished                         B．Was it all finished

       C．Has it all finished                                D．Did it all finish

Whenever possible, Mr Smith             how well he speaks Spanish.

       A．shows up             B．shows around       C．shows off            D．shows out

The little girl, who has been spoiled has got used to         everything she needs.

       A．being offered       B．offer                   C．offering              D．be offered

---Sir, I’m terribly sorry for not having handed in my homework on time, but I have been very busy all these days.

   ---No excuse for it, but I          drop it this time.

       A．might                 B．can                     C．should                 D．must

It was not until dark        he found         he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

       A．that; what            B．that; that             C．when; what          D．when; that