Our brains work in complex and strange ways. There are some people who can calculate the day of the week for any given date in 40,000 years, but who cannot add two plus two. Others can perform complex classical piano pieces after hearing them once, but they cannot read or write.

       Dr．J．Langdon Down first described this condition in 1887．He called these people idiot savants. An idiot savant is a person who has significant mental impairment （损伤） , such as in autism or retardation.  At the same time, the person also exhibits some extraordinary skills, which are unusual for most people．The skills of the savant may vary from being exceptionally gifted in music or in mathematics, or having a photographic memory.

       One of the first descriptions of a human who could calculate quickly was written in 1789 by Dr．Benjamin Rush, an American doctor．His patient, Thomas Fuller, was brought to Virginia as a slave in 1724. It took Thomas only 90 seconds to work out that a man who has lived 70 years, 17 days, and 12 hours has lived 2,210,500,800 seconds．Despite this ability, he died in 1790 without ever learning to read or write．

       Another idiot savant slave became famous as a pianist in the 1860s. Blind Tom had a vocabulary of only 100 words, but he played 5 ,000 musical pieces beautifully．

       In the excellent movie Rain Man, made in 1988 and available on video cassette, Dustin Hoffman plays an idiot savant who amazes his brother played by Tom Cruise, with his ability to perform complex calculations very rapidly.

       Today we more clearly recognize that the idiot savant is special because of brain impairment．Yet not all brain impairment leads to savant skills．Some studies have shown that people who have purposeful interruption of the left side of the brain can develop idiot savant skills. However,few people wish to participate in such experiments. There are many excellent reasons for not undergoing unnecessary experimentation on one's brain. The term idiot savant is outdated and inappropriate. Virtually all savants have a high degree of intelligence and are thus not idiots.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

       A．Idiot savants have areas of outstanding abilities．

       B．Human Beings have complicated thinking process．

       C．The brains of the idiot savants are partly impaired．

       D．The reasons why people have wonderful skills vary．

2.Which of the following can be done by Rain Man?

       A．He can play wonderful pieces of classical music．

       B．He can guess out exactly the length of a man's life．

       C．He can memorize the contents of the pictures fast．

       D．He can count matches dropped on the floor quickly．

3.What can you infer from the passage?

       A．Idiot savants have real talents for art and math．

       B．Dr．Down is the first person who found idiot savants．

       C．Few people wish to risk becoming savants by brain operations．

       D．Intentional left brain impairments will surely lead to idiot savants．

    Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

    All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic products of all kinds.

    The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

    In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

    The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

    Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

    In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

1.How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage?

   A. By giving an example.         B. By listing the facts.

   C. By telling a story.             D. By giving a comparison.

2.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

   A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic products.

   B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

   C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

   D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

3.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

   A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

   B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

    C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

    D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

4.Which column can you find the passage on a newspaper?

    A. Sports and entertainment.            B. Media and culture.

    C. Environment and society.         D. Science and technology.

5.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

    A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

    B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

    C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introduce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

“ A very disruptive(扰乱型的) six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand，”said one teacher.  “I  broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs，”said another. Many people have heard stories like this.  But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.

Every child , regardless of the circumstances into which they are born，has the right to achieve their potential，regardless of their parents’  wealth and class.  And we recognize that, as a nation，it is a long way to achieve this goal .But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.

     Far too many children are behaving badly at school，even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the lavatory properly.

     We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep，has become the living space for the young.  Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.         

Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources---time----so that children come to school ready and willing to learn.

1.In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A. The school violence.

B. The pressure of students’ learning

C. The right to achieve students potential.

D. the responsibilities of the students.

2.The writer’s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________.

A. dissatisfied          B. unconcern     C. understadning    D. tolerance

3.The underlined part in Para 4 may means__________.

A. parents and children live in their separate rooms

B. parents care little about children’s life at home

C. children don’t live with their parents in the same room

D. at home children live a different life from that of parents

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. schools can’t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers

B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents

C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn

D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society

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

A. Children’s behavior at school is worrying people

B. Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habits

C. There is no point in parents’ teaching children at home

D. Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分。）并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Ks5u

---Eric，let’s go and see Jenny after school. I’ll take today’s math test papers to her.

---Good. We can see how well she is getting on and tell her all the answers to the exercises.

----I don’t think we need to tell her all the answers. She won’t be impressed.

----     1.

---Well, she always likes dealing with math problems by herself.

---Is that so?    2.

---Don’t worry about that. I’m sure that she can work them out.    3.

---Well, that’s true, but have you thought about her absence from school all week because of her illness?

---Yes, I have.    4.

---She is always doing math exercises every time. What’s more, she often asks us what we are studying at school.

----   5..

A. So I am confident that she can do quite well without our help.

B. What makes you think so?

C. If I were you, I would tell her the answers.

D. After all, she is a very clever girl.

E. I agree that she is able to solve the problems, but she missed school.

F. But do you remember what she is doing every time we see her?

G. What if she has some difficulty doing these exercises?

1.The police asked the ___________if they had seen the accident. (过路人)

2._________( 争吵 ) with his classmates, Tom didn’t notice his teacher coming in.

3.The longer she waited for the bus, the ________(生气) she grew.

4.He has three accidents in the past ___________( 两星期 ).

5.You’re wasting _________time! (宝贵)

6.We’ll let you know if there are any _______(进一步) developments.

7.If nobody ___________to it, we ‘ll put off the meeting till next week. (反对)

8.The use of cell phones is __________ ( 严格) forbidden here in the library.

9.It may take a few weeks for you to build up your________ again.(力量)

10.In the restaurant both Chinese and European ______( 菜单 ) are provided.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误在该行右边横线上画一个勾(∨)；如有错误(每一行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。 

Dear Xiao Wang,

    Learned that you are going to visit me during the          1._____

holiday, I’m so happy that I have shared the good news             2._____

with your parents. They look forward to seeing you, too.            3._____

My hometown located in a mountainous region. The           4._____

mountains here are all covered up with trees of all kinds           5._____

or are worth touring. The first thing we may do after               6._____

you arrive are going to the woods, which are a good place           7._____

for bird. After that, we can go fishing in a river nearby.         8._____

Phone me before you set off and let me know exact               9._____

when you will get there. I will meet you at station.                10._____

     Best wishes!

                              Yours truly,

                              Zhang Ying

 假如你叫李华，你和笔友Jane互寄了全家的合影。Jane看了合影后来信问为什么你没有兄弟姐妹。请用英语写封100字左右的回信说明情况。内容包括以下几点：

    注意：.1．可适当增加细节使行文连贯；

          .2．字数100左右；

          .3．开头已给出，不计人总字数；

          .4．参考词汇；计划生育family program独生子女the only child

Dear Jane,

     Thank you for your letter and the photo of your family. Now I am writing to tell you why I am the only child in my family.

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做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Who is the man?

A. A taxi driver.     B. A restaurant waiter.     C. A traffic policeman.

2.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Boss and secretary.     B. Teacher and student.     C. Husband and wife.

3.What do we know about the woman?

A. She missed Jane's birthday party.

B. She hasn't received Jane's invitation.

C. She will attend Jane's birthday party.

4.Where is Mr Baker now?

A. At his office.      B. At a restaurant.     C. At the travel service.

5.What happened to the woman?

A. A thief broke into her garden.

B. Some of her money was stolen.

C. One of her windows was broken.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。

6.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A part-time job.     B. A computer lesson.     C. A summer holiday plan.

7.How did the man get this information?

A. He asked the computer centre.

B. He received a letter.

C. He received an e-mail.

8.What does the woman think of herself?

A. She knows little about computers.

B. She doesn't have much experience.

C. She has little interest in the Internet.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

9.Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a seafood shop.     B. In a dining hall.     C. On the phone.

10.What do we know about the restaurant?

A. It is famous for seafood.

B. It seldom accepts large parties.

C. Famous people often come to dine.

11.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The restaurant is by the sea.

B. Seafood is very popular nowadays.

C. Regular customers have advantages there.

听第8段材料，回答第12、13题。

12.Why does the woman not book hotel rooms?

A. She is staying with her friends.

B. She wants to save money.

C. She can't find a hotel.

13.What is the man going to do in the vacation?

A. He will take piano lessons.

B. He will go to the beach, too.

C. He will give piano lessons.

听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

14.What is the woman's problem?

A. She has some friends in her room.

B. She is looking for a place to study.

C. She can't walk in the rain.

15.Why can't the woman use the classroom?

A. It is closed for repairs.

B. It is not quiet enough there.

C. A club is having a meeting.

16.Where will the woman probably go?

A. To the city library.     B. To the man's home.     C. To the reading room.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17.How many people died in the accident?

A. Four.     B. Over ten.     C. More than thirty.

18.How many people were in the bus?

A. Forty-two.     B. Forty-seven.     C. Forty-nine.

19.What were the students doing when the accident happened?

A. Sleeping.     B. Enjoying music.     C. Preparing for a concert.

20.What else can we learn from the news?

A. School had to be closed on Friday.

B. Some of the injured are still under treatment.

C. The accident was caused by driving fast.

 —Have you seen       pen? I left it here this morning.

—Is it         black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a, the     B. the, the     C. a, a     D. the, a

 —I've never found a better job and I’m so glad.

—       .

A. I don't think so     B. Too bad

C. Congratulations          D. Don't worry