阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

　　The empire(帝国)of mass media has controled almost everywhere：maybe there are a few countries in Africa that don’t know about TV or newspapers, but the number of people who don’t consider mass media to be one of the things they can’t live without is quite small．

　　Having such an influence on our lives, it has both beneficial and harmful effects．Beneficial because it provides all the information we need from all over the world．It entertains us and at the same time it helps us find more about a topic we are interested in．

　　On the other hand, TV and internet destroy the communication between the members of the family and makes them behave like teenagers．

　　There is also the case of the famous paparazzi(狗仔队)who don’t care about the right to privacy and who will attempt to discover any detail which concern entertainers．

　　Furthermore, mass media is so powerful that it affects the society’s capacity(能力)to make a decision on its own．

　　On the contrary, there are times when newspapers help readers protest at s certain subject．If you want the president of the country to find out you are not pleased about the government’s results, you write a letter to a national newspaper and they publish it．This way, you know for sure the president will find out about it while having breakfast, as everybody reds the newspaper in the morning, including the president．

　　The internet helps you connect with the farthest places of the planet．It helps you with detailed and various information．But it also makes you addicted to the computer all day along．

　　In conclusion, like any other things in our lives, mass media has both positive and negative aspects, but the essential ones are those positive, so read more or be interested in keeping in touch with everything that is new．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。

　　Today we begin a series of programs about learning disabilities．These are disorders in the ways that people understand or use language．They can affect the ability to listen or think, or to speak or to read and write．They can also affect the ability to do mathematics．　　1　　 Researchers believe that learning disabilities are caused by differences in the way that the brain works with information．They say children with learning disabilities are not unintelligent or do not want to work．　　2　　

　　Researchers say that as many as one out of every five people in the United States has some kind of learning disability．Almost three-million children in the United States receive some kind of help in school for a learning disability．

　　　　3　　 Expels look for a difference between how well a child does in school and the level of intelligence or ability of the child．But there is no one sign of a disorder．A few signs of learning disability include not connecting letters with their sounds or not understanding what is read．A person with a learning disability may not be able to understand a funny story．They may not follow directions．They may not read numbers correctly or know how to start a task．　　4　　 One person may have trouble understanding mathematics．Another may have difficulty understanding what people are saying．Still another may not be able to express ideas in writing．These different kinds of learning disabilities are known by different names．For example, a person who has difficulty reading may have dyslexia(诵读困难症)．

　　Experts say learning disabilities cannot be cured．　　5　　 Teachers and parents can help young people with learning disabilities to learn successfully．

A．Different people have different kinds of learning disabilities．

B．Their brains just process information differently than other people．

C．People with learning disabilities have difficulty in communicating with others

D．But people who have them can be helped．

E．Why does a person have a learning disability．

F．A person with a learning disability has unusual difficulty in developing these skills．

G．How can you tell if someone has a learning disability?

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US．It will keep kids home from school．　　1　　 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate．

　　The disease, known as“March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament(锦标赛)．　　2　　 Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination(单局淘汰)tournament that eventually crowns a national champion．

　　Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness．The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game．Friends compete against friends．　　3　　 Colleagues against bosses．

　　Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament．But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities．

　　This adds to the madness．Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience．Two years ago, the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams．　　4　　

　　College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves．　　5　　 About＄4 billion will be spent gambling(赌)on the event．According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in ＄500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post-season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA．

A．Husbands against wives．

B．The players will go all out for the games．

C．But that doesn't mean money isn't involved．

D．College students will ignore piles of homework．

E．People are willing to spend more money on watching it．

F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April．

G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．　　1　　

　　The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．　　2　　 So they are called“diseases of civilization”．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases．

　　Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none．　　3　　 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．

　　Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．　　4　　 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．

　　　　5　　 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food．

A．Stone Age people lived a simple life．

B．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these．

C．In that case, they would live much healthier．

D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise．

E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．

F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors．

G．Modern people used to suffer from“diseases of civilization”．

Reading Comprehension

Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph．There is one extra heading which you do not need．

1．________

　　You’re probably most familiar with college dictionaries, often called abridged dictionaries．Although abridged means“shortened”, these dictionaries contain more than 150,000 entries and provide detailed definitions that are sufficient for most college students and general users．College dictionaries also contain separate lists of abbreviations, biographical and geographical names, foreign words and phrases, and tables of measures．Webster’s II New Riverside University Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language are college dictionaries．

2．________

　　Unabridged dictionaries contain as many as 500,000 entries and provide detailed definitions and extensive word histories(etymologies)．These dictionaries, possibly in several volumes and mostly found in libraries, are excellent sources for scholarly inquiries．Unabridged dictionaries include the Oxford English Dictionary and the Random House Dictionary of the English Language．

3．________

　　A dictionary entry has many elements：multiple definitions, syllabication, preferred spelling and pronunciation(some words have more than one acceptable spelling and pronunciation), and part-of-speech labels．Some entries also include plurals and capitalized forms, synonyms, antonyms, and derivatives．Americanisms and etymologies may be provided along with usage notes, cross-references, and idioms．

4．________

　　If you prefer using the dictionary on a computer, you can obtain CD-ROM versions of many major dictionaries．In addition, you can access numerous dictionaries, such as WWWebster’s Dictionary, on the Internet．Online dictionaries allow yo0u to enter a search word(you even get help with spelling)to see a definition, and sometimes even an illustration．Online dictionaries also offer additional features, such as word games, language tips, and amusing facts about words．Some online dictionary services allow you to access numerous dictionaries, both general and specialized, in one search．

5．________

　　Specialized dictionaries provide in-depth information about a certain field．For example, there are dictionaries for the specialized vocabularies of law, computer technology, and medicine．In addition, there are dictionaries of synonyms, clichés, slang, and even regional expressions, such as the Dictionary of American Regional English(DARE)．There are also dictionaries of foreign languages, famous people’s names, literary characters’ names and place names．

Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

　　he package looks pretty, people will buy just about anything．So says an advertising executive in New York, and he has proved his point by selling boxes of rubbish for the price of an expensive bottle of wine．

　　Justin Gignac, 26, has sold almost 900 　　1　　 presented plastic boxes of rubbish from the street of the Big Apple at between ＄50 and ＄100 each．Buyers from 19 countries have paid for the souvenirs(纪念品)．The idea has been so successful that he is thinking of promoting it around the world．

　　It all began when Mr．Gignac was at a summer workshop．“We had a discussion about he importance of 　　2　　,”he recalls．“Someone said packaging was unimportant．I disagreed．The only way to prove it was by selling something nobody would ever want．”

　　He searches the streets of Manhattan and typical 　　3　　 include broken glass, subway tickets, Starbucks cups and used 　　4　　 forks．“Special editions”are offered at a high price．He charged ＄100 for rubbish from the opening day of the New York Yankees’ stadium．

　　Mr．Gignac denies 　　5　　 his customers for fools：“They know what they’re getting．They appreciate the fact that they’re taking something nobody would want and finding beauty in it．”

　　Some 　　6　　 customers include people who used to live in the city and want a down-to-earth souvenir．He claims he has even sold to art collectors．

　　Realizing that the concept appears to be a real money-maker, Mr．Gignac has 　　7　　 a company and is employing his girlfriend as vice president．He 　　8　　 to discuss his profit margins：“It’s actually quite a lot of effort putting them together－but yet, garbage is free．”

　　Mr．Gignac is considering more varieties of souvenirs．He maintains that he has signed 　　9　　 with people interested in similar projects from as far as Berlin and London．