A.主旨题.通读全文可知答案. (12) LONDON - Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent fast-forward. Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club. Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line. Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child. “Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress, says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota. Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four. “There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all your child’s potential at a young age; otherwise you will let him down, says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist. “It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted. 查看更多

 

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通读全文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项。

  When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could.Pat wanted to visit Latin America   1  , so she got a job   2   an English teacher in a school in Bolivia(玻利维亚).Pat spoke a little Spanish,   3   she was able to communicate with her students when they didn't know much English.

  She had remembered a sentence: If you dream   4   a foreign language, you have really mastered it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and   5   that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in   6  

  One day, one of her   7   students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He had gone to bed early and he had slept   8  

  “What does this have to do with your homework?” Pat asked.

  “I dreamed all night, Miss Jones, and my dream was in English.”

  “In English?” Pat was very   9  , since he was such a bad student.She was also secretly jealous(嫉妒的).Her   10   was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged her young student.“Well,   11   me about your dream.”

  “All the people in my dream   12   English.” The student said.“And all the signs were in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”

  “Oh, that's   13  !” said Pat.“What did all the people say to you?”

  “I'm sorry, Miss Jones.That is   14   I slept so badly.I didn't   15   a word they said.It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”

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first

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at first

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last

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at last

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for

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of

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as

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like

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and

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but

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so

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or

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in

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about

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of

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for

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thought

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realized

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hoped

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wanted

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

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German

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bright

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excellent

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best

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well

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soundly

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heavily

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surprised

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worried

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pleased

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excited

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study

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class

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work

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dream

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answer

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write

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tell

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ask

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read

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liked

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spoke

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learned

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wonderful

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funny

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how

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hear

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understand

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know

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remember

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任务型阅读(每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意:每空格1个单词。

请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

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(可选择) but a requirement,” said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok(曼谷) 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.

Face-to-face video calls

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(印象深刻的) 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(发放) five license(执照) 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.”

Third-generation mobile phones (3G mobile phones)

(1) ______________

a. Data speed: (2) ______________ than present technology

b. Video and (3) _____ music

c. Video news programs: (4) ________ four times a day

d. Internet access: quicker and (5) __________

Impressive functions

a. Offer (6) __________ services, helping you find your way

b. Provide two-way video (7) ____________

3G phones in China

a. China is busy (8) ________ its 3G-based technologies, networks and services.

b. 3G phones should go through a (9) _______ period before being put into market.

c. 3G phones are expected to be seen (10) _______ next year.

 

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Tired of living in the same location but don’t want to leave the house you love? That wouldn’t be a problem if architect Felipe Campolina had his way.
The Brazilian architect has designed a concept for a home tower consisting of portable, stackable (可叠起堆放的) apartment units, which he says opens up new possibilities for ways of living in the city.
His design would allow owners to take their home with them when they travel — whether for a weekend away or for longer periods, he said.
The mobile home tower project is at the concept stage, and it could be years before it is built, if ever at all.
But if it is realized, it would offer an eco-friendly solution to living in urban areas, Campolina said.
“We have enough technology to build with fewer materials and minimize (使减至最小) the impact on nature,” he said.
His vision would call for units with a green roof and walls and a system for recycling water.
The tower, whose first floor would be built nine meters above ground, would also make it possible to save space in thickly populated areas.
“It is designed to facilitate (使便利) its application in dense urban centers, where space is very limited,” he said.
Still just a concept, Campolina — who designed the building for architecture journal eVolo’s Skyscraper Competition — said with enough public interest, it just might become a reality one day.
【小题1】We can learn from the first four paragraphs that the tower _____.

A.is now being built
B.is intended for people in the countryside
C.will be made up of mobile living units
D.was designed by a US architect
【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE about the home tower?
A.All its walls will be painted blue.
B.It will have a waste paper recycling system.
C.It will be made of recycled rubbish.
D.It will do little harm to the environment.
【小题3】The building’s first floor would be built high above ground _____.
A.to save space in crowded citiesB.to make the building attractive
C.to build the house solidlyD.to fix its units more easily

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对话填词

先通读全文,理解大意,然后根据所给单词的首字母,结合句意写出单词.

S

A: Look! That girl has fallen off her bicycle. A child ran into the street and k___101____ her off her bicycle. Come and help! I think she m___102__ be injured.

B: She’s not moving. But she’s b___103___.

A: I think she hit her head when she fell. We must carry her to the s___104__ of the road.

B: No! L____105____ her where she is. You mustn’t move someone if they are badly h___106__. We must get help.

A: I’ll go to that shop and see if they have a telephone.

B: Yes, do that. I’ll s__107___ here with the girl.

(A returns a few moments later.)

A: How is she ?

B: She’s beginning to move a little.

C: What h____108___ to me?

A: Take it e___109__! I’ve just c__110_____ the First Aid Centre. We’ll wait until help comes.

 

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对话填词

先通读全文,理解大意,然后根据所给单词的首字母,结合句意写出单词.

                                           S

A: Look! That girl has fallen off her bicycle. A child ran into the street and k___101____ her off her bicycle. Come and help! I think she m___102__ be injured.

B: She’s not moving. But she’s b___103___.

A: I think she hit her head when she fell. We must carry her to the s___104__ of the road.

B: No! L____105____ her where she is. You mustn’t move someone if they are badly h___106__. We must get help.

A: I’ll go to that shop and see if they have a telephone.

B: Yes, do that. I’ll s__107___ here with the girl.

(A returns a few moments later.)

A: How is she ?

B: She’s beginning to move a little.

C: What h____108___ to me?

A: Take it e___109__! I’ve just c__110_____ the First Aid Centre. We’ll wait until help comes.

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