Sam is not yet 2. He watches almost no TV and is takcn on daily walks through the zoo, so it was not surprising when he pointed to an elephant and said, "Ella." What was unexpected was when he pointed to his diaper(尿布) and said, "Elmo. "

In Sam's world, Elmo doesn't live on Sesame Street. He is the cheerful face of Pampers, printed on the waistband(腰带), requested at every change. The little image has made Pampers Sam's diaper of choice and Pampers supplier Procter ﹠ Gamble very happy. If Sam's interest holds, his parents will buy more than $ 2,000 worth of Pampers before their son is potty(便壶)trained. And, the chances are, others who love Sam will encourage that change with the Sesame Street Potty Elmo and over time so large an amount of Elmo equipment that Sam's family may feel they bye on the street.

Sam is but one of the army of tiny consumers. In the United States, children recognize product patterns by 18 months, according to Boston College professor Juliet Schor, and, by2, many ask for products by brand name. Some parents report that Baby's first word was not "mama" or "dada" but "Coke"-- which makes sense considering that 26 percent of kids 2 and under have a TV in their room and the average American child sees some 40,000 advertisements a year. That in turn helps explain why the United States, with 4.5 percent of the world's population, buys 45 percent of the global toy production. American kids get an average of 70 new toys a year, calculates Schor, who surveyed 300 children for her new book, Born to Buy.

1. "Sesame Street" is probably                   

A. a street Sam's family live on

    B. a TV program in which Elmo is a role

    C. a company Sam is familiar with

    D. a product Sam is fond of

2. It was unexpected when Sam pointed to his diaper and said "Elmo', because he was supposed unable to                   

A. make meaningful sounds    

B. watch TV programs    

C. remember TV advertisements    

D. change his diaper

3. The underlined word "image" refers to                     

A. Elmo    

B. Pampers    

C. Sesame    

D. Ella

4. Baby's first word was not "mama" or "dada" but "Coke" because             

A. the kid liked Coke    

B. it was easier to pronounce "Coke" than "mama" or "dada"    

C. the kid referred to TV as Coke    

D. the kid watched too many TV advertisements

5. This passage mainly tells us       

A. advertisements greatly influence children    

B. Sam is cleverer than any other children    

C. Sam likes Elmo instead of other diapers    

D. children spend too much time watching TV

请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。（选E时，同时涂AB; 选F时，同时涂CD）

以下是几本儿童书籍的封面：

A. I Will Hold You 'til You Sleep           B. Two Finger Puppet Magnet Books

C. I SPY TREASURE HUNT            D. Disney's Little Einsteins

 

E. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz         F. Learn About Math With Bert & Ernie  

以下是儿童书籍的介绍，请匹配与之对应的书籍：

Based on the new hit animated show airing on the Disney Channel, this new series takes preschoolers along on the thrilling adventures of Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie, whose missions are illustrated with beautiful, full-color photos. Emmy-Award winner Susan Ring specializes in writing for children, and has written for all types of media. Her books for Disney Publishing Worldwide include boxed sets of Pixar’s Fun with Phonics, featuring Nemo and Toy Story characters and the Baby Einstein books.

Here is the rare book that not only expresses a parent's love for their child, but offers a hope for what that love will become. It begins with a wish at bedtime, as parents hold their children tight and hope their love will cradle them, safe and sound. It continues through the day their children have grown up, proud and strong, and can pass that love on to someone else. This is a book that goes beyond a parent's "I love you" to the generous wish that our children will make the world a better place.

This bestselling book features riddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 12 photographs with treasure hunt themes. Children will love to pursue the mystery of the pirate's hidden treasure, narrowing their search with every delightfully cluttered page. Looking for an additional challenge? Try the extra-credit riddles.

Pooh, Piglet, and the gang from the Hundred-Acre wood are here to guide you through some amazing activities. Just slip one of the pointing puppets (木偶)onto your finger, and see if you can solve the puzzles inside. Your puppet will be drawn to the solutions, and your heart will be hooked by the colorful crew! This book includes 2 magnetic finger puppets.

This exciting new workbook from Sesame Workshop and Learning Horizons is designed so your child can have fun learning right along with Big Bird and the other friends from Sesame Street! In this workbook, your child will learn to recognize numbers, count and match sets of like items. Your child will even begin to add and subtract! A special “think icon” feature calls attention to activities that are challenging and more advanced. A special Explore More feature provides several easy-to-do home activities to extend learning in practical and fun ways.

请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。（选E时，同时涂AB; 选F时，同时涂CD）

以下是几本儿童书籍的封面：

A. I Will Hold You 'til You Sleep           B. Two Finger Puppet Magnet Books

C. I SPY TREASURE HUNT            D. Disney's Little Einsteins

 

 

 

E. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz         F. Learn About Math With Bert & Ernie  

以下是儿童书籍的介绍，请匹配与之对应的书籍：

1.Based on the new hit animated show airing on the Disney Channel, this new series takes preschoolers along on the thrilling adventures of Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie, whose missions are illustrated with beautiful, full-color photos. Emmy-Award winner Susan Ring specializes in writing for children, and has written for all types of media. Her books for Disney Publishing Worldwide include boxed sets of Pixar’s Fun with Phonics, featuring Nemo and Toy Story characters and the Baby Einstein books.

2. Here is the rare book that not only expresses a parent's love for their child, but offers a hope for what that love will become. It begins with a wish at bedtime, as parents hold their children tight and hope their love will cradle them, safe and sound. It continues through the day their children have grown up, proud and strong, and can pass that love on to someone else. This is a book that goes beyond a parent's "I love you" to the generous wish that our children will make the world a better place.

3.This bestselling book features riddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 12 photographs with treasure hunt themes. Children will love to pursue the mystery of the pirate's hidden treasure, narrowing their search with every delightfully cluttered page. Looking for an additional challenge? Try the extra-credit riddles.

4.Pooh, Piglet, and the gang from the Hundred-Acre wood are here to guide you through some amazing activities. Just slip one of the pointing puppets (木偶)onto your finger, and see if you can solve the puzzles inside. Your puppet will be drawn to the solutions, and your heart will be hooked by the colorful crew! This book includes 2 magnetic finger puppets.

5. This exciting new workbook from Sesame Workshop and Learning Horizons is designed so your child can have fun learning right along with Big Bird and the other friends from Sesame Street! In this workbook, your child will learn to recognize numbers, count and match sets of like items. Your child will even begin to add and subtract! A special “think icon” feature calls attention to activities that are challenging and more advanced. A special Explore More feature provides several easy-to-do home activities to extend learning in practical and fun ways.

 

Commencement (毕业典礼)is a time for idealism.

But economic reality is cruel everywhere; especially for new college graduates. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame (芝麻) to the global economy, But that's not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin.

It is true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers.

The bad news, though, is that a college degree does not ensure a bigger share of the economic pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only. college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity (生产). The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity gains.

 Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nation's total income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top 1 percent of Americans—whose average annual income was $1.1 million-- took in 21.8 percent of the nation's income, their largest share since I929.

 Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income inequality, reflects an education gap. But Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show that in the case of men, the average bachelor's degree is not enough to catch the rising tide of the global economy.

 They argue that the real reason that inequality is worsening is the lack of strong policies that broadly distribute economic gains. In the past, for example, a more progressive income tax and unions promote equality. Positive measures have also helped and probably accounts, in part, for the pay growth of college-educated women. But such measures have been eroding and new ones have not yet emerged, making the income gap even greater.

 Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin conclude that only a new government policy can restore general prosperity. That's a challenge to the nation's leaders and today's graduates. America needs them to contribute to the development of the nation in a global economy.

1．The passage is mainly about that _________.

A．there is a big income gap between female and male college graduates in America

 B．college graduates find it hard to find an idea job after graduation in America

C．research shows that American government should take measures to ensure income equality for college graduates

D．college degrees are losing value in America

2．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?

     A．The whole nation has enjoyed a big income growth with the growth of productivity.

    B．Much of the total income of America has been gained by a few very rich people.

    C．A small part of people in America can have income increase.

    D．Upper class Americans contribute most to productivity growth.

3．The underlined word "eroding" in Paragraph 7 probably means ______.

A．being gradually destroyed by wind or rain            

B．gradually reducing power

C．gradually disappearing                          

D．gradually not suitable

4．We can infer from-the passage that ________.

    A．female college graduates have higher income than male ones

    B．female college graduates have benefited from some governmental measures to ensure their income growth

    C．income tax can guarantee income equality

    D．new measures and policies have been taken to promote income equality

5．From the passage, some economists believe that the worsening income inequality is caused by ________.

A．lower college degree of college graduates   

B．lack of proper governmental policies

C．gender discrimination                   

D．underdevelopment of economy and productivity

读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

     If you like to break things when you are unhappy, the Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School is the school for you. This term, Nanjing Honghua Midlde School will build a "stress wall" to help students who feel unhappy because of schoolwork or for

other reasons.

     Tao Dehua, a leader at the school said the idea of a stress wall started when

footprints were found on some newly painted walls and some school windows were

broken.

     "These things happen because some students feel lots of pressure from their

studies or because they don't get along well with other students. When under stress,

the body get ready to either run or fight and becomes very nervous. Hitting the wall

can help relax the body and take away stress," Tao said.

     "Tests and homework make me Sad," said Lu Yan, a junior girl."I can't wait to

hit the wall. It will help me a lot with my problems."     

     Another girl student who wouldn't give her name said that the wall won't help.

"Mainly because it can't talk," she said. "I need to talk to someone when I'm sad."

【写作内容】

1、以约30个词概括这段短文内容；

2、然后以约120个词就“Should the stress wall be built"这个主题发表你的看法，并

   包括以下要点：

    (1)学生的压力来源；

    (2)是否该建此墙；

    (3)提供一些其他有效的减压方法。

【写作要求】

l、可以参照阅读材料但不得直接引用原文的句子；

2、作文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。