D

We all accept that sports should stress skill over luck，and fairness over privilege(特权)．

They should be accessible to many and fun to watch．In the end，a sport,s champion should re-

present shared values and served as a role model．

But with today,s advances in technology，the power of sports equipment makers offers great

opportunity for the athletes who have access to the latest technology.

In 2008,108 world records were broken in the sport of swimming．The average number of

world records set in swimming in all past Olympic years is about 22．The average number of

world records set in a non-Olympic year is about 5．Now there are no“old”world records．

Suit technology has been the most widely recognized difference．The sharkskin suit and the

“paper”suits were all made public by suit manufactures before the Olympic．

As records continue to be broken，the Internet message boards for the swimming community

have taken a darker view of suit technology．“Time is meaningless”is one quote．I tend to agree．Some of the times I see being posted today are simply legends(传奇)．

Am I against suit technology?Not really．But 2008 marked an unbelievable change in the

sport of swimming．People are saying，“Bigger，faster，stronger at any cost!”，wanting no limits on technology，either suits or drugs．I am not one of those people．

I am a guy that recognized the sport of swimming being as simple as man vs．water．It used

to be the swimmer in the suit，not the suit on the swimmer．How times have changed．

53．According to the first paragraph，it is a common belief that________.

A．only a few people have chances to take part in sports

B．the latest suit technology should not be used in sports

C．sports should be interesting for people to watch

D．luck plays an important role in Olympic Games

54．It can be learned from the passage that_______.

A．the author is against the latest technology in sports

B．the athletes have become more skilled than before

C．some records are hard to break without technology

D．advanced suits and drugs can be used in Olympics

55．What does“Time is meaningless”mean in the swimming community?

A．Breaking records in swimming is too easy for most athelets．

B．It,s technology rather than skill that counts in some records．

C．Many athletes break records by luck and taking drugs．

D．Some rules aren,t obeyed when Olympic records are broken．

56．What,s the author,s opinion of the present sports?

A．Latest technology should be encouraged in compitition among athelets．

B．Time should be measured in a different way in modern Olympic Games．

C．All of the athletes should wear the same suits to ensure fairness．

D. Competition in skill should come first instead of that in equipment。

 

D

  We all accept that sports should stress skill over luck，and fairness over privilege(特权)．

They should be accessible to many and fun to watch．In the end，a sport,s champion should re-

present shared values and served as a role model．

  But with today,s advances in technology，the power of sports equipment makers offers great

opportunity for the athletes who have access to the latest technology.

    In 2008,108 world records were broken in the sport of swimming．The average number of

 world records set in swimming in all past Olympic years is about 22．The average number of

 world records set in a non-Olympic year is about 5．Now there are no“old”world records．

    Suit technology has been the most widely recognized difference．The sharkskin suit and the

“paper”suits were all made public by suit manufactures before the Olympic．

    As records continue to be broken，the Internet message boards for the swimming community

 have taken a darker view of suit technology．“Time is meaningless”is one quote．I tend to agree．Some of the times I see being posted today are simply legends(传奇)．

    Am I against suit technology?Not really．But 2008 marked an unbelievable change in the

 sport of swimming．People are saying，“Bigger，faster，stronger at any cost!”，wanting no limits on technology，either suits or drugs．I am not one of those people．

    I am a guy that recognized the sport of swimming being as simple as man vs．water．It used

to be the swimmer in the suit，not the suit on the swimmer．How times have changed．

53．According to the first paragraph，it is a common belief that________.

  A．only a few people have chances to take part in sports

  B．the latest suit technology should not be used in sports

  C．sports should be interesting for people to watch

  D．luck plays an important role in Olympic Games

 54．It can be learned from the passage that_______.

  A．the author is against the latest technology in sports

  B．the athletes have become more skilled than before

  C．some records are hard to break without technology

  D．advanced suits and drugs can be used in Olympics

55．What does“Time is meaningless”mean in the swimming community?

  A．Breaking records in swimming is too easy for most athelets．

  B．It,s technology rather than skill that counts in some records．

  C．Many athletes break records by luck and taking drugs．

  D．Some rules aren,t obeyed when Olympic records are broken．

56．What,s the author,s opinion of the present sports?

  A．Latest technology should be encouraged in compitition among athelets．

  B．Time should be measured in a different way in modern Olympic Games．

  C．All of the athletes should wear the same suits to ensure fairness．

  D. Competition in skill should come first instead of that in equipment。

As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．

  Eric Carle’s ABC

  Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read

and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal

names while also learning letters．

Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters

      The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in

young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This

book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．

    Dr．Seuss’ABC

    Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this

great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy

 to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．

    Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure

    In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them

easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，

which tells more of a story than the other books

Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．

In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means       

      A．baby                   B．teenager               C．student                   D．young child

If you want to make your son or daughter interested in nature you should choose      

      A．Eric Carle’s ABC                                     B．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters

      C．Dr．Seuss’ ABC                                        D．Kipper’s A to Z；an Alphabet Adventure

Why did the author write the passage?

      A．To recommend the books．                      B．To sell the books

      C．To adverfise the books                                D．To criticize the books

As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．

  Eric Carle’s ABC

  Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read

and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal

names while also learning letters．

Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters

       The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in

young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This

book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．

    Dr．Seuss’ABC

    Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this

great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy

 to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．

    Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure

    In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them

easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，

which tells more of a story than the other books

Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．

1.In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means       

        A．baby                         B．teenager                 C．student                       D．young child

2.If you want to make your son or daughter interested in nature you should choose      

       A．Eric Carle’s ABC                                                   B．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters

       C．Dr．Seuss’ ABC                                                      D．Kipper’s A to Z；an Alphabet Adventure

3.Why did the author write the passage?

       A．To recommend the books．                             B．To sell the books

       C．To adverfise the books                                           D．To criticize the books

 

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find  1from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally  2  of your surroundings.

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The desire to pick up a  3  with an attractive cover is irresistible, although this method of4  ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather 5 book. You soon become engaged in some book or other, and usually it is only much  6  that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to  7  some forgotten appointment --without buying8  , of course.

This opportunity to escape the realities  9  everyday life is, I think , the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places  10  it is possible to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant  11  go to you with inevitable greetings, "Can I help you, sir?" You finished browsing.（翻阅）

Then, and only then, are  12  services necessary. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has  13  you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look  14  he is not interested in selling a single book.

 You have to be  15  not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very

 16 to enter the shop looking for a book  17  ancient coins and to come out  18  a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge19 , you can waste great deal of time  20  from section to section.

1．A．shelter                  B．shed                    C．room                  D．place

2．A．forgotten               B．unaware              C．aware                 D．lost

3．A．present                 B．newspaper           C．magazine             D．book

4．A．selection               B．choice                 C．election               D．collection

5．A．interesting             B．bad                     C．attractive             D．dull

6．A．later                      B．early                   C．late                     D．latest

7．A．break                    B．keep                    C．make                  D．have

8．A．everything             B．anything              C．a book                D．something

9．A．in                         B．about                  C．of                       D．at

10．A．where                 B．which                 C．that                     D．wherever

11．A．must                   B．has to                  C．should                 D．dare

12．A．her                     B．his                      C．their                    D．your

13．A．led                      B．taken                   C．brought               D．introduce

14．A．as though            B．as if                    C．if only                 D．only if

15．A．careful                B．patient                 C．knowledgeable     D．conscious

16．A．clear                   B．hard                    C．important            D．easy

17．A．with                    B．of                       C．on                      D．in

18．A．carrying              B．taking                  C．bringing              D．holding

19．A．money                B．account               C．charge                D．costs

20．A．walking          B．going            C．wondering            D．wandering