任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

A person searches various websites for different reasons, such as school, work, or entertainment. For teenagers, many information resources on the Internet can be used. As a matter of fact, there are educational, music and art websites that are truly helpful to teenagers, because they can help make one’s life easier.

Educational websites are helpful to a teenager in doing school work and searching for a college. Some can help studying for testes, explaining a lesson, and doing homeward .Some can help find the right school based on one’s interests. And still others have pages devoted to the social life at each of the colleges or the specific activities that occur at a certain school.

    Some free music sites enable a teenager to diversify their musical tastes. On these sites, all types of music are available such as pop, jazz and country. One can type in a song, category or artist and his or her entire catalog appears. Then, the listener can make multiple play lists without creating an account (账户) with the site.

    There are various art websites that can help students to appreciate and create art pieces. On these sites, a student can view numerous photos and art pieces from different mediums or create an account with the website to upload their art pieces for people to see. In addition, one can enjoy various art projects that people have created on display for the rest of the world.

    Truly informative resources are offered on the Internet. The best suggestion one can receive is to try to look for new websites that can help in the educational, music, or art area so one can become well-rounded and informed.

Topic	Truly helpful websites for teenagers
Passage outline	Supporting details
Introduction	Many information resources are 1.______ on various websites.
2.________ sites: helping one   do school work and search for a college	¨ Study for tests, explain a lesson , and do homework ¨ Find the right school that one is3.________ in ¨ Learn information about college social life and4._______ school activities
Free music sites: 5._______ one    to diversify musical tastes	¨ Listen to all types of music ¨ Type in a song, category, or artist to get an entire catalog ¨ Make multiple playlists without an 6.________
7._______ sites: helping one appreciate and create works	¨ View photos and8._______ from mediums ¨ 9.________ art pieces for others to see ¨ Enjoy art projects on display
Conclusion	Helpful websites can make teenagers10.______ and informed

 

 

______he has made up his mind, no one can make him change it.

   A. Although          B. Unless      C. Until            D. Once

 

Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.

1.The most important things to learn a foreign language are __________.

A.understanding and speaking              B.hearing, speaking, reading and writing

C.writing and understanding                D.memorizing and listening

2.Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because __________.

A.he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B.he doesn’t have a good memory

C.he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D.he often hesitates to practise speaking it

3.One can never learn a foreign language well only by __________.

A.much practice                                B.studying the dictionary

C.learning through use                        D.using the language

4.Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A.A good memory.     B.Speaking.           C.Practice.             D.Writing.

5.“Learn through use” means __________.

A.we use a language in order to learn it

B.we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C.we can learn a language well while we are using it

D.both B and C

      

Motorists over the age of 75 face compulsory tests of their eyesight and ability to drive under proposals being considered by ministers．

The biggest overhaul of motoring law in a generation could also lead to all drivers having to give assurances（保证） of their fitness to get behind the wheel every 10 years．

Other changes under consideration include issuing（发放） daylight driving licenses for motorists with night blindness, together with stricter checks on all drivers whose medical condition brought a threat to other road users．

It is understood that the proposals will be part of a review of the law governing the medical fitness of drivers that will be announced publicly by the summer．

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is dealing with a rising number of motorists who are concerned that they have conditions---from failing eyesight to epilepsy---that could affect their driving．

In 2006, the DVLA dealt with 600,000 motorists whose physical ability to drive needed to be recertified（重新认证）, a 20 per cent rise on the previous year． With an ageing population, the biggest challenge is dealing with the rising number of elderly motorists． By 2021, there will be an estimated three million drivers over the age of 70 on Britain’s roads．

Drivers must renew their licenses at the age of 70 and every three years thereafter． The applicant is legally required to tell the DVLA of any conditions that could weaken their ability behind the wheel．

Ministers have ruled out a compulsory maximum age for driving but will instead rely on tightening up the checks on motorists over the age of 75． The most likely option would be tests to ensure motorists were fit to drive． They would include an eyesight test and a cognitive（认知） test that would prove a driver's ability to react to road signs, driving conditions, pedestrians and vehicles．

However, checks are likely to be tightened at all ages． The strictest controls are expected to be imposed（强制） on motorists of any age who have had a heart attack or stroke． They could have to produce a doctor's approval to resume（重新得到） driving． Anyone making a false declaration would be guilty of a criminal offence．

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A． The new motoring law will come into effect by the summer．

B． Drivers over the age of 75 must renew their licenses every three years．

C． Doctors will decide whether one can get their driving licenses．

D． Drivers at all ages will be expected to provide their medical condition．

2.What is the biggest challenge to the traffic safety in Britain according to the writer?

A． Ageing population．                    

B． Increasing number of cars．

C． Increasing number of elderly motorists．                   

D． Driving conditions．

3. The underlined word “overhaul” in Paragraph 2 means _______．      A． change     B． consideration      C． concern         D． challenge

4.What can be learned from the passage?

    A． There will be more and more aged drivers in Britain．

    B． Anyone can get a driving license as long as he/she is in good health．

    C． Health tends to decline as one gets old． 

    D． It will be guilty to make a false declaration．

 

People with bigger brains ftend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence， according to new study findings.

However， the study author Dr Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend， and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance， Albert Einstein’s brain was “not particularly large”， McDaniel noted. “There’s some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average， but there’s plenty of room for exceptions，” he said.

Interest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s，  when German anatomist(解剖学家) Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was “an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man”. Since that statement， scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann’s  assertion was， in fact， correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently， however， researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence， measured using MRI scan(核磁共振成像扫描).

For his study， McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average， people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men， and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.

McDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. “Other research has shown that women， on the average， tend to have smaller brains than men， but score just as well—if not higher—in tests of intelligence，” he said.

McDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a “perfect” one. “One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent，” he said， “But， on the average， the relationship holds.”

1.. What does the text mainly talk about？

A.MRI scans are applied to intelligence.

B. On the average， a bigger brain means higher IQ.

C. Dr McDaniel did well in his intelligence study.

D. Scientists are interested in Tiedmann’s idea.

2. By mentioning Albert Einstein， the writer wants to show　　　　.

A. Albert Einstein was intelligent

B. the result of intelligence test was false

C. being hard working is more important than intelligence

D. brain size doesn’t necessarily decide the level of intelligence

3. The underlined word “assertion” in Para. 3 probably means “　　　　”.

A. experiment   B. statement   C proof       D. demand

4. After Frederich Tiedmann wrote his article， 　　　　.

A. many scientists agreed with him

B. numerous studies have failed to prove his idea

C.MRI scan became popularly used

D. lots of researchers were interested in the connections between head size and intelligence

5. According to the text， Dr McDaniel’s study　　　　.

A. proves Tiedmann’s idea was completely true

B. shows women are smarter than men

C. involves many studies and a lot of people

D. explains why people with smaller brains are clever