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As the development of the Internet, more and more people tend to send electronic cards instead of paper ones at New Year's time. Comparing with traditional cards, electronic cards are more interesting and lively, for you can get not only pictures but also the background music and even animated cartoons. Otherwise, it's faster to send an electronic card. There are many web sites on line which different varieties of cards are available. You can choose one you like best for your friend and relatives. If none of these cards are of any interest to you, you can design cards of unique style use FLASH or other software. More importantly, because the popularity of electronic cards, less paper is used for making paper cards, it contributes 1 to environmental protection.

1．________　　2．________　　3．________　　4．________

5．________　　6．________　　7．________　　8．________

9．________　　10．________

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　　Life in the 21st century will obviously be very different from ___1___ it is ___2___ now. It is interesting to try to ___3___ what Me will be like ___4___. Our life style will be ___5___ in many ___6___. For example, I think that everyone will live in ___7___. There will be houses under the sea. ___8___ people will get settled ___9___ on the moon and do scientific researches. Every house will have a wireless telephone. Solar energy will be ___10___ used in houses and factories. As for education in the future, I think that children will start ___11___ at the age of 3 .To some extent, computers will take the place of ___12___. People will study ___13___ they are 30. Our __14___ life will be different too. It is possible that people will only work ___15___ hours a day. At the age of ___16___, people will retire and do ___17___ they want. Finally, when we think about the future of travel, it seems to me that it is ___18___ that most people will have a chance to ___19___ in space. Our future is promising, let's work hard for ___20___ our beautiful future.

(1)A.that	B.which
C.what	D.how
(2)A.seem	B.to be
C.like	D.appear
(3)A.imagine	B.make
C.say	D.live
(4)A.on the future	B.in the future
C.at 　　 the future	D.for future
(5)A.the	B.different
C.rich	D.poor
(6)A.countries	B.nations
C.homes	D.ways
(7)A.forests	B.mountains
C.sea	D.cities
(8)A.Some	B.Most
C.Every	D.Very few
(9)A.up	B.down
C.in	D.with
(10)A.not	B.widely
C.for	D.easily
(11)A.to	B.to work
C.school	D.to speak
(12)A.workers	B.peasants
C.scientists	D.teachers
(13)A.to	B.for
C.until	D.as
(14)A.school	B.working
C.happy	D.army
(15)A.forty	B.fourteen
C.four	D.fourth
(16)A.seven	B.seventy
C.seventeen	D.forty-five
(17)A.what	B.which
C.whatever	D.however
(18)A.impossible	B.possible
C.not	D.freely
(19)A.do shopping	B.have medical examination
C.travel	D.ride ten-speed bicycle
(20)A.realizing	B.imaging
C.completing	D.supposing

Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago，I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.

I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3，so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious(潜意识的)talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine，moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.

Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work，I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer，I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background，I would have hated life.

Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice.

I'm always looking for new concentration aids，so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.

1. We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

A. 2005　  　B. 2006　　  C. 2007　 　D. 2008

2. The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

A. from his parents  B. by chance

C. at work         D. when he was a child

3. Which of the following statements is NOT an effect of music for the author?

A. It helps him block out the outside world.

B. It arouses his subconscious talent.

C. It helps his mind relax.

D. It makes him work without any thought.

4. The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

A. tell us that life is dull

B. drove that music affects mood

C. tell us how to seek happiness

D. tell us bad mood can affect work

5. In order to get the greatest effect of music，you are advised to ________.

A. listen to some of Bob Marley's

B. only choose relaxing music

C. test all kinds of music

D. listen to classic rock

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

　　It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and said , "I have failed again." On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed."

　　Some newspapers at first criticized（批评）the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

　　Today, every American school child learns Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

1..

 In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was_________.

　　A. very critical

　　B. unpopular

　　C. very popular

　　D. very courteous （礼貌）

2..

. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was_________.

　　A. a famous speaker

　　B. a very handsome man

　　C. President of the country

　　D. a popular statesman

3..

 It can be inferred from the text that_________.

　　A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg

　　B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn't have much time to prepare his speech

　　C. Lincoln's speech was full of rich words

　　D. Lincoln's speech was very long

4..

It was a fact that Lincoln's speech was _________.

　　A. an immediate success

　　B. warmly applauded

　　C. a total failure

　　D. not well-received at first

5..

 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.

　　B. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is simple in style.

　　C. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child.

　　D. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United        States.

 

 

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that  1   in school. The cool kids are good at   2  .They are   3   with the opposite sexお and are good-looking and people want to   4   their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would   5   be cool.

The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great  6  skills and they are   7  at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files”. They are   8   as the geeks (做低级滑稽表演的人).

Here’s the news. The geeks are   9   . Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and  10   your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but   11   good degrees.

The most important  12   of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates  13   others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a  14   of their own to work and play in, making them a global   15  .Besides, the effect of the geeks   16   popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be   17  .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than  18   you look like.

But there are also  19  .Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for   20  .

1.A.continues　　　　　　    B.makes　　　　　　    C.remains　　　　　　　　　　 D.starts

2.A.computers　　　　　　　　　　 B.studies　　　　　　   C.sports　　　　　　　　　　   D.maths

3.A.pleasant 　　　　　　    B.popular　　　　　　   C.crazy　　　　　　　　　　    D.average

4.A.copy　　　　　　　　　　  B.advance　　　　　　  C.take　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.act

5.A.not　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.indeed　　　　　　    C.perhaps　　　　　　　　　　 D.actually

6.A.speaking　　　　　　　　 B.operating　　　　    C.social　　　　　　　　　　    D.experimental

7.A.speechless　　　　　　　　　　 B.sharp　　　　　　　　 C.active　　　　　　　　　　    D.hopeless

8.A.known　　　　　　　　   B.referred　　　　　　  C.thought　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.admired

9.A.taking on 　　　　　　　　　　 B.taking up　　　　    C.taking over　　　　　　    D.taking in

10.A.put　　　　　　　　　　   B.cause　　　　　　　　 C.bring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.serve

11.A.win　　　　　　　　　　  B.take　　　　　　　　   C.wish　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.finish

12.A.industry　　　　　　    B.discovery　　　　   C.progress　　　　　　　　    D.development

13.A.promise　　　　　　    B.discourage　　　　  C.demand　　　　　　　　　　 D.excite

14.A.chance　　　　　　　　 B.space　　　　　　　　 C.world　　　　　　　　　　    D.career

15.A.force　　　　　　　　    B.company　　　　    C.organization　　　　　　   D.department

16.A.of　　　　　　　　　　    B.on　　　　　　　　　　  C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.for

17.A.rich　　　　　　　　　　  B.attractive　　　　    C.handsome　　　　　　　　  D.uncool

18.A.how　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.that　　　　　　　　    C.what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.how much

19.A.opportunities  　　   B.dangers　　　　　　  C.possibility　　　　　　　　  D.question

20.A.punishment　　　　   B.argument　　　　    C.competition　　　　　　   D.employment