X :Oh , I remember ! Tomorrow is Women’s Day !

L : Yes , you’re right ! I’m going to buy a gift for my mother . 3　　

X :To Junlin Mall ? 　2 　　

L : Don’t you know what the date is tomorrow ?

More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.

One day the Prince wanted to go 1. ________ with his men. He told his 2. ________ to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle (摇篮), which was like a small bed.

When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws (前爪)on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws and head.

"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and 3. ________his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.

"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword(剑) and　 4. ________ the dog. Just as Gelert was　 5. ________　 , he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.

The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead　 6. ________. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended(保卫) the baby and killed the wolf.

The Prince ran　 7. ________ into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. 8. ________ ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed 9. ________faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes.

If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It　 10. ________people of a brave and faithful dog.

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六　 口语应用(共5 小题，每小题2分，满分10 分)

从对话后的选项中选择适当的选项补全对话，并将其正确答　 案写在题后相应的横线上。

(X : Xiao Lin　　　　　 L : Lin Xin　　　 S : Salewoman　　 )

X :Hello ,Lin Xin ! Where are you going ?

L : 　1

50. Which of the following is true?

A. Rachel Iopez is now taking courses for an MBA.

B. In the United States people can return to school at any age.

C. Many young people like Rachel are now bettering their skills at colleges.

D. A good teacher has to know how to teach a subject through the internet.

49. From the last paragraph we know _____________ .

A. The internet helps a lot in the Iife long learning

B. Mayumi Hosoya can teach the Japanese students in New York

C. Mayumi ' s old parents are learning their favorite subject in a history museum

D. Many old people like Mayumi 's old parents are interested in Art History

48. which of the following is closer in meaning to the words " lifelong learning〞?

A. Stop studying and then start studying again.

B. Begin to study from one ' s twenties till one ' s fifties.

C. Go on to study after graduating from school.

D. Keep on studying until getting some degrees

46. How old was Rachel Lopez when he left college?

A. 18　 B. 20　　 C. 22　　 D. 24

　47 Why does, Rachel Iopez go to a school twice a week after work?

A. To find a better job　　　　 B. To do his iob better

C. He enjoys computer courses　　 D. To get a new degree

45. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?　　　　　　　　 .

　A. Schools will go electronic　　　 B. Computers will be important

C. There will be robot teachers　　　　

D. School buses will be like spaceships

C

Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college with a degree(学位)in history.

TODAY She works for a large software company. Now twenty-seven, Rachel takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. "I enjoyed college, but my job doesn’t use information 1 learned when 1 was doing my degree. " Rachel says. "This course is helping me to do my job better. In the future, 1 might go back to school and get an MBA. "

In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped Studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In the United States, people can return to school in their late twenties, thirties, or older to get a higher degree, such as a master ' s or Ph . D′s. Like Rachel, many more are taking training courses to Improve their workplace Skills. With many classes now available(可用的)through the Internet, it is easier for people to get degrees or training by distance(远距离)learning

Mayumi Hosoya, who is forty, teaches Japanese at a community college in New York. " Next term, I 'll be teaching some of my classes using the Internet. This is new for me, " says Mayumi. " At the moment, I am taking a course to learn how to teach this way. " At the same time, Mayumi ' s seventy 一year 一old mother and father are taking a distance learning course in Art History. "We love the subject, " says Manyumi’s father, " And now we can study with people from all over the world. 1 never thought learning could be this much fun! "

44. From the passage we can know _______ in the future.

　A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem

　B. 90% of the population will live in the city

　C. robot teachers will check homework

　D. readers can discuss topics with each other through Internet