75．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Shoplifting Shame of a PhD Student　　 B．Apologizing for the Actions in Shops

C．Seeking Professional Help from Experts　　　 D．Controlling the Desire to Steal from Shops

答案：71-75 CBDCA

甘肃省兰州市兰炼一中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

The first rule of speaking English is to use simple vocabulary. KISS – keep it short and simple. There’s a saying in English. “Have you swallowed (吞咽)a dictionary?”It is applicable (适用的)to anyone who uses a long, difficult word when a sorter word will do. And there is another saying, “Practice makes perfect.”So here are some tips for specking English.

　 Make friends with native English speakers. You might not be able to find any friendly native speakers where you live, but you can find English speakers on the Internet! If you can’t find anyone will actually help you, don’t worry. You’ll still be able to find out whether they can understand you.

　 Join an English club. Around the world there are many English speaking clubs. There clubs aren’t just for experts (专家),but for people who are interested in the English way of life. They can be interesting and fun. Check magazines as well as your phone book and your local newspapers. If there isn’t one in your area – start one!

　 Visit a British restaurant. You can usually find one in larger cities. Often, the waiters and waitresses come from English-speaking countries and the menu is often in English, too!

　 Don’t worry about not sounding like a native. It is more important to speak clearly and pleasantly than to sound like the Queen of England. The most important thing to think about is whether people can understand you.

74．From the passage we can learn that　　　　　 .

A．Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University, UK

B．Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so

C．the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more

D．Phillip Lemoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense lawyer

73．Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?

A．Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.　　　　　 B．Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet.

C．Selecting some goods from a display.　　　　 D．Taking goods from a shop without paying.

72．What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?

A．In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things .

B．She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops .

C．She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.

D．Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.

71．What is Ana Luz’s nationality?

A．American.　　　 B．British.　　　 C．Spanish.　　 D．German.

70. The passage is mainly about _____________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. what the result of the competition was

B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs

C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition

D. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition

答案：67-70 CABA

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E

A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of (证明有……罪)shoplifting for the second time in six months.

　　　 Ana Luz, recently studying for her PhD, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops.

　　　 Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road ,Cambridge ,admitted stealing clothes worth ￡9.95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street ,London ,on March 9.

　　　 Phillip Lemoyne ,prosecuting(起诉),said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store .When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected ,having taken off the anti-theft security alarms(防盗警报装置).

　　　 She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying, Mr. Lemoyne said.

　　　 He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.

　　　 Luz, 28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October, but Morag Duff, defending, said she had never been in trouble with the police before that.“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this,” Miss Duff said. “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store .She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”

Judge David Azan fined Luz ￡50, and warned: “You’ve got a criminal record .If you carry on like this, you will end up in prison, which will ruin your bright future you may have.”

Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain, went on to a famous university in Berlin , Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University ,UK.

69. What Miss Gao said suggests that __________.　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. she likes to blame the authorities　 　 　　　 B. a blogger should have a sense of responsibility.

　　 C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs　　 D. she thinks all bloggers are responsible.

68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chinese students won most of the awards.　

B. Not all the themes were about local subjects

C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or English.

D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China.

67. The competition was organized by ____________.

A. the National University of Singapore　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao

C. Innova Junior College　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College

66. American children are expected to _________.

A. live on their own by the age eighteen　　　　　　 B. fully enjoy themselves in others’ homes

accept invitations to a formal party 　　　　　　 　　D. run wild in public places.

答案：63-66 BDCA

D

　　　 Only three local students won Chinese Blog (博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.

170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice-all written in Chinese.

Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of English, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs.

The entries were judged on Language proficiency (熟练程度)and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.

Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University, IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.

In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list-the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.

　　 “No surprise, ” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teacher-in-charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language. ”

One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao,19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客)

Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.

　　 “Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”