The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological （地质学的）Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .

Q: Why , after 600 years of no activity , did Mount Pinatubo in Philippines erupt（喷发）in 1991 ?

A: Volcanoes （火山）each have their own eruption styles . This volcano probably has a rule which makes it erupt in the order of every 500 to 1000 years , but a volcano in Hawaii seems to erupt every year , and some of the Alaskan volcanoes might erupt every 10 or 20 years .

Q: So nothing caused it ?

A: There’s nothing out of the ordinary . If you were to take an ordinary calendar year , 50 to 75 or 80 volcanoes erupt around the world every year . There are 20 to 30 volcanoes every month that show signs of unrest . That might be a full-blown eruption or a whole host of activities like that .

Q: What is “the ring of fire” ?

A: If you look at where active volcanoes are placed around the world , there are somewhere between 500 and 600 of them . There is what appears to be almost a necklace that goes around the Pacific Ocean . It makes a ring where 60% of the world’s volcanoes lie .

Q: Why such a concentration（集中）there ?

A: That’s based on a theory that the oceans and the continents are like separate pieces . When they move , one might ride up over the other one . In this case , the Pacific Ocean goes under the continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma （熔岩）at depth and then you have volcanoes in the same ring .

1．What kind of writing do you think this passage is ?

         A．A text taken from a geography book .       B．An interview published in the press .

         C．A conversation carried out in a film .         D．An oral test recorded as an example .

2．Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean ?

         A．The movement of the surface of the earth makes it possible.

         B．The Pacific Ocean produces magma and presses it everywhere.

         C．The oceans and the continents are separated from each other.

         D．The earth’s surface around the Pacific is thinner than any other part.

3．Barbara Reynolds’ main purpose here is______________ .

         A．to show how dangerous volcanoes are to the world

         B．to learn what signs a volcano gives us before its eruption

         C．to warn the world of the existence of “the ring of fire”

         D．to introduce some general idea of volcanoes to the public

4．Which of the following can be considered as the best conclusion of the conversation?

         A．There are so many volcanoes in the world and we are always in danger.

         B．Volcanoes have erupted more frequently than ever before.

         C．Volcanoes are waiting to be better known.

         D．Something must be done to protect the people near the ring of fire.

 

The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological （地质学的）Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .

Q: Why , after 600 years of no activity , did Mount Pinatubo in Philippines erupt（喷发）in 1991 ?

A: Volcanoes （火山）each have their own eruption styles . This volcano probably has a rule which makes it erupt in the order of every 500 to 1000 years , but a volcano in Hawaii seems to erupt every year , and some of the Alaskan volcanoes might erupt every 10 or 20 years .

Q: So nothing caused it ?

A: There’s nothing out of the ordinary . If you were to take an ordinary calendar year , 50 to 75 or 80 volcanoes erupt around the world every year . There are 20 to 30 volcanoes every month that show signs of unrest . That might be a full-blown eruption or a whole host of activities like that .

Q: What is “the ring of fire” ?

A: If you look at where active volcanoes are placed around the world , there are somewhere between 500 and 600 of them . There is what appears to be almost a necklace that goes around the Pacific Ocean . It makes a ring where 60% of the world’s volcanoes lie .

Q: Why such a concentration（集中）there ?

A: That’s based on a theory that the oceans and the continents are like separate pieces . When continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma（熔岩）at depth and then you have volcanoes in the same ring .

1.What kind of writing do you think this passage is ?

A．A text taken from a geography book .           

B．An interview published in the press .

C．A conversation carried out in a film .             

D．An oral test recorded as an example .

2.Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean ?

A．The movement of the surface of the earth makes it possible.         

B．The Pacific Ocean produces magma and presses it everywhere.

     C．The oceans and the continents are separated from each other.

     D．The earth’s surface around the Pacific is thinner than any other part.

3.Barbara Reynolds’ main purpose here is          .

A．to show how dangerous volcanoes are to the world

     B．to learn what signs a volcano gives us before its eruption

     C．to warn the world of the existence of “the ring of fire”

     D．to introduce some general idea of volcanoes to the public

4.Which of the following can be considered as the best conclusion of the conversation?

A．There are so many volcanoes in the world and we are always in danger.

     B．Volcanoes have erupted more frequently than ever before.

     C．Volcanoes are waiting to be better known.

D．Something must be done to protect the people near the ring of fire. 

 

A: Any good news?

B: Not really.   1.   So I was left behind after school yesterday.

A:   2.   

B: Sometimes I do. The day before yesterday, I was quiet in my history class but I still had to stay after school.

A:   3.   

B: Because I fell asleep. But it wasn’t my fault.  4.   

A: I advise you to take school more seriously. If you don’t pass your exam, you will have to drop out and work as a result;

B:   5.   If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day. But now I am in school, I must listen to dull teachers every day.

A: Something must be wrong with you. Go to the psychologist first.

A．You are lazy.

B．I don’t understand.

C．You made your teacher angry.

D．Better keep quiet in class.

E．The lesson is dull.

F．I don’t think it makes much difference.

G．I was talking without being asked in class.

 

When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry (黑莓手机) at the door. ‘I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive,’ says Baxter，who’d rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. ‘It’s there and it beckons (召唤). That’s human nature (but)…we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don’t know where it should stop.’
Americans are connected at unprecedented (前所未有的) levels一93% now use cell phones or wireless devices；one third of those are ‘smart phones’ that allow users to browse the Web and check e-mail，among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road，staying in touch with friends and family，efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The downside：often，we’re effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.
That's why，despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever，2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mail while on a date，the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention，not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.
‘What we’re going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before,’ says Scott Campbell. ‘It can be a good thing，but I also see new ways the traditional social fabric (社会结构) is getting somewhat torn apart.’
Our days are filled with beeps and pings·----many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much，but we can’t seem to stop posting，texting or surfing.
‘We're going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing,’ says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.
‘Our human purposes are to really have connections with people,’ she says. ‘We have to reclaim it. It’s not going to take place by itself.’
【小题1】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．2010: The year technology developed quickly.

B．2010: The year technology sped up our life pace.

C．2010: The year technology replaced talking.

D．2010: The year technology made communicating easier.

【小题2】According to Paragraph l，Gretchen Baxter thinks_________.

A．the new technology always influences people’s life in a positive way

B．the new technology is so tempting that she could even put her daughter and husband behind

C．it is encouraging to see progress on the new technology every year

D．people are too dependent on the new technology to let go

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The wide use of mobile devices has nothing to do with the ‘traditional social fabric’.

B．Mobile devices play a less important part in American life.

C．Mobile devices create a lot of divided attention and social anxiety.

D．Many analysts speak highly of the wide popularity of mobile devices.

【小题4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Something must be done to get connection with people in reality again·

B．Using mobile services can help people get connection with each other.

C．Mobile services have a strong impact on people’s life.

D．The connection with people can happen naturally.

When Albert Einstein was young, he was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty in learning to read.

     When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass (指南针). Albert was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle (针) always pointed in the same direction —the north. He asked his father and uncle what caused the needle to move.

     Their answers were difficult for Albert to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something must be behind things.

     Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students couldn’t ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.

     One day Albert told his uncle Jacob how much he hated school, especially mathematics. His uncle told him to solve mathematical problems by pretending to be a policeman. "You are looking for someone," he said, "but you do not know who he is. Call him X. Find him by using your mathematical tools."

     Albert learned to love mathematics. He was studying the complex math of calculus (微积分学) while all his friends were still studying simple math. Instead of playing with friends he thought about things such as "What would happen if people could travel at the speed of light?".

     Albert wanted to teach math and physics. He graduated with honors, but it was a pity that he could not get a teaching job.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that Albert Einstein ________.

A．was interested in the compass             B．wanted to be a great scientist   C．was not clever enough    D．didn’t like thinking by himself

2.Why did Albert Einstein hate school?

A．He couldn’t play with his friends there.     B．Students were not allowed to ask questions.    C．The schools were small at that time.                D．He had to learn mathematics that he didn’t like.

3.What does the underlined word "complex" probably mean?

A．useless.           B．Difficult.           C．Boring.           D．Interesting.

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Einstein became a mathematics teacher after graduation             B．Einstein gradually loved mathematics with his uncle’s help                    C．learning mathematics is like working as a policeman  D．Einstein liked playing with other children

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How Albert Einstein studied in school.        B．Something about Albert Einstein’s early interests.   C．Something about the young Albert Einstein.   D．Why Albert Einstein learned more than his classmates.