There is famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge．He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door．
This was an age before telephones．Someone was delivering a message．When Colcridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration．His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his
door．His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment(碎片,片段)．
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which brings us to the cell phone．
The most common complaint about cell phones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them．But marc damaging may be the cell phone’s disruption of our thoughts．
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our call phones, and this is by and large a healthy, productive development．" I didn't hear it ring" or " I didn't realize my cell phone had shut off" arc among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach．
The notion or idea of being unreachable is not a new concept-we havoc "Do Not Disturb" signs on the doors of hotel rooms． So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cell phones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication．Until the recent mass deployment of cell phones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the
globe．We came to take it for granted．
But cell phones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves．Now time alone, or conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished．Even cell phone devotees, myself usually included, can't help at times wanting to throw their cell phone away, or curse the day they were invented．
But we don't and won't, and there really is no need．All that's required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it．
In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our phones．Given the case of making and receiving cell phone calls, if we don-t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later．
A cell phone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from a person next to us．Though the call on my cell phone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg-who has  finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie．But most likely it is not, and I'm better
off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the pizza I’ll eat for lunch．
【小题1】What's the point of the anecdote about poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?

A．To direct readers' attention to the main topic．

B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet．

C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cell phone．

D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet．

【小题2】What does the writer thinks about people telling "white lies" about their cell phones?

A．It is a way of signaling that you don-t like the caller．

B．It is natural to tell lies about small things．

C．It is basically a good way to protect one's privacy．

D．We should feel guilty when we can't tell the truth．

【小题3】According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cell phones?

A．People get so bothered by the cell phone rings that they fail to notice anything else.

B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cell phones.

C．Cell phones interrupt people’s private time.

D．With cell phones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.

【小题4】What does the underlined word “contempt” probably mean?

A．Habit.

B．Disrespect.

C．Like.

D．Value.

【小题5】What does last paragraph suggest?

A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention.

B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.

C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cell phone.

D．Never let cell phones interfere too much with your life.

假如你叫李华，你和你的同学组织了一场讨论。讨论的主题是：广告的利和弊。请你根据下面提供的信息，给《中国日报》写一封信，介绍你们讨论的结果。

广告之利	广告之弊
1．提供商品、服务、文化、就业等信息。 2．为顾客节约购物时间。 3．为厂家或服务提供商找市场。	1．浪费人们的时间，如电视广告。 2．有的广告带有欺骗性，误导消费者。 3．太多的各种广告干扰了人们的正常生活。

参考词汇：干扰interfere    注意：词数100词左右。

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This passage is _________.

   A. a newspaper article                       B. an advertisement

   C. a letter                                 D. a scientific introduction

What is Techtalk?

   A. A kind of cordless phone.                 

B. A company that used cordless phones.

   C. A new technology that reduces static.                                       

D. A mobile phone with the patented Cellular 6 technology.

This month, you can ________.

         A. get a reduced price on a Techtalk

B. try a Techtalk at home

         C. get any cordless phone which you like

      D. exchange a Techtalk phone for an ordinary phone

To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).
These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理) of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients . they carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week. They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.
Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough res. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.
Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited．Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.
Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.
【小题1】If a first –year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ___.

A．4 years

B．8 years

C．at least 10 years

D．more than 20 years

【小题2】Medical residents are not responsible for ____.

A．supervising students	B．treating patients
C．carrying patients	D．doing operations

【小题3】The underlined sentence in the 2^nd paragraph means that they have to ____.

A．work 36 hours every week	B．rest for 36 hours before they can go to work
C．work continuously for 36 hours	D．take a rest every 36 hours

【小题4】Why does the government limit the number of hours that residents work?

A．medical residents get too much money.

B．Medical residents should go back to school to study

C．There are not enough work for nurses

D．medical residents may make mistakes if they work too long.

【小题5】The underlined word “Others” in the last paragraph refers to ___.

A．some critics	B．some medical professors
C．some experienced doctors	D．some medical students