When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor   【小题1】  me to do so. She said, “Now it is the time for you to travel around the world,   【小题2】  your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun?” I   【小题3】  her.
Since I started to work for a   【小题4】  company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the  【小题5】  of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business   【小题6】, too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got   【小题7】  about food in different countries.
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were   【小题8】  necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's (厨师) comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the
 【小题9】  around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian   【小题10】? “Those words reminded me of my  【小题11】 advice. As information technology   【小题12】 , you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various   【小题13】  you can get from traveling.
Today there are people who   【小题14】  direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 【小题15】 not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are  【小题16】 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to  【小题17】  and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily   【小题18】  more fruitful. However, we should never let it   【小题19】  our time for face to -face communication. Let's make use of information technology more   【小题20】 , and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

In most western countries, on April Fool’s Day，people often play _____  trick on each other; children especially have great  _______  fun.

Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场） in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it’s free.
【小题1】Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool．It is a division that___36___ in school．The cool kids are good at _37____ ．They are ______38 with the opposite sex ．They are good-looking and people want to  __39___ their style．They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort．That would __40______ be cool．
The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground．They are very bright ,but they don’t have great___41___skills and they are ____42____ 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 __43____ as the geeks（古怪的人）．
Here’s the news．The geeks are _44_____．Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and__45_____ your maths 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  ______46____ good degrees．
The most important___47____ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks ．Geek heroes like Bill Gates___48_____ others to follow their example ．Being a geek is a way of earning good money ．And the creation of the Internet gave them a___49_____ of their own to work and play in, making them a global___50_____．Besides ,the effect of the geeks ___51_______ popular culture has started a new trend．It is now cool to be ___52____ ．Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than___53______ you look like．
But there are also_54_____ ．Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school．Now a geek may be your boss ．Perhaps it is time for __55___ ．
36．A．continues                B．makes       C．remains                 D．starts
37．A．computers             B．study     C．sports                 D．maths
38．A．pleasant               B．popular   C．crazy               D．average
39．A．copy                         B．advance    C．take                      D．act
40．A．not                       B．indeed    C．perhaps                 D．actually
41．A．speaking               B．operating        C．social                    D．experimental
42．A．speechless             B．sharp     C．active                   D．hopeless
43．A．known             B．referred    C．thought                 D．admired
44．A． taking on            B．taking up  C．taking over         D．taking in
45．A．put                       B．cause   C．bring                    D．serve
46．A．win              B．take      C．wish                D．finish
47．A．industry           B．discovery  C．progress           D．development
48．A．promise                B．discourage       C．demand                 D．excite
49．A．chance             B．space     C．world              D．career
50．A．force                    B．company       C．organization        D．department
51．A．of                         B．on         C．in                       D．for 
52．A．rich                      B．attractive       C．handsome           D．uncool
53．A．how                     B．that          C．what                D．how much
54．A．opportunities           B．dangers     C．possibility           D．question
55．A．punishment           B．argument C．competition         D．employment

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On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the ­ 36  door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He  37  into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)  38  was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of  40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became  41  and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile  42  him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the  43  just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was  44  stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too  45  to pull her son back. A farmer heard the  46  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy  47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.  48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her  49  to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who  50  the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious  51  , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can  52  with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful  53 . some of those scars are ugly and have  54  us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have  55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.

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A．hurried B．worried C． eager D．anxious