11、

The fire is spreading so quickly, but there is still a baby in the house, which becomes extremely u________ for the firefighters to take immediate action.

10、 The t________ of the month in a year is called December.

9、Prices have increased by 6 p________ in the last year.

8、It is my f_______ not to point out his weakness, as a result of which he failed again.

7、Ashley wants to become an e________ because he likes designing and making roads and bridges.

6、 Do it now. O________, it will be too late.

4、       As a young woman who was always interested in style, I got lucky in interning(实习) with a fashion company in Tokyo, last summer.

   I worked as an assistant in the Business Planning Department, helping with marketing for the 2007 Spring/Summer collections. Fashion is a beautiful industry. But against my expectation, it also has lots of ordinary work. Every day, I would do sample testing, prepare the brochure for future launches, and meet with customers and visitors.

   Japanese companies had a traditional work style. We had a meeting every morning at 9 o'clock. Every Monday, all employees, including those in other parts of Japan, would take part in a conference call. Every afternoon, after finishing work, each of us would say goodbye to every manager in the company, which took more than five minutes.

All of this kept me fresh. And the strict work atmosphere caused me to work harder. At the end of last August, the company's 2007 Spring/Summer collection started with a big show and was very successful. Lots of customers showed an interest in our products, including a businessman from Hong Kong.

He went to our company for more details on the products, but he couldn't speak Japanese and none of the staff spoke good English.

   Just when the situation seemed helpless, I offered to give it a try. I was a Japanese major, but I had also practiced my English often. My translation job was praised by both the customer and my boss. And the guest made a big purchase.

   The two-month internship taught me a lot about business. And the pay - 150,000 yen, or over 10,000 yuan a month- was enough to cover my daily living costs in Tokyo.

  Moreover, the experience made me stand out. Every interviewer I've spoken with showed an interest and discussed my internship with me.

  And thanks to this experience, I've found a good job in one of the Big Four accounting firms and will start working this summer.

49. Before she interned(实习) in the fashion company in Tokyo, the writer ______

A. did not like the fashion.

B. imagined it being beautiful and simply.

C. didn’t expect a fashion industry had lots of work as ordinary as normal.

D. was nervous about it.

50. What would each of the employees in Japanese Companies do every afternoon?

A. They do sample testing.

       B. They meet with customers and visitors.

       C. They prepare the brochure for future launches.

       D. They say good bye to every manager.

51. Why does the writer work harder?

       A. Because she is often kept fresh

       B. Because Japanese traditional strict work style causes her to.

       C. Because a meeting every morning is held.

       D. Because they hold a conference call every Monday.

52. What can you learn from the passage?

       A. Internship usually plays an important role in finding a good job.

       B. Chinese are good at English.

       C. Japanese are good at spoken English.

       D. And the pay the writer got was enough for her future life.

3、From Sept. 1, Chinese children will be able to watch domestic cartoon programs during 5 p.m. every day, according to a regulation by China’s TV watchdog.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has decided to ban all foreign cartoons during the “Golden hours”, reported the Beijing News. No foreign cartoons or programs of introducing foreign cartoons can be shown during the period on all domestic cartoon channels, the regulation says. Only after 8 p.m. can foreign cartoons appear on TV, it requires.

The regulation has been issued to local TV stations but the administration has not made it public, according to the newspaper. Cartoon programs co-produce by domestic and foreign producers will have to get approval from SARFT to show during 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. from Sept.1.

The first foreign cartoon introduced to China was a Japanese cartoon called “Astro Boy” series in 1981. Since then, a large quantity of foreign cartoons crammed into China. Incomplete surveys show about 80 percent of interviewed Chinese children like foreign cartoons according to the Southern Metropolis News.

With the effects of regulations and establishment of 15 film and cartoon production bases in recent years, domestic cartoon industry attracted huge civil investment, resulting in a sharp rise of cartoon programs in 2005. However, due to the poor popularity among children, domestic cartoons found it hard to show during “golden hours”, and even had troubles to get back the production costs.

Moreover, it was the content of domestic cartoons that lost the audience, said the editorial, therefore improving the creation environment of cartoon makers is much wiser than such market-protecting measures.

Finally it said it was reasonable and necessary to introduce system into the cartoon competition to protect the domestic industry, the complete prohibition of foreign cartoons and compulsory screening of domestic ones during popular hours was rather unreasonable. “This is a worrying, short-sighted policy and would not solve the fundamental problems in China’s cartoon industry,” it concluded.

45. What is the fact about Chinese children?

A. Chinese children prefer foreign cartoon films to domestic ones.

B. Chinese children never watch domestic cartoon films.

C. Chinese children prefer domestic cartoon films to foreign ones.

D. Chinese children don’t prefer foreign cartoon films.

46. What attitude does the editorial in the Southern Metropolis News hold towards the ban?

A. He thinks highly of the ban.

B. He raises a storm of objections to the ban.

C. He thinks China should not improve the content of domestic cartoons rather than the ban.

D. He thinks the ban meets the need of the domestic cartoon market.

47. Why does China ban foreign cartoons “in golden hours’?

A. In order to protect the children.

B. In order to save domestic cartoon industry.

C. In order to solve the fundamental problems in China’s cartoon industry.

D. In order to take market-protecting measures.

48. What does the underlined word “crammed into” means?

A.      disappeared into      B. visited        C. acted in      D. filled  

2、First it was jogging. Then aerobics（有氧运动）. Not too long ago, Americans discovered race walking.

       Now Americans are into a new fitness craze. They’re taking up bicycling. Over hills and down mountainsides and across quiet country roads, Americans are busily rolling along.

       The number of adults who ride for fitness is around 17 million, an increase of 70 percent over four years ago. Twice as many women as men are coming to the sport. Americans are falling in love with biking because it has speed, the benefits of jogging and beautiful scenery.

       Bicycling is a very appropriate sport, which is important to people who injured their knees while jogging or whose joints are aching from aerobics. And biking is a real awakening for people who have been into race walking in the past. Race walking is as dull as watching paint dry.

       The most popular kind of bicycle for people who are new to the sport is the mountain bike, which has a fixed frame with wide tires and upright handles. Mountain bikes also have many gears(齿轮) to make it easier to climb hills. About 5 million Americans ride mountain bikes, compared with 200,000 who rode them only five years ago.

       Costs range from about $130 for a bottom-of-the-line bicycle to more than $2,700 for an expensive bicycle.

       Mountain biking has attracted some people who race down the sides of mountains like a bat out of hell. But most riders ride slowly and they rarely venture far from home.

       The biking craze has brought an unexpected profit(盈利) to clothing and bicycle accessory(附属品) makers. Last year, bikers paid $ 630 million for biking clothes and accessories.

       Bicycling seems likely to continue its fantastic growth.

41. Race walking is about as dull as watching paint dry because_________

A.      race walking is a slow-moving sport

B.      the number of adults who ride for fitness has grown 70 percent in four years.

C.      it has speed, the benefits of jogging and beautiful scenery.

D.     Americans are taking up bicycling.

42. The bicycling craze has been a profit for ___________.

A.      people who want to ride like a bat out of hell

B.      bicycle accessory makers

C.      race walkers

D.     twice as many women as men

43. What does the underlined word “bottom-of-the-line” mean?

       A.    poor                                           B. modern

       C.    old                                             D. cheapest

44. The main idea of the article is ____________

A.      riding a bicycle is one of the most dangerous sports in America.

B.      Americans are rolling along.

C.      bicycling is the latest fitness craze to hit America.

D.     most people in America want to own a hand-made bicycle that can cost more than $ 2,700.