Passage 1
As one of China’s most popular and widely known story ,Monkey King, is set to return to screens with 3D effects. It may feature many of the same leading actors from the earliest 1986TV series Journey to the West. According to the producer, which can be got easily in the market? The TV drama, with a total investment of 150 million yuan, will be broadcast on Sichuan TV. Almost 90 million yuan has been put into 3D effects with each 45-mniute episode containing eight minutes of 3D. “The 3D effects not only cost us a lot of money but also a lot of time,” director Kan Weiping said. “We had to put off its broadcasting time, which was set at first this summer.”
Passage 2
The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun, while providing safer driving conditions along with power. American inventors of the Solar Road said that it will power itself, and reduce the country’s carbon marks. Many panels(平板) are fixed on the Solar Road. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of glass and the inventors are working together with top glass researchers to develop super strong glass that would offer vehicles pulling power they need. The Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and, therefore, electric vehicles can be recharged at any rest stop, or at any business that uses solar road panels in their parking lots. Such parking lots will be safer at night with the light provided by LED within the road panels. The inventors say their solar roadway has many applications and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths and runways.What’s Passage 1 mainly about?
| A．The origin of the story about Monkey King |
| B．Monkey King will return to screens with 3D effects. |
| C．The brief introduction to the TV series Journey to the West |
| D．The amount of money invested on the 3D TV series Journey to the West |
About the 3D TV series Journey to the West we can learn that________.
| A．it contains 45 episodes in total |
| B．it will feature new actors completely |
| C．we could watch it on TV after the summer |
| D．we can enjoy it at home just with normal glasses |
What can be inferred about the Solar Roadway from Passage 2?
| A．It will have a bright future |
| B．It can’t work without electricity |
| C．The vehicles won’t work without electricity |
| D．The electric vehicles can’t be recharged on it |
Passage 2 is most probably taken from________.
| A．a science fiction | B．a research paper |
| C．a product brochure | D．a technology report |
Few students would dream of getting a job as a shoe shiner working along the street. College students, in their own eyes and in the eyes of the public, are expected to get at least a proper job, if not working in a high-income or white-collar position.
Cai Yong’s decision to work as a shoe shiner shocked not only his parents, who had high hopes for him, but also his girlfriend.
“It is right for young graduates to be ambitious (有抱负的). But they have to start in a solid
and down-to-earth way,” Cai said. Cai is not alone in making such a choice. The company has got
12 college students in all.
“I come for the 800 yuan monthly pay,” said Xiao Ji, who is a student from Nanjing University. “I have grown up and no longer live on my parents,” he said.
“Working as shoe shiners can mean a bright future,” Cai said.
Not everyone can accept this job choice. Cai’s girlfriend left him because she felt ashamed to be with a shoe shiner, and Cai accepted the fact. “This is the price to be paid for a job,” he said.
A former shoe shiner, Zhong Haibo, from a medical college, believes it was a good training for the rest of his life. “There is nothing I can’t do after working as a shoe shiner,” Zhong said, meaning that such kind of experience in early life is helpful in a future job.
39. Cai Yong decided to work as.
A. a college teacher B. a company manager C. a shoe shiner D. a medicine maker
40. Why did Cai’s girlfriend leave him?
A. They didn’t get along well with each other. B. Her parents didn’t like him.
C. She found it a shame to marry a shoe shiner. D. Cai had got a new girlfriend.
41. Most people think Cai’s choice.
A. unbelievable B. niceC. enjoyable D. wonderful
42. From the passage we know Zhong Haibo.
A. doesn’t like college life B. thinks highly of working as shoe shiners
C. is a middle school student D. is still a shoe shiner at the moment
三：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节：阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As is known to all, in daily conversation modern people like to use simple words and simple sentences, especially some sentences with some parts left out. Here is an interesting example from the conversation between Henry, a fisherman, and his wife Sylvia. Do you know what they are talking about?
Sylvia: Going?
Henry: Been.
Sylvia: Any?
Henry: Some.
Sylvia: Big?
Henry: Small.
36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the conversation?
A. Sylvia got some fish for Henry.B. Henry didn’t catch any fish.
C. Sylvia has cooked some fish.D. Henry has just been back with some fish.
37. The text is mainly about.
A. catching fish in the sea B. spending holidays
C. short forms in daily talksD. joy in daily life
38. The writer wants to tell us simple words and sentences are ________ in daily conversation.
A. terrible B. popular C. out of date D. out of sight
It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can’t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.
Dr Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.
Dr White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monekys’ brains. When the brain’s temperature was 100C, Dr White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned to blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
1.The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that __________.
A.the time is too short for doctors B.the patients are often too nervous
C.the damage is extremely hard to fix D.the blood-cooling machine might break down
2.The brain operation was made possible mainly by__________.
A.taking the blood out of the brainB.trying the operation on monkeys first
C.having the blood go through a machine D.lowering the brain’s temperature
3.With Dr White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain__________.
A. can last as long as 30 minutes
B. can keep the brain’s blood warm
C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy
D. can help monkeys do different jobs
4.What is the right order of the steps in the operation?
a. send the cooled blood back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain
c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain
A.a,b,c,d B.c,a,b,d C.c,b,d,a D.b,c,d,a
Over 1，400 university students from 37 countries and regions came to China for the 2008’s WorldMUN meeting（世界大学生模拟联合国大会）. The meeting was held in Peking University from January 5th to 11st, 2008.
The idea of the WorldMUN began in 1991. A group of students at Harvard（哈佛）University wanted to make a new meeting to bring together the students who were interested in the world. They wanted to discuss different problems around the world. The WorldMUN is based on understanding, compromise, learning and friendship. The first meeting was held in Poland in 1992. After that, it is held in spring every year. Last year, it was held in Scotland.
This was the first time the WorldMUN meeting was held in Asia. It was also the biggest one in history. The students came from the best universities around the world. During the five-day meeting, they did everything that people in the UN do. Though their skin colors and cultures were different, they had the same wish to make the world better.
1.The 2008’s WorldMUN meeting was held in .
A. Scotland B. Harvard University C. Beijing University D. Thailand
2.The word “compromise” in the passage means in Chinese.
A. 友谊 B. 理解 C. 和解 D. 同情
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The students want to travel around the world.
B. The students are interested in the world.
C. The students want to discuss different problems.
D. one world, one wish !
4.The best title of the passage is .
A. The First WorldMUN Meeting B. The WorldMUN Meeting
C. University Student D. A warm welcome to Beijing
A young man was going to join the army and had to take a medical examination. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man. “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on the chair.” The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “ All right. Put on your clothes again.”
“ But you haven’t examined me at all!” the young man said in surprise.
“There is no need to do so,” the doctor said with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw the chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understand what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must be clever enough for the army.”
1. The young man went to the doctor because __________.
A. he wanted to take part in the exam
B. he wanted to have a medical check—up
C. he did not want to join the army
D. he did not feel well
2. The doctor told the young man to take his coat and shirt off in order to______.
A. test his listening ability
B. see whether his eyes were wrong with him
C. see what was wrong with him
D. examine him
3. The doctor thought that __________ .
A. the young man would not be a good soldier
B. the young man must not join the army
C. The Youngman would not do something wrong in the army
D. the young man could join the army
4. At first the young man __________ .
A. did not understand what the doctor mean
B. did not do as he was told to do
C. realized why the doctor told him to do something
D. understood what the doctor meant