Ereading and ebooks are slowly conquering the world.Compared to traditional paper books，ebooks in some schools and universities attract more interest because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity.
Japan is known for the reformminded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置) world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.
The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.
The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.
The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.
In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.Why are ebooks so popular in the world?
| A．It's cheap to buy. | B．It's effective to use. |
| C．It's convenient to bring. | D．It's the latest fashion. |
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reformminded” in the second paragraph?
| A．Oldfashioned. | B．Aggressive. |
| C．Rejecting. | D．Progressive. |
In America，the students are encouraged to________．
| A．apply the procedure of downloading the courses |
| B．communicate with their teachers using computer |
| C．research some interactive software for their studies |
| D．do their homework in computer instead of in paper |
What's the author's attitude to the digital textbooks?
| A．Being against. | B．Being for. |
| C．Not mentioned. | D．Being neutral. |
What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. 
You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of fi
gures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for example, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic (认错的) about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.. What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The importance of working hard at school. |
| B．Choosing a career according to one’s strengths. |
| C．How to face one’s weakness. |
| D．The value of school work. |
. The writer thinks that a student with a part-time job is probably _________.
| A．a good way to find out his weak points |
| B．one of the best ways of earning extra money |
| C．of great use for his work in the future |
| D．a waste of time he could have spent on study |
. From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he _________.
| A．should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities |
| B．will be regretful about his bad results |
C．may also do well in his future work |
| D．should restart his study in school |
. The underlined phrase “be all thumbs” (in Para. 3) probably means “_________”.
| A．be clumsy (笨拙) at doing things | B．be skillful in doing things |
| C．be not interested in certain things | D．be easily bored in doing things |
. From the last paragraph we know one should _________.
| A．make full use of one’s own weak points | B．study harder for a new school record |
| C．apologize for one’s own school record | D．face one’s own weak points bravely |
John James Audubon was born in 1785 and died in 1851, but his name is still talked about every day. Audubon was a scientist who loved nature. He wanted to show people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many beautiful pictures of them.
In1950, the National Audubon Society was formed by people who were also interested in birds and wanted to continue Audubon’s nature studies. Even now, when people think of the Audubon’s Society, they usually think of birds. But the Society does other things besides watching birds.
The members of the Society try to improve the environment as much as they can. They let the public know about the laws that are needed. They have helped to pass many laws that protect birds and animals, and people, too. They teach young people how to protect their environment. They try to make their own communities (社区) cleaner, better places to live in.
John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He did not know how important his work would become.“ His name is still talked about every day.” means “_________”.
| A．People seldom speak of his name. |
| B．He is still remembered by people |
| C．His name is very important |
| D．Pay attention to his name, please. |
The National Audubon Society was founded by _________.
| A．Audubon’s supporters | B．Audubon himself |
| C．the scientists | D．the painters of birds |
People often think of birds when the Audubon Society is told about because ____________.
| A．some birds had joined the Society |
| B．the Society did a lot in protecting birds. |
| C．the Society had no interest in birds |
| D．all the members of the Society were painters of birds |
What do you think is the best title for the article?
| A．Audubon and the National Audubon Society |
| B．How to Protect Birds |
| C．How to Keep Our Environment Clean |
| D．The Greatest Society |
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| A．Discover | B．Self | C．Instyle | D．Wired |
Which two magazines are published by the same publisher?
| A．Wired and Instyle | B．Discover and Instyle |
| C．Self and Discove | D．Self and Wired |
Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?
| A．Instyle | B．Wired | C．Discover | D．Self |
Those who are interested in management and the use of high technology would probably choose _____.
| A．Instyle | B．Self | C．Wired | D．Discover |
Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him. Later, a Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right. Dr.Kell filled an open jar（罐子）with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put them both in the same low temperature. And the warm water froze first.
What was the reason? Some of the warm water changed into vapour. It went into the air. This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water. Sir Francis Bacon was__________________.
| A．an American chemist | B．an English scholar |
| C．a Canadian scientist | D．a French physicist |
Dr.Kell’s jars were both_____________________.
| A．put in a place of the same low temperature |
| B．filled with warm water |
| C．left empty |
| D．put on a long table |
The cold water froze more slowly because_____________.
| A．there was less of it left | B．there was more of it left |
| C．something else was added to it | D．its jar was much bigger |
Dr.Kell proved what Bacon said in _____________ way.
| A．a difficult | B．a hard | C．a wrong | D．a simple |
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工). I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neit
her slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English? How did the write
r of the passage get to London?
A．By tra in |
B．On foot | C．By sea | D．By air |
What country did the writer of the passage come from?
| A．England | B．Ameica | C．France | D．We don’t know |
Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?
| A．Because he was a foreigner. |
| B．Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言). |
| C．Because he spoke not British English but American English. |
| D．Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English. |
“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.
| A．some people speak English, while others don’t. |
| B．he does not understand native(本国的) speakers of English |
| C．not every Englishman speaks English |
| D．each Englishman can speak several foreign languages |