There are seven continents﹙洲﹚in the world. Among them, Antarctica﹙南极洲﹚is the most special one. It is a world of snow and ice all year round. China has sent many scientists there. They try to find resources﹙资源﹚under the icy land and study climate change and sea biology.
What do they eat?
Scientists don’t have many choices on what they eat. About 60% their food is frozen food. It is easy to heat﹙加热﹚。Meat is common on the menu, while vegetables are not usual. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather. Therefore, people often eat dried and canned vegetables.
How do they sleep?
In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this time, Antarctica faces the sun and gets sunlight 24 hours of the day. In order to get some sleep,scientists cover the window with black cloth to make “night”.
How do they work?
People can wear warm clothes to be against the cold weather, but they can do little with the strong wind. Sometimes, the wind is even stronger than a typhoon. It can easily blow people away.
So there are ropes﹙绳索﹚that connect some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep balance in strong winds.
How do they keep in touch with others?
There are no cables or Internet on the frozen continent. So mobiles and computers don’t work there. Scientists usually use two-way radios to communicate at work. If they want to say hello to family and friends, they can use the satellite phones.What do scientists do in Antarctica?
| A．They mostly study on the animals and plants there. |
| B．They mostly find resources and study climate change and sea biology. |
| C．They mostly find different kinds of lives under the ice and study them. |
| D．They mostly study on the ice and geography. |
What kind of vegetables do they usually eat?
| A．Fresh vegetables |
| B．Green vegetables only |
| C．Dried and canned vegetables |
| D．They go down the ice to work. |
What do they do when the day lasts for 24 hours?
| A．They work all day long. |
| B．They find a way to make “night”. |
| C．They stop working on those days. |
| D．They go down the ice to work. |
How do the scientists work on the terrible windy days?
| A．They use ropes to help themselves. |
| B．They just stay in the houses. |
| C．They use cars and ships to help. |
| D．They don’t think the wind brings trouble. |
If scientist wants to say “I love you”to her daughter, what can she use?
| A．Mobile phones | B．Tow-way radios | C．Satellite phones | D．Iphones and Ipods. |
Imagine the situation．You are an exchange student from China and now you are learning French in a university in Paris，the capital city of France．One day，you come into the kitchen of your flat．Twenty minute later，you cook several delicious French dishes．To everyone's surprise，you learn the French language at the same time!This kind of wonderful kitchen is called a French Digital Kitchen or a"talking kitchen"．
What do you think of the"talking kitchen"？A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcatle University in the UK．It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time．For the first time，students can learn the language by following cooking steps．
All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well．After learning for some time，the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer．
The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse．He began to show interest in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen．He said，"The purpose of the French DigItal Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational．"
How does the kitchen work？There is a computer in the kitchen．With this computer，the users can first choose a French recipethat they want to follow．Using information in the computer，the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish．If you follow the instruction on the computer，it moves on to the next．If you go wrong，the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information．At any time，the users can ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information．
The new kitchen can be used in schools，universities and even people's homes．The researcher can also be developing the European Digital Kitchen，for the next three years．
（1）The purpose of the first paragraph is to ．
| A． |
tell how to cook in France |
| B． |
introduce the theme of this passage |
| C． |
introduce a way to improve cooking skills |
| D． |
describe the life of an exchange student in Paris |
（2）Where did Professor Paul Seedhouse get the idea of French Digital Kitchen？
| A． |
French grammar and vocabulary． |
| B． |
kitchen which can talk． |
| C． |
An exchange student's life in Paris． |
| D． |
kitchen project． |
（3）If users don't follow the instruction on the computer，the kitchen ．
| A． |
goes to the next step |
| B． |
stops working at once |
| C． |
chooses another recipe |
| D． |
shows the recipe or information again |
（4）The last paragraph mainly tells us that ．
| A． |
the digital kitchen will become more and more important |
| B． |
the digital kitchen will become more and more popular |
| C． |
how many kinds of digital kitchens will be developed |
| D． |
how many places the digital kitchen can be used |
（5）From the passage we can learn that ．
| A． |
learning languages can be more enjoyable as well as more educational |
| B． |
we can depend on the kitchen to learn a foreign language well |
| C． |
students needn't to go to school to learn a foreign language |
| D． |
the kitchen helps students to cook delicious French food． |
In a cold winter，a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）．The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife．So she thought，"He doesn't love me any more； he just thinks about his work．"
One day，she wanted to take a shower，but her husband stopped her at the door．"Let me take it first，OK？""Why not let me take it first？"she asked．"I'm tired，dear．You take it later，OK？"She was very sad．
On a rainy day，she found nothing to do and turned on his computer．After a few minutes，her eyes were full of tears…it was his diary：
Today，I was quite sad．She asked me why I was always taking the shower first，and I said I was tired．She was unhappy．I wasn't as rich as before!We moved to the small house and it was very cold．I found that if one person took the shower first，the bathroom could get a little warmer．So I always rushed to the bathroom first．When she took the shower，the bathroom could get warmer，at least 1°C．I can't give her more，but at least I can give her 1°C love．
54：The couple moved out of their house because ．
| A． |
on a rainy day |
| B． |
in a cold winter |
| C． |
when the husband lost his work |
| D． |
when the wife saw her husband's diary |
55：The woman thought her husband didn't love her because ．
| A． |
he didn't buy her beautiful clothes |
| B． |
he didn't have enough money |
| C． |
he always worked with no care of her |
| D． |
he had another woman |
56：The woman's eyes were full of tears because ．
| A． |
she felt sad by her husband's words |
| B． |
the rainy day made her sad |
| C． |
her eyes were hurt by the computer |
| D． |
she was moved by her husband's diary |
57：The man wanted to take the shower first because ．
| A． |
he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier |
| B． |
he wanted to make the bathroom warmer |
| C． |
he wasn't as strong as before |
| D． |
he couldn't stand the cold winter |
58：From the reading，we know that ．
| A． |
the man loved his wife very much |
| B． |
the woman didn't love her husband any more |
| C． |
the man was very poor before |
| D． |
the woman had no job． |
Passage 1
Hotel customers in Chengdu，capital of Sichuan Province，will no longer get free things like toothbrushes．
The local government has decided that hotels should put a price sign on those disposable supplies（一次性用品）．It will begin On September 1．
Passage 2
Many students in Changsha，Xi'an，Shanghai and Beijing are doing the new eye exercises．Do they like the new changes？Here are the opinions of two students．
Li Hua，14，Xi'an No.1Middle School，"I like the background music better．It's more relaxing than the old one．"
Liu Wenqi，12，Shanghai Pudong Foreign Language School，"The new exercises are healthier．The part of rubbing（摩擦） the ground with our feet is funny．We all laugh while doing it．"
Passage 3
Besides a big meal，there are also some new popular ways to say goodbye before graduation：
●Visit all the teachers and say thanks to them face to face．
●Travel with your classmates．
●Set up a website to help your group keep in touch．
●Record everyone's best wishes and their smiles with a DV and make a DVD copy for everybody．
●Clean the classroom for one last time．
49．When will hotel customers in Chengdu start to pay for the disposable supplies？
| A． |
On July 1． |
| B． |
On August 1． |
| C． |
On September 1． |
| D． |
On October 1． |
50．Where does Li Hua come from？
| A． |
Changsha． |
| B． |
Xi'an． |
| C． |
Shanghai． |
| D． |
Beijing． |
51．What is the opinion of Lu Wenqi about the new eye exercises？
| A． |
He dislike it． |
| B． |
He likes the old one． |
| C． |
He doesn't care about it． |
| D． |
He thinks that it's healthier． |
52．What does Passage 3mainly talk about？
| A． |
Popular ways to say goodbye before graduation． |
| B． |
How to keep in touch with your classmates． |
| C． |
Activities of middle school students． |
| D． |
Middle school life． |
53．How many ways to say goodbye before graduation are talked about in Passage 3？
| A． |
Three． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Five． |
| D． |
Six． |
An Australian dog called Maggie has passed away his week，and her owner thinks she may jus be the world's oldest dog．
Maggie lived on Brian McLaren's dairy farm（奶牛场） in Woolsthorpe，in southern Victoria，Australia．"We got her when she was only a little pup，just 8 week old．We believe she was 29 year old，"Mr．McLaren said．The McLaren said．The McLaren family brought Maggie home before their son started attending school．He is now 34．
"When the kids were growing up，they'd get of he school bus at 4：10 pm and if they were late，she'd be there barking（叫）at4：15，"Mr．McLaren said．
Maggie worked on the farm bringing Cow together un6il about 12 years ago．"She wasn't pampered（ 娇惯） but she was well looked after．She always had milk﹣but not too much of it．She loved her milk，"Mr．McLaren said．
"She loved running after the farm motorbike．When she was younger she would want to run along beside it，so the faster you went，the more quickly she would run．She had the greatest life．
Mr．McLaren said Maggie passed away peacefully．She died in her sleep on Sunday night．
"The last couple of weeks I was sad. I was going to have to put her down，and that was going to break my heart，"he said．"I'm so pleased she went the way she did．"
According to the Guinness World Records，the oldest age recorded for a dog is 29 years and five months﹣for another Australian working dog named Bluey．
71．How old was Mr McLaren's son when he brought Maggie home？（within 6 words）
72．What time did the school bus usually get the children home？（within 3 words）
73．What was Maggie's job？（within 4 words）
74．What two things did Maggie love？（within 9 words）
75．How did Maggie die？（within 5 words）
When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor，he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．More clearly，our poor memory is our own fault，but not our parents'．The following is what I will discuss about it．
Give yourself time to form（形成）a memory．Memories are very fragilein a short time，and you may quickly forget something as a phone number．The key to avoiding losing memories before you can even form them is to be able to pay much attention to the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things．
Move your eyes from side to side．Studies show that moving your eyes from side to side for just 30 seconds once a day will exercise your brain and make your memory work more smoothly．Try this when you wake up in the morning．
Say things you want to remember aloud．If you're meeting a person and don't want to forget his or her name．Just repeat the name naturally after you learn it，"Hi，Sarah，it's nice to meet you．"This also works to remember an address or a meeting time．Just repeat it aloud to the person who invited you，"The Grand Tavern at 7？That sounds perfect．"
Using chunking．Chunking is a way of grouping things together to help you memorize them．Let's take a shopping list for example．You can chunk your list by the starting letter of each item（物品）； you need to pick up eggs，bread，butter，coffee and cheese from the store，remember one E，two B's and two C's．As long as you remember the correct numbers，you should be able to recall the items in each letter group．
Chunking is what we do when we list a phone number with dashes．Which looks easier to memorize，856459820 or 856﹣435﹣9820？You probably won't remember 17761812184818651898，but try putting a space after every fourth number．Now you can see that those numbers are years，and you can pick key events from each year to help you remember the number．
62．What's the main idea of the text？ ．
| A． |
Good or bad memories depend on one's parents． |
| B． |
How and when to learn from others to exercise our memories． |
| C． |
The ways that may make memories become better and better． |
| D． |
Our memories will become better if we keep repeating something． |
63．The underline word"fragile"in Paragraph 2 means ．
| A． |
weak |
B． |
colorful |
C． |
clear |
D． |
boring |
64．According to the writer，we can infer （推断）taht Sarah is most probably"your" ．
| A． |
sister |
B． |
cousin |
C． |
primary school teacher |
D． |
new friend |
65．Which of the following is doing chunking？
| A． |
Trying memorizing a lot of numbers by saying them aloud at a time． |
| B． |
Listing all of the fruits together and the bread products together． |
| C． |
Putting many important events into a telephone number． |
| D． |
Moving our eyes from side to side in the morning． |