What do you do when you need to look something up? Go to the library? Open an encyclopedia（百科全书）? Click onto the Internet? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But how reliable is it?
There is no denying the popularity and usefulness of Wikipedia. It attracts as many as 78 million visitors every month, and the site is available in more than 270 different languages. It’s one of the most comprehensive resources available, which includes almost all details, facts and information that maybe concerned. It's got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can log on and edit the contents or add a new page. And you don't need any formal training.
Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators who check for false information. And main targets for harmful comments(such as politicians) are off-limits to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isn't easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, it's also open to “vandals” (破坏他人财产者).
Some of the damage is easy to notice. One person drew devil horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates’ photo, while another edited Greek philosopher Plato’s biography to say he was a “Hawaiian weather man who is wildly believed to have been a student of‘Barney the purple Dinosaur’ and to have been deeply influenced by his dog, Cutie”.
But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the dirty tricks. For example, in an article about British comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime hit There’ll be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover. He did no such thing. And in another article, it was reported that TV Theme tune composer Ronnie Hazlehurst had written the S Club 7’s hit Reach. Once again, not true.
So, if you are going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.Which of the following would the author most probably agree with?
| A．Before using the information from Wikipedia, one should first check it. |
| B．Though popular and wildly used, Wikipedia provides little reliable information. |
| C．It is understandable that some people add false information to Wikipedia. |
| D．Updated on a daily basis, any information from Wikipedia is reliable. |
We can learn from the passage that _______________ .
| A．because of its popularity, 78 million people from 270 countries visit Wikipedia monthly |
| B．Wikipedia is the most comprehensive resource with all information we need |
| C．anyone who has access to the Internet can edit any contents of Wikipedia as they like |
| D．the primary job of the administrator is to make sure true information is conveyed |
What does the underlined part “off-limits” in paragraph 3 mean?
| A．Not convenient | B．Not welcome |
| C．Not accessible | D．Not boundless |
What’s the writer’s attitude to Wikipedia?
| A．Negative | B．Worried |
| C．Indifferent | D．Objective |
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Bill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.
Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.
“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.
For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”
I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.
71. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _______.
A. he needed the money
B. he was quite an old man
C. he decided to take up fishing
D. he gave up clock-repairing
72. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _______.
A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B. the shop had to be open when the morning papers came
C. he was never sure of time
D. it was then that he did a lot of business
73. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?
A. The bell was－it must have gone off at the wrong time.
B. Bill was－he had dropped off to sleep.
C. The writer’s watch was－it was fast.
D. Bill’s clock was－it was old.
My secret of staying young is quite simple：devote your attention to the part of you that’s young and growing—your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you，and make a point of learning one new thing every day.
No matter how old you are ，it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist.
Get over the idea the you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became a famous doctor. Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer.
No matter how old people are，staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you are active enough to try. Keep your mind active and awake：that’s the only youth elixir.
54. Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage？
A.Staying young is the only youth elixir.
B.Learning at least one new thing every day.
C.Never too late to go back to school.
D.The secret of staying young.
55. If you wish to stay young，above all ，you should .
A. keep your mind awake and active B. make your life more interesting
C. keep your mind from being harmed D. keep in tough with other people
56. The implied meaning of the passage is that .
A. anyone can learn to do something no matter how old they may be.
B. the electrical engineer learned to be an artist to become famous.
C. the man who entered the medical collage at 70 came out at the top of the list.
D. every one can be successful if you try to learn no matter how old he may be
57. The word “elixir”in the last sentence probably means something that can keep people .
A. healthy B. wealthy C. young D. happy
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy ,happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season.People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life ；they use them in sports ，too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football，for example ，has spread around the world . Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years，like running or jumping . Chinese boxing，for example ，has a very history . But basketball and volleyball are quite new .Neither one is a hundred years old yet . People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other，but after a game they often become good friends .Sports help to train a person’s character （性格）.One learns to fight hard but fight fair，to win without pride and to lose with grace（体面）.
50. The writer didn’t tell us in the passage that .
A. basketball was invented in America
B. sports change with the season
C. games and sports often grow out of people’s work and everyday activities
D. football is played all over the world.
51. People all over the world enjoy sports because .
A. sports are interesting
B. sports help to keep people healthy ，happy and help them to live longer
C. Sports help to train a person’s character
D. All of the above
52. From this passage we can see that .
A. sports and games are unimportant things that people do
B. sports and games should be treated only as amusement
C. Sports and games are useful to the old
D. none of the above is true
53. Sports and games can help people from different countries .
A. to be enemies B. to understand each other better
C. to be partners D. to dislike each other
第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。
GARDEN RESTAURANT
Telephone ：2706030
Address ：920 Bridgeport Road
Open ：Mon. to Fri. 7:00a.m.-2:30p.m. and 5:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Sat. 7:00 a.m.-11:00a.m. and 5:00p.m.-9:30p.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
NEW YORK MUSEUM
Telephone ：7364431
Address ：Vanier Park，1100 Chestnut St. New York America’s largest museum specializing in American history and art of our active people .
Open:Mon. to Fri. 9:00a.m. -5:00p.m. (Monday free) Sat. 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTER
Telephone ：3562367
Address ：5300 No. 3 Road
Open ：Mon.,Tues.,and Sat.:9:30a.m.-5:30p.m.
Wed.,Thurs.,and Fri.:9:30a.m.-9:30p.m.
Sun : 11:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
SKYLINE HOTEL
Telephone ：2785161
Address ：3031 No. 3 Road（at Sat Island Way）
The Hangar Den ：Wed. to Sun. lunch from 10:30a.m.
Coffee Shop :Mon. –Fri.6:30a.m. Sat.6:30a.m. and Sun. 7;00a.m.
Mon. –Wed. to 10:00p.m. Thurs. –Sun. to 11:00p.m.
46. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday you can call up the number .
A. 2785161 or 1706030 B. 2706030 or 3562367
C. 7364431 or 2785161 D. 3562367 or 2785161
47. You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to .
A. Skyline Hotel B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.
C. New York Museum. D.Garden Restaurant
48. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings ,you can go to .
A. 5300 No. 3 Road B. Vanier Park , 1100 Chestnut St.
C. 9020 Bridgeport Road D. 3031 No. 3 Road
49. What can you do after 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?
A. Visit New York Museum.
B. Do some shopping in Lansdowne Park Shopping Center.
C. Have coffee in Skyline Hotel.
D. B or C.
What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time, Death will come mainly from accidents murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live？Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on --- in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.
45. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by________.
A. diseases and aging B. accidents and war
C. accidents and aging D. heart disease and war
46. In the author’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in________.
A. medicine B. the Internet C. brain cells D. human organs
47. Humans may live longer in the future because________.
A. heart disease will be far away from us
B. human brains can decide the final death
C. the basic materials of cells will last forever
D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine
48. What is the best title of the passage?.
A. Bio-technology
B. The Human Body Will Last a Very Long Time
C. New Medicine
D. The Advance in Technology