第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sunshine on a rainy day

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary, and sad. My focus was on me, me ,me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials as I was.

I expressed my downcast state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I hear that Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afernoon?” I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookise and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a note of empathy.

That afternoon we dropped in my fried’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could sayanytheing I rushed, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.

I got back into the car and for some amazing reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experi-enced the truth that James Barrie attempted to describe. “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.”

56. Why did the writer feel discouraged?

A. Because everything she did went wrong.

B. Because she had quarreled with her friends.

C. Because she always focused on herself.

D. Because she had some trials.

57. What was the mother’s react when the writer went to her for help?

A. She showed great pity. B. She didn’t care at all.

C. She laughed about it. D. She made a good suggestion.

58. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the underlined word “empathy”?

A. Message B. Thanks C. Comfort D. Visit

59.Where do you think the “small act”as the writer said come from?

A. Hardship. B. Care of others. C. Kindness D. Worries from others.

B

If you’re like most people, the biggest potato crisis you ever face is:"Do you want some fries to go with your hamburger?"

But the farmer behind your fried have much bigger worries. A serious disease called blight is threat-ening potatoes all over the world.

Millions of people starved when the disease destroyed potato crops 150 years ago, particularly in Ire-land. Nowadays, farmers spend billions of dollars every year to make sure blight cannot return.

However, scientists in the US have recently devloped a potato that solves the problem on its own.

They found a wild potato that is immune to blight and got four carefully chosen genes out of the plant. One gene was added to four groups of potato plants, which were then exposed to the fungi(真菌), that cause blight.

One group stayed healthy—so scientists believe they have found the magic gene that will answer ev-ery potato farmer’s prayers.

The genetic solution is cheaper and kinder to the environment than the toxic chemicals normally used to fight blight. But some people are concerned about transferring genes from one species to another. They are worried about the possible effects it will have on the environment and evolution.

Still, the possibility of keeping potato crops strong and healthy is appealing. Among other things, it would mean a steady supply of fried for years to come Who would want to be the McDonald’s manager who tells customers there is nothing to go with their burgers?

60 . Why did the wrter mention the story happened 150 years ago?

A. to show how serious a problem farmers are facing.

B. To say that farmers are worrying about the disease.

C. To tell you that many people died of hunger then.

D. To teach people a lesson of a serious disease.

61. What did the writer mean when he said the magic gene would answer every potato farmer’s prayers?

A. He meant they had known what the disease was.

B. He meant that the problem would be solved.

C. He meant one group of potatoes wouldn’t get the disease.

D. He meant potatoes exposed to the fungi were healthy.

62. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. There is still a long way to go to work out the potato problem completely.

B. The solution of the problem will cost a great deal of money.

C. Nobody wants to have his burgers without any fries.

D. Some other problems go side by side with the genetic solution.

63. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?

A. Special gene to save the potato industry.

B. A kind of serious disease.

C. A way to kill of the potato disease.

D. Farmers can no longer feel worried.

C

One of the best-known examples of the hardships suffered by the Native Americans is the sad story of the Cherokee tribe. The Cherokess lived in the southast of the United States. They lived by farming, hunting and fishing and had been able to adapt to modern socitey. The Cherokees had built homes and farms, developed a written language and made their own laws. Despite their hard work, the Cherokees were not treated fairly. When the government began driving the Native Americans away , the Cherokees were among the last to go. In 1838 , the government began putting Cherokee men, women and children in camps and made them walk a thousand miles. The winter was cold and there was not much food. About 4,000 Cherokees died during the march , which became known as th “Trail of Tears ”or “the trail where they cried”.

In the years that followed, Native Americans lived through one of the darkest times in their history. By the end of the nineteenth century, only some 250,000 Native Americans had survived. Their culture and way of life had been destroyed, their land had been taken away from them, and they were not given the rights most other Americans enjoyed. Most of the Native Americans were forced to live in “reserva-tions”,often in poor areas with few resources, given to them by the government. Few Native Americans were able to get an education and many lived in poverty.

The Trail of Tears has not been forgotten. In fact, the terrible march has created a beautiful story, that of the Cherokee Rose. According to the story, the tears of the Chereokee mothers turned into flowers as they fell to the ground . The flower, a rose, is white as the tears and has a gold center, representing the gold that was taken from the Cherokee lands. The rose has seven leaves, one for each group of Chero-kees that marched on the Trail of Tears. The flower still grows along the trail and it is now the state flower of Georgia.

64. According the passage, the Native Americans .

A. are now living a modern life B. used to be farm workers

C. use only written English D. were once treated badly

65. From the passage we know that the Chrerokees .

A. suffered a great deal leaving their homeland

B. fought against the government when asked to leave

C. were the last people who left their homeland

D. cried when they began to march home

66. What does the underlined word “reservations” may probably mean?

A. Houses. B. Cities. C. Special places. D. The countryside.

67. The color of the Cherokee rose carries the meaning of .

A. cleanness B. beauty C. richness D. sadness

D

Bored at school now? How do you think it will look in the future ? Last week, about 600 teenagers in the US imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taugtht by robots and they learn about celebrities and alien (外星人的) languages.

According to a survey published last week by the US Internet service provider American Online (AOL),only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school; the rest believe they will use jet packs , and hover boards (滑板) as everyday transport.

All the participants of the survery are teenagers born into the Internet age. The study is to show how the first cyber(网络的) genreration dream about a future life created by advanced technology.

Most believe there will still be schools to go to, but that technology will play an increasingly impor-tant role in learning. The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers , but 37 per cent imagine them to be robots. Some 24 per cent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.

More than one in two believe hover boarbing will be popular, while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite acitvity. Another third think jet packs will be popular. Nearly 30 per cent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.

When it comes to the curriculum, the think future generations will be learning about robot building （63 per cent）, alien languages (47 per cent), celebrities (26 per cent) and R’n’B music(22 per cent).

Children will wear virtual reality helmets to bring lessons to life, say 40 per cent, while over 20 percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips implanted in their heard will send relevant in-formation into the brain. Matt Whyman, adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL, said:"The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology."

68. According to the passaeg, nearly 100 per cent of young Americans think that in the future.

A. their school lessons will be taught by robots

B. their study will be changed by technology

C. the way of daily traveling will be quite different

D. they will still go to school on foot

69. Among the 600 teens surveyed, think the way of teaching will completely changed.

A. about 24 per cent of them B. 13 per cent of them

C. 37 per cent of them D. about 60 per cent of them

70. From the survey we can infer that what influenec the young Americans most is .

A. R’n’B music B. robot building C. celebrities D. alien languages

71. It seems to Matt Whyman that American children .

A. know well of what technology means to their future life

B. can make good use of advanced technology

C. have learnt advanced technology well

D. understand very well the importance of technology

E

Passwords are no safeguards

Typing your password or credit card number into a computer is a moment’s work. But if you think your personal details disappear as soon as you hit the Return key, think again: they can sit on the com-puter’s hard disk for years waiting for a hacker(黑客)to take them.

As people spend more time on the web and hackers become more experienced, the dangers of storing personal information on computers are growing by the day, security experts say. There are some safe-guards, such as never allowing your computer to store your passwords. But even that in no guarantee of security.

When you type in a password, it is stored in random access memory (RAM), where it is held tem-porarily until other data overwrites it or the computer is switched off.

But every so often , the computer copies the contents of its RAM onto hard disk, where it is easy to prey for a hacker, who can read it directly or design a worm to e-mail it back. The longer sensitive data stays in RAM, the more likely it is to be copied onto the disk, where it stays until it is overwritten-which might not happen for years.

Tal Garfinkel and colleagues from Stanford University have created a software tool which simulates (模拟)the workings of a complete computer system. Within the simulation, sensitive data can be tagged and then tracked as it passes through the system. Next, Garfinkel and his team simulated computers run-ning common software that regularly handles passwords or secret personal information, such as Internet Explorer, the Windows login script and Apache server software.

In a paper to be presented, they conclude that the programs took no measures to limit the length of time the information is kept. Some of the tested software even copied the sensitive information, obviously without restraint(阻拦).

72. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. It’s important to set passwords to your computer.

B. Passwords help keep your personal information.

C. It’s unsafe to store personal information on computers.

D. There are some safeguards for your personal information.

73. Hackers usually get others’ information from .

A. RAM B. the hard disk C. a worm D. the e-mail

74. Garfinkel and his colleagues created a software tool to .

A. find out how hackers steal personal information

B. protect personal information from being stolen

C. see how a complete computer system works

D. tag and track sensitive data on the computer

75. Talking about computer safety, which of the following the writer would probably suggest?

A. People should stop using computers.

B. Hackers should be heavily punished.

C. Better computer programs are needed.

D. Program developers are to blame.

第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题 共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

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Charles Dickens is known like one of the

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finest writer in the history of English literature

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He was also a very kind and warm-hearted person.

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From his works as Oliver Twist and Hard Times, we

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can know how many he knew of the suffering of

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poor people. During his life, he offered support

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many these people. He thought that it was

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every person’s duty to help other—that was

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the purpose of life. If everyone were preparing to

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go the same, the world would be full with sunshine.

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