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Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow to learn to talk. As a pupil, he was backward. But when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He taught himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a physicist.
In 1901, Einstein began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated(系统地阐述)his famous Theory of Relativity(相对论).To most people the law of relativity is difficult to explain. But once Einstein explained it to a group of young students. He said,” When you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it"s two hours. That is relativity."
After Hitler came into power in Germany, Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became an American citizen. In 1955, Einstein"s life ended at the age of seventy-six.
36. When Einstein was a pupil of twelve, he _______.
A. was not quick in learning to talk       B. was poor in his studies
C. studied very hard                   D. hardly lagged behind
37. The law of relativity is_______ .
A. very hard for most people to understand
B. too hard for Einstein himself to explain
C. too hard to explain to anybody except Einstein
D. easy to understand only for the young students
38. Which of the following do you think is true?
A. The Germans owed their scientific progress to Einstein.
B. The Americans owed all their economic development to Einstein.
C. Einstein owed a great deal to the modern world.
D. Einstein made a very great contribution to modern science.
39. The title for this passage should be " _______ ".
A. Theory of Relativity          B. An American Citizen
C. Albert Einstein              D. Einstein"s Contribution
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任务型阅读(从六个待选项中为每短话选择一个合适的标题,不必全部使用。)
Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.
51.________ Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood"s Oscars, turn 50 years old.
52._________ The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. The result is a fun-filled musical.
53._________ There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war. The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audiences don’t mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
54.__________ But, behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can"t just run away. They must win over their parents.
55.___________ So if you"re tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films. They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colourful world, where it"s still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
A.Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.
B.Bollywood is lees famous than Hollywood, and yet it produce the most films in the world.
C.Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries.
D.Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films.
E. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.
F. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.
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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I was in Tokyo last spring,walking in the street with my friend Kirsten.Right about the time the sun was setting,we heard the    21    of a jazz band coming from an alley.It was a group of four local   22    college students playing their hearts out for anyone who would  23  .
But not everyone was enjoying the music.In the middle of the second song,an old homeless man broke    24   the crowd and started   25    at the band.The musicians did their best to ignore(无视)him   26    obviously the old man would not go away.It seemed he was   27    about the loud noise.
There were probably two dozen of us   28   the scene-none of us knowing what we could or should do.I remember feeling very   29  ,because first,I don’t speak much Japanese,and second,the homeless man was starting to get more and more violent.At one point,he picked up a stick and started beating the drum.
This was more than the young drummer could   30   and he finally stopped playing,stood up and pulled the old man to the   31  .
It was then that a young Japanese man made his way through the crowd very   32  .He knelt down next to the old man,took hold of his hand and   33    him if he was all right.I couldn’t   34    what was being said,but I’ll never forget the way this young man helped bring the fallen man to his   35 .And I’ll never forget the way he carefully placed his arm around the old man’s shoulders and quietly walked him away.
21.A.speech      B.crash       C.sound         D.news
22.A.Japanese    B.Chinese     C.French        D.Russian
23.A.sing        B.listen       C.join          D.dance
24.A.down       B.with        C.through       D.up
25.A.shouting    B.pointing     C.looking        D.shooting
26.A.and        B.so          C.but           D.or
27.A.angry      B.sorry        C.happy         D.excited
28.A.breaking   B.making      C.enjoying       D.watching
29.A.helpless    B.lonely      C.nervous         D.crazy
30.A.think      B.stand       C.react          D.play
31.A.stage      B.ground      C.crowd         D.street
32.A.strangely   B.proudly     C.quietly         D.carelessly
33.A.greeted     B.showed     C.told           D.asked
34.A.understand  B.imagine    C.realize          D.remember
35.A.seat       B.friend      C.feet            D.home
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Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room"s only window. ___36__, the other man, since his illness was more  ___37__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could  ___38__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___39__ the window. He said the window ___40___ a park with a lovely ___41__. Ducks played on the __42___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___43__! The man in the other bed would be  ___44__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___45__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___46__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be  ___47__ next to the window.  The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___48__.
Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _49___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___50__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___51__. The man asked the nurse ____52   his roommate ___53__  to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___54__  the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___55__  you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "
36. A. Unluckily      B. Happily        C. Surprisingly   D. Angrily
37. A. common       B. occasional      C. serious        D. light
38. A. stand          B. sit            C. jump         D. wake
39. A. across         B. above          C. behind       D. Outside
40. A. built          B. stood          C. faced         D. placed
41. A. hill           B. lake            C. house        D. tower
42. A. sand          B. grass           C. water         D. tree
43. A. look          B. sight            C. form         D. view
44. A. impressed     B. moved          C. reminded    D. disappointed
45. A. missed        B. died            C. come        D. passed
46. A. up           B. away           C. off           D. on
47. A. moved        B. forced          C. brought       D. lifted
48. A. alike          B. alone          C. aloud         D. alive
49. A. single         B. last            C. first          D. only
50. A. pleased        B. excited         C. crazy         D. sad
51. A. wall           B. picture         C. river        D. Window
52. A. when          B. why         C. how          D. Where
53. A. led           B. got            C. lied          D. left
54. A. hear          B. touch          C. see          D. describe
55. A. please        B. encourage       C. control       D. Advice
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Ⅵ.阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。
Scientists have revealed(展示)the 10 commandments(法则)for a long and happy life. And the rules even allow for sunbathing, drinking alcohol and eating chocolate.
The first rule, as published in the New Scientist magazine, is to enjoy yourself.
Married
Second on the list is remaining sociable, with a happy marriage and good family life being essential for health.
Studies have shown that marriage can add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two years to a woman’s life.
A Drink
So called vices like wine, partying and chocolate provide the fourth rule, with countless studies showing that a little of what you fancy does you good rather than harm.
Work Your Brain
The fifth rule says that you should exercise your brain to stay active.
Last month scientists at Cambridge University said puzzles could help prevent a range of conditions, from depression to schizophrenia(精神分裂症).
Knitting, doing crosswords or just walking also help.
See the Doctor
It’s simple really. If you’re sick, get treatment fast .
Eat Healthily
As is well-known, you are what you eat.
Scientists have recommended that the low-fat, high-fiber Mediterranean diet is a model for healthy eating and a long life.
High in fruit and vegetables, the diet also uses beans ,breads and cereals.
Small amounts of meat and moderate amounts of fish are also eaten.
Take Risks
Rule eight urges people to put more excitement into their lives.
Intellectual challenges, traveling, or learning a new language can all        .
Embrace Technology
Rule nine advises those seeking a long life to embrace new technologies.
Be Happy
Rule ten is that you should smile and feel happier in life.
Research showed that older men with an optimistic(乐观的)attitude towards life were only half as likely to suffer from cardio-vascular disease心血管疾病)as those whose world view was more negative.(悲观的)
1. What’s the best title of the passage ?(Please answer within 10 words.)
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Everybody knows that good health depends on a good diet.
3. Please fill in the blank in Rule 8 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you ?Why ?(Please answer within 30 words .)
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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III. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Catch of a Lifetime
He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake. On the day   36   the bass (鱸魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening,   37   sunfish. Then he practiced casting. When his pole   38  , he knew something huge was   39 . His father watched   40  as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock.   41  , he very carefully lifted the   42  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,    43    it was a bass. The father lit a match and looked at   44  . It was 10 P.M. — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to   45  , son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
46   no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could   47  by his father’s firm voice that the decision was   48  . He obeyed and lowered it into the black   49  . The boy suspected that he would   50  again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect. And he was   51  . He has never again landed such a magnificent fish as the one he   52   that night long ago. But he does see the same fish — again and again —   53 he comes up against a question of ethics (道德规范). for, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the    54    of ethics that is difficult. Do we do   55   when no one is looking?
36. A. until     B. whenC. after   D. before
37. A. providing    B. catching    C. feeding      D. supplying
38. A. broke down       B. broke up    C. turned over       D. doubled over
39. A. on the other end       B. in the dark     
C. in the deep water      D. on the other bank
40. A. with anxiety       B. in surprise 
C. with admiration        D. with anger
41. A. Finally B. Unfortunately    C. Actually     D. Accordingly
42. A. activeB. discouraged       C. energetic   D. exhausted
43. A. and      B. but     C. however    D. yet
44. A. his watch   B. the bass      C. the sunfish  D. the boy
45. A. bring it home     B. put it aside        C. put it back        D. pick it up
46. A. Even though     B. Now that        C. Ever since        D. In case
47. A. say       B. tell     C. speak  D. talk
48. A. passedB. changed     C. fixed   D. refused
49. A. container     B. sea      C. water  D. river
50. A. ever     B. once   C. then    D. never
51. A. wrong  B. rightC. satisfactory       D. pleased
52. A. caught  B. saw    C. cast     D. threw
53. A. no time       B. one time     C. a time D. every time
54. A. standard       B. concept     C. practice      D. idea
55. A. wrongB. rightC. harmD. Good
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