完形填空（共10分） We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writ

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We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do 16 work. But more than 40 years ago, 17 couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very 18 people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and 1

9 . 20 they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work 21 than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can 22 people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put 23 them. Computers are very 24 and helpful. They are our good friends.
Do you want to 25 a computer?

小题1:

A．many of

B．all kinds of

C．a lot

D．very much

小题2:

A．scientists

B．teachers

C．students

D．computers

小题3:

A．few

B．little

C．a few

D．a little

小题4:

A．cheap

B．cheaper

C．expensive

D．more expensive

小题5:

A．But

B．And

C．Since

D．If

小题6:

A．slow

B．slower

C．fast

D．faster

小题7:

A．help

B．make

C．use

D．stop

小题8:

A．in

B．into

C．on

D．up

小题9:

A．beautiful

B．careful

C．useful

D．heavy

小题10:

A．pay

B．sell

C．lend

D．have

答案

小题1:B小题1:D小题1:A小题1:B小题1:C
小题1:D小题1:A小题1:B小题1:C小题1:D

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What do you usually expect from a pop star’s concert? Dazzling stage design, mysterious guest singers or sensational costumes? The answer is yes for most singers. But no when it comes to David Tao’s concerts. “ I won’t invite guests to perform. I won’t dance, take off my clothes or dress up like a peacock to attract attention,” Tao said.Tao insisted a concert should offer nothing more than music.
Tao has been on the music scene since 1997. Quality is the word that can best describe his works. With six albums in 10 years, the 38-year-old singer is not prolific(多产的 ), but he has achieved much more than other Chinese singers who have produced 10 or more albums in a short time.
Tao is called the “ Godfather of R&B” in China and has been a trendsetter(创新者) in China’s music industry. His albums have won various awards in Asia for his socially conscious lyrics, simple rhythms and creative mix of traditional sounds, like Peking Opera and traditional Chinese musical instruments.
Tao’s parents were famous entertainers in Taiwan. Tao spent some of his childhood in Hong Kong. His father was an actor, singer and composer, while his mother was a Peking Opera artist. His parents once moved to the United States and his father worked for Walt Disney. Later his parents returned to Taiwan where his father began his singing career, leaving David to finish his education in the United States. Tao met Taiwanese producer, Wang Zhi Ping, who offered him a job. So Tao went back to Taiwan to write and produce songs for many singers. In 1997 with the help of Wang and another Taiwanese producer, Jim Lee, Tao released his first album which set a record in Taiwan as the first album from a new singer. Tao won two awards, Best Newcomer and Best Producer, becoming the first new comer/singer to also win a Best Producer award during the 9th GMA (金曲奖). Later, Tao released his second album. In this album Tao tried many musical styles including his favorite rock music; in fact each song is different in their style and music arrangement.
“I grew up listening to the most fashionably mixed types of music with my father playing Elvis Presley’s songs in one room and my mother singing Peking Opera in another,” Tao said jokingly.
Tao said he will release a new album after the tour and then he will switch roles to become a film director. Preparation for the movie has already begun and it will be released in 2011. “ After the concert, I will switch my focus to that. I hope I can make it one thing after another.”
小题1:To pop star Tao, what is the most important thing to a concert?

A．Costumes.	B．Stage design.
C．Guest singers.	D．Music and interaction.

小题2: According to the passage, the reasons for Tao’s albums to win awards are as follows EXCEPT____.

A．socially conscious lyrics	B．simple rhythms
C．mix of traditional sounds	D．quantities of albums

小题3:. Tao is successful and called the “ Godfather of R&B” because_______.

A．his parents influenced him a lot

B．he himself is prolific

C．he is creative in music

D．Both A and C

小题4: We can infer from the passage that after the concert,_______.

A．Tao will spend less time in his music

B．Tao will spend all his time producing music

C．Tao will become an actor

D．Tao will make two films

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Commonwealth Games gold winner Liam Killeen is one of England’s most successful Mountain Biking stars. Liam recently came third in the opening round of the World Cup Series.
Do you come from a sporty family?
NO, but my family have encouraged me and supported me from the beginning of my career.
Were there any sports you didn’t like playing at school?
I didn’t do much swimming or cricket. My school focused more on rugby and athletics including cross-country running which I really enjoyed.
How does it feel to represent England?
Good, and it’s a responsibility as well as an honor, whether representing England, as in the Commonwealth Games, or Great Britain as I did in the Athens Olympics (2004). I am proud to represent a nation that is generally well regarded by others.
Which other sports stars do you like?
Everyone who has made it to world class competition level has earned respect. I particularly admire Paula Radcliffe and Lance Armstrong.
What are your hopes for the future?
To have this season continue as successfully as it has started and make the podium in the World Cup in Fort William in May, and at the Mountain Bike World Championship on 27^th August this year in New Zealand. In the longer term, to win a medal at the Olympics in Britain and to see more people racing and enjoying mountain biking.
小题1:The passage is taken from .

A．an interview between a reporter and Liam Killeen

B．a daily talk between Liam Killeen and his father

C．a book written by Liam Killeen

D．a speech made by Liam Killeen

小题2:Liam Killeen won a gold medal in the .

A．World Championships	B．World Cup
C．Commonwealth Games	D．Olympic Games

小题3:.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liam’s family enjoy sports very much.

B．Liam loves swimming and mountain biking

C．Liam took part in the Olympic Games in 2004

D．Liam’s father also enjoys mountain biking very much

小题4:From the passage we can infer that .

A．Liam Killeen will win a gold medal in the Olympics in 2012

B．Lance Armstrong is a world-class sports player

C．Liam Killeen has earned a lot of money

D．Liam has won many gold medals in world competitions

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Washington, April 4----- The United States has more than 90 million families for the first time, but each contains fewer people on average than ever, the Census Bureau(统计局) reported today.
The 90,031,000 families in the United States averaged 2.64 members each as of last July 1.“The reason is, in effect, changes in the age structure,” explained Campbell Gibson, a population researcher for the bureau. Most Americans born in the great explosion of births are now in their 20’s and 30’s when they most likely to set up families, he said.
The fact that many are doing so increased the number of families from 80.4 million in 1980 t0 88.8 million in 1986 and past the 90 million mark last summer.
At the same time, the average number of people per family dropped from 2.75 in 1985 to 2.65 in 1986 and then to 2.64, Mr Gibson said.
By comparison, the 1970 Census found the average family contained 3.14 people. Families averaged more than four people in 1939 and more than five in 1880.
The growing number of ever---- smaller families is still going on, but Mr Gibson pointed out that family growth was not the same as population increase in the 1970’s.
The same age factors that are increasing the number of families also happened then, but in the 1970’s the proportion(比例) of families in each age group was also growing.
That hasn’t continued in the 1980’s for a number of possible reasons, Mr Gibson said. For example, in the 1980’s more young people have chosen to remain home with their parents instead of setting up housekeeping on their own, as many did in the 1970’s.
This could be caused by the increasing cost of housing, he said. Delays in marriage while young people go to work and school, have also been widely reported as a factor, but it was not the only factor for the family changes.
小题1:The smaller figure of families reported here is _________.

A．1980

B．80,400,000

C．2.64

D．90 million

小题2:What’s the reporter’s attitude towards the present situation?
A. People should get married at later age.

The average number of family members should be 2.64.
It’s not clear in the report.
Young people should set up housekeeping on their own, as many did inthe 1970’s.

小题3:From the last paragraph we may infer that________.
A. delay in marriage will not help the number of the families

delay in marriage is the major factor of the family changes
the writer felt sorry that many young people now delay their marriages
there must be some other factors which have led to the slower growthin the 1980’s

小题4: The underlined word “factor” in the passage means_________.

A．reason	B．something that proves be true
C．advantage	D．something that helps to bring about a result

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When the shooting of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was complete, it was much more than a movie wrap-up (结束).
Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, told The Sunday Times that he’s happy to have the time for romance now filming is over. Emma Watson, who is Hermione Granger in the movies, said she looked forward to “finally being free, being my own person” – a change signaled by her new haircut.
Daniel Radcliffe, who has been the face of the boy wizard since 2001, said that he “did cry like a little girl” when the last movie finished.
“It’s like the ending of a relationship,” he told The Vancouver Sun. “There’s a sense of, ‘God, what am I going to do now?’” He said he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”.
Along with the three actors, Harry Potter fans, now in their late teens, came of age with J.K. Rowling’s characters. For them, the last film isn’t just a goodbye to a decade of magic, but the close of their childhoods.
“We are the Harry Potter generation,” Canadian Andrea Hill, 19, told The Vancouver Sun. “We started in elementary school, reading about a boy our age who was going through the same things we were going through. We grew up, so did he.”
For Emily Chahal, an 18-year-old student, the series has been an inspiring journey. “That first book was what started my love of literature. It was the inspiration for everything – really teaching me to appreciate my friends, and to face difficulties with a sense of courage,” she said. “I have a sense of sadness. The end of the movies is kind of the end of my childhood, too.”
Fortunately, to the delight of die-hard fans, there are many things that keep the boy wizard alive. For example, in June this year, a Harry Potter theme park opened in Florida, US.
Some schools in the US and UK also have Quidditch teams – players ride broomsticks. “We’re not waiting anymore to see what happens to Harry next,”

Hill told The Vancouver Sun. She founded a Quidditch club at Carleton University in Canada. “We’re still engaged in that magical world.”
小题1:.
How did Emma Watson feel when she finished the shooting of the Harry Potter series?

A．She cried like a little girl.

B．She was ready to move onto something new.

C．She was happy to have the time for romance.

D．She felt it was like the end of a relationship.

小题2:.
. What did Daniel Radcliffe mean by saying he was eager to see “what life holds for him beyond Hogwarts”?

A．He was bored with life in Hogwarts.

B．He couldn’t wait to graduate from Hogwarts.

C．He missed life in Hogwarts now he had left.

D．He was looking forward to new life out of Hogwarts.

小题3:.
. The series has brought Emily Chahal all the following EXCEPT _______.

A．the chance to live in a magical world

B．the courage to face difficulties

C．the appreciation of her friends

D．encouragement to love literature

小题4:.
What is the main focus of the article?

A．Celebration of the close of childhood.

B．Fans’ love for the Harry Potter series.

C．Mixed feelings about the end of the series.

D．Excited anticipation of the opening of the Harry Potter theme park.

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Sandstorms hit northwestern China"s Gansu Province and North China"s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the first day this year. According to Sun Landong， a meteorologist with the Lanzhou Meteorology Observatory，visibility was less than 100 meters in Minqin， a Gansu county near Inner Mongolia， because of sand. When visibility drops to less than 1

kilometer，it is called a sandstorm. The sandstorm in Minqin blew up dust in neighboring towns， such as Baiyin， Wuwei， Jinchang and Lanzhou， the capital city of Gansu Province. Dust-laden winds also

swept into Beijing. Brought by northwesterly blowing at more than 20 meters per second，dust first reached the capital"s suburbs at 7 a. m，downtown areas at 9 a. m. The winds，which died down during the night，brought the temperature down to as low as 80C below zero and many flights put off their planned time from the city"s airport.
It is quite rare for sandstorms，which are frequent between March and June，to happen in winter，when the earth is frozen. The sandstorms in Gansu and Inner Mongolia do not necessarily mean there will be more of them in the spring than last year，when they were serious，but Beijing is taking it very seriously. It is reported that Beijing will spend 6 billion yuan ( US 725 million) in preventing sandstorms in the capital and has already set up a special team to make sure what causes them.
小题1: What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Sandstorms took place in Gansu.

B．Sandstorms happened on the first day of the new year.

C．Sandstorms are very serious，compared to last year.

D．Experts are trying their best to determine the cause of the sandstorm formed this year.

小题2:Suppose the dust was 300 kilometers away from Beijing， it would reach Beijing about
hours later if it travels at a speed of 20 meters per second?

A．4. 2

B．1. 5

C．2. 0

D．2. 5

小题3:Why did sandstorms begin in the winter this year?

A．Because there was little snow this season.

B．Because a lot of trees have been cut down.

C．Because people took few measures to control them.

D．It is not mentioned in the passage.

小题4: Which of the following doesn"t belong to the bad effect the sandstorms have do

ne in Beijing?

A．The temperature fell.	B．Flights put off their time to take off.
C．The air is dirty.	D．People had three days off.

小题5:The author wrote the passage to .

A．tell us the environments are becoming worse and worse

B．explain what measures people have taken to control sandstorms

C．make people realize the need to protect the environment.

D．call on us to do what we can to save the earth

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