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                                                     Find Which Direction Is South
     Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take
a compass, you can still find your way.
     It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted (委托) with the job of map-
reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that
nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The shu is shining and it's still morning. If you
don't know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient. 
     ①Find a straight sick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
     ②Try to position the stick as vertically (垂直) as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb
line (鉛錘線) with a piece of string and weight. You haven't got any string? OK, use a thread from your
clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
     ③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
     ④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
     ⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
     ⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun
is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
     ⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
     ⑧That point is south of where you are.
     ⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.
1. To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because _____.
A. it is not easy to find a proper stick
B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours to make the marks
D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
2. The passage would probably be most helpful to _____.
A. those who draw maps
B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses
D. those who do experiments
3. Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
A.  B.
C.  D.
4. The author presents this passage by _____.
A. telling an interesting story
B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning
D. introducing a practical method
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　　Phone producers show us every year some really superb concept phones and even if 99％ of those phones never see the production line, they give us a small glimpse(一瞥)of what the phones will look like in the near future．We’ve made a list of what we think are the coolest concept phones presented in 2010．This is not a top, so the order is random(隨機(jī)的)．Oh, and one more thing, remember, these are concept phones, which means they are not in production and are not for sale, so please don’t ask us where you can get them and what the prices are．

　　1．LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone

　　The LG Flutter has a face like the iPhone．The only difference is that the LG Flutter looks more like a fan or a killer’s tool which we see in sci-fi movies．

　　In spite of this, this design does seem fit for the future of mobile phones but looks a bit difficult to use．

　　2．Nokia 888 Communicator

　　The phone has an amazing design．You can fold it in many ways according to your needs．You can wear it as a bracelet(手鐲), roll it, bend it, and wear it as a clip on your clothes．

　　Nokia 888 Concept is mostly targeted at teenagers that are very active and take part in a lot of different activities．

　　3．Window Phone

　　It is a product to throw on the face of the shameless weather officials．Whenever they predict sunny day be sure it would rain．So we have thought of gifting them this：“Window Phone” that makes accurate predictions and even changes its display(顯示)according to the climate condition outdoors．

　　4．Nokia Morph

　　The Nokia Morph is created by Finnish company Nokia．The concept was the product of a joint study by the Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Center．

　　The phone could be bent into numerous shapes, so it can be worn around the wrist(手腕)or held up to the face．The transparent(透明)phone would allow it to be see-through yet functional．It has a self-cleaning surface that can absorb solar energy to recharge the phone battery(電池)．

　　5．Clover Phone

　　On looks it is just another ordinary phone type, but made in recycled material, which allow the device to be upgraded to meet the latest advancements in technology．We guess the green aspects on the high-end tech will be a selling point for this phone．

(1)

Which phone would probably be most popular among young people?

[　　]

A．

LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone．

B．

Window Phone．

C．

Nokia 888 Communicator．

D．

Clover Phone．

(2)

How many environmentally friendly phones are listed in the text?

[　　]

A．

One．

B．

Two．

C．

Three．

D．

Four．

(3)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

Window Phone can broadcast weather．

B．

Nokia 888 can clean its surface by itself．

C．

Nokia Morph may always keep latest technology．

D．

LG Flutter Concept Smart-phone looks like a bracelet．

(4)

The writer wrote this text in order to _______．

[　　]

A．

make advertisements for the new phones

B．

attract businessmen to make money from them

C．

compare them and help you find the best one

D．

introduce new ideas about phones

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　　Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man…．There is no shortage of superheroes．You find them in comic books, on the TV and the big screen．

　　In a survey of fans by the sci-fi and fantasy website, SFX．co．uk, Batman, 70 years old this year, was voted Britain's favorite superhero．

　　Unlike many crime-fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers．He can't fly like Superman or shoot a sticky web like Spider-Man．

　　Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gotham City business family．However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely．

　　Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he did not prevent them．He travels around the world learning how to fight．Upon returning to Gotham, he creates a disguise(偽裝)to enable him to fight crime without being recognized．

　　A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one．His idea is that through the bat person he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears．

　　Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits(繼承)from his father．He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy．But this is a ruse(計(jì)策)．He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter．"Bruce Wayne, playboy" is the disguise Batman is the real person．

　　"Wayne is not a born superhero．Instead, he is a real, complex person," said Dace Golder, editor of the website．"He is the most realistic of all the superheroes．I am particularly interested in the emotional process by which a boy becomes a hero．His superhero qualities come from within．"

(1)

What is the article mainly about?

[　　]

A．

How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero．

B．

How to overcome childhood fears．

C．

What makes a superhero．

D．

Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain．

(2)

Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of ________．

[　　]

A．

his curiosity about bats

B．

his childhood fear of bats

C．

his parents' sudden death

D．

his unusual travel experiences

(3)

Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

[　　]

A．

He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy．

B．

He doesn't know how to run a company．

C．

He loves freedom more than anything else．

D．

He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities．

(4)

Which of the following statements is true about Batman?

[　　]

A．

Batman is a born superhero

B．

He has special powers

C．

The turning point of his life is due to his parents' sudden death

D．

He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

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    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

        Hsieh．a(chǎn) never--say--die young man，has mastered the technique of painting hy holding

   the paintbrush in his mouth．When he was sixteen，Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident．

   Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off．He also lost sight in his

   rigllt eye．But Hsieh didn’t lose heart．He decided to learn art，and took the first difficult

    step toward changing his life．

        “At first．I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth．But I couldn’t control it，”Hsieh said，“Fi—nally，after trying over and over again，I learned tO write my OWn name．”

Learning to paint was even more difficuh．At first，every brushstroke he made caused

deep cuts in his mouth．It was ext remely painful．But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage

    him．“l(fā)nstead，I held the painlbrusb even tighter，”Hsieh explained in a firm voice．“l(fā)   

knew if I gave up．it would not only be the end of my painting，hut also the end of my

struggle for a better life．”No matter what the obstacle(障礙)is，Hsieh always manages to

find the bright side of the situation．

  Hsieh works hard tO inspire others．He is a tireless lecturer，giving about four hundred

formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life，”Hsieh explained，“why

would regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams．

A11 it lakes is a warm heart．”

56．What happened tO Hsieh when he was young?

    A．He was struck by electricity．

    B．His left leg was hurt．

    C．He lost heart because of failure．

    D．He was ill for two months．

57．Which of the following is his character?

  A．Realistic thought．    B．Impressive works．

  C．Unexpected news．    D．Belief in SUCCESS．

58．Which is right?

    A．Hsieh once got the help from the government．

    B．Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed．

    C．He touched himself before he began to paint．

    D．It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream．

59．Which is the best title of the passage?

  A．How to learn painting．    B．A painter without hands．

  C．A man who was hurt．     D．How to make oneself well—known．

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第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

        Hsieh．a(chǎn) never--say--die young man，has mastered the technique of painting hy holding

   the paintbrush in his mouth．When he was sixteen，Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident．

   Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off．He also lost sight in his

   rigllt eye．But Hsieh didn’t lose heart．He decided to learn art，and took the first difficult

    step toward changing his life．

        “At first．I tried to hoht a pen in my mouth．But I couldn’t control it，”Hsieh said，“Fi—nally，after trying over and over again，I learned tO write my OWn name．”

Learning to paint was even more difficuh．At first，every brushstroke he made caused

deep cuts in his mouth．It was ext remely painful．But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage

    him．“l(fā)nstead，I held the painlbrusb even tighter，”Hsieh explained in a firm voice．“l(fā)   

knew if I gave up．it would not only be the end of my painting，hut also the end of my

struggle for a better life．”No matter what the obstacle(障礙)is，Hsieh always manages to

find the bright side of the situation．

  Hsieh works hard tO inspire others．He is a tireless lecturer，giving about four hundred

formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life，”Hsieh explained，“why

would regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take tWO arms tO achieve your dreams．

A11 it lakes is a warm heart．”

56．What happened tO Hsieh when he was young?

    A．He was struck by electricity．

    B．His left leg was hurt．

    C．He lost heart because of failure．

    D．He was ill for two months．

57．Which of the following is his character?

  A．Realistic thought．    B．Impressive works．

  C．Unexpected news．    D．Belief in SUCCESS．

58．Which is right?

    A．Hsieh once got the help from the government．

    B．Only such a person like Hsieh can succeed．

    C．He touched himself before he began to paint．

    D．It doesn’t always take tWO arms to realize one’S dream．

59．Which is the best title of the passage?

  A．How to learn painting．    B．A painter without hands．

  C．A man who was hurt．     D．How to make oneself well—known．

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