Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television．And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style．But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows．
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk"．The topics on his show are as surprising as can be．For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level．Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives．
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top．But Oprah goes in the opposite direction．The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life．Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors．
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society．Jerry ends every show with a "final word"．He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show．Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable．
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone．The show's main audience are middle-class Americans．Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems．Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society．These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug．They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation．
小題1:Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____．
A．more interesting B．unusually poplar
C．more detailed D．more formal
小題2:Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______．
A．remain interested in them
B．a(chǎn)re ready to face up to them
C．remain cold to them
D．a(chǎn)re willing to get away from them
小題3:Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?
A．A new type of robot．B．National hatred．
C．Family income planning．D．Street accident．
小題4:We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____．
A．have become the only ones of its kind
B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature
C．a(chǎn)ppear at different times of the day
D．a(chǎn)ttract different people
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Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well-mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you’ll not move before the host says “Come in, please!”. After you enter the room, you wouldn’t sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea-table before you or sent to your hand, you’ll say “Thank you” and receive it with your two hands, not one hand, or they’ll think you are ill-mannered.
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小題1:In China, when the host opens the door, ____ before he says “Come in, please!”
A．you won’t leave
B．you won’t walk
C．you won’t stand in front of him
D．you won’t get in
小題2: In European countries,____ when you get into a house.
A．you needn’t take off your shoesB．you must take off your dirty shoes
C．you are not allowed to wear dirty shoesD．you should put on clean shoes
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Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (殺蟲劑）and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job — eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
小題1:.
. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers      .
A．worked very hard for centuriesB．dreamed of having a better life
C．were poor but somewhat contentD．lived a different life from their forefathers
小題2:.
Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A．The frogs were easy money.B．They needed money to buy medicine.
C．They wanted to please the visitors.D．The frogs made too much noise.
小題3:.
. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?
A．The crops didn’t do well.B．There were too many insects.
C．The visitors brought in diseases.D．The pesticides were overused.
小題4:.
What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B．Health is more important than money.
C．The harmony between man and nature is important.
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A Beautiful Mind
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A．a(chǎn) book reviewB．a(chǎn) movie reviewC．a(chǎn) movie posterD．a(chǎn)n advertisement
小題2:Which can replace the underlined phrase “hitting on” in the fourth paragraph?
A．coming up withB．coming onC．putting onD．putting up with
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A．John Nash did not go mad totally
B．Ran Howard is an outstanding director
C．the stress of the academic work caused Nash’s illness
D．Nash’s concentration on his work and his shyness brought him few friends
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A．John Nash volunteered to serve in the army in spite of his illness
B．John Nash gave up his career when troubled by schizophrenia
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A．the Sintra National Palace
B．the Moorish Alfama quarter
C．the Tower of Belém
D．Romanesque Lisbon Cathedral
小題2: In Alentejo region, a tourist can ________.
A．walk by the sea bare feet
B．a(chǎn)ppreciate traditional music
C．enjoy a good view of the city
D．buy some precious stones cheap
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B. Lisbon       
C. Oporto       
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A．a(chǎn)dvise on travelling in Portugal
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A．many Americans were laid off in the recession
B．lots of Americans like candies
C．many Americans in the recession like sweets which are comforting
D．Americans are suffering much in the recession.
小題2: What does the underlined sentence “The recession seems to have a sweet tooth” mean?
A．Candy consuming rises while people are suffering bad effects of the recession.
B．The recession doesn’t have any bad effect on Americans.
C．Americans are optimistic even though they are out of employment.
D．Candy companies stayed in business during the Great Depression.
小題3:Which is NOT the reason why people in the recession like sugar?
A．It is relatively cheap.
B．It is comforting and can make a lot of profits.
C．It raises people’s spirits up.
D．It calls up people’s good memories.
小題4: The best title of the passage is ________.
A．Sugar Is Comforting
B．Candy Companies Stay In Business
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閱讀理解 (共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)：請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Skin-diving is a new sport today．
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Here，under water，everything is blue and green．During the day，there is enough light． When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands．
When you have tanks（罐子）of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful．
To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．On the other hand， you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water．You can get many things from the deep sea．
Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting．
小題1:Skin-diving can take you to _______ ．
A．the moonB．mountainsC．the sunD．the deep sea
小題2:A skin-diver _______ under water in the day．
A．can see everything clearlyB．can't see anything clearly
C．can see nothingD．can see only fishes
小題3: With a tank of air on your back，you can _______ ．
A．catch fish very easilyB．stay under water for a long time
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A．Skin-diving is a new sport．
B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon．
C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun．
D．Skin-diving is both interesting and useful．

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Officials in the city of Syktyvkar drew up the guidelines to guide the local people, after several bears were caught sight of in the city, going hungry after a heat wave shriveled their usual diet of nuts and berries.
The guide warns that city people there should stay calm and stand still if they meet with a bear. “Speak to the bear in a firm voice” and “Don’t turn your back on it,” it adds. In the worst case, if the bear attacks, the person should also be ready to attack, the guide says. “Shout angrily at it and look it straight in the eye,” the guide advises. “Bears have started coming into the areas where people live more and more often,” the city officials said in a statement. “Any encounter with a bear is unsafe for humans, so our task is to do all we can to prevent such accidents.”
In September, a bear attacked a 25-year-old man in a central street of the city, wounding him in the neck before he managed to run away, police said. “Three or four people who met with brown bears have been recorded recently,” the head of the hunting department in the regional agriculture organization, Alexander said.
Officials have asked police to patrol (巡邏) streets close to wooded areas in the evenings.
Syktyvkar is the regional capital of the remote Komi region in northwest Russia. Its population is just over 230,000.
小題1: The city issued the guidelines to help the local people to _____.
A．a(chǎn)void bear encountersB．survive bear encounters
C．get along well with bearsD．drive hungry bears away
小題2: The underlined word “shriveled” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.
A．piled up B．saved up C．kept upD．dried up
小題3: What can be inferred from Alexander’s words?
A．Bears have been seen frequently recently.
B．Bears like to wander around schools.
C．Brown bears are usually very fierce.
D．Too many bears have disappeared.
小題4: What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Bears are short of food worldwide
B．Ways to got along well with bears
C．Tips are issued on bear encounters
D．Bears have started coming into cities

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There are several major aspects to this problem．
Population
Most problems of the environment come from population growth．In 1700 there were 635 million people in the world; in 1900 there were 1．6 billion; in 1950, 2．5 billion; and in 1980, 4．4 billion．In the year 2010 there will be 7．3 billion．More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum．
Distribution
Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries have a lot of water and some have only a little．Some areas get all rain during one season．The rest of the year is dry．
Petroleum
We are using up the world’s petroleum．We use it in our cars and to heat our buildings in winter．Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich．They use them to kill insects on those plants．These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there．Thousands of people also die from these chemicals every year．Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it．Winds carry this polluted air to other countries and other countries．
Poverty
Poor farmers use the same land over and over．The land needs a rest so it will be better next year．However, the farmer must have food every year．Poor people cut down trees for firewood．In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert．However, people need wood to cook their food now．Poor people cannot save the environment for the future．
We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems．However, this is not a problem for one country or one area of the world．It is a problem for all humans．The people and the nation of the world must work together to protect the world’s resources．No one controls the future, but we all help make it．
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A．pollution is getting worse and worse
B．population are increasing greatly
C．we humans are using up all of our natural resources
D．distribution is not reasonable．
小題2:Good distribution means ________．
A．having things in the right place at the right time．
B．cutting down forests and selling them to other countries．
C．building water systems to carry water to farms．
D．conserving our natural resources
小題3:The best title of the passage should be ________
A．The World Being Destroyed
B．A Serious Problem We Should Pay Attention to
C．Aspects That Destroyed Our World
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