Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’ money , he opened a small art gallery in Paris．By 1931, the money had been used up．Dior’s friends in the art gallery, asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing．His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手藝）．

       In February,1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection．He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions．Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design．

       The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸圍）, usually with a low-cut neckline and a long full skirt．To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New look was a great success, for people were tired of tile extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions．

       It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings”, but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged（投入） into the production of his new style．Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion, rounded, gentle, feminine, a delight in elegance．A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London．Considered as King of Couture（women’s clothing）for years, the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and on and on．More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then．

       His sudden death in 1957 when he was 53 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior．Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world, His first, great New Look, with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s．

Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?

       A．                   B．                   C．           D．

According to the passage．in Dior’s life, he did NOT___________．

       A．make creative fashion designs 

      B．work in a diplomatic service

       C．1earn craft as his first job

       D．open a New Look House

We can infer from the passage that _________．

       A．Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

       B．Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then

       C．Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion

       D．Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first

What is probably the best title for the passage?         ．

       A．The History of the New Look       

       B．The Growth of the Dior Empire

       C．An Expression of Freedom—Dior       

D．The Founder of the New Look—Dior

Section One

       The city is an accumulation of human civilization．Just as the American social philosopher （哲學(xué)家） Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization．Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin （拉丁語(yǔ)的） word “civitas”（meaning “city”）, and it is by no means a coincidence．The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society．

Section Two

       The emblem, showing the image of three people ― you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind．Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世” （meaning the world）, the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world．

Section Three

       Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture．It tells the world the eternal core （永恒的核心） and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human．The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”．

       The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke（一筆，一劃） supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help．If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available．Such an urban life will be nice．

       Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ― “World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”

Section One mainly tells us about ______．

       A．the part cities play in human civilization      

       B．the development of the word “city”

       C．why the Expo is held in Shanghai  

       D．where human civilization originated

The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______．

       A．the civilization B．the philosopher C．the word   D．the city

Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures described in the passage?

假設(shè)你將參加某英語(yǔ)雜志社開展的一次征文活動(dòng)，征文的內(nèi)容要求你在電視，手機(jī)（cell）和網(wǎng)絡(luò)三者中， 放棄其中一個(gè)并陳述理由。請(qǐng)你以 ”Which would you give up: TV,cell,or Web?” 為題，寫一篇英語(yǔ)短文。

注意：1。 次數(shù)100字左右

      2． 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫

—Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?

    — I________, but I had an unexpected visitor.

       A. had     B. would C. was going to      D. did

Not until then did I find it  _____ to do the job that way.

   A. is easier        B. easier          C. was more easily         D. more easily

I recognized her as soon as I met her at the airport though we hadn’t seen each other for ages and she had changed _________.

    A. a large amount                   B. a great many         

C. a great deal                      D. a great deal of

Peter isn’t______ at all; he always pays the bill when we eat in a restaurant.

A. generous            B. unfair          C. selfish          D. mean

What does it mean to day that we live in world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam take priority（優(yōu)先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.

  In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view. When we persuade, we want to influence what others believe and how they behave. We may not always prevail（占優(yōu)勢(shì)）--other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.

Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome approach to their lives or as a control. In contrast, we believe that persuasion is inevitable--to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be moral or immoral, selfless or selfish, inspiring or discouraging. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or make us hurt. Moral persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore, an essential part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.

  Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is a need to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the basic principle of the American political system.

What’s the author’s attitude towards persuasion?

A．Critical.    B．Uninterested.    C．Supportive.      D．Neutral.

The passage states that some people are against persuasion because they think it is       .

A．a(chǎn)n unwelcome influence  B．difficult to do well

C．not trustworthy at all       D．never successful

We can conclude from the passage that persuasion means         .

A．getting people to act according to your will

B．exercising power over other people

C．making use of your past wise experience

D．getting other people to consider your reasonable points of view.

According to the passage, we can infer that            .

A．we can learn how to persuade in school

B．only society can benefit from persuasion

C．persuasion plays an important role in America

D．persuasion is considered to be an inborn ability

A forest is usually found _______ heavy rainfall is frequent.

   A. there          B. which          C. where            D. because

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit－card (信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site（非法網(wǎng)站）.

　 Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.

　 On－line shoppers who enter their credit－card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers (黑客) have broken down security（安全）systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25,000 customers of CD Universe, an on－line music retailer (零售商) , were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit－card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157,828 to get back the information.?

　 Credit－card firms are now fighting against on－line fraud. MasterCard is working on plans for Web－only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on－line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated (欺騙).?

　 Ask about your credit－card firm’s on－line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent (欺騙性的) spending.

　 And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit－card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.?

　 If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right－h(huán)and corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start https: // － the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit－card information over the telephone.

　　Keep your password（密碼）safe: Most on－line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.? 

What is the meaning of “fraud”??

A. Cheating. 　　　B. Sale. 　　　　C. Payment. 　　　D. Safety.? 　

How can the thieves get the information of the credit card??

A. The customers give them the information.?

B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.?

C. The customers sell the information to them.?

D. The thieves buy the information from credit card firms.? 　　

How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you??

A. Four. 　　　　　B. Three. 　　　　C. Five. 　　　　D. Six.

You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do??

A. Order the TV set at once. ?　

B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.?

C. E－mail the site your credit－card information.?

D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.?