Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven．His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes．Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France．At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends．Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking．Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit．That helped the show become very popular among the students．They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking．Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television．He says Lieberman’s charisma is key．“Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay．“It’s about your personality（個性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket．After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches．An airline company（航空公司）was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job.

1．We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ____.

       A．have relatives in Europe                        B．often hold parties          

                                  C．own a restaurant                         D．love cooking at home

2．The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____.

       A．at one of his parties                              B．through his taped show

       C．from his teachers                     D．on a television program

3．What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

       A．A way to show one’s achievement．     B．natural ability to attract others.

     C．Lieberman’s after-class interest.            D．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.

4．Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

       A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.    

  B．He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

  C．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

  D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

5．What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?

        A．he is friendly and active．                B．He is clever but lonely.    

        C．He enjoys traveling around.                   D．He often changes his menus.

With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species．That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”．

Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos（胚胎）, semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen．If certain species should become extinct（滅絕）, Dr．Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future．

It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years．The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years．

This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit．They are now trying to implant（移植） the embryo into a host animal．

The entire procedure（程序） could take from three to five years to complete．

“The nuclear transfer（核子移植） of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes．“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （having a baby）．It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works．They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog．

“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark．We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction．I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do．It’s a research that is very much needed.”

1．The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.

  A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandas

  B．collect DNA of endangered animals to study

  C．save endangered animals from dying out

  D．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

2．According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______.

  A．host animals                          B．available panda eggs

  C．qualified researchers                            D．enough money

3．From the passage we know that _______.

  A．about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century

  B．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog

  C．scientists try to implant（移植） a panda’s egg into a rabbit

  D．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches

4．Which of the following should be the best title for the passage?

  A．China’s Success in Pandas Cloning．

  B．The First Cloned Panda in the World.

  C．China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever．

  D．Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas.

Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it’s other people—society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community．We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course．We were brainwashed．We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us．As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people．Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry（模仿）, their passions a quotation.”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good．We long for this good feeling like a drug．Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to．Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix （一劑毒品）．We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay．The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves．The truth is that we cannot control what other people think．People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you．Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand．Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time．The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process．

So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think．We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values---not values imposed（強加）from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within．If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.

1．What Oscar Wilde says implies that _____________.

A．we have thoughts similar to those of others

B．most people have a variety of thoughts

C．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others

D．other people’s thoughts are more important

2．What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ?

A．We may lose ourselves to please others.

B．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom．

C．We need to pay for what we want to get.

D．The price of taking drugs is freedom.

3．In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _________.

A．care about others’ opinions and change opinions all the time

B．guide ourselves by means of values from the outside

C．persuade others to accept our opinions

D．stick to our own values

4．It can be concluded from the passage that __________.

A．we shouldn’t care what others think

B．it’s better to do what we like

C．we shouldn't change our own opinions

D．it’s important to accept others’ opinions

Are you a team person? Are you at your best as part of a small, tightly united group of dedicated workers? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think.

High technology, some predicted, would make team work a thing of the past．That’s happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers.

But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive．High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean exploration．Through computer networking, scientists, engineers and technicians at different locations – often thousands of miles apart – can work on the same project at once．They can exchange ideas, try out different designs and test their results.

Examples? An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system, a new manufacturing process, or an entire factory before it is built．An architectural team can do the same with a building or a bridge．A medical team can simulate （模擬） a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient.

Of course, computer – assisted team effort doesn't end with investigation and simulation．It now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing and testing．“Computer – aide design （CAD） and computer – aided manufacture （CAM） are breaking down barriers between traditional design and manufacturing functions,” explains Dr．Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric．“Interdisciplinary （跨學科的） teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production．Everything is interconnected like a network.”

Sometimes a computer – aided effort can extend beyond production．A team that produces robots may use them to explore space and ocean depth．For high – technology team work, the future seems limitless.

1．The underlined part “hold more” most probably means to          .

A．give more rights                         B．maintain more chances

C．make more regulations                   D．store more information

2．According to the passage, the writer believers that         .

A．teamwork requires more use of computers than that of human beings

B．teamwork will be completely replaced by computers

C．high technology would make teamwork a thing of the past

D．the concept of teamwork is still alive and no longer the same as the past

3．The author's attitude towards the introduction of the computer to teamwork is of         .

A．objection       B．indifference         C．doubt        D．support

Harry, Tony, Collins, Jesse和Jack 幾位同學欲提高學習成績，故針對自己的情況上網(wǎng)找尋適合自己學習方法與資料。

首先，請閱讀下面網(wǎng)頁上信息。

A．Studying Revising Exams-----One-page summary of studying, examination, and writing techniques．A collection of articles about good study habits with how-to suggestions.

B．Study Skills Self-help Information-----Virginia Tech - Articles and self-assessment tests covering scheduling and time management, memory techniques, note-taking, reading, and setting up a good studying environment.

C．Academic Tips -------Helping students manage time, take better notes, study more effectively, improve memory, take tests and handle the stresses of senior life.

D．Neuromod - Online Memory Improvement Course ------It is possible to improve one's memory performance in specific areas by applying memory techniques．This site explain a number of systems ranging from simple to sophisticated．The training steps are clearly laid out and in most cases online training software is provided.

E．Study Guides ------Collection of academic study guides．Topics include classroom and study preparations; studying, writing and reading skills; math and science skills; evaluating and using web content; and preparing for tests．Authored, maintained, and revised by Joe Landsberger.

F．Learning Skills - University of Victoria------Copyrighted e-books with tips on organizing notes, reading, time and study management, exam preparation and writing, writing assignments, and study strategies.

現(xiàn)在，請閱讀下面的信息，根據(jù)他們的實際情況，進行信息匹配。

1．Tony wants to better himself by means of taking notes, time management and so on．He also feels like solving the problem of heavy pressure in study.

2．Harry wants to improve himself through the ways of time management, memory skills etc., especially he can check himself in time and can find himself better learning surroundings.

3．Jesse will find some suggestions on how to make notes and how to do his writing homework.

4．Collins focuses on his future exams, so he would like to get some instructions for his science study and use some materials on the Net.

5．Jack hopes to train himself systematically to keep what he learns in mind a longer time.

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加，刪除或修改某個單詞。

    增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

    刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

    修改：在錯的詞下面一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

    注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about a food poisoning accident．Several days ago, my neighbor ate a bag of food buying from the market．After the meal, they had stomachaches and their faces turn pale．Lucky, one of their friends found the accident and immediately called an ambulance, which carried them quickly to a hospital．After several hour’s treatment they finally escaped from death.

As some illegal businessmen only interested in making profits to become rich quickly, we seldom care about the necessary safety measures or care which happens to consumers．They must be charged by law．Meanwhile, I do hope whole society can realize the important of food safety and begin taking action together to make sure food is safe．

隨著“開心農場”“QQ農場”等娛樂游戲風靡互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，許多中學生也加入了偷菜的行列。請你根據(jù)下表的內容，用英語寫一篇短文，并談談你個人的看法。

注意：

1．不要逐字翻譯表格提示內容，應適當發(fā)揮。

2．開頭已給出，不算入總詞數(shù)。

3．詞數(shù)：120左右。

Nowadays, QQ Farm and Happy Farm are very popular among people from all walks of life．A large number of middle school students are also involved in the game．

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We have every reason to believe that ______ 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou will be______ success．

A．/; a                     B．the; /                   C．the; a                      D．a; a

—When did you lose your passport, sir?

—It was yesterday evening ______ I was walking down the street．

A．when          B．that           C．which             D．on which

—Excuse me, but may I speak to Mr. Wilson?

—You ______ the wrong number, there is ______ is called Mr. Wilson in our office．

A．dialed; no such man as                              B．are dialing, no such a man as

C．dialed; no such a man as                                    D．are dialing, no such man as