1 . Guide to four of the most exciting new adventure trips for 2008:
Tribal (部落的) India
Attractions: Myths and Mountains
Length: 17 days
Details: For the travelers who has already visited the best-known India sites, this new trip visits a relatively unexplored state in central India ruled by the Vindhyachal Range and known for its wildlife, waterfalls, ancient sites and tribal culture.
Departure Time(出发时间): Feb. 17
Price: $7,530
Information: 800-670-6984; myths.com
Across Patagonia: From the Andes to the Ocean
Attractions: Boundless Journeys
Length: 8 days
Details: The newest route across Patagonia starts high in the Argentine Andes and follows the Futaleufu River into Chile all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Travelers start by trekking along the river, changing to rafts before taking up kayaks for the final leg.
Departure Time: March 5
Price: $2,995
Information: 800-941-8010; boundless.com
Sahara
Attractions: International Expeditions
Length: 18 days
Details: Remember the movie Ishtar? Now you, too, can spend days wandering in the desert, just like Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Designed for rugged travelers, the camping expedition crosses 1,500 miles of Niger’s Sahara in four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Departure Time: Nov. 17
Price: $3,998
Information: 800-633-4734; ietravel.com
Dalmatian Coast Biking
Attractions: Backroads
Length: 7 days
Details: The company’s first foray into Croatia follows scenic roadways across four islands between Dubrovnik and Split.
Departure Time: May 7
Price: $2,298
Information: 800-462-2848; backroads.com
1. The passage is mainly about _______.

A．suggestions on the adventure trips in America in 2008

B．the guide to several adventure trips around the world

C．the attractions in India

D．the prices of four most exciting adventure trips next year

2. A trip across Patagonia starts _______.

A．on Feb. 17	B．on March 5
C．on Nov. 17	D．in January

3. Which trip costs the least?

A．Tribal India.	B．Crossing Patagonia.
C．Sahara.	D．Dalmatian Coast Biking.

2 . There lived in the State of Qi a man who had a very bad memory. While walking, he would forget to stop; while sleeping, he would forget to get up. His wife was very much _______ this and said to him one day, “I’ve _______ that Master Ai is a very _______ man. He can even _______ the dying back to life. Why don’t you go and _______ him for advice?”

“Good idea!” the man agreed. So he _______ on horseback, bow and arrow in hand. Before he had _______ a distance of about 30 li he felt a call of nature (想解手). He got off his horse and, after sticking the arrow into the ground and tying the _______ to a tree, crouched down (蹲下) to hide himself. This done, he _______ and looked to the left and then caught sight of the __________.

“Wow!” he cried. “What a narrow escape! I wonder __________ that arrow came from. It __________ hit me.” Then, looking to the __________, he saw the horse.

“Well, well!” he said with joy. “__________ I’ve been badly frightened, I’m now __________ with a horse.” Whipping his horse, he took the __________direction. Not long afterwards, he arrived __________ pacing up and down in front of __________ own house, he said to himself, “Whose house is this? Can this be the house of Master Ai?” __________ this moment, his wife saw him. Guessing that his memory must have gone wrong again, she said dirty words to him. Very much upset, the man __________, “I’ve never seen you before in my life. Why did you say something like that to me?”

1.

A．excited about

B．angry with

C．worried about

D．surprised at

2.

A．heard

B．known

C．understood

D．told

3.

A．kind

B．stupid

C．strange

D．learned

4.

A．bring

B．take

C．get

D．lead

5.

A．see

B．tell

C．ask

D．look

6.

A．set out

B．set up

C．set aside

D．set on

7.

A．gone

B．covered

C．done

D．passed

8.

A．horse

B．bow

C．arrow

D．hand

9.

A．pulled up

B．sat down

C．stood up

D．set up

10.

A．arrow

B．bow

C．horse

D．tree

11.

A．which

B．when

C．why

D．where

12.

A．almost

B．closely

C．just

D．only

13.

A．front

B．left

C．sky

D．right

14.

A．Even

B．Though

C．Once

D．As

15.

A．rewarded

B．punished

C．fined

D．given

16.

A．direct

B．right

C．front

D．wrong

17.

A．home

B．house

C．village

D．city

18.

A．her

B．his

C．their

D．Master Ai’s

19.

A．During

B．On

C．At

D．In

20.

A．complained

B．smiled

C．felt

D．laughed

3 . 请用英语简单地介绍一下网络好的一面和不好的一面。要点如下：
1. 可以帮助我们更好地了解外面的世界，开阔我们的视野；
2. 课后可以和老师在线交流，及时解决课堂上不明白的问题；
3. 网络上有很多不良信息，比如暴力、色情等，给学生造成不好的影响；
4. 很多学生沉迷于网络，影响了学习；
5. 长时间上网影响视力和健康。
注意：
1. 短文必须包括所有的内容要点，但不得逐句翻译；
2. 词数：120左右。
参考词汇：开阔视野broaden one’s horizons 暴力violence 色情porn 沉迷 get addicted to
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4 . Recently a Russian friend came to visit me. It was one of her lifelong dreams to visit London. She ______ at lunchtime and we ______ a tiring afternoon going round the Tower of London. ______, by 5 o'clock I couldn’t help ______ that she didn’t seem as enthusiastic as she had been ______. I asked if ______ was wrong and she said, “This is all very interesting but where is the ______ and where are the men in bowler hats (圆顶礼帽)? Why did everyone _____ to get on the bus at the bus stop instead of making a queue? It’s very ______ from the books I’ve read about England.”
Her______ made me think. It’s true that people don’t ______ much any more: nowadays you often find that everyone just jumps on the bus. Or maybe this is only in London. Also the idea of a man standing up and offering his______ to a woman on a train or bus is ______ these days, although my father still does it!
Speaking of the______: well, we all know that a hundred years ago there used to be fog all year round in London, but we______ have much fog; nowadays we have pollution from all the cars! Over the last few years in_____ London had been one of the hottest places in Europe, although we still get more than enough rain in the season.
What about the city men in their working “uniform”? Well, you can still see some city gentlemen in their smart ______ , but men hardly ever_____ bowler hats. A few things don’t ______, though. If you try to______ a conversation with an English person on the underground in London, she or he will probably look at you as if you were mad!1.

A．left

B．went

C．arrived

D．returned

2.

A．lost

B．spent

C．took

D．wasted

3.

A．However

B．But

C．So

D．And

4.

A．looking

B．understanding

C．watching

D．noticing

5.

A．earlier

B．later

C．recently

D．usual

6.

A．all

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

7.

A．ticket

B．picture

C．fog

D．uniform

8.

A．wait

B．pull

C．back

D．push

9.

A．different

B．similar

C．familiar

D．strange

10.

A．notes

B．records

C．comments

D．lists

11.

A．stop

B．queue

C．stand

D．wait

12.

A．drink

B．book

C．seat

D．bag

13.

A．unusual

B．polite

C．different

D．common

14.

A．air

B．weather

C．pollution

D．season

15.

A．sooner or later

B．no more

C．no sooner

D．no longer

16.

A．autumn

B．spring

C．summer

D．winter

17.

A．dress

B．suits

C．jackets

D．shirts

18.

A．wear

B．mend

C．prepare

D．buy

19.

A．remain

B．continue

C．turn

D．change

20.

A．finish

B．start

C．stop

D．break

5 . When I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.

            A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.

Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.

It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.

1. The author and his father became further apart because______________.

A．they had different views on things

B．they lived very far from each other

C．they only communicated by phone

D．they seldom went to see each other

2. What made the author come back to Tennessee?

A．Because his father invited him to go fishing.

B．Because he decided to live in a different city.

C．Because his father is ill and needs caring.

D．Because he regretted being rude to his father.

3. For the author, fishing with his old father___________ .

A．helps cure his father’s disease

B．is a good way to get close to nature

C．makes him realize the importance of exercise

D．offers a chance for them to communicate

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s car is always breaking down.

B．Father intended me to be a fisherman.

C．I was unwilling to come back.

D．Father used to think it was useless to attend college..

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Forgiving Is Difficult	B．Fishing Brings Us Together
C．Memories of Old Days	D．My Beloved Father

6 . Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
       Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — money aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.
1. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can _______.

A．make people live more easily

B．smooth away daily problems

C．deal with life changes

D．cure types of illnesses

2. The researches show that people’s physical and mental health _______.

A．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” ?

A．Takes place of.	B．Makes up of.
C．Lessens the effect of.	D．Gets rid of.

4. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of _______.

A．instrumental support	B．informational support
C．social companionship	D．the strengthening of self-respect

5. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．Interpersonal relationships.

B．Kinds of social support.

C．Ways to deal with stress.

D．Effects of stressful conditions.

7 . New findings show that musical training affects（影响）the structure and function of different brain areas, how those areas communicate during the creation of music, and how the brain interprets and combines sensory(感官) information. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health. These views suggest potential new roles for musical training including training plasticity（可塑性）in the brain, offering an alternative tool in education, and treating a range of learning disabilities.
Today’s new findings show that long-term high level musical training has a broader effect. Researchers found that musicians have a better ability to combine sensory information from hearing, touch, and sight. The age at which musical training begins influenced brain structure and its function. Beginning training before the age of seven has the greatest effect.
Even older adults who took music lessons as children but haven’t actively played an instrument in decades have a faster brain response(反应) to a speech sound than those who never played an instrument, according to a study appearing November 6 in the Journal of Neuroscience. The finding suggests early musical training has a lasting, positive effect on how the brain deals with sound.
“Playing a musical instrument is a multi-sensory and motive experience that creates emotions and movements—from finger tapping to dancing — and engages pleasure and reward systems in the brain. It has the potential to affect brain function and structure when done over a long period of time,” said Gottfried Schlaug, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, press conference speaker, also an expert on music.
“As today’s findings show, musical training brings about new processes within the brain, at different stages of life, and with a range of effects on creativity, cognition(认知), and learning,” he added.
1. From the first paragraph, we can see musical training can           .

A．affect one’s communication with others

B．help musicians create better music

C．provide new treatment of mental diseases

D．offer an alternative tool in education

2. Why does the author mention “Even older adults … a speech sound.” in Para. 3?

A．To suggest how new roles for musical training work.

B．To prove early musical training affects the function of the brain.

C．To explain how the brain interprets sensory information.

D．To show how the brain areas communicate in music training.

3. Which of the following best describes the function of early musical training?

A．Difficult but interesting.	B．Painful but effective.
C．Lasting and positive.	D．Important and necessary.

4. According to the passage, we learn that            .

A．musical training causes new processes within the brain

B．Gottfried Schlaug thinks it hard to learn music

C．playing a musical instrument is a single -sensory experience

D．people having music lessons as children respond slowly

5. The best title of the passage should be               .

A．Older People and Musical Training

B．Musical Training Affects Brain Structure and Its Function

C．Long-term High Level Musical Training

D．Brain Interprets and Combines Sensory Information