1 . On Friday, Japanese researchers announced a population clock that showed a dangerous situation that the Japanese nation would disappear in 1,000 years if the falling birth rate kept the present level. Researchers in the northern city of Sendai said that Japan’s population of children aged up to 14, which now stands at 16.6 million, was falling at the rate of one child per 100 seconds. It would lead to a terrible result that there would be no children left in Japan in 1,000 years.

“If the rate keeps falling at that rate in our country, there will only be one child who is able to enjoy the following Children’s Day left on May 5th,3011,” said Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Toholu University. “But 100 seconds later, a national disaster that there are no children left in Japan will happen,” he added, “The nation’s people will disappear for the birth rate has fallen to the level that every woman has no more than two children, which started in 1975.” Yoshida said they created the population clock to make Japanese people pay close attention to that problem for their nation’s future.

Another study showed that Japan’s population was expected to fall to one third of the present population amount: 127.7 million in the next century. The Japanese government predicted that the birth rate would just become 1.35 children per parents within 50 years.

At the same time, Japanese life expectancy which is expected to ascend from 86.93 years in 2010 to 90.93 years in 2060 for women and from 79.64 years to 84.19 years for men has already been one of the highest in the world. More than 20 percent of the Japanese are aged 65 or over.

It means that Japan has become one of the countries with aging populations in the world. The problem of aging populations is a headache for the government and the Japanese economy because there are fewer and fewer workers who can make money for the country. However, the government has to face the terrible situation that it needs to offer a growing number of pensions.

1. Why did researchers think Japanese people would disappear in 1,000 years?

A．Because the birth rate of the nation is at a very low level.

B．Because Japan will be destroyed by a serious earthquake.

C．Because the Japanese are afraid of the changing environment.

D．Because the country will sink in the Pacific Ocean gradually.

2. According to Hiroshi Yoshida, on June 1st,3011 ______.

A．Children’s Day will be called off	B．16.6 million Japanese children may die
C．Japan will become a country without children	D．The birth rate of Japan will go up slowly

3. Japanese researchers created the population clock in order to ______.

A．tell people that the Japanese life expectancy is the highest

B．show the change of the Japanese population since 1975

C．explain the reason why there is a low birth rate in Japan

D．let the Japanese give special importance to the population problems

4. According to the passage, what will happen in Japan in the following 100 years?

A．The life expectancy will be 90.93 years for women.

B．The government will receive a growing number of pensions.

C．The population of Japan may only be about 42 million.

D．The birth rate will be 1.35 children per family.

3 . 《中学生学习报》的“文化与体验”栏目正在举办主题为“一次难忘的旅行经历”的征文比赛，请你写一篇文章参加比赛，内容如下：
1.旅途见闻；
2.收获与感悟。
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1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

An Unforgettable Travel Experience

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5 . 听下面一段长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman talk to Rick?

A．To cancel her trip.

B．To say goodbye.

C．To book a ticket.

2. Which country does the woman prefer to visit?

A．France.

B．Canada.

C．Germany.

6 . An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn’t walk steadily (平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.

The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so hard that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks (脸颊). Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.

1. Why was the old man’s food served in a wooden bowl?

A．Because the wooden bowl was light enough.

B．Because the old man had broken a few bowls.

C．Because there was only a wooden bowl left.

D．Because the son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man.

2. The word “struck” in Paragraph 3 refers to         .

A．annoyed

B．worried

C．scared

D．shocked

3. When the couple realized their mistake, how did they solve it?

A．Led the old man back to the family table.	B．Ignored.
C．Kicked the old man out of their house.	D．Blamed the boy.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．An Old Man and His Son	B．A Couple and Their Son
C．A Wooden Bowl	D．A Dinner Table

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his backyard in the snow. Bobby didn’t wear boots; or rather, he didn’t own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold.

Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, “This is useless. Even if I do come up with an idea, I don’t have any money for a gift.”

Wiping tears from his eyes, Bobby started walking down to the street where the shops were. It wasn’t easy being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to.

Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each decorated window. Everything seemed so beautiful but so out of reach. It was starting to get dark and Bobby reluctantly turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught the glimmer (微光) of the setting sun’s rays reflecting on something on the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (10美分硬币).

Never before has anyone felt as wealthy as Bobby did at that moment. As he held his newly-found treasure, warmth spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store. His excitement quickly turned cold when salesperson told him that he could not buy anything with only a dime.

He saw a flower shop and went inside to wait in line. When the shop owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his offering ten-cent. Then he put his hand on Bobby’s shoulder, saying. “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”

The sound of the door closing as the last customer left pulled Bobby back to reality. All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右;
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Eventually the shop owner came out and moved to the counter.
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With the bunch of beautiful roses in his hands, Bobby backed off and then turned and ran.
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9 . Throughout our daily lives, we have known plenty of people and will know more. But how can we tell if someone is worth our trust? In a paper published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researcher gave us the answer.

The researchers asked 401 adults from the United States to fill out a questionnaire measuring their guilt-proneness (内疚倾向) in different situations as well as several other qualities, and then play a short online game. In this game, Player 1 is given 1, which they can choose to give to Player 2. Any money given to Player 2 is then automatically increased to 2.50. Player 2 can then decide whether to keep all of the money or behave in a trustworthy way by returning a part of the money to Player 1. The researchers found more guilt-prone people were more likely to share the money with Player 1. Actually, in follow-up studies, guilt-proneness predicted trustworthiness better than other personality qualities the researchers measured.

Why might guilt lead to trustworthy behavior? The researchers found people who were guilt-prone also reported feeling a must to act in ethical (合乎道德的) and responsible ways while interacting (互动) with their partners in the game. People who are guilt-prone tend to avoid engaging in behavior that might harm or disappoint others. If they do something bad, guilt encourages them to try to make things right again.

Then, how can we use this research to ascertain whether someone is trustworthy? “One way to do this might be observe how they respond to experience regret,” lead author Emma Levine, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Levine, explains. Another way is to ask them to describe a difficult dilemma they faced in the past, suggests co-author Taya Cohen, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University. This is particularly effective, Cohen and her colleagues have found, because it allows us to see if they’re concerted about the effects their actions have on others.

1. What did guilt-prone player 2 tend to do in the online game?

A．Keep all the money.

B．Share the money with Player 1.

C．Return the money to the researchers.

D．Spend the money on themselves.

2. Why might guilt lead to trustworthy behavior?

A．It encourages people to harm others.

B．It makes people feel responsible to act ethically.

C．It makes people want to disappoint others.

D．It makes people avoid difficult dilemmas.

3. What does the underlined word “ascertain” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Ask

B．Express

C．Describe

D．Determine

4. How is the text organized and developed?

A．By providing background.

B．By making a lot of comparisons.

C．By answering the raised questions.

D．By analyzing effects of guilt-proneness.