1 . An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.

The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces.

One passer-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．All the injured were taken to a hospital

B．8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

C．The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant

D．The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．One passer- by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.

B．Some customers in restaurants were injured.

C．The writer didn’t get to the scene.

D．All customers in shops got hurt.

3. In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means ________.

A．tell

B．guess

C．discuss

D．talk

4. What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin

B．The Cause of the Explosion

C．A Terrible Thing

D．Market Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21

2 . 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In some cities, work holism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as _______. Government workers in Washington, D. C.,_____, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they_______to. Work holism can be a _______ problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they ________ have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not_______movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they______ to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause _______ problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases. _______, typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in ______ as they spend little time with their families.
Is work holism_______ dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work______under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel   _______ is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs ________ them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
______ do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several ________ to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers   _______ financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction _______ they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I   _______ it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they _______ a sense of self and individualism.1.

A．strange

B．boring

C．pleasant

D．normal

2.

A．for example

B．on the other hand

C．what’s more

D．after all

3.

A．agree

B．promise

C．dare

D．want

4.

A．slight

B．serious

C．obvious

D．difficult

5.

A．still

B．probably

C．certainly

D．mostly

6.

A．afford

B．enjoy

C．watch

D．allow

7.

A．dream

B．decide

C．intend

D．hate

8.

A．physical

B．cultural

C．social

D．mental

9.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Besides

10.

A．happiness

B．silence

C．failure

D．loss

11.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．seldom

D．hardly

12.

A．sadly

B．differently

C．efficiently

D．slowly

13.

A．study

B．family

C．life

D．work

14.

A．equip

B．pack

C．provide

D．fill

15.

A．When

B．Why

C．How

D．Where

16.

A．factors

B．advantages

C．steps

D．ways

17.

A．no more

B．more or less

C．no more than

D．more than

18.

A．when

B．before

C．unless

D．until

19.

A．valued

B．failed

C．caught

D．made

20.

A．give

B．lose

C．get

D．need

3 . For years, business people in Western Europe were worried. They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S. The United States is much larger and had many more resources than any Western European countries.

Some European people realized that the European nations need to join together to help each other. If they could forget their language differences and the differences in customs, they might become strong competition against other countries.

In 1958, six of the European countries — Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Italy got together and decided to cooperate. They called their group the European Economic Community, or the Common Market. These countries agreed to join their resources together.

Within a few years, the European Economic Community had worked so well that its members were more prosperous than many other European nations. Soon, other nations began to realize the advantage of the Common Market. Today the Common Market includes most of the important countries in Western Europe. It is helping Western Europe to again take its place as a leader among the industrial nations of the world.

1. From the passage we know the U.S. is much richer than ________ in resources.

A．any other Western European countries	B．any other country in Western Europe
C．any country in Western Europe	D．every country in Europe

2. The members of the European Economic Community have developed fast because they ___.

A．share their resources and become more prosperous

B．can again take the place as a leader in the world

C．forget the differences in their languages and customs

D．have become strong competition against the U.S.

3. Which statement is true?

A．The Common Market is only a political association.

B．The Common Market is an economic and political association.

C．The Common Market is only an economic association.

D．The Common Market is neither an economic association nor a political one.

4. In order to ______ the Western European countries decided to cooperate.

A．join together to found a united country

B．help each other to smooth away the differences in customs

C．work and act together for common purpose

D．work together and fight against the U.S.

4 .
Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you've visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it's likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen—the 2lst century is the equal of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, and that it's important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread pieces you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret. The key question is: Does that matter?
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me."
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal that people will give personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cent-off coupon.
But privacy does matter—at least sometimes. It's like health; when you have it, you don't notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you‘d done more to protect it.
1. What would psychologists advise on the relationship between friends?

A．Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B．Friends should always be faithful to each other.

C．There should be a distance even between friends.

D．There should be fewer disputes between friends.

2. Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret" (Line 5 Para.3)?

A．Modern society has finally developed into an open society.

B．People leave traces around when using modern technology.

C．There are always people who are curious about others' affairs.

D．Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities.

3. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

A．They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B．They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

C．They rely more and more on electronic devices.

D．They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

4. Accorg to the passage, privacy is like health in that ________.

A．people will make every effort to keep it

B．its importance is rarely understood

C．it is something that can easily be lost

D．people don't value it until they lose it