2 . Hard work really does pay off. Scientists find that perseverance（坚持不懈）leads to better grades and higher achievements in school.

“Being passionate（热情的）is not enough to ensure academic success,” says researchers, who ought of "courage" as a key to success. This is also regarded as effort in reaching long-term goals, and determination to continue one's efforts in spite of hardships.

Researchers think that the finding could help create new training to help children develop the skill and help ensure their future success.

Researchers from the Academy of Finland studied more than 2,000 students from Helsinki. They were followed through their academic career from 12 to 16, the sixth grade until the ninth grade in local school years. Researchers found that the factor that best predicts courage was related to goals, with previous academic achievements playing no role in developing the skill.

Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro, who led the study, said, “Courage means a young person is really interested in his or her studies and does not give up easily. A key element of courage is high perseverance when facing difficulties and hardships. The important finding is that these factors are the key to success and well-being. Our study shows the power of courage.”

Professor Salmela-Aro also thinks it is important to develop new practices and qualities to improve courage in teenagers. She added, "Young people should see everyday school work as part of their life in a broader context and establish achievable goals for themselves. Schools must also serve as a place where it is safe to fail and learn to deal with setbacks. One must not be discouraged by setbacks, but draw strength and new energy from them.

1. What can we learn about the research?

A．It takes at least three years	B．It helps students make progress.
C．It meets many difficulties	D．It follows 2,000 students abroad.

2. What should students do according to the researchers?

A．Focus on former grades	B．Achieve their dreams
C．Try all their best	D．Forget sadness

3. What does the underlined word "setbacks" in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．strengths.	B．difficulties.
C．weaknesses.	D．efforts

4. Which is the text probably taken from?

A．A picture book.	B．A literature book.
C．A geography textbook.	D．An educational magazine

4 . No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor indicates much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is _________ such a virtue.

The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have dreams of slipping into narrow designer clothes. _________, I have been on a diet for the better – or worse – part of my life. Being rich wouldn’t be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, _________ me millions of dollars.

Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing? All religions have certain days when people refrain (抑制) from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity’s seven deadly sins. _________, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a _________ of high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.

Today the _________ is true. We have _________ to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat — or even only somewhat overweight — is bad because it implies a _________ of moral strength.

Our obsession with thinness is also _________ by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more ______________ people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates (关联) with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These ______________, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem — too much fat and a lack of fiber — than a weight problem.

The real ______________, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. ______________ is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to ______________. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually dangerous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus ______________ paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain glory.

1.

A．offered

B．praised

C．considered

D．implied

2.

A．Consequently

B．Unfortunately

C．Unlikely

D．Frequently

3.

A．earning

B．leaving

C．making

D．keeping

4.

A．Therefore

B．Furthermore

C．Otherwise

D．However

5.

A．symptom

B．signal

C．symbol

D．sample

6.

A．phenomenon

B．opposite

C．purpose

D．priority

7.

A．shifted

B．enhanced

C．oppressed

D．liberated

8.

A．sense

B．style

C．mass

D．lack

9.

A．overcome

B．negotiated

C．fueled

D．launched

10.

A．abnormal

B．ordinary

C．overweight

D．underweight

11.

A．disasters

B．diseases

C．extremes

D．devices

12.

A．resolution

B．concern

C．guidance

D．approach

13.

A．Diet

B．Exercise

C．Nutrition

D．Energy

14.

A．height

B．length

C．strength

D．weight

15.

A．free from

B．worthy of

C．accessible to

D．contrary to

5 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
时下，各类电视节目广泛使用短信参与方式，对此人们评价不一。请你对此现象谈谈个人看法：

态度一	态度二	你的观点
给观众提供了更多的参与机会	控制不当，节目品位无法保证	？
给媒体带来更多收益	短信费用过高，观众易生反感
迎合年轻人对新事物的追求	沉溺于此，浪费精力

要求：
1. 词数：120词左右。
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavoredcontain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit,according to a study carried by the British Food Commission.

"Shoppers need to check the labels before buying drinks,though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent,"said Food Commission spokesperson Lan Tokelove. "Food production is highly competitive.     1     . It will increase profits,and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."

Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits,meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors. Researchers analyzed the contents of28 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores.     2    . Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit.In addition,each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar.

    3    . Let's take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.

The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.

Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought.Under current UK law, Food packages do no not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packed with pictures of strawberries is misleading.     4    . Unfortunately,it is also legal and widespread," Takeover said.

A．The products which contain real fruit are popular with people.

B．Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit.

C．They found that about 60 percent of them didn't contain any fruit at all.

D．If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring,they are likely to do so.

E．It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products.

F．Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all.

8 . Directions: Write an English composition in about 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
社会生的不断变化，催生了从多的流行词汇，其中有些，如因特网、大款和博客等，由于广大泛使用，长期存在，遂逐步转变为普通、口语词汇；有些则昙花一现，不久即消失得无影无踪。请结合你自己对语言的观察，写一篇短文，说说语言与社会生活的关系。
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9 . What’s your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember learning to walk? Or talk? The first time you heard thunder or watched a television programme? Adults seldom _________ events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four _________ retain (记住) any specific, personal experiences.

A variety of explanations have been _________ by psychologists for this “childhood amnesia”(儿童失忆症). One argues that the hippocampus, the region of the brain which is responsible for forming memories, does not mature _________ about the age of two. But the most popular theory maintains that, since adults do not think like children, they cannot _________ childhood memories. Adults think in words, and their life memories are like stories or _________— one event follows _________ as in a novel or film. But when they search through their mental _________ for early childhood memories to add to this verbal life story, they don’t find any that fit the _________. It’s like trying to find a Chinese work in an English dictionary.

Now psychologist Annette Simms of the New York State University offers a new ____________ for childhood amnesia. She argues that there simply aren’t any early childhood memories to recall. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use ____________ spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own short-term impressions of them into long-term memories. In other ____________, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about ____________ — Mother talking about the afternoon ____________ looking for seashells at the beach or Dad asking them about their day at Ocean Park. Without this ____________ reinforcement (强化), says Dr. Simms, children cannot form permanent memories of their personal experiences.

1.

A．recall

B．resolve

C．involve

D．interpret

2.

A．merely

B．really

C．largely

D．rarely

3.

A．proposed

B．witnessed

C．canceled

D．figured

4.

A．after

B．since

C．until

D．once

5.

A．access

B．refer

C．reflect

D．attain

6.

A．regulations

B．descriptions

C．narratives

D．forecasts

7.

A．the other

B．others

C．the rest

D．another

8.

A．flashes

B．files

C．outputs

D．dreams

9.

A．frame

B．landscape

C．footstep

D．pattern

10.

A．explanation

B．factor

C．emphasis

D．arrangement

11.

A．some else

B．someone else’s

C．anyone else

D．anyone else’s

12.

A．words

B．means

C．senses

D．cases

13.

A．it

B．them

C．him

D．theirs

14.

A．taken

B．spent

C．used

D．chosen

15.

A．petty

B．mutual

C．habitual

D．verbal

10 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. account       B. different       C. psychologically       D. care E. endlessly       F. contact       G. breaking       H. subject I. satisfied       J. academic       K. chance

Addiction(沉溺) to computer games has been on the increase with its rise in popularity. It is not a physical disease or mental illness. A person with this type of addiction sets aside all other activities in favor of playing computer games almost     1    . Computer games addicts tend to isolate themselves from normal, face-to-face human    2    . They spend hours playing the online games, without much for those around them. They also do not    3    to fulfill the responsibilities awaiting them and they are more likely to feel depressed. The fact that computer games reduce time available for family and friends may    4    for the drop in well-being. Faceless, bodiless "virtual" communication may be less    5    satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. In addition, exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less    6    with their lives.

Many addicts spend as long as 100 hours a week playing computer games. Such a lifestyle will result in decreased job or    7    performance. Late nights and days spent playing the games make the addict unable to perform as well as he would have. Some gamers even spend real money on virtual products to make their characters    8    from others.

Computer games addicts have unwittingly(不知不觉地) developed a set of habits. These habits have become part of their lives and if not dealt with, their jobs, relationships and careers may collapse. However,     9    these habits is easier said than done. Sometimes these habits could lead to depression, stress and other emotional problems. Therapy, counseling programs can be helpful to them. The earlier treatment is sought, the greater the    10    it will be successful.