Many reasons can explain why football is so popular. All around the world, millions play the sport and many more like to watch it. Some would say that the simplicity of the game is the main reason for its popularity, but that can’t be true as, this way, marathons or races would be the most popular sports in the world. In fact, the most popular sport in the world is football.
The main reason for the popularity of any sport is the room for creativity inside the sport. Football has plenty of room for creativity as it enables players to use their bodies in unique ways to get hold of the ball and score while at the same time keeping the other team from scoring. In addition to this, the rules ensure that the game is clean and fair, thus encouraging new players to play it.
Another reason is that this game doesn’t require expensive equipment. All the kids in poor developing countries like playing it as all they need to play it is a ball and an empty playground, and that would ensure a quality time for a group of kids who want to enjoy their time. The Federation International de Football Association (FTFA) knows this fact and is always trying to keep the rules and regulations applicable for poorer countries.
For fans of the sport, it is very entertaining to watch the skills and talents of the players in professional matches. The outcome of a match can easily change in the dying moments of a game. Some matches are even better than watching a thriller, because you really have no idea what the result of the match will be.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we know that marathons and races _______.
A．a(chǎn)re sports that are as simple as football
B．a(chǎn)re sports that are simpler than football
C．a(chǎn)re sports that people like watching most
D．a(chǎn)re the most popular sports in the world
小題2:We can learn from the text that _____.
A．football is popular mainly because of its simplicity
B．the rules of football make the game safe and simple
C．football gives players room for creativity
D．playing football can help poor kids earn money
小題3:This fact in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A．kids need balls and empty playground to play in
B．the equipment in developing countries is very cheap
C．kids in developing countries enjoy playing football
D．kids in developing countries don’t keep football rules

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
文章分析了足球受歡迎的原因。
小題1:推理題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知有人說足球受歡迎是因為它簡單，但是馬拉松和跑步比足球還要簡單，但是足球卻是最受歡迎的。說明簡單不是足球受歡迎的因為。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二行Football has plenty of room for creativity
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第二行the kids in poor developing countries like playing。
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Carnival(狂歡節(jié)) does not take place only in Louisiana. There are many celebrations around the world.
In Brazil, the celebration is supposed to go on from the Saturday before Mardi Gras (大齋節(jié)前的最后一天)to Mardi Gras Day, but in some Brazilian cities the celebration can last seven or eight days. Just like New Orleans, not many important things are decided in Brazil from New Year's Day to Mardi Gras Day because everyone is preparing for or celebrating carnival. Most Brazilian parades have a subject, which could be political or historical. The parades had to have a subject related to Brazil until 1996. Some cities in Brazil do not have a street carnival, but they might have an indoor party.
Bolivia has carnival parades for children and then more parades for adults. The children dress up in costumes and march in the streets. The adults make traditional dance groups and dance in the streets. But the main part of Bolivia's carnival is getting wet. Almost everyone gets wet from water balloons and water buckets. In Oruru, Bolivia, their carnival is held in the last ten days of the carnival season. People there join in dancing, but their main carnival event is a ceremonial parade that lasts for twenty hours and parades for four kilometers. Over 20,000 dancers are involved as well as 10,000 musicians. This parade attracts at least 400,000 people.
The carnival in Venice, Italy is often regarded as the most carefully prepared carnival and lasts ten days before Lent (大齋節(jié)). Many events are held in the canals including shows, concerts, dances and water processions(隊列). The official ending to the celebration is the party held in St. Mark's Square.
小題1:What's the best title for the passage?
A．Ways of Carnival
B．Carnival Parades
C．Carnivals around the World
D．History of Carnival
小題2:From the passage we learn that in Brazil ____.
A．not all cities have a street carnival
B．a(chǎn)ll Brazilian cities celebrate carnival for a week
C．the parades should have a subject related to Brazil politics
D．people prepare for or celebrate carnival after Mardi Gras Day
小題3:The most important feature (特征)of the celebration of carnival in Bolivia is that ____.
A．people join in dancing
B．nearly all people are wet
C．children wearing costumes march in the streets
D．a(chǎn)dult dance groups dance in the streets
小題4:Which of the following shows that the author pays special attention to the carnival in Bolivia?
A．The time of celebrating carnival in Bolivia is mentioned.
B．There are details and numbers about carnival celebrations in Bolivia.
C．People in the carnival celebration in Bolivia are mentioned.
D．Events or performances for carnival celebrations in Bolivia are told.
小題5:Which of the following areas or countries prepares the most carefully for their carnival?
A．Louisiana.
B．Bolivia.
C．Venice.
D．Brazil.

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Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, especially their parents．Don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families．it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got good friend your parents don’t like?
小題1:Many teenagers think their            know them better than their parents do．
A．friendsB．teachersC．brothers and sistersD．classmates
小題2:When teenagers stay alone，the usual way of communication is to              ,
A．go to their friends.
B．talk with their parents
C．have a d discussion with their family
D．talk with their friends on the phone
小題3:The passage suggests（暗示）that         ．
A．Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully．
B．Perhaps some children’s friends are chosen by their parents．
C．Children won’t let their parents choose friends for them．
D．Parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的ABCD四個選項中，選出合適填入對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （貧困）,and only the rich could manage without great _36_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_37_together on a road when they came to a very_38_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _39  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四輪載重馬車) and shared _40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the _41  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _42  all his food and drink, since he _43  see that money would be of little _44  to them. He made sure that they each _45   their fair share and would have enough food to _46  for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _47   and went straight through the _48   without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_49  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _50  that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they   51 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons,  53  the gold and valuables they had been  54  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  55  . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
小題1:
A．lossB．expectationsC．successD．problems
小題2:
A．standingB．travellingC．gatheringD．running
小題3:
A．farawayB．poorC．differentD．a(chǎn)ncient
小題4:
A．unlessB．becauseC．soD．if
小題5:
A．themB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．those
小題6:
A．curiousB．worryingC．dangerousD．puzzling
小題7:
A．the villagersB．his servantsC．the othersD．the rest
小題8:
A．couldB．mightC．shouldD．must
小題9:
A．interestB．concernC．useD．a(chǎn)ttraction
小題10:
A．returnedB．gainedC．offeredD．received
小題11:
A．remainB．lastC．supplyD．share
小題12:
A．turned backB．set outC．showed offD．speededup
小題13:
A．villageB．landC．fieldD．road
小題14:
A．whetherB．howC．whereD．when
小題15:
A．goodB．certainC．trueD．strange
小題16:
A．welcomedB．metC．a(chǎn)cceptedD．persuaded
小題17:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．indeed
小題18:
A．except forB．instead ofC．a(chǎn)part fromD．a(chǎn)long with
小題19:
A．loadingB．treasuringC．carryingD．earning
小題20:
A．foodB．jewelsC．moneyD．seeds

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The concept of solitude (獨處) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be____36___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___37____it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ___38____our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___39____as we’ve known it. People have become so ___40____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (寫博客), not only from our ___42____, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ___43____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___44____it would make them an outsider. ___45____, many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ___55____daily advancements in technology.
小題1:
A．updatedB．receivedC．sharedD．collected
小題2:
A．thoughB．untilC．onceD．before
小題3:
A．respectedB．shapedC．ignoredD．preserved
小題4:
A．edgeB．stageC．endD．balance
小題5:
A．sensitiveB．intelligentC．considerateD．reachable
小題6:
A．even ifB．only ifC．a(chǎn)s ifD．if only
小題7:
A．mediaB．computersC．databasesD．monitors
小題8:
A．bentB．hardC．keenD．dependent
小題9:
A．findingB．usingC．protectingD．changing
小題10:
A．AlsoB．InsteadC．OtherwiseD．Somehow
小題11:
A．connectedB．trainedC．recommendedD．interested
小題12:
A．pleasureB．benefitC．burdenD．disappointment
小題13:
A．slightlyB．hardlyC．merelyD．really
小題14:
A．outB．downC．upD．in
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)spectsB．weaknessesC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．exceptions
小題16:
A．hiddenB．lostC．relaxedD．deserted
小題17:
A．trappedB．excitedC．confusedD．a(chǎn)mused
小題18:
A．turnB．submitC．objectD．reply
小題19:
A．varyB．a(chǎn)riseC．spreadD．exist
小題20:
A．beyondB．withinC．despiteD．without

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New York City consists of five parts: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. The population is about 7.5 million and there are 1.5 million in Manhattan alone.
Manhattan, the center of the city, is on the island between the Hudson River and the East River. Most of the famous buildings such as the Empire State and the United Nations and other skyscrapers are in Manhattan. Some of its districts are: Broadway, which has many theatres and cinemas, Fifth Avenue, with stores and apartments, Greenwich Village, where many artists and writers have lived, and Central Park, with a skating rink (溜冰場). From Manhattan you have to cross to the other parts of New York City through a tunnel or over a bridge. The bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is the longest in the world.
New York is the second biggest port in the world and it has two airports. The people who live there come from all over the world and speak many different languages. There are 324,000 Germans and 390,000 Poles as well as people from Greece, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Romania. People call one district "Little Italy" and another "China town".
小題1:The most important part of New York is _______.
A．Hudson RiverB．East River
C．Bronx and Staten IslandD．Manhattan
小題2:The Empire State is ______.
A. a state of the U.S.A.               B. a country  
C. a skyscraper                    D. a district in New York
小題3:If you are going to do some shopping in Manhattan, you will go to _______.
A．BroadwayB．Fifth Avenue
C．Greenwich VillageD．Central Park
小題4:From the article we understand ________.
A．Staten Island and Brooklyn are separated by the sea
B．Staten Island and Brooklyn are one landmass
C．Manhattan and Queens are one landmass
D．Brooklyn and Queens are separated by the sea
小題5:Many ________ live in the New York.
A．people from Poland and China
B．children from Brooklyn and Staten Island
C．people from Germany and Italy do not
D．children from Greece and Romania do not

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Mouse potatoes joined couch potatoes (who spend much time watching TV on the couch), google officially became a verb and drama queens (extremely emotional persons) finally found the attention when they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language.
The mouse potato, the himbo (attractive, empty-headed man) and drama queen were among 100 new words added to the 2006 update of America’s best-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary《韋氏大詞典》. The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the worldwide web.
New words and phrases from the fields of science, technology, pop culture and industry are chosen each year by Merriam-Webster’s team of editors after months of looking through books, magazines and even food labels. “They are not tracking spoken language. They are looking for evidence that words have been used in the written English language,” said Arthur Bicknell, senior editor of Merriam-Webster.
Other words first coming into the dictionary this year were soul patch (a small growth of beard under a man’s lower lip), unibrow (two eyebrows joining together) and supersize － the fast food industry phrase for extra large meals.
The technology world contributed ringtones (changeable incoming cellphone call signals) and spyware (software installed in a computer to track a user’s activities) while biodiesel (生物柴油) and avian influenza(禽流感) came from the world of science.
America’s first dictionary － Noah Webster’s A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language － was published 200 years ago and also introduced some fresh words that have now become familiar. Those “new” words in 1806 included slang, surf, psychology, naturally and Americanize.
小題1:The mouse potato refers to ____________.
A．a(chǎn) mouse that lives by potatoes
B．a(chǎn) person who spends much time on the computer
C．a(chǎn) mouse that is shown on the screen of the computer
D．a(chǎn) person who likes to eat mice and potatoes
小題2:Which group of words and phrases is NOT the fresh words for the dictionary of this   year?  
A．mouse potatoes, google, supersize， drama queen.
B．himbo, soul patch, unibrow, supersize.
C．ringtones, spyware, biodiesel, avian influenza.
D．couch potatoes, surf, psychology, Americanize.
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A．New words and phrases were introduced into the dictionary have close relationship with the time.
B．New words and phrases chosen by the editors of the dictionary have been used in written English somewhere.
C．Some words that are now familiar to us used to be fresh words collected in the dictionary.
D．The Merriam-webster Collegiate Dictionary becomes the best-seller because 100 new words are added to it.

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In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity．The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values．
In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad．They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）．Jack is such an example．He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult．From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from．“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said．
At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels．He was refused entry into several countries．But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport．His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am．I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview．For th is reason  he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity．”
As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious．In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names．In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性別） is hard to determine．It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to．
What will be the next crisis（危機(jī)） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?
小題1:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The importance of identity．
B．The crisis of identity．
C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures．
D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties．
小題2:The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because      ．
A．he needed to board a plane at any time
B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel
C．he needed others acknowledgement
D．he couldn’t prove who he was
65．A “banana” in the passage is in fact an     ．
A．American traveling to Asia   B．American keeping Eastern culture
C．American born in Asia    D．America – born Asian
小題3:We can infer from the passage that the author believes      ．
A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future
B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity
C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity
D．people don’t need to worry about identity

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Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺騙)? When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That’s called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an  other term．One of her opponents(對手)says，“During Governor Smith’s term，the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith’s term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．
小題1:How much did the lottery winner lose?
A．one hundred dollars．B．Two hundred dollars．
C．Three hundred dollars．D．Four hundred dollars．
小題2:We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
A．buy lottery tickets if possibleB．make use of half—truths
C．be careful about what they are toldD．not trust the Yucky Company
小題3: How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?
A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Using half truths is against the law．
B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．
C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．
D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．
小題5:Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A．He’s really a big loser!
B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．
C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．
D．It’s against the law to make false statements．

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