閱讀理解。
    Willa Cather once said, "When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy
road,I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all. That is
what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never used the computer with
the thought that one more task had to be done."
    Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her,
but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and
full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from child to young womanhood
and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild
flowers, wheat fields and rivers.
    "It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you or
it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower,
an old factory, a waterfall, the country all made to look like a German Christmas card...But
when I come to the open plain, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently."
1. Willa Cather wrote because she found writing _____.
[     ]
A. simple and lively
B. opened up a road to success
C. neither too hard nor too easy
D. interesting and enjoyable
2. What was the place like where Cather grew up?
[     ]
A. It was cold,plain and without a church.
B. It was vast,open and flat.
C. It was like a German Christmas card.
D. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.
3. When she said "It takes hold of you or it leaves you perfectly cold.", Willa Cather
    meant that _____.
[     ]
A. you either love the place or hate it
B. you decide either to stay or to leave
C. some find the place warm; others find it cold
D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild
4. What happens when Cather comes to the open plain?
[     ]
A. She breathes differently from others.
B. She wants to make the place her home.
C. She feels completely comfortable.
D. She finds the place similar to her home.
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There’s a box of chocolates in the fridge. It’s been there for more than a week since I was given it as a present. I do love chocolates, but they make me fat if I eat too many! Can I control myself? If I eat one, will I have to eat all of them?
My son Harry is obsessed with playing Wii(/wi:/, 任天堂的一款游戲機) games. Sometimes, it’s difficult to get him to concentrate on his homework because he wants to play some more.
Last week I had to wake up a student in my class. I asked him why he was so tried and he said he had stayed up late to play his favourite Internet game, Farmville. He said he just couldn’t stop playing it! Now his academic work is suffering because he can’t control his urge to play games.
What my son, my student, and I myself need is simply self-control.
In the late 1960’s, American psychologist Walter Mischel launched an experiment about self-control. He left a group of four-year-olds in a room and told them that if they could wait 20 minutes, they could have two marshmallows, a kind of sweet. If they couldn’t wait, he would only give them one.
In videos of the experiment, you can see children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes—desperately trying to control themselves. Some did wait patiently, while others couldn’t wait a single minute.
Years later, the self-controlled children turned out to get higher SAT scores and got into better colleges. The children who couldn’t wait were more likely to become bullies.
So, the chocolates are still in the fridge. My son Harry is doing his homework with a promise that he can play on the Wii later, and my student says he will try harder to control himself. We all have our own temptations. But if we can control them, we will achieve more.
56. Which of the following is different from the other three?
A. The writer.                                          B. Harry.
C. The writer’s student.                             D. Walter Mischel.
57. We can know from paragraph 5 to paragraph 7 that____________.
A. all the children got two marshmallows
B. all the children waited patiently  
C. self-control can help children succeed later
D. the children who lack self-control get higher SAT scores
58. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The writer is addicted to Wii.
B. The writer’s son is addicted to Farmville.
C. The writer’s student is addicted to chocolates.
D. The writer’s student is addicted to Farmville.
59. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 5?
A. Something we can eat.                   B. A kind of toy.
C. A kind of mushroom.                     D. A kind of prize.

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      There’s a box of chocolates in the fridge. It’s been there for more than a week since I was given it as a present. I do love chocolates, but they make me fat if I eat too many! Can I control myself? If I eat one, will I have to eat all of them?

       My son Harry is obsessed with playing Wii(/wi:/, 任天堂的一款游戲機) games. Sometimes, it’s difficult to get him to concentrate on his homework because he wants to play some more.

       Last week I had to wake up a student in my class. I asked him why he was so tried and he said he had stayed up late to play his favourite Internet game, Farmville. He said he just couldn’t stop playing it! Now his academic work is suffering because he can’t control his urge to play games.

       What my son, my student, and I myself need is simply self-control.

       In the late 1960’s, American psychologist Walter Mischel launched an experiment about self-control. He left a group of four-year-olds in a room and told them that if they could wait 20 minutes, they could have two marshmallows, a kind of sweet. If they couldn’t wait, he would only give them one.

       In videos of the experiment, you can see children squirming, kicking, hiding their eyes—desperately trying to control themselves. Some did wait patiently, while others couldn’t wait a single minute.

       Years later, the self-controlled children turned out to get higher SAT scores and got into better colleges. The children who couldn’t wait were more likely to become bullies.

       So, the chocolates are still in the fridge. My son Harry is doing his homework with a promise that he can play on the Wii later, and my student says he will try harder to control himself. We all have our own temptations. But if we can control them, we will achieve more.

1. Which of the following is different from the other three?

       A. The writer.       B. Harry.       C. The writer’s student.               D. Walter Mischel.

2. We can know from paragraph 5 to paragraph 7 that _________

       A. all the children got two marshmallows

       B. all the children waited patiently

       C. self-control can help children succeed later

       D. the children who lack self-control get higher SAT scores

3. Which of the following statement is true?

       A. The writer is addicted to Wii.

       B. The writer’s son is addicted to Farmville.

       C. The writer’s student is addicted to chocolates.

       D. The writer’s student is addicted to Farmville.

4. What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 5?

       A. Something we can eat.                   B. A kind of toy.

       C. A kind of mushroom.                     D. A kind of prize.

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     Hotel Icaria Barcelona is 330 yards from Barcelona's Nova Icaria Beach. It is
located in the Olympic Port area, a 10-minute walk from Ciutadella Park and
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from Barcelona Cathedral (大教堂) and the historic Gothic Quarter.
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Activities Sauna, Fitness Centre, Wellness Centre, Table Tennis, Hiking, Cycling, Steam Bath, Outdoor
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Services Meeting Facilities, Business Centre, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, VIP Room Facilities, Ironing Service,
Fax/Photocopying, Ticket Service.
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     These are general hotel policies for Hotel Icaria Barcelona. As they may vary per room type, please also
check the room description.
Check in 14:00-00:00 Check out Until 12:00 hours
Children and
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     All children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
     One older child or adult is charged 34 per night and person in an extra bed.
Groups      When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
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     Your reservation is absolutely secure. All personal data is encrypted and will only be used to process your
booking. For more information, read our PRIVACY STATEMENT. Booking.com will not charge you any
reservation fees for making this booking.
1. Hotel Icaria Barcelona allows you easy access to the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the stadiums where you can have sports
B. the seaside where you can relax yourself
C. the places where you can take trains or buses
D. the building where you can attend a religious service
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A. analysed
B. stored
C. collected
D. protected
3. It can be inferred from the advertisement that _____.
A. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotel
B. every room follows the same hotel policies
C. policies may be in your favour if you book 6 rooms
D. an extra bed can be provided for you free of charge

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giant over privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.
        In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund （基金）for privacy education the
company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.
        Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons
touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.
        How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.
        “Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached a
settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think
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        “The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’concerns,”
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they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for
the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.
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A．Buzz
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C．Google
D．Street View
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B．Pay cash to its users.
C．Hold a fairness hearing.
D．Stop collecting its users’ data.
3．According to the passage,         .
A．Google was accused of cheating its users.
B．Google users are all affected by the settlement
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     BEIJING-Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular  
network compatibility (兼容) for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics
giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion.
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compatible with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by
Apple's local iPhone partner, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
       China Unicom declined  to comment.
       Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers
Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland. Still, consumers in China, which according to
research firm IDC surpassed  the US as the world's largest PC market in the second quarter, have been
purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.
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store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city's central shopping and business district in the
International Finance Center's upscale (高檔的) IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot
along the city's waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter,
which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2.
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any Apple stores in the world. The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the
market.
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and tablet computers. Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost (增長) the
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       "This has been a substantial (重大) opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we're just
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incredible opportunity for Apple there."
       From China Daily 2011-09-08
1. According to the news, which of the following statements is true?     
A. WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world.
B. Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores.
C. The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions.
D. Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year's second quarter.
2. Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?
A. in the interests of    
B. in the front of    
C. in the process of        
D. in the case of
3. How many full-service Apple stores are there in China?   
A. 4.            
B . 6.            
C. 8.          
D. Unknown.
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A. they don't know much about China's market
B. they will sell more products and gain more profit in China
C. they need to obtain more permission from China's government
D. they ignored the rural market in China

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