As is known to everybody, Chinglish usually stems from the English language deficiency of many Chinese people. Chinglish is so common in China that it is almost impossible not to see a public sign written in ____26____ English when traveling in China. Although unnoticed by people with little or no knowledge of English, the rampant (猖獗的) use of Chinglish makes the English-literate (懂英语的) people in China feel ____27____.The name of the Beijing National Park was once ____28____ into Beijing Racial Park, which made foreigners feel afraid to step in. Many beautiful scenic spots in China have been ____29____ by various signs written in wrong and ____30____ English. Two Chinglish slogans containing nine grammatical mistakes that ____31____ over the gate of a famous middle school in Qingdao were once reported in a newspaper, triggering (触发) heated ____32____ among the local people. Such examples of poor English have been taken as language examples for thousands of students to learn from ____33____ day.26. A. ashamed B. advanced C. awkward D. debates E. described F. entertainment G. funny H. hung I. interpreted J. opponents K. regarded L. ridiculous

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) for E) driving I) extremely M) goingB) eating F) mixture J) so N) provideC) offer G) restaurants K) who O) whichD) since H) exotic L) orientalJapan is an unusual ________ 26 ________ of traditional and ultra-modern. This can be confusing for the visitor because, although it looks quite western, Japan is still in many ways very ________ 27 ________. Whenever you go into a house you must take off your shoes. Sometimes your host will ________ 28 ________ you with slippers; if not, you walk round in your socks. A visitor should also expect more in traditional houses, hotels and ________ 29 ________ to eat kneeling down on the floor on a cushion in front of a low table. It is a good idea to get used to ________ 30 ________ with chopsticks but, if you can't manage, ask for a knife and fork. The Japanese are ________ 31 ________ polite and friendly. You can nearly always find someone ________ 32 ________ speaks English. In summer the country is very hot and humid, ________ 33 ________ anyone planning a trip then ought to take light, comfortable clothes with them.The majority of tourists head ________ 34 ________ Tokyo but you ought not to miss the chance of visiting the old capital cities of Kyoto and Nara. From Tokyo you can get to Kyoto in three hours on the "Shinkansen" superexpress. If you are ________ 35 ________ it is important to remember that in Japan you have to drive on the left-hand side of the road.

Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, we can use mobile phones to do many things such as taking photos, listening to music, sending messages and so on. Many teenagers take mobile phones as a part of their everyday life. But now the students in New York feel unhappy because they are not allowed to bring their mobile phones to school any more.Though there has been a ban on mobile phones in New York schools for years, usually the phones are ignored as long as they don't ring during the class. But things have changed as the city has begun random security scanning at middle and high schools from April 26. On that day, police officers seized 129 mobile phones, ten CD players, two iPods, a box of cutter and a knife. Though many parents complained this ban would prevent them from communicating with their children during the day, the department of education said that the mobile ban would prevent the students from using the phones to take pictures in locker rooms, cheatin tests and callfriends together to start fights.The students have different reasons from their parents' to oppose the rule. To most of them, mobile phones are so necessary that they can't imagine the life without them. A 14-year-old girl said she felt so empty. To her, life without a mobile phone will be "really, really boring". Will the mobile phone ban work out? Perhaps only time can tell.1.What has happened to the students in New York?A) They are not allowed to use mobile phones at school.B) They are not allowed to use mobile phones at all.C) They are allowed to use mobile phones in class for messages.D) They are not allowed to use mobile phones every day.2.Which is the additional measure taken besides the ban?A) To encourage students to stop using mobile phones.B) To educate students about the possible dangers of using mobile phones.C) The random security scanning.D) To ignore the phones if they don't ring during the class.3.What can be inferred from the passage?A) Both parents and children are against bringing mobile phones to school.B) Parents and the department of education agree on the mobile phone ban.C) We do not know now whether mobile phone ban will work.D) We still need another five years of mobile phone ban.

[听力文本资源] Americans think a great deal about time. They constantly refer to time and the value of keeping busy. From childhood, they learn to value time, and their language reflects this. They learn that the price of committing a crime is to do time in prison. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies; they say sadly of someone who is dying that he is living on borrowed time. From the time of its beginning, American English has reflected this attitude. Nowhere can this sense of time be seen more clearly than in the working place. Working Americans are bound to the clock. It is a commonly held belief that one should balance work against a set time, for example, an 8-hour day or a 40-hour week. Anything over these time limits is overtime, and the worker should receive more money per hour for work done during overtime. Time during nonworking hours is also considered very precious. Whether an American decides on a busy weekend schedule, when Saturday and Sunday are filled with activities, or on a relaxed weekend, the time will be regarded as valuable. Some Americans feel they have a love-hate relationship with time. They love the comforts that progress has brought through work, but they hate the stress of the clock and the pressures of a time-directed society. There is little doubt that many Americans feel they have become servants of the clock.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] What does "living on borrowed time" mean in the passage? [听力文本资源]A) It means someone who overvalues time.B) It means someone who is working overtime.C) It means someone who will die very soon. D) It means someone who is in debts.2. [听力文本资源] What kind of people has the strongest sense of time? [听力文本资源]A) University students.B) Working people. C) Young parents.D) Homeless people.3. [听力文本资源] How do Americans view nonworking time? [听力文本资源]A) They think it has great value. B) They think it's a waste of time.C) They always fill it tightly.D) They just want to hang around then.4. [听力文本资源] What does the speaker think of Americans' attitude towards time? [听力文本资源]A) Americans set great value on time. B) Americans are happy to work around the clock.C) Americans are trying to work ahead of time.D) Americans are trying to avoid a tight schedule.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank above the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) participated E) higher I) contribute M) lowerB) attribute F) scale J) encourage N) surveyedC) favorably G) level K) likely O) anticipatedD) evidence H) upper L) non-smokingTeen smokers are influenced to start smoking if their favorite movie stars are smokers, suggests research in a Dartmouth College study published in this week's Tobacco Control, a BMJ journal. Teenagers aged 10 to 19 were underline(47) about their smoking habits and their attitudes toward smoking. These were scored on a five-point underline(48) . Altogether, 632 students from five rural New England schools underline(49) .Teens whose favorite stars smoked in films were more likely to score underline(50) than teens who chose stars who did not smoke. And the more a star portrayed (描绘) smoking, the more underline(51) the adolescent (青少年) viewed smoking. Teens whose favorite stars smoked in two films were 1.5 times more likely to score on the underline(52) end of the scale, while those whose favorite stars smoked in three or more films were three times as likely to do so.Among teens who had never smoked, those who chose stars who smoked in three or more films were 16 times as likely to express positive opinions about smoking than those who chose " underline(53) " stars.Stars who smoke may therefore underline(54) teens to try out smoking, suggest the authors, who conclude: "We believe this underline(55) strongly suggests that media descriptions of tobacco use by popular movie stars underline(56) to adolescent smoking."

The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV. Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people in an artificial situation. This could be at work, or in some kind of ____26____.One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother. In this show, 15 complete strangers will live together in a house for 11 weeks. They are ____27____ 24 hours a day. Each week, the viewers vote to ____28____ one of the housemates. Finally, only one is ____29____, who will win 50,000 pounds!The show was an instant ____30____, and runs in several countries. The housemates often become ____31____ as a result of the show, and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.Reality TV is also big business in the USA. American Idol, which is similar to the Chinese Super Girl, is one example. In this show, thousands of would-be singers audition (试唱) in front of three judges.Part of the attraction is that many of the singers are not very good—in fact, some sang ____32____! The judges do not have to be ____33____, and are in fact usually very rude to some of the ____34____. As a prize, the singers receive a recording contract with a major record company.Reality TV is coming to China, too. In the new Chinese version, Wise Man Takes All, 16 would-be businessmen will ____35____ their ideas to the judges, and the best one will win 1 million yuan to make their dreams come true. Whatever happens, it seems that Reality TV is here to stay.

W: Henry, I'm very upset about something. Can I talk with you? I'd like your opinion.M: What is it? Oh, is it about Edward?W: Yeah, sort of...M: So, what's up?W: What do you think of Edward, Henry?M: What do I think of him? You know him better than I do, don't you?W: Please, don't tease me. Just tell me.M: Well, remember the other day when you said that Edward is a man who really shows you nothing but consideration?W: Uh-huh...M: And remember you said that he really makes you happy?W: Yeah. (Heave a sigh)Edward is indeed a gentleman. He has wonderful manners and is respectful of me. But I'm really bothered by his past!M: His past!? Was he an ex-criminal or something?W: No, no, no. That's not what I mean. He used to have a girlfriend and he loved her very much. He almost married her if it were not for an accident.M: Oh, I see. But why are you so bothered? That's already ahistory, isn't it?W: I know. But I just can't get it off my mind.M: Come on, Mary. You're just being a little jealous, but that's just fine. You know, when you love him, you've got to love his past and his everything... You've got to love him as a whole.1.What kind of person is Edward according to the two speakers?A) A thoughtful man. B) An ex-criminal.C) A selfish man.D) A disabled man.2.Why is the woman so upset?A) She broke up with her boyfriend.B) She quarreled with her boyfriend.C) She is greatly bothered by her boyfriend's past.D) Her boyfriend loves his former girlfriend much more than her.3.Why didn't Edward marry his former girlfriend?A) Because she had an accident.B) Because her parents disapproved of their marriage.C) Because she didn't love Edward anymore.D) Because she left him suddenly for some unknown reasons.4.What does the man advise the woman to do?A) To end the relationship with Edward.B) To talk to Edward about his past.C) To consult other people for more advice.D) To accept Edward no matter what happened to him in the past.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) worse E) imagine I) human M) biggestB) create F) dreaming J) impossible N) copyC) ability G) better K) much O) robotD) possible H) wood L) independently"Robot". It is a word that seems very modern; a word that creates a strong mental picture; a picture of something that looks and acts like a human. Robots are not underline(26) of course. They are machines.The word "robot" and robots themselves, are less than 100 years old. But humans have been underline(27) of real and imaginary copies of themselves for thousands of years. Early people made little human statues out of clay. And they cut underline(28) and stone to make them look like humans.What is the future of robots? The goal of scientists is to underline(29) a true human-like robot. Some experts have described this robot of the future as one that can act underline(30) in the physical world through its own senses and actions. Humans have the underline(31) to see, hear, speak and solve problems. Engineers have built robots that have one or two of these abilities. But it takes a number of big expensive computers to make the robots work.

Without question, the most ______ and highly popular job in the business of sports at the present moment has to be the general manager of a famous football team.A. deservedB. desirousC. disastrousD. virtuous

More than40 years ago, a group of television educators, child development experts and artists gathered to develop a revolutionary television program. Their goal was to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a way that was entertaining and fun to watch. The show was also aimed at providing children from low-income families with additional preparation for school."Sesame Street" was first broadcast on November 10, 1969. It was produced by a non-profit group called "The Children's Television Workshop," which is called "The Sesame Workshop" today.When the show first aired, some of its creators were not sure it would last one season. But40 years later, "Sesame Street" is the longest running children's television program in the United States.Today, versions of "Sesame Street" are broadcast in more than125 countries. And "Sesame Street" has worked hard to deal with important issues. For example, in Egypt, "Sesame Street" is called "Alam Simsim." The program has a female puppet called Khokha. She was created to be a role model for Egyptian girls. She expresses the importance of girls going to school and working hard to learn.The words of one of the creators explain the goals of the show. Joan Ganz Cooney says that "Sesame Street" producers do not pretend that a television show can solve the problems of the world. But she says they believe it would be a terrible mistake not to use these influential tools to contribute to the answers.Glossary：sesame: 芝麻puppet: 木偶1.According to the passage, what do the creators of "Sesame Street" want it to be?A) They just wanted to create a completely new children's program.B) They wanted to create a fun yet educational children's program.C) They wanted to create an educational but also profitable children's program.D) They wanted to create a children's program which is world-known.2.What do the creators think of the show?A) They think it will help children from poor families prepare for school.B) They think it will be popular from its first broadcast.C) They think it will be successful in terms of both education and finance.D) They think it is the first television program in teaching children reading and math.3.Why is a female puppet "Khokha" created in the Egyptian version of "Sesame Street"?A) Because female characters are more popular in Egypt's children programs.B) Because the creators want to make the version different from others.C) Because the creators want to set an example for Egyptian children.D) Because the creators want to tell Egyptian girls the importance of learning.