1、阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 How Much Do You Know About Modern Inventions? Modern inventions have speeded up people lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircrafts cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 问：The new products become more and more time-saving because ( ). 单选题 2分

2、阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 How Much Do You Know About Modern Inventions? Modern inventions have speeded up people lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircrafts cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 问：What can we learn from Paragraph 2? 单选题 2分

3、阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 How Much Do You Know About Modern Inventions? Modern inventions have speeded up people lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircrafts cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 问：What does" the days in Paragraph 3 refer to？ 单选题 2分

4、阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 How Much Do You Know About Modern Inventions? Modern inventions have speeded up people lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircrafts cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 问：What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology? 单选题 2分

5、阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项。 How Much Do You Know About Modern Inventions? Modern inventions have speeded up people lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircrafts cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks. All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind on another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientist; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take us into another world. There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestor faced they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence. 问：What does the passage mainly discuss? 单选题 2分

6、下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。 Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer’s disease(阿尔茨海默病,又叫老年痴呆症)affects millions of people around the world. American researchers say the disease will affect more than one hundred million people world- wide by the year twenty fifty. (6) Researchers and doctors have been studying Alzheimer's patients for a century. Yet the cause and cure for the mental sickness are still unknown. However, some researchers have made important steps towards understanding it. (7 )At first, patients have trouble remembering little things. Later, they have trouble remembering more important things, such as the names of their children. There are also some physical tests that might show who is at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The tests look for proteins(蛋白质 )in brain and spinal cord. The proteins appear to be found only in people with the disease. (8) Now, a much simpler physical test to predict Alzheimer’s risk has been developed. Researchers found that trouble with the sense of smell can be one of the first signs of Alzheimer’s. (9) These smells included cinnamon black pepper(黑胡椒), chocolate, paint thinner(涂料稀释剂), and smoke. The study continued for five years. During this period, the same people were asked to take several tests measuring their memory and thought abilities. Fifty percent of those who could not identify at least four of the smells in the first test had trouble with their memory and thinking in the next five years. Another study has shown a possible way to reduce a person ' chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease in old age. (10) Those who read a newspaper, or play chess or word games are about three times less likely to develop the condition. Researchers say they still do not know what causes Alzheimer's disease. But they say these findings might help prevent the disease in the future. A. That would be four times the current number. B. The protein tests can correctly identify the presence of the disease in about ninety percent of patients. C It's important to recognize the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. D. Researchers in Chicago found that people who use their brains more often are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. E. Several early signs of the disease involve memory and thought processes. F. Using this information, they developed a test in which people were asked to identify twelve familiar. 简答题 10分

7、下面的短文有10处空白,每处空白后的括号内有一个词,请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中,以恢复文章原貌。 Nuclear Power Is nuclear power really a monster? No, definitely not. First of all nuclear power is much safer than other means of energy (11) (product).More than 6,000 coal miners died worldwide in 2004. The nuclear industry started from the end of 1950s, there are now more than 430 nuclear plants under safe (12) (operate) worldwide, supplying 16 percent of total world (13)(electronic). It was a fact, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA), that compared with energy sources like coal, hydroelectricity, and (14)(nature): gas, nuclear energy is by far the (15)(safe). In(16) (add), nuclear power is much more environment-friendly. It does not emit greenhouse gases, which means it poses no(17) (threaten)to climate change. According to the WHO statistics, every year 150, 000 people die directly or (18) (indirect)from climate change. The (19) (combine) threats of climate change, heavy transportation load, energy (20)(secure)and fears over the high prices and dwindling reserves of oil are forcing countries like China towards the nuclear option. As each coin has two sides, so it is with nuclear power. What we have to do is to draw on its ad- vantages and avoid its disadvantages. What we should not do is to stop eating for fear of chocking. 简答题 10分

8、短文写作。 假如你是王力,本来答应徐鹏去参加他的生日聚会,但是突然有事去不成了,请用英语给他写一封120词左右的道歉信。 简答题 30分