【題目】According to the Ministry of Health, 260 million Chinese people have chronic（慢性）diseases, and 85 percent of all deaths in China are caused by such diseases．Among them, cardiovascular（心血管的）disease has bothered more people than any other kind of chronic disease．

According to the WHO（World Health Organization), salt consumption（消耗）, one of the key causes of high blood pressure that can lead to cardiovascular disease, is much higher in China than in other countries．

Douglas Bettcher, the director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, says, “The average Chinese person consumes about 12 to 14 grams （of salt) per day, while the suggestion of the WHO is consumption of less than 5 grams per day．High salt consumption is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and high pressure in China．

Changing the way that food is prepared could reduce salt consumption in China．

Another major risk factor in China is smoking．Dr Michael O’Leary, a representative of the WHO, says, “We know already that one million deaths in China are related to smoking, This is an enormous number．It means that we are seeing nearly 3000 deaths a day in China, or two deaths every minute, related to smoking．

According to O’Leary, about 26 percent of men who die from smoking-related diseases in China die before the age of 60．People who can still contribute a great deal, in other words, are dying too young．

China has tried to ban smoking , but more efforts are needed．

More than half of chronic diseases are preventable by changing lifestyles and reducing risks．The four key risk factors are: smoking, diets high in fats, salt and sugar, environments that prevent physical activities, and alcohol consumption．These are the areas on which efforts to make changes need to concentrate．

【1】Which of the following is more in China than in other countries?

A．The amount of salt consumed

B．The number of deaths caused by high blood pressure．

C．The number of people with cardiovascular disease．

D．The number of people with high blood pressure．

【2】According to the WHO, how much salt should a Chinese person consume?

A．About 12 to 14 grams per day．

B．Less than 5 grams per day．

C．About 17 to 19 grams per day．

D．About 7 to 9 grams per day．

【3】Why does O’Leary mention “26 percent of men” in Paragraph 6?

A．To show China needs to try to ban smoking．

B．To show smoking causes the deaths of elderly people．

C．To show smoking causes the deaths of too many young people．

D．To show the number of smoking-related deaths in China is large．

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．There are four causes of chronic diseases．

B．The change in lifestyles can prevent some chronic diseases．

C．No smoking or alcohol means no chronic diseases．

D．If we do physical activities, we will have no chronic diseases．

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能 填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

TV is not only a convenient and cheap service of entertainment, but also a splendid mass medium of communication. People only have to pay once to buy the TV set, then they can sit at home enjoying the items on TV. 【1】 TV keeps us well informed about the current events at home and abroad and the latest development in science and technology. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into our room. On TV everything is much more living and much more real. 【2】 . Some people even say that life without television is not worth living.

【3】 They think the TV viewers need do nothing. The viewer does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control. Many people are glued to seats to look at the movements on TV. 【4】 As a result, TV is taking up too much of a person’s life and making him lazy, not to mention its harmful influence upon him, such as the items of violence and pornography on television in some countries.

On the whole, there are more advantages than disadvantages in the use of TV. 【5】 But we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. Its value to people and society depends on how we look at it.

A. A large number of TV sets are produced every year.

B. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind.

C. Some people argue against TV.

D. Yet different people may have different attitude toward TV.

E. They become so dependent on its pictures that it begins to control their lives.

F. As a matter of fact, it has become so much a part of human life that a modern world without television is unimaginable.

G. Most people are couch potatoes.

【題目】第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文 ，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)

A.

A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God.

【1】What did a group of graduates talk about when they visited their old professor?

A. How to make the most delicious coffee.

B. How to choose the coffee cup.

C. The complaints about stress in work and life.

D. How to free themselves from stress of work and life.

【2】What is the function of the more expensive cup from the passage?

A. It makes the coffee taste better.

B. In some cases it hides what we drink.

C. It shows people’s wealth.

D. It shows people’s status.

【3】The purpose of this writing is ____________.

A. about how to complain about stress in work and life

B. to enjoy the present life and get happiness from it

C. to enjoy the coffee with expensive cups

D. to prove the power of the God

【4】What’s the best title of this passage?

A. God’s Coffee. B. Drink Coffee.

C. Coffee and Work D. Coffee Cups

【題目】My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．

Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．

It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．

Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．

Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（懸崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!

I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．

“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!

【1】What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?

a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．

b．She stepped into the woman’s house．

c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．

d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．

A．d, a, b, c B．a(chǎn), c, b, d

C．c, d, b, a D．a(chǎn), c, d, b

【2】What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?

A．She gave her some food．

B．She drove her away．

C．She took her home．

D．She said thank you to her．

【3】Why did the woman call the police?

A．Her son was lost

B．Brandy was gone．

C．Brandy appeared in her yard．

D．She got a scary call．

【4】How were they able to know that the woman’s son was near the cliff?

A．By searching the neighborhood．

B．By hearing a dog barking．

C．By following a dog’s footsteps．

D．By hearing her son’s crying．

【題目】-__________ on earth did you leave it?

-Maybe in my car.

A. Whereabouts B. How

C. Why D. What

【題目】The Exterminating Angel

Director: Luis Bunuel

Country/Date : Mexico/1962 （black and white)

Introduction : A party is organized in a high class society house．Many people are drinking and eating．It’s getting late, but nobody is leaving．Even though the door is open, people seem to be locked in the house．They can’t leave either the day or on the following days．So a rescue began．

The Net

Director: Irwin Winkler

Country/Date: U．S．A．/1995

Introduction: Angela Bennettt is a computer programmer who has devoted her life to computers and the Internet．She spends hours and hours in front of the screen．She does everything over the Internet, and she has some close friends in a chat room, though she has never talked to her neighbors．

Kung Fu Panda

Director : Mark Osborne & John Stevenson

Country/Date : U．S．A．/2008

Introduction: The leading character is a panda whose name is Po．He is lazy first but he has a great dream—to be a kung fu master．To make his dream come true, he goes to a faraway temple to learn kung fu from a master．However, one of his brothers, Tai Long wants to become the kung fu master, killing many of his brothers even the master．So Po fights against Tai Long and defeats him, The film is good especially for kids．

Life is Beautiful

Director: Roberto Benigni

Country/Date : Italy/1998

Introduction: In 1939, during World WarⅡ in Italy, Guido, a hopeful man, the main character fell in love with Dora, and they got married．Five years later, their lives changed．Guido and Joshua were taken by the Nazis（納粹）to a concentration camp and Dora also went there with her husband and son．At that place, Guido tried his best to save his son’s life in a special way．

【1】Who is the director of The Net?

A．Luis Bunuel B．Irwin Winkler

C．Mark Osborne D．Roberto Benigni

【2】Which film is black and white?

A．The Exterminating Angel． B．The Net．

C．Kung Fu Panda． D．Life is Beautiful．

【3】Which film is especially fit for kids?

A．The Exterminating Angel． B．The Net．

C．Kung Fu Panda． D．Life is Beautiful．

【4】What can we learn about Life is Beautiful?

A．It’s about a rescue of people who can’t leave a house．

B．The story is set in World WarⅡ．

C．It was made in America in 1995．

D．The main character is absorbed in computer．

【題目】She picked up a knife and __________ the man bravely.

A. faced B. along

C. facing D. to face

【題目】The number of people who __________ killed in the earthquake __________ reached 30，000.

A. was; has B. were; has

C. were; have D. was; have

【題目】We all need friends and we always have．Our ancestors found that gaining the basic necessities of life was easier in a group．It’s estimated that the maximum number of people who lived in early communities of hunter-gatherers was 150．

Friends aren’t bound（受……限制）by blood or family bonds, employment contracts or legal obligations．Our circle of associates includes work colleagues and people we meet at parties, in the pub or on the train to work．Some associates are much more important than our family．We are capable of exchanging an email with these associates, and may have mutual acquaintances with a good number of them, providing common ground．We do things for one another because we want to．Whether writing an answer to a photo put on Facebook, sending a birthday card by post, or making a hospital visit, the efforts we have made for our friends are out of kindness．It is this nature of friendship which requires nothing in return that makes it beneficial and valuable．

Friendships take work, and they need to be nurtured, nourished and maintained．We feel good about helping our friends because we are friends．However, we often lose touch with our friends because of a lack of time and energy．When we are carrying a heavy load at work, involved in a serious relationship or raising children, it’s hard to spare time for friends．In these situations, we need to remind ourselves of what friends are for and why they can be so important in our lives．

In a survey of more than 2,000 married couples aged 55 or older, for both men and women, having friends was the best predictor of being satisfied in marriage — possibly because they were more satisfied with their lives as a result of having friends．

Researchers suggest social relationships are the reason why women live longer than men, Social bonds reduce the risk of disease by reducing blood pressure, cholesterol（膽固醇）and heart rate．A lack of good friends is as harmful to your health as smoking or being overweight．Indeed, people without friends are more likely to die younger．Not only do friendships prolong（延長(zhǎng)）our lives, they make us happier too．People who are socially active don’t feel so stressed or feel they can not enjoy anything easily — they also tend to feel better about their lives and who they are．

【1】What makes friendship beneficial and valuable?

A．Its being not bound by blood or family bonds．

B．Its being easy to maintain．

C．The good we have done to our friends．

D．That we make efforts for friends out of kindness．

【2】What should we do when we have no time for friends?

A．Quit our jobs．

B．Give our friends calls．

C．Remind ourselves of what friends are for．

D．Turn to our friends for help．

【3】What can we infer from the survey in the fourth paragraph?

A．Having friends makes people satisfied in marriage．

B．The older people are, the more satisfied they are in marriage．

C．Married couples are more satisfied with their lives．

D．Married couples are easier to have friends．

【4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Friendships prolong our lives and make us happy．

B．Men should learn to be socially active．

C．Women live longer than men．

D．Women tend to be less stressed．