【2011·山東淄博市模擬】

London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme．It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London．

So how does it  work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key．The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in  and around central London．You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go，for he length of time you use the bike．

Transport for London， which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6，000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year．The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion in London and is expected to generate up to 40，000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre．London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses”．

However，there  have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday．On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike  properly and their usage of the bike had not registered．Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems”and have said they wouldn’t charge for the first day as a“gesture of goodwill”．Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles．

Despite the comments，the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things，saying，“My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a gigantic pedal-powered push forwards．”

66．A new bike scheme has started in London to．

 A．earn more money for the government

 B．encourage the citizens to take exercises

 C．deal with the city’s traffic problems

 D．increase employment opportunities

67．Which  is the correct order of a bike hire？

 a．pay a usage charge according to the time    b．pay for the key

 c．cycle in and around central London  d．sign up as a member to get a key

 A．b-d-c-a  B．b-c-a-d   C．d-c-b-a   D．d-b-c-a

68．According to he passage，the scheme         ．

 A．is started by volunteers in London

 B．has prepared cnough cycles available

 C．is expected to improve the environment

 D．has become as popular as cabs and buses

69．Which of the following is NOT the “teething problems” of the scheme？

 A．People were unable to lock properly．

 B．People could not dock the bikes properly．

 C．People had no enthusiasm about the scheme．

 D．It’s too expensive for some people to hire a bike．

70．From the passage we know         ．

 A．the ‘cycling revolution’ failed once started

 B．the scheme will be put off due to the problems

 C．a(chǎn)ll the citizens in London are in favor of the scheme

 D．the London Mayor has great confidence in the scheme

C【2011·河南省示范性高中五校聯(lián)考】

What's black and orange and growing for the first time in decades? India's tiger population! On Monday, officials announced the results of the latest tiger count. The census(統(tǒng)計(jì)) totaled 1,706 tigers in forests across the Asian country—about 300 more than four years ago. "These numbers give us hope for the future of tigers in the world," said Jim Leape, international director of the World Wildlife Fund.

A century ago, about 100,000 tigers lived in India's forests. But by 2002, a count showed that there were only 3,600 left. The number dropped to 1,411 in 2007. What caused India's tiger population to shrink so dramatically?

More than anything else, experts say, development has taken a toll. People have moved into tiger territory and destroyed much of the animal's habitat. Today, tigers live on a just small part of the land they occupied 100 years ago.

Illegal hunting has also contributed to the decline. Poachers(盜獵者) can demand high fees for tiger parts, which are a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. The parts from one tiger can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.

India's news is a step in the right direction. But while the number of tigers has increased there in the last four years, the animals' habitat has shrunk. Roads and construction projects have blocked off many tiger corridors—routes used by the big cats to go from one forest to another. "Securing these corridors should be taken up as a priority," says Rajesh Gopal, of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

Last November, leaders from the 13 countries that are home to wild tigers met in St. Petersburg, Russia, to develop a plan to help the endangered cats. They set a goal to double the world's tiger population by the year 2022. Will we reach that goal? With India's tiger population on the rise and conservationists around the world focused on helping the big cats, it seems it just might happen.

63. The underlined word “shrink” in Paragraph 2 most probably means        .

A. develop           B. reduce            C. disappear        D. remove

64. Which is one of the reasons why India's tiger population declines?

A. Some living areas of India's tigers are destroyed by humans.

B. Roads and construction projects have bridged tiger corridors.

C. Some India's tigers have been hunted for to attract visitors.

D. Too many tigers are used in making traditional Chinese medicine.

65. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. 1,411 India’s tigers were killed between 2002 and 2007

B. Rajesh Gopal is in charge of the World Wildlife Fund

C. the world's tiger population will surely be doubled by 2022

D. international efforts are being made to protect India's tigers

66. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of India's tigers?

A. Critical    B. Objective    C. Optimistic    D. Concerned

【2011·河南許昌新鄉(xiāng)平頂山第三次調(diào)研】

D

In a win-at-all-costs world, we have accepted so-called " gamesmanship" （至勝絕招）．It is not unusual for players to try their best to win．But when it comes to golf, it is a different story—honesty is a symbol of honor in the game．

It's the reason why Zach Nash, a 14-year-old who won a junior tournament this summer in Wisconsin, US, returned his medal．Nash carried an extra club（球棒）in his golf bag during the competition．It belonged to a friend and Zach forgot it was there as he played．A player noticed something was wrong．"Count your golf clubs," he told the teenager．

       Fifteen—one more than allowed．Zach's eyes filled with tears．

The error had no effect on Zach's final score—he never used the extra club．But even so, the boy packed up his medal and dropped it in the mail "．．．this was golf, and rules are rules．I just knew what I had to do," he said．

Golf isn't a game where referees watch closely, unlike football or basketball．In golf tournaments, dozens of competitors are spread across acres of land, so officials cannot hope to see each shot．Competitors call penalties （罰球） on themselves．

The tradition can be traced back．Golf became popular as a pastime for the wealthy, who seemed to have strict rules for every occasion．"It was a sport for gentlemen, and gentlemen did not care about winning．They cared about doing the right thing," said Robert Simon, a golf coach at Hamilton College  in New York．

So when one of the game's early stars, Bobby Jones, was praised for calling a penalty on himself at the 1925 US Open, he replied: "You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank．"

As for Zach, he competed in another tournament and before teeing off, he counted his Clubs—four times．

68．Zach Nash returned a medal he won in a junior tournament because __     ___.

       A．he was caught cheating by a player               B．he made a mistake counting his final score

       C．he decided to follow the rules of golf            D．he used another player's club by mistake

69．Which of the following statements about golf is TRUE according to the article?

       A．Golf players usually do whatever it takes to win．

       B．Golf referees watch each shot and call penalties．

       C．Early golf players didn't care about the rules．

       D．In golf honor comes before victory．

70．The word "teeing off" underlined in the last passage probably means "______"．

       A．getting started     B．getting caught        C．leaving              D．winning

71．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Zack's medal．                             B．The history of golf．

       C．Honesty counts in golf．                     D．Golf is everybody's game．

【2011·河南許昌新鄉(xiāng)平頂山第三次調(diào)研】

C

The Neighborhood Watch" scheme all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of burglaries in the village and the surrounding area．The villagers came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbor's possessions while they were away on holiday．Since then, and with the support of the government and police, more than 50,000 "Neighborhood Watch" schemes have been set up all over the country．

The object of each "Watch" group is to reduce the opportunities that criminals have in any particular street or area．Each villager who is a member of the scheme will call the police whenever they see something suspicious．It is the police who actually check out each report and look into what is happening．Villagers who are part of the "Watch" are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in danger．

When a new Neighborhood Watch scheme is set up in an area, one benefit is that most burglars dare not take a chance of breaking into someone's house because they know that there is a high risk of being seen by neighbors keeping a looking-out．Burglars also know that people are more likely to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows．

Another benefit is that, since the "Neighbor Watch" scheme came into existence, there is growing evidence of a new community spirit．It is bringing people together as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other．New friendships are being made, and contact is often established with old people living on their own, who are often the most frightened and the most at risk．

63．The "Neighborhood Watch" scheme in Mollington was started __     ___.

       A．before any others in the country

       B．a(chǎn)fter 50,000 burglars in the area

       C．because some villagers wanted to go away for a holiday

       D．because the police could not protect people

64．When members of a "Watch" group see suspicious individuals, they  __     ___.

       A．contact the police                            B．try and frighten them away.

       C．try and arrest them                         D．call the other members

65．When a new "Watch" scheme starts in an area __

       A．people fit new locks to their doors and windows

       B．the police send fewer officers to the area

       C．villagers put signs on their doors

       D．Burglars are less likely to break into houses

66．Another benefit of "Watch" schemes is that __     ___.

       A．members of the "Watch" look after old people

       B．different kinds of people are attracted to live in the area

       C．people get to know each other better

       D．old people are no longer frightened of crime

67．In general, the author seems to think that  __     ___.

       A．it is hard to have any privacy in a "Neighbourhood Watch" area

       B．the police should do more to protect people

       C．"Watch" schemes are not very useful in reducing crime

       D．the "Neighbourhood Watch" schemes have been successful

【2011·河南許昌新鄉(xiāng)平頂山第三次調(diào)研】

A

    What is red but green, open but closed and old but new?

    The answer is: London’s new double-decker（雙層）buses.

    Red double-deckers are a symbol of the city. Their status was sealed (確定) in 2008 when one bus made the longer-than-usual trip to Beijing to collect a special passenger: the Olympic Flame.

On November 11, a life-size model of the new bus was shown to the media. The Guardian reported that the new design shares some of the features of the much-missed double-decker Routemaster bus. The original Routemaster was introduced in 1956 but December 2005 saw the end of the old bus’s general service. It was because the bus was difficult for some passengers to use and not environmentally friendly. But it can still be seen on two heritage routes in the city.

Its replacements —boxy, modern double—deckers—have failed to win Londoners’ affection.

London mayor Boris Johnson told the BBC that the new buses were “a combination of nostalgia（懷舊）and the latest technology”. “Standing on the back platform of this bus brings a sense of nostalgia but also shows the best part of the latest technology and design, making this bus fit for the 21st Century,” he said.

The new bus also returns to the driver—and—conductor model—a key feature of the original version. It will be quieter than the old type and have a platform offering passengers the traditional hop—on hop—off service.

The first five new buses will be seen on the roads by early 2012.

56．Which of the following shows that red double—deckers are a symbol of London?

      A．They have a long history and are seen everywhere in London.

       B．They have nothing in common with the traditional Routemaster bus.

       C．One such bus went from London to Beijing to collect the Olympic Flame.

       D．They carried British athletes from London to attend the Beijing Olympics.

57．Which of the following is true of the original Routemaster?

       A．The bus came into use in the 1960s.

       B．The bus was banned because it was harmful to the environment.

       C．Passengers didn’t like the bus because it was slow.

       D．Visitors to London cannot see such buses on the roads any more.

58．According to London mayor Boris Johnson, the new Routemaster          .

       A．has not been as well received as was expected

       B．will be widely used in London in 2012

       C．is the most environmentally friendly bus in the UK

       D．combines the latest technology with key traditional features

59．What is the characteristic of the new red double – deckers?

       A．The buses will make no noises.

       B．The buses will have no conductors.

       C．They will be equipped with air – conditioning.

       D．The bus platform will offer passengers a traditional service.

【2011·四川成都4月月考】

C

The rise of the so-called “boomerang generation” is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents.

By contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago. It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s. With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummy’s boys”.

Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study. Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.

Rising property prices, mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out. But commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing “dire” prospects than simply a desire to save money.

While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed. Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s. In 1988, 22.7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24.5 per cent.

49. What is the main idea of the passage?

  A. The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation.

  B. More young professionals are returning home to live.

  C. British parents are suffering more loads from their grown-up children.

  D. Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe.

50. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. Male children seem to more independent than females.

  B. Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago.

  C. The grown-up children choose to live with their parents only to save money.

  D. More and more children are moving out at university age.

51. What does the underlined word “dire” probably mean?

  A. promising.     B. inconvenient.   C. very bad.    D. hopeful

52. The following factors may account for the phenomenon except _____.

  A. that living prices have risen a lot.

  B. that it’s difficult to land a job.

  C. that education has already cost them a lot

  D. that parents can help them more

【2011·四川成都4月月考】

B

   “Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”

Annabel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting. “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”

My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.

In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.”

“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.

“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”

My jaw dropped. “What did you do?”

“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”

“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”

My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!

God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.

45. What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?

  A. The writer is a good athlete.      B. The writer scolds herself too much.

  C. She is encouraging the writer.  D. A gold medal is not a big deal.

46. What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs?

  A. She has low self-esteem over some small things.

  B. She often makes serious mistakes in daily life.

  C. She is a third-grade teacher.

  D. She cares too much about her appearance.

47. We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _____.

  A. something untidy         B. someone dangerous

  C. something dirty           D. someone lazy

48. What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage?

  A. She is ready to turn to God for help.

  B. She will be kind to all children.

  C. She won’t insult herself as well as others.

  D. She is willing to be a child of God.

【2011·河北邢臺(tái)市一�！�

Parents who spend time and money to teach their children music, take heart-a new Canadian study show young children who take music lessons have better memories than their nonmusical fellows.

“The research tells us that if you take music lessons your brain is getting wired up differently than if you don't take music lessons,” Laurel Trainor, professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, said.

    “This is the first study to show that brain responses in young, musically trained and untrained children change differently over the course of a year,” said Trainor .

Over a year they took four measurements in two groups of children aged between four and six -- those taking music lessons and those taking no musical training outside school -- and found developmental changes over periods as short as four months.

The children completed a music test in which they were asked to discriminate between harmonies, rhythms and melodies, and a memory test in which they had to listen to a series of numbers, remember them and repeat them back.

Trainor said while previous studies have shown that older children given music lessons had greater improvements in IQ scores than children given drama lessons, this is the first study to identify these effects in brain-based measurements in young children.

She said it was not that surprising that children studying music improved in musical listening skills more than children not studying music.

57．The main idea of the passage is           .

       A．how children like music                       

       B．whether music is good for adults

       C．that children are wiser if they are taught music                      

       D．how we leach music

58．The research is conducted on       .

       A．children under 6                                  B．children over 4

       C．a(chǎn)dults                                                 D．children between 4 and 6

59．The experiment is to prove

      A．whether musically trained and untrained children change differently

       B．which are wiser, older children or younger children.

       C．which are wiser, children given music lessons or children given drama lessons.

       D．whether children should have music lessons.

60．What were the student asked to do in the experiment?

       A．The students only had a music test

       B．The students told the differences between music lessons

       C．The students had both a music lest and a memory test

       D．The students were asked to sing some songs

【2011·河北邢臺(tái)市一模】

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”

I knew where I wanted to go in life. I wanted to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road blocked.

I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just 13days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself left with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never make it,” one of them cried.

Here, I thought, is the test of all tests for Father’s advice. Where is the way out this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would have to call off the presentation or show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?

We worked hurriedly. And, exactly 13 days later, right on time, the Schiaparelli showing took place.

What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in an early stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show that what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished.

All in all, the showing was different. Our unusual showing caught the attention of the public, and orders for the clothes poured in.

Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.

45．The best title of the passage is        .

       A．A Wise Father                                      B．A fashion Designer

       C．More Than One Way to the Square.       D．An Unexpected Fashion Presentation

46．What happened just before the presentation?

       A．Clothes are lost                                    B．Sewing girls refused to work for him

       C．Workers went out on strike                   D．The author fell ill

47．The underlined sentence in the third paragraph indicates       .

       A．We felt excited                                    B．We felt angry

       C．We felt satisfied                                   D．We felt unhappy

48．The presentation turned out          .

       A．a(chǎn) success            B．a(chǎn) failure               C．a(chǎn) shame              D．a(chǎn) shock

【2011·河北邯鄲市二�！縀

      India’s population has grown by 181 million people over the past ten years to 1.21 billion, according to the 2011 census(人口普查) result announced on March 31.

      More people now live in India than in the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh counted together.

      Although its speed of population growth is slowing, India is on course to overtake China as the most populous country around 2030, figures show.

      The census also shows a continuing preference for boys - India's sex ratio is at its worst since it was founded.

      Figures for the past 10 years show fewer girls than boys are being born or living. They show 914 girls were born for every 1,000 boys under the age of six, compared with 927 for every 1,000 in 2001 census.

      Government officials said they would review all their measures towards it, which they admitted were failing.

      The population of India now is made of 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females.

      Mr. Chandramauli, Census Commissioner, told a news reporter in the capital, Delhi that the increase in the population over the past ten years is in agreement with official estimates(估計(jì)).

      The figure shows India’s large population growing fast—181 million is about equal to the entire population of Brazil—but the speed of growth has slowed.

      The 2011 census shows a population increase of 17.6% from 2011, compared with one of 21.5 in the last ten years.

      Uttar Pradesh remains India’s most populous state—199 million people now live there.

      In the field of education there was good news, with the census showing the literacy rate(識(shí)字率) going up to 74% from about 65% in the last count.

      India started the 2011 census in April last year. Some 2.7 million officials visited households in about 7,000 towns and 600,000 villages, sorting out the population according to sex, religion（宗教）, education and job.

The exercise, carried out every 10 years, faces big problems, not least India’s large area and differences of cultures. Census officials also have to face high levels of illiteracy and millions of homeless people.

57．This passage mainly tells us that            .

       A．India’s population has grown to 181 million people overt the past ten years

       B．India’s population has grown to 1.21 billion over the past ten years

       C．the speed of population growth of India is slowing

       D．the increase in the population over the past ten years matches with official estimates.

58．According to the passage, we can see that              .

       A．a(chǎn)bout 0.9 billion people can read now

       B．a(chǎn)bout 0.78 billion people can read now

       C．2 million people now live in Delhi

       D．more than 65 percent of the population in India are males

59．The word “it” in the sixth paragraph refer to           .

       A．the 2011 census                                          B．the literacy rate

       C．a(chǎn) continuing preference for boys                  D．the speed of population growth

60．We can learn from the passage that         .

       A．Uttar Pradesh will be India’s most populous state

       B．the 2011 census result is a surprise to the government

       C．the next census will be carried out in 2031

       D．the population of Brazil is 181 million or so