Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.

The Italian（1） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （2） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （3） that Italian males find it very difficult to （4） home. Their mothers make sure that their（5） are so cosseted（寵愛）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （6）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（7） home at least once a week for their mothers（8） and iron.

They （9） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（10） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （11） future with a woman（12） might ask you to do things around the （13） that you have never （14） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?

In fact young Italian males （15） no choice. There is little tradition of them（16） away from home during their student years, and it is（17） for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;（18） the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically（19） for them to afford to move out. They find themselves（20） in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.

1．A．child                     B．male                    C．student                D．female

2．A．hopefully               B．naturally              C．happily                D．generally

3．A．surprising              B．exciting               C．easy                    D．convenient

4．A．go                        B．come                  C．leave                   D．return

5．A．sons                     B．sisters                 C．friends                D．children

6．A．married                 B．well                    C．tried                    D．ill

7．A．books                   B．clothes                C．cars                    D．bicycles

8．A．make                    B．cook                   C．wash                  D．see

9．A．turn up                 B．end up                 C．get up                 D．pick up

10．A．difficulty             B．problem               C．trouble                D．security

11．A．  bright                B．uncertain             C．splendid              D．promising

12．A．when                  B．who                    C．what                   D．which

13．A．house                  B．corner                 C．place                   D．school

14．A．remembered        B．forgot                 C．stopped               D．learnt

15．A．like                     B．prefer                  C．hate                    D．have

16．A．going                  B．living                   C．putting                D．getting

17．A．unusual               B．usual                   C．worried               D．nervous

18．A．but                     B．when                  C．while                  D．where

19．A．different              B．impossible           C．important            D．casual

20．A．dressed               B．convinced            C．determined          D．caught

Autumn means different things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. "Personality shapes your view of the season," he said. "You may see it as a fading away, a packing up（結(jié)束）, or as a time of packing in another sense – the excited gathering of resources before a long journey."

If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote:

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees

November!

On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.

According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats's "gathering swallows" （in To Autumn） are departing for Africa, millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists, before falling, the leaves transfer their chlorophyll（葉綠素） and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe-keeping over winter. What remains are the natural antioxidants（防老劑） in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids（類胡蘿卜素）, and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn, the bright-red anthocyanin（花青素）. High color is not a signal of deterioration（退化） and decline, but of detox（排毒的） ability and good health.

A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal: "Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn. [And that we could] disintegrate（瓦解） like autumn leaves…dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Would not our attitude towards death be different?"

1．From Thomas Hood’s poem, we may infer that _______.

       A．he suffered a lot from cold November

       B．he missed the shining summer days very much

       C．he had a negative attitude towards autumn

       D．he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much

2．Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley’s attitude towards autumn?

       A．Optimistic.          B．Fearful.              C．Doubtful.            D．Realistic.

3．In autumn, leaves turn yellow before falling because ______.

       A．they can’t bear the freezing

       B．they can’t get enough water from the wood part

       C．chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves

       D．chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part

4．What does the underlined sentence mean?

       A．Man can never live long, just as leaves must leave the tree annually.

       B．Man is different from autumn leaves, which will come again the next spring.

       C．Man should treat death calmly, just like autumn leaves fall to the ground.

       D．Man should have a positive attitude towards death, quite different from autumn leaves.

China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers（房產(chǎn)開發(fā)商）and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles（泡沫） in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted（轉(zhuǎn)換）to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold a t a price even higher than those in the US.

The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate（房地產(chǎn)）market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate （控制） the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans（貸款）and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

1．What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

       A．8000 yuan.                                          B．10000 yuan.        

       C．7000 yuan.                                          D．it’s not mentioned here.

2．Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

      A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

   B．American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

      C．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

      D．There population who need houses in China than in the United States.

3．How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?   

       A．Four.                  B．Three.                C．Two.                  D．One.

4．What is the main idea of this passage?

      A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

      B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

      C．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

      D．The Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, which was the city’s second high-profile art theft in less than a year. The bandits also took two oil paintings by well-know Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall, said Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum.

The Picasso prints stolen were "The Painter and the Model" from 1963 and "Minotaur, Drinker and Women" from 1933, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Secretary of State for Culture, which oversees the museum. The prints and paintings have a combined value of $612,000, the statement and a museum official said.

About noon, three armed men paid the $2.45 entrance fee and immediately went to the second-floor gallery where the works were being exhibited, bypassing more valuable pieces, authorities said. "This indicates to us that they probably received an order" to take those specific works, Youssef Abou Chain, head of Sao Paulo's organized crime unit, told reporters at a news conference. The assailants overpowered three unarmed museum guards and grabbed the works, officials said. The robbery took about 10 minutes and the museum was nearly empty at the time. The assailants took the pieces — frames and all — out of the museum in two bags. The institution has no metal detectors.

In December, Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" by Candido Portinari, an influential Brazilian artist, were stolen from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art by three men who used a crowbar（鐵撬棍）and car jack to force open one of the museum's steel doors. The framed paintings were found Jan. 8, covered in plastic and leaning against a wall in a house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, South America's largest city. One of the suspects in that robbery — a former TV chef — turned himself over to police in January, who already had two suspects in custody（監(jiān)禁）.

1．What did the armed men steal on Thursday?

       A．Two prints by Pablo Picasso

      B．Two oil painting by Brazilian artists

      C．Two prints by Pablo Picasso and two oil paintings by two Brazilian artists.

      D．Two prints by two Brazilian artists and two oil paintings by Picasso Pablo.

2．Why didn't the thieves take other more valuable works?

      A．Because they didn't know that the other pieces were worth more.

      B．Probably because they had received an order for the prints that they took.

      C．Because they didn't have enough time.

      D．Because they were in such a hurry that they couldn’t get them all.

3．How many people were in the museum during the robbery?

      A．A lot. The museum was crowded.

      B．Not too many. It was almost empty.

      C．There were a lot of people outside the museum.

      D．Only three of them.

4．According to the passage, which of the followings is TRUE?

      A．In December, "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and "O Lavrador de Cafe" painted by Candido Portinari were stolen.

      B．There are steel doors and no detectors in Sao Paulo Museum of Art.

      C．Three robbers defeated three armed museum guards and took away the works on Thursday.

      D．Three suspects in the first high-profile art theft in less than a year were arrested.

根據(jù)句意或中文填單詞

1．We have        （催促，力勸）that systems be put in pace to prevent such accidents.

2．These methods can help to increase sutdents’ m         and interest.

3．Self –control and patience are two of his        （美德）.

4．School uniform is no longer        （強(qiáng)制性的，必須做的）in many British schools.

5．My new car is better and more      （可靠的）than my last one.

6．Disability need not be a              （障礙）to a successful career.

7．We need to show greater        （容忍）towards each other.

8．The accident left him         （癱瘓）from neck down.

9．I really admire his         （流利）, uncomplicated style of writing.

10．These unique plants have          （進(jìn)化）undisturbed for millions of years.

You don’t have to read every text in the same way. The way

you read a text depends on your reason       reading it.                    1．          

For         , if you just read for specific information,                      2．          

you don’t need to read every word of the text.                             3．           

you have to do is g         quickly through each text                       4．          

looking for key words. When you find a        word,                      5．          

you can read the sentence      is in and you will probably                 6．          

find the information you need. If you read for detailed information,

        , you need to read every word of the text, but you                7．          

do this fairly quickly,          （停止）only when you come to       8．          

new information and then underlining it. If you want to be                  

an         （高效的）reader, you should always think about            9．          

WHY you are reading and then choose the best

reading m         to achieve your purpose.                                    10．          

假設(shè)你是李華，在出國(guó)交流學(xué)習(xí)期間，到當(dāng)?shù)匾患译娪霸嚎戳艘粓?chǎng)精彩的電影，但在觀影過(guò)程中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些問題。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下列提示用英語(yǔ)給影院經(jīng)理寫一封信。

1．因廣告過(guò)多，影片放映晚點(diǎn)；

2．影片播放音量過(guò)大；

3．安全出口標(biāo)識(shí)不明；存在安全隱患；

4．適當(dāng)結(jié)尾。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)：80—120

2．可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．信的開頭已為你寫好（不計(jì)入詞數(shù)）

4．參考詞匯：exit—安全出口；    potential safety hazard—安全隱患。

Dear Manager,

I’m an exchange student from China. Yesterday, I went to your cinema to see a film. The film was very good, but                                                             

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

------Mum，can I go out to play with Tom for just a while ？

------ _______ and do what you like．

A．No way        B．Go ahead          C．It depends          D．Don’t worry

Susan was just  _____ at those pigeons at the time, so I don’t think she saw me．

A．spotting        B．watching       C．glaring        D．staring

The child should be punished．You shouldn’t let him ______ telling lies．

A．keep away from                                 B．keep away with

C．get away from                                         D．get away with