Dinner was almost ready when the killing happened．When Don Wise walked into the living room of his home，his ten-year-old son，Mike，and a 12-year-old friend were sitting in front of a large-screen television set．They were playing a video game they had rented(租賃), called Golden eye 007，one of the top-selling titles of 2007．
Standing behind the boys，Wise saw that one boy pushed the button and shot the character in the face．Blood splattered(噴濺)the lab coat of the character as he circled and fell．“You’re down!”the boy said，laughing．
Frightened by the child’s obvious fun，Wise ordered the boys to turn the game off．“This game is terrible．“he said seriously．“I don’t want you to play with this any more．”
Video games have become pervasive form of entertainment since the 1990s．Today about 69 percent of American families own or rent video and computer games．Most are harmless entertainment，but in far too many of the most popular ones，kids are acting out realistic violent experiences on their TV and computer screens．“These are not just games any more，”says Rick Dyer，president of the San Diego-based Virtual Image Productions.“These are learning machines．We’re teaching kids in the most incredible way what it’s like to pull the trigger(扳機(jī))．The focus is on the thrill，enjoyment and reward．What they’re not realizing are the real-life results.“
Such video games introduce kids to a fantasy world that features amazingly lifelike characters，detailed images of brutality(野蠻)。 Unlike movies and television，where you watch the violence，the video game lets you feel the sensation（感覺） of taking violent actions． When you’re into the game，you’re in the game． 
“The technology is becoming more engaging（吸引人的） for kids，”says David Walsh，president of the National Institute on Media and the Family(NIMF)，a watchdog group in Minneapolis，“and a part of the games features anti-social themes of violence，sex and rude language．Unfortunately，it’s a part that seems particularly popular with kids between ages 8 to15．”
57．Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this passage?
A．Video game violence is very harmful to kids．
B．Video game is a common form of entertainment．
C．Video game violence is popular with children．
D  Video game is the reflection of the real—life violence．
58．We can infer from the passage that the_____________．
A．NIMF is characteristic for its social justice
B．NIMF is a political organization in Minneapolis
C．NIMF promotes(推崇) video games and other media products
D．NIMF detects（偵查） the media industry’s illegal actions（違法行為）
59．The underlined word“pervasive”in Paragraph 4 most probably means____________．
A．worldwide        B．instructive       C．widespread      n harmful
60．Which of the following statements would Rick Dyer agree with?
A  Video games with some violence teach kids to experience real life．
B．Video games are realistic ways to learn more about the real life  world．
C．Video games with fantastic features are loved by most kids in the US．
D  Violence video games have a negative influence on children．
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It was a family adventure trip. My wife, Judith, our two-year-old daughter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper (旅行車) and were   36   through Baja California. The day before our return to San Diego, we   37   the camper near a beach for one last night in nature.
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I dove for the driver's seat and tried to start the   46  . The camper had started perfectly at least 50 times that   47  . Now it tried to turn over, sputtered (劈啪作響) a few times, and died. There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand   48   in through the driver's side window. I hit the hand with a lot of force.
My hand was bleeding   49   the broken glass. I   50   I had one more chance to
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One of the men, who spoke a little English, was   53  , " Money! Money!" The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver's seat and   54   one of them my   55   through the broken window. I was hoping this was the end of it…
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37. A. threw      B. deleted       C. parked              D. moved   
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39. A. pushing          B. beating       C. controlling     D. holding    
40. A. jump up          B. set up     C. light up         D. get up  
41. A. noise       B. sound     C. voice         D. fantasy   
42. A. grasped     B. crashed      C. faced         D. glanced  
43. A. confused      B. woke     C. feared         D. barked   
44. A. surrounded   B. robbed          C. examined      D. hunted   
45. A. doors       B. windows    C. walls          D. tyres   
46. A. machine       B. engine     C. journey         D. camp  
47. A. moment          B. day       C. time           D. trip  
48. A. came       B. reached      C. trembled       D. peered 
49. A. by         B. at              C. from          D. in  
50. A. suggested     B. figured       C. indicated       D. observed 
51. A. energetically       B. enthusiastically  C. successfully       D. naturally 
52. A. doubted          B. thought      C. imagined       D. required  
53. A. begging          B. translating  C. yelling              D. reminding
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29．A．hope         B．movement    C．patience     D．smile
30．A．said          B．sensed        C．told         D．did
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32．A．favor         B．way          C．place        D．sight
33．A．time          B．thought      C．chance       D．wish
34．A．interesting     B．experienced   C．lovely       D．fit
35．A．good          B．poor         C．beautiful     D．funny
36．A．success        B．office        C．lead         D．government
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I’ve even read that the use of mobiles among kids may mean that they smoke less. Phones are a stronger status symbol than cigarettes among children and also give them something to do with their hands.
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A.In their opinion, the mobile phone is the most fashionable possession
B.A mobile phone is the most useful tool in the life.
C.The teenager keeps in contact with others exactly by using a mobile phone.
D.The Internet is less important than the mobile phone.
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A.In New Zealand most young teenagers have used text messaging to end a relationship.
B.The writer doesn’t think his children can avoid danger if they have their mobile with them .
C.The use of mobiles among kids may contribute to their less smoking.
D.Cigarettes are the strongest status symbol among children.
3.The underlined word “bypass” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________.
A. contact       B. avoid        C. inform        D. oppose
4.  It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. The children in the family each have a mobile phone.
B. About 60% of the children aged 15-17 have phones in Australia.
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18.  A. believe        B. agree      C. understand    D. forgive
19.  A. violent        B. angry      C. unattractive         D. warning
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Q :What are yout grcat memorise?
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Q:Does your childhood mean a lot to you?
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Q;What changes would you like to make in your life?
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A:My parcnts supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what I’ve got. That’s our way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is tbrough the phone, but I xxx using it. It filters(過濾)out your cmotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feelings should be passed through sight, henring and touch.
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A.A colorful life.
B.A beaunful house
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A.By chatting on the Internet.
B.By calling them sometimes
C.By paying weekly visits
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A．Investigate carefully after a fire．
B．Try to get as much detail information about the insurance．
C．Try to catch hold of the person who committed arson．
D．Request the buyer of insurance to pay more． 
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A．help people to have reasonable insurance
B．present the difficulties the insurance companies have
C．bring up a problem and a solution in insurance business
D．invite people to buy more profitable insurance
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A．a(chǎn) new theory in insurance                                    B．a(chǎn) moral challenge in business
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63．If you go to the American Prairie Reserve in eastern Montana, you will see ________.
A．the burning fire moving across the grassland
B．hundreds of bison travelling through the prairie
C．tens of millions of bison occupying the farmland
D．groups of experts examining the dead bison
64．What measures have been taken to protect the wildlife by APF?
A．They have borrowed much money and developed new habitat.
B．They have hired many farmers to raise bison on their farms.
C．They have turned grassland into Disneyland to attract tourists.
D．They have bought large land from farmers for bison to live on.
65．The underlined word“subsidize”in this passage means ________.
A．give money to         B．borrow money from
C．provide land to     D．exchange land with
66．Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．The exciting scenery in eastern Montana
B．Great changes in raising bison in America
C．The return of the American prairie
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When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy. My history teacher — Mr Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty in his class. By the end of the first semester, I’d had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge on him.
The opportunity arose one morning when Mr. Oven was called to the office for a certain reason. While Mr. Oven left, my company Billy and I grabbed Mr. Oven’s lunch bag from under his desk. I opened his sandwich and placed a bug in between the two slices of bread. We put it back and closed it. To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process. We laughed for weeks over this.
Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break. Billy’s Mother found the pictures in his room, and demanded that he should tell her where these pictures were from. Billy told his mother the whole story, and Mr. Oven was informed. Not only was I punished from school for two weeks, but also I was kicked off the football and basketball team. Before I could return to school, I had to turn in a 1000-word essay on what I did and why I did that. I really felt embarrassing every time I saw Mr. Oven in the hallway for the rest of the school year. I felt a little regret that Mr. Oven left our school the next year.
51 Mr. Oven criticized the writer a lot because ________.
A. he was naughty in his class            B. he didn’t go to his class
C. he didn’t answer his questions          D. he was good at his class
52. How can you imagine Mr. Oven when he had his lunch?
A. He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich.
B. He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich.
C. He would cry because he was afraid of the bug in his sandwich.
D. He would be very angry when he found the bug in his sandwich.
53. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence “Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break.” in the third paragraph?
A. It was until Thanksgiving break that the secret was let out.
B. All the students left on Thanksgiving break.
C. All the students went south on Thanksgiving break.
D. Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break.
54. What does the phrase “kicked off” mean in this passage?
A. fired     B. punished    C. scolded   D. hit
55. Which one was NOT true according to the article?
A. He had to leave school for two weeks.
B. He was kicked off the football and basketball team.
C. He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr. Oven.
D. He had to write a 1000-word essay to acknowledge his mistake.

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