The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.

       For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which comes true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers (觀眾) are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.

       But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked “against human rights.”

1．Those who take part in reality TV shows are usually _______.

       A．common people  

       B．pop TV stars

       C．a(chǎn)ttractive people

       D．famous film stars

2．Who would pay for the cost of reality TV shows according to the passage?

       A．TV producers who make reality TV shows.

       B．TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

       C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.

       D．TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.

3．Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Pop Idol is one of the popular reality TV shows in the world.

       B．Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.

       C．Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.

       D．Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.

4．It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

       A．everyone is happy about reality TV

       B．reality TV will do well in many countries

       C．a(chǎn)ll the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

       D．reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries

       You either have it, or you don’t --- a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

       Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.

       “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”

       Jim Marland also said that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

       · If you are using a map, turn it so it relates (相關) to the way you are facing.

       · If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route (路線) as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

       · Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

1．Scientists believe that ________.

       A．some babies are born with a sense of direction

       B．people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

       C．people never lose their sense of direction

       D．everybody has a sense of direction from birth

2．What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?

       A．They never have a sense of direction without maps.

       B．They should never be allowed out alone if they don’t have a sense of direction.

       C．They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.

       D．They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

3．If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ______.

       A．tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

       B．draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

       C．not take the same route when you come back to it

       D．remember something easily recognizable on the route

4．According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ______.

       A．a(chǎn)sk policemen for directions

       B．use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

       C．remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

       D．count the number of landmarks that you see

根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空。

1．Sometimes I think this house will be    1    down by a    2   plane. I have been    3    a large sum of money to go away, but I am    4    to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are    5    right.

2．Fishing is my   6   sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not    7    me. Some fishermen are unlucky.    8    of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.

3．She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she    9    a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other    10    now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will   11    travel faster.

4． However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room    12   , decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In    13   , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room    14    as a small reception hall for important visitors.

5．As a matter of fact, every country wants the    15   . It’s a great responsibility but also a great   16     to be chosen. There’s as much competition among countries to    17    the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.

6．As a    18    , I    19    changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has    20    so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told.

7．Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can   21    some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give    22    in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.

1．Many times in America, bands are f         by high school students who practice their music in someone’s home.

2．The problem is so difficult that it was impossible to s        .

3．If you want to sell your computer, you should a________ it in the local newspaper.

4．The two brothers used to quarrel with each other, while now they are living in p      .

5．No one is a         to the cinema without a ticket.

6．Whether the clothes will be ready the day after tomorrow will r        on the tailor (裁縫).

7．Neither of us know how to d______ with the matter because we had no experience.

8．I’d a________ it if you would like to teach me how to use the searching engine (引擎).

9．All the villagers set out in s_______ of the lost boy.

10．Dark glasses are sometimes worn to p_______ the eyes from strong sunlight.

Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions given in their proper forms: 

1．The exploration ship carrying members of the medical team __________ from Shanghai yesterday.

2．The doctor in charge ______________ performing the operation himself though the others tried to persuade him not to.

3．How much did the man ___________ you for repairing the bike?

4．Her honesty _________ her great respect from all the people around her.

5．The bright words _________________ well against a dark background.

6．The kid pandas need time _________________ the new diet

7．The thief was found out before he could _______________ his plan.

If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:

*584 Asians

* 124 Africans

* 95 Eastern and Western Europeans

*84 Latin Americans

* 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)

                                       * 52 North Americans

                                       * 6 Australians and New Zealanders

The people of the village would speak:

                                       * 165 Mandarins

                                       * 86 English

                                       * 83 Hindu /Urdu

                                       * 64 Spanish

                                       * 58 Russian

                                       * 37 Arabic

The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.

One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65．Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modern equipments.

This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.

In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income: another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.

About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.

Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.

The village has a total yearly budget(預算), public and private, of over $3 million--- $3,000 per person if it is distributed evenly (平均). Of the total $3 million:

                                                               $181,000 goes to weapons and warfare

                                                               $159,000 to education

                                                               $132,000 to health care

These weapons (武器) are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.

1．Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?

       A．Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.

       B．Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.

       C．About 8.25 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

       D．About 16.5 percent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.

2．Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A．Marriage.                                            B．Education.

       C．Environment.                                      D．Poverty (貧困).

3．The underlined part “have access to” (in Para.4) means_______.

       A．buy                     B．produce               C．use                     D．try

4．The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for ______.

       A．a(chǎn) life without anxiety                            B．a(chǎn) peaceful world

       C．good education                                    D．better health care

據(jù)報道，2008年北京奧運會將選拔約十萬志愿者為之服務。請你以“Dos and Don’ts for the 2008 Olympic Volunteers”為題，用英語寫一篇短文，討論志愿者應該做什么，不應該做什么。短文應包括下表中的內(nèi)容：

注意：1．對所給要點，不要簡單翻譯，要有適當發(fā)揮

      2．字數(shù)120左右。短文中已寫好了的部分，不計入詞數(shù)

      3．參考詞匯：形象—— image

Dos and Don’ts for the 2008 Olympic Volunteers

It is reported that about 100,000 people will be chosen as volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. What should the volunteers do and what should they not do?

_________________________________________________________________________      

_____________________________________________________________________________       If I have the honour to be chosen as a volunteer, ___________________________________  

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— Look! You've made the same mistake again!

— Oh, not again! _______ such a mistake.

A．I will always make                                 B．I'm always making

C．I've always made                            D．I always made

Our flight was ______by the thick fog. So we didn't attend the meeting on time.

A．broken off             B．kept up             C．taken up             D．held up

Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing ______we live______ save the earth.

A．that ; we can         B．what ;we can        C．how; can we         D．where ; can we