company Netinfo.
Just over 70% of people questioned for the survey said the net had become essential. The survey reveals that emailing friends and others is the nation' s favourite Internet activity. It also found that people spend an average of seven hours a week online, visiting 13 different websites in seven days. But 10% of all those who surf the net are doing it for more than 20 hours a week.
Just over 2, 000 adults in Britain were interviewed for the report. The study found almost 19 million people in the UK — four in ten adults — regularly went online. But the number of new users has slowed down. Numbers online grew by just 11% over the past 12 months compared with 33% the previous year.
The report also reveals the increasing importance of the silver surfer. According to the report the number of older people online grew by more than 40 % over the past year. People aged over 55 now make up 17% of the UK Internet population.
The survey also discovered that many workers surf the net for personal reasons while at work. Almost three-quarters of workers with Internet access admitted using it for pleasure, usually to email friends and family. According to Bill Wills, author of the survey, many employees expect some flexibility, and most employers are willing to accept this. \employers are less likely to be understanding, if you're downloading movies or introducing an unfriendly virus to your company network,\
净变为生活的英国之路
互联网已经成为人们日常生活中的大多数英国人的一部分，称本周市场研究公司的NetInfo发表的一份报告。
人们质疑，调查刚刚超过70％的人表示净已成为必不可少的。调查显示，电子邮件的朋友和其他人是全国最喜爱的互联网活动。调查
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还发现，人们平均花费一周七天小时在线，访问13个不同的网站在七天。但所有这些谁上网冲浪10％是做了一个星期超过20小时。 仅仅过了2万成年人在英国进行了采访报告。研究发现，近19万人在英国 - 四10成人 - 定期到网上。但是，新用户数有所放缓。在线人数仅增长11％，比与上年同期的33％相比，在过去的12个月。
该报告还揭示了银色冲浪者的重要性日益增加。据报道老年人的在线人数增长超过40％，在过去的一年。 55岁以上的人现在做了英国的互联网人口的17％。
调查还发现，很多工人在网上冲浪因个人原因在工作。近四分之三的工人与互联网接入的使用它的乐趣，通常以电子邮件的朋友和家人承认。根据比尔·威尔斯，调查的作者，许多员工希望有一定的灵活性，而大多数雇主都愿意接受。 “不过，雇主不太可能理解，如果你下载的电影或引入一个不友好的病毒到公司网络，”他说。
T 36. More than seven out of 10 people feel they can't manage without the Internet.
NG 37. Young people use the Internet for emails mainly. F 38. The most common use of the Internet is surfing the web. T 39. About 40% of adults use the Internet.
F 40. Most employers ban private use completely.
36.超过十分之七的人认为他们无法管理没有互联网。 37.年轻人使用互联网电子邮件为主。 38.最常见的使用互联网的网上冲浪。 39.约40％的成年人使用互联网。 40.大多数雇主完全禁止私人使用。
2010年1月
第一部分: 交际用语(共计10分, 每小题2分)
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1. — How was the journey to London? — ________________________. B. It went very well
2. -- Can you help me clear up the mess? — ________________________ D. No problem
3.— What's the fare to the museum? — ________________________ D. Five dollars
4. - Is it going to be warm next week? --_______________________ A. Yes, it is
5. — Here you are, Sir. — _______________________ C. Thank you very much
第二部分：词汇与结构 （20分， 每小题2分）
6—15小题：阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
6.
Unfortunately the poor girl can't do anything but ________all
her belongings at a low price.
C sell
7. They were asked to avoid _________any water which had not been boiled.
A. drinking
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8. John was bored, _______he left his life in England. B. so
9. She is very careful. She ________very few mistakes in her work.
C. makes
10. The workers are busy _______models for the exhibition. D. making
11. _________you change your mind, I won't be able to help you.
B. Unless
12. We are going to have our office ______to make room for a new engineer.
C. rearranged
13. Since this road is wet and slippery this morning, it_________ last night.
D. must have rained
14. Do you think Tommy is _________the truth? B. telling
15. John fell asleep ________ he was listening to the music. A. while
第三部分 完型填空（每题2分， 共20分）
16—25小题：阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。
Genetic Engineering
Many people are unaware that a lot of the foods they eat every day, such as bread, ham and cheese, have been altered by using new technology. Food can be changed. It can be made to taste different or to look different - carrots can be made to taste of
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chocolate and apples can be made redder . Some food that appears the same has been scientifically improved, for example, fish can be made to grow faster. Should we be pleased or worried? Will new technology bring benefits, or is it about to go out of control?
Genetically engineered foods are produced by taking generic material from one species and transferring it to another. For example, an ‘antifreeze’ gene which appears naturally in Arctic fish has been introduced into tomatoes and strawberries _ so that _ they don’ t freeze in cold weather, a human gene has been introduced into pigs to make them grow more quickly.
Some claim great advantages. They point out that crops can be made stronger and more disease resistant, so pesticides can be reduced. They also maintain that food can be made more nutritious or that the fat content can be reduced to make it healthier.
第四部分 阅读理解 （共计30分，每小题2分）
短文理解1 35 Forest Avenue Dew's Parker Adelaide 12, Nov.
Dear Bob,
I' m just writing to let you know our new address and to invite you to our house-warming party next Saturday. I'm sorry about the lack of warning, but we've been busy moving house and I've had little time for anything else. In any case, we only decided to hold the
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