thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” “How so? How can it affect them?”
“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.” “Is that his design in settling here?”
“Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.”
“I see no occasion for that. You and girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for, as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Binley might like you the best of the party.”
(from ‘Pride And Prejudice’) 56. Mrs. Bennet most wants to _______________.
A. visit her neighbours B.see her daughters marry well
C. tell her husband what to do D. exchange information 57. What does the passage tell us about Bingley?
A. He is a rich, young man from the southern part of England. B. He comes to stay at Netherfield to find himself a wife.
C. He has already become the center of attention in the neighourhood. D. He is so satisfied with Netherfield that he buys it immediately. 58. According to the passage, Mrs. Bennet is ____________. A. a talkative housewife B. a warm-hearted neighbor
C. a false friend D. a respected mother 59. From the dialogue between the couple, we can infer that ________________. A. Mr. Bennet doesn’t think Bingley good enough for his daughters B. Mr. Bennet considers his wife to be very attractive C. Mr. Bennet pays little attention to her daughters’ future
D. Mr. Bennet enjoys making fun of his wife
B
“Waller knows the secret of Romance Novels. He writes the way people feel and think when they are first in love --- as if every emotion had the force of God’s creation, as if such shivers had never been experienced before.”
------TIME
“Vividly romantic… Waller is an amazing storyteller.” It’s remarkable when a first novel does well, but what was more remarkable about THE BRIDGES OF
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MADISION COUNTY was how passionately people responded to it. Everywhere, the story was the same. People would buy the book and be back the next day saying they’d stayed up all night reading and sobbing and becoming enraptured by a story so wonderful they wanted to buy more copies to give to their friends… Robert Waller’s BRIDGES has the nation believing in romance.
-----WASHINGTON POST If you’ve ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world were so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they made it a No.1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, BRIDGES gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere, and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again. ---- NEW YORK TIMES 60. The above book reviews talk about the novel titled ________, which was written by ________.
A. Bridges, Robert Kincaid B. Madison County, Robert Waller
C. The Bridges of the Madison County, Robert Waller D. Romance Novels, Robert Kincaid
61. The underlined word “enraptured” in the second paragraph most probably means _________.
A. desperate B. sad C. enjoyable D. excited 62. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. It is the writer’s first novel and it is a great success. B. The theme of the novel is about first love. C. This novel is a No.1 bestseller.
D. The novel is emotional and it touches the readers’ hearts. C
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）.Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he
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earns a lot he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. \got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs.\he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
\\time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.\like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility .You never know when the market might disappear.\
63. In what way is David different from people of his age? A. He often goes out with friends. B. He lives with his mother. C. He has a handsome income. D. He graduated with six O-levels. 64. What is one of the problems that David is facing now? A. He is too young to get a credit card. B. He has no time to learn driving. C. He has very little spare time. D. He will soon lose his job.
65. Why was David able to get the job in the company? A. He had done well in all his exams. B. He had written some computer programs. C. He was good at playing computer games. D. He had learnt to use computers at school.
66. Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A. He received lots of job offers. B. He was eager to help his mother. C. He lost interest in school studies. D. He wanted to earn his own living. D
Well, more and more companies are beginning to create products and services for teenagers. The Disney Company sells the Hannah Montans television show, music, film and merchandise to teenagers and their parents. You can get everything from branded lunchboxes and mobile phone covers, to monthly fan magazines and clothing. The High School Musical series of films is also intended for a teenage audience. So, it’s all about sales, which tells us teenagers must have more money, freedom and influence upon their purchases
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than they’ve ever had before.
UK teenagers never used to be worried about spending money on clothes and fashion accessories. That’s changed. Now, they are much more fashion conscious and concerned about their image. In a world of television programmes that promise overnight success and fame at a young age (for example, the shows Britain’s Got Talent and American Idol), some people think it’s extremely important to look fashionable.
So what does teenage fashion look like? Well, it’s quite horrible really, but then I’m a bit too old to appreciate it, I suppose. It’s lots of brightly coloured materials, particularly pink, and usually plain, not patterned. There are plenty of bows, necklaces and bracelets, too. It’s all very cute, if that’s your taste.
Surely none of the above is a good thing, is it? Can it really be healthy for us to encourage kids to be like adults at such a young age? Are we stealing childhoods in return for a bit of profit? Well, the UK government is certainly concerned, and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies from explicitly marketing their products and services at children.
Even the rest of UK society is concerned. Now that people are aware of the problem, there is a popular backlash against the exploitation of children by commercial marketing.
67. We can infer from this passage that teenagers most probably refer to . A. children aged between 10 and 12 B. people who are in their twenties C. grown-ups who study high schools students D. rich teenagers who are in fashion
68. It can be inferred from the passage that the teenagers nowadays . A. are satisfied with their material life and worry about nothing B. often ask their parents to buy things for them C. always have little money on their clothes D. can enjoy their childhood as they are rich in material 69. The author of the passage . A. supports teenage fashion quite a lot B. is fond of brightly colored materials that are to his taste C. is strongly against marketing products and services at children D. thinks it illegal to make profits by selling things to kids 70. The passage is mainly about . A. British teenagers who are interested in fashions B.UK companies targeting products at children C. a social problem concerning teenagers in the UK
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D. products that aim at young people in England
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Weibo, or micro-blogs, the Chinese version of Twitter, has become a way of life in China, especially for the young.
Our train bumped into something. Our carriage has fallen onto its side. Children are screaming. Come to help us please! Come fast!
This is the first message sent from a high-speed train that crashed on July 23rd, 2011 in China’s Zhejiang province.
Not only was it a cry for help, which saved tens of lives, but it also contributed to a wave of unprecedented(史无前例) “citizen journalism” on China’s micro-blogs. Within ten hours, the message was reported over one-hundred-thousand times, which was something the girl, Xiao Yang, who wrote it had never imagined. She said, “I just wanted to survive at that moment, so I posted a message on Weibo. I didn’t know it would help us to be rescued so quickly.”
After the crash, China’s twenty million strong micro-bloggers demonstrated tremendous and unfamiliar power. They joined rescue efforts, helped survivors and monitored the officials investigating the accident.
As with traditional media, Weibo functions as a mirror on society, sparking debates and enlightening discussions. But what’s different about the micro-blogging site is that anyone---not just journalists---can take a photo, record a video clip or write a quick note about what is happening around them. I can fully accept this new Weibo lifestyle. Almost everyone has Weibo now. I read news on Weibo and it helps me with my life. I also write or repost news sometimes.
Clearly, Weibo enables millions of Chinese to become “citizen journalists”, opening them up to fresh news and views on their community, country and world.
This has lead to many micro-bloggers keeping a closer eye on the authorities. In response, the government is also using Weibo as a tool to respond to citizens’ queries(质询). And in Beijing, micro-bloggers have already left thousands of messages, urging the government to solve problem they consider urgent. Wang Hui, general director of Beijing Information Office, said, “Weibo has created a platform for government officials to better understand what the citizens
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