Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
| A．Reasons for the use of Podcasting |
| B．Definition and origin of Podcast |
| C．Importance of Podcasting at school |
| D．Advantage of Podcasts over other audio media |
E．Podcasts—a further step from voice recordings
F．Devices needed for Podcasting
80．________________________
Recently a group of second –graders visited our school library to work on a “holidays around the world” project. The children created pictures showing holiday customs and then created voice recordings explaining what they drew. The incident showed very clearly the effectiveness of student-created voice recordings. Now imagine taking things one step further and creating Podcasts in a classroom setting.
81．________________________
The term Podcast refers to an audio recording, linked to the Wed, that can be downloaded to a personal MP3 player. The word is created from broadcast and from iPod ---the wildly popular MP3 player from Apple.
82．________________________
Using audio with students isn’t new, of course. Teachers have used audiobooks at listening centers and recorded student voice on tape or CD or many years. Voice and music are the original media for teaching. Podcasts ,however, can reach a much wider audience in a time frame outside the school days. Booktalking , an old way of getting kids excited about books, gets a tech assistance with Podcasting. Students can do some booktalking themselves; book review Podcasts seem to be another natural way for students to share what they know, providing an alternative to the book report.
83．________________________
There are a number of excellent reasons for using Podcasting. Teachers made audio Podcasts, including visuals or video clips for any content area instruction and review. Some teachers have begun to record themselves teaching important concepts; this creates an account of information online for kids to access when they’re stuck on a homework assignment. Audio and video files can also function as assessment tools. Imagine being a classroom teacher in September who can actually hear how his or her students were reading in June the school year before.
84．________________________
You don’t need an iPod to make a Podcast. If you have a computer, a microphone, and some free software, you can make a Podcast. While an MP3 player is a popular and useful gadget, your audience doesn’t need MP3 players to listen, either: your students and their families can use the computer to play back what you’ve recorded.
(B)
We’re not suggesting that you should reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to keep away from anxiety, anger, frustration and sadness. Here are some ideas to get you started. Choose the ones that work for you.
Practice mindfulness. Focus on the present. Instead of worrying about what you should do tomorrow while you’re having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now—the food, your families, the conversation.
Sing along. Studies fine music act
ivates parts of the brain that produce happiness. In one study, older adults who listened to their choice of music during eye surgery had significantly lower heart rate and blood pressure than those who had silent surgery.
Go to sleep. We have become a nation of sleep-deprived citizens. Taking a daily nap or getting into bed at 8 p.m. at night with a good book and turning the lig
ht out an hour later can do more for your mood than any number of bubble baths or massages.
Make a list. There’s nothing like writing down your tasks to help you organize your thoughts and calm your anxiety. Checking off each item provides a great sense of fulfillment.
Visit a quiet place. Libraries, museums, gardens, and places of worship(礼拜场所) provide islands of peace and calm in today’s world. Find a quiet place near your house and make it your secret getaway.
Volunteer. Helping others enables you to put your own problems into perspective(客观判断力) and also provides social interaction. While happy people are more likely to help others, helping others increases your happiness. One study found that volunteer work enhanced all four aspects of well-being: happiness, life satisfaction, self-esteem and sense of control over life.
41. According to the passage, which of the following ways can keep you away from bad moods?
A. Staying with your family. B. Having a lot of money.
C. Having enough sleep. D. Travelling.
42. As stared in the text, ______can reduce the risk of operation.
A. taking a nap when having surgery B. finding a quiet place to perform surgery
C. keeping quiet when having surgery D. listening to music when having surgery
43. Making a list of your tasks and checking them off can ________ yourself.
A. encourage B. satisfy C. improve D. change
44. You’d better not go to _______if you want to keep quiet and calm.
A. libraries B. churches C. supermarkets D. gardens
45. According to the passage, why can helping others increase your happiness?
A. Because it’s a good way to relax.
B. Because happy people are more likely to help others.
C. Because it enable you to see your own problems clearly.
D. Because it can enhance your health.
IV. 阅读理解：（共20题，每小题2分，共40分）
(A)
My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"
"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.
It seem
ed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” “It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."
36. The house the writer's family lived in was ________.
A. the best they could afford B. right for their social position
C. for showing off D. rather small
37. His father sold his Roils-Royce because ________.
A. it made him feel uneasy B. it was too old to work well
C. it was too expensive to possess D. it was too cheap
38. The writer's father enjoyed being in the middle class because ________.
A. it drew attention to him B. it didn't bring him in arguments
C. it was understood as a joke D. he disliked showing off
39. What was the writer's reaction to the idea of going to Eton?
A. He was very unhappy. B. He didn't believe it.
C. He was delighted. D. He had mixed feelings.
40. We can know from the passage that ________.
A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous
B. Children can go to Eton if they will
C. It is very difficult for a child to get a chance to go to Eton
D. Children don't have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton
III.语法填空：（共10题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
More than 650 sets of twins, triplets(三胞胎) and multiply births from around the world gathered at a Beijing park on Tuesday for the fourth Beijing Twins Culture Festival, a highlight of the city’s National Day celebrations.
When those look-alikes walked on the red carpet 26 (prepare) by the even sponsor, at the Honglingjin Park in the eastern part of Beijing, thousands of viewers took photos accompanied(伴随) by cheers.
“I feel just like a star,” said a 5-year-old girl Wang Yufei, 27 came to Beijing with her twin sister Wang Yutong.
Ten pairs of twins were picked out 28 (attend) a simulated(模拟的) torch relay. And it was ended 29 the chanting of slogans of next year’s Olympics by all twins.
Other activities included performances of singing, dancing, cross talks and martial arts.
The first Beijing Twins Culture Festival was held on Oct.2,2004, 30 attracted more than 500 pairs of twins, and 31 event has become an annual one, according to the organizers.
Chinese, who prefer “double” 32 “single” by tradition and always wish newly-weds (新婚夫妇) “double happiness”, look on twins and multiply births 33 signs of good luck. A boy-and-girl 34 (call) a “dragon and phoenix” pair—a reference to two 35 (tradition) symbols of prosperity.
II. 完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）
American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public school 11 charter schools (特许学校).
In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than2,300 charter schools 12 in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students 13 these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.
A charter school is 14 by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members, It is similar in some ways 15 a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The 16 it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments 17 the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.
Unlike a traditional public school, 18 the charter school does not have to obey most laws which govern public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to 19 .
Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to 20 those goals. Class sizes usually are smaller than those in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say 21 in charter schools may be more creative.
However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions are often 22 charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly 23 by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.
Congress provided 200million dollars for 24 charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (预算). But often the schools say they lack enough money for their 25 .Many also lack needed space.
11. A. called B. asked C. known D. said
12. A. study B. organize C. operate D. perform
13. A. finish B. attend C. leave D. cut
14. A. taught B. held C. created D. understood
15. A. to B. with C. by D. in
16. A. attention B. amount C. expense D. information
17. A. buy B. review C. give D. provide
18. A. besides B. moreover C. thus D. however
19. A. teach B. discuss C. have D. get
20. A. set B. reach C. settle D. define
21. A. farmers B. workers C. teachers D. soldier
22. A. against B. for C. in D. with
23. A. treated B. needed C. earned D. wasted
24. A. needing B. spending C. comparing D. establishing
25. A. programs B. parents C. records D. words
五基础写作（满分15分）
假如你是李华，2010年亚洲运动会将在广州举办，现在正招募志愿者，你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英语给组委会写一封申请信。
写作内容：
个人情况：年龄，学历
个人条件：英语好，爱好体育，善于交往，乐于助人，熟悉广州情况
承诺：提供最佳服务，展现青年志愿者的风采
写作要求：
1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入考查范围内。
2. 文中不能出现真实的姓名和学校名称
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua.
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Please consider my request, and I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours faithfully
Li Hua
（考词汇：志愿者volunteer 2010年广州亚运会 the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.）
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