This year the US will honour （纪念）one of the country's most famous writers﹣Mark Twain （1835﹣1910）．Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens，but how many know where the pen name "Mark Twain" came from？
The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer．"Mark Twain" was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms （6 feet）deep．"Twain" is an old﹣fashioned way of saying "two"．Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years，a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works﹣who could forget the journey of Huck an Jim along it in his most famous book．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）？
With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．Whenever possible，he would go to public libraries．There he spent much time reading and thinking，which greatly helped him with his writing．
On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．Twain wrote in a style that has been called "local colour" because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs．
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）and its follow﹣up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn，which many people call "The Great American Novel"．
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．Huck did not enjoy schooling．It shows in the way he uses language，in a spoken style．Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well．
34．What does the underlined word "gift" mean in the passage？ ．
A．Twain's talent for self﹣teaching．
B．Twain's "local colour" writing style．
C．Twain's good sense of humour
D．Twain's experiences as a ship pilot
35．According to the passage，what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn． ．
A．The deep social meaning
B．The exciting life experiences
C．The special way that Huck talks
D．The nice view of the Mississippi
36．Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，"Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect．"？ ．
A．At the beginning of Paragraph 2
B．At the beginning of Paragraph 3
C．At the beginning of Paragraph 4
D．At the beginning of Paragraph 5
37．what is the passage mainly about？ ．
A．Mark Twain's career as a great writer
B．Mark Twain's interest in describing local life
C．Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field
D．Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing．
High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong．Find out how to survive （度过） high school with a few easy tips．
Be Yourself．High school is a fun time to make new friends，meet new people and socialize．Just be yourself．Don't give in to anyone's wants．
Keep Good Company．Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won't get influenced by anyone．You will find friends，but stay away from the ones who don't want to be your friends．
Be Optimistic （乐观的）．Always wear your smile．Treat others the way you want to be treated． Respect （尊敬） your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful．
When you believe in yourself，others believe in you．Talk and walk confidently．Confidence is something you grow with，and people respect you for that．
Love High School．Fall in love with it．Make the most out of it，and you will never get those moments back．Come up with wonderful ideas，top your class，make the best friends，go to parties，but just make as many memories as you can!
With these tips to survive high school，you will surely be proud of graduating （毕业） as an all﹣round adult．So when you throw those hats in the air，feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in"High School"．
81．How many tips are mentioned in the passage？
82．What's the writer's advice on making friends？（no more than 2 pieces）
83．Fill in the blank with proper words．（no more than 3 words）
84．Put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
85．Give a proper title to the passage．
Do you use Facebook，MySpace or Twitter？If so，then you are part of a social network．Social networking sites allow us to see our social connections．
When you create a profile （a description of somebody that gives useful information） on a social networking site，you open up a number of possible social connections．You can look up old friends，make new friends，and share music，photos and videos with them．You can also join groups according to your interests or hobbies，favorite TV shows or music．
Setting up a social networking account （帐号） is simple．You just create and post a personal profile．For this you need a login name，password，and an e﹣mail account．Then you add some personal information such as name，age，sex，location，interests，etc．You can also add a photo of yourself．You can control who sees your profile．The next step is to look for new ones，and add them to your network．Then you can search your friends' connections for anyone else you'd like to add to your network．
Different social networking sites allow people to communicate in different ways．There are sites that allow you to enlarge your personal community such as Facebook．Then there are ones that include media （媒体） sharing，such as YouTube，where members upload and look at other people's pictures and videos．There are also ones that specialize in sharing music，such as Last FM，and finally，ones that allow bloggers to form online communities，such as Live Journal．
The latest trend （趋势） in social networking is to create your own independent social network．Companies do this to make their products sell well and people do it to create their own communities．
（1）What's the writer's purpose in writing Paragraph1？
A．To raise a question．
B．To lead in the topic．
C．To introduce some sites．
D．To advertise a social network．
（2）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2？
A．Make new friends．
B．Share videos with others．
C．Open a net shop．
D．Join groups you like．
（3）What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？
A．It's easy to build a social networking account．
B．It's easy to search your friends' connections．
C．It's possible to add a photo of yourself．
D．It's simple to control a social network．
（4）Last FM is a networking site where ．
A．you can upload videos
B．bloggers can form online communities
C．you have the largest personal community
D．sharing music is specialized
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Social Networks
B．Personal Profiles
C．Networking Trends
D．Networking Accounts．
In 1959，when Jean Harper was in the third grade，her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up．She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot．Her paper came back with an"F"on it．The teacher told her it was a"fairy tale"．Jean was completely disappointed．As the years went by，Jean was beaten down by the discouragement．"Girls can't become airline pilots； never have，never will．You're crazy．"Finally Jean gave up．
In her senior year of high school，her English teacher was Mrs．Dorothy Slaton，a strict teacher with high standards．One day Mrs．Slaton asked this question，"What will you do in the future？"Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm （热情），and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away．
The next thing that Mrs．Slaton said changed the course of Jean's life．"I have a little secret for you．You do have unlimited （无限的） abilities and talents．When you leave school，if you don't go for your dream，no one will do it for you．You can have what you want if you try!"
The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly．Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot．Mrs．Slaton slapped （敲） the desk top，"Then do it!"she said．
So Jean did．It didn't happen overnight．In her l0 years of hard work，even facing all kinds of difficulties，she never gave up her dream．
Eventually，Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain （机长） of the United Airline Company．
（1）Jean's third﹣grade teacher thought her dream to be ．
A．great
B．impossible
C．challenging
D．reasonable
（2）Mrs．Slaton may think that ．
A．Jean is not a nice girl
B．only some of her students have great abilities
C．a belief helps to realize one's dream
D．her students are good enough to enter the best schools
（3）According to the passage，we can infer that ．
A．Jean's dream was always in her deep heart
B．Jean didn't go for her dream
C．most people around Jean were for her dream
D．Jean achieved her dream overnight
（4）What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4mean？
A．excited
B．surprised
C．disappointed
D．relaxed
（5）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Face Difficulties
B．Dream the Future
C．Voice Your Dream
D．Go for It．
A
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We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives!Only 4days left．Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role：
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all kinds of help in their daily life．You will help them to develop new skills．You will help them to protect their rights and their safety．Most important of all，you should let them know they are valued．
Skills and Experience Required：
You will have the right values and great listening skills．You will be honest and patient．You should have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in excellent written and spoken English，since you'll help those people with different learning disabilities．Previous （先前的） related experience will be a great advantage for you．
46．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2mean？
A．You'll make others' life more meaningful with this job．
B．You'll arrive home from work just in time．
C．You'll make much money from this job．
D．You'll succeed in getting this job．
47．The volunteers'key role is to help people with learning disabilities ．
A．get some support B．protect themselves
C．learn some living skills
D．know their own value
48．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The volunteers needn't work all day long．
B．Free meals are provided for the volunteers．
C．The volunteers should be over sixteen．
D．Only four days are left for those who want to get the job．
49．Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer？
A．The one who can drive a car．
B．The one who has done similar work before．
C．The one who can speak English very well．
D．The one who has patience to listen to others．
50．The passage is meant to ．
A．offer a notice B．give a report
C．carry an advertisement D．send an invitation．
A science fiction flying car looks like a normal car，but it is an aircraft （飞行器） that anybody can fly directly from any place to another without using roads or runways．Science fiction writers have written about flying cars for a long time．But now flying cars will soon fly out of the world of science fiction into our real world．And the dream of the science fiction writers will soon come true．
The first﹣known sky car is the FSC﹣1．The FSC﹣1looks like an expensive sports car．You can drive the FSC﹣1on the road like a normal car．If you touch a button，its wings and propeller （螺旋桨） fold out and then it can take off，fly and land as an airplane．The owners of the FSC﹣1can choose if they want to drive or fly．
Another flying car or sky car is the Moller Skycar M400．Although you can't drive it on the roads，it is small and easy to fly and can take off and land like a helicopter （直升飞机）．Urban Aeronautics'X﹣Hawk is another type of sky car．It is expected to be available for about ＄3million．
Just like any new technology，flying cars have taken a long time to be developed．But some experts think the technology is far from what people imagine when they are sitting in traffic．It still needs to be improved．
26． kinds of flying cars are mentioned in the passage．
A．Two
B．Three
C．Four
D．Five
27．The writer thinks that flying cars will be no longer a dream because ．
A．science fiction writers'ideas are stupid
B．they are too expensive to make
C．they will soon be available
D．they are only in science fiction
28．The FSC﹣1can ．
A．change itself into a robot
B．move on water like a ship
C．be flown only like an airplane
D．be driven like a car and flown like an airplane
29．The Moller Skycar is different from the FSC﹣1because ．
A．it can't fly
B．it can't be driven like a car
C．it is difficult to land
D．it is much more expensive
30．Some experts think the technology of flying cars is ．
A．normal
B．traditional
C．not good enough
D．strange．
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