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1.（山东卷2008） AFederal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert (报警) system using text messages delivered to cell phones. Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industrys trade association. CTIA, estimates (估计) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month. The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nations emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies. “The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies.” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan. Participation in the alert system by carriers-telecommunications companies-is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry. The program would be optional for cell hone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts. There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules. The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve “approaching threats,” which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction (绑架) emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts.The service could be in place by 2010. 1. What is the purpose of the approved plan?A. To warn people of emergencies via messages.B. To popularize the use of cell phones. C. To estimate the monthly number of messages.D. To promote the wireless industry. 2. The improvement to the present system is in the charge of _. A. CTIAB. the Warning Alert and Response NetworkC. FCCD. federal regulators3. The carriers participation in the system is determined by _. A. the US federal GovernmentB. mobile phone usersC. the carriers themselvesD. the law of the United States4. Which of the following is true of cell phone users?A. They must accept the alert service.B. They may enjoy the alert service for free. C. They must send the alerts to others.D. They may choose the types of messages. 5. An alert message will NOT be sent if _. A. a child loses his wayB. a university shooting happensC. a natural disaster happensD. a terrorist attack occurs6 Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting StudentsB. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless IndustryC. Cell Phone Alerts of Natural DisastersD. Cell Phone Alerts Coming Soon. 2.(山东卷2006) BNovember not only marks the publication of Toni Morrisons eagerly anticipated(期待) eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature. Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men: Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John steinbeck received the award.Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy(遗产) of an outstanding black family. As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary masters trilogy(三部曲)investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved(1988), which deals with a black mothers love under slavery and in freedom. Jazx(1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s.The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Coseys Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation sport for colored folk on the East Coast. ” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl.The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrisons most accessible work since Song of Solomon. ” This comparison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point.7. What would be the best title for the text?A. Toni Morrisons latest novelsB. Toni Morrison and her trilogyC. Toni Morrison and her novel LoveD. Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner8. What can we learn about John Steinbeck?A. He was a black writer.B. He was born in America.C. He received the Nobel Prize after MorrisonD. He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel9. The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both _.A. belong to the same trilogy together with BelovedB. concern families of more than one generationC. deal with life of blacks under slaveryD. investigate life in 1920s Harlem10. The novel Love mainly describes _.A. the best-known vacation spot for blacksB. the life of an outstanding black family under slaveryC. the miserable experience of the five women in HarlemD. the memories of five women about Bill Cosey3.（山东卷） CIncreasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies(药店). Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance. Or they may stay because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption or couch potato habits. Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past. But playing doctor can also be a deadly game.Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers most of them arent nearly skeptical enough of what they find. A 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They shouldnt. Look up “headache”, and the chances of finding reliable and complete information, free from a motivation for commercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April 2005 Brown Medical School study. Of the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as “high quality”. Recent studies found faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete, inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet.The problem is most people dont know the safe way to surf the Web. “They use a search engine like Google, get 18 trillion choices and start clicking. But thats risky, because almost anybody can put up a site that looks authoritative(权威的), so itd hard to know if what youre reading is reasonable or not,” says Dr. Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute.11. According to the text, an increasing number of American _.A. are suffering from mental disordersB. turn to Internet pharmacies for helpC. like to play deadly games with doctorsD. are skeptical about surfing medical websites12. Some Americans stay away from doctors because they _.A. find medical devices easy to operateB. prefer to be diagnosed online by doctorsC. are afraid to face the truth of their healthD. are afraid to misuse their health insurance13. According to the study of Brown Medical School, _.A. more than 6 million Americans distrust doctorsB. only 1/10 of medical websites aim to make a profitC. about 1/10 of the websites surveyed are of high qualityD. 72% of health websites offer incomplete and faulty facts14. Which of the following is the authors main argument?A. Its cheap to self-treat your own illness.B. Its embarrassing to discuss your bad habits.C. Its reasonable to put up a medical website.D. Its dangerous to be your own doctor.4.（山东卷2007） DWhen Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, shes been named national teacher of the year.Principal Waynes Kettler said hes worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody Ive ever worked with before.” Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.When students were reading S. E. Hintons novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused no race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. Its inspiring to know that people from small towns own even win national honors.As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the more year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education. Not surpassingly. She is a big believe in the white of acts education. She said its essential for schools to offer classes such as act or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.15. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means _.A. discouraging B. interesting C. creative D. unbearable16. When Peterson began her teaching career, _.A. music was a focus of learning in most schoolsB. the environment was favorable to music teachingC. the school backed teaching facilities for musicD. immemorial support for music programs was unavailable17. What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?A. She concerned herself with current social problems.B. She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.C. She has aught music at the elementary school for 22 years.D. She makes great efforts to amuse students interest in literature.18. Which of the following is an example of Petersons way of teaching music?A. She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.B. She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.C. She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.D. She helped students compose songs by themselves.19. In Petersons opinion, _.A. art music and PE classes are all importantB. more subjects should be offered to studentsC. students should be motivated to attend art classesD. arts education is more important than other subjects20. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. Petersons honor was a surprise for the local peopleB. Petersons art classes attracted students back to schoolC. Peterson aroused the local residents passion for musicD. Peterson will change her profession next year5.(2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语)E There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Maiaysia. I was moved. I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics. It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back. From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join