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A When I learned that my 71 year old mother was playing Scrabble a word game against herself I knew I had to do something My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against I wasn t sure my mother was ready for it After all it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker Even so we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents home And so began my mother s adventure in the world of computers It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me I ve taught people of all ages but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything she has been teaching me all my life to cook and sew to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad Now it was my turn to give something back It wasn t easy at the beginning There was so much to explain and to introduce Slowly but surely my mother caught on making notes in a little notebook After a few months of scrabble and other games I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing 文字处理 This proved to be a bigger challenge to her so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter using different letter types colors and space Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils she asked No of course not I said They already know how to use a computer My mother isn t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period Thanks to the computer my father has finally got over his phone allergy 过敏反映 For as long as I can remember any time I called my mother would answer Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last month than we ve had in the past 20 years 67 What does the author do A She is a cook B She is a teacher C She is a housewife D She is a computer engineer 68 The author decided to give her mother a computer A to let her have more chances to write letters B to support her in doing her homework C to help her through the bad times D to make her life more enjoyable 69 The author asked her mother to write her a letter A because he mother had stopped using the telephone B because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother C so that her mother could practice what she had learned D so that her mother could be free from housework 70 After the computer was brought home the author s father A lost interest in cooking B took more phone calls C played more games D began to use it B Hiring a self drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday There are so many places of interest to visit and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center there s no better way to explore than by car Hire Charges What s included a Unlimited distance of miles b Expenses on maintenance 保养 and repairs which will be repaid on production of invoices 发票 c Full insurance except personal accident see below and contents What s not included a personal accident insurance b Garaging petrol parking and traffic fines Conditions of Hire The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance please see your representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price range but a particular car cannot be guaranteed If you decide to hire a car just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us A booking of fee 12 as part of the car hire cost is required Should you be forced to cancel 取消 your car hire booking after payment in full two weeks before date of hire a cancellation charge of 12 will be made 1 From the advertisement we can see a car hired will pay A insurance against damage to the car B insurance against injury to the driver C the cost of maintenance of the car D the cost of repairs of the car 2 Which of the following is true judging from the advertisement A If your rental period is beyond three days you have to see the representative at the hotel B A car is not available if you don t book it in advance C You are required to fill in a form before you hire a car D The company can provide all kinds of cars you need 3 If car hirer change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring the 12 booking fee is A partly retuned B doubly paid C Not returned at all D returned within six weeks C My summer hols wr CWOT B4 WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro his GF it s great Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students writing They fear the language could become corrupted 面目全非的 Everyone should just relax say linguists They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing David Crystal from the University of Wales argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again Geoffrey Nunberg from Stanford University agrees People get better at writing by writing he says Kids who are now doing text messaging e mail and instant messages will write at least as well as and possibly better than their parents Linguist James Milroy says for centuries it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today s teenagers become tomorrow s parents they too will think this way Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted they simply change to meet the new needs However Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English Cynthia McVey says I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it s important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway Erin age 12 says I wouldn t use text language in my homework Text is just for fun 57 What is the main purpose of the first paragraph A To give an example of foreign paragraph B To show an example of creative method C To express worries about using Netspeak D To lead in the topic of Netspeak 58 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Cynthia McVry points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly B Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English C David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing D James Milroy says that language is changing and improving 59 The expression bet your bottom dollar in paragrap5 means A be fairly sure B be greatly surprised C think it a pity D find it interesting 60 What can be the best title for the passage A Netspeak A Widely Used Language on Internet B Is Netspeak Harming the English Language C Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning D Netspeak Advantages and Disadvantages D Every living thing has a physical boundary that separates it from its outside environment Beginning with the simple cell and ending with man every organism has a certain limit which marks where it begins and ends Anyone who has had experience with dogs particularly in the countryside such as on farms is familiar with the way in which the dog handles space In the first place the dog knows the limits of his master s yard and will defend it against encroachment 侵入 There are also certain places where he sleeps a spot next to the fireplace a spot in the kitchen or one in the dining room if he is allowed there In short a dog has fixed points to which he returns time after time depending upon the occasion One can also observe that the dog creates the zone he is in a trespasser 非法进入者 can cause different response of the dog when he crosses the invisible lines which are meaningful to the dog This is particularly noticeable in females with her babies A mother who has new babies in a little used barn will take the barn as her territory 地盘 When the door opens she may make a slight movement in one corner Nothing else may happen as the trespasser moves ten or fifteen feet into the barn Then the dog may raise her head or get up circle about and lie down as another invisible boundary is crossed One can tell about where the line is by going backwards and watching when her head goes down As additional lines are crossed there will be other signals a thump 重击 of the tail and a howl One can observe comparable behavior in other vertebrates such as fish birds 1 A dog on a farm knows A the size of its master s yard is limited B a dining room is where it should sleep C it should not sleep next to the fireplace D where the furthest edge of his yard is 2 It can be inferred from the third paragraph that mother dogs A have a strong sense of owning their territory B have a tendency to protect their babies carefully C are ready to attack strangers coming towards them D prefer to raise their babies in barns 3 The underlines word comparable in Paragraph3 probably means A similar B different C same D familiar 4 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A Dogs sleep at fixed places in the yard or house B Dogs will respond to the territory trespasser C The boundary is visible and meaningful to dogs D Fish and birds should both belong to vertebrates For the rest of March a disease will sweep across the US It will keep kids home from school 1 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate The disease known as March Madness refers to the yearly 65 team US men s college basketball tournament 2 Teams compete against each other in a single elimination 单局淘汰 tournament that eventually crowns a national champion Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game Friends compete against friends Husbands against wives Colleagues against