原文作者：李锐

　　一、完形填空（共15个小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
　　red is the color of china. among all the 1 ， red is most easily seen. the color red is fresh and pure， 2 in china we call it china red. chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited， but also because it has 3 meanings in chinese culture and history.
 　　no country in the world has ever 4 a color in such a way as china. here， red is a symbol. it gives color to the soul of the nation. in the past， red represented dignity （尊严） and mystery. even now， chinese people 5 the color much more than we do. it can be said that “china red” is an everlasting theme for china， and an 6 color for chinese people. “china red” has 7 a very popular word， attracting the world’s attention.
 　　finding red-color things in china is very 8 ， as you can see the color everywhere. all traditional red things have been playing special 9 in china： the walls of ancient palaces， the 10 flag， chinese knots， lanterns， traditional paper-cuts and even red tanghulu.
 　　red is the color of the 11 ， health， harmony， happiness， peace， richness and so on. only real things and events can fully 12 and explain its beauty. the color can be 13 and meaningful only when it’s connected with people.[论文网]
 　　in china， red is more than just a color. it carries the ancient history and 14 of the chinese nation. china red is 15 with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in china waiting for you to feel， to discover！
 　　（ ）1. a. colors b. news c. papers d. paints
　　（ ）2. a. but b. or c. and d. while
　　（ ）3. a. poor b. rich c. simple d. correct
　　（ ）4. a. used b. shared c. drawn d. affected
　　（ ）5. a. need b. dislike c. hate d. love
　　（ ）6. a. interesting b. expensive c. easy-going d. important
　　（ ）7. a. spoken b. said c. become d. got
　　（ ）8. a. hard b. easy c. sudden d. warm
　　（ ）9. a. roles b. games c. cards d. places
　　（ ）10. a. national b. international c. local d. foreign
　　（ ）11. a. rainbow b. fear c worry d. luck
　　（ ）12. a. believe b. show c. talk d. write
　　（ ）13. a. large b. quiet c. alive d. peaceful
　　（ ）14. a. art b. culture c. business d. ability
　　（ ）15. a. pleased b. crowded c. filled d. satisfied
　　二、阅读理解（共15个小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列材料，从各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
　　a
　　questionnaire：
　　read the questions and answer yes or no， then you will find out how good you are.

　　1. when you don’t understand something， you ask questions.
　　2. you like listening to older people talk about the past.
　　3. you think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you.
 　　4. you are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know.
　　5. you always see and talk to different people.
　　6. you are i

nterested in learning new ways of doing things.
　　7. you enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.
 　　8. you talk a lot about yourself.
　　9. even if you are often wrong， you make your own decisions.
　　10. you hate teaching what you are good at： sports， technology， whatever.
　　11. your parents don’t understand you， so you don’t talk to them much.
　　score now！
　　score 2 points if you answer yes to each of the first 8 questions， and 0 if you choose no. score points if you answer no to each of the last 4 questions， and 0 if you choose yes.
 　　18-24 you are friendly and open-minded. you make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. you’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. good for you！
 　　10-16 remember that every single person you know can teach you something. you will greatly make your life rich and colorful.
 　　0-8 about 400 years ago， a famous writer wrote， “no man is an island.” this is still true today. try to be more open and interested in people around you.
 　　（ ）16. if you say “yes” to all these question， you’ll get _______ points.
　　a. 12 b. 16 c. 20 d. 24
　　（ ）17. when you score 22 points， you are _______.
　　a. shy and nervous b. silent and serious
　　c. open and friendly d. brave and strong
　　（ ）18. the writer thinks you should _______.
　　a. always see and talk to the same people
　　b. make your own decision whenever you want
　　c. enjoy teaching what you are good at
　　d. talk much about yourselves when possible
　　（ ）19. “no man is an island.” in the text probably means that _______.
　　a. the famous writer was very clever
　　b. everything is the same as 400 years ago
　　c. you will feel lonely if you are on an island
　　d. you can not live alone in the world
　　（ ）20. the questions are used to test whether you are willing to _______.
　　a. learn from others b. help other people
　　c. so all by yourself d. depend on others
　　b
　　a little old man and his wife walked slowly into mcdonald’s one cold winter evening. they took a table near the back wall， and then the little old man walked to the cash register （收银台） to order. after a while he got the food back and they began to open it.

　there was one hamburger， some french fries and one drink. the little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half and divided the french fries in two piles （堆）. then he neatly put the half of the food in front of his wife. he took a sip of the drink and his wife took a sip. “how poor the old people are！” the people around them thought. as the man began to eat his hamburger and his french fries， his wife sat there watching him and took turns to drink. a young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. but they refused politely and said that they got used to sharing everything.
 　　then a young lady asked a question of the litt

le old lady. “madam， why aren’t you eating？ you said that you share everything. then what are you waiting for？ ” she answered， “the teeth.”
 　　（ ）21. what did the old man order？
　　a. one hamburger and one drink.
　　b. some french fries and two cups of coffee.
　　c. one hamburger， some french fries and one drink.
　　d. one hamburger and two drinks.
　　（ ）22. what did they do after they opened the food？
　　a. they left mcdonald’s. b. they shared the food.
　　c. they began to look for seats. d. they ate the food by themselves.
　　（ ）23. which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “took a sip”？
 　　a. dank something slowly. b. had a rest.
　　c. had some snacks. d. exchange.
　　（ ）24. as the old man began to eat the things， his wife sat there _______.
　　a. talking with him b. looking at him quite angrily
　　c. watching him and took turns to drink d. thinking about the money
　　（ ）25. what can we know from the passage？
　　a. the old lady wasn’t hungry at all.
　　b. the two old people shared the same teeth.
　　c. the old lady had a toothache.
　　d. the old lady was not patient at all.
　　c
　　mobile internet devices and online groups are changing into a new kind of web diary—micro-blogging （微博）， where people write down some information about what they are doing or thinking at any given moment. the news is simple， describing online diary in which people share their lives and dreams—so the name is called micro-blogging.
 　　a beautiful blog is an art form， and it takes time. so， micro-blogging fits into your life where you take one minute or two to see what’s going on and then go back to work. websites where people could post blogs （博客） or share pictures or videos have become popular and wide like twitter. new technologies are most helpful when others take something you need to do anyway and make it much easier and much more quickly. china’s 420 million web users have caught on micro-blogging as a new way for getting some expression within 140 words.

　　there is a real example， when a heavy flood and huge mudslide covered zhouqu in august， words first reached the whole world. thanks to a mobile phone with digital camera-using， 19-year-old micro-blogger， wang kai told people what had happened in zhouqu. he went to write about 200 pieces of news in the terrible accident and made people outside came to save people in time.
 　　wang kai’s reports on a chinese twitter-like service from the northwestern town of zhouqu made him an online famous person and developed the new medium in the world’s largest online population.
 　　from almost nothing last year， there are tens of millions of micro-bloggers in china. active users will hit 65 million by the year’s end， the data center for the chinese internet （dcci） predicts. micro-blogging provides you a chance for sending out really meaningful feeling and opinions. it can be used to help p

eople solve more problems.
 　　（ ）26. the first paragraph tells us _______.
　　a. a few people are using micro-blogging b. the meaning of micro-blogging
　　c. micro-blogging can take place of qq d. the news in micro-blogging is old
　　（ ）27. in twitter， you can _______.
　　a. see what is happening now b. post blogs in few minutes
　　c. both a and b d. only share pictures or videos
　　（ ）28. which sentence is not true about wang kai？
　　a. he happened to visit places in zhouqu.
　　b. he posted 200 pieces of news in the accidents.
　　c. he sent information with a mobile phone.
　　d. his report made him famous online.
　　（ ）29. from the passage we can know micro-blogging _______.
　　a. wastes us much time in our life b. can help us learn some knowledge
　　c. can solve some important problems d. are only used by some young people
　　（ ）30. there will be _______ micro-bloggers in china by the year’s end.
　　a. 56 million b. 420 million c. 140 million d. 65 milliom
　　三、阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
　　先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。
　　nowadays， online shopping is very p 31 in the world， because it is so c 32 to our life. shopping on the internet， or shopping online， is becoming more and more popular. more and more people are u 33 the internet to buy something.
 　　if you want to buy something on the internet， you need a credit card. people can just stay at home and shop for a 34 that they want at any time， day or night. and people don’t have to
 　　w 35 a lot of time to go from one shop to another to c 36 the clothes. the old， the s 37 and the busy people cannot go to the shops， but they can shop by themselves.
 　　the clothes come in all s 38 ， sizes and colors on the internet. so you only need to sit in front of your computer and click the mouse. however， you can’t see the clothes or try them on. sometimes， the real clothes may not be the s 39 as what they have seen on the computer. finally， everything has two sides. you should find the ways which is s 40 for you. that will be more comfortable and healthy.
 　　31. p 32. c 33. u 34. a 35. w
　　36. c 37. s 38. s 39. s 40. s