Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV, according to results of a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Published Thursday.

The survey, of citizens of five Chinese cities, found that 79 percent of interviewees use the Internet for information and 55.1 percent to read news on the Internet. About 63 percent of interviewees use e-mail. The average time spent surfing the new and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29 hours, respectively.

Only 10.4 percent reported use the Internet primarily to send and receive e-mail;65.9 percent read on-line news; 62.2 quite often play games on-line. More and more people have taken an inerest in the entertainment opportunities on-line. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees quite often download music, and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages forom the Internet.

Yet the survery found that television is still the dominant mass medium.Seventy nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to get information, and another 75 percent take newspapers as importand as TV.

Five major web sites in the Chinese language, namely Sina, Sohu, Netease, Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users, and those that voted for Sina as the best among them were 30.9 percent.

Authorized statistics showed that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million, second to that of the United States.

65．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Chineses people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV.

B．There are more Chinese people using the Internet for information compared with those reading news on the Internet.

C．There are more people using e-mail compared with those searching information on the Internet.

D．There are more people using e-mail compared with those reading news on the Internet.

66．The survey shows that_______.

A．only 10.4 % reported use the Internet to send and receive e-mail

B．less than half of the people use the Internet for entertainment

C．all of the people reported like to play games on-line

D．most of the people reported read on-line news

67．The underlined word exceeded means ___________.

A．increased to more than                           B．raised

C．risen                                                    D．decreased

Cities do not appear on the earth randomly, nor do they grow in a random fashion. They develop as the result of a complex interplay of environmental and social factors.

Several factors in the natural environment determine the location of cities. Large cities, for example, are generally not found in inhospitable zones. Most major cities developed from villages and towns that grew up along shorelines, rivers, or railroads. The growth pattern of an urban settlement is also influenced by factors in the natural environment.  For example, mountains must be skirted, lakes must be avoided, and housing and industry must be placed conveniently near water and raw materials.

Social factors also influence the appearance and development of cities. For instance, a city may be established as a result of a political decision : Brazil created the new capital of Brasilia in the midst of the jungle in order to stimulate the economic development there. Ideas about architecture and town planning also influence urban growth patterns. For instance, the pattern of Manhattan is the product of a planning decision made in 1811. Besides, the actual use to which land is put often depends on economic factors, because owners tend to devote their land to the use that gives them the greatest gain.

The location of particular social group is also influenced by ecological factors. Certain kinds of land use , such as parking lots , may quickly generate a disliked area and result in a mass departure of the original inhabitants. The location of the neighborhoods of different groups is thus related to such factors as their relative income and to their feelings of group unity or prejudice against outsiders.

Social inventions such as the automobile and mass transit systems also influence urban patterns. If workers have to walk to their factories every day, their homes must be near the workplace, but if they can drive to work , they can easily live fifteen miles away. If large numbers of the urban labor force move away from the city centre , services and facilities will tend to follow them , perhaps leaving the city centre greatly changed.

71. According to the passage , most major cities are

A. located along shorelines, rivers, or railroads

B. located far away from shorelines, rivers , or railroads

C, results of political decisions

D. results of architectural decisions

72.The example that shows the influence of political decisions on the location of a city is the location of

A. Manhattan in New York

B. The new capital of Brasilia of Brazil

C. Los Angles

D. London

73. According to the passage, certain kinds of land use, such as parking lots, may

A. make the original inhabitants happy

B. cause the original inhabitants to move away from an area

C. destroy a town

D. result in ecological disasters in an area

74. It can be inferred from the passage that people of low income

A. tend to live in big cities

B. tend to live in small towns

C. mostly live in city centers

D. are likely to live together

75. According to the passage , the locations of cities are influenced

A. only by a lot of environmental factors

B. only by a lot of social factors

C. by both social and environmental factors

D. only by a lot of ecological factors

Some disabled people use a special card when they park their cars. These are called disabled placards, which are removable signs that can be hung from the rear-view(后视) mirror of a car. These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.

       These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways . They allow the person to in special parking spaces. They can also be used when disabled people are being dropped off or picked up. Disabled people can even use them to park without having to pay .

       Parking officials think that some people are cheating. Not all people who have these placards are disabled. Today, one in sixteen drivers in Californis carries the sign. There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than then years ago. An official from the DMV(加州车辆管理局) says that there are many reasons for the increase. As people get older, They may develop health problems and need to have one. There are also other reasons why more drivers have them today. Finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.

       Last year the DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits. They found that lots of people who had the disable placards had died. These permits are no longer valid.

Some people are worried that the system being abused. They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of the misuse. More rules could make it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards.

46．What do we know about placards?

  A．They are all used by disabled people．

  B．They are cards designed by disabled people．

  C．They can help disabled people park their cars．

  D．They allow disabled people to drive anywhere．

47．The DMV canceled many permits because

  A．the number of old people is growing

  B．the number of disabled people is on the rise

  C．they want to make it harder for people to get hem

  D．some people who have the placards have died

48．What can people do with the placards?

  A．Drivers Can use them when picking up disabled people，

  B．Disabled people can pay for parking with them．

  C．Drivers can use them to drive their cars．

  D．People can have access to DMV with them．

49．What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

  A．The reasons why disabled placards also popular among drivers.

  B．Some healthy people also use the disabled placards．

  C．The number of disabled placard users had increased．

  D．More reasons for drivers to use disabled placards．

50．We learn from the passage that

  A．disabled placards will be stopped by the government

  B．some people will be punished for breaking the law

  C．some disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placards

  D．some nods will be made related to disabled placards

    In late March，Southwest University became the first school in China to open a 24-hour hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling．   

    College suicide is a heart-breaking and argumentative topic．Chinese college students have long been the focus of public attention：their youth，education and，most importantly, bright futures make them the envy of society．

    However, in recent years，we’ve read more reports of student suicides．Perhaps that’s  simply because of society’s  attention with youth．But it could also signify the increasing troubled mental state of college students．

    Many studies have sought to find out the causes of student suicides．Not surprisingly, the top factors usually include psychological and physical sickness，emotional trouble and peer pressure． Despair about their futures is also quickly becoming a leading factor：Many students say they feel hopeless and confused about the direction of their careers in a crowded job market．   

    Thankfully, more and more universities and colleges are providing counseling services to address students’mental and psychological problems．These at least offer some comfort to students facing tough job prospects and personal difficulties．

  From appointing in-house student counselors to setting up hotlines and recruiting students to help their troubled peers．many universities are making efforts to fight student depression．There is no denying that much remains to be done，but such efforts are already working，helping students and saving lives．  

  However, the most important front in this battle lies with the students themselves．Whatever efforts school officials make，it is up to students to realize their problems and ask help．Unfortunately, many students considering suicide refuse to seek help．By shutting themselves away, they can easily fall into vicious cycles(恶性循环)，becoming ever more vulnerable to．personal difficulties and the pressures of the outside world．    

    While establishing better on-campus psychological education and outreach programs are a step forward，students themselves must actively reach out for help．These dangers are a reality for every student not only those who feel confused and depressed．  

46．Why are there so many students that commit suicide?    

    A．Because of psychological and physical sickness．

    B．Because they feel hopeless and confused about their future．

    C．Because of the emotional trouble．

    D．All of the above．    

47．Which of the following is WRONG according to the article?

    A．No university had a whole day hotline providing suicide-prevention counseling before March．

    B．Many people envy the college students their bright futures．

    C．The students who feel confused and depressed may have psychological problems and need psychological education．

    D．The problems of student suicides indicate the increasing troubled mental state of young people．．

48．What is the key to avoid student suicides?

    A．Parents communicate with their children and understand them．

    B．Colleges and universities offer more help to students．

    C．Students themselves realize their problems and seek help from others．

    D．Friends give more comfort and show more understanding to the problem students．

49．This article is probably a／an         ．  

    A．report  

    B．advertisement   

    C．commentary

    D．narration    

50．Which of the following can be the best title for the article?   

    A．Help is at hand for suicidal students．   

    B．More college students commit suicide．

    C．How can students avoid committing suicide?

    D．Why do college students feel depressed?

    This is a list of the origins of some slang words or phrases that we all use regularly．These words are common in almost all English speaking nations．

Cool

    Who hasn't used this word at least once in their life when speaking highly of something? This meaning of the word is relatively new in English，but not as new as you might think．The earliest record found so far is from 1884 in the phrase“Dat’s  cool!”

Kick the Bucket

   This means“to die”．Many people consider the term to have come from a guilty man standing on an upturned bucket which was then kicked out from under his feet leaving him to hang，but there is no written evidence that this is the case．In fact，it is more likely from a different type of bucket entirely．In butchery(肉食店)，when a pig was killed it would be hung from a pole．It is mostly likely that in his death throes(垂死挣扎)，the pig’s  feet would bang against the rail(横杆)to which they were tied．Therefore，kicking the bucket was a term referring to the last actions of the pig before he finally died．

Bob’s  Your Uncle

    Bob’s  your uncle generally means that something is simple or easy or a“job done”．It is most likely that this phrase came about as a result of nepotism(裙带关系)．In the late 1800s， Lord Salisbury(first name Robert)was prime-minister of Great Britain．After his third term he was succeeded by his nephew Arthur．Arthur had been made Chief Secretary of Ireland in 1886． Suspicions arose that Robert was favoring his nephew Arthur．The term“Bob’s  your uncle”could be used at the time as a reference to this charge of nepotism．

36．What does the passage mainly talk about?

    A．The most commonly used slang words in the world．

    B．The origins of some most．commonly used slang words or phrases．

    C．The origins of English words and phrases．

    D．Common words and phrases in English speaking countries．

37．If you want to praise something，the slang words or phrase you may use is“      “．

    A．Cool                                                          B．Kick the Bucket

    C．To Die                                                      D．Bob’s  Your Uncle

38．From the passage we can infer that the slang phrase“Kick the Bucket”――．

    A．is the oldest in meaning among all the English slang words or phrases

    B．has the same meaning as“Kick the Ball”

    C．will be never used in the future

    D．has something to do with pigs

39．The underlined word“succeeded’’in Paragraph 4 means“        “．

    A．taken position of    B．brought up           C．killed                     D．driven away

40．You may read this passage in         ．

    A．a science fiction                                        B．a cook book

    C．an English vocabulary text                          D．an advertisement