2010 地方卷 英语

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（1分）The cost of renting a house in central Xi'$an is higher than \_\_\_\_ in any other area of the city$．（　　）

（1分）﹣What's the noise？$It sounds as if it comes from upstairs \_$．It must be the window﹣cleaner working next door．（　　）

（1分）You look well．$The air and the sea foods in Sanya must \_\_\_\_\_ you$，I suppose．（ ）

（1分）$If we \_\_\_ the other road$，we might have arrived here in time for the meeting．（ ）

（1分）John opened the door．$There \_\_\_\_\_ he had never seen before$．（　　）

（1分）His first book next month is based on a true story．（　　）

（1分）John thinks it won't be long he is ready for his new job．（　　）

（1分）I have to see the doctor because I a lot lately．（　　）

（1分）May I take this book out of the reading room？ No，you ．You read it in here．（　　）

（1分）It is reported that many a new house at present in the disaster area．（　　）

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Ask Dr？Jeffers This month Dr．Jeffers is answering questions about the human brain and how it works Dear Dr．Jeffers，

One of my colleagues，Felix Moeller，told me that scientists are learning to use computer to‘read minds'．Is there any truth to this story/ ﹣Jane Leon，New York，USA Dear Ms．Leon，

Well，a lot of research is being conducted in this area，but so far，the brain scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs haven't been able to actually read thoughts．In one experiment，tes t subjects（受试者）were connected to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen．They were then asked to choose between adding or subtra cting（减）the two numbers．Using this method，researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct assumptions（假设）70 percent of the time．It's not quite mind reading，but it's certainly a first step

Dear Dr．Jeffers，

My three﹣year﹣old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and tickle （胳肢）him until he laughs uncontrollably．The other day I noticed him trying to tickle himself but he couldn't do it．Why not？ ﹣Glenn Lewis，Vancouver，Canada Dear Mr．Lewis，

It's because of how the brain works．The brain is trained to know what to pay attention to and what to ignore．It causes us to ignore physical feelings we expect to happen，but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling．For example，you don't notice how your shoulder feels while you're walking down the street．But if someone comes up behind you and touches you lightly on the shoulder，you may jump in fear．It's that unexpected part that causes the tickle reaction

Dr．J

46．What can we learn from the answer to the first question？

People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is

Who has got a little child according to the text？

（8分）Brave Frenchman Found Half﹣way Around the World （NEW YORK） A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two﹣year﹣old girl in Manhattan said he didn't think twice before diving into the freezing East River Tuesday's Daily News said 29﹣year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum．He handed the girl to her father，David Anderson，who had dive in after him "I didn't think at all，"Duret told the Daily News．"It happened very fast．I reacted very fast．" Duret，an engineer on vacation，was walking with his girlfriend along the pier（码头）when he saw something falling into the water．He thought it was a doll，but realized it was a child when he approached the river．In an instant，he took off his coat and jumped into the water

When he reached the girl，she appeared lifeless，he said．Fortunately，when she was out of the water，she opened her eyes

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera．An ambulance came later for her，said Duret，who was handed dry clothes from cookers．Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France．Duret said he didn't realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning

"I don't really think I'm a hero，"said Duret．"Anyone would do the same ting．"

50．Why was Duret in New York？

What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came？

When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero？

（6分）The 1900House

The bowler family was one of more than 400families who applied to 1900 house，a reality TV shout which took a typical family back a hundred years to see how people lived in the days before the internet，computer games and even electricity

The bowler family spent three months in a London home without a

telephone，computers，TV，or fast food．The bowlers wore clothes from 1900，are only food available in English at that time，and cooked their meals on a single stove．Paul bowler stil went to work every day in a then uniform．The children changed their clothes on the way to and from school and their classmates didn't know about then unusual home life．Joyce stayed at home，cooking and cleaning like a typical housewife of the time，though everything took three times as long

So does Joyce think that people's lives were better in the old days？

"I think people in the old days had just ad many troubles and worries，"Joyce said

And I don't think their life was better or worse，there were lots of things back then that I'm happy I don't have to deal with nowadays，but on the other hand life was simpler．""We had a lot more time with our family，and it was hard being nice to each other all the

time，"eleven﹣year﹣old Hilary said

So what did the Bowler family miss most about modern life while living in the 1900 house？

Paul，39："telephone and a hot shower"

Joyce，44："a quick cup of tea from a kettle you could just turn on"

Hilary，11："rock CD"

Joseph，9："hamburger and computer games"

54．While the Bowler family was living in 1900house，

According to Paragraph 4，what's Jovce's opinion about life in 1900？

（8分）When I first got an email account ten years ago，I received communications only from family，friends，and colleagues．Now it seems that every time I check my e﹣mail，I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all．If we want e﹣mail to continue to be useful，we need special laws that make spamming（发送垃圾邮件） a crime

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam，the problem will certainly get much worse．Computer programs allow spammers to spend hundreds of millions of e﹣mails almost instantly．As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their

products，individual（个人的）e﹣mail boxes are often flooded with spam e﹣mails．Would people continue to use e﹣mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time？

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well．Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company．Companies rely on e﹣mail on for their employees to communicate with each other．Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks，and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively．Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks．These computer problems raise production costs of companies，which are，in the end，passed on to the consumer

For these reasons，I believe that lawmakers need to legislate （立法） against spam．Spammers should be fined，and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people．E﹣mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently，but spam is destroying this convenience

57．What does the underlined word"correspondence"in the Paragraph 1probably mean？

According to the text，what is the major cause of the flooding spam？

According to Paragraph 3，who is the final victim of spam？

What is the purpose of the text？

（1分）The car is running at a　　（速度）of eighty kilometers an hour

（1分）The teacher is glad that everyone in her class is　　（渴望的）to learn

（1分）Jeff has the　　（习惯）of listening to music while reading

（1分）He tried to　　（解释），but she wouldn't listen

（1分）When things aren't going well，my parents always　　（鼓励）me，telling me not to give up

（1分）We sat chatting for a few　　（分钟）after finishing our meal

（1分）I have been　　（深深地）impressed by a number of experiences in her life

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