詞匯選擇題
1. As a commander, you should not ____ the soldiers to unnecessary danger.
A. express
B. explode
C. exploit
D. expose
2. This newspaper often ____ the government’s opinion, not the public opinion
A. affects
B. reacts
C. reflects
D. recognizes
3. Although in great danger, the wounded still did not want to ___ from the front.
A. feedback
B. backward
C. withdraw
D. departure
4. This movie has a ___ ending. You can not imagine who will be killed finally.
A. dramatic
B. original
C. considerable
D. temple
5. During the graduation ___, the president gave a wonderful opening speech.
A. evolution
B. sign
C. individual
D. ceremony
6. The dog ___ the rabbit but could not catch it.
A. ceased
B. chained
C. checked
D. chased
7. If your letter is over weight, you must pay for the ____.
A. excess
B. exceed
C. checked
D. chased
8. In the class the teacher asked the students to ____ their bad habits.
A. weaken
B. omit
C. overcome
D. overtake
9. When you study in the United States, usually you have to buy your own health ____.
A. insurance
B. expense
C. evidence
D. payment
10. Chocolate and ice-cream have different ____.
A. favor
B. favorites
C. fever
D. flavors
二、閱讀理解
Just over 20 years ago, IBM introduced the PC jr. Derided as awkward and underpowered, the PC jr. never caught on with kids or parents. But then again, IBM didn’t have the Mouse behind it.
Backed by a posse of Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto, the Walt Disney Co. is looking to do what IBM never could: successfully market a computer system designed specifically for kids. The Disney Dream Desk PC ($600) and its complementary big-eared, 14.1-inch monitor ($300) are aimed at kids ranging from 6 to 12 years olD. But even though the system is embellished with images of Mickey and software featuring Donald Duck and Goofy, the Dream Desk is more than a toy.
Using Microsoft Windows XP, the Disney system is based on an Intel Celeron D processor and comes with a 40-gigabyte hard drive plus a combination CD burner and DVD player--serious enough hardware to manage games or homework. As an added feature, there’s a stylus that sits in a cradle built into the keyboarD. The stylus is a more comfortable pointing device than a mouse for little hands, and it also lets children create their own digital sketches.
Teaching tool. On the software side, Disney has included a trio of creativity programs called Disney Flix, Pix, and Mix that lets kids create their own movies, add Disney characters to digital pictures, and compose musiC. For parents worried about the World Wild Web, Disney has included a Content Protect program that prevents curious tykes from visiting sites you’d rather they not view. And if you suspect they are using the Net more for games than research, the program will even track your children’s surfing and report back to you.
By and large, the Disney system succeeds with the Dream Desk. Design elements like the monitor’s mouse keteer ears, which conceal speakers, certainly grabbed my 22-month-old daughter’s attention. But while she may have enjoyed "playing with Mickey," parents may wonder if computers for kids are a help or hindrance when it comes to learning. "The danger is that people tend to replace actual human instruction with these computers," says Reid Lyon, chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. According to Lyon, computers are a fine tool to help kids learn--as long as there’s parental participation.
Parents looking for educational titles on the Dream Desk will have to shop elsewhere. Furthermore, the total system price is about $150 more than comparably equipped plain-Jane PC s, and some elements of the Disney PC could be improve
D. Making the LCD monitor touch sensitive would be a nice addition for kids, as would a clear cover to protect the screen from sticky little fingers. In addition, some parents may bridle at the brazen commercialism of having a large orange button on the system’s keyboard that takes kids directly to Disney’s $9.95-a-month Toontown online game.
On the other hand, what parent hasn’t succumbed to a son or daughter’s desire for a Sponge Bob toy, Spiderman lunchbox, or Dora backpack? And while this PC may have big ears, it’s not just some Mickey Mouse computer.
1. How can the Walt Disney Co. make a computer system popular with the kids?
[A]The images of the Walt Disney Co. are deeply rooted in kids’ heart.
[B]The Dream Desk is just like a super toy.
[C]The computer system is designed specifically for kids.
[D]Kids can use the computer system for games and doing homework.
2. Which of the following is not the description of the Dream Desk?
[A]Learning and playing are perfectly combined in this computer system.
[B]The hardware is enough for the use of a kid.
[C]The software takes the kids’ needs and parents’ worry into consideration.
[D]The Dream Desk decorated with the image of Mickey catches the kids’ eyes.
3. How can the parents take full advantage of the computer in the learning of their kids?[A]Not allowing the kids to visit the inappropriate web sites.
[B]Using the computer to arouse kids’ interest in learning.
[C]Fully exploring the potential function of the computer.
[D]Working together with their kids.
4. Which of the following is not true according to Paragraph 6?
[A]The Dream Desk does not have price advantage.
[B]The Dream Desk has been equipped with sensitive LCD monitor and a clear cover.
[C]Some parents have offensive feelings toward the orange button indicating commercialism.
[D]The computer system fails to cater for all the parents.
5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
[A]The big ears make this PC look like a big toy that many kids long for.
[B]Parents always try their best to satisfy their kids’ needs.
[C]Parents find it difficult to refuse to buy their kids such toys as Mickey Mouse computer.
[D]Mickey Mouse computer is a computer, rather than a toy.
三、翻譯句子
1. People seem to fail to take into account the fact that education does not end with graduation.
2. An increasing number of people are beginning to realize that education is not complete with graduation.
3. When it comes to education, the majority of people believe that education is a lifetime study.
4. Many experts point out that physical exercise contributes directly to a person’s physical fitness.
附：閱讀部分詞匯注釋?zhuān)ㄗ鐾曛笞约簠⒄湛匆幌拢?/p>
deride vt. (及物動(dòng)詞) 嘲笑，愚弄，以輕蔑的態(tài)度說(shuō)話(huà)或?qū)Υ?/p>
awkward adj. (手腳)不靈巧的;不熟練的；(動(dòng)作或表情)笨拙的; 難看的; 粗野的；不協(xié)調(diào)的；沒(méi)有風(fēng)度的；不好使用的; 使人感到麻煩的; 難應(yīng)付的, 棘手的；困難的, 危險(xiǎn)的
underpowered adj. 動(dòng)力不足的，由動(dòng)力不足的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)驅(qū)動(dòng)的
catch on vt. vi. 抓牢，理解；[口]投合人心, 受人歡迎，流行；變得風(fēng)行
posse n. 武裝隊(duì)；一隊(duì)(警察)；(臨時(shí)組織起來(lái)的)一群人；[口]烏合之眾, 暴徒；可能性；潛在力
look to v. 期望；看似將要；許諾做
embellish vt. 美化；裝飾；加細(xì)節(jié)；潤(rùn)色；
Goofy高飛，迪斯尼卡通中既笨拙、多言、好奇又善良角色迪斯尼卡通人物，以宮廷騎士長(zhǎng)官的身份出現(xiàn)在影片中。
trio . n. 三個(gè)(或人)一組，三件套
tyke (也作tike) [taik] n. 小孩子，尤指小男孩
by and large adv. 大體上, 基本上
succeed with vi. 在...上獲得成功
hindrance n. 妨害, 障礙, 干擾, 延[停]滯；障礙物, 起妨礙作用的人[物]；
comparable adj. 可相比(with); 比得上的(to)；類(lèi)似的；可供比較的，相對(duì)照的；相對(duì)等的
bridle [5braidl] at vi. 輕視，瞧不起
brazen [5breIz(E)n] adj. 聲音響而刺耳的；厚顏無(wú)恥的
succumb [sE5kQm] vi. (常與to連用) (向強(qiáng)大力量或向強(qiáng)烈欲望)屈服，屈從；服從
一、詞匯選擇題
1. D 暴露
作為一名司令，你不應(yīng)該讓?xiě)?zhàn)士遭受不必要的危險(xiǎn)。
2. C 反映
這份報(bào)紙經(jīng)常反映政府的政策而不是群眾的意見(jiàn)。
3. C 撤退
雖然面臨巨大的危險(xiǎn)，傷員仍然不愿意從前線(xiàn)撤退。
4. A 戲劇性的
這部電影有個(gè)戲劇性的結(jié)局。你無(wú)法預(yù)料最后誰(shuí)會(huì)被殺掉。
5. D 儀式
畢業(yè)典禮上，主席做了精彩的開(kāi)幕演講。
6. D 追逐
狗追兔子，但是沒(méi)追上。
7. A 額外重量，超出部分
如果信超重了，超重部分得另外付費(fèi)。
8. C 克服
課堂上，老師教育學(xué)生們要改掉壞習(xí)慣。
9. A 保險(xiǎn)
在美國(guó)讀書(shū)，你得自己買(mǎi)保險(xiǎn)。
10. D味道
巧克力和冰欺凌味道不一樣，
二、閱讀理解
題目分析
1．答案為C，屬推理判斷題。從文章中我們知道這款電腦是專(zhuān)為孩子量身打造的，獨(dú)特的米老鼠外形，設(shè)置的功能等都是專(zhuān)為孩子考慮的，因此也深受孩子的喜愛(ài)。
2. 答案為A，屬事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。句子“But while she may have enjoyed "playing with Mickey," parents may wonder if computers for kids are a help or hindrance when it comes to learning.”表達(dá)了家長(zhǎng)為孩子在電腦玩與學(xué)方面的擔(dān)憂(yōu)，暗示了電腦在玩與學(xué)方面并不是一個(gè)完美的結(jié)合。
3. 答案為D，屬事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。原文對(duì)應(yīng)信息是“According to Lyon, computers are a fine tool to help kids learn--as long as there’s parental participation.”。
4. 答案為B，屬事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。做對(duì)本題的關(guān)鍵是對(duì)句子“Making the LCD monitor touch sensitive would be a nice addition for kids, as would a clear cover to protect the screen from sticky little fingers.”的正確理解。這個(gè)句子使用的是虛擬語(yǔ)氣，表示的是與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的狀況。這個(gè)句子是對(duì)前一句“some elements of the Disney PC could be improved.”的補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明。選項(xiàng)A在文中對(duì)應(yīng)的信息是“the total system price is about $150 more than comparably equipped plain-Jane PC s”；選項(xiàng)C對(duì)應(yīng)的信息是“some parents may bridle at the brazen commercialism of having a large orange button on the system’s keyboard that takes kids directly to Disney’s $9.95-a-month Toontown online game.”，“bridle at”的意思是“輕視，瞧不起”；正因?yàn)橛械母改盖撇黄疬@種厚顏無(wú)恥的重商主義，選項(xiàng)D也是正確的。
5. 答案為C，屬推理判斷題。本題的關(guān)鍵是要理解句子“what parent hasn’t succumbed to a son or daughter’s desire for a SpongeBob toy, Spiderman lunchbox, or Dora backpack?”的含義。這句話(huà)的意思是“什么樣的父母會(huì)不滿(mǎn)足兒子或女兒想得到一件“海綿波波”玩具、一個(gè)蜘蛛俠餐盒或多拉背包的愿望呢？”，言外之意是父母都會(huì)滿(mǎn)足孩子想要玩具的心愿。因?yàn)檫@種電腦配有“大耳朵”，所以它也是一個(gè)大玩具，而不只是一臺(tái)米老鼠計(jì)算機(jī)了。這樣，做父母的也就很難拒絕孩子想要一個(gè)大玩具計(jì)算機(jī)的愿望了。
篇章剖析：本文詳細(xì)介紹了由華特迪斯尼公司推出的專(zhuān)為孩子設(shè)計(jì)的米老鼠電腦。第一段指出IBM電腦未在孩子和家長(zhǎng)中流行起來(lái)；第二段指出華特迪斯尼公司正期望做IBM永遠(yuǎn)不可能做的事：成功地銷(xiāo)售專(zhuān)門(mén)為孩子設(shè)計(jì)的計(jì)算機(jī)系統(tǒng)“迪斯尼夢(mèng)想臺(tái)式個(gè)人電腦”；第三段指出這款電腦的配置；第四段指出這款電腦的教學(xué)功能；第五段指出電腦如何較好地履行其學(xué)習(xí)工具共能；第六段指出“夢(mèng)想電腦”的一些不足之處；最后一段指出父母很難拒絕為他們的孩子購(gòu)買(mǎi)這一看似大玩具的電腦。
三、翻譯句子
1. 人們似乎忽視了教育不應(yīng)該隨著畢業(yè)而結(jié)束這一事實(shí)。
2. 越來(lái)越多的人開(kāi)始意識(shí)到教育不能隨著畢業(yè)而結(jié)束。
3. 說(shuō)到教育，大部分人認(rèn)為其是一個(gè)終生的學(xué)習(xí)。
4. 許多專(zhuān)家指出體育鍛煉直接有助于身體健康。
