Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．
To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．
1.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?
A．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．
B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．
C．She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942．
D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．
2.Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas__________.
A．is a good decision maker for her career
B．appreciates education and hard work
C．wants to be famous by writing reports
D．has great support from her family
3.What does Helen Thomas think other work?
A．Unbearable． B．Exciting． C．Challenging． D．Unforgettable．
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A．A reporter sticking to the facts．
B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．
C．A reporter from an ordinary family．
D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions（消遣） such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．
Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product．
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular．People use it to do many things．For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．
1.The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ 。
A．forgotten B．prevented
C．announced D．confirmed
2.What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?
A．The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time．
B．Once the place for the activity is determined, it can't be changed．
C．The flash mob can be made use offing many fields just for fun．
D．It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual．
3.The main purpose of the passage is __________.
A．to entertain B．to encourage
C．to inform D．to persuade
4.The writer's attitude towards the flash mob is__________.
A．negative B．favorable
C．objective D．doubtful
How cool can libraries be in an era（时代）of iPods and Kindles? More than you think．Only if you know where to go．
Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours．It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus．Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening．The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime
Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I．It is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 0fthe library's oldest books．The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴） in Ireland．Dating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland．
Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States
At first glance, it looks like a spaceship．Architect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970．It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novels．The library hosts "Dinner in the Library," which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authors．
TU Delft Library: The Netherlands
The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum．The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual Library．What makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hill．The roof covers 5,500 square meters．And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area．
1.Which of the four libraries has the longest history?
A．Central Library． C．Geisel Library．
B．Trinity College Library． D．TU Delft Library．
2.What makes Geisel Library different from the others is that__________.
A．famous writers often deliver speeches there
B．it has a reoffer grassy hill
C．Queen Elizabeth I founded the library
D．it is the largest single library in the world
3.In Central Library, you can__________.
A．buy souvenirs C．enjoy sci-fi films
B．drink cocktails D．see the old harp
假如你是荣光中学的学生李华，你偶然看到在你市求学的美国学生Tom在网上发帖，要大家给他推荐一本学习汉语的书。你手头正好有一本合适的书可以借给他。请你给他发一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1．说明写信原因；
2．描述书的情况；
3．约定见面时间和地点。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m Li Hua, a student of Rongguang Middle School．
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下书信。
书信中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Sir，
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school．As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the four-week course because of this will allow me more time to do some traveling but make a few new friends．Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best．I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English remains poorly．So I really hope to take this chance improve it．If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, that I’m particularly interested in．I believe I will have wonderful time this summer．
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Susan: I’m so glad to see you, David．1. has been such a long time．How are you?
David: I’m fine, and you?
Susan: I’m just wonderful．God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?
David: I am．And I’m really glad to see you．Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn’t come to my 2. that we would meet on the plane．
Susan: I’m afraid I haven’t had time to look at 3. conference materials very carefully．I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you．I was feeling very nervous about going there 4. friends．
David: I can imagine．My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, 5. I’m rather nervous myself．But I saw that you 6. （give） the most important talk at the conference．
Susan: 7. （frank） speaking, I’m scared to death about it．
David: I’m just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won’t make all of you 8. （disappoint）．
Susan: But your English is much 9. （good） than mine．
David: But you’re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you 10. know the technical terms．
Susan: Maybe．But I still can’t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field．
