Neumann was the oldest of 3 children of a banker, and his speed of learning new ideas and of solving problems stood out early．At 17, his father tried to persuade him not to become a mathematician because he may lead a poor life being a mathematician, and so Neumann agreed to study chemistry as well．In 1926, at 23, he received a degree in chemical engineering and a Ph．D．in mathematics．From then on, mathematic provided well enough for him, and he never had to turn to chemistry．
In 1930, Neumann visited Princeton University for a year and then became a professor there．His first book was published in 1932．In 1933, the Institute for Advanced Study was formed, and he became one of the 6 full-time people in the School of Mathematics (Einstein was one of the others)．
World War II hugely changed Neumann’s areas of interest．Until 1940 he had been a great pure (纯粹的) mathematician．During and after the war, he became one of the best mathematicians who put mathematics theories into practice．During the last part of the war he became interested in computing machines and made several contributions．After the war, Neumann continued his work with computers, and was generally very active in government service．He received many awards, was president of American Mathematical Society and was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission．He died in 1957 of cancer．
Neumann really was a legend(传奇) in his own time, and there are a number of stories about him．His driving ability is a part of this legend．He reported one accident this way: “I was driving down the road．The trees on the right were passing me in an orderly fashion at 60 miles per hour．Suddenly one of them stepped in my path．”
1.According to the text, Neumann’s father believed that __________．
A．a mathematician needed a good memory
B．a mathematician couldn’t earn a lot of money
C．Neumann has a gift for solving problems at a high speed
D．Neumann had the ability to learn two subjects at the same time
2.How did World War II affect Neumann?
A．He lost interest in chemistry．
B．He realized the importance of engineering．
C．He began to research how to put mathematics into practice．
D．He left college and served at the government department．
3.Which of the following is true of Neumann?
A．He had three children．
B．He died from an accident．
C．He received many awards in his life．
D．He and Einstein were classmates in Princeton University．
4.From the last paragraph, we can infer Neumann was ________．
A．humorous
B．calm
C．intelligent
D．brave
书面表达
假设你叫李华，是一名高二学生。自从进入高二以后，你发现部分同学晚上学习到很晚，他们边学习边吃零食或喝可乐，早上则由于起床太晚而不吃早餐，你感觉这样会对身体有害。
请你根据这种现象，给《英语周报》写一封信反映情况，并谈谈自己的看法。
注意：词数150左右
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry．Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology．This means users can have high-speed Internet access and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones．
"Mobile data is not a dream; it's not an option but a requirement," said Len Lauer, head of a U．S．Communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month．
With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday's news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day．Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home．
Face-to-Face video calls
Don't worry about getting lost, 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset．
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling．With live two-way video communication, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone．
Many European countries have already launched the services．In May 2000 the U．S．Government issued five license to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year．
International telecom companies can't wait to sell 3G in China, the world's largest mobile telecommunications market．But they will have to be patient．At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services．This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops．
"We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch of the service," said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile．"We expect that the 3G licences will be issued late next year．"
阅读填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time or it 1. (consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties．But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming．Some think it may be a very 2. (health) thing to do．Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health．Daydreaming, they tell us, 3. a good means of relaxation．But its benefits go 4. this．A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some 5. (surprise) conclusion．
Dr．Joan T．Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes growth．It also improves 6. (concentrate),attention span, and the ability to get along with others．Industrialist Henry J．Kaiser believed that much of his success was due 7. the positive use of daydreaming．Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse．The young Thomas Edison pictured 8. as an inventor．
For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came 9. ．Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “Hold a picture of yourself…in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it．Picture yourself 10. (vivid) as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible．
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on．The stories of his unconventional and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so to me and had such a big on how I saw life from then on．
Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr．Bernie and his CDs again to my own Cancer experience ？
I’m an ambitious , and when I started going through chemo( 化疗 )，even though I’m a very person, I lost my drive to write．I was just too tired and not in the ．One day, while waiting to go in for , I had one of Dr．Bernie’s books in hand．Another patient what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me he had one of his books with me as well．It that among other things, he was an eighty—year---old writer．He was a published author, and he was currently on a new book．
We would see each other at various times and friends．Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a ( n ) of Dr．Berline．He really put a on my face．He unfortunately last year due to his cancer, he left a deep impression on me and gave me the to pick up my pen again．I to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I．”
1.A．ideas B．tastes C．notes D．memories
2.A．amazing B．shocking C．amusing D．strange
3.A．strike B．push C．challenge D．impact
4.A．learn from B．get through C．go over D．refer to
5.A．reader B．writer C．editor D．doctor
6.A．honest B．agreeable C．humorous D．positive
7.A．state B．position C．mood D．way
8.A．advice B．reference C．protection D．treatment
9.A．viewed B．knew C．noticed D．wondered
10.A．because B．while C．although D．providing
11.A．came out B．turned out C．proved out D．worked out
12.A．naturally B．merely C．hopefully D．actually
13.A．deciding B．investing C．relying D．working
14.A．became B．helped C．missed D．visited
15.A．patient B．operator C．fan D．publisher
16.A．smile B．sign C．mark D．mask
17.A．showed up B．passed away C．fell down D．set off
18.A．since B．but C．so D．for
19.A．guidance B．trust C．opportunity D．inspiration
20.A．promised B．swore C．replied D．thought
信息匹配（共1小题）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Millions of people all over the world use the word OK．In fact, some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world．OK means all right or acceptable．It expresses agreement or approval．
1. Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw（乔克托语）．The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word okay．Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century．
But many people doubt this．Language expert Allen Walker Read wrote about the word “OK” in reports published in the 1960s．He said the word began being used in the 1830s．2. Some foreign-born people wrote “ all correct” as “o-l-l-k-o-r-r-e-c-t”, and used the letters OK．Other people say a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word long ago．They said he put the first letters of his name---O and K---on each object people gave him to send on the train．
3. The organization supported Martin Van Buren for president in 1840．They called their group the OK club．The letters were taken from the name of the town where Martin was born---Old Kinderhook, New York．
Then there is the expression A-OK．It is a space-age expression．It was used in 1961 during the flight of astronaut Alan Shepard．He was the first American to be launched into space．His flight ended when his spacecraft landed in the ocean, as planned．Shepard reported, “Everything is A-OK．” 4. One story says it was first used during the early days of the telephone to tell an operator that a message had been received．
There are also funny ways to say okay．5. These expressions were first used in the 1930s．Today, a character on the American television series “The Simpsons” says it another way．
He says okely-doke．
A．Some people say okey-dokey or okey-doke．
B．Still others say a political organization invented the word．
C．Therefore, it has become popular in that area from then on．
D．But many experts don’t agree on what the expression means．
E．Still, language experts do not agree about where the word came from．
F．It was a short way of writing a different spelling of the word “all correct”．
G．However, some experts say the expression did not begin with the space age．
