Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

1. Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

       A. Her husband didn’t give her a hug.       B. Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

       C. They didn’t give her a compliment.       D. They didn’t understand her mind.

2. What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

       A. She will give him her hints.             B. She lets him guess what she wants.

       C. She tells him her needs directly.         D. She buys what she wants herself.

3. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

       A. I realized what I did was wrong.      B. My husband stopped me from saying something.

C. I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.  D. My husband prevented me from going on.

4. What would be the best title of the text?

       A. How does a cat ask for something?  B. Learn how to read your cat’s mind

       C. A lesson from a cat                D. Guess what others think

BEIJING——China will further open its financial sector in “an active and safe” way, the country’s central bank vowed on Friday.

“China will gradually broaden the chance for the participation of foreign capital in the domestic financial market,” said the People’s Bank of China in a report.“We will strengthen the connections between China’s financial market and international ones by attracting more foreign capital in Renminbi-denominated financial products,” the report said.

Meanwhile, channels will also be expanded to allow Chinese investment in foreign financial markets.

The bank said it would ease restrictions on enterprises and individuals possessing and using foreign currencies and increase the number of qualified foreign institutional investors and the value of their investment quotas(份额). “We will make use of the financial market to achieve balanced international payments,” said the bank.

Last year, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) raised the annual quota for individuals buying foreign currency from US $ 20,000 to US $ 50,000.

“China will work hard for a more efficient and vigorous financial market that can better serve international needs,” the bank said.

The country will adjust its financial market rules so they are accepted around the world, encourage reforms and promote more flexible, diversified ways of trading, according to the bank.

China fully opened its financial market to foreign capital on December 11 last year, ending a five-year transitional (过渡的) period after entering WTO.

1. The passage is_______________

A. a piece of news                           B. an advertisement

C. a poster                                  D. an explanation

2. China is working hard to_____________

A. reduce the interest rate of foreign currencies

B. increase the interest rate of foreign currencies

C. bring in more foreign investment by promising to further open its financial sector

D. adjust its financial markets to resist the invasion of foreign investment

3. To further open financial sector, China has taken many measures EXCEPT

A. Giving more chances to the participation of foreign capital

B. Strengthening the connections between China and other countries by the leaders’ paying visits to each other’s countries

C. Broadening the quotas of enterprises and individuals possessing and using foreign currencies

D. Opening its domestic financial market step by step

4. We can draw a conclusion that___________

A. China’s financial market will be conquered by foreign one

B. China will create a more active and various way of trading and its market will become stronger

C. China will end the transitional period of opening financial sector in five years

D. China will be blind to the foreign investment

Hua Jianhui was appointed__________vice-govenor of Anhui province in________place of the former, Wen Haiying.

A. /; /           B. the; /             C. /; the             D. a; the

《纽约时报》11月刊登了DAVID BROOKS的一篇评论文章“The Nation of Futurity”，他提出这种观点“中国崛起使美国产生信仰危机(critis)”。

请用5个句子表达全部所给的内容（短文的开头已给出，不计入总句数）；

The editorial“The Nation of Futurity”was published in New York Times on Nov．17th．．．

假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务（canteen service）的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：

优点：食堂干净； 饭菜可口； 服务态度好

不足：价格偏高； 种类偏少； 等候时间较长

建议：……………

近来许多人迷恋上“开心菜园”游戏，请你以约120个词就“开心菜园”谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1) 以你或他人的经历来说明“开心菜园”对生活带来的影响。

(2) 你认为“开心菜园”是不是值得做的一件事，为什么？

青藏铁路介绍

假设你是青藏铁路上的一名导游，向外国客人介绍青藏铁路。请根据以下信息，用5句话向外国客人简单介绍一下青藏铁路：

参考词汇：拉萨 Lhasa  冻土 frozen earth  高原 plateau

 假设你是李华，申请到一家外资企业工作。对方要求你用英语写一篇短文，介绍自己的基本情况。短文应包括下表所列全部内容。

注意：1. 情况介绍必须采用短文形式；

 　　　2. 词数100个左右。

 All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

   A. often    B. fast    C. soon    D. late

. In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _____.

   A. vital    B. possible    C. capable    D. reliable