Massachusetts (美国一州名) became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping (倾倒;抛弃) of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets. It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners.

Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury. These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released (释放) into the air.

The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers.

Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’. The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years.

In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets. New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years.

The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________.

A. all kinds of dirty things                         B. deserted TV sets

C. heavy metals                                         D. used electronic equipment

The passage tells us chiefly about __________.

       A. forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping

       B. new problems of environmental protection

       C. household problems raised by computers and TV sets

       D. the handling of garbage

     Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces (强制执行) a ban on electronic equipment dumping?

       A. This kind of garbage is poisonous.

       B. Recycling systems are not working well.

       C. The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air.

       D. There will be much more electronic garbage soon.

According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________.

       A. they are broken                  B. they are poisonous

       C. new TV standards have come out    D. people will be tired of them

Massachusetts （美国一州名） became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping （倾倒;抛弃） of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets．It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners．

         Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury．These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released （释放） into the air．

         The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers．

         Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’．The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years．

         In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets．New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years．

1.The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________．

         A．all kinds of dirty things                                       B．deserted TV sets

         C．heavy metals                                                             D．used electronic equipment

2.Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces （强制执行） a ban on electronic equipment dumping?

         A．This kind of garbage is poisonous．

         B．Recycling systems are not working well．

         C．The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air．

         D．There will be much more electronic garbage soon．

3.According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________．

         A．they are broken                              B．they are poisonous

         C．new TV standards have come out               D．people will be tired of them

4.The passage tells us chiefly about __________．

         A．forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping

         B．new problems of environmental protection

         C．household problems raised by computers and TV sets

        D．the handling of garbage

第三节书面表达（满分20分）
假如你叫Jim Lee,你最近对你们学校100名同学（男女各半）进行了上网目的的调查。现将调查结果（如下表所示）用英语给某报社的编辑写一封信，报告此事,并表达自己的观点。
注意：1. 报告应包括图表所示全部内容，但可以不涉及具体数字。  
2．叙述过程中可以适当添加评语
3．词数120左右。
4．提示词：作调查make a survey
 
1. 看新闻  2、发电子邮件 3、聊天 4、学习 5、玩游戏
Dear editor,
I have recently made a survey among 50 boys and 50 girls in my school about the purposes of getting on the Internet.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Jim Lee

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has   36   for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online.   37   you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are   38   of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents,   39   I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ   40   school."
QQ is the biggest messaging   41   in China. A record shows 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October,   42   to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel  43  . I usually   44   about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with  45  , especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making   46   with strangers online. "You don't know   47   you're talking to. You should  48   be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to  49   someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like   50   and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have been so   51  . At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was killed after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't   52   until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking   53  ," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a  54    of time and money. "If you are really   55   to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (集中精神) in class," he said.
36.A. improved      B. become      C. changed     D. increased
37.A. Whether       B. If       C. When  D. Unless
38.A. member B. part    C. partner       D. number
39.A. but B. as       C. when  D still.
40.A. before   B. at       C. after   D. since
41.A. service  B. product      C. structure     D. organization
42.A. granting       B. depending  C. considering D. according
43.A. sleepy   B. tired   C. bored  D. busy
44.A. take      B. cost    C. pay     D. spend
45.A. friends  B. adults  C. males  D. strangers
46.A. relation B. touch  C. contact       D. friends
47.A. who      B. which C. whose D. these
48.A. often     B. usually       C. sometimes  D. always
49.A. know    B. recognize   C. tell     D. judge
50.A. herself   B  she    C. anybody else      D. everyone
51.A. good     B. fortunate    C. safely  D. healthy
52.A. kept      B. held    C. caught D. killed
53.A. uselessness    B. noise   C. nonsense    D. rubbish
54.A. short     B. lack    C. waste  D. little
55.A. kept      B. held    C. addicted     D. stuck

假设你叫李华，是校学生会主席。学生会决定于2010年5月16日-22日举办第三届艺术周，请你根据以下内容写一份书面通知。

参加方式：以班为单位。

活动内容：书法、绘画、短剧、歌舞、乐器表演等。

报名时间：2010年5月8日-12日

活动地点：学校报告厅

评奖方式: 由专家和学生组成评奖小组，根据班级总分评出前六名；作为奖励，前两名将有机会代表学校参加省中学生艺术节。

注意：1、词数100左右；

      2、开头结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数；

      3、可适当增加细节，以使内容连贯。

参考词汇： 书法 calligraphy

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