15、The fans _______ crazy when their team scored the first goal in the soccer game.

A. changed                   B. went                   C. came                   D. drove

14、You took _______ too seriously! I suggest you relax and enjoy yourself a bit.

A. nothing                    B. anything                C. something            D. everything

13、He achieved great success but only at the _______ of a happy family life.

A. cost                       B. risk               C. time                   D. sight

12、There’s no need to get angry. The whole problem is _______ a misunderstanding.

A. mainly               B. mostly               C. simply                  D. particularly

11、If Jack leaves now, it will be _______ big loss to _______ company.

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

10、Mr. Taylor doesn’t care _______ he behaves in public. He’s just got no shame!

A. what                 B. how                    C. that                      D. whether

9、现在越来越多的中学生使用词典，有人选择使用传统词典，有人则喜欢使用电子词典。请你以“Printed dictionary or E-dictionary, which do you prefer?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文，可根据需要适当发挥：

1、传统词典：内容详、例句多… 缺点：携带不便…

2、电子词典：省时、方便… 缺点：例句少…

3、我选用的词典及理由

注意：1、词数：100-120 文章题目和开头已给出（不计入词数）。

                  2、参考词汇：电子词典 e-dictionary  传统词典  printed dictionary 

                                条目 entry        释义  definition

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

6、Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web causes a lot of healthy problems to children such as overweight and smoking, US researchers said yesterday.

U.S. experts analyzed 173 studies on how media sources influence the physical health of children and adolescents (青少年). The studies, mostly carried out in the United States, largely focused on television, but some looked at video games, films, music, computer and Internet use. Three quarters of them found that increased media viewing was connected with poor health.

The studies offered strong evidence that children who get more media exposure are more likely to become overweight, start smoking and begin earlier sexual activity than those who spend less time in front of a screen, the researchers said. Studies also showed more media exposure is linked to drug and alcohol use and poorer school performance. “We were pretty surprised by the number of studies that showed these negative health results,” said one of the researchers in the report.

For decades, experts have worried about the effect on young viewers of the violence and sexual content in some TV programs, movies and video games. Another issue is that kids are spending time sitting on a couch（长沙发) watching TV or playing computer games when they could be running around outside.

One study found that children who spend more than eight hours watching TV per week at age 3 are more likely to be overweight at 7. And research showed that many US children watch far more. Another study showed TV and other media content can have a deep influence on children’s attitudes and beliefs, particularly among teens. A US study published in November showed that adolescents who watched more programs with sexual themes had a higher risk of becoming pregnant (怀孕的) or causing a pregnancy. Thirteen of 14 studies that evaluated (评估）sexual behavior found a connection between media exposure and earlier sexual behavior, the researchers said.

57. How did the experts carry out their research?

A. By examining health problems including overweight and smoking.

B. By analyzing 173 studies on influences of media sources.

C. By watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web.

D. By offering strong evidence that children become overweight.

58. According to the passage, too much media exposure may cause the following EXCEPT _______.

A. drug and alcohol use                                    B. overweight, smoking, sexual problem

C. progress in school subjects                           D. poor health results and violence

59. By mentioning adolescent pregnancy, the author tries to tell us that _______.

A. we’d better get rid of TV, movies, and the Internet

B. the present generation of youths is hopeless

C. sexual themes are as bad as violent themes

D. some media contents have a bad effect on teens

60. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. What’s the Cause of Children’s Overweight?    

B. Violence and Sexual content in TV programs.

C. Lots of TV, Video, Web Harms Kids’ Health.

D. Media Exposure and Adolescent Pregnancy.