Journey to the West is generally regarded as China's greatest novel.

New York City is the world’s greatest city for walking in. All five boroughs can be explored on foot, but Manhattan is probably the easiest and most popular for pedestrians. Manhattan is easiest for first-time visitors because all streets north of Houston Street are laid out in a numbered grid pattern, with streets travelling from east to west and avenues going from north to south. Streets are numbered low to high going north, and avenues are numbered low to high going west. Twenty "street" blocks (e.g. 40th St to 60th St) is one mile (1.6 km) and usually takes 20-30 minutes to walk. Walking is best for people who want to see all the details-- the architecture, the people, and the street life. If you walk around New York City, there is a good chance you will walk past movie stars, television stars, music stars, and models but you might not notice them. If you are going to walk, and you don't want to get lost, ask locals for directions. Most New Yorkers love giving directions. Tell us where you want to go. We will gladly help you, but we're always in a hurry! Don't take it personally if we just say,"3 blocks that way" and keep walking. stars, movie stars and music stars often walk in New York.

Confucius—a statesman, scholar, and educator of great skill and reputation—is generally held to he China's greatest and most influence philosopher.

A．education

B．great skill

C．greatest

D．influence

According to this passage, James Joyce's greatest contribution is______.

A．that he invented the new conventions of the novel form

B．that he employed the musical conception and techniques

C．that he reached the highest point in his Finnegans Wake

D．that he translated the greatest piece of 4he musical composition

In a new book called Predictions, some of the world's greatest thinkers present a vision of the future with overtones of a science fiction film. Futuristic author Arthur C Clarke and others suggest that a new life form. will evolve from artificially intelligent machines. Humans vying for dominance will turn to genetics and cryogenics to compete.

Clarke, although he is seen as a visionary, has got it wrong before. There's no sign of Hal the dominating computer from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (written by Arthur C Clarke) appearing on the horizon next year to dominate human life. Even so, computers have changed the way that we work and play. The Internet is changing business, seemingly sweeping everything along on an e-tide. The Web will change the way we work—more of us will work from home.

Futurist Ian Pearson sees a convergence between intelligent computers and biotechnology, the advent of implanted chips and enhanced intelligence. Both machines and humans will have access to a global net with instant access to the world's knowledge. But Pearson also fears that it could divide the world into two classes—those with access to this knowledge and those without access. And obviously there is a risk in losing control of things that think. Pearson expects machines to be as smart as humans by 2015. After that, computers will continue to get smarter.

The trouble with the digital revolution, says MIT Media Lab director Neil Gershenfeld in his book When Things Start to Think, is that computers may have speeded up many of the proceses of modem life, but they still remain relatively difficult to use. "Most computers are nearly blind, deaf and dumb," says Gershenfeld. "These inert machines channel the richness of human communication through a keyboard and mouse. The speed of the computer is increasingly much less of a concern than the difficulty in telling it what you want it to do, or in understanding what it has done, or in using it where you want to go, rather than where it can go."

What's needed now, he concludes, is digital evolution. The real challenge is how to create systems with many components that can work together and change, merging the physical world with the digital world.

"If we can manage the development so that they (thinking machines) stay our friends, in just a few years we'll see progress in every area of life that makes the preceding millennia look like we've all been asleep."

Evolution is a consequence of interaction, says Gershenfeld. "And information technology is profoundly changing how we interact. Therefore it's not crazy to think about the impact of this on evolution."

From paragraph 4, we can deduce that_____.

A．the speed of computers is faster than ever

B．scientists encounter unprecedented difficulties

C．the intelligence of computers is more important than the speed

D．there is much room for the improvement of computer intelligence

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and moral philosopher, and one of the world's greatest novelists. He was born on April 30,1828 and died on Feb. 14, 1910. His writings【1】influenced much of 20th-century literature, and his moral【2】helped shape the thinking of several important【3】and political leaders.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born【4】a family of noble landowners at his family【5】south of Moscow. His early education came from tutors at home, but after the deaths of his parents in the 1830s, he was【6】by relatives. He entered Kazan' University when he was 16 but preferred to educate himself independently, and in 1847 he【7】his studies without finishing his degree. His next 15 years were very【8】. Tolstoy returned to manage the family estate, with the determination to improve himself【9】and physically. Alter less than two years, however, he abandoned rural life【10】the pleasures of Moscow. In 1851 Tolstoy traveled to the Caucasus, a region then part of southern Russia,【11】his brother was serving in the army. He was【12】as a volunteer, serving with distinction in the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856.

Tolstoy began his literary career during his army service, and his first work, the semiautobiographical short novel Childhood【13】was published in 1852, brought him fame. A series of other stories【14】, and when he left the army in 1856 he was acknowledged as a rising new talent in literature.

Tolstoy achieved great literary fame during his lifetime, both in Russia and abroad. Thirty-one translations of his works【15】in the year 1887 alone.

The most significant part of Tolstoy's legacy may be his defense of the individual personality.

(1)

A．previously

B．primitively

C．profoundly

D．probably

For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.

Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.

Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!

There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.

1. From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.

(A) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet

(B) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist

(C) Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer

(D) Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer

2. According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.

(A) Englishmen (B) Shakespeare's works

(C) English speaking people(D) ancient people

3. To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______.

(A) read Shakespeare's plays(B) learn from an English man

(C) be glad to be a foreigner (D) write and read more

4. The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.

(A) the works are for native speakers

(B) only Englishmen can understand his plays

(C) the works are too difficult for a beginner

(D) some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed

5. In this passage the author wants to _______.

(A) show the richness of English language

(B) tell how great a writer Shakespeare is

(C) tell that some English words are out of use now

(D) tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day

听力原文：W: I just read in the newspaper that Lord of the Rings is this year's greatest hit. Why don't we go and see it at the Grand Cinema?

M: Don't you think that cinema is a little out of the way?

Q: What does the man mean?

(3)

A．The cinema is some distance away from where they are.

B．He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.

C．They should wait to see the movie at a later time.

D．He'll find his way to the cinema.

听力原文： Coffee can be considered one of nature's greatest gifts.It gives mental and emotional clarity without harmful side effects,and it contains a wealth of nutrients.Yet,when most people drink coffee,they are not thinking that the beverage is improving their health.In fact,some may even feel a little guilty,since some believe coffee isn't good for you at all.

The truth of the matter is: coffee,like anything else,can cause problems if too much is consumed.In the short-term,too much coffee will cause sleeping problems and hypertension.In the long-term,too much coffee will cause stomach problems as well as teeth staining.

As far as the benefits,moderate consumption of coffee,which means 1 to 4 cups a day,provides your body with a wealth of antioxidants.These substances are responsible for eliminating free radicals.They are the chemical byproducts produced any time your body does something.A small number of them can help serve as a buffer against negative elements,but if they aren't kept in check,they can cause health problems.Antioxidants ensure that this doesn't happen.

Even the caffeine content within coffee can be beneficial toward your health.One way it does this is by cleaning the water of your body's cells,which keeps your weight down while cleaning out impurities.

Why do some people feel guilty when they drink coffee?

A．They are not allowed to drink coffee.

B．They think coffee does no good to them.

C．They think coffee is too expensive.

D．They should not drink coffee when working.