I. Choose the best answer to the blank. (3%×10=30%)
1. Through the careful examination of experts, this place is good ____ site for school.
A. place B. site C. local D. locale
2. This international company has donated a lot of money for the _____ of the children around the world.
A. development B. growth C. well-being D. disease
3. In the animal world, one species is the _____ of another species, constantly preying on those who are weak.
A. aggressor B. invader C. attacker D. predator
4. We support the government policies in the name of national ______.
A. safety B. security C. wholeness D. united
5. Nowadays nearly all banks have adopted the _______ system to ensure the security of customers’ financial deposit.
A. secret B. password C. clue D. hidden
6. Since his face is red when he feels shy, his friends give him the ____ “red John”.
A. name B. calling C. nickname D. big name
7. Upon the formulation of policies, the government should make sure their _______ so as to make effects.
A. passing B. enforcement C. publication D. progress
8. The police are planning a full-scale ______ into the car crash which caused over 200 deaths.
A. investigation B. examination C. study D. research
9. This computer has got some ____ and is running very slow now.
A. hitches B. diseases C. files D. viruses
10. The director makes the film to be realistic so that the audience can _______ with the characters.
A. realize B. identify C. recognize D. agree
II. Choose suitable answers to the questions. There is usually more than one correct answer to each question. (3%×10=30%)
1. What is not the recommended kind of email address or screen name according to the passage?
A. A long name with different letters.
B. A long name with different numbers.
C. A name with the combination of letters and numbers.
D. A name with unusual symbols.
2. Which of the following may get you out of trouble on the Internet?
A. Use a fake name
B. Not to identify your gender.
C. Seek help if bullied continuously.
D. Meet a strange online friend.
3. Which of the following cannot cause danger when chatting in a chat room?
A. Use your screen name as your nickname for convenience.
B. Use complicated passwords
C. Avoid talking about personal details.
D. Establish a private chat room for you and your friends.
4. Which of the following can describe a “predator”?
A. A meat-eating animal.
B. A fierce preying bird.
C. A cunning person who takes advantage of other’s weakness.
D. A self-protective person.
5. Which of the following words can refer to the Internet?
A. The World Wide Web
B. The net cafe
C. The cyber space
D. The network
6. The private information that you should never give out on the Internet includes ___.
A. full name B. phone number
C. Social Security number D. names of family members
7. The channels that can connect you with other user and players are ____.
A. blogs B. videos C. downloadable games D. internet browsing
8. Cyberbullying _______.
A. refers to cruel or bullying messages sent to you online
B. has been stopped
C. can be irritating
D. is not frightening
9. If you ever get involved in a chat room conversation that makes you feel uncomfortable or in danger, you can ____.
A. exit at once
B. tell a parent or other adult
C. report it to an appointed website
D. accuse it
10. People requesting personal information may _______.
A. send mails of advertisements
B. begin illegal or indecent relationships
C. harm a person's or family's well-being
D. call the police
III. True or false questions. (2%×20=40%)
Section A
1.______ The Web is like an information highway along which you can travel around the world.
2.______ Friendships in the virtual world is as dependable as those in the real world.
3.______ Protective softwares are always efficient as long as you install them in your computer.
4.______ Cyberbullies are usually weak and uncared-for people who only does it to attract people’s attention.
5.______ Spam blockers are a kind of virus which prevents your email box from receiving any emails.
6.______ A name with the combination of letters and numbers is relatively same on the internet.
7.______ Use your screen name as your nickname may cause danger.
8.______ Online dating has resulted in many successful couples.
9.______ Revealing home address may endanger the safety of your family members.
10.______ Facing online, you need to know where the pitfalls are and use some common sense and caution.
Section B
Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
It was a day to celebrate if your family had put most of its money in a bank. You will get more money back because of a recent rise in interest rates.
On October 29, for the first time in nine years, the People’s Bank of China （PBOC）raised interest rates. The rate for one-year renminbi deposits was increased from 1.98 per cent to 2.25 per cent. And the rate for one-year renminbi loans went up from 5.31 per cent to 5.58 per cent. Longer term rates saw higher increases.
So what are interest rates? Banks offer some money to encourage people to keep their savings in a savings account and ask more money in return if you borrow money from them. The percentages of the extra money are the interest rates.
If your parents have borrowed money from banks to pay for houses or cars, the interest rates rise was not good news.
An increase in the interest rates on a loan means the borrower will need to repay more to the bank. For example, a person who borrowed, 10,000 yuan from the bank had to return 10,531 yuan before the interest rise. But after the interest rates are increased, he has to pay extra 27 yuan per year.
The rise came following a great demand for the cooling of the over-heating Chinese economy. For several years, pushed by a huge investment and construction projects, the country has had the fastest economic growth in the world. But this can be damaging just as it is when a person grows too fast and can no longer fit their clothes. It is hoped that with a higher interest rate people will act more cautiously and take less risks when borrowing money.
“The rate rise will help the economy to cool down. It will reduce investment in unnecessary industrial and construction projects.”said Su Ning, deputy governor of the PBOC.
11. ______ If we deposit 1000 RMB in the bank for one year, we can get after October 29 13.68（The tax rate on interest rates is 20%）.
12. ______ The purpose of the rise in the interest rates is to cool down the over-heating Chinese economy.
13. ______ In the passage, the writer warns that if the economy grows too rapidly, it will cause trouble.
14. ______ According to the writer, the industry will suffer a loss
15. ______ With the new policy, people will borrow more money to invest in their business.
16. ______ The rate rise will increase investments and constructions.
17. ______ People will be careful of taking money from banks to expand their business after the rate rise.
18. ______ People who borrow money from banks now should repay more.
19. ______ Shorter term rates saw higher increases this time.
20. ______ The interest rates are the percentages of the extra money offered by banks.
