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【001】LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?""Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot(污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't".saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.A.itscolour       B.itssmellC.itssize         D.thatitwasasilkone4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"Key:1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C\n【002】Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket（毯子）overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshecontinuedtohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,”Shecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”1.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glasses   B.ablanketoverherhead   C.acoat   D.abasket2.A.Shedidn’twantto________.A.takeitoff   B.turnitoff   C.geton   D.talkaboutit3._________spoketoher.A.Theairhostess   B.Themannexttoher   C.herhusband   D.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroad   B.home   C.inaplane   D.inhospital5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagain   B.totravel   C.togoabroad   D.togohomeKey:1－5BAACA【003】DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.\n"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."Choosetherightanswer1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing(观光)D.hishomewasthere2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager(经理)ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.Key:1-5BABDC【004】BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.\nTrueorFalse1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.　Key:1-4FTFT【005】Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband(军乐队)inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorFalse1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.　2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.Key:1-7.FTTFTFF【006】InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience(经历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelate\nafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________come,thereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestoo______inwinter."A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5.Thebesttitle(标题)forthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeopleKEY:ABABC【007】MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.""OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.\nFourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?""Burntyesterdayevening."1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5.Whatwasburnt?___________.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.TheboyKEY:BCDAA【008】Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary(必要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1."What'sthematter？""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI…"2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter…"3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…"Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext(上下文)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.\n1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.A."…soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."   B."…soIwenttobedverylate."C."….SoIfeltunhappy."             D."…soIgotupveryearly."3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________.A."Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.A."…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."C."…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishKEY:ABADB【009】UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheir\nfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice(价格)。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained(蒙受)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit(盈利)"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.A.makeajourney          B.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriends      D.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCAC【010】OnChristmasEve─thenightbeforeChristmasDay─childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.\nFatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis__________.A.thenightofChristmasDay  B.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDay               D.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.A.intochildren'shats        B.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbeds       D.intochildren'sshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,__________.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they__________.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe________.A.chimney   B.backdoor   C.frontdoor   D.window.KEY:DBACA【011】Tofindoutwhetherbees（蜜蜂）canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard（硬纸版）withadropofsyrup（糖浆）onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive（蜂房）andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirst\nfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture11.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwored2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture23.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto________.A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponitC.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal（原先的）bluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard4.Theexperimenthasproved（证明）thatbees________.A.cannotseecolors       B.canseecolorsC.cannotseeblue        D.cannotseered5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeesLoveBlue          B.BeesLoveSyrupC.Bees,ColorandSyrup   D.CanBeesSeeColor?Keys:1－5BCBBD 【012】Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast（预报）theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere（大气）,becausethisiswheretheweatherforms（形成）.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists（气象学家）canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare（比较）themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead（提前）.\n1.Satellitestravel_____________.A.inspace              B.intheatmosphereC.abovetheground      D.abovespace2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because__________.A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather__________.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepictures4.Maybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor________.A.oneday               B.twodaysC.fivedays             D.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themain（主要的）ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_________.A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecastingKeys:1-5ACBDD【013】Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.\nEachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.Thepassagetalksabout___________.A.football            B.howtoplayfootballC.Americansports     D.Americanfootball2.Wecan_______thefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kick   B.throw   C.runwith   D.catch3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because___________.A.tenyardsisalongwayB.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenearC.theplayingfieldisverylargeD.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone4.Ifthey_________,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseasonC.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.Jumping   B.Dancing   C.Crying   D.ShoutingKeys:1-5DABCC【014】“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles（圆）.Within（在……里面）thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances（机会）tofacesomethingstillunknown.1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat________.A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions\n2.Thestudentthoughtthat________.A.astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacherB.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsaskC.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded（推断）that________.A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacherB.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudentC.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacherD.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tknow4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudentC.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein________.A.thePalaceMuseum          B.anybookC.anewspaperofmagazine    D.Anencyclopedia（百科全书）Keys:1－5ACDBA【015】Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt（融化）.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed（挤压）together.,itbecameice.Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier（冰河）.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches（英寸）eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath（路）downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.ThesnowthatfellonthemountainA.becamesnowman   B.melted   C.becameice   D.turnedtorain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis__________.\n3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans____.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat_______.A.snowisheavy        B.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedthelandKey:1.C 2.glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C【016】Longago,peopleinRome（罗马）talkedtooneanotherinLatin（拉丁文）.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans（罗马人）wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“littledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____.A.Rome   B.theUnitedStates   C.Greece(希腊)   D.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis______3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans________.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.\n5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat________.A.RomansdidnotliketostayhomeB.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.Key:1.A 2.language 3.people 4.C 5.B 6.C【017】ALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x…,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract（减去）.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns….TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted（印刷的）sign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis….Later,thesignbecame+.Howmuchis2…2?1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?A.Walkaway   B.Writeanumeral   C.Readasign   D.Add2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris_____.3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember”.Thewordtheymeans______.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?A.EgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogetherB.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis….\nB.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500sC.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforusKey:1.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.A【018】Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(仙人掌)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.(Words:161Minutes:3)1.Mexicois____theUSA.A.onthesouthof        B.onthenorthofC.apartof              D.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak______.A.English                C.FrenchB.Spanish                D.Latin(拉丁语)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.4.Tomatoeswereoriginally(最初)grownin______.A.America   B.Spain   C.Tokyo   D.Mexico5.Thebesttitle(题目)ofthepassageis___.A.MexicoCity        B.Mexico'splantsC.Mexico             D.Mexico'spopulation\n[Key]1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C【019】ATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp(营地),itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause____.A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.A.John'shouse       B.thecampC.theforest         D.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened____.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen[Key]1.D 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A\n【020】Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead."Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense(胡说),therainwillonlykillthecrops(庄稼)."Sotheybegantoquarrel(争吵).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud."Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer1.Thetwofarmerswere_____.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.A.hadaholidayB.didn'tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,_____.A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause_____.A.theywerehungryB.itrainedC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He_____.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?_____.A.None   B.One   C.Two   D.ThreeKeys:ACACCB【021】\nRentingacolortelevisionmakesmoresensethanbuying.Here’swhy:1.Thelongeryourent(租),thelessyoupay.Eachyearthemonthlyrateisreduced.Youcanreachalowrateofnotmuchmorethan$12aweek.2.Serviceisfastandfree.Wecanhaveyoursetinstalled(安装)intwodays.Ifanythinggoeswrong,we’llhaveitfixedthesamedayorlendyouanothersetwhilewe’remendingit.Anddon’tforget:serviceandsparepartsarefree!3.Ifyoudon’thaveanaerial(天线),we’llinstalloneforyou,andthatwillbefree,too.Allyouhavetopayistheinstallationcharge(安装费)!4.Youcanchoosefromallkindsofmodels,andwhat’smore,ifafteracertainperiodoftime,andyouwouldlikeanewmodel,youcanchange.How’sthatforservice?5.Nodeposit(押金)isneeded.Youpayonlythemonthlyrentalfee.Butifyoupayinadvance,youcansavemoney.Paytwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohire,andwe’llgiveyouamonth’shirewithoutcharge.6.Ifyoudecidethatyouwanttostoprentingandbuythesetyouhaveonhire,thiscanbearranged—withagenerousallowance(折扣)forthefeesalreadypaid.1.Fromthepassageweknow_______________________.A.themoreyourent,thelessyoupayB.thelowestweeklyrentalfeeismuchmorethan$12C.thelongeryourent,thelessyoupayD.ifyourentaTVsetforalongtime,serviceandsparepartswillbefree2.Whatisthegoodofpayingtwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohire?A.Oneandahalfmonths’hirefreeofcharge.B.Onemonth’shirefreeofcharge.C.Halfamonth’shirefreeofcharge.D.One-fourthofamonth’shirefreeofcharge.3.Whatdoes“payinadvance”mean?A.Youpaytherentforaperiodoftimebeforeyouactuallygetthetelevision.B.Yougoaheadandpaytherent.C.Youpaytherentinfrontofanyone.D.Youwillbethefirsttopaytherent.4.Ifyouwanttorentacolortelevision,____________________.A.leasingcompany(租赁公司)canhaveyoursetinstalledthesamedayB.youcanhaveachoiceofsetstorent\nC.leasingcompanywillinstallanaerialforyoufreeofchargeD.youmusthaveanaerial5.Thispassageisa(an)_______________________.A.bookB.reportC.advertisementD.picture Key:1-5CBABC 【022】Wehaveknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimeofday.Thisissofamiliarthatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocess(过程)isnotassimpleaswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant(连续的)darkness.Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenastheynormallydo.Infact,theycontinuedtoopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthetime.Theirsenseoftimedoesnotdependoninformationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.Thisdiscovery(发现)maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalsoanimals—includingman—havethis“innerclock”whichcontrolstheworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluences(影响)theiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysteriouspower.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleep,ourneedforfood.Inthepast,thisdidnotmatterverymuchbecausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthemodernworld,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbeveryuseful,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchordinarythingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.1.Arecentexperimentshowedthat________________.A.differentflowersopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofdayB.fortheiropeningandclosing,flowersdonotneedinformationfromtheoutsideworldC.flowersareinfluencedbyweaklightevenwhentheyareinadarkroomD.flowerscanbeusedfortellingthetime2.The“innerclock”_________________________.A.isanunimportantdiscoveryB.isonlyfoundinanimalsC.hasnotbeenunderstoodbyfarD.hasaneffectonhumanlife\n3.Furtherstudyofthe“innerclock”willbeusefulbecause________________.A.itmighthelpusinsomewayB.wedonotyetunderstandplantsandanimalswellenoughC.thenumberofspacemenandairplanepilotsisfastincreasingD.weshouldtrytolivemorenaturallythanwedonow4.Keptinconstantdarkness,flowers________________________.A.willnotopenorcloseasusualB.willnotopenanylongerC.willopenastheydoinnaturalconditionsD.willalwaysremaininfullblossom(开花)5.________________haveamysteriouspowerofknowingtimewithoutinformationfromtheoutsideworld.A.AnimalsincludingmanaswellasplantsB.AlllivingthingsexceptmanC.FlowersaretheonlythingsintheworldthatD.NeitheranimalsnorplantsKey:1-5BDACA【023】.Intheolddays,inLondon,thesmog(烟雾)wasverythick.Carandbusdrivers___________todriveveryslowly:theycould___________seetheroadinfrontofthemevenduringthedaytime.Peopledidnotlikegoingoutinthesmog.Iftheyhadtogoout,they_____________“smogmask(防雾面具)”overtheirfaces.InDecember1952,avery________darkcloudcamedownoverLondon.Itwasthe________smogLondonershadeverhad._________ofitwasbadfactorysmoke.Nearlyfiftypeoplediedinroadaccidents.Butmanymorepeoplebecameunhealthy(nothealthy).Thesmogwasvery_________foroldpeopleandchildren.Onemansaid,“Thestreetswerealmost____________becausepeoplestayedathomeasmuchas__________.Theairwasverythick,andyoucouldalmostcutitwithaknife.”Afterthreeweeks,thesmogbeganto___________.Butinthefollowingweeksandmonthsover4,000peoplediedasaresultofthesmog.(had,hardly,wore,thick,worst,Most/Much,dangerous,empty,possible,lift)【024】.Thereareafewdifferentr_____(1)whypeopleusesmalltalk.Thefirst,andmostobvious,istobreakanuncomfortables____(2).Anotherreason,however,issimplytokillt____(3).Thatiswhyitissocommontomakesmalltalkwhenyouarew____(4)forsomething.Somepeoplemakesmalltalkinordertobep____(5).Youmaynotfeell_____(6)chattingwithanyoneataparty,butitisr____(7)tojustsitinacornerby\nyourself.Aftersomeonei____(8)youtoanotherperson,youdonotknowanythingaboutthem,soinordertoshowapolitei____(9)ingettingtoknowthembetter,youhavetostartwithsomesmalltalk.AndrememberinanEnglish-speakingenvironmentitisoftenb____(10)tomakeafewmistakesthantosaynothingatall!(reasons;silence;time;waiting;polite;like;rude;introduce;intention;better)【025】Onecoldwintermorning,anoldwomanhadto(see)herdoctor.Shetoldthedoctorthatherrightleghurt,andsometimesshe(couldnot)walk.Sheaskedhimwhatwas(wrong),asshenever(had)suchfeeling.Thedocterlookedherovercarefully,thenhesaid,"youareingood(health)forawomanofyourage.Ithinkthetroubleinyourrightlegisjustamatterofoldagecatchingupwithyou.Wegetallkindsofillness(when)wegetoder.Thetroublewillalmostcertainly(express)inspring.""Idon`tthinkso,doctor!"shesaid,"Myleftlegis(wrong),anditisthesame(age)asmyright"【026】TodayisAprilFools'Day,sowecouldcheatourEnglishteacher-MissZhang.Weeraseredthelessons'names,andc_____Englishintophysics.WhenMissZhangcameintothec_____,allofuspretendedtobetakenbyabigs_____,andsaidtoher.“MissZhang,pleaselookattheschooltimetable.It'stimeforphysics,notforEnglish.”Afterh_____thesewords,shereallyb_____us.Shesaid,“I'msorry,boysandgirls.It'smyfault.”Andshewasg_____outoftheclassroom.Whenwesawthis,wealll_____.Oh,MissZhangknewwhathadhappened.Shecamebackandlaughed,too.Thenshetookalotofp_____ofpaperoutofherbagandsaid,“Today,let'shaveanexam.”“Wewereallshocked.ButMissZhangb_____tolaughagain.“Ladiesandgentlemen,it'sAprilFools'Day”(changedclassroomsecrethearingbelivedgonelaughedpagesbegan)【027】IwasborninNewYork,butIgrewupinSanFrancisco.IbegantoliveinLondon25yearsago.IfIamaskednoww____(76)Iwanttoliveforever,IwouldsayLondon.ButIwila____(77)beAmerican.SanFrancisco,likeLondon,hasmanyparks.EverydaymysisterandIweret____(78)toplayintheparksaschildren.Ididn'tgotoschool.IonlyhadthreehoursofformaleducationwhenIwasfive.Iwassenttoschoolinthemorningbutcamehomeatnoononthefirstday.IsaidIdidn’te____(79)itandhadn’tlearnedanything.Myparentsthoughtthatschoolwasunsuirableforme.Theya____(80)withme,soIneverwentbackto\nschool.Thenmymothertaughtmeandmytwosistersathome.Inthew____(81)ofanEnglishiladywhohadgoodeducation.Welearnedlanguagesandreadingmoresciencesandmaths.Sometimesshetaughth____(82),butwealsohadotherteachers.Theyaskedustotakelessonseveryday.AboutonceaweekwewenttoGoldenGatePark.Whilewewerew_____(83),mymothertaughtmetoreadmusic.OnedayIsawalittletoytraininthewindowofashopandIremembernowI’dliketohaveit.Ic_____(84)say“r”whenIwassmall.MymothersaidifIcouldsayan“r”well,Iwouldhavethetoytrain.Ipracticedandpracticed.ThenonemorningIwokeeverybodyupwithmy“r”.Igotthetoytrain,IusuallygotthingIwantedinlife,butIworkh___(85)forthem.【028】  Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Youcannotfindthemanywhereelseintheworld.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandeats.Theydon'twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpat74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump.Kangaroomothershavepouchestocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Butdoyouknowthatmillionsofkangaroosarekilledeveryyear?Therearetoomanyofthem.Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That'smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecounery.Somekangaroosgohumgrybecausethereisnotenoughfoodtoeat.TheybreakintofarmsforfoodFarmersareveryangrywiththem.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees.Koalashavea.Theyuseittomarktheirhome----"Thisismyplace,youcan'tcomein!"likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother'spouch,too.（）1.Ifwewanttoseekangaroosandkoalasinnaturalforests.wecangoto________.      A.China       B.France          C.Australia（）2.Whatdoesakangaroolooklike?      A.Itlookslikeabear.        B.Ithasbigeyesanders.    C.Ithassmalleyesandbignoses.（）3.Thework"pouch"means__________.      A.育儿袋        B。肌肉         C。尾巴\n（）4.WhichisNOTTRUE?____________     A.Thekangarooscangooverninemetresinonejump.     B.Koalaslikeeatingleavesfromgumtrees.      C.Koalasusetheirvoicestomarktheirhomes（）5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?________.       A.Kangaroosandkoalas.           B.BeautifulAustralia          C.Howtoprotectkangaroosandkoalas.【029】  Aperson,likeacommodity（商品）,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Askilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment（装饰）,sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.　　　　Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife,whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony（和谐）withnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxe（betterquality）editionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.　　　　Aslongasonefindwhereonstands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.　　　　1．Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________.　　　　A.peopleshouldbepackedatallages　　　　B.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialway　　　　C.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpacking　　　　D.properpackingmakespeopleattractive　　　　2．Forthemiddle-aged,attractiveness________.　　　　A.hardlyexists\n　　　　B.isthestrongest　　　　C.comesfromtheinside　　　　D.comesfromtheappearance　　　　3．Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________.　　　　A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebook　　　　B.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflife　　　　C.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformation　　　　D.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands 【030】Anartist(画家)wenttoabeautifulpartofthecountryforaholidayandstayedwithafarmer.Everydayhewentoutwithhispaintsandbrushes(颜料和画笔)andpaintedtillevening.Whenitgotdarkhewentbacktothefarmandhadagooddinnerbeforehewenttobed.Attheendofhisholidayhewantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmersaid,"No,Idon`twantmoney.Butgivemeoneofyourpictures.What`smoney?Inaweekitwillallbefinished,butyourpicturewillstillbehere."Theartistswasverypleasedandthankedthefarmerforsayingsuchkindthingsabouthispictures.Thefarmersmiledandanswered,"It`snotthat.IhaveasoninLondon.Hewantstobecomeanartist.Whenhecomeshomenextmonth,I`llshowhimyourpicture,andhewillnotwanttobeanartistanymore,Ithink."61.Theartistwenttothecountrysideto________.A.visithisoldfriendB.spendhisholidayC.visitthefarmerD.Thankthefarmer62.Everyday,theartist_______.A.wentouttohelpthefarmertodosomefarmingB.wentouttovisithisfriendsC.paintedpicturesD.enjoyedthebeautifulscenery63.Theartistwantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmer____.A.wantedmuchmoremoneyB.wantednothingC.didn`twantanymoneyatallD.wantedoneofhispicturesinsteadofmoney64.Theartistthoughtthefarmerwantedapictureofhisbecause\n_______.A.thefarmerwasanartisttooB.thefarmerlikedhispicturesverymuchC.thefarmerwantedtogiveittohissonasapresentD.thefarmerwasrich65.Afterhearingthefarmer`swords,perhapstheartistwouldbe______.A.veryworriedB.veryhappyC.verythankfulD.verydisappointed【031】Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?66.Long,longagopeopledidn`tknowhowto____.A.writeBwritezeroC.writenumbersD.sixty-three67.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote_____.A.28B.28C.228D.20868.Later______wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot69.Peopleusedcircles_____________.A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing70.Thestorytellsus_____.A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezeroC.what`stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace【032】IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,I\nthought.ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon`tlikeitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit`sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let`stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.71.Thispassageisabout_______.A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy`sproblemsC.HowtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.WhythewriterlikesPisa72.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa______.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza73.TheLeaningTowerofPisais_______.A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsold60yearsold-74.Thewriter________.A.doesn`tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit`sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn`tliketowers75.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause________.A.it`soldB.it`sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it`simperfect【033】Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears. \nToremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream(梦幻)WorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags(旗帜)ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere. Areyouafootballfan(迷)？TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagers(青少年)likeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan. 1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave______. A.Manyfootballfans　B.averygoodteam　C.manyfootballplayer　D.abigplayground 2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin_______. A.2006　　　　　B.2007　　　　C.2005　　　　　D.20043.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________. A.peopleplayingfootball　B.picturesofsomefootballstars　C.asunnysky D.flowers 4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry B.totellthepeopletheirstoriesC.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteamsD.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.A.theyareinterestedinfootball                           B.theyarefootballfansC.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatD.allofA,BandC【034】In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartis.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera(照相机).Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhiagarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto. Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography(摄影术)wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype. Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains. Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard. MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographers.Hetookmanypictureofgread\npeople.Thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的) Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotodwerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart. 6.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapicturteof____________ A.hisbusiness　　　B.hishouse　　　　　　C.hisgarden　　　　　D.hiswindow 7.TheDaguerrotypewas____________.A.aFrenchman　　　　B.akindofpicture　　C.akindofcamera　　D.aphotographer 8.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840j,hehadto__________. A.watchlotsoffilms                 B.buyanexpensivecamera C.stopinmostcities                          D.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim. 9.MathewBrady______________. A.wasverylifelike　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.wasfamousforhisunusualpictures C.wasquitestrong　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople 10.Thispassagetellsus_____________. A.howphotographywasdeveloped            B.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesC.howtotakepicturesintheworld         D.howtousedifferentcameras 【035】Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车)Asmallcarcanhold(容纳)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded(拥挤).Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.11.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled____________.A.amotorcar           B.amotorhome        C.amotorbike            D.abigtruck12.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they__________.A.soldtheiroldhouse                    B.movedtotheirgrandparents’houseC.builtanewplaceforavan        D.soldtheirsecondcar\n13.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.A.ababy            B.muchmoney          C.morethantwochildren D.interestinvans14.Americansusuallyusemotorhomer____________.A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday B.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembersC.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends D.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday15.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreeB.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidaysC.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapD.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes【036】Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat7.30a.m.on14thNovember.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain’s（船长）feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano（火山）wasbreakingout.Red-hotrocks,fireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottom（底部）ofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metershighthenextdayand60metershighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofred-hotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintothesea.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metershighand2kilometerslong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywanttolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.16.Surtseyis______.A.anislandnotfarfromIceland                  B.anewvolcano C.afishingboat                                     D.aplaceinIceland17.Scientistsflewthere______.A.towatchthebirthoftheisland         B.tosavethefishingboatC.tolearnabouttheisland              D.tobuildahouse18.Whendidscientistflytheretowatch?A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout.                          B.Assoonasthevolcanobrokeout.C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout.   D.Afterthevolcanostoppedrushingup.19.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.a.Thecaptainfoundtheboatwasmoving.          b.Anewislandappearedinthesea.c.Fire,smokeandrockswereseenrushingup.  d.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.e.Theislandgrewquickly.A.d-a-c-b-e　　B.a-b-c-d-e　　C.a-b-e-c-d　　D.b-e-d-a-c20.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis________.A.Anewisland         B.Thebirthofanisland\nC.Anewworld         D.ScientistsdiscoveredSurtsey 【037】OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子）,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen’sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sothey　climbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPoland　heavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!21.Threemenflewinballoon________.A.fornearly1,800kilometers                 B.toanothercityC.tovisitPoland                             D.morethanacenturyago22.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.A.carryingthebagsofsand‘　’        B.keepingdrinking-waterC.carryingropesofthebasket              D.changingweight23.Whentheballoonwentuphigher,________.A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofall            B.TheysawthesungodownC.Theymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknives    D.Theycouldseeablackholeontheground24.Theballoonlanded________.A.inLondon　　B.onthesea　　C.onalake　　D.inaforeigncountry25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?________A.Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.B.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.C.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.D.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.答案：1．B2．A3．B4．C5．D6．C7．B8．D　9．B10．A11．B12．D13．C14．A15．B16.A 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.A 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.B【038】\nAcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneBultler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft（救生艇）intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Siboney,theymetsomewhales（鲸鱼）.“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater–twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw（生的）.Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks（鲨鱼）cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.Sothecaptain（船长）carriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.【039】April1，2000DearFrancis，IreceivedyourveryniceChristmascardnearlyoneandone–halfyearsago.IamsorryithastakenmesolongtotellyouhowhappyIwastohearfromyou！IwillalwaysrememberhowbeautifulyousangattheveryspecialChinaculturenightthesummerof1998.WhenIcamebackfromChinawantedtolearnmorestudies.IwasacceptedattheuniversityofTexasandhavebeenastudentthereforalmostthreesemesters.Tograduate,Imuststudyaforeignlanguageforfoursemesters.IwouldliketolearnChinesebuttheydonotteachitthere,soIwouldhavetogotoadifferentuniversity.IhaveaChinesefriend,Jing,inmybiologyclass.Sheisverynice.Thisweekabadtornadostruckthetownwheremydaughterworksbutshewasnothurt.Itdidnearly$500,000,000ofdestructionbutlessthan10peoplewerekilled.Wearehappyaboutthat.NoneoftheteacherswhowenttoChina,atleasttoJingzhou,kneweachotherbeforegoing.However,beingtogethermadeusfriends.Lastweekwasspringbreakfromschool.IflewtothehomeofPollyandLoisinMinnesota,about2400kilometresfromme,tovisitandtotalkabouthowmuchwemissedChinaandallourfriendsthere.Doyourememberthem?TheysaidAndyhadbeentovisitthem.Hecametowatchabasketballgamebetweenhisstate,Wisconsin,andMinnesota.Theytoldmeifhecangetenoughmoney,hewillgobacktoChinathissummer.PollyhasanewspaperroutetohelpearnmoneytogotoChinaeachsummer.ShewalksfromhousetohousetodeliverthenewspaperssoshewillbeusedtowalkingwhenshegetstoChina.WhileIwasthere,Ihelpedher.MyhusbandandIhavefourchildren,threegirlsandoneboy.OurboyisnotmarriedHeis\n26yearsoldandworksasacomputeranalystOuryoungestdaughterisstayinghomefromworksinceshehadherbabyboysixmonthsago.Heisverychubbyandhappy.Didyougetmarriedyet?Doyouhavegoodstudentsthisyear?IthinkmaybeIdidwritetobothyouandyourstudentof1998namedWangFeng.IfIdid,please,forgivemeforforgetting.SomanypeoplefromChinawrotetome,Ican’trememberwhoIanswered.Iwouldlovetohearfromyou.Yourfriend,Mary–JoStevenson()1.Franciswrotetohisfriendin______.A.April，1998B.April，1999C.November，1998D.November，1999()2.______wouldliketolearnChinese.A.JingB.PollyanyandLoisC.WangFengD.Mary-Jo()3.Thisweekthewriterishappyabout______.A.Thedaughterisallright.B.Thedaughterhas＄500，000，000.C.Thedaughterismarried\D.Thedaughterhasababyboy.()4.Therewasaballgamein______.A.TexasB.JingzhouC.WisconsinD.Minnesota()5.______doesn’tworknow.A.AndyB.FranisC.HergirlD.Herboy【040】Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoudroppedastoneintowater.Doyourememberhowthewavesstarted?Theybeganwherethestonemetthewaterandthenmovedoutward.Justaswavesinwatertaketimetomove,sosoundtakestimetomoveinair.Soundtakestimetotravel.Perhapsyouhavenoticedthetimethatpassesbetweenaflashoflightningandthethunder.Youmayhaveheardthesoundofabaseballbathittingaballaninstantafteryousawithappen.Bothlightandsoundtaketimetotravel.However,thereisagreatdealofdifferenceintheirspeed.Inonesecond,soundcantravelabout1,000feetthroughair.Duringthissametime,lightcantravelmovethan186,000miles!Whensomethingmakesasoundsomedistanceaway,youcanoftenseetheactionbeforeyouhearthesound.Assoundtravels,vibrationsarepassedonfromonemoleculetoanother.Thefartherthesoundhastotravel,thelongerittakes.()1.Whichoftheseiswrong?A.“Soundandwave”mean“水花和水波”.\nB.“Lightningandthunder”mean“闪电和雷声”.C.“Instantandsecond”mean“瞬息和秒钟”.D.“Actionandvibration”mean“动作和振动”.()2.Soundtakestimetomoveinairjustas______.A.wavesB.trainsC.busesD.cars()3.Whenwedropastoneintowater，wecansee______.A.nothingB.thewavesstartwherethestonemeetsthewaterandthenmoveoutwardC.thewavesstartfarfromthestoneD.bothAandC()4.Whichoftheseisright？A.Youmayhearthesoundofabaseballbathittingaball，thenseetheaction.B.Youmayhearthethunderbeforeyouseeaflashoflightning.C.Lighttakesnotimetotravel.D.Thefartherthelighthastotravel，thelongerittakes.()5.Whichoftheseisnotright？A.Inonesecond，soundcantravelabout340metresthroughair.B.Inonesecond，lightcantravelabout300，000，000metres.C.Onefootislongerthanonemetre.D.Onemetresisshorterthanonemiles.【041】How to Get Along Well with Others In our daily life, we have to come into contact with people in every walk of life.Therefore, it is very important for us to know how to get along with other people. To get well along with others and win their friendships, we must observe strictly the following words. To begin with, we need to be honest with others and shouh{ always say what we mean. Lies will surely make people stay far away from us in the long run. After all,honesty is the best policy. Second, we have to be humble enough. If we are proud in public, we can hardly win other's respect, not to mention "friendship" Finally, we must not be selfish. We should learn how to show concern for others.Allinall,aslongaswedoaccordingtowhatismentionedabove,wewillactuallyfinditeasytogetalongwellwithothers.Thus,aconstantfriendshipwillbedevelopedwiththepeoplearound.【042】BooksAsiswellknown,booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreaseourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Inother\nwords,theyareourgoodteachersandwisefriends.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.Readingisagoodthing,butwemustpayGREatattentiontothechoiceofbooks.Itistruethatwecanderivebenefitsfromgoodbooks.However,badbookswilldousmoreharmthangood.【043】BePatrioticIt is the duty of every citizen to make the country rich and powerful (To make the country rich and strong is...). In order to accomplish this object one must be patriotic (love his country). I consider this an unchangeable truth.How can a student love his country (be patriotic)? I find my answer very simple and clear. He must study hard and store up knowledge so as to serve his (the) country in the future. If every student can do according to what I said, the country will certainly be rich and powerful.【044】Scientistshavelearnedalotaboutthekindsoffoodpeopleneed.Theysaythatthereareseveralldndsoffoodthatpeopleshouldeateveryday.Theyare:(1)greenandyellowvegetablesofallkinds;(2)citrusfruitsandtomatoes;(3)potatoesandotherfruitsandvegetables;(4)meatofallkinds,fishandeggs;(5)milkandfoodsmadefrommilk;(6)breadorcereal,riceisalsointhiskindoffood;(7)butter,orsomethinglikebutter.　　Peopleindifferentcountriesandareaseatdifferentkindsofthings.Foodarecookedandeateninmanydifferentkindsofways.Peopleindifferentcountrieseatatdifferenttimesoftheday.Insomeplacespeopleeatonceortwiceaday;inothercountriespeopleeatthreeorfourtimesaday.Scientistssaythatnoneofthedifferenceisreallyimportant.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherfoodsareeatenraworcooked,cannedorfrozen.itdoesn'tmatterifapersoneatsdinnerat4o'clockintheafternoonorateleveno'clockatnight.Theimportantthingiswhatyoueateveryday.　　Nowadaystherearetwoproblemsinfeedingthelargenumberofpeopleintheearth.Thefirstistofindsomewaytofeedtheworld'spopulationsothatnooneishungry.Thesecondistomakesurethatpeopleeverywherehavetherightkindsoffoodtomakethemgrowtobestrongandhealthy.【045】Mostofthetime,magiciansgivegoodshows,buteverymagicianhasgivenashowthatwasterribleorhastriedtodoatrickthatdidn’tgoright.HowardThurston,afamousmagician,madesome 36 mistakesonthestage(舞台).\nThurstondidafamous 37 trickwithagirl.Thegirlclimbedintoabox.Thentheboxwaspulledupabovethestage.Thurstonshouted,“Iasia,garawallah, 38!”Theboxopened–andthegirlwasgone.“Wonderful!Wonderful!”Onenight,aftertheshow,amanaskedthemagician,“Pleasetellme 39 youlearnedyourmagicwords?”Thurstonanswered,“I’vetraveledinIndiaandoftenheard‘garawallah’inthestreetsthere.IthoughtitwasagoodwordforanIndian 40.”Themansmiledandsaid,“I’mfromIndia.Thatwordmeans‘Hey,bus’!”AnothermistakestayedinThurston’sshow.Inonetrick,hecutoffthe 41 oftwochickensandtwoducksandputtheirbodiesinsideamagicbox.Thenheopenedtheboxandfoundfourlivingbirdswithheadsonthem.Thisisthewaythetrickwasdone.Thebirds’headsweretiedundertheirwings.Thenfalseheadsweretiedonthebirds 42 theywerebroughtonthestage.Thurstoncutoffthesefalseheadsandputthebirdsinthebox.Hishelperwasalsointhebox.Hecouldnotputnewfalseheadsonthebirds 43 thanhecoulduntiethetrueheads.SoafterThurstonputthebirdsinsidethebox,hishelpertiedonfalseheads.Onenight,the 44 madeamistake.Hetiedthechickenheadsontheducksandthentiedtheduckheadsonthechickens.Thebirdscameoutofthebox,sothemagicianhadtosay,“Look!Howmagicmy 45 are!”Andthepeoplelaughedandlaughed.36.A.interest  B.interesting   C.interested  37.A.Indian   B.Chinese    C.European38.A.come    B.go         C.appear39.A.which    B.where      C.that40.A.words    B.trick       C.magician41.A.heads    B.wings     C.feet42.A.after     B.when     C.before43.A.slower    B.faster     C.easier44.A.magician   B.helper    C.visitor45.A.birds     B.ducks     C.tricks【046】AtahospitalinIllinois,doctorsandpatientsdressupasclownsandputonlittleplaystomakeeachotherlaugh.AhospitalinNewYorkputsfunnybooksinitslibraryforpatients.Canlaughtermakesickpeoplefeelbetter?Scientiststhinklaughtercanhelpsickpeoplefeellesspainandgetbettermorequickly.Thisnewideaisbeingtaughttostudentsinmedicalschool.Doctorshaveknownforalongtimethatstress,loneliness,lackoffriendsandfamilycanharmsickpeople.Nowtheyarelearningthatlaughtercanhelppatientsfeelhealthier.Somedoctorsareusingthisnewresearchtomaketheirpatientsfeelbetter.AtaCaliforniahospital,peoplewhohavecancerswapstoriesandclownaround（说笑话）\nwithafamousperformerwhohashadcancersurgery（外科手术）.Laughtercanbegoodmedicine.【047】MyBrother’sintheDryer! DustinTarbell,7,andhislittlebrotherDavid,4yearsold,wereattheirbabysitter’shouse.Suddenly,Dustinheardscreamsfromtheclothesdryer.Themachinewason,andDavidwastumblingaroundinside! Justbefore,DustinandDavidwereplayinghide-and-seekwithfriends.Therewerenoclothesinthedryer,andDavidgotinsidetohide.Thenanotherchildclosedthedoorandturnedthedryeron.Dustinpulledopenthedoorofthedryerandreachedinside.Usuallyadryerstopswhensomeoneopensthedoor,butthismachinewasbroken,anditkeptturningasDavidscreamed. Dustingrabbedhisbrother’sshirt.Hetriedtopullhimout,buthecouldn’t.Hefelthisarmstwist,buthehungon.ThenDustinheardhisarmscrack.Hestilldidn’tletgo.Finallythedryerstopped,andDustinpulledDavidout. Dustinwenttothehospital.Hehadtwobrokenarms.Buthesmiledashehuggedhislittlebrother.KimandRobinTarbell,theboys’parents,saidtheywereveryproudoftheirsonDustin.Davidsaid,“Dustin’sasuperhero!” Later,thebabysittertriedtofixthedryer.Hewasastrongman.Hetriedtostopthedryerwithhishands,buthecouldn’tstopit.Nobodycouldunderstandhowabig,strongmancouldn’tstopthedryer,buta7-year-oldboycould.Everyonesaid,“It’samiracle.”【048】Basketballisstillayounggame.It’soverahundredyearsold.Inthewinterof1891,acertaincollegewashavingsometroublewithitsboystudents.Theweatherwasbadandthestudentshadtostayindoors.Astheycouldn’tplayoutdoors,theywereunhappy,andsomeevengotintofightsfromtimetotime.SomeoftheteachersatthecollegeaskedDrNaismithtoinventagamesothatthestudentsmighthavesomethingtoplayat.Itwasnoteasytoinventsuchagamebecauseithadtobeplayedindoors,andthecourt(院子)wasnotverylarge.\nDrNaismiththoughtforafewdaysandinventedakindofballgame.Itwasafast,wonderfulgamewithmuchmovingandpassingoftheball.(54)Itwasplayedbetweentwoteams.Tomakeascore,theballhadtobethrownintothebaskettenfeetabovetheflooronthewall.Ateachendofthecourttherewassuchabasket.AtfirstDrNaismithwantedtothrowtheballintoabox.Ashecouldnotfindboxesoftherightsize,hehadtousefruitbasketinstead.That’swhythegamegotitsname.【049】WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence"Howdoyoudo?"asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It'simportanttomaster(掌握)therules(规则)forwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakerputswordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan'tunderstandthespeaker'ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn'tchange.Let'sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences:"Sheonlylikesapples."&"Onlyshelikesapples.""Ihaveseenthefilmalready."&"Ihavealreadyseenthefilm."WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespirit(精神实质)ofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.15.Fromthepassageweknowthat_whenwearelearningEnglish.A.weshouldn'tputeverywordintoourownlanguageB.weshouldlookupeverywordinthedictionaryC.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguageD.wemustreadwordbyword16.Thewriterthinksitis____inlearningEnglish.A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsoundsB.possibletorememberthewordorderC.importanttomastertherulesindifferentways\nD.easytomastertherulesforwordorder17.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.themeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofthewordsB.theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentenceC.sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaningD.iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferent18."Sheonlylikesapples."________A.isthesameas"Onlyshelikesapples."B.isdifferentfrom"Onlyshelikesapples."C.means"Shelikesfruitexceptapples."D.means"Shedoesn'tlikeapples."19.Whichisthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?A.DifferentOrders,DifferentMeaningsB.HowtoSpeakEnglishC.HowtoPutEnglishintoOurOwnLanguageD.HowtoLearnEnglish【050】JackSmithgothisschoolreportfromhisclassteacher，MrPercyBrown.MrBrownToldJackhewasoneofthebeststudentsintheclassandhewasneverlateforclass.Jackwasveryhappytohearthesewords.Inmathclasses,hewasalwaysthefirstonetoanswertheteacher’squestions.Buthissciencewasnotsogood.Hisscienceteachersaidthathewasnothardworkingandaskedhimtospendmoretimeonitnectterm.Jackthoughtitwasright.Hemustcatchupwithothersinscience.Helikedforeignlanguageverymuch.InEnglish,hislisteningwasbetterthanreading.ButhisreadinginFrenchwasmuchbetter.Hewasverygoodatrememberingnewwords.Ofallthesubjects,historywastheworst.Hishistoryteachertoldhimtoworkhardernextterm.Healwayshelpedhisgeographyteacherinclass,becausehelikedgeographyvery\nmuch.Jackcoulddanceverywell.Summervacationwascoming.Hehadmoreleisuretime,andhecoulddothingsheliked.【051】InTheAirMattandhiswifelivedinthecountry.Mattwasverystingy(吝啬)andhatedspendingmoney.Onedayafair(集市)cametothenearbytown.“Let’sgotothefair,Matt,”hiswifesaid,“Wehaven’tbeenanywhereforalongtime.”Mattthoughtaboutthisforawhile.Heknewhewouldhavetospendmoneyatthefair.Atlasthesaid,“Allright,butI’mnotgoingtospendmuchmoney.We’lllookatthings,butwewon’tbuyanything.”Theywenttothefairandlookedatallthethingstobuy.ThereweremanythingsMatt’swifewantedtobuy,buthewouldnotletherspendanymoney.Then,inanearbyfield,theysawasmallairplane.“Funflight!”thenoticesaid,“$10for10minutes.”Matthadneverbeeninanairplaneandhewantedtogoonafunflight.However,hedidn’twanttohavetopayforhiswife,aswell.“I’veonlygot$10,”hetoldthepilot.(飞行员).“Canmywifecomewithmeforfree?”Thepilotwasn’tsellingmanytickets,sohesaid,“I’llmakeabargainwithyou.Ifyourwifedoesn’tscreamorshout,shecanhaveafreeflight.”Mattagreed,andgotintothesmallairplanewithhiswife.Thepilottookoffandmadehisairplanedoallkindsofthings.Atonemomentitwasflyingupsidedown.Whentheplanelanded,thepilotsaid,“O.K.yourwifedidn’tmakeasound.Shecanhaveherridefree.”“Thankyou,”Mattsaid.“itwasn’teasyforher,youknow,especially(尤其)whenshefellout.”【052】Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.butmostmistakesareaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?""WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJim,asafriend,reallyfeelgoodaboutit?Ordidheenvymyluck?""AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?"Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.　　Butwhenwelookback,itistoolate.　　Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends,orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeanings.Andifwedonotreallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,"You'realuckydog!"(你真幸运!)Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,"You'realuckyguy(人，家伙)!",thatisbeingfriendly.But"aluckydog?"Thereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesnotthinkyoudeserveyourluck.　　"Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor"isanotherphrasethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutosee\nyourproblem.Butthisphrasecontainsthethoughtthatyourproblemisnotatallimportant.　　Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Iswhathesaysshownbythetoneofvoice?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveyouranothermistake.　　1.Whenthewriterrecalls(回想)someofthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriends,he_______.　　A.feelshappy,thinkinghownicehisfriendsweretohim　　B.feelshemightnothaveunderstoodhisfriends'truefeelings　　C.thinkitamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend　　D.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown　　2.Whenthewritertalksaboutsomeonesaying,"You'realuckydog!",heissayingthat______.　　A.thespeakerisjustfriendly　　B.thissentencesuggeststhesameas"You'realuckyguy!"　　C.theword"dog"shouldnotbeusedtoapplytopeople　　D.sometimesthewordsshowthatthespeakerisabitenvious　　3.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______.　　A.avoid(避免)mistakesaboutmoneyandfriends　　B.getanideaoffriendlypeople　　C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou　　D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem　　4.Thewritersuggeststhat______betrusted.　　A.everybodyB.nobodyC.allthepeopleD.notallthepeople【053】TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card(信用卡)fraud.YourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalWebsite(网站).Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmaynever　　receivethegoodstheythoughttheybought.　　Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber----orselltheinformationovertheInternet.　　Computershackers(黑客)havebrokendownsecurity(安全)systems,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago,25000customersofCDUniverse,anon-linemusicretailer(批发商),werenotlucky.Theirnames,addressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS$157828togetbacktheinformation.　　Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainston-linefraud.MastercardisworkingonplansforWeb-onlycreditcard,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingon-line.　　However,thereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated.　　Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm'son-linerules:UnderBritishlaw,cardholdersareresponsible(对…负有责任的)forthefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulent\nspending.　　Andshoponlyatsecuresites:Sendyourcredit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.　　Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.theWebsiteaddressmayalsostartwithhttps://----theextra"s"standsforsecure.Ifindoubt,giveyourcredit-cardinformationoverthetelephone.　　Keepyourpasswordsafe:Mostonlinesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.Treatyourpasswordswithcare.　　5.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage?　　A.Alotofstolencredit-cardsweresoldontheInternet.　　B.FraudontheInternet.　　C.ManyWebsitesaredestroyed.　　D.ManyillegalWebsitesareontheInternet.　　6.Whatisthemeaningof"fraud"?　　A.cheating　　　B.sale　　　C.payment　　　D.safety　　7.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecredit-card?　　A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation.　　B.ThethievesstealtheinformationfromWebsites.　　C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem.　　D.BothAandB.　　8.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou?　　A.Four.　　　　B.Three.　　　　C.Five.　　　　D.Six.　　9.Youareshoppingonthesite:http://www.shopping.com,andyouwanttobuyaTVset,whatdoesthisarticlesuggestdoing?　　A.OrdertheTVsetatonce.　　B.DonotbuytheTVsetonthissite.　　C.E-mailthesiteyourcredit-cardinformation.　　D.TellthesiteyourpasswordandbuytheTVsetforyou.【054】FiveHundredTimesInthetrafficcourtofalargemid-westerncity,ayoungladywasbroughtbeforethejudgetoansweraticketgivenherfordrivingthrougharedlight.Sheexplainedtohishonorthatshewasaschoolteacherandrequestedanimmediatedisposalofhercaseinorderthatshemighthastenontoherclasses.Awildgleamcameintothejudge'seye."Youareaschoolteacher,eh?"saidhe."Madam,Ishallrealizemylifelongambition.Sitdownatthattableandwrite'Iwentthrougharedlight'fivehundredtimes."【055】Knowingthebestwaytostudywillhelpyoutobeabetterstudent.Byusingyourtimereasonably,youcandoyourhomeworkmorequickly.Learningtostudyisnotdifficult.Thefirstthingtorememberisthatyoumustbewilling（乐意）tolearn.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoumustalwayslikethesubject.Itdoesmean,however,thatyoumustbewillingto\ndowhateverisnecessary.Trytounderstandwhyitisimportantandhowitwillhelpyoudoandlearnotherthingsnowandlater.Knowingmathematicsfactswillbeusefulinyourwholelife.Knowinghowtospellmakesanykindofwritingeasier.Sometimesasubjectthatyouthinkisuninterestingwillbeexcitingwhenyoubegintoworkatitandunderstanditmoreclearly.Learningthingscanbefunifyouarewillingtoworkwiththem.Here’ssomeadviceforyou:haveacertaintimeeachdayandaquietplacewithgoodlightingforstudy,sothatyoucanconcentrate（集中）onyourstudywithoutinterruptions（中断）;haveeverythingreadybeforeyousitdowntostudy,adictionary,paper,apenandbooks,ormaybealapcomputer;besureyouunderstandwhatyoushouldlearnbeforeyoustart;readcarefullyandpayspecialattention（注意）tothemostimportantthings;whenmemorizing（记忆）,firstfindoutthemainpartsandthenrecitethewholething;checkyourhomeworkafteryoufinishit;neverforgettheimportanceofreviewandpreview（预习）;aboveall,useyourheadandtryyourbesttousewhateveryou’velearned,Inthisway,youwillsurelybeamongthetopstudentsinyourclass.【056】MyfavouritesportIliketable-tennis，chessandfootball。Footballismyfavouritesport。I'mgoodatplayingfootball。Ithinkit'seasyforme。Ihavemyfavouritefootballplayer。HeisShevchenko。He'sinACMilanClub。IwanttoteafamousfootballplayerlikeShevchenko。Ioftenplayfootballwithmyfatheratweekends。OnSundayIliketowatchfootballmatches。　　　　　　　　　　【057】Nightafternight,shecametotuckmein,evenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Followingherlongstandingcustom,she'dleandownandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,thenkissmyforehead.Idon'trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme—herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoyme,fortheyfeltwork-wornandroughagainstmyyoungskin.Finally,onenight,Ishoutedoutather,"Don'tdothatanymore—yourhandsaretoorough!"Shedidn'tsayanythinginreply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatfamiliarexpressionofherlove.Timeaftertime,withthepassingyears,mythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissedmymother'shands,missedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimestheincidentseemedveryclose,sometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitlurked,inthebackofmymind.Well,theyearshavepassed,andI'mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid-seventies,andthosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She'sbeenourdoctor,reachingintoamedicinecabinetfortheremedytocalmayounggirl'sstomachorsoothetheboy'sscrapedknee.Shecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworld...getsstainsoutofbluejeanslikeInevercould...\nNow,myownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDad,andonspecialoccasions,Ifindmyselfdrawnnextdoortospendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEve,asIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouth,afamiliarhandhesitantlyrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakiss,eversogently,touchedmybrow.Inmymemory,forthethousandthtime,Irecalledthenightmyyoungvoicecomplained,"Don'tdothatanymore—yourhandsaretoorough!"CatchingMom'shandinhand,IblurtedouthowsorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'dremember,asIdid.ButMomdidn'tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten—andforgiven—longago.Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.【058】Iworkfor7up"!Fourbestfriendsmetatthehospitalsincetheirwivesweregivingbirthstotheirbabies.Thenursecomesuptothefirstmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottwins."Themansaid"Howstrange,I'mthemanagerofMinnesotaTwins."Afterawhilethenursecomesuptothesecondmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottriplets."Manwaslike"Hmmm,strangeIworkedasadirectorforthe"3musketeers."Finally,thenursecomesuptothethirdmanandsays"Congratulations,yougottwinstoo"Manishappyandsays,"Ironic,Iworkforthehotel"4Seasons."Allthreeofthemarehappyuntiltheyseetheirlastbuddyjumpingallovertheplace,cursingGodandbanginghisheadonthewall.Theyaskedhimwhat'swrongandheanswered,"What'swrong?Iworkfor7up"!【059】ABoyandHisTreeAlongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow…Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby…Thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandlookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid,Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymore.”Theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon’thavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn’tcomebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetree\nwassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme.”Thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboydidn’tappearsincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou.”thetreesaid.“Idon’thaveteethtobite.”Theboyreplied.“Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.”“Iamtoooldforthatnow.”theboysaid.“Ireallywanttogiveyousomething…theonlythingleftismydyingroots.”Thetreesaidwithtears.“Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboyreplied.“Good!Oldtreerootsarethebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comehere,pleasesitdownwithmeandhavearest.”Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears…Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad…Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Nomatterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreatingourparents.【060】Iwenttothreecitiestoplayduringlastsummerholidays.TheyareBeijing,DalianandHuHehot.IwenttoBeijingmorethaneighttimes.BeijingisthecapitalofChina.It’sabigcity.IamveryfamiliarwithBeijing.IttakesanhourandfortyminutesfromNantongtoBeijingbyplane.TherearemanytallbuildingsinBeijing.It’samoderncity.MyfamilyvisitedtheGreatWall,theSummerPalace,thePalaceMuseum,theBeihaiPark,theSpaceMuseum,etc.IwenttothecountrysideofBeijingtogoboatingandfishing.Itwasveryinteresting.IwentshoppinginWangFuJing.Iboughtlotsofsouvenirsandotherthings.IlikeeatingBeijingsnacks.Theyaredelicious.Don’tmissBeijingDuck.Itisreallynice.Dalianisabeautifulcity.DalianisclosetoBeijing.Ispent5ominutesontheplane.Dalianisnearthesea.Ismelledthesaltintheair.Theroadsareclean.Therearelotsoftreesandflowersneartheroads.TherearemanyesplanadesandJapanesebuildings.Therearesomefountainsinoneoftheesplanades.Somepeopleflewkitesandwalkedontheesplanades.Wewenttoseethebeachandthesea.Theseaisblue.Thereweremanyswimmersinthesea.Ilayonthebeachtoseethesky.Dalianisaveryniceplacetolivein.\nHuhehotisinInnerMongol.Therearelotsoflargegrasslands.Thegrasslandsareendless.Theskyisbrightblue.Therewerealotofhorsesandsheep.Theywererunningoreatinggrass.Irodeahorseonthegrassland.Ipickedsomecolourfulflowers.Wedrankteawithmilk.Thereisasmalldesert,itwasveryhotwhenIwalkedonit.Thesandcouldsing.Thesetripshelpedmeopenmyeyes.Ienjoyedmyday.【061】Asummaryofthephysicalandchemicalnatureoflifemustbegin,notontheEarth,butintheSun;infact,attheSun'sverycenter.ItisherethatistobefoundthesourceoftheenergythattheSunconstantlypoursoutintospaceaslightandheat.ThisenergyislibratedatthecenteroftheSunasbillionsuponbillionsofnucleiofhydrogenatomscollidewitheachotherandfusetogethertoformnucleiofhelium,andindoingso,releasesomeoftheenergythatisstoredinthenucleiofatoms.TheoutputoflightandheatoftheSunrequiresthatsome600milliontonsofhydrogenbeconvertedintoheliumintheSuneverysecond.ThistheSunhasbeendoingforseveralthousandsofmillionsofyear.thenuclearenergyisreleasedattheSun'scenterashigh-energygammaradiation,aformofelectromagneticradiationlikelightandradiowaves,onlyofverymuchshorterwavelength.ThisgammaradiationisabsorbedbyatomsinsidetheSuntobereemittedatslightlylongerwavelengths.Thisradiation,initsturnisabsorbedandreemitted.Astheenergyfiltersthroughthelayersofthesolarinterior,itpassesthroughtheX-raypartofthespectrumeventuallybecominglight.Atthisstage,ithasreachedwhatwecallthesolarsurface,andcanescapeintospacewithoutbeingabsorbedfurtherbysolaratoms.AverysmallfractionoftheSun'slightandheatisemittedinsuchdirectionsthatafterpassingunhinderedthroughinterplanetaryspace,ithitstheEarth.【062】skillsofchildrendevelopsoearlyandsoinexorablythatitiseasytoimagineaninternalclockofmathematicalmaturityguidingtheirgrowth.Notlongafterlearningtowalkandtalk,theycansetthetablewithimpressaccuracy---oneknife,onespoon,onefork,foreachofthefivechairs.Soontheyarecapableofnothingthattheyhaveplacedfiveknives,spoonsandforksonthetableand,abitlater,thatthisamountstofifteenpiecesofsilverware.Havingthusmasteredaddition,theymoveontosubtraction.Itseemsalmostreasonabletoexpectthatifachildweresecludedonadesertislandatbirthandretrievedsevenyearslater,heorshecouldenterasecondenterasecond-grademathematicsclasswithoutanyseriousproblemsofintellectualadjustment.Ofcourse,thetruthisnotsosimple.Thiscentury,theworkofcognitivepsychologistshasilluminatedthesubtleformsofdailylearningonwhichintellectualprogressdepends.Childrenwereobservedastheyslowlygrasped-----or,asthecasemightbe,bumpedinto-----conceptsthatadultstakeforquantityisunchangedaswaterpoursfromashortglassintoatallthinone.Psychologistshavesincedemonstratedthatyoungchildren,\naskedtocountthepencilsinapile,readilyreportthenumberofblueorredpencils,butmustbecoaxedintofindingthetotal.Suchstudieshavesuggestedthattherudimentsofmathematicsaremasteredgradually,andwitheffort.Theyhavealsosuggestedthattheveryconceptofabstractnumbers------theideaofaoneness,atwoness,athreenessthatappliestoanyclassofobjectsandisaprerequisitefordoinganythingmoremathematicallydemandingthansettingatable-----isitselffarfrominnate【063】TypesofSpeechStandardusageincludesthosewordsandexpressionsunderstood,used,andacceptedbyamajorityofthespeakersofalanguageinanysituationregardlessofthelevelofformality.Assuch,thesewordsandexpressionsarewelldefinedandlistedinstandarddictionaries.Colloquialisms,ontheotherhand,arefamiliarwordsandidiomsthatareunderstoodbyalmostallspeakersofalanguageandusedininformalspeechorwriting,butnotconsideredappropriateformoreformalsituations.Almostallidiomaticexpressionsarecolloquiallanguage.Slang,however,referstowordsandexpressionsunderstoodbyalargenumberofspeakersbutnotacceptedasgood,formalusagebythemajority.Colloquialexpressionsandevenslangmaybefoundinstandarddictionariesbutwillbesoidentified.Bothcolloquialusageandslangaremorecommoninspeechthaninwriting.Colloquialspeechoftenpassesintostandardspeech.Someslangalsopassesintostandardspeech,butotherslangexpressionsenjoymomentarypopularityfollowedbyobscurity.Insomecases,themajorityneveracceptscertainslangphrasesbutneverthelessretainsthemintheircollectivememories.Everygenerationseemstorequireitsownsetofwordstodescribefamiliarobjectsandevents.Ithasbeenpointedoutbyanumberoflinguiststhatthreeculturalconditionsarenecessaryforthecreationofalargebodyofslangexpressions.First,theintroductionandacceptanceofnewobjectsandsituationsinthesociety;second,adiversepopulationwithalargenumberofsubgroups;third,associationamongthesubgroupsandthemajoritypopulation.Finally,itisworthnotingthattheterms"standard""colloquial"and"slang"existonlyasabstractlabelsforscholarswhostudylanguage.Onlyatinynumberofthespeakersofanylanguagewillbeawarethattheyareusingcolloquialorslangexpressions.MostspeakersofEnglishwill,duringappropriatesituations,selectanduseallthreetypesofexpressions.【064】Asfoodistothebody,soislearningtothemind.Ourbodiesgrowandmusclesdevelopwiththeintakeofadequatenutritiousfood.Likewise,weshouldkeeplearningdaybydaytomaintainourkeenmentalpowerandexpandourintellectualcapacity.Constantlearningsuppliesuswithinexhaustiblefuelfordrivingustosharpenourpowerofreasoning,analysis,andjudgment.Learningincessantlyisthesurestwaytokeeppacewiththetimesintheinformationage,andaninfallible\nwarrantofsuccessintimesofuncertainty.Oncelearningstops,vegetationsetsin.Itisacommonfallacytoregardschoolastheonlyworkshopfortheacquisitionofknowledge.Onthecontrary,learningshouldbeanever-endingprocess,fromthecradletothegrave.Withtheworldeverchangingsofast,theceasefromlearningforjustafewdayswillmakeapersonlagbehind.What'sworse,theanimalisticinstinctdormantdeepinoursubconsciousnesswillcometolife,weakeningourwilltopursueournobleideal,sappingourdeterminationtosweepawayobstaclestooursuccessandstranglingourdesirefortherefinementofourcharacter.Lackoflearningwillinevitablyleadtothestagnationofthemind,orevenworse,itsfossilization,Therefore,tostaymentallyyoung,wehavetotakelearningasalifelongcareer.【065】Inmyopinion,theschoolworknowbeingassignedtohighschoolstudentsistooheavy.Whileitistruethatstudentsneedtostudy,theyneedotherthingsaswelliftheyaretogrowintohealthyandwell-roundedadults.Highschoolstudentsshouldbeallowedmoretimeforplay.Playingisnotwastingtime,assomethink.Itgivesthemphysicalexercise,andalsoexercisestheirimagination.Whichtendstobestifledbytoomuchstudy.Finally,thepressureputonhighschoolstudentsbyexcessiveschoolworkcancauseseriousstress,whichisunhealthyphysicallyandmentally.Idonotadvocatetheeliminationofschoolwork.Idothink,however,thatareductionofthecurrentheavyloadwouldbebeneficialtostudentsandtothesocietyasawhole.　Losttimeisneverfoundagain.ThisissomethingwhichIlearnedveryclearlylastsemester.Ispentsomuchtimefoolingaroundthatmygradesbegantosuffer.Ifinallyrealizedthatsomethinghadtobedone.Itwastimeforachange.NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely.Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfanhour.Thiswillgivemeaheadstartontheday.IhavealsodecidedtokeepalogofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit.LookingbackonwhatI’vedonewillgivemesomeideasonhowtoreorganizemytime.【066】　Workandplaydonotcontradicteachother;infact,theycomplementeachother.Asthesayinggoes,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Alifeburdenedwithworkleadsyounowhere,foryouwouldgettiredandboredwithyourdailyroutinework.Ontheotherhand,properrecreationwillrelievethetensionanddiscomfortofourmonotonouslifebecauseitoffersyouvariouswaystoletoutyourpent-upemotions.　　WhatIusuallydotorelaxafterschoolisjoggingandwatchingmovies.UsuallyIdon'tsparetimeforexercise,butIvaluethephysicaleducationclassatschool.Joggingseveralroundsinthefieldcertainlyrelievestheday'spressure.On\nweekends,I'llcatchthemorningmovieformyvisualenjoyment.Ifeelrevivedandenergeticforanotherweek'swork-load.【067】　Myfirstjobwasatacrammingschool.ItwasthreeyearsagowhenIjustgraduatedfromjuniorhighschoolandfinishedtheentranceexamination.sinceIhadnothingtodothatsummer,Idecidedtofindajob,tastingthejoyofindependence.Iwasresponsibleforansweringthetelephoneandtakingthemessage.Iworkedeighthoursaday,sixdaysaweek.TheworkwasnotdifficultnorheavytomeandIguessIdidwell.ThemostdelightedthingwasperhapsthatIcouldspendthemoneyIearnedallbymyself.【068】　Sportshelpeveryonetokeephealthy,happy,andefficient.SoIpayspecialattentiontogames,especiallytable-tennis.Tabletennisismyfavoritegame.Iplayitalmosteveryday.Table-tennisisanidealgameforusbecauseitbringsthewholebodyintoaction.Itstrengthensourmuscles,expandsourlungs,promotesthecirculationoftheblood,andcausesahealthyactionoftheskin.Besides,itisveryamusinganddoesnotcostusmuchmoney.Table-tennisisverymoderate;itisnotsoroughasfootball.Itisanindoorgameandcanbeplayedevenonrainydays.Thus,itismyfavoritekindofexercise.【069】　Onemorningafoxsawacock.Hethought,"Thisismybreakfast.''　　Hecameuptothecockandsaid,"Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?''Thecockwasglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbegantosing.Thefoxsawthatandcaughthiminhismouthandcarriedhimaway.　　Thepeopleinthefieldsawthefox.Theycried,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.''　　Thecocksaidtothefox,"MrFox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.''Thefoxopenedhismouthandsaid,"Thecockismine,notyours.''Justthenthecockranawayfromthefoxandfledintothetree.【070】\n　Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."　　TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."【071】TheImportanceofConfidenceWhateveronedoes,oneshoulddoitwithconfidence.Ifonehasnoconfidence,thereislittlepossibilitythatonecanachieveanythingwhenfacedwithhardships.Thistruthseemstobeself-evident.Inreality,however,wedoseealotofpeoplewhoalwayscomplainthattheylacktheabilitytodosomethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Forsome,thismightbetrue.Butformanyothers,thisonlyshowsthattheyhavelostheart.Whydosomepeopleoftenfeelfrustratedeventhoughtheyarecapableofdoingsomething?Inthefirstplace,thesepeopledon’thaveacorrectestimateofthemselves.Secondly,thereisanotherpossibilitythattheyexaggeratethedifficulties.【072】MydayIamastudent。IgotoschoolfromMondaytoFriaday。InthemorningIgetupattentosix。ThenIwashmyface。Ihavemybreakfastatsixo'clock。AfterbreakfastIgotoschool。IusuallytakebustoschoolButifIgetupsolate，Iwillgobycar。Ibegintoclassateight。Ihavefourclassatmorning。Atnoon，Ihavenotimetogohome。SoIhavemylunchatschool。Attwoo'clock，Iplayfootballwithnyfriends。Myclassesareoveratfourthirty。AfterthatIgohomeandgethomeattwentypastfive。Ihavesupperwithmyparentsatsix。Iofteneatmeat，fish，andsomevegtables。SometimesIeatdumplings。AftersupperIdothewashing。ThenIdomyhomeworkorlistentothepopmusic。Igotobedabouttenthirty。【073】\nLetYourMindWonderUntilrecentlydaydreamingwasgenerallyconsideredeitherawasteoftimeorasymptomofneurotictendencies,andhabitualdaydreamingwasregardedasevidenceofmaladjustmentoranescapefromlife’srealitiesandresponsibilities.Itwasbelievedthathabitualdaydreamingwouldeventuallydistancepeoplefromsocietyandreducetheireffectivenessincopingwithrealproblems.Atitsbest,daydreamingwasconsideredacompensatorysubstitutefortherealthingsinlife.Aswithanythingcarriedtoexcess,daydreamingcanbeharmful.Therearealwaysthosewhowouldubstitutefantasylivesfortherewardsofrealactivity.Butsuchextremesarerelativelyrare,andthereisagrowingbodyofevidencetosupportthefactthatmostpeoplesufferfromalackofdaydreamingratherthananexcessofit.Wearenowbeginningtolearnhowvaluableitreallyisandthatwhenindividualsarecompletelypreventedfromdaydreaming,theiremotionalbalancecanbedisturbed.Notonlyaretheylessabletodealwiththepressuresofday-to-dayexistence,butalsotheirself-controlandself-directionbecomeendangered.Recentresearchindicatesthatdaydreamingispartofdailylifeandthatacertainamounteachdayisessentialformaintainingequilibrium.Daydreaming,sciencehasdiscovered,isaneffectiverelaxationtechnique.Butitsbeneficialeffectsgobeyondthis.Experimentsshowthatdaydreamingsignificantlycontributestointellectualgrowth,powersofconcentration,andtheabilitytointeractandcommunicatewithothers.【074】StopWaitingWeconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren’toldenoughandwe’llbemorecontentwhentheyare.Afterthatwe’refrustratedthatwehaveteenagerstodealwith.Wewillcertainlybehappywhentheyareoutofthatstage.Wetellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspousegetshisorheracttogether,whenwegetanicercar,areabletogoonanicevacation,whenweretire.Thetruthis,there’snobettertimetobehappythanrightnow.Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.It’sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappyanyway.OneofmyfavoritequotescomesfromAlfredD’Souza.Hesaid,“Foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasabouttobegin—reallife.Buttherewasalwayssomeobstacleintheway,somethingtobegottenthroughfirst,someunfinishedbusiness,timestilltobeserved,adebttobepaid.Thenlifewouldbegin.Atlastitdawnedonmethattheseobstaclesweremylife.”Thisperspectivehashelpedmetoseethatthereisnowaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.Stopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool,untilyougobacktoschool,untilyoulosetenpounds,untilyougaintenpounds,untilyouhavekids,untilyourkidsleavethehouse,untilyoustartwork,untilyouretire,untilyougetmarried,untilyougetdivorced,untilFridaynight,untilSundaymorning,untilyougetanewcarorhome,untilyourcarorhomeispaidoff,untilspring,untilsummer,untilfall,untilwinter,untilyouareoffwelfare,untilthefirstorfifteenth,untilyoursongcomeson,untilyou’vehadadrink,untilyou’ve\nsoberedup,untilyoudie,untilyouarebornagaintodecidethatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy.【075】Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebellyorthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiartohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkinthatway.Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature.Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperiencedenoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwillneveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning. 【076】WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?”asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?ItmustbeawrongsentenceIyourownlanguage.Languagedonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthesentencesputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenerscan’tunderstandthespeakers’sentenceseasily.Sometimeswhentheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchange.Let’sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”“I’veseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakersdo. 【077】Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan.　　Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.\n　　Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.　　Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.【078】　Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.　　Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled‘DreamWorldCup’inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabluebrightsky.ThywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.　　Areyouafootballfan？TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.【079】EveryyearseveralthousandpeoplearekilledontheroadsinGreatBritain.Everyyearbetweenoneandtwohundredthousandpeoplearehurt.Thesepeoplearekilledorhurtinroadaccidents.Therearerulestomaketheroadssafe,butpeopledon'talwaysobeytherules.Theyarecareless.Ifeverybodyobeystherules,theroadswillbemuchsafer.Howcanwemaketheroadssafer?Rememberthisrule.InGreatBritaintraffickeepstotheleft.Carsandbusesandbikesmustallkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad.Inmostothercountriestraffickeepstotheright.Beforecrossingtheroad,stopandlookbothways.Lookrightandleft.Then.ifyouaresurethattheroadisclear,itissafetocrosstheroad.Wemustteachyoungchildrento\ncrosstheroadsafely.Wemustalwaysgivethemagoodexample.Smallchildrenmustn'tplayinthestreet.【080】Canwelivewithoutsalt?No,saltisveryimportanttous,weneedsaltinourfood.Animalsneedit,too.Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.Peopledigverybigpoolsandletseawaterin.Whenthesundriesupthewater,peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanandbeautiful.TherearealotofsaltwellsinSichuan.Asaltwellismuchlikeawaterwell.Peoplebringthewellwateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjarsoverfire.Inthisway,theygetsalt.Wecanalsogetsaltfromsaltmines.Asaltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,peopleinJiangxifoundabigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peopletheredon'tneedsaltfromotherplacesanymore.Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakesareverybig.Thesalteveninabiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.【081】Iwillalwaysremembermymother‘slastfewdaysinthisworld.   OnFebruary14th，2000，myclasswentonafieldtriptothebeach.Ihadsomuchfun.Whenwereturnedtoschool，myteachertoldmetogototheheadmaster‘soffice.WhenIgotintotheoffice，Isawapoliceofficer.SuddenlyIrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Thepoliceofficertoldmewhathadhappenedandwewenttopickmysisterup.Afterthat，wewenttothehospitalandwaited.Timewentslowly.Finally，wegottoseeourmother.Itwasterrible.   Onthenextday，theheadmastercameandtoldmytwoteacherswhathadhappened.Iwastakingarestthatday.Iknewithadsomethingtodowithmymother.Ikeptthinkingthatsheeitherdiedorhadgottenbetter.HowIwishedthatshehadgottenbetter.Whenmyteachertookmeoutside，mysisterranuptome.Shestartedcrying，“She‘sgone.Teresa，mommy’sgone.She‘sdead.”Icouldn’tbelieveit.Wejumpedintothecaranddrovestraighttothehospital.Mostofmyfamilywerethere.Thesilencewasterrible.IknewIhadtosaygoodbye.   TodaywhenIlookback，Istillmissmymotherverymuch，butIknowthatIwilllive.Mymotherwasastrongmother，whohadthebiggestheart.Mymotherwasanangelwalkingontheearth.Iwillalwaysrememberherasliving.Whensomeoneisaskedwhotheirherois，theyusuallysaysomeonefamous，likeMichaelJordanorBritneySpears.Whensomeoneasksmewhomyherois，Itellthem，mymother.Mymotherliveseveryday.Thatiswhatmakesheratruehero.\n【082】In1995，OseolaMcCartygaveapresentof$150000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelppoorstudents.Itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.Butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.McCartywasagoodwoman.Shewenttochurch.Shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.ButeveryoneinhertownknewthatMcCartywasnotrich.Infact，shewaspoor.   Howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney？OseolaMcCartywasbornin1908inHattiesburg，Mississippi.Shehadtoleaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Shetookajobwashingclothes.Sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.Oseolawashedtheclothesbyhand.Thenshehungtheclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.Inthe1960s，sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.Butshegavethemaway.Shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough！Atthattime，manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.McCartydidnothavemuchwork,soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.   McCartynevermarriedorhadchildren.Herlifewasverysimple.Shewenttoworkandtochurch.ShereadherBible.Shehadablack-and-whitetelevision.Butshedidnotwatchitverymuch.Ithadonlyonechannel.   McCartysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$250000.Whenshewas86，alawyerhelpedhermakeawill.Sheleftmoneytothechurch，herrelatives，andtheuniversity.McCartyjustwantedtohelpothers.Shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson.Butthenpeoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity.Shereceivedmanyhonors.Sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime！OseolaMcCartydiedin1999.Shewasashyandordinarywomanwhobecamefamous.【083】Americansliketotravelonvacations.TodaymoreandmoretravelersintheUnitedStatesarespendingnightsatsmallhouses(1)innsinsteadofhotels.Theygeta(2)forthenightandthebreakfastforthenextmorning.　　Roomsforthenightinprivatehomeswithbreakfast(3)popularwihttravelersinEuropeformanyyears.　　Inthepastfive(4)tenyears,thesebed-and-breakfastplaceshavebecomepopularintheUnitedStates,ManyoftheseAmerica'sbed-and-breakfastinns(5)oldhistoricbuildings.Somebe-and-breakfastinnshaveonly(6)rooms.Othersare(7).Someinnsdonotprovidetelephonesortelevisionsintheroomswhile(8)do.　　Stayingatabed-and-breakfastinnismuchdifferentfrom(9)atahotel.Usuallythecostismuchless.Stayingataninnisalmostlikevisitingsomeone'shome.Theownersareglad(10)abouttheareaandtheinterestingplacestovisit.Manytravelerssaytheyenjoythechancetomeetlocalfamilies.　　1.A.andB.butC.orD.then　　2.A.roomB.gardenC.homeD.house　　3.A.isB.hasbeenC.havebeenD.hadbeen\n　　4.A.ofB.atC.inD.to　　5.A.wereB.areC.isD.was　　6.A.afewB.fewC.littleD.alittle　　7.A.muchlargerB.morelargerC.thelargestD.large　　8.A.anotherB.theotherC.othersD.other　　9.A.stayB.stayingC.tostayD.stays　　10.A.tellingB.totellC.tellD.tells　　CACDB/AACBB【084】In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilmmakerWaltDisney.HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney'scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWaltDisneyheardNash'svoice,hesaid,"Stop!That'sourduck!"TheduckwasthenowfamousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.LaterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneightminuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehewaslazyandgreedy,andbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself,probablybecausehewasn'tagoody-goodylikeMickey.Inthe1930s,40sand50sDonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPlutomadehundredsofDisneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmsabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehome.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared--therewerenomorenewcartoons.ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsontelevisionandhearthatfamousvoice.【085】MrBakerworkedinasmalltown.TwoweeksagohisfriendshelpedhimtofindworkinNewYork.Soheandhiswifeweregoingtomovetoabuidinginthebigcity.MrBakerwantedtoliveinaroomonthefirstfloorandhecouldgoforawalkbythebeautifulgardenaftersupper.Buthiswifehopedtoliveonthesecondfloor."Thereisenoughsunlight阳光),Ithink.Andwecanwatchtheflowersinthegardenbythewindows,"saidthewoman.MrBakerthoughtshewasrightandagreedwithher.ItwasSaturday.Alltheirfriendscametohelpthem.Theyweretiredbutstillheldaparty,MrBakergotnicefoodready.Theyate,drankalot.Thentheysanganddanced.Itlastedalongtime.\nSuddenlythetelephonerang,MrBakerwenttoanswerit.Thenhesaidtoherhusbandproudly（自豪地)"Luckilyyouhavelistenedtome!Themandownstairscomplainedonthetelephonethatthenoiseinourroomsmakesthemnotfallasleep!"【086】Inalmosteverybiguniversity（大学）intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances（机会）tomovetheballtenyards（码）.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints（点）.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.InAmericanfootballplayerscan_____.A.onlykicktheballB.onlythrowtheballC.onlycarrytheballD.kick,thorwandcarrytheball2.Ifateamwantstogetpoints,ithastomovetheball_______.A.10yearsB.40yearsC.awayfromitsownendD.totheotherend3.Mostteamsplaygamesin______.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter4.Whendothebestplayagain?A.AtChristmasB.BeforetheseasonendsC.OnNewYear'sDayD.Onthelastdayoftheseason5.Whichisthebesttitileforthepassage?A.AmericanFootballB.MostPeopleLikeFootball\nC.ManyPeopleEnjoyWatchingFootballGamesD.AmericanFootballIsNotLikeSoccer【087】　Intheworldtoday,allofthepeopleneedrecreation(消遣).Wecan'tworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeephealthyandenjoylife.　　Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularformistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbasketballandfootball.Therearealsoindividual（个人的）sports,suchasswimmingandrunning.Skatingandmountainclimbingarethemostpopularrecreationforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoor.　　NoteveryonewhoenjoyssportslikestotakepartinthemManypeoplelikewatchingthemonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio.Somanypeoplelikesomeformsofindoorrecreation,suchaswatchingTV,singinganddancing.　　Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherwelikeindoorrecreationortakepartinoutdoorsports.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotime,andenjoysomeformsofrecreation。【088】In spainthereoncelivedakingandhewasveryfondofjokes.“I’llgiveabagfullofgoldtothepersonwhocantellmethebeststory.There’sonlyonerule:ItmustbeastorywhichIcannotbelieve,IfIcanbelieveit,thenIwon’tgiveawaythebagofgold.”Peoplecametothekingfromallpartsofthecountry.Theybroughtstrangeandwonderfulstories.Thekingsatinhispalaceandlistenedtoallthestories.Heenjoyedthemverymuch,buttoeachpersonhesaid,“Icanbelievethatstory.Itcouldhappenanditmaybetrue.SoIwon’tgiveyouthebagofgold.”\n Atlastapooroldmancametothepalace.Hewascarryingahugestonejar.Theoldmanwentintotheking’sroomandsaid,“Oh,King,yourgoodfatherwasonceapoormanandmyfatherwasrich.Theywereverygoodfriends.Myfathergavetoyourfatheralargejar，likethisone,anditwasfullofgold.Yourfatherpromisedtogivebackthegoldwhenhebecamerich.buthedidn’tgiveitback.NowIampoorandyouarerice,andIwantthegold.” Thekingsaid,“Idon’tbelievethatstory.Thejarisverybig，Thereisn’tenoughgoldinallmycountrytofillthatjar.Myfatherdidn’ttellmeanythingaboutalargejarfullofgold.” “Allright,”theoldmansaid.“nevermind.Ifyoudon’tbelievedthestory,givemethebagofgold,please.” Thekingrememberedtherule,andhegavetheoldmanabagofgold.【089】AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish．Hewonders，“CanIcommunicate(交流)withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?"LearnersofEnglishoftenask，“WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?”DoyouknowanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?Certainly，therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish．\nThereareafewdifferencesingrammar．Forexample，speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”WhileAmericanssay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?”Pronunciation(发音)issometimesdifferent．Americansusuallysoundthe“r”inthewordslike“bird”and“hurt”．SomespeakersofBritishEnglishdon'tsoundthe“r”inthesewords．TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary(词汇)．Forexample，“colour”and“honour”areBritish．But“color”and“honor”areAmerican．Thesedifferencesingrammar，pronunciation，spelling，andvocabularyarenotimportant，however．Forthemostpart，BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage．6．TheimportanceofthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishis_______．A．greatB．quitegreatC．fairlygreatD．notgreatatall7．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Americansalwayssound(发音)the“r”．B．AllBritishEnglishspeakerssoundthe“r”.C．BritishEnglishspeakersusuallysoundthe“r”.D．MostAmericanssoundthe“r”．8．______,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.A．NearlyB．PartlyC．OnthewholeD．Formostpeople9．Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A．SpeakersofBritishandAmericanEnglishusethesamelanguage．B．BritishandAmericanEnglisharetwokindsoflanguages．C．TherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish．D．Thewriterstresses(强调)thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish．\n【090】Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembers,andinparticulartheirparents,don’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvice.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoracircleoffriends.Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephone.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingup,becausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.Thequestionof“choice”isaninterestingone.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochoosesyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou？Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike？Youranswersarewelcome.1.Manyteenagersthinktheir_______knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.parentsC.brothersandsistersD.familymembers2.Whenteenagersstayalone,theusualwayofcommunicationis_______.A.togototheirfriendsB.totalkwiththeirparentsC.tohaveadiscussionwiththeirfamilybyphoneD.totalkwiththeirfriendsonthephone3.Whichofthefollowingisdifferentinmeaningfromthesentence“Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends”?A.Someparentsmayevennotallowtheirchildrentomeettheirgoodfriends.B.Someparentsmayevenasktheirchildrentostayawayfromtheirgoodfriends.C.Someparentsmaynotevenlettheirchildrenmeettheirgoodfriends.D.Someparentsmaywanttheirchildrentostoptomeettheirgoodfriends.4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisrightaccordingtothepassage？A.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchildrenenjoy.B.Inallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylike.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttounderstandtheirchildrenbetter.D.Teenagerscanonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.5.Thesentence“Youranswersarewelcome.”Means_______.A.Youarewelcometohaveadiscussionwithus.B.We’vegotnoidea,soyouranswersarewelcome.C.Youranswersarealwayscorrect.D.Youcangiveusalltherightanswers.【091】\nYearsagoAmericanpioneersmovedwesttowardtheocean.Therewerenoroadsforthemtotravelonandnobridgesontheriversforthemtocrosson.Someofthepioneerstraveledonfootandsomerodehorsesormules.Buemostofthemusedcoveredwagonswhichwerepulledbystrongoxen.Allthewagonswereverylargeandfilledwithflour,salt,cornmeal,bedding,toolsandevenfurniture.Ontheirwaywest,therearemanydangers.Itwasverydifficultforthemtocrossdeeprivers.Awagoncouldbreaklooseandfloatedawayandturnedover.Herdsofbuffaloontheplainscouldbedangerous.Whilegreatnumbersofthemracedacrossthelang,theycouldsmashanythingintheirpath.TherewasalsodangerfromIndians.Theydidnotwelcomethewhitemenwhohadcometotaketheirlandaway.ThewhitemencamefromtheeastandpushedtheIndiansfartherandfartherwest.Thewhitementookthelandandkilledthebuffalo.WhichwastheIndian'ssourceoffoodandclothing.TheIndianswereoftenunfriendlybecauseofthis.Thefirstpioneersfacedthesekindsofdangersontheirtripwest.Thentherailwayswerebuiltandtheycrossedthewholecountry.NowmencouldgofromtownsintheEasttotownsintheWestinonlyaweek.Itopenedupnewlandsforsettlement.Dangeroustripsincoveredwagonswerenolongerneeded.Manyyearshavegonebysincethepioneerswentoverthemountains.Theybuiltroadsandrailroads,theybuilthomesandbridges.Butindoingallthis,theyalsopushedtheIndiansfromtheirhomes.【092】Thefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularnewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinCermany.ThefirstregularnewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620,In1961,anEglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.thefirstdailyEglishnwespaperwastheDAILYCOURANT,ItcameoutinMarch1702.Tn1609,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefiestAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovermentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JonecompbellstartedtheBostonNewsletter,thefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericancolonies,By1760,thecolonieshadmorethan30dailynewspapers.THerearenowabout18..darlypapersintheUSA.【093】ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-old?AlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowethought.Weboughtthelatestrage,Baby-Sitter”sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,shesaidthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,withallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe“rightbike”forourlittlegirl.So,itwasChristmasEvearound9:00p.m.,withAlmieandher\nsix-year-oldbrother,Dylanwasintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelin（抵价）forarealbike?”herdadasked.“Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis“suchabiggirl,”itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.”Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.“DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”“Yes.”Isaid.Almiehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I”dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!41.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.a.Thegirlaskedforanewbike.b.Thegirlopenedthelittleheart-shapedpackage.c.Theparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll.d.Thefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.e.Thegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.A.a，b，c，e，dB.a，c，d，b，eC.a，c，b，d，eD.a，b，d，c，e42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theparentswantedthegirltokeeptheclaybikeinsteadofarealone.B.Thegirlweptbecauseshedidn”tlikethepresentatall.C.Thegirllovedthespecialgiftmadebyherfather.D.Theparentsignoredthedaughter”sdesireforabike.43.WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A.Hewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.\nB.Hedidn”twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C.Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D.Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?A.Theparentswouldneverbuytheirdaughterarealbike.B.Theparentsfeltsorryfortheirdaughter.C.Theparentsweremovedandfeltproudoftheirdaughter.D.Theparentsshouldn”thavecheatedtheirdaughter.【094】Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactress(女演员)wasthestarforanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountryside,butshedidnotwanttogobackthereeverynight,sosheboughtanexpensivehouseinthecentreofthecity,gotsomebeautifulfurnitureandgotamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershow,becauseeverybodywantedtoseeit.Soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegotthepainter’sbill(帐单).Atthebottomofitwerethesewords:“FourhourswatchingMissHallsinganddance:3pounds,”withthisnote:“After5p.m.Iget15shillings(先令)anhourinsteadof10shillings.”56.Theactressboughtahouseinthecentreofthecitybecause_______.  A.shelikedtoliveinthebusiestplace.        B.shedidn’tliketoliveinthecountry.  C.herhomewasfarawayfromwheresheworked.  D.shedidn’twanttogobacktoherhometownanylonger.57.Inordertomakethepainterworkbetterforher,theactress___________.  A.gavehimtwoticketsforhershow          B.sanganddancedforhimforhours  C.paidhim3pounds                      D.decidedtopayhim15shillingsanhour58.Theactressgotthepainter’sbill______.  A.toaskforthemoneyofhispaintingwork.    B.toasktopayforhiswatchinghershow  C.inwhichheshowedhisthanksforthetickets  D.inwhichheexpressedhisdissatisfaction\n59.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatonepoundis___________shillings.  A.10            B.12                   C.20            D.1560.Whatkindofmanwasthepainter?  A.Hewasacarefulman.                 B.Hewasapoorman.  C.Hewasnotfriendlytoothers.                 D.Heknewlittleaboutmusicanddances.【095】SamandMikeworkedinthesameofficeandtheywerefriendlytoeachother.Theyoftentookholidaytogether.Lastsummer,thetwoyoungmenwenttoabigcityBytheseafortheirholiday.Theyvisitedafewplaceofinterest,swamintheseaandthenlayonthesandsorwentoutforawalkaftersupper.Theyhadagoodtimethere.Butoneday,whentheywereswimming,asharkswamtoSamandpulledthepooryoungmantothebottom.Mikeheardhimcallingforhelpandswamtohiminahurry,butitwastoolate.Thesharkhadswallowed(eaten)Sam.Mikewasverysadandreturnedtohiscityalone.Inthetrain,hethoughthard.Sam’smotherhadaheartdisease.HeaskedHisfriendRobertwhoworkedinthehospitaltogotherewithhim.“Badnewsforyou,Mrs.Smith.Sam’sswimmingsuitwasswallowedbyashark.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,Icanbuyanewoneforhim.Butwherewasheatthemoment?”“Hewasintheswimmingsuit！”【096】Lifeislikethefourseasons.NowIamveryold,butwhenIwasyoung,itwasthespringofmylife.Iwasborn,IplayedalotandthenIstartedschool.Ilearnmanynewthings.   Likesa flower,Igrewbiggereveryday.Therewere happydaysandsorrowfuldays:somedaysthesunshone,and somedaysitdidn't.  Inmytwenties,Ihadagoodjob,Iwasstongandhappy.Thenimarriedandhadachild.Inthosedays,Ididn'thavemuchtimetothink.EverydayIwasbusyandworkedveryhard.Andso,Istartedtogetsomewhitehairs.Thesummerofmylifepassedquickly.\n  Thenthedaysgotshorter.Leavesfellfromthetrees.Mychildwasauniversitystudent,andthenanengineer.Myhomewasmuchquieter.Istartedwalkingmoreslowly.OnedayIstoppedworking,Ihadmoretime.Iunderstoodthiswasmyautumn,abeautifultimewhenthetreeschangedcolorandgaveusdiliciousfruits. Butthedayskeptgettingshorterandcolder.Winterhascome.Iamolderandweaker.Iknow Idon'thavemanydaysleft.butIwillenjoythemtotheend.【097】Whenmanbegantosearchtheskies.hesawalotofthings.Intheuniverse.theearthseemedtobejustasmallbitofdust.Itisonlyasmallplanet.andtravelsaroundthesun.Thesun.togetherwithitsplanets.travels.travelsintheMillkyWay.ourgalaxy.TheMillkyWayhasaboutthirtybillionstarslikeoursun.andisoneofaboutahundredmilliongalaxiesintheuniverse.Becausethespaceissogreat.itisdifficulttoworkouthowfarawayastaris.Insteadofkilometers.wehavelight-years.Alightyearmeansthedistancelighttravelsinoneyear.Ournearestneighborgalaxyismorethan900000light-yearsawayfromtheearth.【098】Thegoldengatebridgejoinsthebeautifulcityofsanfranciscowithitssuburbstothenorth,eachday,aboutonehundredthousandcarscrossthebridge.takingpeopletoandfromthecity,morethanhalfofthemcrossthebridgeduringthemorningandeveningrushhours,asaresult,thetripisnotpleasant. now,however,thereisatleastonegroupofhappycommuters,therearethepeoplewhotravelunderthebridgeinsteadofonit,theygotoworkbyboatandenjoyitsomuchthatmostofthemsaytheywillnevergobycaragain,  theboattheytakeisthelarge,quiet,comfortable'goldengate'.commuterscanenjoythesun ontheboat,inthemorningtheycan havebreakfastinthecoffeeshop,andintheeveningtheycanhaveadrinkinthebarwhiletheyarelookingatsanfrancisco'sfamoussceneandthenearbyhills. thetriptakesonlythirtyminutesandisnotveryexpensive,butbestofall,beingonaboatseemstomakepeoplefeelmorefriendlytowardseachother,twocommuterswhometonthe'goldengate'havealreadygotmarried, becausetheboathasbeensosuccessful,thereareplanstouseother,stilllargerboats,thereisalsoaplanforahigh-speedboatthatwillmakethetripinonlyfifteenminutes,noteveryoneishappyaboutthat,'alotofpeopledon'twanttogetthetripfaster,'saidonecommuter,'theyfeelthathalfanhourisjustenoughtimetorest.【099】\nKnowingaboutyourselfmeansnotonlythatyoufindwhatyouaregoodatandwhatyoulike,italsomeansdiscoveringwhatyouarenotgoodatandwhatyoudon’tlike.Bothhelpyoutoseeyouraiminlife.Althoughmoststudentswouldbeunhappyiftheyfoundthattheyhadfailedanadvancedmathcourse,theyhaveactuallylearnedagreatdealaboutthemselves.Theyknowtheyshouldnotbecomeengineersorphysicalscientist,andthattheyshouldnotbegoodataccountingwork.Sofailingcanhelpastudenttoleadamuchhappierlifeheorshedrawstherightconclusionfromthefailing.Theymaythendecideontheiraimandchoosethekindofworktheywouldliketodo.Itisimpossibletodecidewhetherornotyoulikesomethinguntilyouhavetriedit.Ifyoudecidethatyouwouldliketoplaytheviolin,youneedtotakemorethanonelessonbeforeyoucanknowwhetheryouhaveanyinterestorability.It’snotenoughtowanttobeaviolinist.Youalsohavetolikethehardandlongtrainingbeforeyoubecomeone.Ifyouwouldenjoybeingagreatviolinistbuthatethework,forgetit.It’sagoodplantotryasmanyaspossiblewhenyouarestillyoung.Andthenyouwillcometoawisedecision.1.Ifyousayyoureallyknowyourself,_________________.A.youknowwhatyouaregoodat.B.youhavegotthewholepictureofyourself.C.youkeepinmindyouraiminlife.D.youhavelessyoudon’tlikethanwhatyoulike.2.Thewritersuggests____________________.A.failureisabettermirrorB.advancedmathcourseshelpyoutoknowyourselves.C.successismorehelpful.D.whenoneisunhappyhegetstoknowhimselfbetter.3.Failingcanturnintosomethinggood___________________.A.ifyouhaveaiminlifeandgetthejobyouwishtohaveB.ifyouleadahappierlifeC.ifyourdecisionisrightD.ifyoulearnsomethingfromit4.Theexampleof“playingtheviolin”inParagraph3and4impliesthat_________________.A.ifyoudon’tlikemusic,don’tpracticetheviolinB.ittakesmorethanonelessontolearntoplaytheviolin.C.youcandecideonlyafteryouhavetried.D.youcanbecomeagreatviolinistonlyafterhardandlongtraining.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?\nA.Youhaveenoughtimebeforeyoucometoawisedecision.B.Themoreexperiences,thebetterdecisionyouwillhave.C.Testideas,compareandthendecide.D.Peoplealwaysmakehastydecisions.答案：B,A,D,C,D【100】InBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicensebeforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren’tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon’thavetogotoadrivingschool–---afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn’tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe’sgotateacher’slicense.Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon’tpassthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou’vepassedyourtest,youdon’thavetotakeitagain,andyouareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.Britain’soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.Buttheydidn’thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren’tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.()1.Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?A.Heshouldreachtheageof17.B.Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.C.Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.D.Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense()2.Apersoncan’ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe________.A.haslearnttodriveinadrivingschool.B.hasafulldrivinglicense.C.hasafulllicenseandateacher’slicense.D.isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense()3.Inthedrivingtest,one_____________.A.mustn’tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroad.B.isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometime.C.hastobeexaminedonlyincardrivingskills\nD.mustdriveroundformorethananhour()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.B.Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.C.Therewasaspeedlimittocarsbefore1878D.Acardriverdidn’thavetogetalimitlicenseuntil1935.()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______________.A.DrivinglicensesinBritain.B.TestsforBritainpeople.C.Drivingcars.D.YoungMen’sdrivinglicenses答案：C,C,B,D,A